Congrats from Preschool

Kaylee's preschool director posted the following message on their website the week Andy was born:

Congratulations to the Caesar family on the birth of little Andy. Kaylee is such a proud BIG sister.

I thought that was very nice of them...and Kaylee IS such a proud big sister! :-)

Pic with Bro

Last night Kaylee scooted her little chair next to where Andy was in his bouncy seat and she said, "take my picture with Andy!" Here it is:

Wow - when did she get so big?!??

Visitors & such

Andy has had lots of visitors already! We try to remember to get pictures, but of course forget sometimes...but here are some of the friendly faces he's gotten to meet thus far!

Grampa & Gramma


Baba & Daddy


The new-again parents & Uncle Jeff


Poppy & Nana


Uncle Robbie & Aunt Brooke
(As you can see, Andy did not want his photo taken with Robbie - he kept grabbing the blanket and pulling it over his face just as we were about to take the picture! After pulling it away from his face a few times, we finally got one when Robbie held the blanket down, but you can see Andy's little hand grabbing the blanket in the first couple shots below!)



Great Uncle Leonard, Great Aunt Vicki & Big Sister Kaylee


Pam, Katie & Olivia


Poppy, PawPaw & Memaw, Great Aunt Lynnie & Nate



Grampa & Gramma; Mommy, Daddy, Kaylee & Andy


Baba

Fun with baby brother

Kaylee thought it would be funny to cuddle with Andy before naptime - she gave a big smile, then wanted a picture of her and Andy with them both "sleeping."


I'm pretty sure it was just gas, but Andy was smiling for quite a while this afternoon and I managed to capture a grin here. They're usually pretty fleeting, but I had time to get the camera and take this photo, even with our camera's super slow shutter speed.


Tummy time!

Fingers Crossed

Yesterday after eating, Andy was relaxed and lying in my lap and he clasped his hands together with all his fingers intertwined; it was very cute...and reminiscent of another baby who did the same thing at a week old!

Andy, at 10 days old:


big sister Kaylee, at 7 days old:


Those 3 extra days of life must have taught him to put all his fingers together just the right way; Kaylee was off by a finger. :)

P.S. I swear I did not pose either of these photos! They did the finger crossing completely on their own.

First Bath

Andy got his first bath at home last night. His umbilical cord stump hasn't fallen off, so he can't be submerged in water yet, hence the sling that keeps him mostly above the water in his tub. He wasn't too happy when we first put him in the tub (I think the sling might have had some cold water on it), but he calmed down after a minute and was happy through the rest of the bath.


PS - the washcloth in the tub is more for "don't pee on us!" than modesty. :)

Loving Sisterhood

Kaylee is doing very well as a big sister! She wants to help hold and feed Andy, and especially give him his pacifier when he cries. Here they are Monday morning; Andy just 6 days old (young?)...


Kaylee does have a bit of jealousy, though. Well, I think she's more upset that I can't pick her up and hold her right now than actually jealous of Andy, though occasionally when I hold him she'll come over with a sad expression on her face. I try to explain that I just have to heal for a little bit before I can hold her and play with her the same as before Andy was born. I think she sort of gets it, as she'll now sit by me and look sad, but when I tell her I can't hold her but we can cuddle, she'll say, "because your tummy is still sore from having Andy." I'm not sure who will be happier once I'm completely recovered: me or her! :)

All in all, though, she's coping very well with the change and mostly just wants to make sure Andy's okay all the time. The first thing she usually asks when she gets up or comes home from being away is, "where is Andy?" (Or, "where is my baby brother?") She likes to keep tabs on him!