Snow and a funny story

Snow 2010

Mike helping Harrison do doughnuts in our yard!

Harrison LOVED it!

"Working" in the snow.

Playing on the porch - what did he do you might ask?

He picked all the icicles off the porch for us!


Funny Story:

This morning Emilee woke up around 5 and I fed her and then we both went back to sleep. I heard her crying again at 8 and I woke up to get her. It was then that I realized that I couldn't move my head! It took me a few seconds to figure out what was wrong - it was Harrison he was sound asleep on top of me! His head was on my neck and the rest of his body was sprawled down my back!

I think he must have gotten his deep sleeping skills from me :)

Harrison usually comes and gets in our bed between 7:15 and 7:30 but he doesn't normally go back to sleep - I guess with the grey skys he stayed sleepy enough to fall back asleep with us this morning!

It was an interesting way to wake up, but a nice change to get to wake up at 8!

Emilee Jane - 1 month old!!!

1 month old!

Showing off how strong she is!

Looks a little guilty in this one!

Big smile! A little blurry but that's because I had to take it quick before she stopped!

Our little sweet pea!

Today is Emilee's 1 month birthday! We celebrated by going to the dr. and getting a great report! She is growing very well and is "a very alert baby" Dr. Jones told us several times. She also had to get her next Hep. B shot which is no fun at all. :(

Here are her 1 month stats:

Weight - 8 lbs. 15 oz. (41%)

Length - 22.5 in. (92%)

Head Cir. - 14.57 in. (50%)

Here are Harrison's 1 month stats just to compare:

Weight - 8 lbs.

Length - 21 in.

Some fun facts about Emilee:

1. She LOVES to watch mobiles! There is one on the swing that she has and she will stare at it for 10 min. without looking away. I have a video I will try to put on here for you to see (not all 10 min of it though!) I pulled Harrison's jungle mobile (which matches her room SO well) out of the attic and put it on her crib so she can watch it too.

2. She still has a good bit of her dark hair but it is definitely thinning on the top. It looks like blonde hair is coming in in its place so we will just have to wait and see what happens to the rest of it!

3. She is a pretty great sleeper - averaging 6-7 hrs. at night! Woo Hoo for me about that!

4. She is a very efficient nurser as well, which is nice since Harrison is still needing lots of attention!

5. She is still sleeping in our room at night, but loves to be in her bed to nap during the day. She is very easy to just lay down and leave and she falls asleep on her own. She naps on her tummy.

6. She likes to have a pacy for naps, but not really when she sleeps at night. She sleeps on her back at night.

7. Some nicknames Harrison has for her:

"Little fella" (as in "It's ok little fella, mommy's going to feed you.")

He also calls her "miss miss" I think he gets that from me calling her "little miss" sometimes. :)

And after today's dr. appt. we might also be calling her "string bean"!

8. She has the cutest smile and a little dimple on her left check. Sorry to not get more pictures of her smiling, but she really only smiles at people and rarely when I have the camera.

We are so thankful for our 2 happy healthy children and thank God for the miracles He has sent us every day!

Brother and Sister

Harrison makes me laugh so hard when he calls Emilee "little fella"!!!

Here is Big Cheesy with Little Fella!

Grammie's Birthday Party!

Mom, Dad and Grandma went to Charleston the weekend of mom's birthday (Jan. 16th). They were celebrating mom, John and Jessica's birthdays. We decided not to go down since we were still adjusting to having Emilee here. On Saturday we called mom to tell her Happy Birthday! When Harrison found out it was Grammie's birthday and they were in Charleston without him he was a bit upset because he thought he wasn't getting to go to Grammie's birthday party. I told him they were just visiting John and Jessica and that they weren't having a party. I told him we would have her party and make her a cake when they got back. He was satisfied with that. Here is his cake that he decorated ALL BY HIMSELF! The cake - I gave him 3 seconds with each of the sprinkles!

One proud little boy!

Very focused on delivering his cake!

Delivering the cake and singing Happy Birthday to Grammie!

Happy Girl!

Emilee LOVES to smile, but I can never get her to do it when I have the camera in her face. I finally caught these with my phone the other day and decided they were too cute not to share!

PS -She was in the bassinet and had just woken up when I took these. When I picked her up she was stinky and had wet through her clothes. Not sure if she was really happy or just laughing at me and what I was about to have to do :)

Silly Harrison!

Harrison is saying the funniest things these days and I always mean to get on here and write the things he says down. I can only think of two right now, but I will try to update as I remember more of them!

The other day while he was playing with play dough I realized he had opened another color. I told him I didn't want him to mix the two colors and started putting one of the colors back in the container. He looked at me and said: "Mommy, I am certainly mad at you!" I asked him why and he said: "Because you are putting my play dough away!".

Today he had his dr. kit out and asked if he could look in my ears. I said sure. After looking in my ears for several seconds he said: "You have a bug in your ear and its eating ice cream!"

