Along Came Nana

one of the highlights since our move is.....

NANA!
she came to visit just 2 weeks after we moved
so to make the most of our time, we jam packed it with all kinds of activites

first Clover decided to burn her hand on the tail pipe so we got to go to the burn center to start off nana's trip
parents be careful when getting kids out of the car, the tail pipe is right at their level, the burn doc said it's a common injury with toddlers
{blister}
{she just misses being at the hospital, I think}
{and so do I, can you tell?}then we went to a tea party
{she got her very own tea and tea cup, decaf of course}{and chocolate goodies}{nana, mawmaw and bebe}Brian and I celebrated 6 years of marriage
and nana babysat so we could eat this!
to burn the calories from the above
nana and I walked the dreaded hill by our house
when you walk either way from our house you have to go up a hill ... pushing a double stroller WITH a second person is still way hard!
{too tired to even look at the camera and smile}
and before we said goodbye we visited the lake nearby and got Georgia's famous clay all over our shoes and floor boards
{notice the lovely bandage and sock on Clover's burned hand}we miss you nana
and love you very very much
<3
can't wait to see you in December!
we're going to DISNEYLAND!!!!

Crimson: 3 Months & counting

. 13 lb . 24 in .

{to compare with Clover click here}

. milestones .
sits up with help
found hands and chews on them all the time
she rolled from her tummy to her back
can roll from back to side ... but not all the way to tummy yet
{all I wanted in my children was a mini me and a mini brian and one blue-eyed child, and it looks like I got it!!}
well things are a lot different than the last time I had a 3 month old
at this age Clover had already had about 3 bladder infections and within the next month would bring her first surgery
praise God for health

Instead, Crimson is going through normal baby things like.....
trying to get her to sleep all the way through the night
eat without falling asleep
take a bottle while in the nursery at church
{nap time, don't worry baby can breathe :)}
she has turned into the sweetest little baby
a godly mommy of 6 or 7 kids {I lost count} told me once that her babies that cried the most turned into the sweetest children
in our case very true

she rarely cries now
{except in the car, but whose kid doesn't cry in the car?? I'd like to know!}
she is content just lying on the couch/floor watching Clover play around her
she coos and gurgles in delight whenever someone looks at her
and is just thrilled when Clover goes to bed and mommy can finally hold her non-stop till her bedtime
{he could definitely be a Mr. Mom, he was doing dishes too}
Clover's favorite sentence for her, though, is:
"mommy, baby crying"
Taryn{crimson} use to cry so much Clover got used to it, now she doesn't cry, but Clover will still tell me this

praise the Lord my girls love each other
Clover loves to hold her when we read our rhyme bible at night
and she is always giving her hugs and kisses {leading to the babies first cold}

Okay Im going to quote a gabba song for those of you that know it and can sing along
"I love....ly love.....y love....ly love....ly love my family, my family"

the tour

so I've gotten asked {harassed} by many to post pictures of the house

most of these pictures are from our realtor before we moved in or ever saw the house in person
I have plenty of painting to do and decorating, and those can hopefully be {one day, maybe} an "after" blog post

disclaimer:
I took the time to add captions to explain how the layout is
Brian laughed at me, yeah so Im weird okay?
but when I first saw the pictures before seeing the house in person it was confusing
so don't laugh at me
and if you do, don't tell me
and if you do tell me, than .... your mean

without further ado ..... our house

{what looks like an innocent little hill is actually the most wicked, evil hill EVER that kicks my butt when trying to climb the other side of it with a double stroller, curse you hill!!!!!}
{hate the green, one of the first things to be painted!}

{my ugly booger green kitchen, also to be painted straight away!}{i was getting her up from her nap and she refused to look at me and smile}
{I guess she was embarrassed that she's just in her diaper}{oh yes, those would be my barbies in their awesome barbie limo}
and let me end by saying we would not have been able to afford this if it weren't for the Lord
{and the dropped pricing in houses}
we got an amazing deal and short sale
and after living in my dream home and doing the yard work and cleaning it
Brian and I both wonder why in the world do people think "bigger is better"
this is false ... bigger means more work! phew!
{and more places to lose your kids, not that it's happened! just saying}

ok go laugh at me behind my back now
but you know deep down how grateful you are that I labeled everything so meticulously
:)