My Babies

Tatum takes pleasure in mimicking Hazel.  In this photo Tatum laid next to Hazel on "her pillow" and copied every little move of Haze's: leg jerks, arm flails, grunts, moans and hiccups.   And in this picture they both seem to have the same dumbfounded stare at their mom.

Copying Hazel is one of Tatum's positive ways of coping with having a little sister.  I use the word coping because, let's face it, it's a difficult new role to play and share the attention stage with a needy little babe.  And Tatum has negative ways of coping too.  We've seen CRAZY behavior from Tatum since Hazel's birth.  And by CRAZY I mean terrible meltdowns everywhere over everything and a new pattern of running away.  Yes, some of this is age, but in talking with other parents of newborns and toddlers, this streak is to be expected; but by expert advice you can expect the behavior to fade and things get much better at a year.  A YEAR!  So, we have a lot to look forward to in 11 months! HA! 

But when I asked Tatum the other day, "Should we return Hazel to the hospital or should we keep her here with us?" Tatum sweetly replied, "Keep Hazel here."