New arrival

I suppose this should now be the Ian and Isabella blog. Isabella is adjusting to being a big sister - she likes having a baby brother, but isn't so sure about sharing mom...

Ian conveniently arrived on his due date, just a few hours after Grandpa and Nana (and Magic the dog) pulled into town. Contractions started in the morning, but we had time to get Isabella to day care, the bird to the vet, go to the doctor's for my regular appointment (she said go walk around for awhile), have crepes for lunch, return the books to the library, tell G&N how to pick up Isabella, but then... my water broke and it was time to zip to the hospital (valet parking, wheelchair up) . Then there was a bit of an ER moment where some young guy wanted to check if I was actually in labor (I was having none of it) and some senior guy poked his head around the corner and said "Down the hallway, now!" followed by the frantic gurney ride. Ian arrived shortly after.

Isabella came with G&N to visit at the hospital shortly after. She was fascinated by Ian, but not at all happy about mom being in the hospital (didn't like the IV or the bracelets, but did like making the bed go up and down). She melted down when she got home, complete with vomiting, poor thing.

We had a lot of mommy, I don't want you to (hold him, feed him, sit there) and I want to sit in your lap/be picked up. Mostly seems to have stopped, now - she seems ok with sitting next to me, and even orders me to feed him.

Having G&N and Magic here was a big plus. Lots of distraction - do you want to feed Magic? and extra pairs of hands. She's quite happy to boss Magic around (who largely ignores her). She figured out how to play fetch - she'd throw the ball and he'd bring it back. Although she kept getting upset when he wouldn't lick her (go figure). Poor Magic was a bit confused.

She does like to hold and hug Ian, and stick her face right in his. She kept asking when his cord would fall off and he'd get a belly button. And teeth - she asks that every day. And she said she'd help him go potty on the toilet when he gets bigger.

We went to the zoo with Katie's family - they were ever so cute, holding hands and chasing each other around. Too bad I forgot the camera. They rode the train together and shared grilled cheese sandwiches.