We were blessed to welcome our sweet "Kate Estelle" into the world on September 2, 2009 at 4:53 am. She weighed 6 pounds 13.8 ounces and was 20 inches long. When she was born she came out and wasn't crying. I thought something might be wrong, but she was just pretty mellow. Thus far, she still seems pretty easy going. I forgot how much love you have for a newborn baby and how sweet they really are. It is like falling in love, only with a lot less sleep. :) I took one look at her and said, wow, she looks like her Dad. She has his head shape and a ton of dark brown hair and a definite Mollotte nose and chin, but as time goes on, she may have inherited some Jenks traits -- maybe my big lips and blue eyes. The best part is that her big sister can't get enough of her. Sometimes it's enough to make me crazy, but it is endearing. Launa is her ultimate protector and doesn't like any other kids holding her baby sister. When the baby cries, Launa comes and gets me immediately yelling "Baby Kate crying... hurry Mommy, rapido!" My favorite is that when they go for car rides Launa wants to hold her hand and when Kate cries, Launa tries to talk sweet to her and tells her "Oh Katie-Cat, it's okay sweetheart." I need to get it on video because it does warm my heart. Mark is also quite smitten with our latest addition. He even asks to hold her when he comes home. As far as adjusting goes, the first two weeks were fantastic. Launa's allergies have flared, the adrenaline is gone, and now I wake up in the middle of the night loopty and not remembering where the baby is (when she's in her crib). Thank goodness my mother is just down the road and my sister-in-law is nearby because that has made coping about a million times better.
My sister-in-law, Jen, who just moved here took pictures of Kate & Launa that I think turned out fantastic. She does photography as a hobby/little side business so if anyone's interested she does excellent picture taking & editing!! Seriously, how many pictures have you seen of Launa smiling with her teeth?! Anyway, so these are Baby Kate's first pictures & Launa's 2 1/2 year old pictures. Enjoy!
