we are home one week and counting

hi all,
thought i'd do an update and let you know how we are feeling. Jet lag is pretty much gone for all of us, except Caitlyn.... she is a happy little thing during the day, but watch out in the twilight hours... dont let her cute looks deceive you! she really likes the human contact with all of us, which makes it impossible to place her in her crib while awake. she can even tell you are putting her down when she is asleep, she needs to be completely out before you even dare to put her down. for the most part we are starting to figure her out, and therefore things are going a little easier. she is growing very quickly, her cheeks are puffing up and she has rosy cheeks now. She is crawling all over the house and is approaching Jericho to pet her.... huge progress from her initial looks of horror and terrifying cry at the sight of the dog! Our house looks like a bomb went off, and we are starting to get ready for Christmas. We still need a tree.... who knows when that will happen. It feels amazing to be home with our 2 precious girls and know that our dreams of our family is complete. I feel completely fullfilled and content. This feeling seems to last until 2 am when I am cold and my arms are about to fall off from rocking Caitlyn to sleep. the feeling comes back again when she wakes up (sleeps in) and gives you a fantastic smile..... all is good, life is great.

Ryan is back to work on Monday and i think he is looking forward to it. Someone said to us the other day that now we are real parents.... and now we know what they mean. complete exhaustion. the other day, i got Caitlyn in the snuggly, Emma into her winter gear. Caitlyn started to cry, more than the usual snuggly proceedure usually causes, I think, *hunger* give bottle. Emma wants to play inthe snow. so i give Caitlyn her bottle standing at the door, in the snuggly, with Emma running through the snow outside. I think, its okay, i can do this...then Emma says, "I need to go potty" .... come on, give me a break. so off the the bathroom, caitlyn hanging from the snuggly, Emma's winter gear hanging from everywhere... Welcome the world of 2 children... Emma sitting on the toilet says, "I knew she would start screaming"..... so did I Emma , So did I...