The long and winding week......

Well, one week down, a lifetime to go. It seems like yesterday and also a hundred years since we got home. Jet lag kicked our asses. Yes, I said it, ASSES!!!!! Thank God mom was here during the weekend. By the second day I really did not feel so great. To top things off, Teagan had her worst night Monday night. No mom in the morning. Poor Howard has to work. We survived.

I was convinced that it would last forever and then the doctor happened. Teagan went to the doctors Tuesday afternoon for her physical. Bennett also needed to go as he had a racking cough. Claire from next door came with me and helped at the office. Bennett checked out fine. Teagan gained almost a pound since we met her. She is now 19 pounds. She is cutting at least four teeth that the doctor saw / felt. Then - the shots. She ended up getting six. Man is she strong. The mix of shots and teething had her fevered and she slept through the night except for a few moments where she needed comforting!

Bennett has had a hard time getting used to a sister in the house. He was very angry and sad at first. He is slowly doing better, much less angry. The hard part of this is we cannot leave the two in the room together alone. Hard to get things done but not the end of the world. I know Bennett just needs time. New siblings are hard for kids his age. He is already getting used to her and interacting nicely.

We are also slowly cleaning the basement. Our amazing neighbors used a wet vac to get the standing water out while we were gone. Now we are going through things and throwing out. Howard had to cut up the rug and pad to haul it out. Still very musty. Still a lot of clean up. The insurance adjustor will come on the 27th.

Teagan is amazing. Like I mentioned she has gained a good amount of weight since meeting her. She has also gone from army man style crawling to knees under. Mostly she is trying to walk though. She stands well and takes two or three steps before falling down. It will not be long. She has also been doing very well in her own crib, in her room. This is HUGE. She does not take long naps. She eats almost anything. She is pickiest about fruit. Doesn't like strawberries, bananas, applesauce, cantaloupe....... Her hair does not feel prickly anymore. It is coming in and feels softer with the length. Still jot long enough to put in clips.

Bennett is amazing. He is getting used to sharing his parents. His language has really blossomed this summer. He had a great time with his cousins, Nana and aunts while we were gone. He had his first day of school yesterday (a shortened start). He went in the room, didn't look back or say goodbye. I had a hard time getting him to leave!

I feel like I just can't get a head up with getting things done. If I told you the list you would say most things do not need to be done. But I would like to do them. I have a bad cold, sore throat thing the last few days so that is keeping me down a bit. Once Bennett has school full session three days a week, I'll be able to catch up. Hope to blog more.

Hope this finds all reading well. xoxoxoxox