Genetics...or all about Chloe

After having Maggie and seeing how much she looked like Dave, I was certain that all our kids would be little Dave clones. I was sure that the Betts' genes must be stronger than Evanson's and I would be surrounded (not that it would have been a bad thing). I was wrong. I am now the proud owner/parent of my very own 'mini me'. For better or worse, my little Chloe looks like her Momma.

Oh, how I love this sweet little girl. She is so content and happy through most of the day. She likes to hang out in her swing or bouncer and just watch Maggie and I. She doesn't like to be left alone in the room, she starts to fuss if both Maggie and I leave the room...but I guess that's not asking too much. She is DEFINITELY a Momma's girl....she absolutely adores me. I know that sounds a little conceited, but it's true. She doesn't like to be held by anyone else but me, she'll put up with it occasionally, as long as she's turned out and doesn't see who's holding her. She's getting a little better with Dave, which is nice, but she just wants to be with me. This is kind of hard and exhausting thing for me, but the payoff is I get to see her eyes light up when she sees me. It's seriously one the most amazing things I've ever seen. She looks at me with such love and adoration in her eyes and her face just bursts into a huge smile. I feel so much love from this little person, good thing the feeling is mutual.

There are only 2 things that upset Chloe...riding in the car and bedtime. She hates her car seat. With Maggie, that was a sure fire way to get her to settle down...not Chloe, she screams and screams, I hate to see her get so upset. Bedtime is another hard thing, she gets really fussy starting around 8:00 and it usually takes me until 11:00 to get her settled down for the night. Once she is down, she'll sleep a good 8-9 hours, but those 2-3 hours beforehand are quite frustrating for both of us. Even when she is crying and so upset, she still will look at me and smile through her tears, my heart melts every time.

She has been in our lives just over 4 months. In some ways it's hard to believe that 4 months have past already, but in other ways it seems like she's just always been here. I can't imagine life without her. Getting pregnant with Chloe was NOT planned and I was NOT excited. I was very scared, but this little girl has been such a joy. I feel bad about all the bad feelings I had before she was born. I am so, so grateful to have her in our family. I love my little Mini Me!