As November began I had just gotten home from the hospital with Anabelle. As luck would have it, Vita got a flu right away and Ernie spent the entire three weeks of his paternity leave sick... and found out he had pneumonia the day he returned to work. So most of the month of November was spent like this, with all of us crashed out and exhausted most of the day.
Of course, we still managed to have some fun while resting up and recovering in our sick beds and the "nests" we built around the house.
Anabelle and I both (miraculously) managed to stay healthy through it all, despite the lack of sleep. Well, I guess somebody was getting enough sleep. In those early days, I have a lot of pictures just like this. Sleeping newborns are so sweet, and I wanted to memorize every detail of her face, even the tiny baby eye boogers and chapped lips.
Like I said, lots of sleeping baby pictures. In fact, I took over 1,000 pictures in November! And to think some people say that second babies are photographed less.
As the weeks went on, Anabelle started to sleep a little less and stay awake a little more. She also discovered toys and this same play mat that Vita used to play on.
She loves to play on here with her sister, and she watches her sister in awe. Just look at how tiny Anabelle is next to Vita's foot! Lately I just can't believe how big Vita is getting!
Vita loves playing with Anabelle too, and she has been such a WONDERFUL big sister. Vita is so sweet and so gentle with Anabelle... and she's helpful too. Vita helps with Anabelle's baths, diaper changes, puts blankets on Anabelle, and helps out in every conceivable way. Just the other day Anabelle woke from a nap crying. Before I could even get to Anabelle, Vita was hovering over Anabelle's bassinet singing Twinkle Twinkle Little Star and saying "Don't worry little Anabelle, mom will be right back."
Anabelle is starting to enjoy tummy time, and has been demonstrating some impressive neck strength.
We've also had visits with Grandma Victoria.
And visits with Grandma Marianne, Grandpa Vito, and Aunt Mary.
We had a mellow Thanksgiving at home, and when Vita was asked what she was thankful for, her first answer was "pears", and her second answer was "baby Anabelle". Later that weekend, we got our Christmas tree and started getting ready for Christmas. Here's Vita helping to put a star at the top. We still can't use many of our most fragile ornaments, because Vita doesn't seem to want to leave them on the tree.
And through the whole month, there has been lots and lots and lots of wonderful snuggle time and play time with Mom and Dad!
Finally I leave you with this. On the day Anabelle turned one month old, I put her in a shirt that is sized 12 months. Each month, as she grows, I will take a picture of her in this same shirt. Right now the shirt is way too big. However, once she's a year old I bet it will be too small. On her first birthday I'll put the pictures together so we can watch her grow at a glance in one month intervals. (This is a cute idea I stole from a friend.) Here's the one month picture.
Stay tuned for another post in the next few days to see pictures of Vita's 3rd Birthday and our visit with Mema Joan and Grandpa Bob!
Of course, we still managed to have some fun while resting up and recovering in our sick beds and the "nests" we built around the house.
Anabelle and I both (miraculously) managed to stay healthy through it all, despite the lack of sleep. Well, I guess somebody was getting enough sleep. In those early days, I have a lot of pictures just like this. Sleeping newborns are so sweet, and I wanted to memorize every detail of her face, even the tiny baby eye boogers and chapped lips.
Like I said, lots of sleeping baby pictures. In fact, I took over 1,000 pictures in November! And to think some people say that second babies are photographed less.
As the weeks went on, Anabelle started to sleep a little less and stay awake a little more. She also discovered toys and this same play mat that Vita used to play on.
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