I love the fact that I can now say “Our kids” when I talk about our family :) It brings a smile to my face!
Our first born and all his craziness…….
And our cuddly new baby girl….
Yes, I went a little photo crazy with her, but she has a lot of catching up to do when it comes to pictures… big brother Carter has THOUSANDS…
My girl and me
Eskimo kisses for his little sister
They just bring so much joy to our lives! We are very blessed :)
Since Callie’s was born, we’ve been busy trying to get used to our new life as a bigger family! So far, its been pretty good. It’s definitely challenging at times, but I wouldn’t trade it for anything :)
CJ spent most of last week at home with us girls, but has returned to work this week. We miss him, but its nice to have alone time with my girl too! This week is the first since we’ve been home from the hospital, that we aren’t booked up with doctor’s appointments too, which is nice! Yesterday I had my two week check up with Dr. Ali, which went fine. And, I actually ran Callie over to the pediatrician while I was close by to have them check out her belly button. It just looked a little crusty to me and I wanted to get some peace of mind about it. They looked at it and said it’s healing just fine, so I was relieved. She also got weighed while we were there and is up to 7lbs 3 oz! Our girl is growing nicely :) So, I’m a happy momma! Also yesterday, the Indian Head Base and Daycare was without power until around 8:30am. So, Denise brought Carter to her work until power was restored. She said he entertained her whole office and was on his best behavior there! He even went outside and played soccer with a coworker, lucky kid! She said he had a blast and sent CJ this picture….
Big brother Carter has been doing such a good job helping mommy out! He helps me bathe her, and sings to her when she cries. He has his moments where you can tell he is showing off for attention, but its just going to take some time for him to get used to sharing the spotlight I guess! Really though, he is super gentle and helpful with his little sis, which couldn’t make me more proud!
As far as Callie goes, she has been just wonderful! She’s usually a content baby, but has her fussy moments, like all babies do. Last night she cried for over an hour, and I have to admit, it made me a little nervous! Carter had colic pretty bad, so I automatically started thinking back to those days! I guess we’ll just have to wait and see if little miss will follow in her brother’s foot steps, fingers crossed it was a one night thing ; )
Its been a few days since I’ve blogged… and we didn’t do much over the weekend. Saturday Carter, Callie, and I spent the day at home while Daddy helped load some stuff out of his Nana’s house. It nice having time with both kids, but definitely tiring LOL. Sunday, we ran too late to make it to Luke’s bday party, but later in the afternoon we visited my family for a bit. Carter had fun riding bikes with his uncles and aunt and Callie hung out with Paps :)
As far as today goes, we are just hanging out at home! I’m going to try and get some cute outdoor pictures later, since its so pretty out!
Today our baby girl is 2 weeks old! I still can’t believe it…it’s going so fast already! Wednesday she had her appointment and it went great! Dr. Mena said her Jaundice is all better now and that she looks perfect. Here are her stats:
Weight: Up 8 ounces from 6lbs 3oz last week to 6lbs 11oz this week.
Length: She grew 1 inch making her 20 inches long.
Head circumference: 14 & 1/2 (I believe)
Dr. Mena also said her head control was fabulous. And everything else looked and sounded great! I think the girl made a mistake on our next appointment date, so I will have to call and get that straight… but I think its for her 2 month check up.
Now, here are some pictures of Callie during tummy time :) She can actually lift her head for a few seconds…
Holding that head up :)
I can’t describe how much we love this girl already… Our family is now complete <3
Tuesday night Callie’s umbilical cord stump finally fell off! So, Wednesday evening Carter helped me give her, her first real bath!
He was such a big help during the bath! He even helped me rinse her off and sang songs to her when she started crying. Which, she didn’t really even cry until it was time to get out, then she was pretty upset because she was cold. 
Silly boy! I remember his first bath like it was yesterday! I wish we could just slow time down, just a little!! 
Well, us girls sit under the front porch, in the shade, watching the boys play, does that still count?! Actually, Callie naps while I snap pictures ;)
Carter “cuts grass” and then him and CJ play baseball! Its been really nice weather out since Callie’s been born, perfect for outdoor fun! 
Which is what this kid loves to do most, play outside! He is not one to sit in the house and contently play with his toys…. He has way too much energy to burn for that! 
I swear, since Callie’s been born, it seems like he has grown SO much. He just looks so much bigger to me now.. :*)
Monday we had some good friends come and visit. Our first guests were Brandy & Maisy! They came over in the morning and hung out through lunch time :) It was fun being able to spend time together with our girls and I hope we can continue to have “girl days” in the future!
Little miss taking a nap before the girls arrived!
Callie was not feeling being put down, as soon as I picked her up she was fine though..spoiled already ;) 
Its crazy how big of a difference 6 weeks makes. This picture just goes to show how FAST they grow up!
Thanks again for coming over girls!!! And thanks for the clothes too!
Our next visitor was my friend Olivia. She finally got to meet and hold Callie and we had a good time hanging out :)
Proud Big Bro :)
All in all it was a good day! :)
