Our first week home

Our first week back home with 2 girls has gone really well. I'm so thankful that Brett has been home, and he's going to be here for another week. It's so nice to have help. We were changing diapers on both girls on the bed in our room the other day, and it was a classic "divide and conquer" moment. I wish he could be around all the time.

Sophia really likes that we have both been around lately. We can tell because she is constantly talking about us. She walks around doing head counts sometimes too, and we hear her rattling off all our names, "Dada, Mama, Cleer." Actually, lately she's been calling us Mommy and Daddy. It's kind of neat. She sounds so much older when she calls us that. She's really good at bringing Claire blankets and pacifiers. She's a great retriever and runs to get burp cloths for me. Who knew that a 19-month-old would be such a big help?

Claire seems to have changed so much since we had her in the hospital. Her face has thinned out a bit and she's not so swollen. She opens her eyes really well and will look straight at you when you talk to her. She's an amazing eater. I thought Sophia was an easy baby to nurse, but Claire is a natural! And she's a pig. I haven't had to get out a pump yet, although I should do that soon to make sure she can take a bottle if we ever need to give her one. I tried to get Sophia to take a bottle and then got lazy and just nursed her for about two months. After that, Sophia refused to take a bottle. Hopefully, we can get Claire to take a bottle soon.

I've been really pleased with how much sleep Brett and I have been able to get. Claire is a pretty good sleeper. I feed her at about 11, and she goes down until about 3 or 4. We are working on the awake time that she like to have between 3 and 5 though. Last night, she did a great job and went right back to sleep. She usually sleeps until about 7 or 8 after that, which is also when Sophia gets up. It's worked out pretty well so far. Sophia used to wake up at least 2 or 3 times at night, so only waking up once is pretty darn good.

We finally had the opportunity to take pictures of Claire with the bottle of sparkling grape juice that the hospital gave us. It's so cute! The label says - Clare Elizabeth Musick, Produced by Brett and Sara Musick in Noblesville, IN, 9 lbs 13 ounces and 21.5 inches by volume. She's changing more and more every day! I can't wait to take her to the 2 week pediatrician's appointment to see how much she weighs.