Daddy’s Girl

The last few days have brought out the daddy’s girl in Kennedy. She wants to hang out with Mommy when she’s hungry, but when she’s fussy, Daddy is the one who can calm her right down. After confessing to Shelly that I was developing a complex, she reminded me that this is not necessarily a bad thing…after all, at 2am when she’s yelling….she gets handed over to her Daddy! And I confess, it is the sweetest thing to watch her with Andrew. I’m not sure who looks more pleased…Kennedy is pleased that she avoided being put down in her bed and gets to snuggle instead, and Andrew is pleased that he gets to snuggle with Kennedy.

Kennedy loves swinging and happily sleeps in her swing as well as hanging out there while she’s awake. Don’t worry, she doesn’t spend all her time there!

Kennedy’s big brother, Chestnut, checks on her frequently to make sure that she is doing just fine and is clearly rattled when she is upset. He does not, however, appreciate it when she spits out her pacifier in his direction. He puts this in his “not okay” category.

Far beyond Chestnut’s “not okay” category was Hurricane Sandy…he clearly put that in his “hate it” category. He braved the outdoors only as much as he had to, and otherwise hung out at Mommy’s feet. (At least he wants to hang out with me!) We camped out in the family room last night just in case, but everything was just fine when we woke up this morning. We have lots of leaves down in the yard, but we never lost power and all our trees are still standing!

I still feel like we’re settling in to life with a newborn. Sleep at night is the hard part, and I definitely struggle to accept this new normal of napping through the night rather than truly sleeping. As I get better at letting myself nap during the day, hopefully the nights will feel easier. We are still loving getting to know Kennedy, snuggling with her and laughing at all the funny faces she makes and the crazy situations we’re encountering together.