Ellie - Week 1

Everyone always says the second is easier and I would have to say I agree at this point.  I'm sure most of it has to do with the fact that you know what to expect going into it.  We feel very fortunate that she is sleeping in 3 - 4 hour stretches at night and eating is going very well.  Ellie went in for a 5 day check on Thursday and she was only 1 oz shy of her birth weight.  Dr. Tyson says the goal is to be back at your birth weight by 2 weeks so she is definitely on the right track with gaining weight. 

Brady is doing pretty well so far adjusting to his baby sister.  He likes to touch her with 1 finger, but at least he's been gentle with his 'poking'.  We keep telling him that his baby sister wants him to talk to her and he reminds us that she does not know how to talk yet.  He is already showing signs of being protective as on several occasions he has mentioned that Ellie should not do what he is doing because she is too little and we do not want her to get hurt.  If anyone asks him about his sister he refers to her as 'my baby'.