I AM KNIT TOGETHER: Phew!!

We survived my first week back to work!! I'm not even going to apologize for my lack of posting because the plan is to remove all things from my "plate" that are not directly related to the survival of my marriage, my children, and myself. Eliza (the dog) can attest to this. I think she forgives me though.

We really have had a great week. Jonathan was able to be home and be superdad/superhusband. We girls are so blessed to have him (again, Eliza can attest).

Miss Penelope now weighs 4.54 kg (9 lbs 15.5oz) and is growing slowly but surely. If she continues to gain over the weekend they will wean her ventilator a little bit more. Her settings are pretty low already so my hopes are getting higher that she may not even have to come home on it! She is also getting better everyday on her bottle feeding. She started with just barely tolerating the bottle to her mouth and today she took 30ccs very willingly. I was so so so proud! She would have taken more too but I had to stop her. That's my girl! Penny is doing well with her physical therapy although she really has a long way to go. She is improving quickly for all she's been through but is definitely playing tortoise rather than hare in this. It's ok. The tortoise wins! Maybe that's why she smiles so much these days.

Lydia is a 17 lb 5 oz hunk of adorableness. She's sitting up straight unsupported (until she falls over), she is reaching for any and everything that catches her eye, and she's loving her new culinary adventures. Tonight she made it quite clear that she didn't appreciate my sneaking bites of peas in between her bites of peaches. There was no fooling her! She is just a little sponge and is as nosey as her mama. Precious child. Large child. Not compared to others her age, but to me she's monstrous! We just had to go up to size 3 diapers. These things are as big as she was when she wad born!!! It's a strange realization. We've only just begun. I know.

I just have to take a moment to attempt to document the feeling that rushes over me when one of my sweet girls smiles at me. Literally there are no words, and the ones I can think of are so cliche, but it really is true that time stands still and the whole world disappears. There is not a sweeter feeling in the world.