the past two weeks

We've made it two weeks having two kids! woohoo! I guess it helps that we had my sister here, then Andrew's mom for a couple of days, then my brother for about a week. It was so nice to have some help and just fun to have company. Here are some snapshots of what we've been up to.

Here's Penelope at two days old...



With her eyes closed we think she looks almost identical to Eleanor. They have about the same amount of hair, although Penelope's seems to have more texture to it. Also, her cheeks aren't as chubby as Eleanor's were and she seems a little bit longer. She is much fussier than Eleanor and likes to be held A LOT! It's funny how different babies can be.

Andrew and I celebrated our three year anniversary on the 17th. Andrew's mom was here and stayed at home with the kids so we could go out to dinner. It's crazy to think that three years later and we've lived in three different states and have two kids!

Here we are on our wedding day....

One year later, moving across the country to come to Ohio for law school and about 7 months pregnant...

Two years later...

And now three years later...


Eleanor loved having company and lots of different people to play with. Here she is with Andrew's mom.


Penelope at five days old and finally opening her eyes a little bit...

Six days old. Nice and cozy with her back arched and her butt sticking out, which is exactly how she liked to be inside of me, too...

Seven days old, and you guessed it, sleeping...


Ten days old and having her first bath. She wasn't a big fan...

11 days old and already looking so different...

And like I said, she's pretty fussy...

Eleanor is adjusting pretty well. She really doesn't like it when Penelope cries and tries to help get her quiet, which is really sweet to see. She also like to share whatever she is doing, whether it's coloring, or eating a snack, or playing with toys, she always tries to get the baby to participate. She's been saying a lot more words and lately has been obsessed with cupcakes. Whenever she sees her 1 year birthday picture with her eating a big cupcake she gets really excited and says cupcake over and over again. So I decided to make some with her. She had a blast and it was so fun to have a little buddy in the kitchen.

Time to decorate


And time to eat. Yumm!


Andrew is working full-time now and going to school part-time which has also made things pretty tough. He has night classes Monday through Thursday, so it's just me and the girls from about 8 in the morning until about 8 at night. It was kind of a last minute decision, but Andrew's work will pay for his tuition if he works full-time, so we thought it would be a good idea to go that route. I know it will be tough, but I'm excited that we won't have to take out any more student loans.

Overall I think things have gone pretty well. I'm just anxious to get on a schedule (especially a sleeping schedule). That is the hardest part about newborns for me, you just have to be at their beck and call. But lucky for Penelope, I do love holding newborns.