Amazingly, I notice now that I check, the announcement email Janette (or rather, “Janette,” because who knows if she was the one who actually hit Send) sent us was a mere hour and 45 minutes after time of birth! The original email sent to family appears to have been only 26 minutes after birth. Way to get back online and back to business, Janette!

Congratulations to you both on another girl. We hope Emma is excited to be a big sister now, and that everyone is healthy and doing well!

Mark and Janette keep their garden in great shape, so we were a little envious of how nice everything looked, but afterward we consoled ourselves that they don’t have quite as much overall land to take care of, so they can focus on a smaller area. Emma has a few outdoor play structures, including a small climbing/jungle-gym type contraption with two slides, and a toy sit-in car that she had just acquired that day from a relative. She and Siena very both very good taking turns sitting in the car, as seen below:

It should be noted, to provide a sense of scale, that while Emma is almost 3 months older than Siena, she is a good 10cm shorter. Emma’s been in the 25th percentile in height, whereas Siena was consistently been in the mid-90′s. Emma is seemingly fearless, especially compared to Siena’s apprehension around spiders and very small insects.

Oh and also, Siena’s sporting a fake smile, which she does for many photos now. It’s getting annoying. Emma, while quite aware of the camera and happy to stand there and have her picture taken (she must have a future as a paparazzi target), seems to show a natural smile for the camera, which makes it quite a bit easier.