whew! this has been easier than i thought...

Our transition to being a family of four has been easier than I thought it was going to be. I'm hoping that all the time we spent trying to prepare Mattie Leigh for Allie Grace's presence has really paid off and that we aren't going to have any problems in the next days/weeks. I'm really proud of our big girl for how she has adjusted to the changes. She really loves her baby sister and tries to help us with her as much as we'll let her. There have only been brief moments of jealousy, and the majority of those have been when we had company and they paid more attention to Allie Grace than to Mattie Leigh (which is totally new for her since she is such an attention hog). We have had a couple small instances where my focus had been mostly on Allie Grace and Mattie Leigh acted like she was going to hit her...she told me she was upset with me and that's why she tried to do it.

My routine hasn't changed all that much either. Allie Grace is a super content baby and adapts well to whatever we need to be doing. She rarely ever cries...usually when I'm changing her or giving her a bath. She also does really well at night and lets us sleep for good stretches of time...she would rather eat more during the day and sleep more at night (which is WONDERFUL because Mattie Leigh seemed to be up a lot at night until after her 2nd birthday).

I'm going to write a post sometime soon and highlight some of the similarities and differences between Mattie Leigh and Allie Grace during their first weeks. For now, I'll just post pictures of each of them during their first days...I thought I had one of Allie Grace in a similar pose to Mattie Leigh but realized that it is one of the ones that the hospital took and I haven't ordered it yet. Mattie Leigh is the one with her eyes open.