You Are My Sunshine

You Are My Sunshine

My only sunshine.

You make me happy

When skies are grey.

You'll never know, dear,

How much I love you.

Please don't take my sunshine away

This is our favorite song around our house. I wasn't sure if Addison was going to love it as much as Faith and Grace, but she does. I even catch Jeremy singing it :)

Jeremy has been quarantined! He is sick......what is making him sick you ask???? Well it is the same bacteria that is in the water in Mexico. So what does this mean? Addi slept in her room last night for the first time. She did great!!! I was up once with her...changed her diaper, gave her a bottle and put her back in her crib. She got up at 8ish!

As I was rocking her last night, I was looking around at all the wonderful things in her room. It is truly a happy place!!!

The girls picked out this giraffe for her while I was pregnant.

We recently received this adorable blanket from some friends....the little lady bug is from the girls....it was the first toy Miss A held. I took it to the NICU one day.

Her little giraffe mobile.....I love the sweet & simple giraffes.

Of course, our paci. She doesn't really like them, but occasionally she will want one.

A box of stuffed animals...I love their faces!

I just took this picture a few minutes ago.

I love her little head. We have always thought it was so cute and round. This weekend Faith said, "Mommy, Addison's (assons) head is round....it looks like a coconut!" Very true....now when I kiss her head I smile....it really does look like a coconut :)

Big Helpers!

Faith and Grace are the best little helpers! Addison looks so big in their arms!




Addison loves when they talk and sing to her!





Grace wanted to help feed her, but after about 1 minute she decided she was a little heavier than she thought :) I put pig tails in Grace's hair....we topped them with the cutest bows that Jen made the girls...but Grace still had to have that headband on....I finally took it off when she went to bed.






Miss Faith on the other hand, feed her two full bottles this weekend. She is my little mommy!!







Grace wanted to share all of her toys with Addison. This pony ended up bald before the weekend was over...."look Mommy, I gave my horsie a hair cut...isn't she adorable"



Grace's two new favorite words....Adorable and Besides. "Besides Mommy, green beans make my tummy hurt, I need a sucker for supper"......"I am sooo adorable Mommy"

In style

Daddy giving Miss A an "in style" hairdo :)

She loves it!

Yesterday she kept taking her paci out and turning it sideways.....don't know....maybe it's better this way :)

I will post pics of all three girls this weekend

sugar and spice

Well, these days I am trying to balance being a stay at home mom, working woman, housekeeper, dog sitter(ok it's my dog), electrician, organizer, plumber, banker and wife. It is going very well.....only on a handful of meds :)

Daddy did get to come home from work one day last week and have lunch with us. Actually it was the bathtub facet that brought him home....it wouldn't turn off. Not just a drip...it was really flowing!

As you know, we have been using the blow dryer to combat some of the colic crying. I was trying to steal a few minutes to brush my teeth and wash my face, so I put Addi in her boppy and we headed to the bathroom. While I was getting ready, the blow dryer tumbled off the counter, splashing into Bear's water bowl, sending sparks and smoke into the bathroom. No one was hurt, and the dryer still works....as you can see :)

It seems everyone has a new baby around our house. Usually "babies" don't last long with Bear, but this blue kitten is his favorite. He carries it everywhere with him....and it's eyes and nose are still in tact.

I absolutely love this school picture of the girls! Grace looks a little mischievous and Faith is full of happiness! They were at their dad's house this weekend and were really sick...I spoke to Miss Faith on the phone and it broke my heart!!! I really hated not being there to make it better.

We are still having the colic issues........this cocoon seems to help :)

Playing with Daddy :)

Addison really loves to sleep on her tummy! I can't even stress at how much better it is......I only let her sleep this way during the day, because they say don't put them on their tummies.

Here are some things I have made for the girls.....

Little blue jean dress

Little summer outfit for Addi. The top is a dress right now, but in the summer it will be the top for the ruffle pants :)

Colic Craziness

Now you know why I haven't posted in a while......

