When Katelyn was born, I was fanatical about washing my hands before touching her – so much so that my hands were raw from all the soap. I think I even developed an allergy to the soap. Now? I’ll wash my hands after changing a dirty diaper, but other than that, I’m thinking, “Eh, she’s got an immune system.” With Katelyn, we washed all her clothes separately with Dreft detergent – expensive stuff that boasts gentleness with their clothes. Now? Eh – Jasmine will survive with Gain. Katelyn has a Mommy’s journal that has all her ultrasound pictures and excerpts from myself about what amazing thing I felt that day. All Jasmine’s ultrasounds are in an envelope.
There’s one thing that Jasmine got that Katelyn didn’t – healthy breast milk. Katelyn was a premie and I wasn’t very patient with her. And I hated pumping. It was painful and took forever. I could probably count on my fingers how many times Katelyn was breast fed. And boy – I can really tell the difference. Jasmine is HUGE. Yes, Katelyn got nice and chubby on formula, but nothing like Jasmine. I joke that my baby has no neck. She’s just cheeks and chins. Lots of chins.
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How sweet I’m sure she is! Wonderful that you have been able to breastfeed this time.