Faking it?

 

Gabrielle, when removed from Kristin's arms will begin whining immediately and then after a minute or two will burst into tears. She seems legitimately upset, but if you return her to Kristin's arms, she'll stop crying immediately. Sometimes she even smiles and coos just a second or two after being reunited.

I think she's already learning how to run the show :) 

Gaby's First Christmas

Gaby is deep in the troughs of a profound mommy addiction at the moment. She can't be away from her for more than a minute or two at the most before bursting into tears which absolutely will not stop until Kristin returns.

That has been the key theme of the holiday season for Gaby this year, and it's tough on both Gaby and Kristin. It started about a week ago and seems to be getting worse by the day. I'm hoping it fades before Kristin and I take our 3 day vacation around New Years.

Flying in late on Christmas eve didn't help either. Gaby had a hard time adjusting to the strange bed, and kept Kristin up most of the night. Heading into Christmas morning, both Kristin and Gaby were completely sleepless.

The good news is that when she is with mommy, she is cheerful and bubbly. She had a really good time on Christmas day. She got a stuffed bird, an Angelina Ballerina doll, a bracelet from Sue and of course JoJo the Giraffe. As would any self-respecting 8 month old, she ritualistically inserted each gift into her mouth. I think that she found that very satisfying.

We are looking forward to Hanukkah with her in Florida next weekend.

They are so different

It's 11:30 and Gaby just woke up. We usually let her cry for a few minutes and she often falls back aleep. She is a little sick now though (slight cold) and so I picked her up pretty much right away. I fed her a bottle and was stuck by how different she is from Annabel.

Gabs is so quiet when whe wakes up. She hardly cries, its sort of more like a whine, and then when you go in, she stops right away. She is slow and gentle when you pick her up. Annabel would often kick and be cranky. Gaby wants to be soothed and seems happy to go back to sleep I put her back down half-awake and then said night night and left. As I was walking out, I saw her roll over on her side and cuddle her blanket up to her. It was so cute!