Sunday, December 4, 2011

Ruth's first 2 weeks and a few other firsts


For her first week at home we started out wating for the pediatrician to clear us so we could leave the hospital, we were finally able to leave around 2pm. Then we took Ruth on her first car ride to Costco, where she went shopping for a few essentials for the first time. Then we went home for a relaxing weekend with just Sean and Ruth and I, while Rosalie stayed in Austin and visited grandma. Rosalie had an amazing time, then came back to us on Monday with grandma.



Sean worked that week and my mom stayed with us and helped around the house. It was nice having her here to entertain Rosalie so that I could once again adjust to having a new baby around. Grandma took us all to Ruth's first trip to chick fil a. Then she took Rosalie to play at toys r us, and to Walmart, and to the butterfly museum. It was a good week, Ruth didn't get too smothered by her sister. Sometime during that week Ruth got her first bath, but it was undocumented. So her second bath has all the pictures, and you will notice her umbilical cord had fallen off by that point, it fell of really early.
all snuggled in her towel after her bathfirst bath together, it was chaos
Rosalie loves to "hold" Ruth, she asks for it all day long.

For Ruth's second week Sean had paternity leave. The first day after my mom left was chaos. Ruth had her first blow out diaper, and her first huge spit up which required me to do a lot of laundry, and Rosalie fell asleep in panties in my bed, and that gave me some laundry to do as well. I spent the whole day doing laundry and feeding a baby every hour( or so it seemed). After that is settled down a bit, Sean took Rosalie to the gym and to run errands every day to ware her out, he also took her on a date to the movies, she was so excited. We had Ruth's first dr appointment and she weighed in at 6 lbs. 9 oz. gaining weight like a champ. She eats so often that it makes sense that she wo use gain fast. Those weeks went by so fast, it is crazy how much they grow in such a short amount of time. We are still trying to figure out how to juggle these two cute girls, but it is fun.
One thing Rosalie did during Sean's paternity leave was to go on her first movie date, she went with Sean to see Puss in Boots and she absolutely loved it.

Some things we had learned about Ruth at this point:
She has pretty curly hair when it gets wet.
Her eyes look like they will be blue.
She loves to eat, and can't seem to fall asleep without nursing, which will be a challenge to get over.
She seems a little mixed up about night an day.
She loves to eat.
She doesn't mind the constant kisses from her sister.
She loves to sleep with her head tilted back at an odd angle.
She falls asleep during tummy time every time, she likes to sleep on her tummy I guess.
And there are more things we are learning each day, we love her.
Of the pictures below, can you guess which one is Rosalie?


this one is Rosalie of course, but they sure do look a lot alike. Not so much in these pictures, but I will post some where they are identical later.

5 comments:

Linda said...

Sometimes I look ate Ruth and I think she looks just like Rosalie but she does have her own unique mixture of YOU and Sean. She is gorgeous and has the best disposition. I love how " natural" Rosalie has been in accepting her into the family, as if she has always known her and loved her. It's the sweetest thing! I have never seen anything like it. Most toddlers feel threatened and scared and act in reaction to their fears and worries about it all! It's remarkable that Rosalie is such a little nurturer with her sister. She is the perfect big sister. Thank YOu for posting these wonderful pictures and documenting the daily things I am missing out on! sigh. I am grateful. Miss you and love you all. Temple tomorrow then Raquel gets here. Today I was like a mad woman, getting stuff done, and I lost my phone for a few hours because it was on silent! hahaha I will call this weekend. We can Face Time!?

allison said...

I didn't realize you had had her! She is precious! Way to go!

Anonymous said...

love to lick ruth clean first then big sis

Anonymous said...

the only thing nicer than a tiny slit to wash and feel is 2 of them

babylika said...

i want mommy to watch me lick theircunts clean, see how they squeal and kick when they feel my tongue licking their clit andcunt, i was shocked how much a baby enjoys having it licked the first was only a month old and peed in my face it was so nice