The BEST Mother's Day present ever?!?!

These two little cuties smiling faces!

Also....

My little dancing queen. She is so obsessed with dancing and refuses to take off this dance outfit. She will be taking dance next month and can hardly wait!

Avery Baby is 6 Months

It seems like I just posted her 4 month! Time flies and I have decided that I wouldn't mind if it stood still for a few years right where we are now. Avery is at that perfect age....She is content playing alone for a while, she is sleeping!!! She only wakes up once a night, and is finally on a schedule. She has the cutest little giggle I have ever heard. She just lights up my life, I love her so very much! Not much has changed with her growth the past 2 months though....sadly the little bean stalk has only gained 10 ounces, so now she weighs in at a not so whopping 13 lbs 10 oz. She should be doubled her birth weight which should be 16 lbs. She just keeps growing tall though. She has added another inch to her height. She is in the 9% for her weight and the 90% for height at 27 inches. She still just adores Pais, her eyes light up and she squeals trying to get her attention in the mornings. She has 1 little tooth that has popped up, all the drooling and biting things like crazy was in fact teething, I wasn't sure if she was or not, she has not been that fussy. She likes baby food, but is still not so sure about the veggies, she loves the fruit though. I bought a food grinder and am going to try out some of my own to see if she likes it better than the store bought. All in all she is just a little ray of sunshine:)

Easter

Hope everyone had a good easter! Paisley loved it all, she went easter egg hunting and to open her plastic easter eggs she would tap them like she was cracking them, and then open them to get the candy out. She got some new barbies and last night she wanted to watch a movie so I turned one on for her and went in to check on her to find her barbies on their couch watching the movie with her. She is a funny little girl:)

Bath time and conversations with a 2 year old

Avery LOVES bath time. I have started giving her a bath in the regular tub but for some reason decided to give her a bath in her baby tub the other day, not remembering how she waves and kicks her arms and legs a million times a second in the big tub. She pretty much splashed ALL the water out of her little tub all over me and the floor and would not hold still as you can see from the pictures.


Now for Paisley.....ah what can I say that would best describe her?! She is just a strong personality. With Tyler out of town for work most the week she is the only conversation I get during the day......


Every Day-
Me: Paisley you are so cute!
Paisley: No Mom your the cutest
Me: No you are
Paisley: Ok we are both cute
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Driving in the car the other day-
Paisley: UGH
Me: What's wrong?
Paisley: The sun is in my eyes! Go away sun, now is NOT the time
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Going to meet my parents for dinner-
Paisley: Mom, I really love the papa with white hair
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Tyler singing Paisley you are my sunshine before bed-
Paisley: Daddy am I your sunshine like in the song?
Tyler: Yes(trying to hold back some tears:)
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And this one I just have to document before I forget.......
After Avery was born, and her umbilical cord fell out Paisley asked-
Mom where did Avery's cornbelly go?


Ha Ha, she just makes me laugh

Avery is 4 months

Time is flying! Avery went in for her 4 month check-up last week. The doctor said she is healthy, a little on the thin side, but doing great....Avery is 12 lbs. which is in the 20% for babies her age. Her height is 26 inches and is in the 97% Her head is in the 30% So pretty much she is tall and skinny, and I am already finding clothes hard to fit her, all the 3-6 month clothes fit her height but not around her skinny little waist. She is sure to pass her big sis up in the next year if she keeps growing tall! The doctor told me that 4 month olds are his favorite critter around, but I have to disagree. She absolutely wont let us out of her site for very long!

Some of the things Avery is doing(and not doing).....

-She is very opinionated with her screaming voice

-Hates to lie down, whenever she is lying on her back she lifts her head up to look around(it looks like she is doing crunches)

-Loves to watch Paisley jump and play around

-Screams whenever I leave the room

-Giggles at us, and is ticklish

-Has rolled over a few times, but like I said doesn't like to lay down

-Does NOT sleep through the night(longest time block is 7 hrs in the night)

-Can hold toys for a few minutes

-Drools like crazy!

