This afternoon is when things got a little busy... Kylie headed to Ama and Papa's house to see the the neighborhood cats, play with the fairies and eventually go to opening night at the Redlands Bowl. At about 4:15 a group of people showed up at our house. We knew they were coming, but we didn't know there would be so many of them. It was a family reunion and some of the family members had grown up in our house years ago. It was fun to have everyone take a little tour, they told us about the house the way they remembered it, and even found some hand prints in the cement outside that belonged to them. It was fun to have so many people sharing stories about our house and taking pictures in front of it. They also told us that the house once belonged to a doctor, he actually saw patients here, and the coolest part is that he was a pediatrician.
When they all left, I rushed to get ready then Cooper and I headed out to an event celebrating Karen's 1,000 births (Cooper was number 1,003). It was a beautiful event and I wish we could have stayed longer. But I had to head out to Loma Linda to go to my graduation dinner for my lactation class. It was so fun to see everyone from class again, and I was happy to introduce them to Cooper. He was not thrilled about the car rides, but he did really well at both events. The excitment didn't end there, when we got home we had guests. Uncle Kyle and Jess, back from Mongolia and eager to meet little Cooper. Kylie came home from the bowl and we had some good play time all together in the playroom.
Diana leaves tomorrow :o( She has been such a blessing and more help then she knows. Not only did she help out with Cooper and Kylie, she fixed meals, did laundry, went grocery shopping, and kept the house clean. The biggest gift of all was that she gave me time to devote to my new baby boy and wonderful daughter. Over the past 10 days I have been able to simply enjoy my children, spend time nursing them, reading stories, and really connecting with both of them. I know it will be harder to get quality time in when I am trying to keep up with everything else, so I am extremely grateful for the time I have had. Diana, thank you also for spending so much time playing with Kylie and helping her feel special. I know this transition will not be easy, but she has been doing very well and I know you were a big part of that. We truly enjoyed having you stay with us, thank you again for everything, I feel so lucky to have such an amazing mother-in-law, we love you.
-Natalie
She just loves holding her baby brother.
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