Caroline(ism's)

Just a quick jot down of things that come out of Caroline's mouth before I forget them!

C: Mommy!!!! It's a skinny bug!!
Me: A what?
C: A skinny bug, come quick!!!

Walk over and it's a dead mosquito. They are now called skinny bugs, not sure where she came up with that one!

I walk by Caroline's room and see her cooking in her kitchen...
Me: Caroline, are you cooking up a storm?
C: Nooooo, I not cooking up a storm, they are scary, I don't want to make one!

Me: Caroline, do you need to go potty?
Caroline: No, no, no! (heaven forbid we interrupt play time with going to the potty)
Me: yes, lets go now!
Caroline: No... I just ready all did!! aka: I already did. :)

These are just a few off the top of my head.  She will sometimes use big words she hears from Scott and I and use them in sentences that make no sense at all. Funny little girl!

Ava 5 Months!!

I'm a little behind on Ava's monthly updates.  Ava turned 5 months on August 29th! She is turning into such a big girl.  She loves her big sister so much and is a real Mommy's girl.  She LOVES her baby food and I can't seem to find anything she doesn't like.  I bought a pouch of spinach and rutabaga for her.  I giggled thinking about the gagging and shuddering I knew I was going to get with that first bite. Surprisingly enough, she devoured it! Let's hope she stays on this path of loving her vegetables.

Right now:

Size 2 diapers
3-6 month clothing
4 7oz bottles a day each with 1/2-1 whole jar baby food
She takes about a 30 minute nap each morning then a 2-3 hour nap in the afternoon.  She's usually starting to get ready to start her nighttime routine at about 7:30 each night, and after cereal and bottle she's down and out by 8:30 and sleeps between 10 and 11 hours. Can't complain much about that!!! She's a great little baby and the sweetest, happiest thing ever.

Our little 4 month old!

Today our little Ava Grace turned 4 months old!  She is such a sweet, sweet baby that LOVES to be held!!! Momma can't do much without having to go pick her up.  I remember Caroline was a little more laid back, didn't mind her car seat and would hang out in her bouncy seat or bumbo for awhile before getting fussy.  Ava is a different story.  She can only handle the bouncy seat for a small amount of time, she never really cared for her lounger or boppy pillow and heaven forbid the car come to a complete stop at a red light or even a stop sign for that matter.  She's not a huge fan of traveling but it could be worse. Once again this girl is on a tight schedule just like C was and a little less patient.  We've started rice cereal and about to start some veggies. She's in a size two diaper and in 3-6 and just plain 6 month clothing.  She's bigger than Caroline.  Ava had almost a whole pound on C when she was born at 7 lbs 11 oz and has continued on that path throughout her first four months of life.  Right now she is sleeping from about 9-7:30 or 8 a.m.  She's been in her crib now for about 7 weeks.  She is very peaceful in there and Mom and Dad are getting some good sleep now too.  She is rolling from her tummy to her back and her back to her side which eventually goes all the way to her tummy especially when sleeping.  (Gasp in horror) Yes she's pretty much a tummy sleeper, lets not even get started on how I think things have gotten completely out of hand and psychotic when it comes to babies and how everything kills them, that's a different post though.  :) All in all we have a wonderful baby once again.  I'm in awe sometimes of how different these two girls are, and then one second later it's like I'm looking at C again.  Minus the dark brown hair.  Ava has almost white to a golden blonde hair which almost looks like it has a red hint at times.  It's definitely going to be a lot lighter than C's hair. I love my little family so much, I feel like my heart could just burst at times! Life is good! Tomorrow we go for 4 month shots (boo) so I'll post her stats and a few more pictures later. Until then, here's what was looking back and fussing at me off and on throughout this post.

About 3 months behind!

Shame on me! Ava is 3 1/2 months and I haven't blogged once.  It just goes to show that two children take things to a whole new level.  Life has definitely been crazy, but a wonderful crazy since Ava joined us.  I have a ton of pictures to upload and dump on here, so as I'm getting some time throughout my day I'm sitting down to do just that. For example, up to this point I have gotten up about 10 times and come back. Night time blogging is out of the question when Scott gets home. No computers, phones, or texting allowed. He can't stand it when my face is planted in the computer or on my phone. It's family time.  And when the girls go down... it's relaxation time for the two of us.  I will try to be better, but mostly this will be my "picture dump" more than anything.  With an almost 3 year old, 3 1/2 month old and a house under construction... the one thing I need more of is time... or more than one me!! :) Until then... enjoy pictures of these little punkins and a few I haven't shared from the newborn shoot, I have to brag about Crystal Lynn, what an amazing photographer!!

So fitting!! Our little princess!!

I love the color in these!!

Mommy, C & Ava!

First of all, let me say thank you to Rita Harris for snapping some maternity photos of Caroline, Ava and I.  She is always so sweet and talented and we loved getting to spend a couple of hours with her last Tuesday morning.  Second, I'm not a fan of maternity pictures of myself. I had them done when I was pregnant with Caroline, and did not post them.  Nobody has seen them but my family. I love, love, love everyone else's that I see, but when it comes to me... huh uh!!! BUT... I'm a mommy now and I feel it is my obligation to document this special time whether I think I look fat, bloated, disgusting... you name it.  Thanks to Rita, I think I look... presentable.  But beautiful? Glowing? Not a chance!! :) Caroline is adorable as always and as photogenic as ever, so I really love having these of her.  Here a few of my favorites from our shoot!!

P.S. Scott got out of pictures this time because of being so busy with work, but we will get him snagged down for newborns!!

Christmas 2012!

Better late than never right? This year was a wonderful Christmas.  It was the first Christmas Scott and I have spent at our own home.  It was wonderful for Santa to come see Caroline here and to wake up Christmas morning to all of her goodies. We opened presents, had breakfast and then later Scott's Mom and Grandma, along with Aaron, all came over for Christmas lunch and more presents.  First Christmas "dinner" I have ever done and it turned out great.  Of course, I wouldn't have been able to pull it off without the help of my mom.  Below are some of my favorite pictures, a ton of course!

2nd visit with Santa, she was a little unsure of him this year.

What?

Ohhhhhhh!!!

Pots and pans like Mama's!

So Beautiful!!

Bitty Baby!!!

Feeding her baby!! Gonna be such a good big sister!

Baby Aggie in honor of Ava Grace!!

She was getting tired of opening presents! 

Another Aggie ornament!! Building and collecting for my future Aggie Christmas tree!!

Reading princess stories with Nanny!

Aaaaand a t.v. with built in dvd player for her room!!! That was Dad's doing!! :)

Nana and C!!

Dancin'!!! She's ready to start dance for sure!!

This was C's attempt to help me put away Christmas decor!!