The Girls in November

Natalie turned 5 weeks old yesterday!  Kyle and I can't believe that she is already over a month old.  She is regularly eating around 9 at night, some time between 2 and 3, and than again in the morning between 6 and 8.  It is glorious!  I am SOOOO thankful to God that she sleeps well.  It is such an answer to prayer.

We continue to adjust to being a family of four.  Eliana initially regressed in toilet training, but that has really improved over the last two weeks.  Eliana is so sweet to Natalie.  She loves to bring her a little bear and put it next to her when she is sleeping.  We're still trying to figure out how to get out the door in a timely manner.  Sometimes it takes us 5 minutes, but other times it takes us 15.  Eliana stopped taking naps for the most part about a week before Natalie came.  But she has napped 3 times in the last 4 days, so there is hope!  Even if she doesn't nap, she has a rest time in her room. 

Eliana, Natalie, and I are enjoying Bible Study Fellowship.  For the first few weeks, Eliana's only remark was that they played with blocks.  She loves playing on the playground.  They sing a lot in BSF, so we too are singing "Old MacDonald had a Farm" and "The Itsy Bitsy Spider".  I loved when she spontaneously started singing "Jesus Loves Me".  Last week Eliana had a cold so we couldn't go to BSF.  She must really be enjoying her time, because she talked about it for a good part of last Tuesday.  Natalie has done well with me.  I got to be in all of the discussion group and lecture time today!

Eliana is such a sponge.  I'm so glad that we don't cuss, because if we did she'd be picking it up.  She is very tender hearted.  She doesn't want to see anyone hurt.  Yesterday we saw a Winnie the Pooh clip where Pooh is being chased by bees.  Eliana started crying for poor Pooh.  We can't watch any of my favorite Pixar movies yet, because she can't handle characters yelling at each other or someone getting hurt.  It makes be think of the line, "Be careful little eyes what you see for the Father up above is looking down in love, so be careful little eyes what you see."