We have called Helen our Sunshine since the day she was born. In general, the child had always refused to cry! She came out of the womb all but asleep. My midwife had to man-handle the poor baby just to get her to cry and clear her lungs. She slept 6 hours the first night home from the hospital, 7 the next and after a week, I was having to wake her up after 8 hours because she was sleeping too long. Helen has always been a smiler, as well. She has greeted the world with a smile every morning and she's always been ready to pose for the camera with a heart-melting grin. There is no other way to describe her than "Sunshine."
But that brings us to the strange title for this blog. Where did my Sunshine go? She is moody, easily irritated, clingy (perish the thought of not holding her at ALL times!) and she has lungs that put a steam engine to shame. I guess she is more of a typical girl now: when she's up, she's up - when she's down, get your earplugs.
In all honesty though, life with the girls is still such a joy, it should be criminal. These are certainly joys I don't deserve. Israel is such a loving big sister and Helen (although a little high maintenance during the day) sleeps 12 hours through the night. Praise God from whom all blessings flow!
