Just wait

When I was pregnant with Mae, I went through a couple of months of feeling incredibly guilty.

Guilty that Olive wouldn't be an only child anymore.

Guilty that she wouldn't get all the attention she was used to.

Guilty that we were adding a little person to our family, who would, undeniably, take up lots of our time.

I remember posting about these feelings on a private, online message board I'm a member of. It's a group of Moms, and we came together a few years ago as a group of cloth diapering moms, but have morphed into a group of friends.

I explained how I was feeling, looking for reassurance, and the overwhelming response from moms of two or more children started with the words...."Just wait".

Just wait until you see them together.

Just wait until you see how they interact.

Just wait until you see how the baby smiles biggest at her sister.

Just wait until you see how proud the big sister is.

Just wait.

Just wait.

I trusted them. I waited. They were right.

Worth the wait, indeed.

And I know there's more to come. As Mae gets bigger, I see such amazing glimpses of their friendship forming. As she gets more interactive they're really having fun together.

They're already becoming buddies.

They're sisters. It's the best.

Sleepy Mae

I caught these sweet, bright pictures of our sleeping cutie last week when I had to wake her up to pick Olive up from preschool.

I love how her head is on her froggy.

Until now, neither of my girls has had a special "lovey". Olive sleeps with about 100 stuffed animals but isn't picky about needing a certain one.

I think Mae is getting attached to this frog. She usually holds its leg, right above the foot.

And a sweet little video of the sleeping cutie. And me trying to gently wake her up. And her continuing to sleep. Crank up the volume to hear some baby snores.

Mae's sleep is finally improving at night, too. She is now up one-ish time at night to nurse. And a couple of times she's slept all the way through the night! Life feels much more routine and normal all of a sudden.

And I like it.