The first days at home

Well, we have been home now for 4 days and 3 nights, and we hate to say too much...but it is going very well! Anna was fussy for a couple of days, but now she seems to be happy with the food supply and has been much calmer today. Her little voice is hoarse, even from crying just a little bit. I guess she is getting used to using it. She is sleeping very well, and likes to be wrapped up, unlike Erin. She also has used the pacifier a few times, but isn't crazy about it yet. She had a busy day yesterday with meeting her cousins and seeing Grandma and Grandpa A. She also went to her first Mass this morning and slept right though it. We think she absorbed some of the blessings anyway. She had a fun visit with Yannis and Sofia tonight as well. We have also been on walks every day in the double stroller, and both girls (plus Bella) have enjoyed that.

We are having lots of fun with her, and are really enjoying this early stage. Bob especially likes being able to hold her and rock her in the chair. She is very sweet, and we are noticing some little lines on her arms, like fat rolls are in the making! Maybe she will be our chubby baby. She also has a dimple in her left cheek that we can't get enough of. She got her first at-home bath on Friday and tolerated it about as well as Erin did. We think she'll get over being undressed and start to enjoy her baths more in the future.

Erin, however, has had a rough weekend. She has been super irritable and even had a low-grade fever last night. We think she may have picked up something mild from the pediatrician's office on Thursday. She was feeling better this afternoon, so hopefully she will sleep better tonight and be back to her old self tomorrow. It's no fun having a sick big girl while trying to get used to the new little girl too. She isn't having much to do with Anna, but is definitely aware of her and is starting to keep an eye on her from afar.

So, all in all, we are doing well, and I am happy to say that Bob will be at home with us all week. I am pretty nervous about handling both of them alone, but we will get used to it. He has been a big help with chores around the house and running errands so I get to play with/entertain the girls. He even took both of them to the grocery store yesterday while I took a shower. Very impressive!



(can you tell who the problem child is?)