2+2=4

Mabel is 4 months old and I haven't blogged once. She's going to eat her first bite of rice cereal today.
I feel so bad. I blogged every week with Sadie, I should be doing the same thing, it's only fair, right?

Let's start from the beginning.
In the days leading up to my due date there were a series of earthquakes. Sadie had a bad cold and so did I. I assumed that since my pregnancy was less than magical that my labor and delivery and personality of the baby would follow suit. I was only half right.
Mabel Eileen Martin was born November 14, 2011 just 3 hours shy of her predicted due date. She was delivered via c-section. She was positioned at an angle and was banging her head into my pelvis so after 3 hours of trying to get her to move on out the doctors decided a c-section was the way to go. She came out with a cone head. As much as I'd love to TMI all the gory details of labor and delivery, I'll spare you.
"Mabes" came out crying and pooping. Peter was the first one to hold her. She was exactly 1 pound and 1 inch smaller than what Sadie was when she was born.
I was so drugged out in the beginning the first month or so is kind of blur for me. I wasn't prepared for the c-section, my doctor and everyone around me, even the doctors in the hospital kept telling me since it was my second baby, it would just fly right out. How wrong they were!

I always thought Sadie was the easiest baby. Mabel has proven this theory wrong. She is even easier than Sadie. She rarely cries, she almost sleeps through the night and smiles all day long. She set her own schedule pretty soon after she was born, something I had no idea about. Sadie still doesn't sleep through the night!

Sadie is the best big sister ever. In fact she's so good we have taken to calling her "Lenny" (see Of Mice and Men). As is, "Sadie, don't Lenny the baby."
Being an only child I had no idea what to expect when introducing a second child into the family, but we haven't had any trouble at all. She helps out when she is asked to. Sadie's big thing is she has to "see the baby's face." Always. Whether Mabel is eating, sleeping or being changed she has to see that face.
Mabel thinks Sadie is so entertaining too. It's great to watch.

Sadie turned 4 February 22nd. We had a big party for her at the Children's Creativity Museum. The kids dressed up like princes and princesses. She had a ball. She got a bunk bed for her room. It's pretty sweet. Peter put it together. Sades kept talking about how she was going to sleep on the top, but when it came down to it, she opted for the bottom. She's got 2 years to work her way up to that top bunk.

Sadie is totally digging her preschool and of course is miss popularity.

We've got both girls sleeping in the same room, with Mabel waking up once in the night to eat. I hope this continues (minus the middle of the night feeding). Fingers crossed!

enjoy!
xoxo

nov/dec 2011

jan/feb 2012