It has been a little less than 2 years since my last post....I am definitely not the best at journaling! A lot has happened in the past couple of years. Grace is now 2 1/2 years old and is a Big Sister!
We were blessed with the arrival of our second daughter Kaitlyn Elizabeth on February 9 at 12:35am. She was 8lbs and was 22 inches of absolute perfection! I am amazed at how I can be in love with two beautiful girls at the same time. Our family definitely feels complete!
We checked into the hospital at 6:30am on February 8 with the expectation of meeting out little girl by lunch time. Afterall, her big sister arrived about 7 hours after induction. Kaitlyn was on a schedule of her own and decided to make us wait 16 hours before making her appearance. Maybe Kaitlyn knew that mommy and daddy had yet to pick out a name for her.
As you can see from the picture, Grace is one proud "Big Sister". She was at the hospital most of the day with family eagerly awaiting the arrival of "baby sister". Finally around 1:30am on the 9th, Grace had the privilege of meeting Kaitlyn. Grace was all smiles and was ready to introduce her sister to the rest of the family.
Kaitlyn is two weeks old today and thankfully Grace still thinks she is pretty cool. There have been moments of unhappiness that "baby sister" is here, but overall things are going well. Grace loves to give Kaitlyn kisses and hugs. She also enjoys holding "baby sister" (with mommy's helps) as well as making sure Kaitlyn has her paci.
Mommy is adjusting to life with two little girls. This has been my second day without daddy around to help. At this moment, we are taking each day hour by hour. Nothing is on my agenda and no list of things to accomplish for the day is being made. Instead, Grace and Kaitlyn are guiding me through each day. Aside from being exhausted, things are going well. I do have moments of feeling overwhelmed, but those thoughts are quickly adverted by Grace or Kaitlyn making me smile. I feel so blessed to have two healthy and happy girls. 