Haley Is 2 Months Old!

Hi,

Hope you are doing well!

Guess what! I had another Baby Shower! One of our friends organized a Baby Shower for Haley at our church. Wow! She really knows how to throw a party! : ) When I entered the building, I thought someone is going to have their wedding reception there. It was absolutely beautiful! She took care of everything (food, drinks, games, etc.).

We said goodbye to my dad a few days ago as he left for Hungary. He had a very interesting trip back. If you would like to know more about it, feel free to ask him.

Both him and mom were great help keeping Amy entertained while Chris and I tried to do the same with Haley. : )

Dad took Amy outside everyday (except when it was raining) and spent hours and hours at the park, playground, or our yard. She really enjoyed playing with grandpa. She learned many Hungarian nursery rhymes and songs, and started to speak in Hungarian. (Although she understands everything in Hungarian, she wasn’t really speaking in Hungarian before.)

So it was great to have my parents here, and we are looking forward seeing them in a few months!

As hard as it is to believe, Haley is 2 months old already! (Or as Chris puts it, “It’s been 2 months since we slept.”) 🙂

Amy and Haley are really different already. Amy has blue eyes, blonde hair, and fair skin. Haley has dark brown hair, dark brown eyes, and darker skin. Amy started to sleep through the night at 5 weeks, went to sleep by herself in her crib, and never really needed to be held (she preferred to be put down somewhere). Haley is just the opposite. She can’t stand to be alone, or feel that she is alone. She needs to feel someone’s body to be fine, and even then, she prefers standing to sitting, and prefers walking to standing in one place. Even if we think she is completely out, if we try to put her down, she wakes up and starts to scream. Amy was never bothered by her dirty diaper, and Haley cannot stand to be in her dirty diaper for even a minute.

It is so interesting how two sisters can be so different. But they love each other! Amy still wants to hold Haley all the time (and kiss her, love on her). She even sings to her when she cries, and Haley stopped crying several times when Amy sang to her.

We had to realize that something that worked with Amy, may not work with Haley. For example when Amy was a baby and was fussy in her crib, we just let her cry until she fell asleep. Sometimes it only took a few minutes, other times it took 30-40 minutes. But we didn’t pick her up and soon she learned that “crying doesn’t work,” And we never had a problem with it later.

So we tried this with Miss Haley, but she cries so hard that she makes her tummy upset and then throws up (which is extremely dangerous since she needs to sleep on her back and can choke). So that doesn’t work with Haley.

Raising children is not an easy job, and we need lots of wisdom. We pray for our children daily, and ask for wisdom from God, to parent in a way that is pleasing to Him. The Bible has a lot to say about parenting, and we try to follow the instructions laid out in God’s Word. It would be so good to be able to say that both of our girls will grow up to be followers of Christ. But that is not something I or anyone else can guarantee. It is their personal decision. But Chris and I have the responsibility to teach them about God, show Christ’s love to them through our deeds and words, and explain to them that they need to make a decision either to trust God and believe in Him (in other words, accept Him as their personal Savior), or deny Him.

We are so thankful for our loving church family and for all those who teach our children how to know God and please Him. Wherever we go, Amy speaks so highly about our church and tells everyone how much she loves to go to church. Hope this never changes! : )

Have a wonderful day!