Thursday, September 30, 2010

Everyone is Growing Up

All my babies are growing up too fast! Fiona began eating baby food & loves every bite of it. Her favorite, as of now, is apple sauce. She thought that figuring out how to "army scoot" was more important than figuring out how to sit alone. At 5 months, my baby girl was scooting all over the place, from one toy to the next. At 6 months, she decided to show us that she does know how to sit unattended, just not for very long. She would much rather be scooting along than sitting still in one spot, there's too much to discover.



My little girl in her big highchair.



Fiona looooves ice water! She's so cute, all I see when she's drinking is her big blue eyes peeking over the top of the cup.



Messy, messy.....





Ivan's personality is really starting to shine. He's completely obsessed with choo-choo trains, "big trucks", & school buses. He NEVER misses hearing or seeing them. He loves to make people laugh, he acts so silly sometimes. Every night he makes sure to tell all of us good-night, leaning his head in for us to kiss. The only one who actually receives a kiss from him is Fiona. He absolutely adores his baby sister! Sometimes I hear him over the monitor, in the middle of the night, saying "Nona, dady" (Fiona, baby)then about a 30 second pause, & then I hear "Night-Night Dady." So cute, waking up to check on his baby sister. He loves Juliana too, he thinks he can only swim in our pool if she's in it with him. He no longer wants to jump on the trampoline alone either, Juliana has to jump on it with him, holding his hands or making him "double bounce" from the sitting position. He's also becoming very good at playing off being bad, just take a look at this picture of him... (which was taken immediately after he pulled all the wipes out of the box & threw them behind the recliner).





Juliana is in 2nd grade!!!!! I don't know where time has gone, it's hard for me to believe that my sweet baby JuJu is almost 8yrs old! She still likes playing dress up, only now it's with real make-up. We have our 1st make-up stain on the floor of her room, it goes well with the sticker marks on her furniture. Her love of princesses has turned into a love of sharks. She has quite the collection of shark books, teaching me all kinds of interesting facts about each different kind of shark. She scored her very 1st soccer goal this year, during the 1st game of the season! One thing that has remained the same is her social life, this girl is quite the social butterfly, she literally never stops!


Yes, she is really sleeping & really does sleep with her dog & 2 sharks in this position. I'm glad she's not too old for these things, yet.







Friday, July 30, 2010

Busy July

Whew! What a month it has been! Kendall celebrated his 30th birthday June 27, we celebrated our 8 year anniversary, I turned 29, we've traveled to New Orleans & back at least once a week, sometimes twice, for doctor visits, & Ivan has quite a "therapy" schedule. Between all the coming & going, we were able to enjoy our quiet times at home.

Juliana is still the photographer of the family, constantly taking pictures of herself & making videos of whatever imaginative thought comes to her mind.


Ivan loves Fiona so much. If she is crying, he says "uh-oh, uh-oh, daaady (baby)" several times until we go get her together. He never lets me go get her by myself, he is on high alert to see if I'm going in her direction. When I take him out of bed in the morning, his 1st move is straight to her crib. He climbs up, pats her any place he can reach on her body, & says in a high pitched voice "nooooona! daaaaady!" (Fiona, baby) In which she responds with a full body, spastic-like, movement & a big toothless smile.


My beautiful baby girl is already 4 1/2 months. I never thought I would love taking care of 3 kids the way I do. It feels so good to do everyday things with a baby smiling on my hip, reaching out for anything she can get her "death grip" on.



Sunday, June 20, 2010

3 Makes it More Fun!

Never a dull moment at our house these days.


Fiona is at a stage where she doesn't want anyone other than us, the family members who live with her, looking at her. If anyone, even her MiMi & MawMaw, looks at her too long & then talks to her, she cries/screams like she was pinched. Everyone loves babies so when were at the store people are always looking at her & saying "Hiiiiii sweet baby, aren't you just adorable. Look at those big eyes, hiiiiii baby." Within 10 seconds, Fiona is puckering her bottom lip out & then I hear, "Oh no baby, don't cry, it's okay." I want to tell them to go away quickly but instead I watch as they try to comfort her & she only screams louder & louder. Eventually they get the hint, or if Juliana is with me she tells them that Fiona doesn't like anyone looking at her (lol).



Juliana's latest thing is taking my camera, while I'm unaware of it, & making videos of herself as well as taking multiple pictures of Ivan & Fiona. It makes for a good laugh when I download the camera to the computer, quite the surprise.




Ivan has been getting used to the adjustment of being the middle child. He likes to kick the ball & play chase with Juliana, screaming & jumping around the entire time. I never thought anyone's house could be as loud as the one I grew up in but I have been proven wrong by my own children. Ivan loves his baby sister, he kisses her almost every time he gets the chance. He likes to watch me burp her so he can say "Eeew, yuck!" as she spits up, then he grabs the burp rag & wipes her mouth. Sometimes, after he wipes her mouth, he makes himself spit just enough to run down his chin & then he wipes it(lol).

Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Home Time

Every baby needs a picture sleeping on Daddy, right?



Ivan learned how to say cheese & smile at the camera, finally! No more cat & mouse game to get a picture of him looking at the camera, much less smiling.



Juliana walked out the bathroom with her hair wrapped in a towel & my robe on saying, "Just call me Holly." Lol


Fiona is getting use to being "toted" around by her big sister.




Monday, March 8, 2010

Fiona's Arrival

Fiona's Here!!!! March 3, 2010/ 2:22pm/ 9lbs 4.6oz







This is breakfast while Dad is in charge.....

5 days old