we're back!!

Hello again blogging world! Time to do one of those huge catch-up-on-everything-all-at-once posts! Things are still busy but have mellowed out a little bit, as I decided to let go of the hospice job I was doing. It was just too stressful. It required a lot of during the week meetings, which infringed on Adam's schooling. And I really didn't enjoy going to sleep not knowing if the phone was going to ring. So now I'm going back to two nights/week at the hospital again.

The girls are doing well. Emmy has started doing physical therapy due to tightening on the left side of her neck, which has in turn caused a flat spot. The physical therapist has given us some stretches to do at home and I honestly don't know who hates them more--Emmy or me. (I usually end up coercing Adam to do them!) I also have to check on her while she's asleep and turn her head if she's sleeping on the flat spot. (I almost laughed when the therapist said it, thinking to myself "What mother in her right mind actually goes in her baby's room and wakes her baby up while she's sleeping?") I'll admit, it was all a little overwhelming at first. She's doing well though and I just hope it helps and prevents her having to wear a helmet.

This is Adam doing her stretches. But the real reason I took the picture is because Mini was doing the stretches on her doll!

Here are some more pictures from our last month...

You can probably guess what Mini is doing here. She is such a good little mommy to her 2 dolls: Emmy and Liesel.

Here are the girls in their big sister/little sister shirts from Carrie.

A couple weeks ago we went to St. George with Tracy and Hanna and had a great time. This was on a little hike in Red Cliffs.



Aren't Mini and Sophie cute? They could easily pass for sisters.

This next picture brings me to my next point--potty training! Mini is doing awesome. She still wears diapers to bed and pull-ups to church, but other than that I would say she is fully potty trained. Once we just hit it hard, she was really fast.

This was our Halloween gingerbread house we did for FHE. Holidays are definitely more fun with little kids around. (And it's really fun having a husband who is a little kid, just in a big kid body. He was more excited about this than Mini was! And yep, he's a whistler.)


Emmy supervised from the chair

This was Mini eating some of the house the next day :)

Finally, the most exciting event was last night moving Emmy from our room to Mini's room. For some reason, she was the only one that slept well, but at least she enjoyed it. (Mini kept Adam and me up a lot.) Mini was excited though and thus far (judging by the last 17 hours) has done a great job of sharing her space! I can't believe Emmy is growing up so fast.