Just a few test shots for you. I'm liking this new toy! I can snap pictures much faster, which is going to be really good in keeping up with these two. You can see in the one shot of Julia with her eyes closed, that was a "you can't take my picture" moment, as soon as the flash went off she couldn't resist a "Can I see?" and I was able to get her picture with her eyes open. LOL. And as you can see, as long as Devyn is down, she is on the move! I'll keep working with the camera and learning it's in and outs to get better pics. Like I needed another reason to take pictures. lol
We are doing okay, yesterday went pretty well, we left after nap time but found that Devyn is not quite as good at shopping as Julia is. She'll learn. lol. Really we didn't have to get too much as Devyn is in the right size for hand me downs from Julia but Julia was actually in need of new summer clothes, so we picked up a couple of those, and some lighter pj's Devyn and the play pen we went after for our upcoming trips. Oh and the new camera. All in all we were beat, dinner was another battle with Julia as she was also very tired and trying to adjust to the fact that Devyn was getting Daddy's attention at dinner I think. But we got through it and she told me after that she didn't want to be a "Growly Gus" as she was sitting in my lap and we were talking about everything.
She's doing great at sharing as long as it's her idea, if Devyn gets something first than we run into problems. But for having been an only child for nearly 3 years and then getting not a "baby" sister but a very independent and stubborn nearly 2 year old sister, I'd have to say she is actually doing better than expected. One benefit we've noticed is that bed time is easier for her now that she sees Devyn going to bed at the same time. So that's been nice!
Devyn is grieving a bit I think, but for all the changes in her little world, she's doing really well too. The only big problem we are having is we can't get her to drink hardly anything, even using the cup that she came with. She's eating though so that's something, though she is much harder to feed than Julia ever was. She seems very aware of different textures and will roll food around in her mouth for some time checking it out before swallowing. very funny. We are also concerned that her right foot seems to turn in, so that is one of the first things we'll bring up with our pediatrician.
Well this is already much longer than I intended to say in this post and I'm going to end and hit publish so I can take a nap too before everyone is back up! LOL
3 comments:
Devyn is absolutely adorable! Congratulations. Julia seems to be picking up the big sister role quite well too. You have a beautiful family, enjoy every second.
Many blessings,
Amy
cute cute cute. enjoy the new camera. :-) no mother needs an excuse to take pictures of her children.lol I know we went through some adjustment when little m arrived. Big M was so used to being the center of the world. I did something that was just for Big M - so that focus was just on her...it helped. Maybe have daddy take her to a movie? a special night for them...plus you get some special bonding time with Devyn. :-)
all the best. love watching the girls together.
Diane
Awww, I love the pics of the girls! Devyn is a little cutie pie! I love her big, beautiful eyes. Of course, you know I love little Miss Julia and think she is the cutest thing next to slice bread : )
Glad all is going well for you! Are you opposed to giving Devyn a bottle? Paige was 2.5 and we were talked into it for attachment purposes. Maybe that would help Devyn get some fluids.
I'll be thinking of you guys this week!
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