Good News Mama!

If it's not one thing, it's the other...or so they say. Evangeline and Elianna are so different from each other! I am having a very different experience not only because Elianna is a healthy full-term ish baby, but because their temperaments are so different! Evangeline has ALWAYS been very calm and we have very few memories of her crying. When she was a newborn she never really cried at all, and it wasn't until she was older that she cried out of her own volition. She's so content and chill with everything. She actually started crying more after we socialized her at our church nursery (I didn't let her play with any other kids for the first year because I was so paranoid she would catch germs and be re-hospitalized again!) For Evangeline, I was so stressed because I wanted her to stay healthy and I had to be on my A-game with all her medications and appointments. Evangeline has never been needy or clingy. I don't remember her ever crying to be held or comfo...

Evangeline's such a funny kid. I can't believe how fast time goes...I wish I had written out a lot of her mannerisms these last few years, so I'll begin now. Not only is she humorous, but she is so kind and strange! Here are a few of the things she says and does at age 3: Evangeline pronounces "Daddy" as "Daddin" and loves to greet him at the door when he comes home from work. Kevin and I frequently talk about the day when she will say "Daddy" correctly and it makes us both sad. She recently started calling me "Mommy" which might not seem like a big deal..but she said it so slowly and intentionally. It took me a few days to get used to, bc for over 3 years she only called me "Mom" She points to Kevin and says "Mommy" and then to my brother Billy and says "Daddy" and then to me "Olaf!" and starts laughing hysterically. She likes to point at people and call them something else on purpose. She ju...

Evangeline has transitioned much better than I could have imagined. I was so afraid that she wouldn't like having a little baby around. For the past 3 years, we showered her with so much attention. At first, it was kinda tough. The night before we went to the hospital, she was crying and angry bc she wanted us to put her in her crib to say goodnight. Rather, we prayed as we usually do, and then handed her over to grandma bc she was going to sleep over. The next morning we would be leaving at 6 am for our c-section. It was easier for us to make sure she was taken care of the evening prior. Later we found out that entire weekend Evangeline was sleep-deprived bc she refused to nap! Not only was she ridiculously grumpy, she was bossing around everyone, AND she only ate junk food. Ayyyy. My brother Billy said that he would show her pics of Elianna and say "Are you excited to meet your baby sister?" And she would yell, "NO!" To say I was concerned about their first me...