Hallie: 1 month old!

Hallie was one month old yesterday! It is crazy how time is flying by with her! I only have two more weeks at home with my babies! Parts of me are ready to go back and others really enjoy being at home! I am so glad I enjoy what I do or it would be a struggle to go back. Hallie is a really good baby! She sleeps and eats very well. I think she is even more clockwork than Chance was which is saying alot!! She has officially dropped one of the night feedings and is only down to one around 3 am or so! I am pumping to go back to work and she has never not finished a bottle! She would drink and drink and drink if we let her only then to spit everything back up (hence the need for pure pumping and bottles right now!) That being said my husband is the greatest husband and daddy!  He helps me during the night to pump, feed her and put her back down!  This would not be possible without his help!  I love that man!  Not many husbands would do this!  Little Hallie has her mommy's temperament so far! She gets mad pretty quickly but the next moment is just fine. Ben calls her little Megan!! I calculate based on my home scale she is around 8.5 pounds now! She gains weight pretty quickly! She loves her lamb swing just like her brother and spends LOTS of time there sleeping. She is not phased too much by her loud brother. She pretty much will sleep through all his commotion! She is smiling more and more!  Enjoy her one month pics in her crib!

This awake time is for the birds!

Chance: 22 months old!!

Our little man turned 22 months old yesterday!  Hard to believe he will be 2 in just 2 months.  It breaks my heart and excites me all at the same time about him growing up!  He is a joy to be around!  He has a sweet spirit about him.  He is very concerned about his sister's well-being.  If we are going somewhere he is the first to ask if Sister is going.  He wants to make sure we don't leave her believe it or not (surprises me it is not the other way around)!  I visited work today and he wouldn't let me leave her side and wanted to make sure that we kept her by our side!  Unfortunately we have started the fit and temper tantrum phase which is very hard on both mommy and daddy with a newborn as well.

Fun Facts:

• Can sing all of Jesus loves me very loud and clear (requests it multiple and I mean multiple times a day)
• Likes to play chase with Dada (his new word for daddy when he really wants him to play with him)
• He has quite the imagination.  He has a set of small stuffed animals from Gran that can do spectacular things such as drive boats, fight fires, and swim in the water
• Has started requesting what he wants at meal time (not always such a great thing) He is a condiment fan (loves ketchup and ranch dressing)
• Can tell you that mommy tells the kids at work to bite down and brush their teeth
• Tells you that daddy works with bobcats, dump trucks, backhoes 
• Favorite shows on television are Robin Hood (the old school version) and Bolt.  He watches too much now that I have to have down time to feed a newborn!
• Will tell you where we are going once he sees the road we are on such as Gran's house, Granddaddy's house, etc!
• Has "attempted" to climb out of his crib!  He is still too scared as he says he will hurt his head.  I love that he has a cautious nature about him.  Took the bumpers off and has helped curb this for a season! 
• Gets pretty upset when his sister cries!  He goes into a little panic mode and tries (throws) to give her her pacifier!
• Loves to be outside! 

Old picture but love it!!

Week 3 at home with the kiddos!

This is week 3 (oh my goodness) of being home with the two kiddos!  I hate how time flies by!  I have had so much help it is unbelievable!  Debbie (Ben's mom) or Tiffany (our nanny) has been here to help with Chance keeping him occupied and happy!  It has been a lifesaver let me tell you!  I have had a few mornings and afternoons with just the two and it is manageable but I will never turn down an extra playmate for Chance! 

Hallie got her first "real" bath this week, has started to smile (2 weeks just like her brother, crazy I know, and it is not gas:)), had a playdate with her buddy Mason, and started sleeping in her own room!  She is a very good baby and we feel so blessed to have her!  She still does not have too much awake time the usual max is an hour at a time!  Chance and I had a "date" yesterday at lunch to Chick-fil-A!  It was so special to spend some one on one time with him!  It was also nice for this cooped up mommy to get out of the house! 

Working like "mens" outside with dad!!

Visiting the Nichols!
Our first outing as a family of four!

Hallie and Mason

Date with mommy!

Hallie with Dr DLG

Real bath

Big brother looking on!

In her crib!!