Random pics of the girls

This turned out to be silly hat day. Camryn has used this old replica football hat for dress up for some time. We went out to play frisbee and she got frustrated that I wasn't throwing it right to her. So I did and it hit her square on the forehead. Well, she asked for me to throw it to her. She didn't say "Oh, I'm not going to try to catch it." She shed a few tears and then said "I have a great idea." Then ran inside and came out with this helmut. Only she had to fancy it up so she asked me to tie a ribbon around it. Ha!


And so Darcy wouldn't be left out, she got to wear a princess crown that Camryn had decorated at a friend's birthday party.





These are just a couple of other pictures of Darcy. She is getting so big. And yes, despite my complaining of her frequent crying fits, she does take a break to smile at us occassionally. And those are the moments that make the rest of the day completely worth it.

And I can't forget my silly Camryn. She falls asleep in the oddest positions. And well, sometimes, I just have to take a picture of it before I reposition her. How in the world this could be comfortable enough to fall asleep, I don't have a clue.






And then, of course the fashionable look of winter slippers with a sun dress on one of the hottest days of the year. Ha!

2 month weigh in

Darcy had her 2 month check up yesterday and weighed in at a very healthy (ha!) 12lbs 4 oz and measured 23". She's at the 90th percentile on her measurements which is very similar to how Camryn stacks up to the growth charts at every physical.

She smiles!

Well, she's been smiling for a while now. Started about 2 weeks ago, but this is the first time I've been able to snap the camera fast enough. (Unfortunately, our home computer is completely dead so I can't access any of my photo editing software to make these pictures prettier.)

My favorite thing she does is stick her toungue out. She will imitate you too if she sees you stick your toungue out. It's a game for her. So cute. Now she is pushing her toungue into her lower lip and putting her arms up in the air. She can't grab onto anything or purposely reach for one particular thing I realize, but definitely appears to be trying.

And, even though it's only been one night, she slept from 9pm to 5am last night! Yahoo. Early morning for me but at least I was a bit more rested. She's been trending that way the last few nights but I can't believe she's already sleeping 8 hours. Let's keep our fingers crossed that it continues.
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Last week was Craig's and my 11th anniversary, but it was also my beautiful niece, Riley's first birthday. The girls and I went to Columbia to watch the reaction to cake!

First, let me say this cake looked incredible. A strawberry cake with pink icing and pink colored chocolate shavings along the bottom. YUM! Too bad it was destined for destruction.


The first taste

She loved the attention and loved her some of that cake too!

And this picture cracks me up. I was getting Darcy in her pajamas so we could make the trip home and go straight to bed. Riley came over to "talk" with us. She loved seeing the baby. She was trying to kiss on her a lot which was sweet. She loved trying to touch her too with just the one finger. She didn't make her cry really, but thought this picture was funny because it looks like it.

Happy Birthday Riley!

Is it colic or not?

Little D is due for her 2 month check up next Wednesday so we plan to endure the crazy crying fits until then. A neighbor thought it might be acid reflux but Darcy doesn't spit up really. She said that's not always the case and there is meds to nip that in the bud. In looking up the symptoms of colic though, Darcy fits about all of them. I guess the good news is we're halfway through the normal "colicky" period since it typically runs to 4 months.

She stresses Craig out when she goes in those fits. I can easily see how, but someone has to keep their cool in the house, right? So I figure stress isn't an option. And Cam, bless her heart, just goes about her business like the extra noise isn't even there. Not sure how she does it. Although she was cutting out hearts and glueing them on construction paper. She drew the family in the heart and had me, Craig, her (as a baby) and the 2 cats. I asked her where Darcy was and she said she wasn't born yet because in the picture she (Camryn) was still a baby. I asked her to add Darcy and she came back with a small drawing of a baby outside the heart. Craig thought it was funny but I had to explain that Little D must be added inside the heart. So on the third try she made the cut. Maybe the crying is taking more of a toll than I thought! LOL!