My mom left today, heading back to the US. She couldn't have timed her trip more perfectly, and it was so good to have her here to help with everything. But the best part of having her here was seeing Riley with her again. Riley has missed her Grandma sooo much since we've been back in NZ, and was thrilled to have her here. She is going to be so sad when she realizes Grandma has gone back to the US!
And now that Grandma is gone, the real work with two babies begins! No extra set of hands during the day, no breaks, no naps for me! Lucky for me, as I've mentioned, Jack Jack is super easy going so far, so that should definitely help. And Riley has yet to show signs of any jealousy or anger towards the baby, so we'll see how it goes!
Speaking of Riley... you might be wondering why there aren't many pictures of her lately. Well, let me explain. See this little baby below? He doesn't move. He doesn't run away. He just poses nicely for photos. Cute, right?
And now that Grandma is gone, the real work with two babies begins! No extra set of hands during the day, no breaks, no naps for me! Lucky for me, as I've mentioned, Jack Jack is super easy going so far, so that should definitely help. And Riley has yet to show signs of any jealousy or anger towards the baby, so we'll see how it goes!
Speaking of Riley... you might be wondering why there aren't many pictures of her lately. Well, let me explain. See this little baby below? He doesn't move. He doesn't run away. He just poses nicely for photos. Cute, right?
And again, cute. And well done Mark for taking these photos!
Now as long as I had my camera setting all right, and Mark taking pictures, all I wanted was one cute picture with my two babies. But Riley was, umm, less than cooperative. She's hilarious, and on the go, and crazy, and silly... and way too busy to pose for pictures, apparently. See the outtakes? Well, they were ALL outtakes really...
I spent today on a mission to capture a little bit of what life is like for me (and the babies) right now. Here's just a tiny glimpse into our day in mostly pictures. First, I gave Jackson his first real taste of tummy time. Aaaaaand it put that little sucker right to sleep.
Lest you think I'm ignoring the toddler now that the new baby is here, a lot of the day looks like this:
Sleeping baby perched somewhere... toddler doing some sort of activity with me. Current faves include: playdoh, stories (LOTS of stories), puzzles, begging to watch more "Ri Ri videos," and some art projects here and there.
Then about every ten minutes she drops everything in order to have some snuggles with little brother.
Then mama sneaks in some pictures of those gorgeous baby blues.
She spends lots of time playing mama to her new baby doll... rocking him in the swing, feeding him, giving him snuggles, burping him, kissing him. It's precious, and we can thank Grandma for that present!
Then of course about every 2-3 hours we stop what we're doing, and feed the hungry little baby bird. And induce milk coma...
Then Riley spends some time in tears, whining because it would seem that some new teeth are coming through... My poor little bug is in a bit of pain and chomping on her hands and fingers like there's no tomorrow.
And THEN. Daddy comes home!!! Which means Riley gets all kinds of crazy, and there's lots of fun to be had. Things like chase, and playing outside in the sand, and watering plants, and JUMPING onto her new couch over and over and over.
And of course, showing off her way too cool shades. Yeah, we have lots of fun around here. :)
Wish me luck on my first full day with two babies tomorrow!!
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