we did it

well, we made it through chris’ first week back at work.  hooray!  it wasn’t completely graceful but it was a success.  we made it to the grocery store three times, to anabelle’s swim class twice, two drop offs and pick ups from anabelle’s school on base, one trip to the post office, and a short visit to the park. 

not too shabby!

my brain seems stumped a bit for conversation lately so this post is mostly just pictures.  i figure friends don’t mind that too much.

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driving home from swim on tuesday

i look forward to my daily quiet snuggle time with emilymae while anabelle naps

a little milk and quick snooze in the truck waiting to pick up anabelle from school

learning to watch after both girls

we’ve seen her pretty little eyes a lot more this week . . . and are getting the hang of newborn cloth diapering.

more quiet snuggles and some skin-to-skin

just saying hi to each other after a little bath

how is it that when you have a baby your original baby is all of a sudden such a big girl?  she’s such a ‘kid’ now!  we peeked in on her the other night before we went to bed and commented to each other how huge she seemed to look in her crib.  sitting in time out has been introduced due to a few swats on the head to emilymae but i’m not sure we have it set up quite right.  it doesn’t seem to bother her much and she kindly reminded me to set the time the other day by saying ‘mama, beep beep’ and pointed to the microwave.  funny girl!

playing with her buddies – maybe our first version of a fort

sporting her new shirt she got for her birthday from aunt suzie.  bonus – it has her name across the back and emilymae got one too!  thanks suz!

three girls out and about!

more milky slumbers

newborns can make such sweet faces when they are sleeping

yep, another.
this is what i did yesterday during anabelle’s nap.  just sat on the couch, looked on at my teeny ema and hushed my brain.  dishes didn’t get done, dog didn’t get walked, laundry didn’t get folded and that was perfect.

who would have thought an ear of corn would make this girl so happy.  she had a blast chomping away.

ok, didn’t quite realize how many of these i actually took. 
this one is from this morning, sitting in my glider watching chris and anabelle snuggle in bed and share some cereal.

sweet, papa is home!

we top off a great week with a wonderful & toasty weekend together!
(i caught this shot yesterday when spying from the kitchen)

not the best quality but a great pic anyway.
almost three weeks and having an awesome time!

 

for those who couldn’t quite tell who was who in my earlier post . . .

                             

solana beach

friday morning we headed up to fletcher cove in solana beach.  it’s a great little spot with a playground right next to the ocean.  the air was so clear and just the right temperature.  it felt great to be outside and all together and in no rush at all.

four is surely starting to feel ‘right’!

anabelle is still not interested in sand

i heart my girls!

and wait . . when did anabelle start using the big girl swing?!  i suppose that’s what happens when papa is the one taking her to the park for two weeks.

we are hoping to make this a regular outing for the four of us. 
it was such a happy way to start our day.

type-o

for those of you who caught it, you are correct . . . there is no way emilymae is already over 9 pounds.  that’s what I get for blogging late at night (I fixed the post). 
she is currently 5lb 13oz and I can see her filling out a little more each day.

this was our last weekend before chris is back at work so we did our best to soak him up as much as we could.  not sure that is every really possible though.  I absolutely loved having him home for two full weeks.  I can’t believe how quickly it went by.

anabelle peaking in on emilymae.

 

holding hands
(I definitely prefer this than the occassional swat on the head that anabelle seems to be dishing out lately.  we’re working on that one)

proud papa

a little quiet time

one of our best friends & anabelle’s godfather, bubba, is in town this week.  it has been so great to catch up.

I could have listened to their ‘duet’ for hours!

sleepy girls

a peek at this week

emilymae had her hearing test this past week at the birth center.  our names were on the board in the lobby – I suppose that means it’s official!

(she’s 4th from the bottom)

she also had another check up with her pediatrician.  emilymae gained 9oz in 1 week! 
she’s now 5lb 13oz and is cleared to sleep 5-6 hours at night if she will.  unfortunately the day we were told that I had bratwurst for dinner and it didn’t seem to agree with her teeny stomach.

picking up dinner at jimbo’s and trying out the new double stroller.

the rest are really just pictures of e sleeping that I thought were cute.

at our first dinner out all together.

relaxing in the shade at the park watching anabelle swing.

assortment

as you might imagine, i have already taken all sorts of pictures since emilymae arrived.  i figured i’d just go ahead and post an assortment for now.  there are plenty more to come!

at the first dr visit anabelle made chris lay down while she examined his belly button.  when we went back for a weight check two days later anabelle was excited to lie next to emilymae and wait for dr. park.  emilymae gained 3.5 ounces in those two day and i know she has gained even more this week.  go milk!  (bonus that it’s helping me shrink too!)

xoxo

definitely one of my favorites!  this was day 6.

day 4 – out at the park with anabelle soaking up some vitamin d.

and the awesome view just continues – day 8.