Miss A has colic. She started getting really fussy in the evenings. Lots of crying and tummy problems. Once we got her to sleep she was fine. In fact, I think she was tiring herself out, because she would sleep from 11 to 5ish!!!! But before she fell asleep, we had at least 4 hours of crying (screaming). Well, it just got worse and worse. I called the pediatrician and we changed her to a sensitive formula. We were still going through the same routine every night after a week on the sensitive one, so yesterday we changed to another one....don't know the name, all I know is that it is the purple Similac one and it seems to do much better!!!!

She loves the blankets all up by her face....she pull them up to her!

Last night we had very little crying but she did get up every 3 hours to eat. When she is upset....all she wants is her mommy. She does really well when I am holding her...we sing, dance...whatever helps!! I love that I can comfort her, especially when she isn't feeling well, but I am not going to lie....my Mommy Bath Time is lovely!!!!

Yep...that's a double chin...maybe triple depending on the angle :) You should see the rolls on her legs!!!

I am planning our summer out today. Grapevine has so many wonderful events and classes for the girls. I am signing them up for ballet/tap and 3 individual classes at the botanical gardens. I think we are also going to do the Mommy and Me Tea. Every Thursday, the rec center opens up the gym for toddlers. For one dollar they can play on the mats, bounce houses, balls and parachute......we will be there often I'm sure. Miss A and I might do the infant music class :)

Miss Addison is going to take her first stroll around Meridian tomorrow! I am sure she is going to love it.....as I said before, she is a social butterfly!

We will see everyone tomorrow!!!

Weekend in Review

Saturday morning I was awaken by the sound of two people snoring......Miss Addi and Daddy. Jer had given her a bottle at 6am and then let her sleep on our bed between us. She definitely found the warm body in bed. She was sound asleep on his arm.

Gee and Grumpy kept Addison on Saturday night so that Jer and I could have a Valentine's date. We went to Brio in Southlake...it was so yummy! We were going to go have drinks with Cody because Shyla was working, but after stuffing ourselves, we went to blockbuster then straight home!!! Hmmmm....you can tell we are parents of a newborn :)

On Sunday I pulled out the sewing machine and made a few things....

Apron for Faith and Grace

Some owl pants for Squeaky!!

I am going to make a matching onesie for these....I made them so they would fit in the summer :)

I have to work tomorrow....I am so bummed. I know I was only away from Miss A for about 24 hours, but I would love to stay home and love on her. I am thinking I will be home around lunch, so it's not too bad.

What's for dinner?

The purpose of this post is to improve my cooking skills......well at least get new recipes.

Tonight we are having...

Stuffed Bell Peppers

6 Bell Peppers

1 pound of Hamburger Meat

1 cup of Rice

1 can of Corn

1 can of Tomato Sauce

1 cup of A-1

Salt and Pepper

Mix all ingredients together.....clean out bell peppers and stuff them. Cook for about 30-45 minutes at 350 degrees.

Appetiser

Jalapeno Peppers filled with cream cheese and bacon

Doesn't sound good, but is really yummy....Jer is all about spicy. All you do is mix cream cheese and bacon (I use the real bacon pieces) and cook on the grill or oven until pepper is nice and yummy :)

Dessert

Cherry Fried Pies

(We don't do a lot of dessert, but I thought I would try this one)

I cheated and used the roll of Pillsbury pie crust (if you are Betty Crocker...please make your own). :) Flatten dough into small round sections, fill with pie filler (any fruit), fold in half and pinch edges. Fry in small pan filled with oil.....about medium or low heat so they don't burn. I covered my in a powdered sugar and water glaze.

Send me some recipes!!

Of course, I can't have a blog without pictures of Miss Addi...

I walked into our bedroom and this is what I found....Bear knows that he is not suppose to be on the bed....especially when Addi is taking a nap there. He tried to convince me that with the title of "Protector" comes responsibilities that requires him to break some rules :)

Actually...I bet he was thinking..."If she can do it...why can't I?"

Addison LOVES the blow dryer! I mean really loves it! If she is fussy, we just turn it on. The other day when we gave her a bath, Jer dried her hair with the blow dryer....now she requires it...even if it's not wet :) This might sound silly to you, but parents do crazy things to settle fussy babies :)

"Feels so good....yes, I like it spiked in the back!"