What Day Is It?

The first week of Lainey's little life seems like one blurry, long day to this Mama!  I couldn't tell you what day of the week it is today if you paid me!  My new reality now consists of lots of diapers, 'round the clock nursing, monitoring Buggy's attempts to "help" Mommy with the baby and absolutely NO sleeping!  As exhausting as it may have been, it's still been a fantastic week and a half!  Buggy has been amazing.  She already loves Lainey and really wants to help Mommy with her new baby sister.  She's been a little more spunky and rambunctious lately (think wild donkey, hopped up on sugar!) but it's hard to tell if it's because of her new sister, or all the attention she's been getting from her Grandparents! 

Lainey has continued to be a nursing rock star.  She's already well past her birth weight and going strong!  I don't want to speak too soon, but it seems like she may be our easygoing child.  So far, she's been completely opposite of her big sister.  Two hours of pushing with Buggy vs.  two minutes of pushing with Lulu.  Weeks worth of unsuccessful lactation consults/attempts at nursing with Buggy vs.  perfect nursing sessions every 2-3 hours resulting in milk induced coma naps with Lulu!  (not to mention the fact that I'm making enough milk to feed and entire village!)  First night home with Buggy consisted of hours and hours of blood curdling screams and Mommy and Daddy crying from exhaustion vs a very quiet first night home with Lulu.

We were so fortuntate to have lots of help from Grandparents this week while we began our transition to a family of four.  Grandpa Kinard stayed with us for 10 days and Grandma Kinard and Aunt Kelly came to visit for 3 days.  Gigi, Babu and Uncle Poogie also made a few trips up to help entertain Bug.  It was so nice to know that Bug was being given the attention that she craves and kept happy while Lainey and I had time to get into a routine. 

Jumping for joy over being a Big Sister!

Bug was a little nervous about touching her baby sister at first.

She would only give her "air kisses."

But by the end of the week, we had to use the phrase "be gentle" a little too much!  She loves lovin' on that sweet baby!

Bug also loves playing with Lainey's toys!

And has developed a love for baby dolls and strollers!

"The Help" this week!  Not sure how we would have managed without them!

Bug's favorite part about the Kinard's visit was the trip to the pool!

Hailey has also been enjoying all the yummy meals that the HW wives have been bringing us because a lot of them have been coming with presents for her and Lainey!

Sharing her presents with her sister.  I still don't know of any other two year olds who share as well as Bug!

Showing off her medal from Little Gym.  Poor Buggy had to miss her LG graduation because of Lainey's birth. 

First comes the double stroller.  Next, the mini-van!

This is how we'll roll up to the park for now, until Lainey can hold her her head up on her own!  Then we'll take the car seat off and add the other seat.

Lainey was not a fan of her first bath. 

She liked taking her "bathies" with her big sister a lot better.

Sweet Lulu.

Sisterly love.

Nope.  I couldn't tell you what day of the week it is, or what's been happening on Real Housewives for the past 2 weeks.  But I can tell you that my heart is filled to the brim with love for these two, sweet little girls, and their amazing Daddy.  Life is good.