And Then There Were Four:
The first few days of life and random tidbits...















When we last talked to you, Merrill had just joined us. Later that day she had some special visitors - Liz, Lainey, Grandpa, and her big sister! We have been telling Millie that we were bringing a baby home from the hospital and she finally got to meet her. We are not sure how much she really understood, but when she got to the hospital she pointed and said "Baby!" and immediately wanted to check her out. She checked her out and pointed out that Merrill had her nose, eyes, ears, and hands. And then she just wanted to hold her and give her hugs and kisses. She was really sweet - we just have to remind her to be gentle. She is not quite old enough to understand how fragile a newborn is or what "gentle" means, but she's a fast learner. It is definitely hard to believe how big Millie is getting - she is still a little peanut, but not when compared to a new little peanut!












































Merrill took to feeding right away and proved to be a good eater and sleeper. Mommy will have a bit more to say about that and the delivery later on. Daddy missed the first 2 nights since Millie needed him at home. She has been great for Lainey and Grandpa (we are extremely proud of her) but she is pretty picky about bedtime so Mommy and Daddy split up for baby duty. I was sad to leave Mommy by herself, but I knew she would be fine and that we needed to be there for Millie too.































Today, after a couple of days at Norwalk Hospital, we got the heck out of there. Merrill gave a displeased grimace getting in the car but then relaxed and slept the whole way home. Millie was very excited to see her sister and gave her more hugs and kisses. After about an hour of getting re-acquainted, we got Millie down for her nap and then all 4 of us had a family nap. It was awesome... We spent the rest of the day hanging out and grilling out. Shannon and Millie had some good playtime catching up and Grandpa and Daddy took Millie to the library to play. It was such a nice day!

We seem to all be adjusting pretty well so far, but we will see how the first night at home goes. It is great to have everyone under the same roof. Next up - moving to St. Louis! Less than 3 weeks away - we are ready, lets go!!









































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We put Merrill in Millie's cow PJs (that's Millie on the bottom). Millie is about a week older than Merrill in these pictures, but they look pretty much like sisters! You can't see Merrill's hair in this picture that well, but she seems to have Daddy's skin tone. Funny how they both fit in the preemie size PJs!