Crimson: 7 Months & counting

. 26.5 in . 14lb 12.5oz .

48% in ht . 9% in wt
still wearing 3 month old clothes!!
{she literally is my little peanut}

. milestones .

crawling {yikes!}
eating solid food, so far cereal and applesauce
2 naps
12 hour night sleeps
poops once a day {cause I know you were wondering....yet I wonder why only one?}
first 2 little teeth
first fever 102 for 2 days ... it was a doozy!
likes yo gabba gabba {I know shocking}

{2 new teethies}
she is my skinny minnie
she could really care less about eating....she likes to look around....blow raspberries....look and laugh at Clover...then maybe take a bite...spit it out...smile like it's funny
meanwhile I'm frazzled trying to get her to eat so we can run out the door to get to church or to our dr. appointment today

{pulling up onto her knees to play}
she puts herself to sleep which is amazing
she used to play content by herself on the floor but now that she crawls, she just crawls after me all day crying/whining for me to pick her up....but in a cute way, if crying/whining can be cute

these two girls are so much fun and so much work all in one
our hair usually goes un-brushed
we stay in our pj's a lot
and our cleanliness is at an all time low
and I LOVE IT {today} :)

wonder what Clover is up to?

she knows her abc's
she can count to 10
she likes to sing and dance especially to Charlie Brown music
she tells me "bless you mommy" when I sneeze {and even when I don't}
she LOVES stickers and says them with a very exaggerated hispanic accent "steeeeecAaaRs"
she helps me put the dogs in their cage {the laundry room}
she HATES nap times and bed times ever since we got back from California in January
she is pretty much potty trained...just working on naptime/bedtime especially since we're have the above problem


and there's more but that's all I can think of!
thanks for stopping by!!!

Melts my Heart

this morning Clover came into the room with the baby's blankie, her Bible and a pencil

{mimicking me}
sits down
tries to put the blankie on her
opens up her Bible and starts taking notes {scribbles}
when I asked her what she was doing she said
"I read the Bible"

this encourages me to be in the Word
she is watching me!
and {for now} wants to be like me!!!
I need to take advantage of this time to
"train up a child in the way he should go, even when he is old he will not depart from it"
Proverbs 22:6

{taking a "leap of faith" with her bible
.....and my dirty windows in the background
pride aside kenzie, put your pride aside}

Best Friends 2.0

my absolute best friend from growing up, lives in Mississippi

Whitney

we grew up at church and at school together, although we only really remember each other probably starting in 8th grade and then didn't get really close till high school
but we're in all the same pictures, elementary school and on
and at the same birthday parties
she is the cheese to my macaroni
the peanut butter to my jelly
she laughs at my jokes
she sticks around regardless of how weird I get
we were in show choir together
we were in a band together, "No Parking" {we have an album fyi}
we can harmonize perfectly together when we sing
being super cool together
pretty much we're friends for life no matter the distance

since I've moved to Georgia, she is only a grand ol' 7 hours away
that's it?! you say?
that's it ... just 7 hours of driving in the middle of no where with a toddler who gets carsick and a nursing babe
but she's worth it :)
{actually it wasn't that bad...well the way home was, but not the drive there}

we both have two daughters the same age
{about 8 months apart}
and our babies are only 3 days apart
{that's how best friends do it!}

and we are determined that our kids will be best friends
even if it kills us!

they watched Little Mermaid together

they held hands

shared a bike

while Whit and I had some good times playing old songs from our band days
{don't mind my big ol' gums that are in your face!}

then we had a photo shoot

then we all hugged goodbye

ours was an awkward hug....just like old times

then Crimson made funny faces on the way home

Miss you Whit!!!! maybe one day we can live next door to each other like we always dreamed!

Awkward Moments with Clover

this should be a new series!
...maybe...

