And now that we are home...

Things have been pretty smooth sailin' so far.  I keep waiting for chaos to set in though.  Ella is still sleeping as much as she can and only gets fussy when it is time to eat, when she is getting her diaper changed and when she isn't swaddled and her little arms are out of control!  Addison has gone to school the past 2 days.  On Monday night she was excited to get to school and wear her big sis shirt.  Michael came up with the idea to put together a little photo book for her to take to show her friends pictures of her new baby, so she spent some time picking out the pictures she wanted to include in the photo book. 

Tuesday morning comes around and she tells us she doesn't want to go to school.  After some persuasion and a bit of bribery she is excited about school again and she ends up having a great day.  Michael picked her up earlier than usual since we were just hanging out at home and he got scolded by Addison for coming to get her too early in the day. 

This morning Addison was read to head to school.  We haven't been springing out of bed to get her there early and when Addison noticed that she was "late" she told Michael that circle time had already started, then she dashed off to get in the circle, didn't even tell him bye.  And before they even got out of the car at school Addison told Michael not to come and pick her up early today!

Activities here at home pretty much consist of eating and sleeping (both mommy and baby) and Michael has been playing Mr. Mom, taking care of the house, making sure I eat and helping out with errands since I can't drive.  Michael is also taking advantage of the break from work to work on misc projects around the house, and surprisingly hasn't been glued to the blackberry!     

Ella went on her first stroll yesterday with Dad and then we all went today.  Sure did get hot over the past couple of days.  I haven't done much walking since Friday, so I just went around the block which was plenty of exercise.  Ella seems to enjoy strolling, so I imagine we'll be doing a lot more of it, preferably in the morning before it gets too hot.

 (she looks a bit concerned in this pic, but it is just one of her many newborn baby faces!)