Baby Riah

I went up to visit Donnette on Friday to help her with Alex and Moriah. I just loved it. Riah is such a sweet little girl. She doesn't fuss much and is very frustrated with her body. She punches herself in the eyes when she sneezes, her body convulses so much. I call her "Baby Girl" and I learned how to calm her down when she was hungry (or she thought she was), to the point where I got her to sleep. I have gotten really fast at diaper changes, and even though I left yesterday afternoon, my hands still smell like wipes.

I also got to see the tantrums of a 2-year-old. Alex had a couple of breakdowns while I was there. He loves his baby sister, but he is still adjusting to having to share his mommy time. He also got sick. Since I was the one to get thrown-up on, I was in charge of Alex during his illness. That included keeping him away from Mommy and the baby so they didn't get sick. I also slept in his room Sunday night. He was sick Sunday afternoon through Monday afternoon. He was feeling so badly that he even asked to go to bed Monday night! Alex woke up Tuesday before any of us, and Donnette found him in the kitchen eating an Oreo. We are sooo glad he got over that bug fast. And although Alex was feeling so yucky, it really helped us bond. He is such a cute, smart, nice boy. By the way, I am no longer "Shant Annie" to him. I am "Aunt Shannon."