Happy 2 months

Naomi,

You turned 2 months yesterday! Time really flies with you.

I took you to the DR. to get your shots.

You were a whopping 11lbs 13 oz (75%), 22.5 in (75%), and your head was 40.5 cm (90%). That's my big girl:)

You've started smiling and everytime i just melt. You smile the most in the morning, you definately do not get that from me. I haven't even caught your adorable grins on camera yet because missing a moment of your smiles isn't even worth grabbing the camera.

You also coo and the kids love it because they think you're talking to them.

You still sleep through the night which makes me think you are the best baby in the world:)

You've grown out of two outfits already and i get a lump in my throat each time i realize you no longer snuggle with your froggy legs all pulled up against my chest.

Still no bottle or pacifier which could become a problem in the future:)

My absolute favorite is at night when everyone else is sleeping and its just me and you and some lavendar bubble bath. Even if you're fussy before and after those 10-15 minutes are bliss. We just stare at each other. I talk you to you in a soft voice, you coo and we both unwind from the day. Its perfect...just like you.

Love you little sweet thang!

-mama

Scout Master Widow

got called this today at church. I'll add it to coach's widow:) Daniel left for a week of scout camp this afternoon. I missed him the moment he walked out the door. Pathetic? yes but true. After almost 7 yrs i still wanna hang out with my hubby all the time. Luckily for me, my sis is coming on Tuesday to cheer me up and help with the kiddos. Unluckily (is that a word) for her my kids want to wake her up every morning to play Uno.

No worries sis, i told them you'd throw up on them if they wake you up before the sun rises.

what i wanted vs. reality

Ya things didn't really go according to my plan this week...

Monday- wanted to clean the house...ended up only cleaning half and destroying it before the end of the day.

Tuesday- wanted to take all 3 kids to the pool by myself...after hours of packing and lathering up it ended up storming 10 minutes after they jumped in, olivia cried out of fear of rain? and i balanced the stroller on 1 wheel to avoid dumping my newborn into the pool.

Wednesday- wanted to have special time with just kolby and olivia, took them to see Shrek and bought a ridiculously priced bag of popcorn...ended up with a 3 year old tantrum about having rainbow candy

Thursday- wanted to go to the zoo or the beach or some place i would never venture out to on my own...ended up going to the pool instead.

Friday- wanted to have a day to hang out as a family...ended up with the best family day ever:) We shopped, we ate, we played miniture golf, we hiked, and we ate ice cream.

Friday you totally redeemed my week:)

Mr. Sandman returns

Don't want to jinx it but for some odd reason Naomi has decided to sleep through the night for a week now. We're talking in bed by midnight wakes up once (4am or 6am) and sleeps til 9ish. Shhh... i won't tell her that her siblings never did this at only 7 weeks.

Ahh... Mr. Sandman welcome back into my life! I missed you! I love you!!! Please stay!

San Antonio family

Daniel's brother Dave graduated this weekend (again hee hee). I don't know the official title or anything but he has completed his 2nd residency i believe. We drove out saturday morning to San Antonio to get in on the celebration. Naomi was an angel. She only cried for about 10 minutes both ways (7 hrs of driving). Kolby and Olivia said it was the best party ever! We are sure gonna miss our San Antonio family!!! They are moving to Tennesse next month...sniff sniff. We may have to squeeze in one more get together:)

the adults colored... the cousins played and ate all the raw corn in the garden...

naomi got passed around...

and then we all swam and ate a feast!

Ballet {week}

Ok not exactly a week of Ballet...more like a few days here and a few days there. Started off by my mom bringing this awesome ballerina book for olivia's birthday. Then i checked out a bunch of ballet books. And at last we played dress-up and had a costume change everytime the song on the ballet CD changed. We danced to The Nutcracker, Swan Lake, La Fille Mal Gardee, Coppelia, and Sleeping Beauty.

Naomi even got in on the action with her several pairs of ballerina socks. I let kolby dress up like a horse and run around so Daniel wouldn't think i was trying to turn him into a ballerina. We rested our twinkle toes by watching Angelina Ballerina off of Netflix instant play (i love that thing!)

Happy Dancing!

Mc-embarrassing

Almost forgot to share this funny story...

Last week my mom took the kids and i to McDonalds. As soon as we entered the playarea we heard this super loud abnoxious alarm going off. Someone had gone through the emergency exit. An employee had to come shut it off with a key. 20 minutes later some teenagers walked through the door again, sending the children running with their hands over their ears and all the parents in an annoyed frenzie. We had to wait for an emplyee again. Luckily Naomi slept through it all.

Seriously like 20 minutes later my mom got a call on her cell. She wanted to step outside to hear better and in her distraction walked right out the emergency door. Yep...here comes the ear piercing alarm again. I of course start giggling. An employee finally just locks all the doors. Yes we might all die in case of en emergency but at least we won't have to hear that dang alarm again.

A father across the room yells, "Didn't she have kids playing in here? She just left them?"

Then i had to say, "No they are my kids."

Father: "Oh she's with YOU!"

Me: (smiling) "No i don't know her, I've never seen her in my life!"

I hid my head in (fake) shame and laughed.

The father and another grandmother did not see the humor in the situation and stormed out. Not before giving my mom a dirty look on the way back in.

My mom served her pentence by having to come back and sit in the center of the playarea waiting for the kids to finish playing and having everyone stare at her:)

Thanks for the entertainment mom.

Best lunch at McDonalds ever!