Summer Fun...and updates!

This summer is becoming exhausting yet so exciting.  I love seeing my girls interacting with each other and I know it will only get more and more fun as time goes on.  I am just in awe of how much Haylea loves her little sister.  She wants to be near her all the time and has to give her hugs and kisses first thing in the morning.  We have had a lot going on this summer so far!  We haven't really had anything more going on with the potty training.  She had that one week where she seemed interested but now it is pretty much not happening! Oh well...we will try again when she is ready.

Haylea had her first dentist appointment and it was...interesting!  She actually did really well.  Her dentist was really sweet and quick!  She explained everything she was doing and actually got the electric toothbrush in there and even flossed!  She has a bit of a crossbite so overcrowding might be an issue later on.  No surprise there...she takes after mommy!  She has also been continuing with physical therapy and she is doing so well! She loves her therapist Miss Nikki and is just walking and almost even running everywhere!  Of course the best part of PT is the stamps Miss Nikki gives her if she does a good job...and she gets them every time!

We also totally re-did the playroom!  I love how it turned out.  We did chalkboard paint on half the wall and it is totally the cutest playroom EVER!  Haylea thinks it is pretty cool too!

This summer has been super hot and with Hannah we don't get out too much because I am afraid of her getting overheated.  We have played a lot in the playroom, in the driveway (sidewalk chalk!), in her little baby pool out back and of course at mawmaw and pop's pool!  We are trying to soak in every minute of this summer before mommy goes back to work. :(

We have had some fun days out trying to enjoy the summer despite the heat.  We had a picnic in the park with MawMaw and the boys.  It was hot and sweaty but Haylea didn't seem to mind...she loved her PB & J and then had her first Sno Cone!  Hannah just took a nap!

Playin in the driveway...when Haylea wasn't scared of cars and trucks driving by and when we were in the shade we actually had a good time!

Hannah trying to stay cool in the shade!

We spent a few days at MawMaw and Pop's pool this summer as well...not as much as we would have liked but hopefully next year we will be able to go more when Hannah is older and I won't have to worry about an overheated baby!

We also tried to beat the heat in our own backyard...Haylea seemed to stay cool but the baby pool wasn't quite deep enough for mommy!  

Hannah has started sleeping in her big girl bed!  She sleeps so much better in her bed than Haylea ever did at this age.  It is sort of bittersweet moving her out of our room though.  Haylea on the other hand...she is slowly transitioning to her big girl bed but isn't quite sure how to put herself to sleep!  We read to her, tell her goodnight and leave.  She ends up coming out of her room, knowing she can't come into our room, and she falls asleep in the hallway.  It is sad but hilarious at the same time!

Baby Girl's New Bed!

Only the best for my little girls.  Custom furniture built by daddy. :)  Hannah spend her first night in her bed and did so good!  Mommy didn't sleep too well with her being all the way down the hall but we had our special cuddle time in the middle of the night during feeding time.  I am so proud of the beautiful furniture my husband has created for both my babies.  I hope it is something they treasure forever.

4th of July!

We spend the day swimming and having fun at Maw Maw and Pops for the 4th of July.  My babies looked soo cute in their little matching dresses!  Hannah got in the pool for the first time.  I think she liked it...she slept right through it!  Haylea is starting to love the water, we have to watch out or she will try to dive in without anything!  Haylea wasn't too sure about the fireworks.  She tends to be afraid of loud noises but she did ok sitting on BB's lap and watching.  Hannah slept through that part too!

One Month...

Hannah is one month old today!  I am pretty sure I have gotten my first smile to celebrate the occasion.  The month has flown by and I am having so much fun staying home with my girls.  I am not even halfway through my maternity leave but I am already dreading going back to work.  I will never get these days back and will never have another opportunity to be with them all day every day.  I am going to enjoy it while it lasts and be thankful that when I do go back to work that I only work 2 days a week.  Hannah is starting to really be awake for longer periods of time and actually engaging us when we talk to her and she is beginning to bat at her toys and really stare at things...trying to figure out this world!  She has already gained 1 lb since birth and is quickly getting close to outgrowing her newborn size clothes and diapers. 

Haylea is becoming such a big girl too.  We have started talking about potty training.  She voluntarily went potty for the first time last week and it totally shocked me!  She isn't quite ready to go full commando just yet because she doesn't always know when it is coming and can't really tell us.  We will work on it...on her time of course.  In other big girl news, we have put Haylea in her big girl bed!  She loves it and sleeps all night in it with no problems.  Right now one of Haylea's obsessions is books.  No matter how many times I pick them up and stack them away, she pulls them all out again.  She can sit and flip through them for hours or will constantly bring them to us to read to her.  We have started going to the library so that we don't get sick of reading the same books a million times!  Haylea is also an amazing big sister.  She will go try to comfort Hannah when she is crying and loves to hug and kiss her.  She has even been seen putting her pacifier in Hannah's mouth for her!  Such a sweet, caring nature.  We have also been continuing her physical therapy and she is about a 50% walker now!  She is getting steadier and more confident in walking.  She has improved so much in the past few weeks and I am encouraged that she will be caught up to where she should be by this fall/winter.  Her verbal communication is beginning to take off as well.  She isn't really gaining words (at least any that we understand!) but she is much more expressive and tries to tell us what she wants/needs.  We decided to discontinue the developmental therapy because it wasn't really appropriate for Haylea.  If anything we might begin speech therapy but have to discuss it with our first steps coordinator first. 

One month old...with big sister Haylea.

 Big girl in her bumbo!  4 weeks.

 I love my sissy!

 Tummy time...4 weeks old.

 Big girl bed...reading with daddy.

 Potty time!

Got mommy's keys and credit card!  Let's go shopping!

 On their way to their first daddy-daughter dance!

Lovestruck...

I finally have a quiet moment to reflect on the last week and a half of my life since Hannah is napping and Brian took Haylea out for a day at the zoo.  I should be napping as well but I don't want to miss an opportunity to document how I feel at this very moment.  It has been a whirlwind already.  Hannah is already changing so much.  I see a lot more of me in Hannah, however, she still looks like Haylea who looks nothing like me! Genetics are a funny but amazing thing. 

Haylea has changed so much in the last week as well and I don't know if it is because now I am comparing her to Hannah or if she has just taken off in development in the last week.  I think it is a little of both.  She started taking steps on her own over the weekend and not just a few...once she figured out she could do it she has really taken off.  She isn't a full-time walker yet but she is certainly getting the hang of it.  I think it is helping that mommy and daddy are both home full time right now to give her full time attention and interaction.  She is just amazing me every day.  I can't wait to spend all summer with my two girls watching them grow and learn.  I know it is going to go by incredibly fast though which makes me a little sad. 

Right now I just want to soak in every moment and be able to appreciate my two little blessings.