Catching up

Wow, has it really been over a month since I last updated?? I suppose I have an excuse. Sarah Emeline came in our world and our home will never be the same! I'm not sure what to write. Lack of sleep may be the culprit.

Sarah has had a hard time figuring out how to sleep...at night. Just about every night around 12:30 she gets wound up. We end up sleeping on the couch together. It's the only way Tim and I can both get sleep. We're doing well though. Somehow, I feel rested after just a few hours of sleep. On Friday night, I decided to put Sarah in her own crib. She did very well! She woke up about every 2 1/2 hours to eat. She had a bit of trouble getting settled in around 12:30am. I tried letting her cry it out but she sounded a bit hysterical. I decided to rock her a bit. She drifted off to baby land. We'll work on her falling asleep on her own in a couple of weeks. Rachel was good at doing this at about 6 weeks. Hopefully, Sarah will be the same.

It's a little different with two kiddos. My attention is split in two now. Thankfully, Rachel is doing very well with baby Sarah. She absolutely loves her baby sister. She talks to her in a sweet mommyese and loves to touch her hair. She's always very concerned about Sarah's whereabouts. "Where'd baby Sarah go?" Although, if you spend any amount of time with Rachel you would soon learn that she's always concerned about everyone's whereabouts.

Anywho,I'm rambling A LOT so I'll just post some pictures.
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Our July...So Far

Rachel watching the "fire trucks in the sky". She loved them but wasn't too sure about the loud booming.

Enjoying the pool at Everett's 3rd birthday party.

Enjoying Everett's Cars birthday cake...that's my girl!

A picture of my very pregnant belly. This was taken at our pastor's goodbye get-together.

A Day at the Petting Zoo

Mommy, Rach, and Gramma Darlene went to a cute little petting zoo/critter farm on Sunday, June 22. It was hot but it was fun! Rachel really enjoyed feeding the animals. She wasn't too sure about the goats coming up to her. They liked to jump up for food. I think her favorite part was playing on the playground after we saw the animals. It was a great opportunity to climb.

Lake Trip

We had a wonderfully relaxing trip to the lake this past weekend (June 13-16). Rachel really enjoyed the boat rides. She's still not too sure about the water. Thankfully, the weather was just right. Here are some pics...









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Pool Fun

More Rachey pics....

Memorial Day Fun

Tim, Rachel and I took a trip to the zoo! As always, Rach had a lot of fun seeing the animals. It was a treat to have Daddy go with us today!

Our Anniversay Trip & Lessons Learned

Tim and I got back from our 5th anniversary trip on Saturday. We had a great time in Charleston and Savannah. Here are a few shots...





Cupcakes from Cupcake

Ingredients to make 10,000 chocolate chip cookies (USS Yorktown)

Lessons Learned:

1. If someone asks you to visit their "resort" and listen to a presentation for gift certificates to restaurants, free carriage rides, and free admission to a plantation. Say no! Oh, the free stuff is legit and we got a nice meal for free and a carriage ride for free but we had to sit through a 90 MINUTE sales pitch for a time-share thingy. Totally not worth it.

2. Always, always, always bring a spare car key with you on vacation. We lost our car key somewhere in the pits of the Bass' home (or somewhere in Savannah) and had to pay to have someone make us another one.

3. Don't expect your child to come running into your arms after you've been away for a week. Rachel didn't want to come to me when Tim's mom brought her home. I almost cried until she didn't go to Tim either. Oh well, we're back to normal again.

4. Bread pudding is very yummy.

Finally, my tummy grew exceptionally while we were away. It may be due to too much yummy food and desserts.