See Piper Cee and Elliotte P

Tuesday, 18 March 2014

Happy St. Patrick's Day... Yesterday!

Hey... I'm only one day late.

I don't think that's too bad

for someone who is just learning how to manage

a two year old and a two week old!

Piper using a sheep to try to make Elliotte smile!

Happy St. Paddy's Day from the Lynch sisters!

The newest little Lynch leprechaun.

Her shirt says "Kiss me I'm cute"...
hence the kissy face!

So sad because her shirt is baby poop green
instead of the pretty kelly green like her sister's.
Well Elliotte,
not only was this the only green shirt that we had that is small enough for you,
but this is suiting, since you pooped on your momma today!
We love you!

Monday, 17 March 2014

First Double-Date

Piper and Elliotte went on their very first double-date yesterday

with Sylvie and her little sister Caitlin.

The two older sisters had a blast in the bouncy castle,

riding tricycles and racing around...

while the two little sisters pretty much just sat

and stared in amazement.

Well... maybe that's giving Elliotte a little too much credit.

Caitlin did most of the staring

and Elliotte did a little more sleeping and eating!

Big sisters bouncing around!

Caitlin (or baby Chicken as Piper calls her) having a snack and watching the big girls play!

Is that a little pout Elliotte??
Do you want to get in the bouncy castle too?
Soon enough baby girl.
Soon enough!

Sunday, 16 March 2014

First Trip to the Dentist

Piper's first trip to the dentist

actually took place on March 5th,

but I'm only getting around to posting a photo now.

Does it count as Elliotte's first trip to the dentist too,

since she was there with us?

Ha!

I didn't think so.

Either way,

the dentist said that Piper did really well for a two year old.

She took the dentist by the hand

and skipped off to the office with her,

only once glancing over her shoulder to make sure I was coming too.

She hopped up into the big chair in amazement

and was excited to see a little tv screen showing Toopy and Binoo.

And that was about it.

The dentist didn't want to push her or scare her on her first visit,

so mostly just showed Piper some tools

and asked me some questions and if I had any concerns.

Of course, the only concern that I had

was that Piper still only has twelve teeth.

Apparently I need not worry,

as she should get the rest by the time she's three!

:-)

What a trooper!

Checking out the little mirror!

Counting teeth.

No teeth for this one yet, but almost a smile!!

Saturday, 15 March 2014

No Vacancy

For anyone who would like to come and visit us in PEI,

you'll have to rent your own vehicle!

There is no room for you in ours!

Now when ever I tell Piper that we are going for a ride in the car,
she immediately asks if Elliotte is coming too!

Snug as a bug in a rug!

Friday, 14 March 2014

Hide and Seek-Your-Sister

Every day I'm surprised

at just how much Piper loves her baby sister!

It's adorable.

Elliotte is the very first person that Piper asks to see

when she wakes up each morning.

When she comes into our bedroom each morning

and finds her asleep in her bassinet,

we always get the same "ahhhhh... there she is"!

As much as I'm loving the new baby cuddles,

I'm excited for the day when my girls can play together.

Piper isn't wasting any time.

She's ready now

and is already creating her own games to play with Elliotte!

LOVE!

Piper explaining the rules of hide-and-seek to her little sister!

Ready or not... come and find me Elliotte!
(Can you see Piper?)

Peep!
Here I am!!!
Giggle giggle giggle.
And repeat...

I can't believe that Elliotte is already two weeks old! It makes me so happy to watch her thrive and grow, as we already see changes in her, but it also makes me a little sad that each day that passes, she's less and less my newborn. Before I know it, both of my girls will be starting school, getting their driver's permits and moving out. I'm trying my best, my very best, to appreciate and treasure every single moment!

After Elliotte's birth, we were kept in the hospital for 5 nights due to her rapid weight loss. I was told that normally they expect and are content with an 8-9% drop in weight over the first few days, but Elliotte dropped 11% overnight. They thought that perhaps they had recorded her original birth weight incorrectly, but after checking the photo that they took with our camera of her being weighed, they knew it was recorded correctly. SO, we worked hard in those first five days to try to increase her weight by initiating frequent feedings and supplementing with some formula. We had a wonderful team of nurses working with me day and night to encourage Elliotte to 'fatten up'. Happily, by day 5, she had started to regain some weight and was back up to 7 lbs 11 oz by the time they let us go home. We were even more pleased when the public health nurse came to our house a few days later and weighed her. She was up to 8 lbs. :-) Our hard work was paying off and I was now allowed to feed Elliotte on demand, rather than waking her (and me) every 3 hours for an hour long feeding. Well... the nurse called and asked to make another visit two days ago. It had been a week since her last visit, so we were anxious to find out how much more weight our baby girl had gained. Turns out that I must be producing some sort of high fat cream instead of milk, since Elliotte gained TWELVE ounces. IN ONE WEEK!!! What a little pork chop we're going to have. I think Piper was 2 months old before she weighed 8 lbs 12 oz. LOL! My girls may look an awful lot alike, but they are completely opposite babies! Piper didn't want to eat or sleep... ever, while that's all Elliotte wants to do. I'm afraid to brag too much about what a wonderful baby Elliotte is because I don't want to jinx myself, but she really is absolutely wonderful!!!! I am so blessed to have my two girls!!!