Thursday, August 27, 2009

1 Month


Where has the time gone?? I can't believe lil Ally Elle is already a month old! On our home scale she weighs 8.6 pounds, and so far, she hasn't lost any of that long mop of hair. She's starting to look more and more like her big sister (and Daddy) with biiiig eyes. And yes, they're still blue, but they're a dark steely blue, so they could still change.

Allyson is definitely starting to develop a personality. She is a total mama's girl and snuggle bug, which I love, although it's hard to get much done with her constantly in my arms. She's been sleeping 4-5 hour stretches at night since we brought her home from the hospital and my fingers are crossed that she continues to be such a great sleeper. She's started smiling this week, but we usually have to make complete fools of ourselves to get grin out of her. She's let out few coos as well, which is sooo cute!





Sophia is still totally enthralled with "Bamy Assyn," which thrills me, but it's been hard to teach her how to contain her excitement and be gentle. She always wants to hug Allyson, but it looks more like she's trying to smother the poor thing! When Allyson cries, she tries to soothe her by saying "It's OK bamy gull," or if she's crying because of a diaper change or bath, she'll say "Mommy, Bamy Assyn says no."

I'm hoping time will slow down a little so I can make sure to enjoy every moment of having this tiny little blessing to love on, but I have a feeling it's only going to by faster and faster.

Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Our Little Angel

We decided to start Sophia in preschool this year, and after alot of research, we found a great program at a nearby Lutheran church. Sophia is one of 7 kids in the "Angels" class. We met the teacher and saw the classroom last week, and as usual, Sophia was glued to my leg. After a few minutes, she discovered the play kitchen, and then the computer, and then the puzzles, and at that point I had to drag her out of the classroom! So by the time the first day of school finally arrived, Sophia was very excited, which is pretty obvious from the pictures we snapped.


And here's a short video of us in the car picking her up.

The teacher said that Sophie did great and even said a few words. I was nervous about her having a potty training accident because she's definitely regressed since Ally arrived, but she made it through the first day dry. And after dropping her off, I successfully made it back to the car before I let the tears fall, so it turned out to be a wonderful first day of school!