bathing beauty

Finley asked to take a bath in the sink the other night. When she was younger she loved bathing in the sink. I think it was the last time that she’ll be able to fit in there. I had a moment where I looked at her and was taken aback by what a “girl” she’s turned into. She’s grown out of the stage where she’s technically a toddler but still sort of babyish. No matter how you look at her the babyness is long gone. We marvel at how fast she’s grown over the last six months {physically, in terms of her behavior, the way she talks, etc}. A small part of me wishes i could just stop time with her, but mostly i’m so excited for what’s in store. I love our conversations and listening to all her amazing and hilarious thoughts. I love that she is so interested in learning {time to start some more structured learning!}. I love her imagination. And while sometimes it drives us INSANE, i love her strong will and outgoing personality.

She had a friend over yesterday {same age}. They play really well together, so I spent most of the morning down the hall from them folding laundry. Listening to their conversations was absolutely hilarious…it was like i was listening to two teenage girls gabbing.

Finley: That outfit is so cute! Is it new?
Norah: Yes. My Grandma got it for me.
Finley: Oooooh, wow. That’s so nice of her. Where’s it from?

baby got back

We took sister boo {finley’s nickname for her} to her two month check up last week. No surprise the little chubbster is in the 95% for weight and height! I love every inch of her chubby little body, but would it really hurt to have a baby that could wear newborn clothes for more than 2 days? At two months old Adalaide is quite the easy baby. Not that Finley was necessarily hard, but Adalaide seems to roll with the punches a little easier. Plus, she is still sleeping 90% of the day. She is smiling all the time and starting to “talk” a lot more. People tell us all the time how much she looks like her big sister, and we agree. Swap out the eye color and they are pretty much twins! And she is following in her sister’s steps by blessing us with acid reflux {solved with medicine} and constipation {still haven’t figured this one out yet}. She is consistently doing 6 hour stretches at night and sometimes doing 7 or 8 hours. It never ceases to amaze me how every extra block of sleep goes such a long way! She loves taking baths with her sister, being snuggled, being swaddled, tummy time, and her apple juice {for said constipation problem}. We love our little adalaide so much, and like i tell finley all the time…i wish she’d stop growing so fast!

cuteness

I just have to share this because it is pretty much the cutest thing ever. When Brian puts Finley to bed he tells her a make believe story about two sisters named Fantasia and Annabelle {get it…F and A}. One night the story involved the sisters going to Paris. The next day Finley received a special postcard in the mail. Can you make out the two girls? And can you believe how well he photoshopped the whole thing. I’m definitely putting this in the keepsake box!

And here are a TON of pictures of Adalaide. I just couldn’t narrow them down.
i love these chubby legs
and these tiny little hands.

little girls are fun to shop for…

…even when they aren’t your own. One of my very favorite people is welcoming her second baby girl any day now. I had so much fun putting together a gift, some of it made, and some from my favorite children stores.

{ bibs }
{ skirts }
{ burp cloths }
{ romper from crazy 8 }
{ dress & shoes from H&M }
looking fancy in her party attire
her shower {thrown by her sisters} was so much fun. yummy food, darling decorations, and lots of newborn babies. 
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i can’t wait to meet you baby girl isaacson! 

Finley is turning into quite the little poser. She climbed into Adalaide’s bed and requested that i take their photo. Brian had our camera with him at a job so i had to track down our old one, but i’m so glad i did.

This weekend we went to two parties sans finley who still can’t be around other little ones. As much as we missed her, Brian and I had so much fun hanging out with other adults and actually being able to finish our sentences and enjoy our meals. First we went to a co-ed wedding shower for Laura and Israel, friends from our community group. Two words: GOOD FOOD!

Then we went to cousin Lucy’s first birthday party. She is such a darling little peanut, and she definitely did not disappoint when it came time for digging into her pie!

I also was able to do some fun sewing projects for some special little babies that are arriving soon. Can’t post pictures though cause that would ruin the surprise.
I’ve been drooling over these darling little baby shoes on etsy, but i just can’t justify spending $30 on a pair of baby shoes that will fit for a few months, at the most. So, I attempted to make my own. Now i understand why they are so expensive. These things are time consuming! My sewing is awful, but from afar they are cute. I’m hoping they’ll turn out better with some more practice.
More photos from both parties in the online album.
Holy long post!

our day

Don’t ask me why i’ve been on such a picture taking kick. I guess i just love my girls and love to have pictures of them {adalaide is a little easier to capture seeing as how she can’t move}. I’m sure in a while i won’t want to pull my camera out, but for now forgive me for the photo overload. this morning i found finley like this. When i asked her what she was doing she replied, “i need the other one”. apparantly she wanted to “double pump”. Later today Brian’s mom {isn’t she beautiful} and Grandma came over for a LONG awaited visit. And last but definitely not least, i took some pictures of our growing girl who is 6 WEEKS OLD! Why, oh why do they grow so quickly?

easter

What a delightful Easter we had! We decorated eggs, went to a fun celebration at our church, and celebrated on Sunday with both our families together.
In the days leading up to Easter I talked with Finley about Jesus’ death and resurrection. One of our conversations was so adorable i have to share:
me: …and then He died on the cross. But, a few days later He rose from the dead. He came back, just like He promised!
finley: oh wow! that was sure nice of Him!

simply put, put oh so true!

also, this morning she said:
finley: remember the cross?
me: yes, i do.
finley: God is nice…. and ENORMOUS!

i didn’t even know she knew the word enormous…

here’s some photos of the festivities:

kissing cousins! jonny is 12 days older than adalaide and such a handsome little guy!