Lately

Rachel, Sarah and I have been enjoying our time while Tim is "in between jobs". I have enjoyed running my errands with no children in tow. Tim's been looking for a J-O-B, playing a game and studying for his A+ certification test (this is helpful to have for any computer related job). He has a lot of good connections. So, hopefully, he'll find something soon. Rachel has been up to her usual shenanigans--singing, dancing,hiding ("wes hide" sounds like "west side") and making us laugh. Sarah has lost her desire (or is it mine?) to sleep 7 hours at night. Hopefully, she'll realize that it's in everyone's best interest for her to sleep. Thankfully, her cuteness factor has increased by learning how to smile. I suppose I'll keep her.

Here are some recent pics...

Growing up

Candace started something with her latest post! Now she has this mommy reminiscing about the early days. I don't necessarily want Rachel to be a baby anymore. Maybe because I have a newborn. My perspective is a little skewed by early morning feedings. I love the way she is now. I'd like to keep her like she is now (minus the tantrums) forever. But, I would like to see her grow and marry.

It's life's greatest irony. You want your children to grow up and become something great. However, deep down, you just want to them to be little forever.




Thanks for the reminder Candace!

By the way, I can't get over how much this picture of Rachel looks like Sarah. Crazy.

Our crazy house

Sarah had her 4 week check-up yesterday. She's 10 lbs 1 oz and 21 1/2 inches now. Chunky monkey! Her pediatrician said I could have easily fed twins with the amount of weight she gained. Needless to say, she's a great eater! Thankfully, we have another very healthy little girl. Looking back, Rachel was 11 lbs at her 2 month visit. Sarah has almost grown out of all her newborn clothes. We're moving up to 0-3 month clothes! Also, as this picture shows, her head is getting bigger. (Gotta fit those brains somewhere!)

Rachel hates to have her hair up. Mariah was able to put her hair in cute little "pig-tail buns". Here's what they looked like:

Here they are AFTER we took them down. Can we say Shirley Temple?

Here's Tim and Sarah. She says, "Hey Daddy!"

Here's me and Sarah. Hilarious!

Finally, Rachel has taken a liking to pushing chairs to the counter to help herself to whatever she can find up there. This particular day, she pushed a chair to the counter, climbed on the counter, got a glass bowl, and put snacks in said bowl...all within 5 minutes. Sneaky! (Please excuse the panties...we're trying to potty train...trying being the key word.)



By the way, Tim has his resume out to a few different places. He's had an interview but he was "overqualified" for that position. He has another interview on Thursday. Friday will be the last day he has to go into work. It'll be nice to have him home for a little bit. We are thankful for your thoughts and prayers!