Like Brother... like Sister

Merry Christmas family and friends!

Before I update my online diary with all things 'Christmas'... because I am yet to edit all the photos......I just wanted to upload a few pics of Oskar and Ivy in their first few weeks of babyhood. More so for me, as I wanted to see them side by side to see how similar they are, as you quickly forget how little they were.

Their eyes are different but their nose, mouth, cheeks, chin and ears are exactly the same. 

Oskar 2 weeks

                                                                       Ivy 2 weeks
 

                                                                       Oskar 3 weeks

                                                                          Ivy 3 weeks

                                                                      Oskar 4 weeks

                                                                    Ivy 4 weeks


Chrissy photos to come.

We are all doing so well and can not believe how fast time is passing.

Brotherly Love

I am so proud of how Oskar is adjusting to having a baby sister who is taking a lot of our attention away from him. He has his moments of course and it has not all been completely smooth sailing, with the usual discipline of 'time outs' needed and toys being taken away due to misbehaviour, but that was all happening before her arrival and we have accepted this as a normal part of being 3 and continue to work through it with as much patience as we can.....which is hard for sleep deprived parents at times I must say.

 He has however, certainly been better than we were expecting with sharing the attention and it is so lovely to watch him with her.

The cutest are his cuddles and kisses that he insists on giving Ivy multiple times a day............ and these photos are a bit nicer than the ones of him being sent to the laundry for 'time out'.

 Hopefully this lasts and he doesn't get sick of her feeding and crying and change his loving big brother tune.

Our Twelve Days of Ivy

On the first day of Ivy my true love gave to me....One little Ivy,  to complete our family.

On the second day of Ivy my true love gave to me........... 2 proud parents, one little Ivy, who is sister to  Oskar who's 3.

On the fourth day of Ivy my true love gave to me......... 4 doting grandparents, 3 hourly feeding, 2 proud parents,  to one little Ivy, who looks like Cameron and a little bit of me.

On the sixth day of ivy my true love gave to me.......An early Christmas party, under a nearly decorated tree.

On the Seventh day of Ivy my true love gave to me............a 7 lb 8 oz baby, 6 am starts, 5 loads of washing, 4 doting grandparents, 3 hourly feeding, 2 proud parents,  to one little Ivy, who is making life easy for me.

On the Tenth Day of Ivy my true love gave to me.....10 perfect fingers, 10...... cuuuuuute...... tooooooes!!!!!

On the Twelfth day of Ivy our true love gave to us.......... 12 days of this!!!!!!!!....

....and some crying, lots of pooing and sleep deprivation....but mostly this.