Getting Settled at Home

We're sorry for taking so long to post anything else on the blog, but we've been trying to adjust to life as a family of four. Allison and Delia got home from the hospital last Wednesday and so far Delia is proving to be a wonderful baby. She's very sweet and mellow and likes to sleep. Mommy and Daddy (especially Mommy) are hoping this love of sleep continues. Right now she eats every 3 hours, but we're hoping that as she gets bigger, those stretches of nighttime sleep will increase. Most of all, Delia loves her big brother, and luckily the feeling is mutual. John Grayson refers to her as "Baby Delia" and likes to tickle her toes and talk to her. He introduces her to anyone that comes to the house and keeps telling us that he wants her to get bigger so he can play with her. He says that now, but we'll see how he feels when she's grabbing his monster trucks and chewing on them...

John Grayson remains a very observant little boy. Allison has been sitting on a pillow because she's still sore from the delivery, and the other night JGray announced that he was also bringing a pillow to the kitchen table because "my bottom sore like Mommy's." He also thinks that Allison breastfeeding Delia is "very silly" even though he did try to do it himself once when he was holding her. Mommy had to explain that only mommies could feed babies. We'll leave the rest of that conversation up to Daddy...

Delia also had her first bath over the weekend. Unlike her big brother, who screamed the entire time, Delia seemed to enjoy the experience. John Grayson helped Daddy with the washing while Mommy played photographer and proved to once again be a huge helper.

Here are some pictures from the last week:

Ready to go home from the hospital

Big brother and little sister

JGray helping with Delia's first bath