Angel, me, my mom and brothers all live very close by, once city away actually. But believe it or not I have not seen my older brother since Sophia was 2 weeks old. He actually made quite a bit of trouble the last time he came over. Imagine that, after the ordeal I went through with Sophia in the NICU he came over and insulted everybody in the house including my husband and made me cry. So I haven't seen him since. He seems to have a grudge against everybody who is somewhat happy. My mom is the only one who tolerates him, but then again he is her son and she feels bad for him because he is almost 41 and no where getting married or having kids. I haven't been able to get an appointment for Sophie's shots believe it or not, the doc is booked and it is hell getting an appointment so hopefully I can get her in next week. And believe it or not the appointment line is always busy and we have waited up to 2 hours (no joke) just to try and get through and we can't. This is for the new insurance we were given through "obamacare". This problem is new for us and quite annoying. Pierce does look so cuddly in his pics. I am not quite able to cuddle Sophia, she never sits still and when she does she is still very fidgety. So far I have noticed she is not very affectionate, I have read that some babies start giving affection a little older so hopefully that will be the case. I am very affectionate by nature so I am thinking maybe she is just a late bloomer (hopefully) or maybe she just won't be very affectionate. Another thing is even though she is almost 27 lbs. she does look big but she seems to hide her weight well. lol. Hopefully that works to her benefit when she grows up if she happens to carry a few extra pounds lol. She is very tall too and is very active so maybe that is why she looks lean to me. I am not too sure if you mentioned Angel, but is your dh coming home soon? Have any special plans for when he comes back?
Laura. You can always cuddle with your OH, I bet he'd love it 
So you'll have one more year of Carer's pay, is there something that starts after that ends?
I can't believe its so hard to get Soph in for her shots! Can you switch offices? 
I won't be in a rush as you've suggested. And sleeping cuddles are great! My DH says he is going to be sure Pierce gets back in his crib in HIS room all night...noooo! 
It's almost Zoey's birthday! Can't believe it's been a year! 
