Life with Two

Life with two is very different, but not necessarily difficult. I don't have much down time because when I am not dealing with one I am dealing with the other (unless my wonderful husband is watching the girls while I nap). I am still feeding twice at night, but Selah goes right back to sleep after I feed her. Leaving the house does take twice as long now, but I hope that with practice I can get faster at it. (Is it funny when I feel impressed if I get us all breakfast, showered, dressed and beautified and the house picked up before lunch?)
Then there is Charis... she is adjusting well to Selah. She doesn't resent her for mommy being more occupied, but she resents me sometimes. I think she is testing me and wants to see if I will follow through and be consistant in my parenting / discipling. The first week was VERY difficult, but it has now lessened to being difficult when I am feeding. She will do this very weird defiant tantrum and I am struggling with how to discipline her with both hands occupied. Josh's mom told me to develop "The Lool," which is a look that tells her that if I have to get up and come discipline her she will be VERY sad about it. I am working on it. I have noticed that she is a lot better whlie I feed when I have had time to play with her beforehand, so I am trying to make that a priority.
As for Josh and I... we love having our new little girl. We are doing well tag-teaming the girls too. That is difficult for me. I am so used to doing everything together as a family - making dinner, bathing the kids, going to bed at the same time, etc. But now I might be feeding Selah while he and Charis cook dinner. Or while he is in the living room settling Selah before bed I am sleeping to get a head start on being up for feeding her (I let him sleep through the night - well, as much as he can with Selah and I next to him). I figure it is just for a time and we will soon all be together again.
Anyway, life with two is definitely different, and I do have to admit it is a little more difficult, but the love we have for our daughters far overshadow it.

Here are some fun pics from the past two weeks:

You see why I am so impressed when I get the house picked up before lunch?

Charis LOVES helping "take care" of Selah

Charis helping me make brownies

Beatiful Selah after her first bath

A silly picture of Charis

Selah not doing much, but what do we expect at this age?

Charis is so hilarious!

Talitha, I know you will appreciate this!