James is 6 weeks old today!

Wow, it didn't really hit me until today when I started to count how old James is... 6 weeks- that's a month and a half! Didn't I just deliver him in the hospital yesterday? When did he grow to be so big? It didn't seem to be that long at all. He's cooing. He's smiling. He's curious about this world around him. And yes, he's a pain in the neck sometimes when I wanted to sleep and he just wanted to play. He poops too much and cries too loud! But, what a joy he's been in our lives! You just look at his cute little face and none of these above matters. Life is good.

It's amazing, too, to think that not too long ago Julianna was just like him, a tiny little one, and now she's such a big sister! Time sure flies by! She's turning into a little lady and I just can't help feeling a bit sentimental about it...

Julianna loves having a little baby brother around and has been a great help to Mommy. As soon as she hears Mommy say, "Let's change Baby's diaper!" (or even just sees Mommy open up the blankets Baby bundled in,) she'd hurry to get the wipes and Vaseline for Mommy. Every time her baby brother cries, she'd jump up and say, "oh no!" and run over to hold his hands. It's really fun and sweet to watch her trying to take care of her baby brother. 

I think, to me, sometimes it still seems a bit surreal to think that I now have two kids. It certainly is a bit challenging since they are so close in age and Daddy is not always there to help. He has work and school full time, so it's hard for him to find time to study and rest already. But Daddy does his best. He helps with cooking, grocery shopping and cleaning the house as much as he can. He tries to give Julianna a lot of attention and plays with her whenever possible, so she doesn't feel left out. (Bottom line though, I think Daddy enjoys it just as much as she does :) Lucky for us, she's not a jealous kid at all and loves her little brother totally!