Sister Comparisons

It is kind of fun to have two girls - I like to look through all of the pictures we have so far and compare what they look(ed) like at each stage. It is remarkable to me how much alike and how different they are at the same time. Here are some examples and pics that I have noticed up to now:

Claire - 2 weeks old - Amelia

Amelia has some hair, but Claire had so much more hair. Claire's hair was also darker.

Also, Claire's eyes were dark brown from day one. Amelia's eyes are a grayish color - so we are really curious to see what color they end up.

Claire was smaller and gained weight much more slowly.

Claire was awake and alert a lot more of the time earlier on and Amelia goes to sleep so much more easily.

Claire - First tub bath - Amelia

I am telling you the comparison aspect is just so fascinating to me. How the same two people's DNA can combine in so many different ways. Which ultimately results in two completely different human beings that also have so much in common.

I can't wait to watch them both grow and develop and continue to discover new similarities and differences between the two.

She is Finally Here...

...And I am finally posting about it.

Amelia Jo arrived (via induction) at 11:39 am on April 16th. She weighed 8 lbs and 1 oz and was 21" long. The labor was very short compared to my last one and we were both doing fine after delivery. There were several moments of excitement throughout the whole process, but I will save those for close friends and family.

Amelia has been a very amiable baby so far. Also, she is eating like a champ. We had trouble with Claire's weight for the first four or five months, so to have a baby that is nursing well and gaining weight well is such a relief. Amelia was 9 lbs even at her two week doctors appointment. (It took Claire three or four months to reach 9 lbs).

Amelia has been here for two and a half weeks now (She will be three weeks old on Tuesday). Some days it feels like so much longer and some days I can't believe how quickly these (almost) three weeks have gone by.

So here are some pics:

2 weeks

 

1 week

 

Sisters

1 day

Having two little ones is definitely a game changer. I am extremely tired and I worry that I am failing as a parent most days, but I also feel so blessed and joyful at the same time. Now that Amelia is here I cannot imagine what we ever did without her. She has filled a void in our family that I didn't even realize existed.

I have been really terrible about blogging, but I have a pretty good excuse - at least for the last three weeks anyway. Posting is going to have to be done only on the weekends (that aren't crammed full of wedding/family stuff) for a while - when I have back up. : )