June 24

Today Isla had a 3 week checkup with the doctor. She weighed in at 6 lbs, 15.8 oz, though I think we can just round that up to an even 7 pounds! She is still just in the 4th percentile for weight, but she gained one pound in two weeks, which is exactly what she should be doing. She was 20.5 inches long (28%). She is growing well and appears to be healthy. Good news...especially considering everyone was worried that something was wrong with her before she was born!

On a sidenote: Audrey did not cry or fuss at all today for naptime, and she didn't wet the bed. That is also good news!!

June 23

Audrey made this card for me (with Daddy's help) while I was fixing dinner tonight. The sweetest thing about the card is that Daniel did not coach her at all on what it said. He just asked her what she thought the card should say and she said, "Dear God, Thank you for Mommy." So sweet!!

She needed to have a sweet moment tonight, because this afternoon I was at my wit's end with her. She threw a huge temper tantrum (30 minutes of blood curdling screaming and kicking in her room) at naptime. She finally gave up and fell asleep, but only for about 40 minutes or so. When she woke up, she had wet the bed. (Only the 2nd time for her to do that while wearing her big girl panties!) I don't know if the bedwetting was an accident while she was sleeping or if it was part of her temper tantrum. Regardless, it was a very frustrating afternoon.

Audrey has always been so good about sleeping. She takes regular naps and she goes to bed without a fuss...always. Now is not a good time for her to start fighting with me about sleep! Fortunately, Isla napped through the whole afternoon, so at least I didn't have two screaming girls on my hands!

June 21

Isla is three weeks old today. Today is also my due date! Crazy to think that we could still be waiting to meet her.

I can't really put it into words, but I'm feeling very sentimental about little baby Isla. Partly because I am pretty sure that she will be the last baby in our family. And partly because I sat for 5 days on bedrest, waiting and wondering what would happen and what she would be like and how our lives would change. And then, all of a sudden...she was here. Ever since then time has been flying so fast!!

I know how quickly these days will pass. I know that she won't be my tiny little newborn for much longer. Soon she will be a big, chubby baby who will learn how to roll over and crawl and move around. And before we know it, she will be walking and talking and using the toilet and acting like a big girl.
I've said before that the newborn stage is not my favorite stage. Yet even as I look forward to the upcoming days when she gets bigger and can smile and interact with us more, I am definitely going to miss the sweet, snuggly moments of these newborn days.

With Audrey, that first month or so was such a crazy blur. I don't remember much of it at all. With Isla, I am trying to take the time to savor every moment. I know the moments will soon be gone and only the memories (and all my blog posts!) will remain.

Sorry for the big, long sappy post. I told you I was feeling sentimental tonight. =)

June 20

One of the ways that Audrey wants to "help" with baby Isla is by putting her pacifier back in her mouth. In order to put the pacifier back in her mouth though, the pacifier first has to come out of her mouth. Several times over the past few days I have caught Audrey pulling out Isla's pacifier, just so she could put it back in again.
Today, I left Isla on the couch and Audrey playing in the living room while I went to let Maggie in from outside. I was gone for about 5 seconds. When I walked back into the room, Audrey was standing very, very close to Isla by the couch. Before I even said a word, Audrey said, "I not doing anything, Mommy. I just saying hi. I not bothering her."

June 19

Happy Father's Day! Here is a picture of Daniel with his two girls!Audrey and Isla wore matching (well, more like coordinating) outfits and bows today. It's really hard to get a picture of a 2 year old and a 2 week old together!

June 18

Wow, what a busy day!I started the day at Garage-a-palooza. It's an activities camp for kids that our church puts on each year. I have been a part of the planning team for the past few years, though this year I've been a bit of a slacker since Isla was born! I did show up for a couple of hours this morning to help out and take pictures. From what I saw while I was there, I'd say it was another successful year of Garage-a-palooza...everyone seemed to be having a great time!

It was the first time that I had left Isla for more than a few minutes. I remember the first time I left Audrey. She was like 6 weeks old, and I went to go see Twilight. It seemed like such a big deal when I left her then. Today, I left the house without a second thought about leaving Isla. I suppose that's the difference between the first and the second child!

About the time I got home from church, Daniel's parents arrived. They were vacationing in Myrtle Beach for the past two weeks, so this was their first time to meet baby Isla. As always, Audrey was excited to see them. She had fun walking around in Papaw's shoes!
After Daniel's parents went home, my mom and I left Daniel with two sleeping little girls and headed to the mall. We found some really good deals too! Gap was having a major sale. I spent $40 and got 4 shirts for me, one pair of shorts for me, two shirts for Audrey, and one shirt for Isla. I'm excited to have some new clothes, as I refuse to put on maternity clothes again and my non-maternity clothes just aren't fitting quite right yet.

And finally, we got a picture of mom with the girls right before she left this evening!
So, now our company has all gone home, and it's just the four of us again. Time to get back to normal life...if there is such a thing as normal with a two year old and two week old in the picture.

June 17

People ask all the time whether the girls look alike. I'm not very good at determining who looks like who. I think they resemble each other, but then they also look different from each other. I can't decide. So, I put together a little side by side comparison...you can decide for yourself!