Since I don't have time to obsess over EVERY milestone and step little Isabelle reaches I think I'll focus on the important stuff. Like for example she loves her mobile above her crib. Xander never liked his or took notice till her was much older, but if you turn her's on she is instantly mezmorzied. I catch her staring at the one on her swing for long periods of time. I think it's their differences that stick out the most to me. I thought when I had Isabelle I had been through it all, but every child is so very different. Xander was loud and wild from the start, woke every hour and 1/2 to nurse (which I gave up a 4weeks because he was so difficult), screamed his little head off all the time, never went to sleep with out large amounts of rocking and singing, didn't smile until 6 weeks and hated anything but his car seat as a baby. Isabelle is quiet. She only crys when necessary. She nurses beautifully(which is such a relief to this mommy). She's slept in 4 hour chucks since birth (which made me really nervous the first week to be honest). She goes to sleep easy with no effort. She HATES her car seat, but loves her vibrating chair. She smiles ALOT, starting with the day she was born. Yes she smiled day 1, at her daddy, I didn't believe him till I saw it. I've never seen such a smily baby, and I love it. She'll look you right in the face and giggle at you. I'm finally getting used to all the pink and purple. I love staring at her closet, wall to wall pink, fluffy, feathery, it's all so sweet.
As far as milestones go here's what I've got, she's 9lbs 1oz and 23inches. She eats about 4oz at a time. This only matters because the other day I looked at Xander's 2 month blog. He was eating 7oz at a time and was already 10lbs 10oz, up nearly 5lbs from birth! He was 1lb less than Isabelle when born, but by this point he had already passed her. I'm not sure if the difference is he is a boy or that he was formula fed and she is breast fed, or that she just doesn't like to eat as much as him. She got her first round of shots, which I hated, of course. That night she slept 11 hours straight, scared us half to death, but I think she was just exhausted from a big day. And as of this week she is officially sleeping 8 hours a night! Now which 8 hrs is still a bit of an issue, usually it's 6pm-2am or right around there, which still does not allow for a full nights sleep for mom and dad, but we'll take it. I'm hoping when I start back to work this week she will fall into a new routine.
Yes, sadly, tomorrow I go back to work. While I am very grateful to have a good job that I really enjoy, I am going to miss my sweet girl terribly. I wish I had a choice in the matter, but I do not. So I am resolved in the fact that this is what God planned for me and my sweet girl and it's what right and best. Sometimes it's not always easy accepting God's plan, but I think if I don't have faith now I'll never make it through those first days with out her. Thankfully I am only going back part time at first so my days away from her will be fewer than the ones I'm with her. I am also thankful that she is able to go to my mother-in-laws for these first few weeks.
So I know some of you are wondering how is Xander doing in all this? He is doing wonderful. I don't think Isabelle has made too much of an impact of his life so far. She sleeps most of the time so he really only sees her a couple times a day. He kisses her and gives her a toy and tells her that he loves her. He includes her in all of his stories which is sweet, and the other day he told me she was his best friend. He is getting bigger every day. He likes to tell us silly stories about robot bunnies invading or the in depth relationships between his cars haha
He is doing great at school. I am always impressed when he comes home able to write another letter or spell another word. The other day he got a super star award at school for doing well in sign language. He shows me words all the time, which I am assuming are right, but I don't know much sign language, so you never know. His current favorite movie is the Land Before Time, which brings back a TON of memories for Chris and I, I'm pretty sure I saw that movie like 100 times as a child. I'm thinking it's about time to sign him up for some sort of sport because he has so much energy and loves to play soccer and basketball. He requests to play football or baseball often as well. I'm thinking we'll let him try a few things before he settles.
Well, that's it for now, I leave you with pictures from the last month...
Isabelle, 4 weeks old, and Xander...
My bathtime baby...
Mousey butt...
Smiles for mommy...
Monkey hat...
Loving her Moby wrap...
8 weeks old and all smiles...
Mommy and baby 8 weeks old...
