Share the Love

I'll be sure to show them these pictures in 3-4 years when they're trying to hurt each other. :0) Anna loves to be right beside Audrey wherever she is and still cries when we put Audrey down for a nap. It won't be long until Audrey starts getting into Anna's stuff and Anna will be wanting us to put her down for a nap. :0)

2 Month Check-up

On Monday we took Audrey to the dr. for her 2 month check-up. Dr. Miller said she looked very healthy and was pleased with her growth which has been consistent as far as percentiles. She weighed 9 lbs. 6 oz. (5-10 percentile) and was 22 1/2 inches long (25-50 percentile). She's the same length Anna was at 2 months but 2 pounds lighter. I had guessed she was at least 10 pounds but mommy was wrong while daddy guessed her to be around 9 pounds and was right. She's doing really well on her tummy, tolerates it pretty well and is starting to fuss when we leave the room. She probably doesn't know how to act when it gets quiet. :0) I hope to post more pics soon. She got 4 shots at her check-up so the last few days have been full of lots of fussing and not very good naps.

Mommy's Family

We were blessed to spend time with my Grandparents last week while Michael was traveling. Below are a few 4 generation pictures. I'm so glad my Grandparents were able to meet Audrey. The grandkids...what a gang! :0)

Daddy's Girls

I think Audrey is supposed to be the one napping but o'well. :0) She likes to lay on daddy's chest and watch the ceiling fan. At least she gives daddy the chance to catch some "shut-eye". Anna's quite the fishergirl. :0) She fished for the first time tonight at our friends' pond and she did great! Daddy's got his wish...his oldest girl is into fishing, hopefully the youngest will be too and they can all have fun together while mommy reads a book. :)

Lovin' the floor gym

Audrey LOVES the floor gym. We love to watch her play in it as she gets so excited at times. Here are a few short videos of her playing...

Baby blues

The girls both have mommy's blue eyes and hair so far. I think they look a lot alike in the two pictures below. Audrey will be two months old tomorrow - Wow! Anna at 2 months Audrey at 2 months (almost)

Audrey's Dedication

On Sunday we dedicated Audrey to the Lord. What an awesome way to celebrate Mother's Day and what an awesome gift for a mother to have her children give their life to Christ! That is Michael and I's greatest prayer. My mom made her beautiful gown, Anna wore it too as will all our of children (maybe even a boy if we have one) and my Grandma gave us the bonnet. I couldn't pick which pictures to post so I just posted lots. :0)

Backyard fun

Anna has had so much fun playing on her new swing set. She LOVES the glider - will swing for 30 minutes+ on it and mommy and daddy love it too because she can get on and off all by herself and keep it going. She's such a big girl!! Michael spent about 12 hours last weekend putting it together and still has around 2 hours left to finish it. Anna will be right there with him "helping". :0) This is how it started... This is how it ended...

Cara & Chase

My good friend Cara and her little boy, Chase, came to visit us last week and we had so much fun. It was great to catch up and spend time together. Cara has been my friend from birth practically with us both being raised in the same church. We spent lots of time together playing as little girls and then were together often in youth group and 4-H activities once we got older. I'm so glad we still keep in touch. Thanks for coming to visit us Cara and Chase!!

Happy Girls

Daddy and Uncle Nate planted a small garden outside of our kitchen window and Anna has had so much fun watering it and our flowers on the porch. We've learned that we need to put her rain boots on her though when she's helping as her feet always seem to end up wet. :0) Audrey really enjoys playing in the floor gym, especially looking at herself in the mirror. It's so cute to see her smiling at herself and listening to her "talk". Of course we're loving the smiles she's giving us as well.

New Hairdo

Michael gave Audrey a bath tonight after yet another explosive diaper (the thrush medicine gives her diarrhea- LOVELY!) and then he quickly dried her hair and this is how it stayed. It's the new Mohawk style for infants. :0)

7 weeks old

We've been saying all along that Audrey looks so much like Anna but after looking at these pictures of both girls at 7 weeks, we've kinda changed our minds. They definitely have similar features but they also look different. Their noses look alike but their hair and hairlines are different in the pictures as well as their eyes. Anna had a much longer face and higher forehead than Audrey. Anna's face also looks thinner. A lot of it could be due to differences in lighting and positioning of the girls when the pictures were taken but I tried to get them as close as possible. What are your thoughts? Audrey Anna Swimsuit Beauty Audrey Swimsuit Beauty Anna

What next?!

Thrush, double ear infection, coughing, snotty noses - That's what you'll find in our house. The past few days have been rough with both girls not feeling well. Anna started complaining of her ear hurting Wednesday evening which lead to a night of little sleep. After a doctor visit on Thursday, we found out she had a double ear infection. Both girls had coughs and yucky noses so we should've known it would lead to something else. Anna finally drifted off to sleep while watching Elmo. This was her first ear infection and hopefully the last!! Yesterday Audrey was sleepier than usual and wasn't nursing very well. I thought she might be getting Anna's ear infection and as the day wore on and she continued to get very fussy, we decided to take her to urgent care where they diagnosed her with thrush. The doctor said it's very common for babies with reflux to get thrush because there's always fluid coming up in their mouth harboring an environment for yeast to grow. I sure hope this heals quickly and doesn't come back. Not fun for Audrey or mommy!

Silly Anna

I couldn't figure out why Anna was walking so weird one day last week and then when I looked at her shoes, I knew the reason. What a goof! She usually gets her shoes on the right feet but every now and then gets them switched. It always makes me laugh because it doesn't seem to bother her but looks so funny.

Sleepy Smiles

Audrey started smiling at 4 weeks which of course just brightened our days after some nights of very little sleep. She gives us many grins when we talk and sing to her and when she's getting her diaper changed. Unfortunately, I've not been able to catch her smiles with her eyes open (I'm too busy soaking them up and don't want to go grab the camera) but here's a few as she dozes. She's also cooing and making little sounds, talking to us as we call it, when we talk to her and it's so sweet! I'll try to catch some of that on video soon.

Our Sweet Girls

Grandma's Visit

This past week Michael was traveling with work so my mom came to stay with us and help me keep my sanity. What a blessing!! She helped me get so much done around the house, things that would've taken me months to do on my own, and we even did a little shopping. I'm so grateful she was able to come as Anna and I loved having her with us. Of course Audrey enjoyed the extra attention too. :) Thank you Ma for all of your help - I'm so blessed to have you as my mom!

1 month old Today

Here are my attempts at getting a good 1 month picture of Audrey. She wasn't cooperating very well despite Anna telling her to say "cheese". :0) Can't believe a month has already gone by! Now time will really fly as the first month and all of it's struggles seems to last forever at times.

Jammie Girls

Chillin' with Anna's favorite cow All ready for bed