She Loves Her Big Sister

Since we have been home, Emma Kate has not taken her eyes off of her big sister! It has been the sweetest thing. It is almost like she is saying, "I missed you so much, Anna Brooke!" And Anna Brooke has been such a big helper with her. I think she missed her Emma Katie, too.

So far, life has been pretty normal around here. As far as recovery goes, Emma Kate doesn't seem to be in pain at all, really. I am even picking her up underneath her arms sometimes. Her incisions are healing quite nicely and I'm sure they will fade more as time goes on. Right now I am concentrating on getting EK to play on her tummy more. I think once she gets stronger she will be able to sit up on her own and eventually start crawling. Another thing we are working on is baby food. She was given the go-ahead to start rice cereal back when she turned 4 months. We tried off and on each week, but she never really seemed interested, so I didn't push it. So far, since we've been home, she has tried sweet potatoes, applesauce and today we tried peaches for the first time. She seemed to like those the most! Next Monday we get to start her back on regular formula. I am in hopes that she will start to fatten up then. She is not even twelve pounds and she will be seven months old on Thursday! My tiny girl.