The new kid..........

We're slowly learning the personality of Giselle 0.2 and how different she is than Kali 2.11.

One big difference is that Giselle isn't terribly interested in a pacifier. If I'm in a pinch and Mrs. Lime will be available in 15 minutes to feed Giselle, I can sometimes hold the pacifier in place and Giselle will reluctantly suck on it. But she'll shoot it out within 15-20 seconds if you aren't holding it in place. It makes for a bit more crying when she's hungry. The good part is that you don't have a kid crying because she wants the pacifier, which can sometimes be a mixed signal when they're young.

Giselle is also big on motion. She likes to swing or walk around a lot. She will sit occasionally if you get her upright, but even that has its limitations.

I also button up my shirt all the way to the top when holding Giselle. She grasps a lot with her hands when she's hungry or upset. As a result, she often reaches right for any chest hair around my collarbone. There's nothing more painful than a irritated child who doesn't care if they harm you in any way.

Giselle is a very happy baby. If you're talking to her or she spots certain things that she likes, she'll smile away. I spent 15-20 minutes with her sitting on my stomach last night before I put her to sleep. Just chatted with her. She grinned the whole time and thought it was just the best thing ever. She also thinks Kali is very entertaining. She'll sit and watch everything Kali does and soak it all in. I think Giselle is going to progress much faster than Kali did just because she's going to learn a lot of things from playing with Kali.

Giselle also sleeps through the night and has for a month. I can't tell you how much easier that makes it for us as parents. It's so much easier to function during the day when you're not getting up 2-3 times every night. We're extremely fortunate to have a child that has differences from the first child that are all generally positive.