Awkward Moment with Clover #294
going into the Kohl's bathroom with both kids to relieve myself
and Clover says very loudly "mommy, poo poo"

to set the record straight I was not going poo poo
but the other women in the bathroom did not know this


.... awkward ....
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I Hate Fevers!

little baby tare bear has a fever

it started yesterday and has refused to leave today

I hate that every time I see a temp over 99 I think of this:

Crimson doesn't have a bladder infection {almost certain} and the chances of her getting one are the same as any normal baby, which is slim
this is the first high fever our family has had, unrelated to a bladder/kidney infection

and my mind always takes me back to what we've been through
and I immediately feel my heart pounding in my head and chest and I get into my crazy, smelling diapers, checking temp every 20 minute, neurotic mommy mode
It's a roller coaster of:
fear, trusting in the Lord, anxiety, prayer/peace, then back to fear, trusting the doctor, not trusting the doctor
.... and on and on!

so what if we had to go to the hospital?! That's okay, God is good and we've done it plenty of times before
and the Lord has always brought us through while teaching me and growing me in so many ways!

but this fever we're fighting now is not going away {yet}
Ah what a spiritual struggle Im going through!

And it draws me to my knees....

Thank you Lord for the continued health of Clover's kidneys
Thank you that it has been almost a year since we've been in a hospital
Thank you that it's been almost 2 years since the last bladder infection
Thank you for 2 healthy baby girls who've never had anything more than a cold, illness-wise
Thank you God for the things you've taught me, to trust in you and your will. And for the reminders that you're sovereign and good. all. the. time.

Babies of 2011

there have been a ton of babies being born lately

and within the last year a lot of my close friends that I've grown up with have had babies

so we documented
first with our pregnancies
{jennie, elizabeth, me, carla, elyse, and meghan}
equal amount of boy's and girl's
although meghan and elyse were like barely pregnant, so they didn't know what they were having at the time

then after they were born
Carla ditched us for the follow up shoot {just kidding she's has 2 older girls and had a hard time getting together with us} and instead we were joined by our friend Emy, who was pregnant at the time of us taking our preggo pics but she hadn't told anyone yet!

{boys}
{girls}
Jennie, I have known for like 20 years! She is pretty much my older sister! And I will always remember the scary story she told me years and years ago which totally freaked me out for a looooong time :)
Elizabeth is the newest friend, but I've been friends with her husband {whether he admits it or not, we were ;) } since I was in high school. And Elizabeth is just the sweetest, easiest person to get along with. So of course, even after knowing each other just a couple years, I already feel like we've known each other forever!
Elyse is not just like a sister, she is biologically my sister. So of course we're close :) And it is so fun to be pregnant and have babies with your sister.
Meghan started out as my sister's friend. But now Im blessed to call her mine. And I've know her probably since high school? Although we didn't become close until like 7 years ago when she let me use her phone to call my boyfriend {brian} while we were at a women's retreat because my phone didn't get service ;)
Carla is my sisters age, and so like Meghan, we didnt start becoming friends until the past few years even though I've known her family forever. The Lord has especially used her to encourage me while struggling to get used to have 2 kids so close in age. She also has 2 little girls very close in age.
And finally, Emy. We've gone to church together since we were little but got to know each other better in high school when we were in the same small group and she witnessed me cry; which is such a big deal because I never cried and was known for never being taken seriously. Our relationship is pretty much summed up in sarcasm and awkward moments, and it is awesome :)

this wasn't even everyone! just a small chunk of the 2011 babies.
this is one of the reasons it was so hard to move away.
I miss you guys, I wish I could watch your kids grow from up close and not a distance
we definitely have to plan some arranged marriages!

cousins, weddings and christmas, oh my!

December was cah-razy this year

lets see, first my sister's family came into town with her little baby
then my parents came into town
then we got sick
then my brother in law got married
then we got on an airplane the next day to fly to california
then we had christmas, disneyland, murder mystery party, new years and lots of baby visits!

phew, are you exhausted yet?

Shiloh and Crimson are 6 weeks apart
it's so fun to see them grow up and do the same things together
{holding hands}


{auntie and shi-o, as clover calls them}
{panka, clover's word for grandpa. he loves to give her cheese and she loves to eat it}
{michael and ray ray's wedding}

{then we flew to Cali for a sunny 80 degree Christmas!}
we brought our colds with us and shared them just in time for the holidays :) we're so considerate
{a fun murder mystery Christmas party, my husband was the killer, the scoundrel}
{some more cousin time}

we also had a drop in new years eve party at my parents, since most of my friends have kids now, we celebrated east coast time so it was only 9pm for us
unfortunately we took pictures on my mom's camera for disneyland and they will probably remain on that camera until the next time I see her ..... annnnd the new years eve pictures are on a friends camera .... oh well

this is just the beginning of my catching up!
the best is yet to come too :)