Owen and Gavin: July 2012

Friday, July 27, 2012

Just because...

she was looking sooo cute in her
little green dress!

This little outfit
that I picked out
for the little
girl we had
waited so long for!!

Looking at this pretty little
dress hanging in the closet
made me smile!
It made me giddy
to think that my
baby girl would soon be here!

and here she is...
wearing this little green dress
that I picked out just for her!

I took this picture
just because...
just because she's here
and I am over the moon
looking at her in this pretty
little dress!!

3 weeks old

3 weeks old!!
My little girl is already 3 weeks old
and time is just flying by!!
Time does go by 3 times
faster with baby number 3!

During these last 3 weeks
she's sleeping better at night.
Waking up around 12 and 2 : )

She ~~hates~~ Hates to be put down!!
I spend 90% of the day holding her!
She's a diva already : )

These 3 weeks have been so much fun!!
So much fun watching
all the changes that are happening.
Happening way to quick
for this mama!!

Monday, July 23, 2012

Today was the day...
we were all alone!
James had to go back to work
and for the first time I
was alone with all 3 kids!!
The morning was a little crazy...
it was hectic...
we didn't have a routine anymore!!!
I was getting a little frantic when
Gavin needed to be changed
and Brynn was screaming
because it was time to eat!!!

But my little hero
saved the day!
In his sweet little 4 year old
voice he said he would
hold Brynn.

I'm not sure what I would have done
without him!!

That little moment
made me realize that I
wasn't in it alone...

I had a hero..
a super hero
right here in our house
to help when things are crazy!!

Someone to entertain Gavin...
Someone to hug me when I'm overwhelmed...
Someone to sing sweet songs to Brynn when she is fussy.

Our little Super Hero
always comes to the rescue!!

He even got his baby
sister to fall asleep...

but only for a minute...
because she realized someone
had the nerve to put her down : )

Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Iphone pics

Sometimes the best camera is
the one that's close by.
My Iphone is capturing
most of life's little moments.
Especially early in the morning
when I'm rocking Brynn.

Little moments when
she is peaking up
at me.

Little moments when
she is napping
in my arms
while I watch her big
brothers play.

Little moments
where she won't
sleep anywhere
else but in my arms.

Self portraits of me and
my girl rocking before the
boys wake up.

Little moments like
Gavin's crazy hair
in the morning.

The way Gavin
uses the foot stool
while I'm feeding Brynn.

The way he
peaks over the boppy.

All this little memories
that are saved forever!

Monday, July 16, 2012

The joy

Before I had children
I always heard what a joy it
was to have children.
Many times other parents would say
how much joy children would bring into my life.

What they didn't tell me was that the joy
could be missed...
overlooked...
over shadowed....
Sometimes the joy gets pushed aside by
temper tantrums,
dirty diapers,
sleepless nights,
trips to the grocery store,
the dishes,
the laundry,
and so many other things in
our busy life.

So we have a saying
around our house.
A saying just so we can soak in all
these joyous moments.
When we see these little moments happening
amidst the chaos...
the piles of laundry...
after a meltdown...
We point out the joyous moments
just so they don't slip by unnoticed.
"There's the joy" we will say.

This moment with all 3 of our babies
was the joy!
One of those moments that we
could have been wrapped up in
other things to notice.
I'm not sure who said it first...
but this was the joy!