More milestones

Aubree has been growing up this week, and I can't really believe it. We decided it was time to move her on to her "big girl bed" since Sophie will be needing the crib this next month. The first night we didn't hear anything from her and the second and third. Well the fourth day rolls around, I went to go get her in the morning and her door was locked! I unlocked it with my nail, and there she was, wide awake and playing with her hair bow. Pants were strewn on the floor, and the closet was a mess. So she discovered that she could get off her bed. The next mourning she came tromping in and now she realizes that when she wakes up she no longer has to wait for mommy. I'm surprised it took her that long, but she has always been such a good sleeper. So that has been a nice transition, although I'm worried about the naps. I do not want to give those up! If she won't stay in her bed I'll just make her go to her pack and play!



We're working on the alphabet and shapes right now and she is doing really well. She can name a circle, square, diamond, triangle, heart and star. She can sing the alphabet song all by her self and she can point out and recognize the letters A B C D H J and Z. We're getting there. Now we have to start potty training...any tips? Any good books, ideas? I'm all ears.

This will be a big summer of milestones with all that's going on with Aubree and of course there will be all of Sophie's too. My goals for her are to crib train her, and get her to sleep through the night already, or a least be on a schedule where she only wakes up once. I could handle that but I'm getting really burnt out with waking up 3+ times a night! Any advice on that either?
Thanks.

Fourth of July

Dave and I have been reading the Children of the Promise Series. It really does a great job of letting you feel like you are part of the story. I think it is the closest that I have ever felt to knowing what it is like to go through war without actually having to go through war. (Personally) It gave me a deeper appreciation to the men and women who have fought, and are fighting, to give us all the freedoms we enjoy today. We are truly blessed to live in this country and I'm so thankful that there are those willing to put their lives on the line for us. Thank you to all who serve our country.

Pterodactyl

My poor Aubree Mae. We went swimming Saturday night and on the way home Aubree was running, tripped over the blanket wrapped around her, and face planted on the cement. Luckily I didn't see this happen. I heard it happen, and as you can see she has a fat lip. It's so cute, but oh so sad. She cut up her nose, and the inside of her mouth. We call her a pterodactyl right now cause she has a little beak.

We were going to get our family pictures taken tomorrow, but now we'll have to postpone. It's so cute when she smiles, because her lips get skinny, but the swollen part and it looks exaggerated. She's a tough cookie and keeps reminding us of that. The only good thing for her is now she gets multiple popsicles a day to help the swelling.

Aubree's Cuteness

I feel like alot of my posts have been about Sophie because her milestones are more frequent. So this is going to be all about the cuteness of Aubree.

First: Aubree has been learning how to say prayers. She won't actually say them on her own yet, or even repeat what we say. She waits for us to start and when we bless people she jumps in. She did it for the first time the other day and blessed My sister Brittany and Travis. She gradually started adding family members until now when she says about everyone she knows. There have been four "blessings" that have stood out. She blessed the kitchen, "Grumps head" (which my dad took as a bad omen since she "is closer to heaven than him"), Sophie's eyes and Tori's back. She is getting pretty specific.

Second: Like every other kid she picks up on what we say. When she's doing something especially cute I always ask her "could you be any cuter?" She replies "no" and I say "I didn't think so." Now she prompts me, if she does something funny she'll look at me and say "could Aubree be any cuter?" and waits until I say it back to her and continues in the dialogue.

Third: The other day we went to the splash pool with friends. We woke up late and so I was rushing to get ready. The girls were already ready so I laid Soph down and ahe wouldn't stop crying. Aubree looked at me and said "Baby Sophie's hungry hu? I told her that she probably was and that I would feed her when I was done. She walked out of the room and came back with a bottle and sat there and fed her while I finished getting ready, it was a precious moment.

She's learning how to be a good big sister.

Fourth: She is a technology bug, like her Dad. Our first Mac book we owned, dropped and it was totally destroyed. I fell right on the part where to fix it would be more than buying a new one and to erase it would almost be impossible. Unless your in the CIA or something. So it has become Aubree's toy. Whenever one of us are on the computer, she'll grab hers and play too. It's really cute. And Dave just upgraded his I-phone so his old one has also become Aubree's. It is basically now an I-pod. It doesn't work as a phone anymore, but it has all the fun applications Dave originally got for Aubree. So she totally knows how to work it and it is so funny to watch her. She has her favorite pictures on there that she likes to look at, her favorite music, and games. NOw my cute two year old daughter has her own Mac book and I-phone!

(Marc is one of her "boyfriends.")

Lastly: She loves the park and I though these clips were cute.

(Rich is another one of her "boyfriends")

(Listen at the end of this one for when she says "mad world" that is her favorite song.)

Crafty

I finally got around to finishing Sophie's name for her wall. I didn't want to do it before she was born in case we changed our minds about her name, and then after she was born, it was crazy and everything was packed, then we moved and had to unpack etc... so I'm excited I finally got to it. I just have to put it on the wall now.

This is Aubree's, I made sure that they matched in case they share a room down the road.

These are other crafts I finished recently for their rooms
I copied the pattern of this butterfly from Pottery Barn kids. I loved it when I saw it at their store, but it was in the wrong colors. And I made it for half the price they were charging :)

New Friends

My Friend Lexi and I were pregnant at the same time. It was fun to have someone to talk to who was going through the same things. Thankfully we're no longer pregnant and both have our babies. Sophie was born March 24th and Camryn was born June 6th. We decided that they are going to be best friends. :) Today was the first time I got to meet her. She is so beautiful, and she has the prettiest eyes I've ever seen. They look like an exotic princess. Unfortunately you can't tell in these pictures, for some reason it doesn't translate...It's amazing what a big difference 8 weeks makes when they're so young. Sophie looks huge compared to her. Although Camryn is almost as tall as her!

P.s. I know I update my blog a lot. You all probably think I don't have a life, and I pretty much don't, so there you have it.

Father's Day

Happy Father's day, to all the wonderful Dad's out there who do so much for us and our children. Here are some of my favorite pictures of Dave with Aub and Soph.

At the beach in South Carolina.
Falling asleep on the couch on a lazy Sunday.
Sophie's Birth, remembering how to take care of a new born.
Falling asleep on another lazy Sunday. :)
Watching "backasball" as Aubree calls it.