Meet Baby Bear

We can't post pictures of our cute little wiggle worm so instead you'll be seeing her replacement. And because we also won't be using her real name we'll be referring to her as Baby Bear. Meet baby Bear:

We got a call from our agency while we were taking our dog for what would be her last walk in three weeks (poor Mika). When we got home from our walk I had a voicemail on my phone asking if we would pick up a healthy 2 day old baby girl from the hospital the next day. Of course we said yes! We ran around the rest of the night getting newborn baby supplies. Less than 24 hours later (and a sleepless night from all the excitement) we were at the hospital being discharged with a tiny little newborn. I remember seeing her in her little bassinet for the first time. She was wearing a little dress that her mother gave her and she just looked so tiny and peaceful. The first day was kind of unreal. We just held her the whole time and she only let out tiny little "ehh"'s and never cried. She made so many little squeaks and noises while she slept. 

Now she is three weeks old. She is the sweetest little thing. She has found her voice by now and likes to use it a lot in the evenings. Last week she also started making a cute little noise other than crying. It sounds like a happy little "oo". She loves to smile as she falls asleep, and lately she's been smiling more and more while she is awake. It's hard to tell if it's on purpose, but we like to pretend it is. She likes to eat every two hours day and night, so it's a little tricky to get a good nights sleep. By the time she eats and gets changed and is rocked back to sleep it's usually an hour later which leaves only an hour for me to sleep before she wakes up again. It's pretty tiring. As someone who prefers to get 10 hours of sleep a night, this is a difficult change for me but I'm learning to adjust. We're still adjusting to life with a baby, but overall we are really enjoying her. Everything she does is so cute (except the screaming...although sometimes she makes little snorting noises when she gets really worked up and that is a little bit cute).  At this point we're still not sure how long she will be in our home, but we're just glad she is here and safe. 

Mika does not like when Baby Bear cries. Mika will start whining when the baby cries, and she'll go over and lick her feet. If we're not watching carefully Mika prefers to lick Baby Bear's head when she cries to try to comfort her in her sadness.

Mika trying to comfort her as she cries

Mika is such a good little girl. We really lucked out on her temperament. She's really good with us and all the kids that she's met so far. She loves to snuggle and play, and I think she'll be a perfect companion for older foster kids that are having a hard time. But poor Mika is so sad that she no longer gets all our attention, but thankfully our roommate Bri loves Mika and plays with her all the time. We also taught Mika to brush her own teeth. If only we could teach her to use the toilet too.