New baby

It has been so different to have a new baby in the house. So far, it's been pretty calm. She doesn't seem to cry much when I'm at home. And I guess since I have a fan running in the bedroom, I don't hear her at night if she does cry.

One of the most interesting things about it is watching Tara adjust to having a baby sister. Right now, she wants to try and pick up the baby (which apparently she has tried several times, according to Tabbie). She also likes to give her kisses and hugs (have to watch and make sure those don't get too vigorous!).

But she also has her times when she wants her share of attention - time in mommy's lap, etc. We've tried to also give her some extra attention to make the transition a little easier. Michael stopped on the way home the other night and got a BIG container of strawberries - Tara's favorite fruit by far. And she's finally learned to say the word fairly well.

Needless to say, it's pretty hard on Daddy to be all the way up in Maryland and only getting to see pictures. I did about a minute and a half of video of her actual birth to send to him plus some other short video clips throughout her first day so he can see what it was all like that day. Speaking of "Daddy," here is a picture they had made while he was home on Christmas break - Tara was supposed to look at the camera but didn't (2-year-olds!)