(No) Home For A Rest

Mika is finally staying home with me instead of going to daycare! It's been two days, but feels like two weeks - despite how that sounds, I'm loving it. Yesterday was a model day, today almost the opposite. 'Almost' because we had a delightful visit with Auntie Kim. She hadn't seen the new place or met Declan and happened to be heading to our side of town today. After both kids waking with a bang at 7:30 this morning, both being fussy all morning, Declan having interrupted sleeps, and Mika refusing to even consider napping (hi kris! sound familiar? :)), it sure was awesome to have someone drop by in the early afternoon. Mika eventually warmed up after she replied "No, I'm too shy." when I asked her if she was going to say hello to Auntie Kim. Declan was gifted with 3 awesome books (Lionel and the Book of Beasts, The Eleventh Hour, and In The Days of Dinosaurs - dragons, a good mystery, and dinosaurs - good stuff!) and some fancy home-made welcome booties. Auntie Kim decorated them with blue ribbon and various silver charms - including skateboards right at the front - she covered the soles in silver foil that bear his name, birthdate, birth weight, and astrological sign. Very much like the ones she made for Mika when she was born and very cool. Mika said that she would like Auntie Kim to come back for tea again sometime and we hope that she does.
On Monday, the kids' schedules were almost perfectly in sync. One woke as the other went to sleep. One would cry while the other was content, etc.

Wednesday is Mika's appointment with the ear specialist to arrange for more surgery to have her ear tubes replaced. Ugh.