I will go ahead and start it off with the cliche: my baby is growing up so fast! I feel like time is slipping away from me--I barely blinked and our first 2 months were gone! I loved pretty much every minute of those two months. I have enjoyed little Pieper more than I imagine any mother could enjoy a baby! Maybe it was the fact that this is my first girl, or that it has been two and a half years since I had a newborn, or that my boys are more rambunctious than ever...the point is, I just can't seem to get enough of this sweet little baby. I love holding her, and I feel like most of the first 2 months were spent on the couch doing just that. Before the baby came, many of you heard my worries about being a mother to a daughter, and now I understand why everyone was so ready to offer the reassurance that having a daughter is a wonderful thing. I can't comment on what it is like to raise a girl and all the emotions and dynamics that come with that...I guess we'll cross that bridge when it comes...but I can say that having a baby girl is especially special. The tenderness I feel towards her is different than with my boys. I do feel a different connection with her. At the moment, I am watching my boys chase each other around the house, clothed only in their shorts (the standard uniform when they pretend to be the Incredible Hulks) with their current weapons of choice. Jake just clobbered Noah over the head with a large shark toy as Noah fought back with a refrigerator attachment. They are laughing hysterically and throwing shoes and seem to be enjoying their fight...but it all just seems weird! Being a boy must be a crazy thing. And so they are proving my point: boys are different than girls. I love all my kids, and I am happy to report that I do love that one of them is a girl!
What Pieper is up to today: she is sleeping through all the big brother commotion! She does still nap for most of the day, but during her waking hours she is alert and quick to smile. She has started cooing, and I just love those first sweet baby sounds. She holds her head up very well--one more sign we are moving past that newborn stage. It went by so fast, and I already miss that little newborn. I would never have called myself a "baby kind of person", but Pieper has converted me :)
Her mom isn't the only one who loves her! She has had a softening effect on all of us, especially the boys. I call Jake and Noah the "Kissing Brigade" on account of the countless kissing attacks launched on the little sister. She is a good sport about it all and takes all the love like a champ. They are big on the baby talk and also make up beautiful songs about our little Pieper girl. In closing, I will include the lyrics of a Noah-original song that captures our family's feelings about her.
you're the best baby ever
you're the best baby ever
you're the best baby ever
you're the cutest girl i ever saw
the cutest baby i know
the cutest baby in the world
you're the baby who i love
awwww
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It all takes me back... what fun! Pieper will grow up to be a great mom, too. She is already learning to happily endure and to live on hugs and kisses.
Can't wait to hold her again - and also to play Incredible Hulk..
Love you all so much!
Oh, this was just precious! I don't think we'd talked about how much you love having a daughter! That is so sweet. It really makes me hope I get to have another one someday. And one that's not my first with all the jitters that that brings. Pieper is beautiful. Look at those stunning eyes! I really hope I can enjoy my baby's first months like you've enjoyed yours! You'll have to give me pointers.
I love this! I am expecting again in July and so baby hungry! I love seeing the pictures of cute Pieper. I am glad you still have time to snuggle her!
She's wonderful. She looks a lot like Noah in that last picture. I am so happy you wrote down the different feelings between having a boy and a girl. Kind of like what Ella said, but my second girl was so much more magical to me since I already knew what was going on. With Eliot it was really relaxed, but it's just a different amazing thing with a little lovely girl.
Did you get my message last week? If I call again this week will you be home? I want to talk with you so badly.
So sweet!
she is adorable! love those baby girls
She is a sweetheart and I tell you, I'm pretty sure 2 1/2 months is the best age (at least until I love the next one). We are loving it right now!
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