We've been home together for just over 5 months now! Wow! Still hard to belive my girls are home!
We've had a challenges but tons of fun getting to know each other.
Week one: The girls would not leave my sight for a moment. They cry histerically when I left their sight for a second. (Thank you Mom and Dad for watching 2 screaming children while I went to deal with insurance papers, etc.) Everything overwhelmed Sophia more so than Celina. They wanted to be held constantly. Fortunately Celina would go to Grandpapa and Grandma if I was in the room. Sleeping the first night they were so exhausted they slept on their own, the rest of the month they would scream the entire night if I was not in the room within touching distance.
Week two: Celina was getting more secure. She would sit next to me and play with her doll while I held Sophia. They did not tantrum too much on our grocery store outing. They both loved going out to eat. Boy do these girls eat! Celina was more challenging than Sophia , testing her limits and finding her place in teh family.
March: Tantrums were getting less and less. Mainly from Celina now, mostly whem she does not get her way. I had to begin weaning myself out of their room at night, at first sleeping on the ouch then across the house in my room. Sophia had tantrums in stores. The abundance overstimulates her. She did fine in the small clothing store I took them to, but if the shelves were filled or the store was large we had many tantrums while shopping. Celina was still the more challenging child, very strong willed.
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