Better than expected

We all four made it to church this morning and it could not have gone any better.  Lilly slept through the entire service, came to class with me and Phillip where she continued napping (she did eat, we are bottle feeding, but promptly went back to sleep afterwards) and she snoozed during the teacher appreciation luncheon.  She eventually woke up but we were able to enjoy our meal, including dessert, with very few baby related interruptions.  Lilly stayed in her carrier almost the whole time, which was the plan, so people were able to get a good look at her without passing along too many germs.

Missing out on all of the fun 

(wearing the dress Julia Cannon gave Ellen when she was born)

 Eating strawberries and grapes

 Not sure what this says about us but this is our trash and ours alone
(not including all of the napkins we used)

After church Phillip dropped me and Lilly off at home and took Ellen to meet up with Kendra and Laurie for a movie and ice cream.  The girls saw Beauty and the Beast and Phillip saw Contraband.  Even though Ellen has seen Beauty and the Beast several times, she was still scared of Beast and covered her face with her dress the first time he came on the screen.  But she had a lot of fun and I am glad she was able to spend time with her sweet aunts.  Lilly and I had a good afternoon as well but I didn't get the rest I was hoping for (lots of diaper changes, feedings and a few tears).  Unfortunately her morning napfest had us off kilter for the rest of the day and has me wondering how well she will sleep tonight.  Although it is easier this time around, as everyone said it would be, sleep deprivation is still my #1 enemy.  Thankfully she has only been waking up 2 times in the night and Phillip is a great help.

In many ways it seems like we are starting all over again but instead of feeling lost and overwhelmed like I did when Ellen was born, I feel like we have everything under control (and it feels good!).