quick update from home

Just a quick update before continuing our California adventure story...

We made it home, although there were times when I'm sure both Erik and I doubted we would make it. Erik and I both remained sane by simply looking at each other and laughing during most of the plane ride. We were seated in the last row of the plane by the bathroom and at one point we were the show for everyone standing in line to use the bathroom. Me and my inconsolable, overtired baby.

The girls are both adjusting and recovering from our trip. Kalia ended up having a 102 fever Sunday night after our plane ride, but was feeling well enough to go back to school yesterday. She had a happy day at school, very little tears at the drop off and was a happy girl when I picked her up. After a rough first night with Maya's sleep, she has been doing marathon naps during the day - catching up on some much needed sleep! She's also been sleeping quite a bit at night, last night sleeping 13 1/4 hours! She is still adjusting and was still pretty tired all day yesterday, despite a lot of 2 hour naps the last couple days.

Back to introducing Maya to some new foods, since we kept to our old standards on our trip. She's been snacking on peeled and quartered grapes and we started some cottage cheese. Her appetite is very healthy right now! Still waiting for her to wake up from her morning nap to get to the park-- which we didn't go to after the gym this morning--since kalia refused to help clean up the toys she played with at the gym. We are definitely experiencing the 3s and testing mommy--over and over again.

Erik's back at work and in full swing. We actually had enough energy last night to watch about 30 minutes of TV before going to bed. The couple nights before that we were so tired and as soon as Kalia went to sleep - we fell down into our bed. Oh, also so far roughest transition for Kalia has been sleeping alone in her own bed again - 10 days of sleeping with either mommy or daddy or both and then sick the first night back. But back willingly in her own bed last night.

TO DO LIST FOR THIS WEEKEND:
- print out some photos of maya! we desperately need some pictures up of our little one!
- plant kalia's vegetable and flower seeds that auntie chery, uncle curt + cousins gave her!
- finish painting our hand me down ratan furniture outside
- contemplate putting full bed in kalia's room (thanks kelly for the idea!)

Sorry, kind of random, but i thought it would be interesting later to look back and see what we were doing right now.