11-28-12

Anna Claire with her friends: Autumn Clark and Emma McDaniel.  She just loves the "big girls!"

11-15-12

Staying very busy with two girls! Blessed busy though!!

I am clear per the doc to lift Anna Claire which is a wonderful thing--I've missed picking the squirt up. :-). She has such a sweet disposition and I'm proud of how she is coming along with her manners and treating Juliana. :-)

Juliana is doing better with her sleeping overall, although she still hates her bassinet. Last night she slept in the carseat and did great. Didn't make me feel like parent of the year though!! You just want to see your baby sleep soundly and happily in their own space, but that's just not a reality yet. I remind myself that she is still very young--just six weeks today. (We didn't start Babywise with Anna Claire until she was nine weeks old.)

Juliana is really filling out though and becoming more beautiful daily. :-) I am enjoying getting to know her personality and seeing those first sweet smiles!

Tuesday night I gave the girls their first bath together (Juliana in her infant tub of course) and it went marvelously....Anna Claire shared her toys with Juliana, and helped me wash her belly, and then....she decided to pour a bottle of bubble bath that is now empty that she had filled with water Monday night on her belly....COLD water!! Juliana screamed of course, so then Anna Claire screamed when Andy poured a bit of it on her to tell her why she shouldn't do that. Always something around our house! :-) Overall, I still consider the bath a success though!

11-9-12 - Naughty or nice?

I was determined to get a picture of the girls together in their "Big Sister/Little Sister" shirts that Aunt Carol made for them.....unfortunately Anna Claire wants NOTHING to do with being photographed with her sister at the moment......this is the result.  I was seriously annoyed.....until I posted it on Facebook.  The 74 "likes" and 21 comments all telling me how hilarious it was changed my perspective.  Ya know, I think I actually DO like this picture......

(Donna Granberry says this should be our Christmas card photo with caption: "Naughty or Nice?" HAHA!)

11-08-12

Things are going great!! Couldn't have said that even a couple of days ago, but much progress has been made!!

Mom left Saturday which was very sad for me. So wish we lived closer....but only if we could move Bethel closer to Jax....it's a rare and wonderful place and I know that!

Juliana was a dreadful sleeper and very gassy (so we thought) up until Monday.....at that point I decided to start Babywise and boy is she a different baby!! We started feeding on a schedule Monday morning and last night she only woke once to nurse between 9:45 and 6:30!! Yay! Not much progress with sleeping in her bassinet and today was the first day I tried to let her cry it out and learn to self soothe in the bassinet. VERY HARD to hear her cry!! But after about ten minutes shed settled down and was resting. I don't want her to attach to a pacifier because she isn't very good at keeping it in and then she wakes when it falls out. Anna Claire could never hold it well either...

Juliana is sweet and beautiful though--I love how her little arms and legs are fattening up--so cute!! Her eyes are very blue! She favors Anna Claire but definitely has her own look. It's so hard to tell when they are this small who they look most like. :-)

Anna Claire is staying with Gail Christensen this week and next while I am not allowed to pick her up. She's been acting so big--just walks in like she owns the joint. I love, love my big girl!

11-4-12

11-3-12

Anna Claire fell asleep ON THE BIKE before they ever made it to the park! So he brought her home and put her to bed. They are just now heading back to the park to play! Haha!

 Mom came over this weekend and we felt crafty, so this is what we made:

Fun little project!