Two Months Old

Fall is here, another month has flown by, and baby girl is two months old!  Although she had three shots, her two month appointment went really well and at 11 lbs, 3oz she was in the 75th percentile in weight as well as height and head size.  She has consistently been sleeping through the night and for that I am so thankful!  We fall in love with her a little more everyday!

She is cooing and smiling at us now and it just melts our hearts!  

Bath time is still her favorite time of the day!

All dressed up for her first trip to church

“Look Mommy, I can hold Sophie!”

Sweet girl!  We love you!

Home Again

Hello from Little Rock!  We are back home and getting somewhat settled. It has been a busy two weeks since our return from our trip back to the East Coast and we have hit the ground running with our new fall schedule.  The boys are in “school” two days a week, Bible study for me  Tuesday mornings, Wednesday night church, plus all of the day to day things that makes life with three children crazy!  I have to admit that I was intimidated to return home to no help.  For the previous 6 weeks before that, I had a least one other person here to help out.  But, we have survived.  Some days I just manage to make it until Gene gets home, but we have also had a few successful days where he will come home to dinner cooking, everyone cleaned up and dressed, the house in order and no one crying.  {Well, to be honest, I count it as a success if he comes home to no one crying!}

We had a wonderful time during our two week stay in South Carolina.  Going back home made me realize how very much I miss my friends and family.  It’s so funny how I can get in my crazy day to day routine here and not really think about it, but being back there, and spending time with so many special people made me homesick even though I was at home!

We filled every second of our time there with fun trips, visits with friends and family and lots of fun in Mom and Dad’s backyard.

My sweet friend Julie’s family owns a farm in Blythewood that is heaven on earth for little boys.  We had a wonderful visit with Julie’s mom, and a great time at the farm!

Their favorite thing to do was play on the tractor {they are still talking about it}….

…but they loved seeing all of the animals as well.

With Mom and Ms. Susan’s help, they fed the goats and horses

McLean was chased by a goat

Ben found an egg in the chicken coop {then dropped it about two seconds later}

My grandparents came from Indiana to meet their 8th great-grandchild.  It was so great to see them! 

                                                                  I loved our time with our wonderful family and friends                                                                   

{and I didn’t even get pictures of half of them}

One Month Old

Sweet baby girl, you are one month old today! It is so hard to believe as the time has flown by. It has been so busy at our house as we adjust to being a family of five, but your Daddy and I are enjoying every moment!

You are growing so quickly and were already 8 lbs 10 oz at the doctor two weeks ago. In his words, you are "thriving"! You eat every 3 hours like clockwork, except at night, when you sleep so well and usually only wake up once to eat. You are already becoming attached to your paci and love being swaddled as tightly as possible. Now that you can have real baths, you love to soak in the warm water. Your big brothers are fascinated by you and love to point out everything you are doing. Ben is especially fond of you and although McLean has taken a little bit longer to adjust, I know he loves his little sister.

The day after you were born, your Nonna, Pops, Aunt Paige and cousin Piper came to meet you and the next day your Mimi and Granddaddy arrived. It has been such a blessing to have your Nonna and later your Aunt Patty stay with us to help out. They have kept your big brothers busy and Mommy has cherished the one on one time that we have been able to share.

On Saturday, you made your first road trip all the way to South Carolina. It was a long 15 hour drive, but you did such a great job! I am so excited to introduce you to our family and friends!

We love you so much baby girl and are so thankful to have you as part of our family!

Bath time makes baby girl so happy!

"Playing" outside with her big brothers

Baby Girl Makes Her Debut

We welcomed Mary Elizabeth Friday, July 23 at 10:28 AM.  She weighed 7 lbs. 5 oz.   and was 19.75 inches long.  We are so blessed to have three beautiful and healthy children!

Fire Trucks

The boys have recently developed an obsession with fire trucks. So, when we found out that Chick-fil-a was hosting a fire event right down the street from our house, we knew we would have to take the boys to see the trucks.  They loved it and even though it was about a billion degrees outside, they didn’t seem to notice and we had to drag them away at the end!

 

Independence Day

We celebrated  our nation’s freedom with a much needed day of relaxation with close friends & family.  The day began with a special celebration service at church and we spent the rest of the afternoon swimming, eating and enjoying the fireworks.  We have been so busy with all of the preparation for baby girl’s arrival in just a couple of short weeks. It was so nice to spend the day away! 

The boys love the pool and had a great time playing with water guns, splashing and shooting hoops with Daddy  

 

They made room for homemade ice cream, even when we thought they could eat no more!

 

 

The sparklers were a big hit, and the boys are still talking about the fireworks!

Hope y’all had a happy 4th of July!

Twins

I am not one of those Mom’s of twins that has a bumper sticker on my car, wears t-shirts or is in a club with other mothers of twins.  There’s nothing wrong with that of course, but it’s just not me.  However, I am seriously contemplating buying this on a  bag, or maybe even a t-shirt.  If you don’t have twins this may not strike you as funny, but I nearly fell out of my chair when I saw this.  You see, ANYTIME we go out into public with the boys we are asked the most invasive questions by complete strangers and EVERYONE has to make a comment.  Now that I am expecting again it is even worse!  People are not afraid to tell me how crazy I am for having another.  Really?  Thanks for your opinion!