Photo shoot

Yes!

Guess who has slept in her co-sleeper for three nights in a row!! Yes! We won!! (or did I just jinx it?)

Harrison's dream

I'm sure you've seen this photo of a mom in Time Magazine this week. It has been all over the news. It is a dream come true for Harrison. He would love if I let him nurse, or at least try some milk. I have to keep reminding him that the milk is for Emily; it's for babies and not big kids. Of course, you know I'd consider letting him try it from a cup but with his mouth I know he'd tell everyone.

Mother of two

Big brother

Smiles

What a cute little smile. This is what she does often while sleeping.

Yesterday she was awake and listening to Dave talk to her and gave him a big smile. Me, on the other hand, if I hold her she only roots. I just represent breakfast, lunch and dinner.



Co-sleeping

For those of you that know us well, you'll know that Dave and I do not practice co-sleeping ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Co-sleeping ). And we do not plan to feed Emily a la Alicia Silverstone style ( http://www.tmz.com/2012/03/27/alicia-silverstone-baby-feed-video/ ). Harrison slept in a bassinet in our room for about nine weeks before we moved him into a crib in his own room. For Emily I bought an Arm's Reach Mini Co-sleeper from Craigs List (I know - the name says co-sleeper) but it's basically a bassinet that sits right next to the bed. ( http://www.target.com/p/Arm-s-Reach-Mini-Co-Sleeper-Bassinet/-/A-519071 ). Well, things are going slightly different than planned. Our first night in the hospital Emily was swaddled really well and slept in the bassinet in our room...UNTIL the nurses came in to check our vitals. They woke her and that was that. She wouldn't go back to sleep in the bassinet. Dave and I took turns holding her so that the other one could sleep. Finally, I put her in my bed and we fell asleep together. The next night I was on my own. Dave went home to stay with Harrison so again, us girls snuggled up in my hospital bed and slept the night away. Fast forward to being home... Emily will not sleep in her co-sleeper! She prefers to be in our bed between us. I said to Dave at 4:30 am last night "can you believe we're co-sleepers?" And he said to me "I'd rather be a co-sleeper than a NO-sleeper." So true, so true.