baby sibyl

Baby Sibyl finally arrived (10 days late)! Evan and I both had arranged for parental leave assuming she would arrive on her due date at the latest. In absence of a baby to take care of, Evan began nesting, taking the form of arranging our books on our bookshelves. We didn't have quite enough shelf space so this job has remained 75% done while Evan made new shelves. 

The result of Evan's nesting

The days after her due date were full of my trying to get labor started. I tried acupuncture, massage, lots of walking... everything. Finally, though, it came down to an induction. I wasn't thrilled to have a scheduled induction but it ended up being a very easy labor (in comparison to Iris's) in large part due to the epidural I had. 

By all accounts, Sibyl is a pretty easy baby. She spits up A LOT but otherwise just sleeps at this point. 

Three weeks old

Iris's teacher at school made her a poster to celebrate being a big sister and hung it outside the classroom door. Iris has been very excited about being a big sister and wants to hold Baby Sibyl all the time and help change her diapers.

Iris is a big sister!

"Can I hold Baby Sibyl?"

patience

Patience is not my strong suit.

Baby number #2 is due tomorrow, January 2, and I am frustrated that she hasn't made her debut yet. I was convinced that we'd have an early arrival, but no dice. I'm also still totally freaked out at the prospect of having two children and I have no idea how we are going to make it work.

In the last few days Iris has started shouting at my belly, "Baby, come out! I want to play with you!" She has also been helping my mom rub my feet, which is especially cute.

Thanks to my mom's free babysitting, Evan and I have seen more movies at the movie theatre in the past few weeks than we have in the past two years. Three. It's possible we will get a fourth in before the baby comes. I'm also doing my best to cherish the little cuddle moments I get with Iris that will certainly change once the baby arrives.

Basically, though, I'm not sure how to be patient as I grow increasingly uncomfortable and wish to sleep on my stomach again. For now, I'll go drink some raspberry leaf tea and work on finishing our Christmas cards...