Cuteness, just because.

It's a picture posting kind of night.

 They love each other. Emma loves her baby Addi and AddiLyn loves watching Emma play and giggles at her, it's so fun.

There's nothing more precious than sleeping babies. 

Tummy time for my wild haired little lady

AddiLyns quick 3 month photoshoot

Not sleeping at about 1 AM but still so dang cute.

Someone found and got into the blue food coloring and was stained for a little while. 

And then this same someone found mommys mascara and put it on all by herself. She came in saying "mommy! Booiful eyelashes!" How can you get mad at that? It stinks that she knows how to get lids off of things though. It makes life very busy :)

Sometimes she still wants to be a baby. I found her all cuddled up in AddiLyns bed, she told me she was sleeping.

This precious tiny one loves her bumbo. She loves seeing what's going on.

Emma loves the bumbo too ;)

I love that her eyes are so blue. I have a blue eyed beauty and a brown eyed beauty, can't get much better than that!

We decided to go with dad to scouts so we hung out on the grass outside and took pictures :)

AddiLyn was kind of freaked out by how the grass felt.

Reading one of Emma's favorites. "Go Dog Go!"

Alright, I will calm down with the picture posting. 

Someday I will look back at these and be glad I put them up here. What's the point of taking pictures if your never going to show anyone? 

If you haven't guessed yet, I adore my girls!

Two vs. one

So I have two kids now.

 No big deal, right?

Wrong. 

Very wrong. 

Having two kids is a BIG deal...

I don't know how moms with more than two do it. 

Initially, I thought that having 2 was going to be easy, a breeze, a walk in the park..

And I'm sure it will get there... Eventually? 

But as for the first two weeks, it's been hard. And so fulfilling. And so worth it. 

But let's get through the hard stuff before we get to the good. 

Here is a list of things I totally didn't see coming, or just naively overlooked:

•Ryan not getting to take time off. Yikes. When I had Emma he got a week and a half off, and I still had a hard time with him going back to work. This time it was the day after I got back from the hospital. I felt as though I had been brutally thrown into a cruel lonely world of slavery and sleep deprivation... Drama much? Indeed. That may or may not have been due to the fluctuating postpartum hormones. But still. Sooo not ready for that.

•Recovery being painful and still having to cater to a little toddlers needs. 

•Having a toddler who is mad at me. All of the time. Who has all of the sudden decided she doesn't like to sleep or wear clothes or shoes, and can't seem to entertain herself for more than 5 minutes. 

•Dealing with all of the post partum woes that I completely forgot about.. The flabby body, the soreness.. everywhere. The hair starting to fall out (already!!), the lack of a schedule, no sleep.. Need I go on?

     Now before you get too bummed and make an appointment for a hysterectomy (or vasectomy... Er. Anyways..) let me turn around and enlighten you.

Here are some fulfilling things I never saw coming:

•Yes, Ryan didn't get much time off. But I have been thrown out of my comfort zone and grown from it. I have found that I can do hard things. Very hard things. I am capable of so much more than I ever realized. I have been able to get a grasp on being a mom to two so much more quickly than I would have any other way.

•I have come to appreciate and love Ryan so much more than I thought possible. He is a life saver. Seeing how hard of a worker he is, how good of a dad he is to our girls, and how supportive and loving he is  towards me makes me so thankful that our loving Heavenly Father placed him in my life. I'm glad we have each other.

•Seeing my two beautiful daughters that God has entrusted me with together. Seeing these beautiful babies of mine is such a blessing in and of itself. I tear up everytime I see Emma bend down and kiss her sleeping baby sister on the face. My heart swells when I see her run in frantically trying to help AddiLyn be happy when she hears her little squeaky cry. She's such an amazing older sister, and she may not like me right now but I know deep down she still loves and adores her Momma! And she loves and completely adores her sister. And that, my friends, makes me happy.

• I have learned so much about Emma and her needs within the last two weeks. I've also managed to get my girls on a semi corresponding schedule... Which makes me feel pretty dang awesome.

•The lack of sleep has only resulted in a deeper love for my little newborn baby girl. We have so many special and bonding moments through those long night-time hours. Those times when she's most awake and she looks into my eyes without interruption, getting to know who her Mom is. Looking into the sweet innocent eyes of my newborn baby is an experience I will always treasure. I wouldn't trade those moments for a good nights sleep, ever. 

So, yes. Having two kids is a big deal. Is it easy? No. But is it a bad thing? No! I wouldn't trade it for the world! I absolutely love my baby girls!! 

So blurry. You can still feel the love, right? So who cares?

Blessings. ❤️❤️❤️

EmmaLee is 2!!

EmmaLee, age 2

Nicknames: Emma, Emmy, EmmyLou, sweety, nut, my little nugget (I reserve the rights to the last one ;) ) 

28 lbs, 34 inches. 75 percentile for both height and weight. 

