Our Adventure called Life

Life with one was busy...life with two is fairly chaotic. Chaotic...who? Us?! I never really thought of how different life with 2 would be.  Sure I knew it would be double the laundry, double the laughs, double the mess, a baby in each arm....but the word "hard" never crossed my mind.  I'll be the first to admit that life with 2 small children (723 days apart) is hard. They already give me that look When Lila was first born I felt an enormous amount of guilt.  I was exhausted, taking care of an infant and not able to give 100% of myself to Paisley.  While he didn't act like he was enormously troubled by me suddenly having another little person to take care of, I literally felt awful.  I blame most of that on hormones and (luckily) I don't feel so guilty anymore about giving him a sibling. There were numerous times Paisley would "need" me while I was either feeding Lila or changing her diaper.  Both of those tasks were difficult to quit in th

Hello world!     Birth                6 Months 7lbs 5oz           16lbs 11oz     19.5 inches        26.5 inches Miss Yuck Face I can remember the exact feeling of her rolling over in my belly.  I vividly remember her preference for chocolate milk and her disdain for the smell of breakfast meats.  In 184 days, we met our daughter, introduced her to our families, kissed those cheeks over a thousand times, and fell more and more in love each and every day.  Six months has passed in the blink of an eye.   Our little Dolly continues to be a happy morning baby.  Her internal alarm goes off between 7-7:30am and I hear her squeals float across the hall in to our room.  I'll lay there and listen for a few minutes, enjoying her vocalizing her excitement over experiencing a new day.  I love the ways her eyes widen as she sees me walk into her room.  A wide smiles runs the length of her face and I can't scoop her into my arms quick enough.   She continues to nurs