Week 4 update

We have had a very busy week here! Bob had to go to England for work from Monday afternoon until Friday afternoon. Things went well with his trip, and I am assured that this will not become a regular event - nor will travel in general. We girls did fine here with the help of cousins on both sides, Grandma A., and our wonderful neighbors! We had overnight help 2 of the 4 nights, and evening help the other 2 nights. We had lots of fun playing with all our company! Erin also got to try out the pool for the first time this year with Logan and Ansley. They liked the area around the pool more than the actual pool. We ALSO got to see baby Jimmy twice this week as Tom and Pam stopped through on their way to the beach. He is SO big and adorable!

Anna is doing great! She's eating and using diapers like crazy and has little fat rolls on her arms, legs, and chin/neck. I have to remember to check them and keep them clean, because fat rolls are new to us. She also spits up some, but a very small amount and less than half of her feedings end with any spit-up. She will be 4 weeks old on Tuesday already, and we can't believe it! Her latest news is that Grandma got her to use the pacifier while she was here last week, and Daddy gave her her first bottle this afternoon! It took her 30 minutes to drink 2-1/2 oz., but she did drink nearly all of it, which is a huge difference from her sister at this point. That wore her out and she is sleeping now. She also wanted to be awake in church this morning for the first time, which made things a little more challenging. But hey, we can't fault her for wanting to pray, right?!?

Erin is doing well too. She is having fewer tantrums and is generally more happy now that we are in a better routine. She has started "gathering" things like puzzle pieces, mulch, pine needles, etc. and making piles of similar items. She also notices similar items in books and will flip through to show us each picture of Cookie Monster, etc. She is also a tiny bit more interested in Anna and will even bounce her in the bouncy seat every once in awhile.

So, despite all my worrying and complaining, we survived our week alone and had lots of fun with all our visitors! It will be nice to have things back to normal this week though.