Easter 2013

Easter festivities consisted of a neighborhood egg hunt, church with friends, and our first big holiday gathering in our new home. So much to be thankful for! Especially our quick- minded two-year old who now associates the word "disappear" to the story of Jesus's resurrection. "Momma, you just disappeared from me like Jesus and the tomb!" Love. Love. Love.

Staying warm during the egg hunt

Bestill my heart...

 

 

My Easter beauty...

 

Woodland Shower

We are patiently awaiting the arrival of our first NEPHEW in April...yes, my little sister is having a baby. And as much as it sort of freaks me out, I know she will be the most perfect mommy to a most-precious and pint-sized peanut. My mom and I hosted a Woodland Babies baby shower at my house this month, and thanks to Pinterest  our dynamic creativity, it turned out darling. We can't wait to meet you, baby boy Fillmann!

Deep down in the woods today, a new little one is on the way...

 

 

Diapers Shmipers....

We're potty-trained...well, basically. We've been struggling attempting to potty-train for about six months now, since CE started showing interest in the potty and big girl panties. With the new baby sister and the move, we had some set-backs but about two weeks ago, we officially transitioned to underpants, FOR GOOD! We still have some #2 issues and definitely will have a pull-up at night for quite a while, but other than that, she's a potty-pro and only has occasional accidents. I did lots of research on the best way to potty train (who knew there were so many opinions on the subject?) and found that setting a timer has worked best for us. We put panties on as soon as she wakes up and set a timer every hour. She has to sit on the potty and at least try to go, every time it goes off. She gets a marshmallow (she's gonna lose those baby teeth anyways, right?!) with every pee and a dum-dum for #2. The first few days, she really only went when the timer went off, but we've noticed that recently, she's actually telling us when she has to go, even if we don't set the timer. It's worked for us, so we're sticking to it. It's pretty cute that after 267 times of peeing on the potty, she still says "Momma, I did it, I did it!" every single time! So proud of how grown up she's getting...and can I just mention, she looks pretty darn cute in Minnie-mouse undies.

Not a fan of potty photography!

Birthday Queen



Anyone who knows this girl, know she's obsessed with birthdays. Over the course of a couple of weeks (of incessantly asking over and OVer and OVEr and OVER!), she's learned almost all of our friends' and families' birthdays...she's one smart cookie!

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...