Sisters

Aidan is a typical toddler who throws fits and has meltdowns at the drop of a hat. But of all the scenarios we could have imagined for her reaction to Cora, we could never have imagined how wonderful a sister she would be. She loves Cora, she protects her, she entertains her. I'm sure that we have lots of rivalry coming; especially since Cora is getting more mobile and is a wicked hair puller. But we could not be more proud of the way Aidan has treated Cora the past 4 months.

She's totally going to step on her now.

Just the stats ma'am

We took Cora to her 4 mo. appointment yesterday. She is 14 1/2 lbs and 25 3/4 inches long. I knew she'd be up there on weight but I was shocked that she is in the 90th percentile in height. It's my life long dream to give birth to a person of average height so it's all very exciting.

She smiles

She poses

She flies on Daddy's feet

And then there's Maude

So about that blog....

...oh yeah I have one. You'll have to cut me some slack, the amount of people I'm responsible for increased by 50% this summer. Or is that 100% or 25% if I count Ben? Those are all wrong aren't they? I'm confused. I'm not very good at math.

Today was Aidan's first day of SS. She is a big 3 yr old and doesn't take naps and goes to the potty by herself and has a hook for her backpack. sob.


Aidan loves school. She loves it so much she gets annoyed when I come to pick her up. I love you too.

Cora is sweeter and bigger every day, maybe there's a correlation. I don't know I'm not a scientist. I'm not good at science or math okay?

8 weeks today!

This tiny thing..

Is already 8 weeks old!!!

Aidan has decided she can stay.

Cora

Mandy took some pics of Cora at her house last week. They turned out so perfectly and I so appreciate her making me not forget to do things like this:) I actually ordered birth announcements yesterday, I'm so proud of myself! Usually I feel like a winner if I just take a shower.

Aidan's 3rd Birthday!

Can you tell I have 2 kids now? I'm only a week and a half late putting up anything about my oldest daughter's 3rd birthday. My hands are a liiiittle full around here.

Aidan requested a Princess Hello Kitty birthday. Fortunately I was able to find party supplies to combine those 2 things.

My mom made cupcakes. I fed Cora.

Vivian gave Aidan a Sleeping Beauty Barbie. It has not left her sight since.

We gave Aidan her first bike. I am not okay with how big she is.

Ben's family gave Aidan a bouncy castle which she of course loves.

Oh yeah and we have this girl. Let's be honest it will probably be awhile before I post again so I will tell you that at her 2 week appt last week she was already up to 8lbs 7 oz. So she may not be photographed as much as her sister but she's getting fed a lot more.

Cora Brooke

She's here and she's perfect! We are so incredibly blessed with two beautiful daughters! I'll post her birth story soon but I wanted to stop neglecting my blog.

Cora Brooke
7lbs 11 ounces, 20 inches long
Born 1:20am, May 22nd, 2010

Showered and ready to go...

My friends gave me a wonderful gift in the shower they hosted on Saturday and the gifts keep on coming because Mandy blogged it so I don't have to! I'm too tired to blog:)

I so appreciated the shower and had so much fun. The food was fab and I was especially grateful for my sit and stand stroller and the beautiful quilt that Mandy made.

I'm ready for Cora now which means she has decided not to show up as early as we thought. Babies are stubborn.

Nervous and Excited

I can't believe we're getting close to hearing the little baby cry again. And I can't believe Aidan was ever this small. It's funny but I can hear Aidan's toddler voice in that little cry too.

I am so excited to meet our new daughter. I feel so much more impatient this time because I just want her to be here! I'm having bouts of insane nesting lunacy which rival Jesse Spano's flirtation with caffeine pills. I'm so excited! I'm so scared!!

Big Sister Day

Since we can't be quite sure when baby #2 will make her arrival we went ahead and designated yesterday as big sister day. Aidan got to pick out a toy at Build a Bear (she chose Hello Kitty) and then we took her to lunch at Cheesecake Factory. She was also supposed to select a present for the baby, but let's be honest that wasn't her top priority.

Photo Friday- All About Eyes

Aidan was only about 4 months old when I could put her hair in pony tails. Enter Mandy's contest here.

4d Ultrasound

Yesterday we had our 4d ultrasound. We discovered that baby #2 has thick short hair, extremely chubby cheeks and is 105% a girl. She's head down but is laying on the complete opposite side of where I thought she was which made me feel kind of dumb. Also she kept licking me! She had both of her hands out and was lapping away like a cat. It was a little weird, but I'll try and take it as a compliment.

Aidan said she looks like a squirrel and lost interest pretty quickly, but I think she's pretty cute. She had her face smooshed right up against me so it was a little hard to get a good shot.

Completely sticking out her tongue! Check out that double chin, I'm a little scared.