The End of 2010 continued.....but now reflecting

The Lord blessed us with another beautiful, sweet, healthy baby girl in 2010! Grant and I are in love with our girls and are so thankful for each other and all of our loved ones! Check the photos below......they are almost the same age here give or take a week or two! Crazy huh!!! What are their similarities......wonder who they favor? What will they look like when they get older? I think these things all the time!

The End of 2010 continued...

Now onto Braylen....who actually understood Santa Claus this year....it was so cool and will be even better next year! Braylen did so good making cookies for Santa, sitting in Santa's lap, going to the Christmas Eve Service, opening presents, and just being sassy Braylen....! She has definitely changed in the last few months with Carsen being here. She fullys understands that Carsen is her sister and loves her so very much....talks to Carsen and wants to ALWAYS pick Carsen up....! We have come a long way so I am very thankful that it has gotten better....it was tough in the beginning! Braylen got some super cool things this Christmas! Santa brough her a rocking horse, a BIG WHEEL tricycle, Elmo and Barney movies. She also got an Easel board, a suitcase, puzzels, and more and more toys.

The End of 2010

This is going ito be an extended post......

First let's start with Carsen, she went for her TWO month appt. at almost THREE months...lol and weighed 12lbs. She is a HEALTHY baby girl! Carsen is the sweetest thing in the world and is FULL of GUMMY smiles and COOing all day long! She has been such a great baby but KNOCK on wood...not sure what a bad baby consist of considering Braylen was really great also! She has had a couple snotty noses...where when she wakes up in the mornings she is FULL of GREEN boogers....poor girl and it is SUPER disgusting...! But other than that...she is a HEALTHY! She sleeps through the night and may wiggle around 4 or 5 in the morning...but I just put the passey in her mouth and then she wakes to eat around 8:00. So her schedule is GREAT and works well for our family! I moved Carsen to her CRIB January 1st and it was an EASY transition! I just remember being so worried, when I moved Braylen, if she was going to be okay or not, but honestly...of course they are going to be fine....they don't have a CLUE where they are sleeping...as long as they are still on their schedule and it is comfortable and warm....geez...why didn't I realize that the first go around...ha! I am definitely way more relaxed with Carsen than I ever was with Braylen....love that feeling!

Big Sis, Little Sis...

She is SO Sweet!


Big Sister, Little Sister....!


Braylen telling her to look at the camera and smile.....seriously she was!

Trying out the Bumbo to strengthen out the neck

My precious 2 year old with SOME attitude!

Bath time! They always take together and Braylen loves helping me bath Carsen!

Carsen LOVES bath time....perfect way to end the day! (check out that belly)

Laying in her crib just being happy!

***Life is still busy in our corner! Braylen has been an excellent big sister and has come a long way! Carsen is just the SWEETEST little baby ever.......and maybe I think that because she doesn't say much these days....lol!

Carsen is 10 weeks and her schedule is wake up and feed at 8:00am, stays awake for an hour then snoozes till 11:30 and she eats around 11:45 then plays for a bit, snoozes again and eats around 3:30-4:00....stays awake....fights sleep, then eats again around 7:00 stays awake, plays with Grant and Braylen, get bath, then falls asleep around 8:30 or so then I wake her to eat around 9:30 and then she is put down for the night no later than 10:00. She is still in the pack n play in my room but she is sleeping on her tummy which she enjoys much more than her back! She wakes around 3:30 or 4:00 to eat ( and it is not a lot) then I put her right back down. That feeding could possibly be done away with but I am just going to hold off right now since I enjoy the schedule we are on. Carsen goes for her 2 month appt. next week....i know....it is late....she will almost be 3 mths but I guess that is all they had available....ha! I am curious to know her weight....I think we might be getting close to moving to a 2 diaper....she is growing SO FAST!

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!

Carsen's Newborn Pics....

Hey friends, here are a few of Carsen's newborn pics....there aren't many but I just wanted to share some! Enjoy!!

When I turned the corner....

This is what I saw...



My reaction: I wanted to scream but instead I let her know that this is NOT paint, told her what it was and then spanked her on the bottom and grabbed my phone to take a picture

After the clean up, we are still stained!

This is what happened: Grant was at a meeting one night and Carsen was resting....she is an afternoon/evening person, so I actually had a little time to check my emails.....while I was doing that, Braylen got content and found something to play with.....FOOD COLORING! Yep, friends...FOOD COLORING! I heard her in the pantry but I didn't hear anything unraveling, or really I didn't hear anything at all...! I kept calling out to her (while I am on the computer,) Braylen...what cha doing? Nothing...she would say! Then after a GOOD 15 minutes went by, I walked around the corner and peeked in the pantry and I saw her covered in GREEN/BLUE FOOD COLORING.....ahhhhhhhhh! It was on the floor and all over her jeans and her sleeves.....! All I kept saying was DON'T TOUCH ANYTHING....because I wanted to clean the floor up first...which made a HUGE smearing mess as I was doing that...but I needed to clean it up fast because Addie kept licking it....and yes....Addie had a MILD Green snout for a day....lol! After I cleaned up the mess, I then took her up to the bath.....it was quite a GREEN experience....the water, tub, bath cloth, towel, EVERYTHING was GREEN....even my hands were! Oh man, I swear Braylen is so curious!!! Anywho, it stained her hands and she had to go to school the next day with GREEN hands....it was quite funny when I had to explain to the teachers why they looked the way they did. NEVER AGAIN....I guess she thought it was paint...who knows!

And to continue on the story of when I turn a corner....here are a few other stories that I will leave all the DETAILS out of.....POOP on the little potty, big potty, and the wall????? Addie's dog food and water all over the laundry room floor and soaked in water???? A kitchen stool pulled up to the counter in the kitchen and she is drinking my drink????? Crayons on the wall???? A whole roll of toilet paper unraveled on the bathroom floor???? Clearisil Zit Cream rubbed on her face, arms, and legs????? Water from the bath tub poured on the floor of the bathroom, a single layer of water covered the floor??? That is just a few...I guess I should be keeping my eye on CURIOUS BRAYLEN!

So needless to say, our lives are constantly busy but we are still in love with our Braylen and our Carsen. Speaking of Carsen, while all this is going on she is just hanging out, watching and listening....well I guess she has too....she can't do anything else...lol! However, I did want to add a little punch in for her....she is GROWING LIKE A WEED! She has doubled and now I call her my CHUNKY MONKEY....see for yourself!!

Almost doubled....

Carsen Faith is a whopping 9 pounder...whoa!!! She has almost doubled in size in 5 weeks....!!! i guess the doctors werent kidding when they said she would grow better outside the belly.

This is how Carsen and I finish out the day...in my bed sleeping.....she is a snuggler just like Braylen was...I love that!

***Dont forget to check out the Halloween blog below***