Preston is doing great since we came home from the hospital. He was back up to birth weight by the end of the first week and passed it up by his 2 week checkup. He is a good little eater and sleeper so far. It didn't take long but I've officially been christened as a boy mom. How'd that happen? I got peed on. Not once, not twice but three times in one day. Good thing I have a good sense of humor and lots of handy burp cloths! So far, he has had a busy life with a newborn photo shoot, doctor's appointments & visits from various family members & friends. He even had his first solo outing with Mommy to the best place in the world - Target.
Over the past 2 weeks, we have heard the following 2 questions, "What are you doing?" and "Can I help?" many times each day from Eloise. She is so observant and curious about everything related to her baby brother. One of the most memorable moments from the last 2 weeks was Eloise expressing genuine interest in helping out with feeding Preston - like actually nursing him. She came home one day from school and as she walked in the door, she took her shirt off, grabbed the pacifier and put it up to her nipple and said, "I want to help feed baby brother!" The same scene occurred the next day too. Use your imagination when it comes to her reaction to watching me pump!
No matter what is going on, Eloise is thrilled to see her baby brother. She is normally pretty grouchy when she wakes up but magically brightens up when she sees Preston and immediately wants to give him a kiss with the hope that he will open his eyes and look at her. She loves that he has blue eyes that match hers and Mommy's. She loves to help give him his pacifier aka his "fire fighter" and check on him in the swing.
2 weeks in and things are going pretty well. We are all adjusting to being a family of 4. Some parts of our days are harder than others but at the end of the day, we feel very blessed to have 2 beautiful & healthy kids.
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