Vampire baby

Me: Annie, that is your hand. There is no breast milk in your hand.
Lucy: There's just blood! And you can't eat that unless you are a vampire. Oh! Are you a vampire baby?!

Dinosaurs & little sisters

Lucy: "Mom?"
Me: "Yes?"
Lucy: "I wish I could see a dinosaur someday."
Me: "Yeah, me too. That would be cool."
Lucy: "But if we ever see an Oviraptor or Tyrannosaurus Rex, we'd have to protect Annie because she's the smallest and the chubbiest and they'd want to eat her first."

Good to see she's already looking out for her sister.

Hiatus

Sorry to friends and family for the recent hiatus from updating the blog. We have a good reason! Annabel "Annie" Victoria was born on June 1. Here she is!

We've kept busy adjusting to life with two kids. Lucy is adjusting as well as a child who was the center of her family's attention for 4.5 years can. She loves her little sister, but is mad at her parents (sometimes I feel like she's just mad at me, her mother).

Upon arriving at the hospital to meet her sister, here's the conversation we had.
Me: This is your little sister, Annabel. But we'll call her Annie.
Lucy: Like Little Orphan Annie?
Me: Yes, except this Annie has parents. We're her parents.

 And so the sibling rivalry begins.

(Photos courtesy of Freckled Cat Photography)

Sweet sister

Just when I think I'm at my wit's end, she goes and does something sweet like this.


Words:
Go to sleep little girl
It's so wonderful we're having a new little girl
but the bad news is ... but the good news is ...
when you're older you can do fun things like me
little girl go to sleep
this is the goodest way to hear this
I love you

Please let baby #2 be calmer

Today is one of those days where I'm really questioning why I thought it was a good idea to have a second child.  No, you cannot put your toes in your mouth after being outside barefoot in the garden.  No, you cannot put a worm on your plate during the church ladies' tea.  No, you cannot "go up [my] butt hole and join the baby in my uterus so [you] can be twins."  I'm too pregnant for these shenanigans.

4-year-old Priorities

Lucy asked me to transcribe a dictated letter to grandpa today.  Here's how it went:  "Dear Grandpa, I love you, but I'm also really glad you have a pool."

Nothin' but love?

Me: Well, my back hurts. I'm going to go take a bath.
Lucy: You can't! Your huge belly will overflow the tub!

Thanks for the positive body image messages babe.