I have to admit, though, before Tanya and Sheliza's arrival, I was a little nervous about having two infants in the house. What if they don't like each other? What if the dog freaks out? More importantly, are we going to get ANY SLEEP? Thankfully, my worries were unfounded, and the babes had a great time together. And sleep? Well, it wasn't any different than normal. Sophia managed to sleep through both parent and baby noises as if we weren't even there. She didn't even change her routine (except one night where she cried for an hour and a half, but that had more to do with teething than anything else).
Mostly the weather held out for us... we did have some rain and it was a little cool, but that didn't stop us from doing some fun stuff. We went baby shopping ('cuz what mom actually shops for herself?). We went swimming --it was Sheliza's first time in a big pool and she did really, really well. In fact I think she kind of enjoyed it! What a little swimmer she's going to be. Sophia was far more interested in trying to climb OUT of the pool, or checking out the other babies in the pool. Oy. We also got the opportunity to go out for ice cream, check out a play at the church, and walk around Wascana Lake without being blown in! All in all, a very good time was had by all. Actually, the adults got some time together as well... we watched a little tv, talked alot and played some Scrabble... ask Tanya and David about my stunning win with "iguana"!
Here is photographic evidence of the fun we had:
Sheliza and her mommy, Tanya. Once they arrived we took a little time to get accustomed to each other, and then the full on exploration began. Sheliza is a busy, smiley, giggly six month old who brought a laugh to each of us.
All introductions must start with the customary hair pulling. Or in Sheliza's case, the reaching for the hair but not quite getting it because she doesn't have a lot...it's sort of concentrated on the bottom part of her head. Sheliza spent some time trying to get a grip on Sophia's hair instead. In any case, the girls got along pretty good, and I am sure that we won't have too many problems with hair pulling in the future!
Sophia's looking pretty proud of herself and I am very suspicious of why.
Here Sheliza is checking out some of Sophie's toys. It was kind of funny, but when one girl had a toy the other immediately wanted it. This need extended even to the toys that Sophia hadn't looked at or touched in a while. Thankfully, no tears were shed. Although trying to explain sharing to a nine month old is kind of like impossible...I had a better metaphor a minute ago, but it was lost when I discovered that Sophia had a pen in her hand. Yikes!
Another creature that needed to do some adjusting was Haley. For her it's bad enough to have one little thing around, but two? She adapted well...lucky for her there are plenty of places for her laze around on, and Tanya likes her. Now, Sheliza was a little harder to convince. She hasn't had a lot of experience with dogs, and I know for a fact that my parents' Schnauzer, Missy, spooks Sheliza a little (she's a much louder, more vocal dog!). So it was understandable for Sheliza to be a little cautious. This picture was from earlier in the visit... by the end of the week, Sheliza was a-okay with kisses from the dog!
I think this was Princess Sophia giving a royal lesson on waving... after all it is the older child's prerogative to pass on important life lessons...
Okay, each baby to her own side of the table... actually, the two girls played together (and apart) very well. The table was not an effort to keep them separated. Truly, it's the best drum in the house!
See, how well they got along? (This was Sheliza's first time sitting in a shopping cart. They are both pretty happy with their accomplishment!)
Okay, so it looks like my child is trying to pry Sheliza's hand off the cart. It's not because she didn't want her there. It's because that particular part of the metal rail looked tasty. Really, no violence in this kid at all...no, really!
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