Smiling

Edie is smiling! My favorite is when I'm holding her and I look down and she's looking up at me with a big gummy grin and I have no idea how long she's been doing it. She's also starting to coo and make little baby noises. Her face is filling out and she's definitely losing that newborn look.

We had her 6 week check-up today and she weighs 10 lbs 15 oz and is 22.5 inches long - both in the 93rd percentile. She's a big girl, just like her sister.

As far as sleeping goes we can't complain. For the past week Edie has been doing a good 7-9 hour stretch when she first goes down for the night. It's heavenly! Anna has started to sleep better too and it could be because she dropped her nap and we upgraded her to a twin-size bed. Losing the nap is a big bummer for me but I'm trying to convince her to at least have some "quiet time" in the afternoon so I can get some stuff done. So far she's not convinced!

Things are starting to feel more normal and routine. I'm so lucky that Todd is such a hands-on dad, too. I don't know how other moms do it without that kind of help.

B.Y.O.P.D.

We had a "bring your own princess dress" playdate at the Halvorsen's yesterday. Anna brought a suitcase full!

Anna, Marin, Kit, and Ruby (who's too cool for princesses & fairies - so far!)

Edie hangin' in the carseat

Four Weeks & Bye Bye Pacifier

Little Edie is four weeks old today. We don't see the doctor for another couple weeks so I don't have any new stats, but I know she's getting bigger based on the size of her wrist rolls! So far - and I'm almost afraid to say this - she's been super mellow! She eats a lot but I think the second time around it's easier. I feed her when she acts hungry and barely look at the clock, whereas with Anna I remember thinking "there's no way she can be hungry I just fed her!" At night she's been sleeping at least one 4-hour (sometimes 5-hour!) stretch and then 2-3 hours at a time after that. Not bad. She's a good sport in the car and is always making lots of cute grunts and squeaking noises. I just can't complain about anything, really! Well, except for the amount of laundry that piles up everyday. The girl spits up. A lot.

Anna is slowly adjusting to our new family. She's very loving towards Edie and likes to pat her on the head and poke her chubby cheeks while saying "boop!" She doesn't like to see her cry and is always saying "Mommy, help her!" as soon as she makes a peep.

If I'm up twice a night with Edie, Todd is usually up the same number of times with Anna. Her sleeping patterns were changing even before Edie was born so I know that's not the only reason why she's not our perfect little sleeper anymore. We've been toying with the idea of yanking the pacifier for a while now and realized the time would never seem right - meaning we would always come up with an excuse why she should keep it. Well, since she's been sleeping so poorly even with the pacifier we decided it was time. Today is Thursday and I don't think she's mentioned it since Monday!