1 month stats and a smile

Annie had her one month check up last week.  At one month, she weighed 9lbs. 11oz. and was 22.5 in.  Ironically, the exact same height and weight as Caroline at one month.  

She has been a very sweet and chill baby thus far.  She is typically content during her awake time which is a blessing. I have learned you just can't always tend to the needs of a second baby like you can with the first.  So, Annie is a trooper when big sister's demands come first sometimes.  

Annie loves the swing.  I do not know why I never had a swing with Caroline, but it is one of my best friends these days. She is not a fan of baths at all.  And sleeping, well, we are working on it.  We have had our days and nights confused some.  Other times we are just a fussy mess at night which makes for an exhausted mama.  Despite some sleepless nights though we are loving our time with Miss Annie in our family.  Thankful for a healthy and growing baby little girl.       

And lastly, she has been giving us some grins the last couple weeks and I was able to catch one on my phone.  Nothing better than when they start smiling back at you! 

Annie's First Month

Annie hit the 1 month mark this past week and I truly think the last month has been the fastest of my life.     In some ways it seems like Annie has been with us forever.  We do not go to the doctor for her check-up until next week, so I will have to post her stats later.  Until then, here are some pictures of the last month. 

Exhausted after coming home from the hospital

Annie's Godparents 

Annie meets her namesake

4 generations

We love having Mimi around

Caroline showing Annie pictures on my phone and she needed her baby doll to swing with her.  

2011 Part 2

July and August were a flurry of activity at the pool, the beach, the lake and just enjoying summer.  Tough life, I know!

July:

Auburn friends reunion

-Weekends at the lake

-Playing outside

August:

Braves game

-Annual Watercolor trip

-Swimming

September:
-Girls weekend for Turner

-Buffalo trip to see G and Buster

C's first day of preschool

October:
Another beach trip

-Matt and Natalie's wedding in WA

-Little ladybug turns 2!

November:
Celebrating Matt and Natalie in Bham

-C and I took a little vacation to Bham for a week

December: 
-Christmas
(picture taken the night before Annie was born)

-The joyful arrival of munchkin #2

2011 was a wonderful year for our family with so many blessings!  We look forward to 2012 now!

2011 Part 1

At the beginning of a new year I love to reflect on the past year and also look ahead at the coming year.  We have kind of started a little tradition of doing this each year for our family.  We got married in '07 and started this in '08.  We go on a new years date each year.  I look forward to the girls being able to join us in this tradition one day.  It has been so good for us and I think they could benefit from it too when they are old enough.

Each year we like to journal prayers, miracles, goals, etc for the upcoming year.  So, then the next year (on our date), we are able to sit down and reflect on those we set a year earlier.  It is amazing to see how God worked in our lives that year, what was good, what was really hard, what prayers were answered, and what things we might still be praying for in the year to come.  

And the last couple years I have done a short recap of the year on the blog.   Not so much of the things we are journaling and praying for, but just some highlights of activity in pictures.  So, here is the first part of the year for our family.

January: 

Snow storm in Atlanta

Auburn National Championship Game

February:

A trip to Clarkesville for the weekend

Baby showers for Christian and Linsey

March:

Girls weekend to Nashville with MB and E

An anniversary trip to Auburn for the weekend

April:

Enjoying spring weather outside

-Easter in B'ham

-Finding out I was pregnant with Annie 

The birth of these three miracles! 

Grace, Bates, and Brooklyn

They have had a long journey this year., but I will never forget the day I received the picture below.
All three at home and healthy.

May:

Beach time

June:

Mimi camp

A week in DC to help with the triplets

Part 2 to come...

Reality, New Years, and a Haircut

Well, we are adjusting to our new normal around here with 2 babies.  John has been back to work this week and I am trying to get into a routine day to day with both girls.  Some days are easier than others.   Many days I just have to laugh at the end of the day.

 

My first day with both went something like this: We had two friends come to visit. 1 poop explosion all over me and Annie. 1 meltdown/time out for Caroline. Only 30 minutes all day of TV for Caroline (I honestly thought I would need it more and probably will many days - don't judge).  I didn't eat lunch until 3:15pm, but I did manage to sit and eat it alone!  30 minutes of peace and quiet was more than expected.  Oh, and I never managed to get Caroline dressed all day.  It was a pajama kind of day!

In other news, John and I actually got a date last weekend.  We spent New Years eve at the Chick-Fil-A Bowl to watch Auburn play against Virginia.  John took Caroline to fanfest during the day.  She had a blast looking for the Chick-Fil-A cow and watching the Auburn band play.

I could just eat up her cute little legs in this picture!

We had a great night with Mark and Kristen and spending a few hours away from little ones.  Oh, and Auburn won!  Thank you mom for babysitting! 

New Years Day, my friend Anne, also known as, "Annie" was in town and came to meet little Annie!

And this week, we FINALLY took Caroline to get her first real haircut.  She was in desperate need of a good trim and shaping up a bit.  And thankfully, those sweet curls in the back are still there!