sweet baby girl

My little muffin.... she is a sweetheart.

Life is good

Dad and Adam coloring together at the table with a baby looking on. LOVE it!

How to keep a four year old occupied

Items you need:
-sidewalk chalk
-a bowl of water
-a dog house


Dip the sidewalk chalk into the water and decorate the dog house. Mom says pick your battles and this is one she has decided not to pick. Please take note of the blue knee.

Anna at 2 months

the doorway

and one of the windows

And now you know what I mean about the muddy laundry... :)

Getting by with a little help from our friends

Before vacation

This last picture is of Adam standing in the start of the doorway. Chip loves working on this. He comes home from work and works on it almost every day. He will enjoy having the next 11 days off.

Sweet Baby Girl

My sweet little Anna..... she is seven weeks old today. It makes me a little sad. Don't get me wrong, I can't wait to see what she is going to look like when she gets a little bigger. I can't wait to see what color hair she will have, and I love when the babies get the two bottom teeth. SO cute! And honestly, I can't wait for her to sleep a little longer... even though the email I read today said it was unrealistic for a 7 week old to sleep more than 3-4 hours at a time. And she sleeps for six or more so I really can't complain. But an eight hour night? That will be great!

I remember with Adam I kept thinking, it will get better when he can play with things, roll over, sit up, etc. I couldn't WAIT for him to get to the next stage of baby-dome. But I didn't feel that way with Van or with her really. It makes me sad that she is getting bigger. I read something once that said, 'why are we always sad when our kids grow? That is what kids are supposed to do... grow and be healthy.' But it is sad.

I have been watching bits and pieces of those shows on Discovery Health- I think it is baby week- the ones where 'I didn't know I was pregnant,' 'Bringing home baby' 'Giving birth in your home' or whatever they are. Not like REALLY watching them but just grabbing snippets here and there. And I think, I won't get her back like that again. She is never going to be seven pounds 3 ounces. She is already 'stretched out' kinda, not in like that little baby ball anymore. And don't even get me started on going back to work. If I think it is going by fast now, September is going to be a real awakening. I am trying to savor every minute now.

She is a joy though. She is smiling and cooing and LOVES her brothers. She always talks to Adam. And she is starting to look at her hands and tries to bop things. I need to get her baby toys out. My sweet little muffin- I love her.