First Bath

I knew that blogging would be much harder with 2 kids, but I didn't realize it would be this hard!  I am almost 6 weeks behind already!  Lila is not even 7 weeks old yet!

Almost exactly a week after she was born, Lila lost her umbilical cord stump and got her first bath.  It is so fun to look and compare pictures from Adelyn's first bath. Giving Lila a bath was much different!  First of all, we were a lot less scared about what to do!  This time we also had an extra helper!  Adelyn loved having Lila in the bath with her and 'helping' us wash her! 

Lila loved the bath at first!  She just sat there and watched Adelyn play for a while.  She was even chill as Adelyn piled washcloths and toys on her!

 Then Travis started washing her and she cried until she was swaddled in a towel in my arms!  She didn't scream bloody murder like Adelyn did though!

 It is much easier bathing a baby with no hair!  I also can't believe how big she is compared to when Adelyn was this age!  She has already chunked up quite a bit from when these were taken too!

 Poor, neglected second baby doesn't have any after shots with her all wrapped up like we did for Adelyn!  Things are so much different this time around!  If you look back at Adelyn's first bath, you can really see how different they look!

Motherhood

 Growing up, I always knew that I wanted to be a mom.  As I got older, my love for children grew.  I have always worked with children whether it was babysitting as a youth, being a nanny in college or teaching kindergarten as an adult.  I loved these children and learned so much from them.

 What I didn't know was that this love for children would grow infinitely more when I had children of my own!  I cannot put into words the love I have for my own kids!  I never knew I could love someone so much!  Or that my life would feel so complete with them in it!  They are my world and I would feel lost without them!

Miss Adelyn Jane made me a mom for the first time!  Travis says she will always be my favorite because of that!  She is the happiest little girl and makes me laugh every day (and pull my hair out some days).  She is really developing her own personality and has such a love of life!

She has taught me what it means to find joy in the small things!  She has taught me to laugh and have fun!  She has taught me to be confident in who I am as a mother!  Lately she has also taught me patience as she is going through a period of testing boundaries!  I love her so much!

 Little Lila is my cuddle bug!  I bonded with her a lot faster than I did with Adelyn.  She had a rough start and needed me all the time!  Right now I am her favorite person in the world and that makes my day!  When you hold her, she immediately searches for the perfect position to lay in.  She is my little angel! (This pic makes me laugh because she looks like a grumpy old man)

In her short life, she has taught me lessons that Adelyn never did!  She has taught me true patience when I didn't know what to do.  She has taught me to let things go.  She has taught me that I can't control everything.  She has taught me that I can do hard things.  Most importantly she taught me that my love really is multiplied and not divided!

The greatest thing about motherhood is watching your children grow and learn.  It is being there for them and being their biggest fan.  It is comforting them and teaching them.  It is about helping them see their potential!

One of my greatest joys is seeing my girls together!  Adelyn loves Lila soooo much!  When people come over, she takes their hand and leads them over to her seat to show her off.  I often find Adelyn cuddling or kissing or squeezing Lila's cheeks or sharing her toys/food or patting Lila on the head.  She loves being with her and being close to her.  She is the best big sister!

I am so grateful to be the mother to these two sweet girls!  They have helped me grow and discover who I am.  I hope to continue to have a great relationship with them and teach them how to love! 

 

I love this quote by Howard W. Hunter.  "Motherhood is near to divinity.  It is the highest, holiest service to be assumed by mankind." 

Adelyn's First Haircut

We finally gave in and had Adelyn's first haircut.  She was born with lots of hair and it has grown out pretty evenly so she hasn't really needed one until now.  It was starting to get scraggly on the ends so I thought it was time.  My friend Kera is a cosmetologist so I got her to come over.  She has given me the best haircuts in Dayton and I knew that I could trust her!

Adelyn's hair had been in a pony tail all day so here is a wild before picture!  I think she looks so cute wearing the cape!

  

Here it is brushed out.  You can't really see because her hair is the same color as the cape, but there are some random stray ends.  It has gotten pretty long for a 2 year old!

Making the first cut!  Adelyn wasn't quite sure what to think!

She looks sad, but really she was just overly tired! 

She sat so still!  I was super impressed!

Here is the after!  She has cute little layers and it feels so much healthier!

It wasn't as traumatic as I thought it would be!  Thanks Kera!!

Lila Photos-11 days New

A couple of weeks  ago, my friend Jackie came over to take some newborn pictures of Lila. She was 11 days new!  They turned out so sweet!!  This one is my favorite!  I love the color and her little lips!

 

I love babies in pastels!  They look so angelic!  

 I love tiny little baby bums!  She has such beautiful coloring!  She gets it from my dad's side of the family!  She is already as dark as me!

 Of course when we start taking pictures of Lila, Adelyn wants to join in!  This pose happens about a thousand times a day!  Adelyn loves her little sister!  She hugs and kisses her all day long.  I have to stop her from picking her up or squishing her while cuddling.  I LOVE their relationship and can't wait until Lila can reciprocate! 

  My little ham!  I have some pretty cute kids if I can say so myself!