euphoria

I've been thinking over the past two weeks that I really need to write down how happy I feel right now because the feeling is going to go away. It hasn't yet. I don't even know how to explain it. I just feel so happy. Don't get me wrong, there are still times where I feel like I want to break down and cry - mostly in the middle of the night - but overall, I think this is the most happy I've ever been in my life. I sort of feel like my family is complete now. Isabelle just adores her younger sister and loves to help out and especially loves to give kisses.

We still have to master going out with two. We made several visits to Menards before finally buying our fence (and other stuff for the yard) and it was stressful each time. I have to take Noelle back to the doctor on Monday and I'm on my own. Eeek! Wish me luck and send vibes that Isabelle is not in one of her 2-year old "I can do anything by myself and I'm not going to listen to you" moods on Monday. Because if she's on good behavior, I think I might actually be able to handle it. And that will give me the confidence to take her to Little Gym and do other social stuff since she's out of school for the next 10 weeks of my maternity leave.

Even with the 1-2 hours of sleep last night, I am still happy. Tired. But happy. I feel like it should be illegal to be this happy.

I'm so excited to have two girls. I'm excited for things like the obvious - Christmas but other things too. Girly things like Ballet and hopefully a trip to American girl someday. Birthdays! I loved planning Isabelle's two birthday parties and now I get to do that twice each year. And you'll think I'm crazy if you don't already but both girls' golden birthdays are in the same year. 2018. We're going to have to plan a big family trip that year! But do we do it in April closest to Noelle's birthday or October, closest to Isabelle's birthday, or split the difference and go in July? It's a good thing I have 8 years to plan!

Here's a side-by-side comparison of the girls' hospital pictures. A lot of people have said they look alike. I knew they looked different from the beginning but putting the pictures together, I don't think they look alike at all! Maybe it's the angle of the pictures. Noelle's eyes are lighter than Isabelle's were so it'll be interesting to see if they turn out to be brown like hers or blue or green or hazel. So so much to look forward to but my baby is already over 2 weeks old. Time can slow down just a bit.