HAPPY 2ND BIRTHDAY ADELINE!

Adeline turned 2 yesterday, August 23, 2009. We had her party at our house Saturday. She was SO excited about having a "birthday tea party" she called it. We had about 12 kids and even more adults show up for the party. She LOVED it! Every time she opened a present she said, "OOOHHH" even before she knew what it was. It was lots of fun!! The cookie monster cake was a success as well...go mommy! Our little girl is so grown up. This video is of us singing happy birthday to her. As you can see, she liked the attention : )

Baby Ashley is here!!

I just received a phone call from my mother-in-law...baby Ashley has arrived. She is 5, 5 and 18 3/4 inches long. Mommy and baby are doing well. Yay for more sweet girls!!

Sweet, sweet coos

Evie has recently found her voice. She loves to sit and coo at us...especially her big sis!

Adeline is SO BIG!!

We read a book 2 times about putting a box outside your bedroom door. Then you put all your pacies in it for the pacie fairy to take to all the babies and the fairy leaves a big girl present. Adeline decided Sunday morning to put one in there. I made sure she understood that once it was in, it didn't come out...so she looked at me like I was an idiot and said, "pacie fairy box", then followed with "big girl present". So they all went in the box. Daddy then came in to make her crib a big girl bed for a smooth 'big girl' transition. She absolutely LOVES her big girl bed and has been reading in it with her big girl comforter. The pacie fairy brought her big girl present while she was napping (Grover and Big Bird animals). So far she has done very well being a 'big girl'. She now has a pretty high fever and is still doing well. I'm so proud of my buggy! We are excited for her 2nd birthday party coming up next weekend (the 22nd). She has a lot of friends coming to celebrate.
Evie is doing well too. She weighed 12 pounds, 3 ounces when we went in for her ear check up last week. Her ear is fine now and she eats more every day...such a butterball. She has totally outgrown her 0-3 month clothes and will be out of 3-6 month clothes very soon.

Starting School

Evie started school 3 weeks ago when I went back to work. She has been doing great so far, although she got hand, foot and mouth last week, which wasn't fun...along with an ear infection...yuck! She is better now and back at school. Yesterday she was propped up on her belly smiling and laughing at her daddy. We had never heard her laugh so loud and so much as she was. It was the cutest thing ever...of course I didn't get it on video, but I'm sure she will do it again. She is really a great baby, very pleasant (unless she is hungry) and sleeping pretty well too. I think she will be rolling over VERY soon!
Update on Adeline...she is going pee pee in the potty more frequent these days. I wouldn't say she is potty trained yet, but we are getting there. She has had some sort of potty anxiety, so we haven't pushed the issue, but she goes when she wants to. She is also having bath anxiety, which I think is related to the potty...but not to worry, mommy fixed it...bath time is now in mommy's bathtub WITH MOMMY! Oh, it's lots of fun! Adeline doesn't know this yet, but I've ordered a special paci book for her. It should be here any day and then the paci will be gone. It could be bad, we will see!