Life as a family of 4!

It's so hard to believe Paityn is already 1 month old! Things have been great since we arrived home with her about 3 weeks ago. Being in the hospital with her for the first week of her life was definitely tough, but we are so thankful that she is healthy and that we are now all able to be under one roof together to continue on in our journey as a family of 4!

We want to thank those of you that have been praying for Paityn and our family. Like I have said many times before, we truly covet your prayers. We have also enjoyed all the sweet calls and messages, and we are extremely thankful to those who brought us meals for the first few weeks after Paityn's birth. That was a huge blessing!

Laila officially met her little sister when we arrived home with her on June 4. She was so excited! She really has adjusted very well so far to having a newborn in our home and with being a big sister. She is so sweet and gentle with her. She loves to give her kisses and is constantly saying "Paityn is so cute!" :) At first she kept asking if she could "pet" Paityn, which we thought was pretty funny, and every time she hears Paityn crying, she walks in and says "what's going on in here?" in a very concerned voice! Laila loves being a helper to Mommy and likes to help burp Paityn, put her paci back in her mouth, give her kisses, get things for Mommy, etc. She has also been extra goofy lately and keeps us laughing all the time!

Although we're only 4 weeks in, Paityn has been a wonderful newborn so far! She definitely lets us know when she is not happy with the most sad and pathetic little cry, but with everything she went thru her first week of life, she couldn't be any sweeter. We are having so much fun getting to know her. She has already starting giving us lots of real smiles which completely melts our hearts, and she definitely perks up a bit when she hears Laila's voice. Other than the typical spit ups, tons of dirty diapers, sleeping a lot less than we used to, and learning to deal with life with a 3 year old at the same time, life really couldn't be any better! We feel so blessed to have two beautiful girls under our care and we look forward to the adventures ahead! Thank you Lord!