I just love the photos of sleeping babies! Maybe it is because they are at peace and so sweet while they are asleep.

Today was Robby’s first day back at work. We all seem to have survived! We pushed the date back because Emily got a stomach virus and I was really not comfortable being left alone with a sick kid and an infant. Emily is doing much better now and we were able to keep Julia sheltered enough to not be exposed to the virus. I took Emily to the doctor to see if we could head anything off for Julia’s sake. While we were there she weighed in at 22 lbs. She has gained two pounds in almost three months.

A quick pose for the camera!

Julia had her first bath! Julia didn’t mind her bath too much and never made a peep. We gave her a sink bath in a warm bathroom with two parents and steady hands. We were not real confident when we gave Emily her first bath which probably influenced how much she enjoyed her bath. Julia didn’t mind when we flipped her over or washed her head. Hopefully every bath will be so easy!

We celebrated Halloween this year with Bumbly and Sweet Pea. Emily has been playing dress-up with her Bumbly costume for a couple of weeks now, but in the last two weeks she hasn’t been interested at all in it. I wasn’t sure how this evening’s trick-or-treating would go. As it turns out, she wanted to put it on before dinner this evening and was ‘ok’ with wearing it when it was time to dress up. I think my favorite part of these costumes is that either they had extra padding, or I was able to add the padding to make my kids look round and squishy. I’m not sure that there is a costume that is made for a week and half old, but with a few modifications Julia made a pretty good Sweet Pea. Arms are definitely not required for a pea!

We got to use the double stroller for the first time tonight. We were only going to trick-or-treat at Grammy & Granddaddy’s house, and we weren’t sure that Emily would be up for walking the distance in a costume. Because of the costumes we were not able to sit the girls in the correct seats, but we managed. Emily was very excited to be at Grammy’s house and loved the rice crispy treats that Grammy had made for her. We considered on our walk home to stop at a few neighbors houses, but it was getting awful close to bedtime. Next year, we will make rounds to the neighbors, and Emily will understand the activity better.

Julia’s arms and legs are so small. It is so amazing to see such a small version of a person. We had forgotten a lot of Emily being this small. It has been fun to share our memories of Emily that we remember as we enjoy Julia.

For some of Julia’s meals we have to wake her up. I have found the most successful way to wake her up is to lay her on the bed, turn the light overhead on and remove the blanket. She doesn’t like it too much, but the reward of waking up is pretty good. For the most part Julia is waking herself up and asking to eat now and we are not having to wake her up. I think this is pretty good for just under two weeks old.

Don’t we all wish we could sleep this well! She was so sweet we couldn’t resist taking more photos. She still doesn’t like the flash from the camera, but when she is asleep she doesn’t notice. We have continued our schedule of sleeping and eatting. Last night we didn’t have to stay up with her except to get her back to sleep after a meal. Good thing for Mommy that she can have caffeine!