a few things to note...

...about our trip to kelsey creek park today.

1. this was the first time we've done an activity like this where adalaide was able to get out of the stroller and walk. i wish i'd had my video camera, because she was so proud of herself and just kept squealing.   

2. two boys were being really nasty to finley at the playground. i kept waiting for one of their oblivious dads to say something, and just when i was about to intervene i heard finley say, "don't talk to me like that. it's mean!" i was so proud of her for standing up for herself, especially knowing how shy she is around new people.

3. someone thought i was a nanny. again. i'm sure in twenty years looking young will be a compliment, but i'm ready to stop looking sixteen. maybe i need some new clothes? more makeup? hmmm.

4. on the way home we chatted about the boys at the park who were unkind. finley asked, "why can't jesus come down from the sky and talk to those boys?" moments like that melt my heart.

lyla { 5 weeks }

mama's day

This year i am feeling incredibly blessed. i have so much in my heart that i am thankful for, but lack of sleep is leaving me at a loss for words. Thank goodness I already wrote my cards! So, I'll just say this: I love/appreciate/admire my mothers more than words can say, and I absolutely LOVE LOVE LOVE being a mama these girls. It's not always easy, or pretty, or fun, but it is the best job in the whole wide world. a true gift from God.

easter weekend

look who's FINALLY walking-a few days shy of turning 14 months old!

 

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lyla girl { 2 weeks }

my babies

p.s. we are really ready for some sunshine

p.p.s how cute is adalaide in her new suit! those thighs!

 

p.p.s.s she peed and pooped on my rug immediately following this picture.

not so cute.

 

 

maybe this is one of those things...

that is only hilarious to us because we're finley's parents. or maybe it really is funny,  i don't know. finley loves to sing and dance and she loves to have an audience. she calls us into the playroom to watch performances like these several times a day. i love it! and please note her signature move around 2:15. she pulls this move out during all the dramatic parts of a song.

so without further ado, i give you our future broadway star..

 

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lyla's first week

It's hard to believe our first week with Lyla is already behind us. She is the most tiny, snuggly, perfect little thing {i'm allowed to say that right?}. She eats like it is going out of style, sleeps most deeply during the day {argh!}, and has proven to have a high tolerance for noise and a certain 'helpful' sister shoving a binky in her eye. Our first couple days at home had me nervous, to be honest. Finley tried every naughty trick in the book to attract some extra attention, and Adalaide just wanted her mama to pick her up- which i wasn't supposed to do right after my surgery. Of course things have calmed down, we're settling in to life with 3 and trying to soak up every second of lyla's newborn yumminess.

also, this week we took miss adalaide in for her 12 month check up {a little late-oops}

weight: 24 lbs 75th %

height: 32 in. above 100th %

you'd think that her ginormous legs would have her walking by now. no. close, but not quite yet.

lyla's birth

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if for some reason you have trouble viewing this, or the resolution is really bad you can watch it here as well..

lyla's birth

smitten

more coimg soon...

the night i tried to eat my way into labor...

 

date nights. we've never been good about making them happen regularly, but with so much family close by, it's certainly a lot easier-thanks Grandma! last night we went out to a nice dinner for the first time in FOREVER. nice meaning-price, deliciousness, and the fact that we savored several courses. my clothes were busting at the seams before we went, but i seriously thought brian might have to cut me out of my outfit after we ate. a {possibly intoxicated} man at the table next to us inquired about how i possibly had room for my large plate of food, and also wondered if i was carrying more than one baby. nope. just one. along with some spinach and artichoke dip, bread, blue cheese salad, steak, vegetables and potato pancakes. if anyone ever went into labor from stuffing themselves full, it would have surely happened to me last night. but i'm here, still pregnant and actually still very full. unlike my husband who left the restaurant complaining that he was 'stuffed all the way up into his throat', and then proceeded to come home and start eating again.

the latest

:: we've spent lots of time hanging at home-baking, organizing baby stuff, and relaxing

:: brian has been working 6 or 7 days a week in preparation for slowing down in april. i don't like it. not one bit.

:: adalaide is OBSESSED with her doll. she lays on it, kisses it, and pokes the eyes. it's quite cute, but also slightly worrisome as i'll never be able to leave her and the baby in the same room alone.

:: adalaide is saying "dada" {first official word} "mama" and "nigh-night"

:: after 3 1/2 years finley watched her first real movie-the little mermaid. she is hooked!

:: i'm starting to get a little nervous about adding another baby into the mix. we always assumed adalaide would be walking by the time the baby came, and since she most likely won't be i'm wondering what life will be like with two babies on my hip. there are moments {like at fred meyer when i have to pee while holding ada, while swatting away finley's hand before she sticks it in the sanitary disposal thing, while pulling up my maternity jeans with one hand} that i seriously think, oh man what's it gonna be like with 3! I know we'll just make it work, and pretty soon i won't know any different. But i know it's going to be a big adjustment, and i'm a little nervous.

that being said,

:: I am so stinkin' excited to meet this baby. i snuggled a tiny newborn last night and it made it so real/exciting that we'll be holding our own girl in a few weeks. i cannot wait.

:: also, in case you are wondering why my head is cut off in all my photos, it's not me trying to be artistic. it's very tricky to take a picture with the self timer. perhaps i need to solicit my husband for help next time...