What a week!

We had a really busy week! Jen's sister, Angel and her daughter, Kayla, flew in from California to visit. It was a big help having Angel here to help us understand a lot of the Down syndrome stuff. She recommended some really good books too, so now we have some reading to do. We had a good time visiting and the kids had lots of fun playing with Kayla. It's been a year and a half since they've seen each other, but they played together like "old" friends.

It is hard to believe that Emmy is 2 weeks old. Nathan is really enjoying his time off, but all good things must come to an end. He goes back to work part-time next week and full-time the week after that. Jen is really going to miss all of his help around the house, but it will be nice to get the family back on some sort of schedule too.

We had several doctors appts. this week. Wednesday morning we went to see the cardiologist. He was so impressed with how well Emmy's heart is doing that (barring any complications) he won't need to see her again for 3 months. He thinks that because of the type of hole in her heart, she shouldn't need to have surgery until she is 2 1/2 to 5 years old. Wednesday evening we went for her 2-week check-up. Dr. Conforti thinks that she is gaining weight well, but wants to do another weight-check in two weeks to make sure she keeps up the good work. Most DS babies have really small ear canals, but the dr. said the hers are good-sized. We never thought we would get excited over big ear canals before this! Thursday morning we went to the audiologist to having her hearing tested since she failed her test at the hospital. She passed the test for her right ear with no problem, but still hasn't passed with her left ear. We go back for another test on 3/20, so keep her left ear in your prayers.

Emmaline had her first bath this week. She cried less than the other two kids did when they got their first baths. Her favorite part, besides just laying in the warm water, was snuggling in the towel when she was all done.

Well, it's getting late and this week has really worn us out. Have a wonderful weekend!