oh man. a whole month has gone by since our sweet edie cakes was born, and what a month it has been. i seriously cannot imagine life without this child - what was our family like before she was here? it's so weird.
i haven't been great about documenting each moment like i did with emme. i don't think i've even been as semi-consistent as i was with hollis. but that is just a result of life as it is now with three kidlets. anyway. i do want to jot down a few things now while they are fresh.
edith my sweet baby love. you are a treasure, for real. you rarely cry and you are super happy to be wherever you are. we should all take a lesson from you on that. my most favorite times are when you're milk drunk and passed out on my chest, nuzzled up in my neck. you smell like a baby and your skin is magically soft and i just adore your little frog legs and your snorkels.
you're a super quiet baby in general. your breathing is so calm and quiet, and you rarely cry. when you do cry, it takes you a minute to work it up - your whole face scrunches and turns super pink first, like you're really trying to convince yourself to cry. the exception to your quiet nature (for now) is when i try to put you back down during the night after a nursing session. you will root and grunt and snorkel so loudly i'm sure that no one will be able to go back to sleep. that is when i usually just get back up with you and we hang out until you're ready to go back down.
your night sleep is pretty great. you only get up once or twice, but that middle of the night feed is a marathon. it's usually 45 minutes + of nursing, with other shenanigans thrown in there so that the two of us are up for way too long in the 2-3am vicinity. we'll work on that over the next few months, eh?
the whole family is absolutely in love with you. hollis and emme talk to you and about you constantly. hollis asks to hold you multiple times every day. i'm pretty sure today, september 3, was your first smile while you were looking at your sweet sister. your daddy has to basically pry you away from me, and he's super happy to hold you and pet your head and back for as long as you'll let him. even the dogs can't resist giving you a kiss or two when you're close to their level.
i'm enjoying this newborn time with you in a way i wasn't able to with the other kiddos, and i'm super grateful for that. i want time to slow down. i am so thankful that you're here and that you're ours. you are magic, sweet girl.
