Thursday, September 27, 2012

Right Now...

Avery (7 mo.) is creeping quite quickly and efficiently and very close to a full crawl.  She will get up on her hands and knees, rock a bit, and then decide she'd rather "creep" to where she wants to go.  She loves to be on the floor, move in all directions, and explore everything.  She especially enjoys going for things she can't have like Michaela's toys or the television remote.  Avery is still all smiles and LOVES all things Michaela.  No one can make Avery laugh quite like Michaela!


Michaela (3 yrs.) is entering a new phase.  While she still remains her sweet little self, she is definitely exploring what she can control and making it known what she wants to control, which is just about everything these days.  She is loving time outdoors, playing her made up game with the made up name, "Up-rah" (I have no idea!).  She loves wearing dresses, but still want to play "chase" and jump off of or climb everything.  She is very into reading books herself and making stairs for her dolls out of stacked books.  She is struggling with bedtime.  Sometimes she struggles because she simply wants to stay up and others because she is developing a fear of the dark.  Michaela is still super sweet to her little sister.  She even rushed into Avery's room the other day to comfort her while she was crying.  Michaela sat down next to her crib and started to read Avery a book and of course Avery stopped crying and listened intently.  

Ryan is finishing up work on his doctorate and keeping busy at work.  He is enjoying time with his girls and is such a good Dad to them.  He is making time for exercise and watching football.

Besides commuting, working, and being Mommy...I am exploring pinterest (oh boy, can that suck you in!), trying to find time to work on baby books for both kiddos, and enjoying football on the weekends.  I am remembering how important it is to document what we are up to, before we hit a new stage or before I forget the details.

Right now, I am loving our ordinary life!

Tuesday, September 18, 2012

She's 3

We have been busy the last few weeks planning, prepping, and carrying out birthday festivities for Michaela.  We have loved watching her get to be in the spot light, something that doesn't occur as often as it used to with a new little one in the family.  Happy Birthday Michaela, we LOVE you!

Front and back of Michaela's birthday invitation
Then and...
Now