A Few More Sister Pix

I'm not going to lie. I'm exhausted, but I think that has more to do with a delayed case of jet lag than it does to having two toddlers toddling around the house. Plus, I picked up a little cold somewhere, so I'm not feeling the greatest. That said, I am still having the time of my life observing Ibby and Maddie get to know each other. Each of them is trying her hardest, and I am so proud of them. Ibby is a little possessive at times, of her toys and of Mommy and Daddy, but that's understandable. For the most part, she's been really good about sharing. She did speak her first three word sentence yesterday. Too bad it was, "No! My mommy!" directed at Maddie, of course. Normally a fabulous sleeper, she has had a bit of trouble lately. The first night home, we had to go into her room five times after we put her down to assure her that Mommy and Daddy would be there in the morning when she woke up. Last night, we only had to go in three times, but then she was up during the night. I think the night wakings had more to do with the fact that she has picked up my cold. Hopefully, after a bit more time passes, she will feel more comfortable that Mommy and Daddy aren't going anywhere, and she'll be back to sleeping well. It's funny. Naps have not been an issue...just night time.

Madeleine is doing really, really well. She is a great playmate for Isabel. Obviously, she learned the art of sharing in the orphanage. She is so sweet. She continues to mimic everything she hears including the "sh*t" Mommy uttered when she was trying to put together the Little People Castle. Oops. I'll have to watch that. She has almost learned the entire ABC song just by listening to the Leap Frog Alphabet Pal sing it...over and over and over. She had a bout of grumpiness yesterday which I am going to attribute to jet lag as well. She had been napping for three hours when I decided to get her up, and she just wasn't happy about that at all. When Daddy got home, it turned into a bout of crying, but thankfully, it didn't last long. She was happy and playing after about 15 minutes, and she had a ball in the bath with her sister.

The nice thing about two kids so close in age is that they are on the same schedule which makes life so much easier for me. Nap time is glorious, I must admit, but really, I couldn't have asked for things to go any more smoothly. We are blessed beyond measure.