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Wednesday, January 26, 2011
My kids
On December 4, 2010, Kathryn Aubrey Chism decided that 36 weeks was long enough, and she wasn't going to wait those last four weeks before making her entrance into the world. She weighed six pounds, and was eighteen and a half inches long.
Frankly, after her brother's impatience, I'm surprised (though very pleased) that she waited as long as she did to make her entrance.
Her brother Daniel, who'd stayed with my husband's parents while I was in the hospital, got to meet her the day we got to bring her home. He pretty much fell in love with her right away.
It's not hard to see why. She's incredibly cute, and has been since day one. Below is her first day home.
These are more recent picture of Grandma holding Kathryn, with Daniel kissing her little head in the first, and looking up at Grandpa's camera instead of ours with the second.
Daniel adores his baby sister, but since he's only two years old, he has to be penned out of her room sometimes (no matter how adorable he is begging to come in), like when she's in her swing. He may be gentle with her, but he's a klutz, like any toddler is.
One of the funnier things is how protective he is. If she cries at all, he freaks out and runs to make sure she's okay. If I'm in the room and the gate is open, he'll run up to her and touch her to make sure everything's all right. If I'm not in the room, he'll come find me and point at my chest to tell me to go feed the baby*. It's really sweet--he takes his duties of being a big brother seriously.
*Have you seen how expensive formula is?! If we weren't breastfeeding her, we wouldn't be able to afford to eat!
So, if it sometimes seems like I'm taking forever to get back to you on the discussion board, with your blogs, or your e-mails, it's probably because I'm taking care of these two little gifts. You really wouldn't believe how many hands I need to wrangle a toddler and an infant, and do the other things that need doing on a daily basis.
Frankly, after her brother's impatience, I'm surprised (though very pleased) that she waited as long as she did to make her entrance.
Her brother Daniel, who'd stayed with my husband's parents while I was in the hospital, got to meet her the day we got to bring her home. He pretty much fell in love with her right away.
It's not hard to see why. She's incredibly cute, and has been since day one. Below is her first day home.
These are more recent picture of Grandma holding Kathryn, with Daniel kissing her little head in the first, and looking up at Grandpa's camera instead of ours with the second.
Daniel adores his baby sister, but since he's only two years old, he has to be penned out of her room sometimes (no matter how adorable he is begging to come in), like when she's in her swing. He may be gentle with her, but he's a klutz, like any toddler is. 
One of the funnier things is how protective he is. If she cries at all, he freaks out and runs to make sure she's okay. If I'm in the room and the gate is open, he'll run up to her and touch her to make sure everything's all right. If I'm not in the room, he'll come find me and point at my chest to tell me to go feed the baby*. It's really sweet--he takes his duties of being a big brother seriously.*Have you seen how expensive formula is?! If we weren't breastfeeding her, we wouldn't be able to afford to eat!
So, if it sometimes seems like I'm taking forever to get back to you on the discussion board, with your blogs, or your e-mails, it's probably because I'm taking care of these two little gifts. You really wouldn't believe how many hands I need to wrangle a toddler and an infant, and do the other things that need doing on a daily basis.
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