Falling Into a Routine

Well, now that we have been home for almost 2 weeks things seem to be starting to fall into a routine. Jacob and Julia's schedules have helped us stay on track and Jenna is adjusting well. I might add that Jacob and Julia are adjusting well too...they both love helping Jenna and playing with Jenna. It is very interesting to see the 3 of them interact.

Jenna doesn't seem to have any stranger anxiety as long as Daddy is near...yup, she's Daddy's little girl! The girls are sharing a room successfully now except at bedtime. We have to "stagger entry" Julia because it takes Jenna a bit to settle down for a full night's sleep. It seems like Jenna is just too cuddly to want to sleep on her own, but once we get her calm and under the covers she settles in...for a few hours, then she's up to complain about not sleeping in our bed with us! So our first few nights of sleeping "all the way through" are going to be short lived for a few more days or weeks. Only time will tell.

We took the kids to a pumpkin patch last Saturday and they had a great time picking out pumpkins. Jenna also had her first visit to church last Sunday and she did well there too. We attempted to have her sit with us in the pew, but she got a case of the wiggles which usually leads to a case of jabbering at the top of her lungs! So I took her outside for a bit and returned to listen to the remainder of the sermon in the Narthex where I could make a quick exit if necessary. I think we'll try the nursery for Jenna in a few weeks, as soon as she's a little more adjusted and attached to all of us.