2 Weeks Old

I can't believe my little Chloe is already 2 weeks old. It really doesn't seem like 2 weeks has passed! Chloe is a really good baby so far. Still likes to spend the majority of her time sleeping and that's perfectly fine with me. She's rapidly gaining weight although she still seems so tiny to me. She makes lots of funny grunting noises and sounds in her sleep which I find funny until they wake me up in the middle of the night! But so far, I feel blessed that she has been such a good baby so far. Hopefully it continues!


Last week we were able to have two different sets of visitors come and help us out. First was my Aunt Kelley who traveled from Vancouver, WA to stay with us for 3 days. It was wonderful to have her here to help! She was Ellie's constant playmate and helped me keep the house running completely and let me squeeze in some naps and showers as well. Ellie is still talking about all the fun she had with Kelley. Kelley gave her a new little present each day she was here starting with a toddler size backpack that Ellie loves sticking her treasure in.

Ellie found a package of "fuzzies" and these kept her entertained for days. Although I'm still finding them in random places throughout the house. She loved playing with them and even slept with them!

Kelley kept us supplied with stickers too and one night after finally getting Ellie into bed, I found her asleep and covered with stickers. We got a good laugh about that one!


We took a visit to the park to feed the ducks and play. Ellie was completely terrified of the ducks and was holding onto Kelley for dear life. I had Chloe in my sling and she slept the entire time we were there. I think Ellie spent most of the time at the park on the swing - she loved it!



We were so sad to see Kelley go home. We loved having her and wished we lived closer!

My dad, Debbie and Kevin came into town for the few days after Kelley left. It was our first time seeing Kevin since he returned home from his mission to Korea. Ellie was about 6 months old when he left but quickly warmed right up to him. And of course loved being with Grandpa White and Grandma Debbie. They took her to the pumpkin patch (I stayed home so I'll have to get pictures from them later), took Ellie shopping for new fall clothes (thank goodness since we dropped 20 degrees in temperature since yesterday) and spoiled her rotten. They brought us back a few presents from their trip to Korea/China.

Ellie got some cute silk pajamas, slippers, and a panda backpack and loves all of them.


We celebrated my dad's birthday when he got into town as well and Ellie helped blow out candles.

We were able to take advantage of the pool at the condo they stayed at and Ellie enjoyed swimming with Uncle Kevin and Grandpa White.




Once again it was sad to see them go. Times like that I really hate living so far away from my family!

Ellie is still loving being a big sister to Chloe. She constantly asks to hold her and will run and wash her hands and get into position. I don't think she holds her for longer than a minute but they did take a nap together last week that I captured on camera. Ellie is really sweet to Chloe and has taken to calling her whatever nickname I happen to call Chloe that day and a lot of times just calls her "Sweetheart" and talks to her in a cute voice. She is very concerned that I pick Chloe up right away when she cries. And loves to be constantly near her sister but is very gentle with her.





On the flip side, she's also learned that she can get into a lot more trouble now that her sister is here. Just this week I've caught her climbing onto countertops and getting into things that she shouldn't, coloring on the walls, getting out things she is not allowed to touch, etc. And of course a huge increase in tantrums and time outs. It's amazing the extremes that happen in the day of a 2 year old!

But we're surviving and I'm slowly but surely figuring out how to balance being a mom of two. Of course I couldn't do it without the wonderful friends and family who came to help and who have offered to take Ellie for a few hours for me.