Tuesday January 3, 2006
Finally! I finally got to see my favorite boy. I thought my heart would burst waiting for him. I was worried that he would be mad at me for not being there and ignore me for a while, but he came running up to me and hugged me. It made my heart feel good. He then quickly noticed Zora in her bassinet and declared “Baby Sister Zora!”. It was such a neat moment.
He opened up the birthday present from Dawn’s family…a Bob the Builder Lego set. We played with that and some of the play dough while Zach went through the car seat installation inspection. It was great to just sit and play with him again. I really missed that.
Grandpa drawing Zane a Versatile Tractor
The basket is an heirloom in my family. Every baby since my Paternal Grandparents first child has come home in this basket. Of course that is more literal for the pre-car seat generations because we just use it to carry them from the car to the house. My dad was baby #5, I was baby #11, my brother was #12, Zane was #25, Zora is #27. Unless my brother decides to have kids, Zora is probably the end of the 3rd generation. My cousin’s oldest kids are in their mid-20s, so it will probably go to that generation in a short time.
Zane was too big to sleep in the basket by 2 weeks old. I don’t think that will be an issue for a while this time.
My oldest bonded with her newborn sister right away as well (although we weren’t separated as long as you and Zane were–she saw her the evening of the day she was born). Lovely pictures, and hope things continue to go well.