March Mayhem

Wow, what a busy, chaotic, life-changing month!

Here’s a quick review:

• I quit my job to be able to stay home with the girls. (I’ve lined up some freelance work to help bring home some income).





• We got a MINI-VAN! Not sure what’s scarier, the fact that we actually got one, or the fact that David and I both love it. (He won’t admit it, but he thinks it’s pretty cool).





• Emmy is sleeping through the night (most nights) and has rolled over at least 5 times.





• Abby asked me for two Hershey’s kisses yesterday and we only had one left. Instead of getting upset, she said “I’m just happy to have one.”
  

We also brought the girls to their first St. Patrick’s Day parade along with uncle Erik, and we had a ball. I plan to make this a yearly tradition – it’s something my family always did growing up and it brings back such great memories. The sound of bagpipers always reminds me of my grandparents and makes me a proud Irish girl!

Emmy at 8 Weeks

Dear Emmy,

Today you are 8 weeks old. Everyone talks about how fast the times goes, and they’re right. Even though we are sleep deprived and still learning how to juggle the needs of 2 kids, these past 8 weeks have been just wonderful. I can’t imagine our family without you.

You are following in your big sister’s footprints in terms of being, well, brilliant. Abby took her first steps on her first birthday, despite being in a body cast for two months of her life, not to mention a brace for several more months. And today, on your 8 week birthday, you rolled over from your tummy to your back. You are so advanced that my friend Kim suggested it was probably a fluke, but then I watched you again during “tummy time” and you almost did it a second time. You go girl.

We love you love-bug!

Love,

Mommy

Sick of Being Sick

I can’t tell you how many times David and I have said those words these past two months. Here’s a rundown of the communicable diseases poor little Abby has had in just the time Emmy was born ( 7 weeks).

1) Common cold
2) Croop
3) Flu (this was MAJOR and lasted 10 days)
4) Ear infection
5) Eye infection
6) Another cold
7) Another ear infection, this time in both ears

I keep telling everyone how wonderful Abby has been since Emmy was born and that there appears to be no jealousy or bad side effects, but maybe having to share our attention is making her physically ill! I’m kidding, of course, but I’ve never been so excited for winter to end – good riddance to cold & flu season!

Tiny men in the refrigerator

Yesterday morning Abby was sipping her apple juice and she commented that it was cold from being in the refrigerator. Then she said "Mommy, how does the refrigerator make it cold?" Honestly, is this child 2 or 6? One day very soon she is going to surpass me in the brains department.

I was trying to think of a fun story about little elves who live in the fridge and build tiny igloos to keep our food and drinks cold, but just then David came downstairs and explained that a special machine was inside that keeps our food cold, just like our car has a special machine that makes it run. Much better and more appropriate!

My First Blog

Here it is -- my first official blog post! I've been wanting to start a blog for months now. In fact, I was planning to chronicle my pregnancy with Emerson, but oh well. Good intentions, bad follow-through.

David and I are so happy with our lives right now. We have two beutiful, healthy girls. Our parents are still happy and healthy. We are close to our siblings and have an adorable little nephew. We want to capture and remember this time, but let's face it, I'm just not the scrapbooking type. So this blog will serve as a record of our life. I hope Abby and Emmy will enjoy reading these posts and learn from them. Mostly, I hope they'll know how much they are loved.

So here's what's happening in our lives right now. Today Emmy turns 7 weeks, and she has the most adorable chubby cheeks. She really is such a sweet little baby. Abby has amazed us from day one of bringing Emmy home. I was worried she would be jealous since she has been the center of our lives for the better part of three years, but instead she has just risen to the occasion. She loves Emmy to pieces and just wants to kiss and hug her all day. I'm so proud of her. What a sweetie pie. We must be doing something right!

That's all for now. Cheers!

Jill