More Madeleine Chronicles

Grandma, Grandpa, Aunt Jamey, and Uncle Jeff came over on Sunday to spend time with Madeleine and play with Claire. Grandma brought over a super-fun gingerbread house kit, and Claire LOVED putting it together and decorating it just right. We also officially welcomed Madeleine to the family with a champagne toast using the same toasting flutes we used when Claire was born.





Madeleine had her first pediatrician visit on Tuesday, and everything is still going great. She's down to 5 lbs, 13 oz, which is a 7% drop of birth weight and in the normal range. We're keeping her warm and cozy so that she can spend calories on bulking up instead of maintaining her body temperature. And she has a mild case of jaundice, so we'll go back on Friday for another check of that and her PKU test. She and I have enjoyed a few quiet days of "nesting in", but I was feeling super claustrophobic yesterday, so we ventured out to HEB with Daddy while Claire was at school. I wore her in a sling, and she slept the whole time. It was good practice for tomorrow, when she'll be in it for a few hours while we attend Claire's Christmas program, party, and Santa visit.

Claire and Daddy have gotten lots of quality time in together, going on all sorts of "adventures" (a much better word than "errands", in my opinion). She seems to be making the transition to big sisterhood pretty well, although we are starting to see some less than savory behavior around bedtime. Nothing bad, just some passive aggressive selective hearing on her part. I think she's just really bored, so hopefully the upcoming holidays and visitors will help with that.