Birthdays!

Well its official...my babies are growing up...WAY TOO FAST!

Addison turned 3 on Nov.27th.



Really, my Addy G is 3 already???? Seems just like yesterday we were at the hospital, holding our precious baby girl for the very first time.

Ok lets move on before I start to puddle on the keyboard...

Addison had a Strawberry Shortcake theme birthday party at our church fellowship hall.

She really had a great birthday party celebrating with lots of friends and family and got lots of great gifts!

Ava turned 1 on Dec. 5th!!

It's crazy to think its been a year since she was born on that snowy Saturday! That girl has been surprises from the VERY beginning!

Ava also had her birthday party at our church fellowship hall. It was an owl theme of "Look WHOOOO'S Turning One"!

I am so thankful for my beautiful, healthy baby girls! Sooo blessed to have the Lord give me them as my daughters!

I WON A BLOG GIVE A WAY!!

Check out these ADORABLE winter/Christmas hairbows!

I won them from my good friend Kimert's blog! It's the first thing I've ever won from a blog giveaway and I LOVE THEM!!

Thanks Kimert for the great giveaway!

It's been a while!

WOW! Its been nearly 4 months since I last blogged! With having an active 2 year old and a high maintenance infant I didn't have the time to post a blog. I like to have time to gather my thoughts and perfect a post before putting it on the blog. Im a perfectionist when it comes to some things. So now that Ava is a little more content and a little less high maintenance I decided to sit down and blog.

Ava is now 6 1/2 months old. She has two teeth, is sitting up very well on her own and rolling around every where! I call her rolley poley.

Ava also loves her jumperoo! She has a great time jumping around in it!

Here are a few pictures of the last few months of Miss Ava.

Here are our gorgeous girls now! Ava still absolutely ADORES Addison! And Addison loves to play with and take care of her little sister!

Big news about Addison--SHE NOW USES THE POTTY LIKE A BIG GIRL!! Big woot woot for Addison!!! We are so very proud of her! She has been going potty every time she needed to pee pee or poo poo for a couple of weeks now! Its like she just woke up one morning and decided she would use the potty. She had a couple of accidents in the beginning but what kid doesnt? Addison even got to pick out her own big girl panties! Here's a pic of her:

God has truly blessed us with two beautiful and healthy baby girls and we couldn't be happier. Hopefully I will be able to blog more regularly but who knows :)

Ava is 12 weeks old/ Addison won't use the potty!

Oh my goodness my sweet little Ava is 12 weeks old!! Its so hard to believe that it has been about 3 months since our sweet, fiesty little girl with gorgeous dimples came into this world! And sweet and fiesty is about the best words to describe Ava. She can light up the room with her sweet smile and absolutely make a scene with her fiesty temper. Ava will definitely let you know when she is upset! And until you figure out exactly whats wrong (dirty diaper, hungry, gassy) she will literally yell at you until you fix it! And its not just a little baby cry..its a LOUD scream that you can hardly believe comes from such a little body! If you dont believe me ask anyone who goes to Piney Grove Baptist Church.LOL. She goes from happy to mad in about .01 seconds! But thats part of what makes her so great-she has her own distinct personality. As far as stats go she is roughly 13lbs and about 22 inches long. I looked in Addison's baby book to see how much she weighed in comparison to Ava and Ava really out weighs her! At Ava's 2 mo. appointment she weighed 12lbs 7oz and Addison didnt even weighed 12lbs at 3 months! But Addison has been taller.

Ava is also absolutely IN LOVE with her big sister! Any time Addison is in the room playing or talking Ava is just mesmorized by her and keeps her eyes on Addison the whole time. When Addison talks to her little sister, Ava's eyes light up and a GINORMOUS smile comes across her face! Its one of the most precious sights in the the world!

Addison has been an EXCELLENT big sister so far! She will help mommy with Ava when Ava is crying and mommy is fixing a bottle or if Ava needs her paci or if she just needs a little bit of attention Addison is willing to help. About 95% of the time you couldnt ask for a better kid than Addison, but the other 5% of the time its the TERRIBLE WHINY TWOS!! Its unreal how whiny she can get sometimes!

We are also trying to potty train miss Addison and so far she has wanted NOTHING to do with it. I am going to really try hard in the next week or so to really get down to business with it. I am going by the Farmers Almanac to see when they say the best time to do it b/c we did that when we took her paci away and it worked beautifully. So hopefully I will have the patience and Addison will have the willingness to particpate. I know that if she's not willing then it probably wont work but Im gonna give it a go! Hopefully by this time next month there will be some potty training progress!!

The first 6 weeks

Wow I cannot believe that our sweet little Ava is 6 weeks old!! Where in the world has the time gone?? As I have sat here and pondered the last 6 weeks my memories seem to be in a sort of fog. Its been very VERY tiring and both physically and emotionally draining but also VERY VERY rewarding! I have had moments when I wanted to pull my hair out and scream and moments where all I can do is cry, but I've had more times when I've smiled and laughed at the beauty and wonder that are our two girls.

Ava is fiesty and has the most gorgeous dimples. She also has an unreal appetite. The girl weighed 10 lbs 2 oz at her 1 month check up! (She was technically 5 weeks at the appointment but still gaining over 3lbs in a month?LOL.) And Ava is already taking 4-5 oz at every feeding, which could be every 2 hours or every 3-3.5 hours. Just depends on her mood. Im tellin ya the girl is FIESTY and LOVES TO EAT! She is starting to smile a little more all the time and its one of the sweetest smiles I've ever seen. When I am feeding her at 4 am and all I can think about is how bad I just want to lay down and sleep all Ava has to do is flash that cute little grin at me and I realize all over again why I love being a mommy. The lack of sleep is so worth it to have my 2 beautiful girls. Thats why I believe the Lord makes babies and kids so cute and adorable- to remind us that every ache and pain and all the sleep deprevation is ALL WORTH our children.

This video is Addison singing "Jesus Loves Me" to Ava.

Addison has been the BEST big sister these past few weeks! She absolutely adores and loves Ava! She is all the time talking to her and kissing her and just wanting to touch her. Addison tells her little sister all the time she loves her and she has even told Ava she missed her when Addison has left and comes back to the house. Addison is also in the middle of the TERRIBLE TWO'S! AAAHH!! She has a bad habit of talking back to mommy & daddy and gets in these HORRIBLE whiny phases! Now some of it at first was just in response to the new baby I am sure, but a lot of it is the terrible twos and her growing up. She has become more independent and plays in her room by herself more than she used to. All part of growing up. It makes me so sad and so proud at the same time to see her growing and learning and becoming so stinkin smart!

So to sum up the first 6 weeks as a family of four-exhausting, joyful, proud, excited, lots of smiles, kisses, hugs, and love!