Meet your baby brother

Sunday night Stuart brought Hannah up to the hospital to meet her little brother for the first time. She had seen him in the nursery the night before but it was difficult to explain to a 19 month that her brother was among all of those babies! Once he got to our room she could see him better. When she first came in she was just excited to see me. Then, she would point to the bassinet and say "baby". We let her hold him but she lost interest quickly and was far more interested in moving my bed up and down, the balloon, cookies, the big dog that Granddaddy brought for Hudson, the gifts our friends had brought for her, and the IV pole and Pulse Ox machine! Needless to say, after several days of the same thing, she has no clue that this baby is the baby we referred to inside my belly and that this baby is taking up permanent residency in her house!

Now that he is home she hasn't seem to notice much that there is a new occupant here. He stays in our room most of the time and she will go in and say "baby" and when he is in my arms she will poke him and say "baby". She seems to be adjusting well. We have to watch her closely because she tries to offer him treats (wheaties that we give to our dogs!), fruit snacks, and toys. But she really could care less and seems to not even notice he is here most of the time. Today he was in the swing in the living room and she kept trying to swing him and we had to keep telling her that baby was "night night" and to let him sleep.

To help her adjust we bought her her own baby to feed. She has enjoyed "feeding" and putting to bed her baby. But again, there is no correlation.

We are so blessed to have two babies in our home! Hannah, only 19 months is still such a baby but such a big girl! She is talking so much and follows commands so great! She seems HUGE compared to him and feels like she weighs a ton! I have enjoyed being able to spend time with her while Hudson is sleeping. With Stuart being home too it has also helped. He has taken her to run errands, fed her, and entertained her when I couldn't or so I could sleep. Today, Friday, he took her to the Children's Museum. We are settling in to a new normal with two kids!