This is Karina's first week at home. Because she has jaundice, we have had to go back to the hospital for a blood test almost every single day. They've also had us use a "bili-blanket," which is a blanket-type thing that emits blue light that is supposed to help get rid of the jaundice. We will have to go back tomorrow (Friday) for another heel prick--hopefully this will be the last time. The doctor also told us to feed Karina as often as possible and hopefully she will plump up in no time.
So far, Eliana's adjustment to being a big sister is more than we could have hoped for. She is extremely interested in this little person that now lives in our house and studies Karina intently. Every morning, Eliana rushes into our bedroom to see "Baby Karina."
For now, we lay Karina onto our bed to sleep. Eliana likes to climb on to check things out. It is hard to contain her excitement and keep her from trampling over her sister.
Eliana likes to watch Karina's facial expressions and copies the sounds she makes. She also likes to copy other things... We keep Karina in mittens so she won't scratch herself. Eliana decided that she needed to wear her mittens too. (Nevermind that it was 70 degrees outside.)
Out of everyone in the family, Karina seems most used to Eliana's voice. Whether Eliana is talking, screaming (which she has certainly been doing more of, as she adjusts to us not giving her quite so much attention, especially Emily), crying, laughing, or shouting, Karina has the capacity to completely ignore it and carrying on with what she's doing--which is usually sleeping. In this video, we are all congregated in the bathroom during Eliana's bath when she launches into a long monologue. Emily and Elvin thought this was funny. To Karina, on the other hand, she's been listening to Ellie make noise so long, so she is completely oblivious. (Just to clarify, we only know about 50% of what Eliana is saying in this video. Elvin was telling Emily about something, and Eliana wanted to be the "speaker" instead, so she said "Papai stop talking Mommy" and started her own discourse, making sure not to stop, so we couldn't talk.)
So far, Eliana's adjustment to being a big sister is more than we could have hoped for. She is extremely interested in this little person that now lives in our house and studies Karina intently. Every morning, Eliana rushes into our bedroom to see "Baby Karina."
For now, we lay Karina onto our bed to sleep. Eliana likes to climb on to check things out. It is hard to contain her excitement and keep her from trampling over her sister.Eliana likes to watch Karina's facial expressions and copies the sounds she makes. She also likes to copy other things... We keep Karina in mittens so she won't scratch herself. Eliana decided that she needed to wear her mittens too. (Nevermind that it was 70 degrees outside.)Out of everyone in the family, Karina seems most used to Eliana's voice. Whether Eliana is talking, screaming (which she has certainly been doing more of, as she adjusts to us not giving her quite so much attention, especially Emily), crying, laughing, or shouting, Karina has the capacity to completely ignore it and carrying on with what she's doing--which is usually sleeping. In this video, we are all congregated in the bathroom during Eliana's bath when she launches into a long monologue. Emily and Elvin thought this was funny. To Karina, on the other hand, she's been listening to Ellie make noise so long, so she is completely oblivious. (Just to clarify, we only know about 50% of what Eliana is saying in this video. Elvin was telling Emily about something, and Eliana wanted to be the "speaker" instead, so she said "Papai stop talking Mommy" and started her own discourse, making sure not to stop, so we couldn't talk.)
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