New paper chain

Well, this one is starting out much shorter than the last one and we've already taken two off since this picture. The white rings are all the days we'll be gone...it's too many. But, what can you do? Please pray for our boys (and my parents) while we're gone. Our youngest doesn't do too well when we're gone and 10 days is just too long.
Actually, our youngest is already really struggling. From the moment we announced that Kayla is coming home, he has been bouncing off the walls and pushing all the limits. I knew he would react poorly to the addition of a sister, but I didn't expect it to start before we got her home. He has already asked if Grandma and Grandpa can go get her and if she can live at their house instead of at our house. Whenever we watch the video of Kayla, he asks to watch the old one instead of the new one. What's the difference? The old one doesn't have his mommy and daddy loving on Kayla in it. It's just Kayla. So, he does like her and he does want her here, her just doesn't want her HERE here. Too bad, so sad. He'll survive, just like every other kid who has been displaced as the baby in the family, but it may be a bit rougher since we'll be gone for 10 days and when we get back, we'll will be bringing home a child who has more needs than a newborn and can already get into all of his stuff. Yikes! 2011 could be a bit rough.
Still, we're excited and down to 17 days until we leave.