Alex is still working on establishing a nursing routine.  So some days he gets up before Brooke and some days at the same time.  Today he got up early and I was able to have him ‘dressed and ready’ when we woke up Brooke for the day.  One of Brooke’s favorite things is to lay face to face with Alex.  So when we woke her up she asked ‘Baby lay down?’.  Here are some pictures of her talking to and kissing Alex.  All was well until Alex spit up on her bed sheet ‘Ut oh Baby!’.

While I was pregnant I made a Brooke-sized Ergo carrier for her to carry her favorite toy- her baby doll.  I assumed when I was carrying Alex in his, she would want to copy Mommy and carry her doll as well.  I was right.  Since Alex is getting older and therefore more fussy I put him in the carrier to calm him last night.  Brooke got to wear her’s and we took our babies for a short walk.  Brooke kept saying ‘Brooke Carry Baby!’ and giving her baby kisses on the top of its head and holding its back.

Today I was able to resume short amounts of driving and I wanted to take Brooke on a Mommy/Daughter date just the two of us.  AJ watched Alex between nursings and I asked Brooke where she wanted to eat.  She picked ‘soup and yoyo!(yogurt)’ and we had a lovely lunch with cookie dessert.  After I took her to pick out any toy she wanted and she got this fun bouncy stretchy ball that lights up when you bounce it.  Of course we had to head home to ‘show Dadda!’ her new toy and to feed Alex (here’s a picture of him smiling after nursing- 2 weeks old).

Brooke has been a fantastic big sister to Alex.  She has made this transition to having another person in our house so much easier by helping Laura and me out.  She loves to give Alex kisses, play next to him, rock him gently, and help us by getting things from other rooms and changing him.  It’s been a great weekend.

On Friday, Laura and Alex got to come home.  Both have done great and were excited to be home again.  While in the hospital, AJ would go and help and visit every morning.  Brooke stayed home with her babysitter, Brittney, who did a fantastic job looking after Brooke.  They had fun making crafts that were pre-setup by Laura, going to the park, and opening a gift for Brooke, from Laura, each day that Laura was gone.  AJ would go and pick Brooke up after her afternoon nap and bring her to the hospital to visit with Laura and Alex.  She would bring her craft to show Mommy each night, and Laura would keep these hanging in her room; it certainly was the prettiest hospital room you ever did see.