Where has the month gone...


Well Abigail has reached one of many milestones in her life.  She has turned a month old.  Anna is doing amazing with being a big sister; however  her behavior towards me has its moments.  Not sure if it is the age she is at or that Abigail is here.  But with that said she loves her little sister.  Always asking if she can hold her and play with her.  Abigail is starting to do so many new things daily.  She has been trying to hold her little head up by herself for the past 2 weeks.  It seems as though she is getting better and better at it every day. She also has been trying to roll over on to her side in her bed.  I keep telling her to slow down there twiddlebug; you can grow up later!  She is nursing like a pro and growing like a weed. She has grown about a 1/2 inch since she was born and is back to birth weight and a little more. It is bittersweet to put on some of her outfits that we had for Anna and get to use again - it is hard to believe that Anna was once that small and even harder to think that Abigail will be that big in a few short years.

Abigail
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09.26.11

So in honor of Abigail's 1 month birthday we did Photo Shoot Monday.  Anna had fun with it and I let her take some pictures too.  She told me that she loves the camera and her sissy does too.  Oh the fun to come!  I am going to video tape Anna's love for the little sister  next; this way I  have proof when they are teenagers and ready to kill each other!

Sisterly Love
09.26.11 

Abigail Quinn Bennett

Well the time has come to say good bye to our family Bennett Party of three, and hello to Party of 4!  On August 26, 2011 wee were blessed with a healthy beautiful baby girl; Abigail Quinn Bennett.  The night before Abigail's delivery we went out for dinner as a family and had a wonderful time, and we kept telling Anna that her baby sister was coming the next day.  The morning of August 26th we tried to keep as normal as possible.  Daddy went to work for a bit, Anna watched cartoons and ate her Cheerios but she was not happy at the fact that mommy did not eat cheerios with her.  We gave her the first of some of her "special" gifts.  That day Anna got her "I am the big sister" t-shirt and some other goodies.

On our way to the hospital we were talking to Anna; she was asking all sorts of questions about her baby sister's car seat which was now in mommy's car.  Our families were at the hospital and waiting our arrival, they all sat with Anna in the waiting room while we went off to the pre-op room.  Abigail was also a c-section like her big sister.

This time was a bit more overwhelming than when we had Anna.  I am not really sure why; you would think that the first birth of a child would be.  Maybe because so many things coming rushing in your head: how is this little creature going to fit into the family, will everything be ok, what is Anna going to think about having a little sister.  Once they did what they had to and got the operation underway things seemed to become more relaxed, bit then the anticipation set in.  What is she going to look like?  How big will she be?

At 12:37 PM on August 26, 2011 all those questions were answered.  "WOW" was what Joe exclaimed when he say her first (he stood and watched the whole thing) and then my doctor said "Jennifer, she has a head full of dark hair!"  And as many know Anna was bald as can be when she was born.  All in all it was a day that we will never forget, it is in my top 3 days in my life so far.

We are all home and adjusting to life with a newborn in the house.  May we have days that are not filled with too much crying, too many tantrums by the 2 1/2 year old kind, and not too many sleepless nights...that is not asking too much!

Abigail Quinn Bennett
August 26, 2011
6 lbs 14 oz 19.5 inches