I should be napping but...

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I just had to share this picture of Marie. It basically sums up how she feels about JJ at this point. I have asked if she wants to hold JJ and she says, "no". I ask her if she wants to sit next to JJ and she says, "no". She will only get close to him if I am holding both of them. Right before this picture, I asked her if JJ had hands, and she said "no". Eyes? "no." A nose? "no." Let's just hope her "healthy disinterest" doesn't turn into bitterness or resentfulness. Luckily, Nana was here all day Monday, her friends Ellie and Anne Marie came over, and then yesterday her cousins came from North Carolina. So Marie has been very busy playing with all the visitors. Here Marie and Ella are wearing make-shift gypsy earrings. JJ's most recent visitors and fans. And a parting shot of the little boy... He loves to sleep (during the day anyway). He is still eating good, but perhaps too good. He wants to nurse every 1-1.5 hours! I know he is getting lots of milk, though, because he is putting on weight and has lots of dirty diapers to prove it. Okay - Dan says he is hungry again so off to feed him and then to nap... hopefully. (Yes, I did get to take a nap and it was wonderful!)

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Christy said…
That picture of Marie is HILARIOUS! She'll get a good laugh out of it one day when she and JJ are best friends.

LOVE the last shot of JJ. He's absolutely beautiful. Did I mention I can't wait to see him? I'd be over there, like, now, but I've got yet another cold that I'll keep to myself.
December 23, 2009 at 10:41 PM
AZChelsea said…
that first picture of Marie is so classic! When your kids are older you have got to pull that picture out because that will cause a lot of laughter for years to come!
December 31, 2009 at 10:42 PM
trmills said…
Oh my goodness that picture of Marie is great, great! She is a doll, interested or disinterested!
January 1, 2010 at 10:03 AM
Brea said…
Wow, that picture takes me back to just after Nate was born. It's definitely an adjustment for the firstborn. Hopefully you can keep her busy with lots of other folks around. Christy is right - she will laugh one day when they are best friends! :)
January 5, 2010 at 8:36 PM
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