4th of July Part 3

And to finish off our 4th of July celebrations my sister Leilani gave birth to a beautiful, healthy baby boy. He came in at 8lbs 4 ounces. Mom and baby are both doing well. :)

Lots of Love

Leah is absolutely enamored with her baby brother. She kisses him good morning, always makes sure to kiss & hug him goodnight. She has to say goodbye to him before leaving for school. It is wonderful to see how she includes him in everything. If he is fussy she talks to him and tries to make him feel better.

She jumps at the chance to hold him.

She has the makings of someone who I know is going to be a great sister to him as he grows older.

It amazes me how two kids from the same parents can differ so much in looks. Leah had dark and curly, coarser hair while Louis has fine light hair. Louis's complexion is light and red toned and Leah was darker and not so red. I suspect Louis will not tan as well as Leah.

Leah at 1 month old

Baby Louis Alexander

Leah is now a big sister. Her baby brother was born on Monday, December 14th at 9:05 a.m. Louis Alexander came into the world weighing 9 pounds and 11 ounces, measuring 21 1/2 inches long.

Leah wants her lil brother to have his own blog for his stuff so you can find our blog for him over at babylouisxander.blogspot.com

It's a Boy! -----Again!

We went for our Level 2 ultrasound and after about an hour the baby decided it would be a good idea to appease Matt and Leah and show us its goods. Short of some kind of genetic mishap this baby is definitely a boy. Unlike with Leah who turned out to be a girl. Her sono was nowhere as clear as this time around.

Matt is happy.

Leah on the other hand? Completely miserable. She is grieving the loss of her proposed baby sister. She has a few months to come to terms with her great dislike of boys as siblings. She did tell her teachers today that "It's okay because he will have a girlfriend some day and leave the house and we can go back to being a normal family with a little sister."

Whatever logic works for her. She is already planning for sibling #2 and this one isn't even here yet.

Truth be told no matter what Leah is going to be an amazing big sister.