Kylie's first months

Whenever we've had a baby, Alex always makes sure he takes 2 weeks off of work. It's a very special time for our family. It's like we pause the world outside and live in our own time while getting adjusted to the life with a new baby.  Day and night get mixed up but we don't feel so tired because we take turns sleeping. I do all the feeding, he does all the changing, it's a team effort. This time, having another child needing care and attention, it was even more important having Alex's presence these first days. I got to go on a few dates with Leah and vice-versa, she got lots of one-on-one time with both of us. It really feels like a vacation for us, we enjoy going out - "newborn" is our favorite time to do things with a baby, they just sleep all the time. But when Alex has to go back to work, that's when reality kicks in. I really can't complain, we have really good babies. Leah was a very easy baby so we were afraid that our luck would run out and the next baby would be the opposite, but Kylie is just as good. Didn't cry very much, had no colics, ate well, slept well. I know for some families a newborn can be very difficult, but it's not our case, our newborn girls were both a piece of cake but they take more and more work as they grow.

Both of them 3 days old, in the same spot and smiling for the first time.

We were anxious to see what Leah's reaction to the new baby would be like. I knew she was going to love her sister but I was still surprised that she never showed not even a little bit of jealousy. We were so worried about continuing to show our love for her and giving her attention once the baby was here, but she didn't need any adjusting, she sure felt like we did, like Kylie had always been part of our family, like she had always been here. Leah wanted to hold Kylie all the time, always wanted to be close the baby. She was so in love, we all were.

So happy her little sis was home!

Kylie was a very good baby during her first months. When she was 2 weeks old, right after Alex got back to work, she stared fussing after feeding, crying sometimes until she got tired enough to sleep, she also spit up a lot and even threw up a couple times. I went to see a lactation consultant afraid she could have reflux, but she had gained weight pretty well and the problem was actually that she was eating too much. She started nursing just one side at time and she was a happy baby again. She loved laying on the floor, and it sure made things a lot easier for me. When she got a little bigger she started sitting on the bumbo seat and she just loved watching whatever I was doing. One thing she didn't like though was tummy time, so she quickly found a way to escape. She wasn't even one month old yet when she rolled from tummy to back for the first time. We knew she wasn't really doing on purpose, she just could't balance the weight of her head, and she was already lifting it so high she just kind of tipped over, but yet still impressive.   

She was blessed on May 12. It was mothers day, a beautiful spring morning and she sure looked adorable in her first white dress.

Here's the first video we made for Kylie and it covers a little of her first two months of life.

He hair used to stick up a lot. We loved her messy style but it started to stay down when she was about 5 months old. 

Not sure what I love the most in this picture, whether it's Leah reading
books to Kylie or if it's Kylie's hair.

Some of her development milestones:

Started smiling - 3 days

Rolled from tummy to back - 1 month

Found her hands - 1 month

Started laughing - 1 1/2 month

Rolled from back to tummy - 3 months

Found her toes - 3 months

Learned to blow raspberries - 4 months

Sat up without support - 5 months

Cut first tooth - 5 1/2 months

Started eating solids - 6 months

Started crawling - 7 months

I miss those first months, miss my cuddling baby. She's now 7 months old and so wiggly.
She's very curious and she basically throws herself out of our arms to touch and see things.
She now has 4 teeth  (2 incisors on the bottom and 2 canines on the top).
She's very good eating vegetables, she likes specially the green ones, but she's not doing so good with fruits - she makes funny faces when eating them, like I'm giving her the sourest thing on earth. She loves oatmeal cereal so I mix up the fruits with the cereal but I'm still trying to get her to eat plain fruits.
She loves to watch Leah running and jumping around, however she gets nervous when Leah is too close and I don't blame her, sometimes Leah hugs too much.
She can drink from a straw.
She's probably going through the separation anxiety already. She screams every time she sees me leave her side.
She likes to sleep with a blanket on her face. A couple months ago all we needed to do was put a blanket on her face and she would close her eyes instantly. Now she's a little more difficult to fall asleep but she still loves to sleep holding a blanket up to her face or rubbing my shirt on her nose while nursing.  

She's loving her new ability to move and get into the things. She has fun discovering and playing with random objects in the house.

She's a happy, very smiley baby. We love her so much and are so glad that she's part of us.