Church On Sunday

Well, we finally made it back to Church. We had not been since before Morgan was born and we have definitely been missing it. It was one of those things that just nagged at both Heath and I; we wanted to go but knew it would be hard to get everybody ready and out the door, especially with two in tow! Saturday afternoon we decided that this would finally be the weekend we took the plunge and made it back. It was much easier than I thought it would be; but I guess it is all the same as getting ready every morning for work and daycare. One of the things that I loved about Sunday’s when we were going to Church every weekend is that we took a picture of Avery. Heath would hold her and I would take a picture and then I would hold her and he would take the picture. I want to make sure we take pictures every weekend (or as many as we can) because it has been fun looking back at how she changed from week to week. We are going to have to figure out how to work our self timer and find a place to put the camera up on that will work for pictures! Avery has been great at daycare when we drop her off. No crying or tears; she will give us a big smile, a high five and even wave to us when we are driving away. I didn’t think we would be that lucky on Sunday and I was right. She had been without her pacifier the whole weekend (we are trying to wean her off but have been a little slack) and of course she did the little lip roll as soon as we tried to hand her over. She started crying right away but got calmed down once a few other kids came and with some help from her paci. If we can keep going consistently then I am hoping that it will be the same as when we drop her off at daycare. Maybe a smile, high five and a little wave from the windows that line the room. I remember when we first started going and Avery was just a few months old. The kids in the toddler room seemed so big and I always enjoyed them looking through the glass as we all exited the service to pick up our own little one. Now our sweet Avery has joined the ranks of the toddlers who greet us after Church! Of course Morgan was great. She just curled right up to one of the Nursery workers and sacked out. What a great little cuddle bug. Of course everybody at Church loves both the girls and they are quite the addition to the children’s ministry.

Such a Slacker

Ok, so I know I have been a huge slacker when it comes to the blog. I had a friend mention that I did not have any updated pictures of the family and I felt pretty bad. I am sure people think that we dropped off the face of the earth. It’s hard to believe that it has been over 5 months since I have posted anything here. I guess I have a wonderful excuse for being such a bum...the addition if a new baby to the family. I don’t think I ever put up any information on our blog about our new little one that joined the family. Morgan Riley was born on May 17th around 9am. Of course she is a wonderful new addition to the family. As I post this she is quickly approaching 4 months and has already grown so much. She was a solid sleeper from the start but she is getting even better. Normally she will get up only 1 time around 3am and occasionally she will throw in sleeping through the whole night. She just went through a growth spurt that had her up once a night for a while so I am hoping now that she is done growing for a little while that she can give me a few more all night sleep sessions. Morgan is definitely growing faster than Avery did. She is already in 6 month clothes and when she stretches out the footed sleepers are getting a little tight. She can hold her head up and has really started cooing. This past weekend I had to go and check on her in the living room after I had been in the kitchen cooking because she was making so much noise. I thought she was crying but she was just singing to herself…to cute! Avery has officially made the transition from baby to a full on toddler. I know she made the switch so long ago but it is hard to believe how much she has grown. I guess with the addition of a newborn to the house it makes you notice how much things have changed since the beginning. She is running around the house like a maniac and is talking the whole way. She can say so many words and can really understand everything you say. She likes to choose between “miwlk” and “juce” for a drink, will sign for when she is hungry and will ask to get “up” when she wants to snuggle.

She loves her little sister but I think sometimes she gets more excited about her old toys that are being pulled out of storage. Her eyes lit up when the Bumbo came out but we pacified her with a green “throne” of another sort!

Just this weekend we pulled out the jumper that Avery loved so much and put Morgan in for a little while. Morgan is getting so big that she can already touch the floor and she loved to jump around and hear the sounds. The sweetest thing was when Morgan was is in the bouncer and Avery came over to “show” her how to spin the ball at make the toys light up. Morgan just looked up at her sister and a huge smile cracked across her face…I love it! We are in the beginning stages of potty training Avery and I hoping that we can have it finished by her birthday this year (or maybe next year depending on how it goes). She loves sitting on her froggy potty with a book but does not really understand the concept of having to take her pants off to make the next step. My bet is that we soon be having a pants free weekend so we can get some good practice in. I am hoping that even will all the excitement that is happening at our house I can get back to updating the blog. I know that this is the only way some people know what is going on in our life or to see how big the girls are getting. Thanks for sticking with me!