Beginning Again

Inspired by a friend of the family, I am starting again on the tales of the cutest babies every born...

It has been a little over a year since I posted last and I am beginning to wonder where that time went.  It's hard to notice the time as it passes day by day, but when you look back, it really does 'fly by'.  So much has happened over the past year it is hard to believe.

Elanor is now a big sister and loving every minute of it.  As am I.  It is an amazing blessing to have another baby in the house and even more amazing to see the girls together and how we have come together as a family.  I don't know why, maybe because it feels as if Lydia has been with us a lot longer then 9 weeks, but we truly do feel like a complete family.  It is an overwhelming feeling that I never would have thought existed if I hadn't experienced it for myself.

The part I was most nervous for when we brought Lydia home was how Elanor would react to a small sibling.  I shouldn't have been worried at all because Ella is absolutely in love with her little 'sissy'.  Since the day Lydia arrived home from the hospital it has been nothing but hugs and kisses...

It's amazing to see, even in a child the age of 2 1/2, the nurturing that occurs when a new baby is around.  Ella's first instinct is to take care of her sister, whether it is reading her a book to go to sleep, putting her pacifier in, helping to burp after a feeding...

It is also really special to see the way Lydia reacts to Elanor.  Now that she is starting to recognize faces you can tell just how much she loves her big sissy, too.  Lydia gets really happy and has big smiles when she sees Ella (which isn't hard as Ella tends to be only inches away).  It melts my heart every time.

 

I'd have to say the hardest part about being a mom for the second time is feeling that you have enough time for everyone, especially yourself.  Although I may not be able to spend as much one-on-one time with Lydia as I was able to with Elanor, the time Lydia gets with Elanor is priceless.  And this is only the beginning.