1/22/10 Tonight as Mike was accelerating onto the interstate Harrison said: "Daddy don't go so fast, you have to obey the speed lemon! That police man will pull you over and give you a ticket if you don't obey the speed lemon."

I love it! He makes me smile all day long!

Lovin' It!

I love being a mommy of 2 ~ one for each arm!!!

Room Rearranging

This is what our living room and kitchen has looked like the past few evenings so that...

this could occur! Indoor soccer game every night when daddy gets home! We are ready for some warmer weather in this house so we can get back outside!

See any resemblance?

2 Weeks Old!

Our sweet little girl is growing quickly and we are excited to see all the new things she is doing.

Here are a few facts about her first 2 weeks out in the world:

1. She is staying awake for much longer periods of time every day now.

2. When she is awake she loves to look at all of us and our headboard (I'm pretty sure it's her favorite thing to look at right now!)

3. She still has her cord stub and I am SO ready for it to fall out so she can have a real bath! She hates sponge baths (we've only given her 2 - but I think she will love getting in the water and kicking her legs). Hopefully it will fall off soon!

4. She still has all of her dark hair - although I think it is starting to lighten up a little bit. (This is an update for Grammy Noyes) :)

5. She likes to smile and has a little dimple on her left check that is really cute! I am trying to get a picture of it, but she doesn't like to smile for the camera yet :)

6. She is sleeping around 6 hrs. at night (we had three 7 hr. nights which were nice, but I think those were just lucky) :)

7. She LOVES to swing and is not bothered when Harrison screams or the dogs bark. I hope that means she will be a good sound sleeper!

8. She is dearly loved by her big brother and always has a car or a ball in her lap to "play with".

9. She likes to have her hands up near her face and sometimes it looks like she is holding her paci in her mouth by herself!

10. She is a really wonderful baby, but when she is hungry or unhappy she is sure to let us know about it VERY quickly and VERY loudly!

A few sweet pictures I've missed posting

2 weeks old Ride home from the hospital

1st sponge bath

With cousin Ellen (thanks for coming to see us!

With Great Grammy Noyes

Sweet Big Brother

Harrison is still having some trouble adjusting to having Emilee at our house. Mainly just whining about EVERYTHING (today I heard WAY too many times "But mommy, I'm super duper hungry!") and baby talking. I know we will get through it because most of the time he is super duper sweet to her.

Here are a few pictures of the sweetness.

Watching cartoons together today!

"See her nose mommy?!?"

Harrison loves holding his little sister!

Emilee's 1st Photo Shoot

Love her little back wrinkles!Snug as a bug...

Sleeping in the sweet little hat Grammie made her for Christmas

Sleeping in mommy's hands

Love this little face, even when she's mad :0

Sleepy girl

Daddy's girl

Kisses from big brother

All four of us!

Thanks for the great pictures Jessica! You always do an amazing job!

Adjusting to a newborn

Things are going pretty well so far now that little Emilee is here. The first night when she woke up screaming each hour I was pretty sure we would not make it, but the past two nights she has been sleeping for two 4 hr. stretches and I think I will survive!

Harrison has had a little trouble since becoming a big brother, there have been several temper tantrums, Emilee has been smacked once, some "baby talk" and today there was mention of getting "bobby" out of his bear, but we are just trying to be patient and make sure he is getting some time and attention from mommy and daddy. I know it is just a phase and he will get through it and be the sweet little boy we know he is once again. He is very good to Emilee a lot of the time too. He went to Grandma and Pappy's house one afternoon and the first thing he asked when he walked in the door that evening was "Where is Emilee?" He loves to hold her and sing to her and tell her "it's ok" when she is crying. All those sweet things make me confident he will be a great brother to his little sister.

A few things I had forgotten about after having a newborn:

1. A shower feels like a HUGE accomplishment
2. At 2 o'clock in the afternoon I ask myself if I have brushed my teeth that day
3. Lack of sleep makes you very forgetful
4. Nursing takes up A LOT of time! Not that I mind, I love it, but it is not as relaxing when you are playing a game of Memory with a 3 year old or have cars running up and down your legs for roads or you are trying to read books, turn pages and keep the baby "latched" on! I think it will also be a lot easier in another week or so when it is pain free too!
5. Holding a newborn in your arms is one of the greatest feelings in the world!
6. Newborn kisses are wonderful - even if they are really just searching for food :)
7. How many diapers you change in one day! It makes me SO thankful Harrison is already potty trained!
8. How long you can just sit and stare and a little bitty person that is doing nothing!
9. I wasn't sure how I would be able to "love" another child as much as I love Harrison, but you do - it's like I have two hearts now!
10. Nursing allows you to eat like a horse (literally) and still lose weight! I love that part, even though the weight is taking longer to come off this time - I know it eventually will.
11. Speaking of weight - the other thing I had forgotten about having a newborn is that I also have nothing to wear!
12. The good definitely outweighs all of the bad and overall we feel so blessed and are so happy with the two beautiful children God has given us!