Day 5: A new day!

Little Amaya and Alejandra both slept the entire night...YEAH!  Mark and I had a more difficult time sleeping because we keep thinking Alejandra is going to fall out of the bed AND we were worried that Amaya would wake up crying.  So we crawled out of bed at 6:00 a.m. and got showered and dressed before the girls woke up.  Alejandra woke up first and then Amaya woke up just as we were done showering and dressing Alejandra.  Amaya did not cry when she woke up but she did want to be carried by me immediately.  She tolerated her dad in the same room, which was a HUGE improvement from yesterday. 

We decided to try a bath with Amaya and she ended up tolerating it.  She splashed a little and Alejandra showed her how to play with the rubber duckies.  We got her ready to go for the day and then Milena made her changua (which was reported to be her favorite dish) for breakfast.  We all sat down together and ate.  Amaya sat nicely in her modified high chair (complete with phone book for height support) and ate her entire breakfast.  After breakfast we sat down and rolled the ball with her Daddy.  She actually started to make eye contact with him which was AMAZING! 

Then we headed out for a long walk to nowhere specific.  We just knew we wanted to be out and about today.  We packed the girls into the sit and stand stroller and off we went for a walk.  We crossed over the bridge into Santa Barbara and stopped at a park.  We got the girls out of the stroller and Alejandra went and played.  Amaya held my finger and walked around the park with me.  We tried the slide and that got a kind of smile out of her.  Amaya fell asleep in the stroller a couple of times for 30 minutes each time. 

Then we heard thunder, so we decided to start walking back.  We spotted a McDonalds so we went in and ate.  Just as we sat down rain started pouring down.  We were happy that we were inside keeping dry!  Mark fed Amaya across the table and she ate everything he gave her.  We were ecstatic at this HUGE step in their bonding. 

Eventually, the rain let up a little so we all headed back home.  Amaya fell asleep again and we tried to move her into the crib, but that didn't work at all!  So I brought her downstairs and we played indoors for a bit and Amaya kept pointing to the stroller so we decided to head out for an afternoon snack.  Amaya let Mark pick her up and put her into the baby carrier that I was wearing....again excited for this HUGE step.  We went to a bakery and sat for a bit.  Then, we walked over the park and Amaya fell asleep in the carrier for 2 hours. 

We got home in time for some great playtime with the girls and Mark on the floor together.  We finally started to see little glimpses of her personality.  She started to let go of my legs and would walk away a little bit from me.  At one point she couldn't see me and she started wailing again....so we now know that I need to be visible at least.

 Mark got dinner on the table for the girls and then we sat down to eat.  Mark fed Amaya and I was visible to them.  They were having a GREAT time together!  At one point the phone rang upstairs so I ran to get it and then she lost it again...her ear and teeth were bothering her and she was SO tired.  She wanted me to pick her up and I just sat next to her while I hugged her and simultaneously rubbed Mark's back so she could see that he was there to protect her. 

After dinner it was time for medication and bedtime.  Amaya let Mark change her diaper and put on her pajamas....YES!  We gave Amaya a bottle and I had to carry her around until she fell asleep.  I tried to transfer her to the crib a few times, but everytime she woke up crying.  Finally, I was able to put her into the portable crib.  Alejandra was again so excited about her baby sister that she had a hard time getting to bed.  But finally we can hear her snoring too!  We are hoping both girls sleep through the night again....

Until tomorrow....where our family bond will continue to grow!