Sisters

Things have been going pretty well with Juliet at home and Michael back to work. Lily is adjusting to life with a baby, although it's hard for her to not be the center of attention all the time anymore. She loves to hold her sister, check on her when she's crying, and hold her hands when she's being changed or bathed. Lily also copies mom by taking care of doll babies - singing to them, changing them, and putting them to bed. It's very cute. The hardest part is making sure she's gentle enough with Juliet.

With this big change, Lily is also at the age where she wants to be independent and at the same time wants to be babied. One minute she'll close the door to her room because she wants to play alone and the next she'll cry for you to hold her. She knows her daddy's name and will sometimes insist on calling him Michael but she still climbs onto mama's lap and sings "rockabye baby," wanting to be rocked. We're really trying to make Lily feel included in caring for Juliet and we hope our girls will grow up to have a strong bond as sisters.