Livie is getting so big! She's over 9 lbs and getting tall...long...whatever. I'm not sure what her percentile is because due to her little trip to the hospital this weekend we missed her first appointment with the pediatrician. But, the cardiologists and nurse practitioners are thrilled with her size. I was a little disappointed when I was told she'd probably be small her whole life. Needless to say, I am happy to prove them all wrong. And in case you were wondering, yes, her thighs are starting to develop rolls. I'M SO EXCITED!!!
Livie is developing rather normally. We can't do tummy time for another couple of weeks when her incision and sternum should be adequately healed but she's done well with working her little neck and back muscles anyway. She's really strong for the amount of "working out" she's had. Instead we just let her practice by propping her in a sitting position while we burp her or I hold her against my chest for some snuggle time. Snuggling and working out at the same time. That's my idea of a good time. Too bad I'm not getting a workout too...Ah well.
My sweet girl is starting to smile more and more. She loves getting her adorably chubby cheeks kissed. I nom them on a regular basis and she'll give me little half smiles. She also really enjoys our "run run run" game. Basically I just move her legs for her while she's laying down and sing "run run run" over and over. She doesn't smile quite as big for that but I have faith that she will like it more in the future. Livie loves being talked to, especially by daddy. Ideally, mommy holds her while daddy talks. She doesn't love being held by Andrew. I suspect it's because he hasn't held her as much. Although once he gets her in the right position she is one happy, and toasty girl. She does love it when her human heater holds her just right.
My girls are quite different. Ella has always loved rock and roll. In particular, ACDC. Livie on the other hand thoroughly enjoys the relaxing stuff. I suspect that has something to do with my listening to my relaxing pandora station throughout the last half of the pregnancy. Other stuff just got me too stressed. So, to get Livie to relax without being held we have found that popping in mommy's sleep mix or turning on my relaxing pandora keeps her calm and happy. And the sweetest thing...Naturally, every time I sit down to pump Livie freaks out. Since I'm a little indisposed Ella will sing "Tinko Tinko, Yitto Star" and Livie, 9 times out of 10, settles down and just listens to big sister.
Everyday with my little girls is such a blessing. It's stressful, difficult, at times very frustrating, exhausting, and I couldn't be more happy. Nothing like having a very special little girl to remind you how precious everyday is. Everyday I wake up to the sound of Livie's feeding pump beeping at me, or the pulse oximeter low battery beeping at me, or now, the oxygen humming away and I am filled with such gratitude for those obnoxious machines. I love seeing Ella with her little sister. Ella's so protective over Livie and so loving. She calls her "sweetie pie" and loves giving her kisses. I love being able to say "the/my girls." I love being able to share movies I watched as a little girl with my little girls. Olivia may not appreciate them quite yet but that's ok. Soon enough. Most of all I LOVE being able to say Livie's one month old. 20+ years ago, that's something I wouldn't have gotten the chance to say. So, baby girl, Happy One Month. I love you.
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Oh Sarah, such a sweet blog. You are such a wonderful momma to your 'girls'. I am so anxious to come up and see all of you. We have to make a trip to California to see Richard's brother. His bro is not doing very well and we really need to get over there. I will let you know as soon as we get things settled down. Miss you so much and pray for your family daily. I still put all of you on the Temple prayer roll every Thursday. Love you all so much. Gramma
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