Just Hanging Out

We have been slowly adjusting to our new family. Since mom left two weeks ago, I've taken over the laundry, cleaning, ironing, and all the other household chores, except for the cooking. We have been blessed with a ton of food from all of our friends! My MOPS small group has given us two weeks of fabulous food and our friends Stephen and Janie, Scott and Raegan, and Greg and Regina have cooked us wonderful meals as well. I have to begin to take over the cooking next week. It's been a great transition into being a mother of two - I've slowly had to regain control over my duties.

Lauren is doing great. She is into 0-3 month clothes (though she still fits into the newborn stuff, too) and she loves to eat! I can tell that she is growing. She has a very sweet personality. She is very laid back and she loves to be cuddled. One thing that I have learned is that she really likes to be warm. I know that it's cold here, but she likes to be very warm. She almost always has a hat on her head and she loves to be wrapped up in a couple of blankets. Her favorite position is on her belly, preferably on some one's chest. She is a snuggler. She constantly poops, so I've had to keep diaper rash ointment on her so that she doesn't get a rash. She sleeps very well at night - somewhere between 3 and 4 hours at a time. She wakes up to eat and get changed and then she usually falls asleep again within 30 minutes. She has to "sit" upright after she eats because of her reflux, but she's doing great with that.

Will is doing great, too. We just reorganized his train track this morning, so he's been in there playing with his trains for a while. We kept busy playing with play-doh early this morning after a pancake breakfast with daddy (he had to leave for drill this morning). He's starting to learn his letter sounds and his favorite thing to do is play with his Bob the Builder toys and read books. His favorite thing to do with his sister is to give her a bath. He will go get her towel, washcloth, soap, and bath tub for me and he will help me wash her little body. He's actually very good at it and a tremendous help when Joe's gone at night. That's about it! We're doing great - Life with two kids is wonderful. There are times that it's stressful, but I wouldn't change anything.