Ailsa Rebecca

Zoe's Little Sister

Zoe would like to introduce you to her new baby sister, Ailsa Rebecca! Ailsa was born May 15th at 3:22pm. She weighed a whopping 8 pounds 3 ounces- a full three pounds more than Zoe had! Length was 50cm/almost 20 inches. Both mom and baby were doing so well that we were able to go home that evening. The midwives have come to the house every other day to check on us.

So far Ailsa is nursing well and has even gained back a little bit of the weight she lost. It has been so amazing to have such a typical newborn baby experience this time. We find ourselves laughing at ourselves when we act like new parents who have never done this before. Initially Ailsa needed a lot of holding or else she would start crying. And boy, can she cry loudly! Zoe would then sign "baby sad" and start crying too. Luckily we remember all the sensory things that helped Zoe calm herself and Ailsa seems happy with the same techniques- lost of bundling, swinging, holding, and the weight bag on her chest.

So far Zoe seems unsure of what to make of Ailsa. She gets upset when she cries most of the time and then other times she just laughs at her. She finds it very funny when I am feeding her and will keep signing "baby eating." She loves touching her face and head. When we were giving Ailsa her first bath, Zoe helped by washing her back with a washcloth. She also had a sympathetic look when Ailsa was crying and reached out and gently stroked her hand. It was very cute.

Ailsa is settling down and learning to sleep in her own bed. She has taken lots of naps in the last two days which gives mommy lots of rest time.

Zoe playing with one of her big sister presents.

Daddy makes holding his two girls look easy.