Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Giggle and more giggles

I know, I know.....I haven't posted FOREVER! Our biggest news since my last post is that we moved! We bought Josh and Jen's house and moved in a couple of weeks ago. It's been amazing! Although, it's much more space than I'm used to cleaning. I'll get used to it.

Ava had her dance pictures today. She got to wear makeup and I fixed her hair. She loved it. She is anxiously awaiting her dance recital, which is June 6th at 1pm. Here is a preview.......


Addie is a giggling fool. Ava makes her laugh the most, but she is so ticklish......She is the happiest little thing. But tomorrow is her 4 month appt. I'm not looking forward to it. She has to get some more shots and last time she was a mess for 5 days! It was awful for everyone involved. Here is a video of her giggling.....

PS.....does anyone have a cure for toddler whining??????

Friday, March 19, 2010

Addie is 3 months old and Ava already wants another baby!!!




Addie just turned 3 months yesterday. I can't believe it. The time goes by so quickly. Yesterday the girls and I were shopping and Ava told me it's time to have another baby. I said.....I don't think so! lol. I told her she's going to have to wait til Addie is bigger. 2 in diapers at the same time is just not my idea of fun! But I do think my purpose in life is to make babies! haha. I just love em to death. I will be that mom that has to be torn away from her children after dropping them off at college. Ava is going to preschool next year and I'm already dreading it. She wants to go so badly and I want to keep her home! She is so smart and will do very well in preschool, I'm not just saying that because she is my daughter. She's 3 and she can already write her name, mama, daddy, and Addie. It's official, she's a genius!


So everyone thought it was funny how Ava is just like me. She sleeps late and likes tv, well guess what.....Addie does the same exact thing! hahaha. She just started sleeping from 8pm to 7am. And here are some pictures of her and Ava watching Monsters Inc. ......






They are their mommie's daughters! hehe. I love my girls. Addie has turned into a little bit of a mama's baby just like Ava. Cody says it's because I "baby" them. And I just said, well they ARE my babies! Addie sometimes gets a little upset when other people are holding her and then when she's in my arms she's just perfect! She may look just like her daddy but she's got a lot of me in her.

Do you think she looks anything like me??? Maybe the nose and mouth. I'm wondering if she's going to have curly hair like Ava, me, my mom, and her mom. It will be cute if she does, but she'll grow up hating it! haha.





Me and my girls! We are 3 peas in a pod!

Monday, March 8, 2010

Ava's home!!!!!!

Ava and Grandpa arrived home around 11:15 last night. Grandma and I were waiting up for them to get home. We were all so excited we couldn't hardly stand it! After I loved on Ava for awhile we sent her to bed to get some much needed rest. I had to wake her at 10 this morning! She was pooped. She hopped back into the big sister role immediately. She helped me change Addison's diaper and also fed her all by herself! Addison smiled at Ava immediately when she heard her voice. It was wonderful. They make such a sweet pair right now.......we'll see what happens when they are teenagers. I'm so nervous for that day to come!



Speaking of pooped.......I am completly and utterly exhausted! Those two little girls kicked my butt today. Bedtime couldn't come soon enough. I seriously value my quiet time! I better rest up for a full day tomorrow. Lord, give me strength!

Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Ava's coming home!

Ava will be home this Sunday. Boy are we excited!! I couldn't be happier. I will have my whole family together. I will be in heaven! Ava is very much looking forward to coming home. She calls me everynight and makes sure to tell me she'll see me in a few days.


We have some long awaited fantastic news...........we're moving into our new house!!! YAH! Actually it's Josh and Jen's house that we are buying. So we're highly familiar with it! Thank you to all that have prayed so diligently....God decided now was the time! So if anyone wants to help us move.......LOL


Addison is growing so fast these days. It makes me start to think about when I want another one! Cody said he was going to have to go get a vasectomy someday and not tell me because otherwise I'll just keep wanting more babies. What can I say, I love babies! Addison has got herself quite a routine these days....


