For Aunt Amy...

THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!

I just love it. The picture doesn't even do it justice.

Chunk-A-Licious

That's what she is! Yesterday Madeleine turned two whole months old. Where on earth has the time gone? This baby weighs 12lbs 11oz! She's gained 4.5 pounds since birth.

She does not have her official check-up until Thursday but I had to take her in to see the Ped today because of her stinkin' eye. Her left tear duct is blocked which causes it to keep getting infected. The medicine was no longer working so we went in to get something else and to get it cultured again. The new medicine actually seems to be making it worse. Ugh! Yes, I am doing lots of massage to the duct trying to clear it but no luck so far.

Meanwhile, enjoy these pictures of this sweet, chubby thing. She gives us the biggest smiles that take over her face but for some reason the flash of the camera tones them down. We LOVE, LOVE, LOVE you sweet baby girl!

I Hate It When...

The dishwasher is full of clean dishes and the sink is full of dirty dishes! Unloading the dishwasher is the absolute worst!

BOO!

I gotta just do it and get it over with.

Hilariously Embarrassing

I am checking my e-mail, as I am sure you all see, there are always advertisements on the side bar for weight loss products. Saturday morning Noelle is sitting on my lap and an ad pops up for, "Lose Belly Fat Now!" There are two pictures side by side, one of a flat tummy...the other not so flat.

Noelle points her little finger at the screen and says, "See Mommy's tummy?" I point to the flat one and ask, "That one?" She points to the not so flat one and says, "No, that one." We go back and forth a few more times because I am sure she was just confused. Nope. Finally I pull up my shirt and her eyes light up, "See! There it is." While pointing at my mid-section. Oh, gag. Please someone help me.

Another one that I don't want to forget:

Noelle: "Mommy, where are you?"

Mommy: "I'm right here by you."

Noelle: "Where's Daddy?"

Mommy: "He's at work"

Noelle: "Getting the money?"

Mommy: "Yes, I guess he is getting the money."

Now she loves to tell everyone that Daddy is at work 'getting the money.' So, last night....

Daddy: "While Daddy is at work getting the money what does Mommy do during the day?"

Noelle: "Feeds Madeleine the milk."

It's amazing to me what things they pick up and and file away in their little brains!

Is It Me?

Last night was Girls' night at Chili's....I had a long day and almost didn't go. Aaron wanted me to go have fun and Daddy was happy to have some time alone with his little baby. Plus, I was only 2 miles down the road if something happened. Aaron called me after about 90 minutes (the time went fast) and his voice was shaking, "She's been crying the whole time and nothing I do helps. I would do anything for her but I can't. You need to come home, I can't handle it anymore. She needs you! Please!" Poor Daddy, Poor Baby.

The minute he handed her to me...silence. Is it me or my ability to nourish her? Both?

She fell asleep around 9:30pm and slept until almost 3:00am. WOW!

I must say the night was worth it, I NEEDED it! The food was yummy, friends were hilarious, and the almost 4 hours of sleep I got were heavenly.

Sunday Best

Yesterday was Madeleine's first Sunday going to church. We stayed home for the first six weeks, but now we had no more excuses and had to go back. :) She looked too sweet for words all dressed up in her Sunday best.

Here we are today during our morning play time after her bath.

Kelsi~this one is for you. She looks so cute in the outfit! She wore it to the movies with me and the girls Saturday night. (We saw Bride Wars, it was really cute!)

Little Old Lady From Pasadena

Noelle picked out her own outfit to go to the park in. Isn't it gorgeous? For some reason Little Old Lady From Pasadena popped into my head and I could not stop singing the song all day. She even has a little doggie!

She also thinks that stickers belong on her tummy. Always. It all started when she was potty training and I would give her stickers when she used the toilet. The habit has continued, she even sleeps with them on. Here are stickers from a book she got for Christmas. Crazy girl!

Introducing Aaron-etta

As time marches on I realize more and more that my girls are just like their Daddy in so many ways. Both of them sleep exactly like him. You see this sleeping baby? Now you know what I have sleeping on either side of me every night. I now think maybe we should have named her Aaron-etta.

Not only does she look just like him but she also is in love with her Daddy. Look at how she looks at him! This wasn't a fluke either, it's always this way. Just staring at Daddy...

Happy New Year

Madeleine did not make it until midnight. She sacked out in the corner of the couch long before the ball dropped. I think she looks passed out drunk here, I wanted to prop a bottle of Martinelli's up in her lap but the bottle was bigger than her!

New Year's morning we had a German pancake with sauteed apples and fresh whipped cream. Oh, so good! Noelle insisted on wearing this sweater over her jammies. She's getting so demanding these days!

Here we have my very first turkey, EVER! All the cooking and baking I've done over the years and I've actually never done the bird myself. I've even hosted Thanksgiving but someone else did that part. So, since we did not get to be together this Thanksgiving and I wanted to do a really nice meal to start off the new year, this is what I came up with.

My meat thermometer broke so I just had to eyeball when was done so it was a little dry but the flavor was great. I slaved all day making homemade rolls, mashed potatoes, stuffing, sweet potato casserole, fresh green beans, gravy, and cranberry sauce. We even had cloth napkins but when it came time to eat Noelle was having a rough time and Madeleine was screaming to nurse so we did not even get to eat together. Oh, well! Aaron really appreciated the effort and told me over and over that I am the best wife ever!

Noelle's Birthday

~Pictures from Noelle's 3rd Birthday~

After her bath in the morning she got to open her present from Uncle JoJo & Aunt Amy that had been sitting there for over a week. Talk about torture!

Her first real purse...filled with candy! I even let her eat it for breakfast. Next was a Strawberry Shortcake outfit, she was so excited she we had to immediately put it on.

Then, Auntie came over with a balloon and presents. Honestly, if she had only come with the balloon it would have been plenty. The thing still has air and she probably spends at least an hour a day playing with it. Last night she actually fell asleep holding onto the string.

After Auntie left we had to hurry over to the park to meet our friends for lunch. *A side note story about the cupcakes. I only have one muffin tin so I had to make two separate batches. The first took a long time to cool, so I put them on the bench in our backyard since it was so cold outside they would cool a lot faster. I opened the door to go check on them and I see a POSSUM scurrying away. I look down at my cupcakes and the disgusting thing had eaten half of them!!!!!! I absolutely freaked out, so gross! There were still a few in the pan it had not touched but I could not stomach using them. I still get the hee-bee-gee-bees just thinking about it. Ack! Ugh! Gag! I threw my flip-flop at it and Aaron came running out with the broom but he was long gone. We were quite the scene. I was so upset that everyone had to share but they were still tasty.

Eating leftovers from lunch before heading off to bed....It was such a fun and exhausting day!