Naomi

Naomi Adella joined us on Saturday, May 27! Rachel and Naomi are doing great; they went home yesterday. Naomi was born with a full head of long, dark hair. She was born 2 1/2 weeks early, but had no trouble breathing--she started crying immediately. As you can tell from the pictures Josephine isn't too excited about sharing Granna's attention. Josephine seemed to quadruple in size in one day after holding Naomi : )

Friday was the last day of school for me. I'll go in on Wednesday of this week for inservice, but after that I'm "retired". I'm happy that I will be able to stay home with Josephine, but I keep thinking of all the things I want to do with my school kids. Maybe years down the road I'll go back to teaching school, but right now I'll stick with "homeschooling" Josephine.

It's been a big weekend! Friday was the last day of school for me, Saturday Naomi was born, and Sunday we had my birthday lunch with my family and a cookout with some of our friends that evening. Actually, it wasn't much of a cookout since it was so hot outside and we have no shade. We stayed inside while Nathan grilled. We had a good time. As usual our conversation was mostly about pregnancy and babies. I'd hate to hear what our neighbors think about us . . . .

Josephine Update:

• Josephine is starting to pull herself into a standing position if she has something to grab onto (usually my fingers). She does all the muscle work herself, I just provide balance.
• She's starting to "walk" when she stands (with help). Her feet move, but not necessarily forward.
• She still hasn't rolled over from her back to her stomach. I think she'll crawl before she does that.
• Josephine is sitting up without the Boppy all the time now. She does so well that I let her sit up on her own in the bathtub now, she doesn't have to sit in the seat. She has alot more fun now that she can splash and reach for her toys.
• She pulls my hair constantly. It's not too bad if she grabs a handful, but if it's only one or two strands--ouch!!! It's almost impossible to get her to let go too, she has strong fingers. I keep telling Nathan that he's going to come home one day and I will have shaved my hair off. We'll see.