Ok, hopefully after this post my writing and pictures will become a bit more cohesive. I’m not promising much here, considering that I am writing this on my first day on my own (Andy’s at work for half a day today), but I’ll do my best!
Things are great now, but for the first two weeks after Norah was born, I had a lot of work to do with my relationship with Kelly. Being so sick for so long meant a lot of other people cared for her and she became used to Mama being too sick or too tired or too big to do things with her. A great way for us to reconnect was for me to introduce her to fingernail painting! You can’t really see her nail polish, but she is so proud of her nails in this picture!
Andy adoring our new baby.
Who is wearing her kitty cat Halloween outfit.
Wide awake!
OK, maybe not.
Taking care of two babies!
Norah hanging out on her Very Hungry Caterpillar blanket from Nina.
Kelly has been pretending that Violet is her baby and she is the mama.
Celebrating the return to donuts after a long, gestational diabetes hiatus.
My dad holding Norah for the first time.
If your mornings are going to be very early, at least they are beautiful!
My mom took this amazing shot of Kelly mid-jump!
Kelly is excited about her new tutu.
Twirl!
Future Deejay?
Sorry for the super close up of my nose, but the point of the picture is actually the barely-discernable necklace I am wearing, which used to hold three birthstones, and now proudly holds four! (Sorry Goobs, you’re not in on this one)
Super excited to never need to carry airline sickness bags in my car or purse ever again!
Andy showing off that Norah is officially a person! And The Man knows about it.
Andy took Norah with him to his work’s game night, so I made sure she was dressed to impress.
Norah often holds her ears when nursing or sleeping. Love it!
Not the best view of my post-partum backside, but a very sweet shot of Kelly determinedly carrying her purse on her shoulder like Mama.
Late night beauty (the baby, not my foot. Ew).
Kelly excitedly reuniting with the nanny’s daughter, Anna, at a mall play area.
Did I mention excited?
Kelly playing with Norah.
Big Sister and Baby Sister.
Napping Beauty.
Also napping, but not as beautiful.
Andy and his coworkers (several of whom are having babies this year) have a joke about babies in a box, so they gave Andy an empty box when he went to gaming night and this is the picture he sent them. Even though the rest of us don’t know really know or get the joke, it’s still an insanely adorable picture.
Ending this post the way I started it, with more shots of Kelly getting her nails painted! It is a handy way to get her to let me clip her nails.
Proud hand model.
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