Eleven Days Later

Well, the boys have been home with us for eleven days. While the primary purpose of this posting is to alleviate the constant requests for more pictures, we suspect that some of you care about how we're doing, so we'll include some personal information in the post as well. Beth is taking to three children remarkably well. She is completely reenergized in her quest for healthy food and hasn't put down Jessica Seinfeld's Deceptively Delicious for a week. Her biggest frustration right now is that Russell and Elliot are not taking to the idea of a daytime nap. (As this post is being written, both are upstairs crying in protest of said nap.) Getting all three boys down for a nap is a neccessity for Beth's daily routine, so she finds this trend a bit unnerving.

Jared is his usual grumpy self, upset about even the slightest of interuptions in his sleep. Beth had Book Club this morning, so he got to spend some quality time with all his boys. Anybody who knows him know that means Legos! Yes, that's right, Baby Legos for the twins, Duplos for Thomas, and lots of plastic-brick-building-joy for Daddy.

Thomas is finally caught up on his sleep. We had to wake him from every nap for nearly a week, just to be sure he'd sleep at the next appointed time. He seems much more himself now, and is really beginning to play with the boys. He is also very helpful to Mom and Dad.

Russell and Elliot are also smiling a lot more, a sign that they are both catching up on their sleep and beginning to attach to our family. Best of all, they apparently can sleep through the night. This came as a shock to us, as their foster mother had said they slept from 11 PM to 7 AM with one nighttime feeding. Right now it's 8:00 PM to 7:00 AM with no nighttime feedings. (Somehow this amazing sleep pattern still makes Jared grumpy.)

So that's all the news that's fit to print. Enjoy the pictures. Aren't our boys beautiful!