Kira turns 1 month old

["1" on her onesie stands for "I am 1 month old"]

Our lil' pumpkin turned 1 month old a day after Christmas. Time surely goes by fast. At her doctor's appointment we got the following:



Weight-9 lb5oz (50%)

Height-22 inches (75%)

Head circum.-14.5 (50%)



No shots today.



Kira and I had a cold over Christmas but are getting better. Cliff's paternity leave has come to an end, Greg and Cathy are leaving tomorrow, and it's going to be just me and the babies. I am a little bit anxious about the first couple weeks...
Kira loves sleeping in our arms and is not a fan of her crib. As soon as we put her down she fusses and then cries if not picked up. I ordered a baby carrier and expect to get a good use out of it to free my hands for Aaron while having Kira on me at the same time.
New pictures in the new album.

PS Happy 7th Anniversary to Seriy and Jules!

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Our family is celebrating 7 wonderful years today. Without a doubt the best present we could get on this day is two healthy happy children. The Lord has blessed us so abundtantly! Thank you, Cliff, for being a godly husband and father and for always being there for us.

20 days old

The little chub-chub is 20 days old and is putting on pounds like there is no tomorrow. Actually I don't know how much she weighs right now but she definitely got bigger. I put a 3 month old outfit on her today and it fit her just right. Newborn outfits and diapers are already too small for her. It's hard to believe considering that she was born so small.

Her tummy has been causing her troubles lately. She can't sleep well neither at night nor during the day grunting all the time. We're praying she outgrows it soon.

She's getting better and better at holding her head. When she's on her tummy she can lift it up and hold it up for a couple of minutes.

Aaron loves his little sister. In the morning, Aaron storms into our bedroom, jumps on the bed and gives Kira lots and lots of kisses. If Kira is not around he always asks where she is.

It's snowing in DC today, and unfortunately it's too cold (20F) to take Aaron out.

What do you think?

Kira and Aaron at approximately the same age:

Gingerbread Man

A video of Aaron decorating his Gingerbread Man:

We started setting up our Christmas decorations:

announcement

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Kira's first doctor's appointment

She's 4 days old and is back to her birth weight, 5 lb 15 oz. She was 5 lb 9 oz when we left the hospital, the goal was not to drop below that number by the first appointment. Kira is a healthy baby, she eats a lot and sleeps a lot. Our hearts are overfilled with joy and gratefulness for her. Aaron seems to be doing well so far. He gets plenty of attention from his grandmommy and papa. I try to find time to spend with him as well. Hoping the transition will not be too rough for him. He likes making funny things to make Kira laugh (though, she can't yet), and laughs at her when she acts like a baby. He likes giving her kisses to her forehead and cheeks, and usually tries to be gentle with her, but I wouldn't leave them together alone:)