830am-wake up and eat
930am-poop
1030am-nap
1130am-wake up from nap
1230pm-eat
2pm-nap
430pm-wake up from nap
5pm-eat
8pm eat and go to bed!!!!!










what a cutie in her hoodie

pretty bow in her hair!

Sunday, February 21, 2010

BUMBO!















Addie loves her bumbo! I don't remember them having these when Ava was little, so this is our first Bumbo experience. It's amazing to me that she sits in it so well. She loves to sit up like a big girl!




The last 5 days have been a bit of a nightmare. Ever since she got her 2 month shots, it's been a struggle. She wasn't eating well, she wasn't napping well, and she was fussy constantly. We finally figured out that it had been since she had her shots. Today has been much better! I think she is finally starting to feel so much better.




Last nite was Ron and Kay's 50th anniversary party. It was a smashing success! It was our first get together with all the children, so it was a bit chaotic. We decided that soon the children would out number the adults and then we don't know what we will do! With all the chaosis we didn't get a photo of all 3 of the new babies. But I did manage to snap a few shots.......















Heath holding Gracelynn and Addison












Happy Baby boy Aidan! He's always smiling.







Aunt Stephanie snuggling Addie

Grandma Kay holding Gracelynn

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

2 month check up.....






I have to say this is the cutest photo I've ever taken of Addie. She's so stinkin' adorable! Today was her 2 month check up. She's growing, not quite like her cousin Gracelynn, but growing none the less. Today she weighed 10 lbs 3 oz and was 22 inches long. She's following the growth curve along the 25th percentile. She's our tiny girl! We are so excited for this weekend......We are having Grandma Kay and Grandpa Ron's 50th wedding anniversary party and all the new babies will be there! I'm sure there will be tons and tons of photos taken, so they'll be posted soon! And what an awesome occasion to be celebrating. 50 years of marriage is an amazing accomplishment. Addison had to have some shots today. She was not happy. Daddy had to hold her. As soon as she was done I tried to rip her out of his arms and comfort her, but he snuggled her first. I think it's harder on us than it is on her!


We've been talking to Ava on the phone everyday. We miss her so much! Addie will have changed so much by the time Ava gets back. She will be coming back March 7th. That day can't come soon enough. I miss my little clone so much! Apparently she's got a case of pink eye right now. Last night when I spoke to her I said, do you have pink eye honey? She replied with......no mommy I have red eye! hahaha. I couldn't stop laughing.


She's been smiling at us for awhile now, but I was never able to get it on camera.....finally I have succeeded! Here are a fwe photos of her smiling.

She's our happy girl!

Friday, February 5, 2010

We're all sick


Addison threw up her bottle this morning...again! I guess it's all the phlegm that gets in her tummy. Poor thing. Cody and I are still getting sicker. We share everything as a family! But last night Addison had a bottle at 9:45, went to sleep, and didn't wake up until 5am! It's the longest she's gone without having a bottle at night. It was fantastic. Right now we are working on getting her to bed earlier. It's been a slow process but we are getting there. We can't complain too much. Thus far she's been a fairly easy baby. Also, we are working on taking naps in her crib.

She is a cuddlie baby and just loves being held.

We cherish our quiet time. Before you become a parent you never realize how valuable quiet time is. Ava is rarely quiet, as you all know, she LOVES to talk! haha. I think when she returns I will have to institute a mandatory hour quiet time! Ava doesn't take naps anymore, so I haven't seen that quiet time in a long time. But I think to keep my sanity we'll have to figure something out!

I'm so tired of all this snow and ice. I hate winter. I've hated it for a long time and this winter just solidified my hatrid for it. The only reason I'm here is because my whole family is here. I've tried to talk them all into moving to Florida, but no one seems to want to go along with that. Maybe when the kids get out of high school we'll move somewhere warmer!