Enjoying the Family

Avery had her second sponge bath last night. Pics from the event can be seen in the most recent picture link. Avery is 12 days old today and has been an absolute angel of a baby. She never cries, just makes a little noise when she's hungry or when she needs a fresh diaper. She's doing pretty good about getting used to sleeping by herself in her side sleeper. We're keeping her in our room for at least a few months. I sure wish I would have had a side sleeper when Ryleigh was born...it's so great to have her right there and not to have to worry about not being safe in our bed. She's been opening her eyes a lot more the past couple of days.

Ryleigh is adjusting better also. She's definitely had some rough patches during these first few weeks, but she's starting to realize that she has a role in Avery's life too. We both try to do things with Ryleigh that are special to her. Last Saturday I took her to the city's Halloween carnival. Yesterday, Jeramy took her to the park and on Wednesday I'm going to take her to a trick or treating event at the local church. She LOVES her little witch costume and jumps at the opportunity to put it on.

So, here we are, just sitting around, looking at the baby, reading books to the 3 year old and loving every single fleeting second of it.