Well, I figured its about time to update.
Everything is going really really well. Phil is working 2 1/2 hours a day, 4 days a week for the next 2 weeks. This has been both kind of sad and relieving. It's been sad because he has to work during his summer break and we were really enjoying him being home. It's relieving because of the money, of course. It's also been good for me because it's about 3 - 3.5 hours that I have the 2 kids by myself everyday. It gives me a minor preview of what life will be like in August when he goes back to work full time.
The kids are awesome. Mariana is really hitting her terrible twos. She's a great kid, but boy does she know how to test your patience, lol. She's been just a little challenging, but we love her all the more for it. She has been extremely sweet to her little sister. She hasn't required very much adjustment time at all and immediately started treating Maddy like she belongs. In fact, she cries when she thinks that Maddy isn't going to be with us when we go somewhere. She's learning new words everyday and really starting to amaze me with her intelligence. She starts dance class next month! I'm really looking forward to that.
Maddy is wonderful. She requires a little more effort from me than Mariana ever did just because of the choice to breastfeed. But, I'm enjoying the time with her. She's changing everyday and is beyond adorable. Her neck is strengthening and her head control is getting better. She's also losing the jerky motions of newborns and moves her arms and legs with more purpose and more gracefully now.
Phillip has been a Godsend. He takes great care of me and the girls. He does everything he can to help me and give me some time to relax. He helps straiten up, makes me food and drinks all day, takes care of Mariana and plays with her while I have to take care of Maddy, takes care of Maddy when I'm exhausted, and just about anything he can do to help.
So, that's about all that's going on right now. I'll update again soon.
