8 Weeks Old!

Yesterday marked 8 weeks since SJ joined us! She is doing so well, thankfully. I weighed her on Monday and she was 11 pounds, 12.5 ounces then, so she's probably 12 pounds by now! She's starting to smile and make the sweetest little cooing sounds. Here are some recent views into her little life.

Gran holding her a few weeks ago... just check out that strong neck!


Tummy time...

Hanging out with Nana last weekend...

Blowing bubbles in her sleep...

and a not so happy moment between her two big sisters...

Twins?

Remember I mentioned that LL got a new baby doll for her birthday? Well, meet Vonda! She's almost as big as SJ, although I don't think she weighs nearly as much. Which is probably due to the fact that she doesn't wake her "mommy" up to be fed multiple times per night.

Some Things Just Make Sense...

unless you're two, that is.

Today as we were driving home from the library, LL said in a very concerned voice, "MY STICKER IS STUCK, MOMMY!"

Partying On!

The birthday fun continued last weekend when T's family came to our house. It was extra special because not only did we celebrate LL's birthday, but also her Nana's (which had been on Wednesday, the day after LL's). That morning we played outside and enjoyed the beautiful weather. Here's my favorite photo of everyone: Uncle Matthew holding LL, Nana with SJ, and Grandpa with AG, and of course the handsome Daddy in the background. Try to overlook that our new two year old was doing a little "face exploration" at that moment!

The girls enjoyed a wagon ride to the park and had fun showing off their swinging and sliding skills (and their sunglasses!).

Good thing Grandpa's quick!

Uncle Matthew helped AG get to the top of the climbing tower!

Then we came home for lunch and (finally!) the official birthday cake. Here are the two birthday girls sharing a piece... LL, of course, ate 99% of it!

LL also got to open some very fun gifts. She now has a life-size baby doll (bigger than SJ!) that AG immediately named "Vonda." And Vonda gets taken care of very well since either LL or AG is pretty much constantly attending to her needs, and she came with plenty of diapers, bottles, and feeding utensils.

Adoring family, plenty of dessert, and an abundance of baby doll paraphernalia... what more could a two year old (and her sisters!) ask for?!?

A Few More Pumpkins in the Patch

Last week AG's class went on a field trip to a nearby pumpkin patch. I went along and took LL and SJ so we could all be in on the fun. We had a great time, though the heat and humidity did their best to remind us that fall comes late and slowly here in the deep South!



SJ slept the whole time, but she was there!

Sweets for the Sweetie...

We celebrated LL's birthday several different times, so this is just the first installment of some pictures. I ended up with lots of her enjoying various birthday treats! The week before her birthday Gran and PopPop came to visit and celebrate with us. We had a little party with candles on a piece of strawberry bread.
She had lots of fun swinging, playing, and opening some presents. Her baby dolls are living the high life now with their very own car seat, high chair, "plack and play", and brand new stroller!
This next one actually had nothing to do with her birthday...just a random special treat (a frosted muffin "cupcake") after dinner one night. (As if we need more sugar this month!)
Since "cake" was already abounding and the real thing was still yet to come, on her actual birthday she had pudding... No complaints from her!

Pictures of the rest of the birthday festivities (and yes, a little more sugar intake!) will be posted tomorrow!

Just Playing...

There's always alot of playing going on here, and this week the name of my game is "catch up" on a few things...and posting some of the photos and news of our last few weeks is one of the things at the top of my list. We've been busy with several big events and our usual routine... AG made the above design using her puzzle pieces and didn't show me til she was finished...I thought it was pretty neat!

On Oct. 2, AG officially turned "3 and a half." That night after dinner she had a "date with Daddy" to celebrate. They went out for ice cream...strawberry shortcake for her, of course! Here's a pic of them before they left:

Here are a few shots from yesterday, when AG and LL tried out the finger paints LL got for her birthday...

Nothing like some finger paint to get the creativity (and the handsoap!) flowing!

More to come soon!

Happy 2nd Birthday, LL!

2 big blueberry eyes...

2 delightful dimples and 2 busy hands...

2 dancing feet and 2 ever-talking lips...

2 sisters who love you, and 2 parents who are so blessed... to have had you in our family for 2 years now!

You are a ray of sunshine with a giggle and a wiggle that always make us smile! May you always have a twinkle in your eyes, a song on your lips, and a deep joy in your heart. May you delight in your Heavenly Father and His good gifts, just as He delights in you!

Happy 2nd birthday, LL! We love you!

Cutie Pie Updates

Amazing how fast the days go by here now! I wanted to take a few minutes to record some of the latest funnies from AG and LL before I forget them...

When we say "I love you" to LL, she replies by saying (with unbelievable exuberance!), "I love ME!!!" I just figured out this is not due to toddler narcissism, but the way she's learned to reply to lots of other "you" statements...when we say, "The dog won't hurt you," she replies, "The dog won't hurt me" so why not "I love ME"??

LL's current "most sung" songs are "We are climbing Jacob's Ladder" and "Hush Little Baby..." She gets a little mixed up on the last one and most times if that looking glass should drop, Papa buys another looking glass, and on and on. If at first you don't succeed....

Yesterday as we were strolling through the neighborhood we passed a statue of Mary in someone's yard (these are very common here). LL said, "I see Mary and Christmas!"

One last LL story...tonight she and AG were chasing each other and making lots of noise. T called AG over to the couch and LL came with her. T said, "AG, I already told you..." and LL immediately finished his sentence, perfectly, "not to scream like that." Little mind reader, or do you think we've said that a few times before??

AG came to me last night and told me she'd just come from "work." (She'd actually just finished having supper in the kitchen.) I asked a few questions and found out she works "at Daddy's work" where she "colors" and gets paid "one hundred...no, 3 moneys... no, one money and one toy"! Not a bad job for a 3 year old!

Both girls have taken to wrestling each other and have some moves that would almost make you think we watch the stuff. But the best one is initiated when AG says "Give me a hug" and then of course LL does, and then it's on to see who can take the other one down.

Watching them is so much fun...it gives me some much needed energy some days! Hope y'all are having a good week!