Sunday, September 14, 2008

Lainie's 1st Week of School

I am so behind on updating my blog these days! Lainie started back to school on Tuesday, September 2. She has Mrs. Lisa and Mrs. Michaele this year and we love them! They have been so sweet to Lainie and she seems to have a great time at school each day. She has already brought home lots of cute projects that we have hanging on our refrigerator. Her sweet friend, Maddie Grace, is in her class, so they have lots of fun playing together. Here are a few pictures of Lainie on her first week of school.

Getting ready to go to school




And, here is my proof that Lainie does indeed throw tantrums every now and then. She decided to throw a little tantrum as we were walking out the door because she didn't want me to take her picture, so what does Mommy do?.....grab the camera and start taking pictures of her throwing a fit because she doesn't want her picture taken. Poor Lainie!! :)


Tuesday, September 9, 2008

Happy 2 Months Emmie!

Emmie turned two months old yesterday! She is really changing so much and is losing that "newborn" look. She smiles whenever you talk to her and is such a laid back baby. She really is so easy and has the sweetest disposition. Her favorite activities are hanging out in her swing, watching Lainie dance and sing, and sitting in her bouncy seat watching football. She loves to watch sports just like Lainie did as a baby. Happy 2 Months Emmie! We love you SO much!








Birthday Party Fun

Lainie was invited to Katie's birthday party last weekend at My Gym. She had so much fun! I know it won't surprise most of you to learn that her VERY favorite activity was the trampoline. She jumped and jumped on that thing. She literally spent almost the entire party jumping. I have got to get her signed up for a gymnastics class. I have never met a child who liked to jump as much as she does.

Lainie just started something that is so cute, I have to document it. She will hold her hand up to her face and say "Listen..............I hear a dog!" "Listen.........I hear a bird!" She will do it over and over again telling you what she hears. I know it probably doesn't sound as cute as it really is in person, but I (of course!) think it is precious! Love that baby girl!

Getting some AIR!!!

Jump, Jump, Jump!!

A ball of fun!

Taking a ride on the mini roller coaster

Lainie and her friend, Keeley

Listening intently

Monday, September 1, 2008

Life with two girls

Life with two girls is fun, but oh so very busy!! I feel like there is always something that needs to be taken care of. Emmie really has been a sweet baby, so I am blessed in that regard. She is getting so big and is now awake more during the day. She will smile and coo when someone talks to her, but she tends to just watch things around her and take everything in. She seems to be much more laid back than Lainie was. It will be interesting to see how her little personality develops. So far, she seems a little more serious than Lainie, and much more snuggly than Lainie ever was! She is definitely my snuggle bug.







Lainie is so funny! She talks non-stop and sings all the time. She is witty, outgoing, dramatic, and a lovebug all in one. She loves to jump! Justin and I think she might be part bunny rabbit. She wants to jump on the floor while saying "ribbet, ribbet", jump out of the van, jump off the stairs, jump off the couch, jump on the bed, jump, jump, jump!!! I looked into signing her up for gymnastics because I think she would love it. She also loves to dance and have everyone dance with her. Whenever the "Hot Dog Song" comes on during Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, she will yell "C'mon Mommy, C'mon Daddy....Hot Dog!" We know that means she wants us to dance with her. She still loves to be outside to play, swing, rock, etc. She also still loves to play ball, play with her babies, color, and play with play-doh. She is becoming more independent and such a big girl! She can say almost anything you ask her to say, but she calls a butterfly a "foofly", she says "Elefun" for Emerson, and she calls Lambie "Mambie."

Lainie can also throw a tantrum with the best of them. When you tell her "no" or say something she doesn't want to hear, she will throw her arms up and SCREAM "Ahhhhhhhh" as loud as she can and just stare at you. If you just look back at her, she will then proceed to throw herself on the ground and do the most dramatic tantrum she can possibly come up with. She can be a mess!!




Saturday, August 30, 2008

Lainie's Birthday Weekend

Lainie had a fun birthday weekend. We ended up having a "Mickey Mouse Clubhouse" birthday party at Chuck E Cheese with several of her friends. She had a great time! Uncle Michael and Uncle Bennie came up from Birmingham to help her celebrate. On Saturday, we celebrated her actual birthday by grilling out and having cupcakes with Uncle Michael, Uncle Bennie, Aunt Erin and Uncle Mick. She had a great time with everyone and is enjoying playing with all of her new toys. We took so many pictures over the weekend, so I decided to create photo collages to post them.

Lainie's Birthday


Lainie's Party at Chuck E Cheese

Saturday, August 23, 2008

Happy 2nd Birthday Lainie!!!!!

Our sweet Lainie Bug turned 2 today! She is such a blessing to Justin and I. We love her more than words could describe and we are so proud to have her as our daughter. Happy Birthday sweet girl! We love you to the moon and back!

In honor of her birthday, I have updated her video at the top of the blog. If you have a few minutes, please feel free to watch it! It includes her one year video along with new pictures from her second year.

Tuesday, August 19, 2008

More pictures from 2-week session

Since the announcements have been sent out, I thought I would post a few more pictures. I wasn't sure which picture I was going to use for Emmie's announcement, so I waited to post these until I picked! Here are a few more cute pics of the girls!







Thursday, August 14, 2008

Emmie's 1-Month Check-up

Can you believe that Emmie is already one month old? She went to see the doctor on her one month birthday for a check-up. She weighed 10 pounds (75th percentile) and was 23 1/4 inches long (95th percentile). She is so long!! She is already wearing 3-6 month clothes! Dr. Ray said that everything looked great and she would see her again at 2 months old. Poor baby did have to get one shot, but the real shots start at 2 months. The really sad thing is Lainie has her 2 year check-up the same day that Emmie has her 2 month check-up. I don't know if I am more worried about me or them! Lots of shots will be happening on that day....YUCK!!

Lainie continues to love being a big sister. She wants to hold Emmie and feed her a bottle whenever she gets the chance. She stood in front of the swing today while Emmie was in it and just danced and sang to Emmie for probably 15 minutes while I was hooked up to the lovely pump! Emmie loved watching her and stayed entertained the entire time which was a huge help for me. Sweet girls! I pray that they are the best of friends as they get older.

Is she a little mommy or what?


Sleepy girl

Wednesday, August 6, 2008

Emmie's Nursery

Emmie's nursery is officially done now with the exception of a chandelier. It took us longer than expected as the furniture that we originally ordered came in discolored and defective. We decided to order a whole new set of furniture and ended up liking it better than the original set that we had. It all worked out in the end!

I have to brag on Mary Katherine Segrest for the pictures hanging over the changing table. I asked her if she could paint some canvases for Emmie's room at the beginning of the summer. I had no idea what I wanted so I threw some ideas at her and you can see what she came up with. I LOVE them and could not be happier with her work. She is SO talented and such a sweet person to work with!!

Here are some pictures of the nursery. I also threw some pictures of the girls in for good measure. I tried to take a picture of them in their matching outfits, but Emmie was NOT happy about that decision....maybe next time! :)