Home with 2 kids--and help

A week into Owen being home now and we just got back from our first "normal" outing to the bookstore and grocery store and I'm wondering how everything will happen with two kids. We had Grandma Diane and Auntie Cass (all the way from Tanzania!) helping the whole way and it was still a circus of slinging and strapping Owen, chasing shopping carts, dribbling milk, lots of trips to the bathroom (Ellie), struggling with grocery bags and dodging cars in parking lots. I have no idea how people have more than two children and leave their homes. Really. And I have very little idea how we'll manage this when suddenly we will only have my two hands rather than the six on hand today. Yikes! Too bad we can't convince more family members to just come and move to Memphis . . .
But, logistics aside, all is well. Ellie is a fabulous big sister who likes to lend a hand and dote on Owen. Owen is a mellow babe who likes to nurse and sleep--we keep thinking one day he's going to wake up and let us know that the first week was a joke and he's actually not so thrilled about all this, but so far he seems content. We're especially stoked that when he wakes up in the middle of the night he passes out again right after a little milk buzz. Ryan's back at work catching up and I am, as I've just written, trying to figure out how all this will work out while being optimistic that it will.
So cheers to you all and an extra dose of respect and admiration for any of you with more than one child! Love from us.