-Always has her hands in her mouth

It is so amazing how different each child is. I was expecting Avery to act and be just like Paisley was when she was a baby, but I was way wrong. It is so fun to watch Avery grow and develop, and to look at the little personality differences.

Baby Tag

So I have been tagged a few times about this baby tag and It will be my 1st tag EVER!!! Here it goes........

1- Where were you when you first found out you were pregnant? I didn't really officially find out, but I was at home.

2- Who was with you? Pais

3- How did you find out that you were pregnant? Oh I just knew....:)

4- What was your first reaction to finding out you were pregnant? Surprised and NOT ready, but excited as well.

5- Who was the first person you told? Tyler

6-Was everybody happy for you? Yes, I think?

7- Did you go out and celebrate? Nope

8- Did you get morning sickness? Oh heavens yes!! Afternoon and evening sickness too.

9- Did you want to find out the sex? Yes I was nervous, cause we already had a girl, but secretly I wanted another girl.

10- What was the sex? Sweet little girl

11- Did anyone throw you a baby shower? If yes, who? Yes, my mom and sister....I had girl stuff but all the wrong season.

12- How much weight did you gain? Not very much, but let's keep in mind I was very sick at the beginning and lost lots of weight, so I made up for it at the end of my pregnancy.

13- Did you lose all of the weight that you gained? Hey I'm working on it, my baby is only 3 months!

14- Did you get a lot of stretch marks? 2 little ones, because I had a little scar on my stomach that stretched.

15- What did you crave the most? When I actually felt like eating again it was sandwiches and slush drinks.

16- Did you crave anything crazy? Nope, I lived on tums though

17- Who or what got on your nerves the most? Tyler snoring, oh wait that's every night. And the smell of Scentsy, imagine that

18- Were you married at the time? Yes

19- Did you have any complications during your pregnancy? Not this time, thank heavens!

20- Where were you when you went into labor? At the hospital, I was induced.

21- Did your water break? The doctor broke it for me

22- Who drove you to the hospital? Tyler, we were scheduled at 6am

24- Did you go early or late? One week early

25- Who was in the room with you when you gave birth? Tyler, my mom, mother-in-law and sister April. And lot's of nurses, b/c my doc almost didn't make it.

26- Was it video taped? Definitely not!

27- Did you have any drugs for the pain? No! And man I was begging for them after dilating to a 7. But she just came so fast, the anesthesiologist was in the room and I was ready to push, so it was to late. If I can do it, anyone can!

28-Did you go Natural or have a c-section? Natural

29- If natural, how long did you push? I think 15-20 minutes. No medication, she was either coming out fast, or not at all

30- What was your first reaction after giving birth? Holy crap I am NEVER doing that again

31- How big was the baby(s)? 8 lbs 5 oz, too big, especially after having Pais at 5 lbs 10 oz

32- Did your Husband cry? If he did I didn't see him, I was just glad to be done

33- What did you name the baby(s)? Avery

34- Did the baby(s) have any complications? None, yay

35- How old is your baby today? 3 months 1 week old

36- When is the next one(s) coming? Not for a long time!

37-If you could, would you do it all over again? Of course, it's such an incredible experience and I love my little Avery. She and Pais are my greatest blessings.

I tag all my friends and family, it's fun to read about everyone's experiences and nice to remember your own!

Christmas

We had a good Christmas this year, and where did it go?? I don't remember Christmas flying by this fast! Santa pulled through and got most everything Pais had asked for Christmas. She especially loves the doll house and barbies! Paisley also wanted a doctor set for Christams and her cousin Mckinley bought it for her for Christmas, but on Christmas morning she would start to open a present and would ask if it was her doctor set......she was disappointed when she had opened all her presents and no doctor set, but that night at my parents house she was thrilled to get it, and had a hard time sharing and letting the other cousins play with it. And for Avery? What more could a baby want than clothes?! Maby next year wll be more exciting for her. Tyler got me a much needed video camera for Christmas, I love it!
The girls in their Christmas dresses

Christmas pajamas

The best doll house ever!(it had an elevator)

Helping daddy shovel snow!

Playing in the snow with her cousin Haydyn