Caitlyn's 3 weeks old already!

We're on our own now. My mom left on Monday. I found certain challenges throughout the week, such as feeding Caitlyn and feeling helpless as Maddie raids the pantry or plays in the sink. Also, as I'm trying to put Caitlyn to bed I hear Maddie running to the potty. Jon moonlighted this week so I had to do bath and bedtime by myself. Caitlyn cried every time I set her down so this made bathing Maddie really difficult. We love being a family of four and look forward to Jon's research months in July and August.


She fell asleep during tummy time

Going for a walk.


Sweet angel face

Bath time!

Making banana bread with Grandma

Pappy with the girls

Grandma with the girls

Daddy trying to take a nap.


What precious faces!

Maddie's ready for her first lemonade stand.



Reading a magazine while we wait to get her hair cut. She was so brave until it was time to head into the back. I held her the entire time.

Our first week

A gift for Maddie


that she shared with her sister





Testing out the new stroller.

Installing the car seat adapter on the stroller. Jon had a lot of help.

First bath


Caitlyn's photo shoot.


First outing to an indoor playground. Caitlyn did great and slept the whole time.

The playground equipment was too large for Maddie, but she enjoyed this slide.

A Dippin Dots treat afterwards.



Finger paints with grandma.



What a cutie-pie!


Testing out the stroller before it got too hot. The temperature has been in the 90s every day.



Playing in the balls at Monkey's Treehouse.

First day of school. She's going 2 times a week this summer.


At playgroup.

Maddie

These pictures are from Maddie's last week as an only child. She has been adjusting well to her new sister. The first few days were very tough but things have slowly been improving. She still loves Caitlyn and wants to hold her and kiss her whenever she can. She's also surprisingly gentle, most of the time.



We went to the pool with Grandma.


Jumping in the pool.

All this practicing paid off because she's able to put on Caitlyn's diaper without any help.

I had a huge to-do list the day before my scheduled induction. I decided it was more beneficial to spend a fun day with Maddie since her life was about to change. We had a great day!