How old are you? Two!

What is your favorite color? I'm not sure she has one, but she points out the color yellow "ellow" a lot and blue "byue" as well. 

What is your favorite animals? She is obsessed with our cat Tia, she loves her so much.

What is your favorite book? It changes every few days. Right now it's "the Honey Hunt" and Dr. Seuss "Green Eggs and Ham."

What is your favorite TV show? There are these short "Cars" clips about the truck, Mater, all put together into a short half hour movie on netflix that she really loves right now. She likes trucks :)

What is your favorite movie? She still doesn't sit still long enough to be that into movies, unless she's really tired or sick. Then any movie with animals or cars or trains will suffice :) she really likes "The Adventures of Winnie the Pooh" again, on Netflix.

What is your favorite song? "Let it Go" from Frozen. She and her dad are always dancing to it, and she'll ask me to turn on "Eggo" haha 

What is your favorite food? Grapes!! No question about that one. Grapes are like candy to her. 

What is your favorite drink? Milk. 

What is your favorite breakfast food? Cereal. Last couple weeks it's been the "ellow cereal" which is graham flavored fiber one cereal... Keeps the bowels moving, that's for sure.

What is your favorite snack? She likes fruit a lot. 

What is your favorite outfit? She doesn't really like clothes very much right now, unless it's a princess dress "pinsess dess" she's all of the sudden really into cute dresses. If it's not that she's usually stripped naked by noon and then I have to put a onsie on her so she can't get her clothes or diaper off. Hopefully the naked freedom seeking stage doesn't last long. 

What is your favorite game? Hmm she's not too into games yet, she just loves dancing with daddy and playing with Tia. She also likes to be chased ( which only happens when her dad is home due to my 38 week pregnant body!)

What is your favorite toy? She just got a ton of awesome things for her birthday and she loves all of them! A swing, a truck, bubble blowing machine and a Lego wagon are all tied for first right now 

Who is your best friend? Mommy and Daddy of course :)

What is your favorite thing to do? Be outside, blow bubbles, draw, read books with mommy while snuggled in her blankie (no matter how hot it is) play with Tia

What is your favorite thing to do outside?

Blow bubbles, play on the elementary playgrounds nearby, play kick the ball with daddy. (She's turning into a real daddies girl, if you haven't picked up on that yet :) )

What is your favorite holiday? Holidays are still kind of weird for her I think but she really seemed to enjoy Christmas and her birthday party this year

What do you like to take to bed with you at night? She likes her teddy bear Eddison, her sippy with water in it and her pink and brown heart blankie

Where is  your favorite place to go? To the park and papas house. 

What is your favorite restauraunt? I don't like taking her to restaurants, Chick-fil-A is a good one for kids though so we've taken her there a few times and she likes it

Where do you want to go on vacation? She's never been on vacation, her life is a vacation right now :) 

What do you want to be when you grow up? We'll see!

What did you do on your birthday? On Saturday she had her papa and uncles and aunt Katie and Alex over and we had banana splits and opened presents and played outside, which was a lot of fun. Today (her actual birthday) we've spent the day doing things she likes; blowing bubbles, swinging on her new swing, playing with her new toys, reading her new books, drawing on the side walk and spending time together. And now she's having her birthday nap :)

I love my sweet EmmaLee Rose!

Pictures, just because

First I'd like to start out by saying how much I love my Ryan. Watching him grow as a father and seeing how much EmmaLee absolutely adores him is so heart warming. He is such a good provider and protector, he loves us with his whole heart. His drive to always be better and improve motivates me to improve myself. He is ambitious and so loving. I have no doubt he will always be a great father to his daughters and I know we will get through the crazy things life thows at us. I Love this man!

Alright. Now that I've got all my sappy love all over everything it's time for something even better: picture overload!!

If you haven't noticed yet, I'm totally one of those moms who is completely enthralled with her child. 

I realize that some of you could care less about seeing ten million pictures of my one toddler. 

Please, feel free to go read your own blog if that's the case! ;) 

 These are some Easter pictures I took of Emma at the ranch! These are also her 2 year photos ( sniff! I can't believe my baby is almost 2!!)

"Jump! Jump!"

She wouldn't sit down very easily, too pokey. 

Pete is such a sweet uncle.

Saying hi to the helicopter passing by. 

She's been sick and extra snuggly! She fell asleep on me twice, which doesn't happen much! I'm so blessed to have her!

Pretty princess.

So I think it's safe to say I'm pretty obsessed with this little girl. She has my heart. Her world is about to be turned upside down in a couple weeks or so, I'm hoping she loves the change and handles it well. But no matter how she handles it, I'll still love this sweetheart! Always will.