Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Catch Up

Here's a whole bunch of randomness from the last few weeks...
Mikayla's new pastime is shopping for new houses.  She gets her little keyboard and mouse, sits in her office (the blanket basket) and stares in front of her pretending she's looking at a computer screen.  She looks for purple houses with lots of potties and shafa's (showers).  I think this all stemmed from being devastated over the destruction of the trailer at the Marm and wanting a new house there.  Gotta say-it's a pretty serious task for her and some pretty serious laughs from us when she gets busy shopping!
We train 'em young around here!
A sick day for the family=desperate need of entertainment for a 2 year-old.  We set up a store for her and she was good to go for the day!
Waiting at the end of the driveway by herself for Grandad to pick her up for a sleepover at the grandparent's house.
Dad's socks.
Big smiles from our cute girl-almost always with her tongue sticking out.
When I'm trying to get a smile on camera from Maylee you can rest assured Mikayla will be close by trying to get attention...
Her new favorite book is "New Baby"-a book that was mine when I was young.  It's about a boy who is jealous of his new baby sister.  It fits.
Forts!
Chores!

Destructo Crew!

Over Labor day parents decided to demolish the trailer at the Marm because it was falling apart and they needed to put the new trailer where the old one was.  Luckily we have lots of hard working boys in the family to help!
The best "before" picture I have-this is with all the siding and awnings off.
Supervisors.
Getting some playing time in.
Grandpa at work on his backhoe. 
More supervision.
Dustin getting a lift to put a chain through the roof so Grandpa could pull it down.
Coming down...
Down!  With the victory cheer from Dustin!
No more trailer!  Mikayla is quite stressed about the whole situation because the "Marm" is one of her favorite places on Earth to go, but we keep trying to tell her that there's going to be a new house at the Marm and all will be well again.

Friday, August 31, 2012

A mini before and after.

I saw this kitchen makeover and decided I wanted to try doing a vinyl backsplash in our kitchen and I'm excited about the way it turned out!
Before:
After:
The pictures aren't the greatest, but at least you can kind of get the idea.  It's simple, but I like the character it adds to the kitchen.  It'll give me something different to look at for a while when I cook.  The best part is I can take it off whenever I want!

Thursday, August 30, 2012

Another Matchy Match

Here's another comparison of the girls in the same outfit.
Mikayla 4 months old
Maylee 2 months

Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Our 2 month chunk!

At 2 months Maylee is:
13 pounds 3 ounces (95th percentile)
23 1/2 inches long (90th percentile)
Head circumference 41 cm (90th percentile)

Some really random things about our little gal:
She is a really mellow baby and a fantastic snuggler.  As long as she's in someone's arms she's happy.  Please don't grow out of cuddling too fast, Maylee!  It's my favorite!
If she's awake she wants to eat.  She eats anywhere from 4-7 ounces in a sitting.
She started smiling and cooing!  It makes my day when I randomly hear her start to coo and look over to see her smiling away at me.   
It takes s lot of work to get a smile out of her if it's not her idea.
But, it's totally worth it!  I love how she sticks out her tongue when she smiles.  I'm pretty sure I could kiss those cheeks all day long!
She loves baths.
And I am in love with her double chin.
This is her favorite way to sleep...
Face planted on my lap.  She is a fantastic sleeper at night and only wakes up once (some nights not until 5 or 6 am!  AMAZING!!!), but during the day most of the time she refuses to nap unless she is being held.  Every few days she'll sneak in a good nap in her bed and it is total bliss!
This is the way she feels about being put down most of the time.  Luckily she is starting to get to where she'll let us put her down for a few minutes at a time and she will entertain herself.  It's okay though-it gives she and I lots of cuddle time and Mikayla and I get lots of time to read books together while Maylee sleeps on my chest.  Nothing too shabby about that. 
She's in size 3-6 months clothes and leaning a little more heavily (no pun intended) on the 6 month side of things.
She's a fan of the pacifier to help herself fall asleep and I am a fan of her eyes that immediately start to get heavy and sleepy when I give it to her.
She's pretty much just totally adorable with all of her chunkiness.  I'm loving every minute with her.

Monday, August 27, 2012

If friends were boogers I'd pick you.

Mikayla has decided that when Maylee cries it's her duty to stick her finger in Maylee's mouth.  I'm not sure why that's the choice over stinking the pacifier in her mouth, but it is.

On Saturday Mikayla was holding Maylee on the couch and I had a moment of braveness or something of the sort and left them there for two minutes while I fixed Maylee a bottle (the couch is literally 3 feet away from the kitchen in case you were feeling concerned).  Maylee started to cry, but quickly stopped so I went to see what was up since she isn't the best at consoling herself most of the time.  I found the two of them staring off into space, happy and content-with Mikayla's finger just hanging out in Maylee's NOSE (thinking it was in Maylee's mouth).  Mikayla was so proud of herself for being a helper and it was all I could do to keep from busting up laughing at the two of them.  All I can say is that it was hilarious.  Words don't even do the story justice.  I only wish I'd gotten a picture.

Life with sisters is awesome and for them it's only beginning!

Friday, August 24, 2012

Sometimes bad things happen to good people.

Don't let these pictures scare you off...there are new cute pictures in several posts below...