New Surroundings

What a sleeper! I think Kendall would sleep ALL DAY if we would let her. At night is a slightly different story. Some nights are better than others. Bad nights she gets up every hour to hour and a half to eat. Really bad nights, after she eats she either gets the hiccups or poops and then can’t go back to sleep without some rocking time. However, she has had a couple great nights where she sleeps for three of four hours at a time. Wow I feel refreshed in the morning when she does that. It is definitely trickier this time around with 2 kids. Kevin and I slept when Parker slept. This time around Kevin is working (and it is so hot out there – he comes home and is worn down) and when Kendall sleeps I try to do something with Parker.

He has been such a wonderful big brother. He has always been very independent, so when Kendall needs attention he has no problem finding something else to do which is usually one of the three – watch a movie, play Wii (he is a pro at Super Mario Cart!), or play with his cars. But he loves his sister. “She is like a princess” and “she is so cute” are ways he describes his sister. He always wants to hug and kiss her. So far he hasn’t crossed the line of squishing her or being too rough; he has a natural niche for being around a baby. He really enjoys “entertaining” her and holding her hand. We have the sweetest kids!

Loni, Addie, and Bo have been over a couple of times. Bo is about 6 weeks older than Kendall, and his size really shows it! Aunt Loni and I can’t wait for the two to be able to sit next to each other and play (or fight over toys).

At Kendall's 2 week check up (actually was a week and a half, 10 days old) she was back to her birth weight + 2 ounces. Dr. Tsang said they like to see them back to their birth weight after 14 days so no worries Kendall is eating just fine! Her 9 lb 5 oz weight put her in the 75% and she grew an inch (22 inches) making her in the 94% for length. Her head is a little on the small side at 26% with 14 inches. But she looks well proportioned if you ask me. Just in the last day she has started looking all around like she can see some things. I can't wait to play with her!