November 3rd marked our 2 year anniversary...and all I can say is, "it only been two years"? ...2nd anniversary and we already have two kids...think we'll have three by our 3rd? ...the correct answer is no...comon!
This is us in the car on the way to dinner and a movie.
Avery and I are hanging out today, and this is her super cute (6month) outfit! ...and the perfect hair bow to match! She has so much hair...!
My "maternity" leave will officially end in about a week, and although it's been stressful, I've enjoyed spending time with my girls (and autumn!).
I still don't know if Avery looks or will look like Kennedy, but I thought I would put these similar poses up of each of them - about the same age (1 or 2 weeks old).
R:Kennedy L: Avery
I think they look similar, but something about the spacing of Kennedy's eyes I don't see in Avery...and Kennedy's got some thick eyebrows...don't think Avery will...but they both have great eyelashes...and Kenny's nose.
...professional grade pictures are such a great investment...can you tell which one I took with my little point and shoot?! I sure can!
Kennedy said "I want to wait on you" when I asked her if she was ready to go night night. Last night I put her in the bed and then put myself in the bed right afterwards...so, I guess she meant she wanted to walk upstairs together...etc. Well, she didn't wait on me...the next thing I new she was missing from downstairs and I thought, she must have put herself in the bed...and as expected I found her barely under the covers propped up by her "accent" pillow. I really do have a great little girl and she behaves so well...and I can't believe three years ago she was just making her arrival into the world. Mommy and Daddy love you Kennedy!
Happy 3rd Birthday!
Kennedy hosted her 3rd birthday party this weekend. I think she was a little overwhelmed at all the attention, but she made it through like a trooper. She didn't wake up today until 11am! WOW...and little Miss Avery didn't wake up until 8am...can you believe that?! Avery went down around midnight...and didn't wake up during the night...thank you LORD!
Here are just a few pictures of her party... she did an amazing job blowing out her three candles...no coaching from anyone and did it on the first try. Too bad we weren't video taping!
The Austin crew plus my middle sister Nikki spent a few days in Amelia Island preparing for the wedding of Joe and Esther. The weather was beautiful on wedding day and Kennedy really enjoyed the beach. The townhouse we rented out had 3 bedrooms and just as many full baths...it was nice.
The house, of course, is a mess...and I'm not motivated to even touch it. Yesterday I ran a load in the dishwasher full of bottles...how lazy is that?!
Avery had her one month appointment and she was 9lbs. 3.8oz and 20 inches long. Kennedy wasn't this big until she was 3 months old...
My sleepless nights still continue...maybe they have gotten a little better, not really sure...everything runs together. We did do newborn pictures with April and I'll post some of those pictures along with some other pictures I've been taking.
It's 10:10 and I need to figure out what to feed everyone for breakfast...but I don't want to make more dishes...!
seriously, up every two hours...you've got to be kidding me. i thought i would get on top of miss avery screaming at the top of her lung last night and put her in our room to sleep...so I could hear the little movements and sounds before she really got started...well, what I didn't factor in was she has dropped her milk consumption back down to 2oz (she was right around 5oz for a feeding), which makes her get hungry faster...every two hours to be exact...so I went to bed around 9:30 (yep, that's pretty early) and was up in or around 11, 2, 4, 6 and now 8...SERIOUSLY! I was doing good up until the 4 am feeding, but now, I'm just screaming for some sleep.
But...my neighbors have some sort of delivery today and the guys keep dropping large equipment on the concrete...which makes all 4 of my dogs bark like someone is hurting them...sigh. ...up side to that, Avery is sleeping right now - maybe I have time to wash all the bottles for her next feeding.
Okay, well - to be honest, I'm about done with this "maternity leave" - I just can't get with cleaning and folding and cooking (lol) everyday...all day long. Maybe next week will be better...
I'm getting a late start today...well, I've been up since 4:50am, but my body just doesn't want to work right. This healing process isn't easy and taking longer than I anticipated...
Anyway, here are a few pictures of the girls from yesterday.
