Almost 4 Weeks Old

It is hard to believe, but Kara will be 4 weeks old here in a few days. We have been busy trying to get Kara used to normal sleeping hours. She will typically not get into a deep sleep until after 1:00 AM. The most she has slept at one time(to my knowledge) is roughly two and a half hours. She is still having some gas issues, and we are trying some of the gentle-ease formula to help. I have had horrible luck in getting her to sleep at all in her crib, so I will let her sleep on my stomach as you can see here:
Yes, my wife took that picture when I was conked out. I'll have to get one of her asleep now.

Anyway, Kelly's Dad and Stepmom Stella have been staying with us to help out with the new baby. They have been a huge help, and have allowed us to get some much needed rest. Addison has been her usual fun self with only the rare episode of jealousy over Kara. She has been having a lot of fun with her kitchen set lately, making "pretend" tea for everyone and serving it to them in the little cups from her tea set. I will make a slurping noise when I am pretending to drink my tea, and she will immediately ask me if I want some more. Sometimes she will take the cup and shove it right up to my mouth so I can make the funny noise again. Addison has also started wearing a small Cinderella bracelet when she is in the playroom. She will insist to have it when she is in there. We also have a small plastic watch that she has worn on occasion, but it is a lot more bulky than the bracelet.

Below is a picture of Kara's play mat with all the hanging items to keep her entertained. She can lift her head up surprisingly well right now, but still lacks control. She has hit both Kelly and I in the chin doing this.
Addison really likes to go wherever Kara is going and generally tries to help out in her own way. She will follow us if Kara needs a diaper change and sometimes she wants to help feed her as you can see below(notice the bracelet too).
She will also get upset if Kara starts crying a lot. This can be especially fun if Kara is fussy from gas and will not calm down for a while. Addison was very concerned the other day when Kara was in the baby swing and made some noises. She kept telling us that Kara wanted up from the swing.

My sister came over this past weekend to see her newest niece again. She had not seen Kara since the hospital. Addison has two camera moods lately. She either hams it up, as seen below with my sister, or she will scream and not want her picture taken.

I attempted to get some close-up shots of Kara smiling, since she was passing a lot of gas(causing the smiles). After a lot of attempts, she kept closing her mouth and eyes when the flash would go off. I was able to catch part of one in the first picture below. I had to take the picture fast before it was gone.

Finally, here are some more shots of Kara propped up on my legs for some posing. I even pinched her cheek for the fun of it.