Double Trouble

These pictures were taken a few months ago, but I think they are so cute I had to post them. Now that Melody has moved out of baby clothes into the toddler size I got her and Amita matching shirts. I think they look so cute.Amita and Melody like to get into trouble together. Actually, Amita likes to try and tell Melody what she can and can't do, which makes Melody very angry and she usually ends up screaming. One of their favorite activities is to empty all the cupboards in my kitchen on to the floor. Luckily, I learned when Benjamin was a baby to put all breakables in the upper cabinets.


This is usually how it looks a few time during the day.

First Steps

Melody has hit another big milestone, so I thought I would do a little update on her.

She has started walking. She doesn't walk all the time yet, but a lot of the time. She still has the I have to balance for each step act going on. It is so cute to watch.

She has also gotten a little bit better about being content playing with a few toys or looking at books while I get something done. She still has to be held a lot. When ever she has been put down for awhile, she will come over to me and need to be snuggled for a long time. Snuggling to her includes having her plug and stoking my hair.

Melody has been a horrible sleep, so finally I broke down and decided to make her wean at night. We had a few really bad nights, but now she sleeps so much better. She will still wake up once or twice, but I just give her a plug and she lays back down. She has to be holding on to my hair while she sleeps though.

She also has made great improvements on being content while riding in the car. It use to be as soon as you put her in her carseat she would start screaming. Now I can actually drive short distances and she will be happy. Hoping she keeps improving because we would like to take a road trip to the ocean this year.

One Year Ago...

I had my sweet baby girl Melody. Since I didn't start blogging till after her birth, I thought I would write about it now.

I went into labor a week early. It was in the middle of the night when I woke up with contractions. All my other labors had been really short (2-3 hrs), so I figure this one would be too. How wrong I was. I was in labor for 8 hrs. Even though it was my longest birth, it was also my easiest.

Melody was born just after sunrise at home in the water. As soon as she was put on my belly, she lifted up her head and look around. It was so cool to see her so alert and aware of what was going on around her. It was also really awesome because the other kids had woke up about ten minutes before I had her. So once she was born, they got to come in and see her and watch the midwife doing her assessment.
Amita was totally into what was going on with the baby. The whole time I was pregnant, she loved it when my midwife Brenda come to do checkups. She loved to listen to the baby's heart. With my boys they didn't even seem to notice I was pregnant or that a new baby was around, but Amita was totally into it.

She was my smallest baby weighing exactly 7lbs.

Isaiah showing off his new daughter.

Us as proud parents to our new baby. As you can see Amita loving the new baby, the boys no where to be seen.