Life with two children is in some ways not very different than with just one and in some ways is a complete change. Coming home with Charlotte and taking care of her and Carter absolutely makes my first maternity leave seem like a real vacation. Carter has been the best sport about the attention that we have been giving to Charlotte and he really seems to like having her around. Carter has been pushing his limits a little bit by jumping off of the fireplace everytime he knows that I can't jump up to get him. Carter hugs Charlotte and kisses her. Our last few weeks have been even more complicated because little Miss Charlotte had lost weight when I took her to the doctor at 2 weeks old. Apparently she was doing a great job pretending to nurse. She had been giving us every sign that she was eating well and getting enough food, but come to find out that she was obviously not. We have now switched to bottled breast milk so that we can monitor how much she is eating. This has most definitely complicated life around our house, but we all feel better knowing that Charlotte is getting the nourishment that she needs. We took her back two days after the 2 week appointment and she had already gained 3 ounces. Charlotte is looking less and less like a newborn everyday and she is so much more alert. Charlotte tried out her swing for the first time yesterday and she loved it. At first she looked a little worried as she went back and forth, but she soon fell asleep. We seem to be adjusting to our new little family and we even survived a weekend without Vaughn (thanks to my mom and sister)! Here are a few pictures of the kiddos!
Carter has found an old hat of Vaughn's and wears it like this A LOT! It is totally creepy, but he thinks it is awesome!
Charlotte, 3 weeks old. She is looking a little worried about something...maybe it was Carter in his hat:).
Carter and Charlotte, getting to know each other. How sweet are my kids!?!
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Love the pictures! Glad everyone is doing well!
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