Bath time!

Bath time is a good time to catch Sarah with her eyes open. She is awake more & more during the day & even slept a 5 hour stretch last night! Jolie is a great bath time helper :)

Sarah at 1 month

It's hard to believe Sarah has already been here a month! I took her outside this afternoon for a photoshoot. She was quite the trooper. Here is our baby one month after her arrival...

My Big Girl

We had a good time playing outside today. Here is our big girl with her freshly cut bangs!

Do they look alike?

Many folks have asked me if the girls look alike. I think there are some similarities, but overall each one has their own look. I thought these pictures of them sleeping (wearing the same onesie!) let you see what's alike & what's not.

All Smiles

Jolie loves to take pictures with Sarah. We can't wait until Sarah can smile with her!

Paintin'

Jolie loves her new "paint with water" book! She likes to carry her brush around the house & paint other things & we are trying to put a stop to it before she has real paint on her brush!

Pooped

Jolie wore herself out yesterday. She was moving & talking non-stop & then looked at Todd & said, "I'm sleepy, Daddy." Unfortunately, this nap occurred at 6pm!

Ridin' In Style

I decided that a double stroller was going to be a necessity if I ever planned to go to the mall again. Thanks to Gran & PawPaw for helping us purchase the stroller of our choice :)

Tummy Time

I put Sarah on her tummy for a little while today & it didn't take her long to get comfortable!

Finally awake!

It has been difficult to catch Sarah with her eyes open, but she was awake for a while tonight & we finally got some cute pictures. You can see her pretty blonde features. We have also spotted a dimple on her right cheek that shows up every now & then. I was hoping she would get one of her daddy's fun dimples!

Sweet Sarah

Aren't sleeping babies sweet?

The Princess

Sarah's name might mean "princess" but it's going to be hard for her to dethrone Jolie!

My Sweet Girls

Jolie has been so sweet to Sarah. She tells her "it's okay, baby sister" when Sarah is crying. She is turning out to be a great big sis!

Home...again

Sarah was jaundiced so we had to be admitted to the hospital on Saturday evening. Thankfully she responded well to the phototherapy & is no longer a pretty shade of yellow. Here are a couple of pictures of our sweet little patient. Her little mask protected her eyes from the light.

Sarah Ellen has arrived!

Sarah arrived yesterday at 2:38 pm weighing in at 6 lbs. 14 oz. & 19.5 inches long. She is very sweet & came out with the sweetest little whimper. Jolie is adjusting well. We are very excited she is finally here. I'm feeling great & look forward to being back at home tomorrow. Here are a couple of pictures with more to come...

Jolie's baby sister

will arrive tomorrow! I am being induced in the morning. We are excited & a little overwhelmed. Please pray for us & we will post new pictures of our beautiful girls very soon.

Go Warhawks!

Sleeping when we arrived at the tailgate:

Telling Ace "Happy Birthday!"

Signing Ace's birthday card:

Family picture in front of our new "BCM" letters:

We had a great time tonight at the tailgate festivities before our first home game of the season. Jolie wore her new cheerleader uniform & attended Ace the mascot's 1st birthday party. She was the first kid to greet Ace & tell him "happy birthday!" She was thrilled to see him & wouldn't leave him alone. Todd helped her sign Ace's birthday card. She might be Ace's #1 fan :)

Silly girl

Jolie's favorite place to go to sleep at night:

These pictures were taken earlier in the week after my baby shower last weekend. Jolie liked the flower band that was part of the gift wrap on one of my presents. She was pleased it made such a cute headband. She also has really enjoyed playing with baby sister's "sheep." She has a "lovey" just like it that is a bear. I was excited to receive one for our new baby.

Goodnight Moon

Welcome back college friends!

We had our annual welcome event for incoming freshmen yesterday at the BCM. Jolie is thrilled to have all of her college friends back in town & I don't think she minds the attention they give her. I included a picture of our returning students that helped with the event yesterday. As you can see, we have a very fun crew! Many of Jolie's good friends are in this picture. We can't imagine our life without these folks!

Our beautiful princess

Jolie finally tried on her flower girl dress for her Aunt Sarah's wedding yesterday. When she finally got it on her body she LOVED it! She said, "Mommy, I'm a princess." She wore it for over 2 hours & would occasionally touch it and say, "pretty dress, I like it." I personally liked that she insisted on wearing her Mickey Mouse Crocs the entire time!

FYI: Jolie's baby sister is due 6 weeks from today!

Such a cutie!

Jolie looked really cute yesterday & she knew it :) She was more than happy to let me take a few pictures of her. At the end of our photo shoot she fell on our rocky drive way & got a "bo bo" on just one of her knees. After I had cleaned her all up & placed the band aids on her she said, "Thank you for making it feel better, Mommy."

Fun at the Nidas

We went to see our good friends the Nidas this week while Todd was out of town. Jolie had a good time playing with her buddy David & baby John. I enjoyed visiting with their mom & dad. Jody takes great pictures & took a few of hot & sweaty Jolie for me. She's getting to be such a big girl!

Nonna & Jolie

We enjoyed having Nonna & Grandpa here the last couple of days. Jolie is a big fan of all of her grandparents. She got to spend the day today hanging out with her Grandpa. Thanks to Grandpa for giving me a break!

Reading

It is difficult to sneak up on Jolie & catch her doing something, but I was successful the other day when I found her "reading" in her playroom.