I always called Ella that when I went it to get her out of the crib in the mornings... "Hello, my sunshine girl!" It looks like we have another one. We spent some time on the front porch today drinking our bottle and she loved it so much that we needed to find a sunny spot inside. Since Sophie's windows are so high, sunlight doesn't pool on her floor until late in the afternoon. Luckily... big sister's room get's lots of light and Sophie didn't seem to mind crashing. ...
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Nursery Update, The Big Reveal
I am finally ready to show you the finished nursery and it's about time, considering Sophie will be five weeks old tomorrow! We have really enjoyed spending time in here getting to know our newest addition and I can't wait to see how much she loves it as she gets old enough to play and spend time in her sanctuary. The crib is the first thing you see when you walk in the room. We finally settled on having it under the mantle long ways to keep the back wall from feeling too crowded. It was in the middle of the room in Ella's nursery and we loved being able to walk around it and I'm so glad we placed it here because people can stand on either side of it to get a good peek at her when she's sleeping. The bedding was in Ella's nursery and is Bubbles by Bacati in pink and green. We have a ...
Scrum Dilly
Scrum Dilly means scrum-dilly-umptious, as in scrumptious, which also means wonderfully beautiful, handsome or fabulous... depending on the situation I find myself in. These pictures definitely called for a hearty "scrum dilly." I swiped them from K's blog today and I can't wait to share the rest! According to her, I should have them all in the next few days, but you can click here for a few more beauties. Thanks, K. We love and appreciate you more than you know. ...
Love Letters: One Month
Dear Sophie, Today you are one month old. The past four weeks have gone by so much quicker than I wanted them to. We snuggle you all day long, but I know I'll regret not holding you even more. Ella loves you so much and asks to hold you and care for you all day. She lays so close to you and looks at you with such love in her eyes. Your daddy and I beg you everyday to stop growing. You are still such a tiny girl, wearing only newborn clothes and diapers, some of which still swallow you whole. You have long fingers and toes and your arms and legs are still so skinny. Your brown hair is still long and fluffy and hasn't given any hint of curling or turning blonde. The only thing plump about you are your precious cheeks and little round belly. We couldn't have asked for a better ...
My Day
For as long as I can remember, I have wanted to be a mother. Doesn’t every little girl put a pillowcase on her head and dream of the wedding… then stroll their baby dolls around and think about the perfect life? I always assumed I would marry young, go to grad school, teach elementary art and have a house full of children. All before I was thirty. That isn’t exactly how things turned out. I did meet my soul-mate pretty early in life; I was seventeen and he was captain of the football team. Pretty cliché, right? I knew not long after that that we would spend our lives together, and we have. We married the summer after I graduated college because he didn’t want to wait the one more year it would take for grad school. I always planned to go back, but never did. Although my plans took a very ...
Flying Solo
So, Friday was my first official day at home with both girls by myself and it was so much fun. SD has been working some and getting out of the house for several hours at a time over the last week, but yesterday was the first day where he was gone when the girls and I got up and he wasn't home until after nap time. I was a little nervous about how we'd manage, but it turned out to be a very nice day and Ella was such a big helper. We started the day with blueberry muffins, snuggling in the floor watching Eloise at the Plaza. If you have little girls and haven't seen this movie, it is adorable. It is running on the Disney Channel right now and we've watched it three times! The girls must have looked awfully snuggly, because it wasn't long before Beemer joined in the fun. The ...
Go Fish
This is my new favorite outfit for Sophie. I snagged it {among other things} for $7 at the Gap this week. I love the sale rack there a little too much. Right, SD? ...