Settling In

Well we are adjusting to home life fairly well. Elayna has taken to night sleeping much quicker than Hannah did. Ed and I can both get some sleep at the same time. With Hannah we seemed to be on shifts for the first month. Yesterday Elayna started opening her eyes more frequently, at least long enough to catch a couple of cute pictures.

At lunch time we gave Elayna her first home bath. She seemed to like it for the first two minutes, but then quickly turned cranky!

Here she is in her cute little ducky towel passed down from her sister. Many of her outfits, blankets and towels were once "big sisters". I guess that is the benefit of having two girls.

After she was dressed she was much happier. This is actually a premie outfit. We had to go buy a couple since all the 0-3 mo clothing looked like sleeping bags on her.

Once Elayna was all ready, we started working on Hannah. She loves to help hold her. (Sometimes a little too much!)

The rest of the day was spent in the backyard. As Hannah napped, Ed, Elayna and I spent a couple of hours cleaning out the backyard from Holly's path of destruction. At least Hannah can go outside and play without worrying about a mess from Holly.

Hannah is getting so bold on the equipment. Ed and I both thought that she was going to smack her head pretty hard. She did on many occasions, but got up and continued on as if nothing happened.

Here Ed is trying to show her who is boss, but Hannah's grip is quite strong for a 2 yr old. It took a couple of minutes to pry her free from the bars.

Once the swingset got old, Hannah started bringing out her toys. She enjoyed the scooter on the patio until she realized that it doesn't run as smoothly on the grass. We are hoping to work with her on peddling this summer. She seems to understand that both feet need to move, but she doesn't have the alternating pattern working yet.