Milestones

Natalie is quickly changing. She's no longer the "small" newborn I brought home from the hospital. Her personality is growing by leaps and bounds, and her cuteness is increasing exponentially. She is constantly in search of her thumb, but usually just ends up with her whole hand in her mouth. Every day she gets closer and closer to success.

Another amazing thing has happened in the world of Natalie. She laughed for the very first time today. Turns out that Ryland hula hooping is a pretty funny experience to Natalie. Baby laughs=pure happiness.






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Big Sister

Ryland is proving to be an amazing big sister. Yes, I think it has definitely been an adjustment for her, however, she loves her little "sweet pea" Natalie. Most of the day is spent hugging and kissing on the little one, but yesterday I captured an extremely special moment. Ryland reading to Natalie. She read her two books and showed her each page as she turned it. My heart melted at the sweet sight. I'm so proud of Ryland for being so amazing.

Doctor visits!

Natalie and Ryland both had checkups yesterday. Ryland was excited for her trip to the doctor, and even knew she would be getting vaccines. She really wanted to know how much she weighed and (unknowingly to me) was very excited about the eye exam. As the medical assistant pointed at the pictures on the paper, Ryland looked up at me and said "mom, I've been waiting to do this". She was really proud of herself. Luckily we had really prepared Ryland for her shots. I worked at the clinic, so I knew just how they would be given and prepared her at home. She shed a few tears, but sat very still. I was a proud mom.

Natalie's visit went very well to. She came out to a whopping 12lbs 10 oz and was 24 inches long. She is 88th percentile in weight and 97th in height. We have a growing girl on our hands. Natalie's shots also went well, aside from her screaming her head off and making momma feel horribly sad. She pretty much slept the whole rest of the day. Poor baby girl.

All Smiles

Natalie is now 8 weeks old and smiles all the time! I know Ryland first laughed at 12 weeks, so we will see when this little lady decides to grace us with her beautiful laugh. She sure does have a lot of joy on her face. I'm so happy to have these amazing little girls by my side each day.