Four Months Old

Our Paige Abigail is growing quickly and such a complete joy. We never thought we could have a happier baby than Claire, but I think we've done it! She's sleeping 9-10 hours at night (still wanting that 10:30pm snack!) and taking 2 or 3 naps during the day. Paige is happy and healthy, roly and poly, and full of giggles and smiles. She weighed in at 13.1 pounds (26%) and 23.5 inches long (12%). She's nursing 6 times a day and working on taking a bottle of breast milk. Mom and Dad are heading on a Breckenridge ski trip next month, so we're trying to perfect the bottle skills! She loves her activity seat and has started the grab-a-toy-and-stuff-it-in-my-mouth technique that we all know and love. She's pretty slobbery but no teeth yet! Enjoy some pics of our sweet four-month-old.

 

 

Shhh, don't tell dad....I love to suck on my fingers!

Happy Heart Day

Can't imagine a sweeter Valentine's Day...



 

 

 

 

Rub a dub dub

Claire thinks it's hilarious and "sooo cute" when we put Paige in the tub with her! And basically, it is...

 

 

Three Months Old

Paige is three months old already, and I can hardly believe how fast time is flying! She's a happy, healthy girl (besides a minor cold and pink-eye a few weeks ago) and getting chunky...can't call her thunder-thighs quite yet, but she's well on her way! She weighs 12 pounds 1 oz, and is 24 inches long. She's giggling, cooing, and pretty close to rolling from her back to front. And yes, sleeping through the night. I usually feed her around 10-11pm before we go to bed, and then she sleeps until she hears big sister around 7:30 or 8. We are so blessed to have such good babies...trust me, I know I'm lucky!

 

 

 

Chatterbox

Just call me Chatty Kathy...

New year, new baby, new home....

In the midst of having our second baby, we also decided to buy a new home, and sell our old one. I was more than a little emotional at first (postpartum hormones, what?!) about leaving the house that we had put so much hard work into. We brought both of our babies home to that house, we raked millions of leaves, and we renovated so much of it. We knew eventually that we would run out of space there, and when a house in our ideal neighborhood came up (on Craigslist, yes!), our realtor thought we needed to take a look. The space, location, and price were all right, so we decided that the time was now! We couldn't be happier here...it feels like home, and that's what matters the most. We still have projects, which makes this DIYing couple happy, but for now, we're just enjoying making new memories in our new home. Happy New Year!

 

Bar in the living room? This house was made for us!

 

The project list:
French doors into the playroom
Reface and paint (white!) kitchen cabinetry
Replace front door
New hardwoods in family room and kitchen
Landscaping and shutters in front
Stone patio, landscaping and tree-planting in backyard
Finishing the basement (gonna be a BIG one!)

I'll keep you posted on our progress...

Everyone loves a Snowday...

Two feet of snow, Daddy's home from work, chili in the crock pot and 35 degrees outside....perfect for a snowday!

 

 

Nothing to use for his eyes, so used beer bottle caps (custom-made for Spencer by my brother and sister-in law!)...figures.

Christmas 2012

We were so blessed this Christmas....even though it's been a crazy couple of months (welcoming a new baby, buying and selling a house, a trip to Florida, and Spencer's busy season at work), we managed to get in some quality family time this holiday season. We celebrated in Indy, Muncie and Ft. Wayne and loved that we were able to introduce Paige to all of our extended family. Christmas was definitely more fun with CE this year....we did the whole nine yards: Elf on the Shelf (which she HATED! "I no yike that Shelf"), Christmas cookies for Santa, and a big Christmas morning surprise...which may or not have been a 12-foot inflatable bounce house that takes up half of our basement and we said we would never buy! She loves it, and we justified it by telling ourselves that it's good exercise for her during the winter months. Her other fav gifts: Doc McStuffins doll and doctor's kit, cash register (with a working conveyor belt, what?!), Dentist Play-Doh set, two new Melissa and Doug sets, a tricycle and new bedtime books. Merry Christmas!

 

 



 

 

 

 

Goodies for Santa and his reindeer!

Doc McStuffins!

That's my girl!

Paige Abigail, Christmas 2012

Claire Elizabeth, Christmas 2010