Last week I went back to work. I try not to think about everything that I am missing by being at work and not at home with Ian and Emma. My sister Becky is living with us and watching Ian and Emma Monday through Thursday. I am so grateful for her. Last week I was worried that Becky was bored and that she was going to rethink her decision to watch Ian and Emma. However when I asked her she said that the moments that she gets to cuddle with Ian before his nap made it all worth it. And boy is she right. Ian is the best cuddler! The one difference I notice between Ian and Emma is that Ian loves to cuddle and always has. He would nuzzle into my chest when he was a baby. Emma on the other hand loves to look out and is not much of a cuddler.

Ian is going through a bit of a transition with me going back to work. He cries every morning as I get ready for work, holds on to my leg and whines, "No work Mommy, no work Mommy." It just breaks my heart. When Becky comes into the kitchen in the morning he says, "No Bebby. No Bebby." He is also rebeling at night. He refuses to go to bed and will use all stalling options: "more milk Mommy," "more read Mommy," "more pee pee Mommy." However, he is also showing his independence when I am around. Ian likes to do everything on his own. He says, "Go away Mommy, go away." He wants to fix his own meals, brush his teeth, and even take a bath on his own. Of course I don't let him, but he sure puts up a fight.

As Ian spreads his two year old wings, Emma is as sweet as ever. She is cooing and making the most adorable sounds I have ever heard. My heart melts every time I hear her. I really can't remember Ian going through this stage, probably because he just slept for the first six months of his life. Emma is all smiles when she is awake, and is still taking some great naps and sleeping most of the night with a feeding here or there. A huge development this week is that Emma's eye issue seems to be gone. She was having a lot of "eye gunk" which was possibly the result of a blocked duct. This could have gone on for 15 months, but suddenly this week she woke up one morning without any gunk and it hasn't come back since. Now I can finally get a gunk free picture for her birth announcement :) Emma still loves the pacifier, and has graduated from the bouncy seat to the bumbo. Emma is a very active baby and I caught her rolling from her back to her stomach yesterday. I can't believe how quickly she is growing. She was a champ at her most recent doctor's appointment and at ten weeks she was 10 lbs and 23 inches long. She outweighs Ian at this point by almost 2 lbs.

Ian and Emma have been having a lot of quality time together lately. Ian loves to lay next to Emma and be by her side.