happy birthdate

She's 5 months old today!

I am in love with my little happy beauty.  

She is so good just like her brother.  

How did I get so lucky?!

one month

Today Haven is one month old.  We like her quite a lot.  I think its safe to say that we're adjusting well to life with two littles.  Odin has been a gem, Zack never seems to run out of energy and Haven has been pretty good (except that one night after I ate a whole bag of black licorice... I don't think she liked that very much).  The newness is starting to fade but the happiness of this great life event is growing.  We love our little family of four!

sleep cap

The magic in a hat.

When Odin was a newborn, we used the cap they gave him at the hospital long after we brought him home.  It became his 'sleep cap'.  We'd put it on him anytime he fell asleep (those first couple of weeks) and then after to help sleep train him - like help him learn night and day sleeping.  This cap was like magic as the moment we put him on his eyes would close, if not covered by the sleep cap, and he'd soon he out like a light.  We only stopped using it when the temperatures in NYC reached their uncomfortable humid height.  But for the 2 months we did use it we were very pleased with the results.

Now little girl gets to use her own too.  

The SLEEP CAP.  

Its how the magic of sleep happens in our house.

first week of Haven

Needless to say, we love our baby girl.  She is a lot like when Odin was born.   Sometimes we even think they look a little alike.  But, that hair!  It is so cute.  Odin didn't have much at this age.  We are all doing well and just enjoying Zack being home and Haven being here.  Odin is the cutest big brother and always shares his favorite blanket, reads her books, and wants to pat her belly first thing in the morning.  He always wants to hold her.  My favorite part is when he gets his hands ready (he looks like he's going to bump a volleyball) and then he holds her for about 4 seconds and then hands her over.  He gives her little kisses on her head and it is never just one, usually 2 at least.  We feel so happy and blessed.  We're tired and trying to settle into some sort of routine but for the most part life has just been perfectly slow and peaceful this first week of Haven.

She's here!

We have another child!  

She arrived July 5th in the wee hours of the morning. 

It was a beautiful birth. 

We love her so!

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