Thursday, June 24, 2010

Sisters






Sophia seems to absolutely adore her big sister. She coos when Ava talks to her, she opens her mouth wide for baby kisses and watches her every move. Ava is equally enamored and demands to give Sophia kisses and hugs before bed each night. When Sophia cries Ava will pat her and say "It's okay." I love it.








Father's Day




We celebrated Father's Day with blueberry pancakes, a trip to church (shows how much we go - service was over when we got there), lunch at Noodles, to the fountain on campus which Ava was deathly afraid of








went swimming at Castaway Bay which Ava LOVED. We wrapped the day up with Chinese takeout and a cold beer. All in all a great day.


Thursday, June 10, 2010

And Then There Were Four

Instead of April showers we were blessed with another little girl. So, how has life changed in the past two months? Well, little miss Ava has learned that sometimes she has to be patient. She has been wonderful to her little sister though. Every morning she takes the first few moments she's awake to account for all of us. She insists on kissing "Sia" before bedtime every night and before we leave every morning. She wants Sophia to be able to do all of the things she can do and likes to watch her eat. On the one hand I'm enjoying these precious quiet, sweet moments of early infanthood but on the other I can't wait until Sophia is a little older and I can see the two of my little girls interact, play and become the best of friends.


Sophia is full of coos and smiles these days and will carry on a cooing conversation for as long as you indulge her. She is sleeping in her crib and only awakens once each night.


Two months in and I can't complain. We had a 48 hour hospital stay thanks to Sophia's high fever at 6 weeks old. We spent a week in Kansas introducing Sophia to cousins, aunts, uncles, Grandmas, Grandpa and friends. I have returned to work and now Michael's at home for a few weeks bonding with Sophia.


The past two months have already gone by so quickly. I'm trying to hold on too all the memories.