Back on schedule

We have spent this week getting back into the swing of things. I started back to work on Tuesday. I'm able to keep Abigail at home with me right now so that has been a blessing. I work while Emily is at school. No offense to the great company I have worked for since 1994 . . . . but I sure didn't miss working these last couple of months : )

We have enjoyed playing with all the new toys we got for Christmas. Emily got C@ndyL@nd from my sister and we have already played it a ton of times. It's fun to watch Emily play her first board game! If she happens to get a purple and then Joe or I get a purple she jumps up and runs around the room yelling "We both got puwple . . . yea"

Abigail has been getting into more of a routine. She still fusses when she gets tired but it's not as prolonged anymore and it's so much easier now to recognize what she needs. She still loves to hang out in the baby sling with me but also loves cooing and and smiling and laughing . . . and definitely loves watching Emily in action. Our nighttime has become a little more normal since I can anticipate her bedtime to be between 9 and 10 each night. About 80% of the time now she sleeps until 7:30 each morning and then only rarely wakes between 5:30 and 6:30.

We also got Abigail's hand and foot prints delivered to us today:

My mom got these done for us when we were little and passed down the tradition. Now I have two sets. Here are Emily's:
I sure do enjoy watching Emily when she is in play mode. Today while I finished up some work she got her stuffed animals out and grouped them together by category. She had her two red dogs together, her two reindeer together, and lined her 3 fish up together. She also had her baby taking a nap. There were some other random animals scattered about: