Selah is still a very content baby. Her demeanor reminds us a lot of how Ari was as a baby. She goes for a 5-7 hour stretch at night but since she goes to bed earlier than me I usually end up waking twice to feed her.
She is not lacking attention from her siblings. They still ask to hold her and come up to love on her all the time. If Evangeline doesn't know where Selah is, she will hold her arms up in question and say "Baby? Baby?"
I try to hold her as much as I can, but with two other ones (or sometimes more) to tend to during the day I feel like she is left to sleep on her own for chunks of time. So when the older ones are sleeping I tend to sit and snuggle her instead of doing other things.
She finally took a real bath! Most of her umbilical cord fell off around 2 weeks but she still had some on there to where she couldn't get in the tub. She is much happier during bath time now.
Ari is such a big help with her. He asked to have his picture taken with her while he held her. Whenever she starts to cry he immediately goes to see what she needs. If she cries in the car he will talk to her in a sweet voice and say "It's ok, I'm right here Selah!"
I've been surprised at how many times I have seen her crack a smile while she is awake. I finally got one on camera so people will start believing me :)
People might think I'm crazy but I really enjoy the newborn stage, even if I don't get as much sleep as before. Any extra time to spend with a baby is pure joy to me, whether it's when I'm awake or suppose to be sleeping. What a blessing they are!
3 comments:
She is so adorable. Love this post! :) Your kiddos are blessed.
So pretty! What a sweet baby and you seem to have it so together!
So precious. When you're done having your own- you can come to Uganda and hold as many babies as you want to. forever. Need to meet up with you guys while we're in the states!
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