Monday, Monday...

Well I have a few free moments because Joe has graciously taken Blake and Iris on a walk...having two is SO much more work than one, it's been quite a transition.
The ride home was as bad as one can imagine (no bassinet) and yet we were able to make connections without a problem so that was a great thing.
We had family meet us at the airport with signs, balloons and hugs and it felt so good to finally be home. The first night Iris slept without getting up once, which amazed me. The next night, she only got up once. Last night we were prepared to let her cry a while, but she slept through the night again.
It's hard to break her of the pattern of screaming / crying to get her way. No one has ever crossed her before and she loves to cry for no reason...after all this has been her way of life up till now! We are now working on only holding her when she has stopped crying and she's showing lots of improvement.
She is such a sweet girl and seems so much for comfortable and at peace with us. She is quick to give smiles and laughs. Blake has been a trooper and for the most part ignores her tears and screams. They look so cute together!
We are sort of postponing our "cocoon" phase until we are back in our place in Chicago. It has been so overwhelming we are in need of much help to just survive each day. I honestly don't know how we'd do it without the help of my family at this point. So this week is quiet mixed with fun and family. This morning we took her to a splash park for a little bit and she loved playing in the water and looked oh so cute in her swimsuit.
My parents were amazing and let us go out for a lunch date during nap time , what a treat! Going on this last week, I think our family might just be complete :)