Just a few things...

Just a few things I don't want to forget...

I love stealing kisses from my girls. 

I love sweet baby breath.

I love the way Peyton is learning to sing with the radio. 

I love how Laila has to go to bed with her blanket and TWO pacis (which she calls "pass-a-pacis")

I love how Mika is starting to smile. 

I love how I could watch my babies sleep forever.... will that ever get old?

Every time you ask Laila what she wants to eat she says Mac and Cheese.

Peyton thinks she is a Mini Me and I frequently hear her disciplining her baby dolls (and her sisters). 

Mika likes to grab hold of my shirt or my finger when I'm holding her... I love this. 

Laila is starting to throw fits - for some crazy reason I'm finding her methods hilarious! 

Peyton is constantly surprising me with her intelligence. 

Mika has sweet little brown eyebrows - my only baby to have dark eyebrows!

It really is the little things that give life so much meaning. At the end of every day (even the hard days) I have so many things to be thankful for and to be happy about. I'm blessed beyond belief!

Play Group

Yesterday we went to our first play group. I've been needing some activities for my girls since it is hard on me to go many places with all three of them. So I talked to my S-I-L and we got some other moms involved and we now have a little play group.

We went to Chick-Fil-A yesterday and it was so much fun! P had a blast playing in the playroom. L enjoyed munching on fries and fruit and chatting with Jill and me. It was just a good time all around. I even took my camera... of course I was too preoccupied keeping up with my girls to take pictures. :)

On a different note, we are in the process of making some big decisions so if I'm Blog Absent for a while it is because I'm dealing with that. Hope you all have a great week!

Look Who...

Look Who... Likes her toys!

Look Who... Has a nasty case of baby eczema. We are treating with Aveeno wash and lotion and Aquaphor (my favorite baby product!).

Look Who... Got stuck playing in the bottom of the bassinet. Silly little girl! We heard her yelling "I'm stuck" so we went to find her and this is what we saw!

Look Who... Finally let me take a decent picture of the three of them! I'm actually using this picture for a couple of "projects" and I really hope it works well. It is INCREDIBLY difficult to get a good picture of these three. I have a couple that are ok, but none of them are perfect. Any advice???

We have a busy week this week but I wanted to share a few pictures from the past few days with you! Hope you all have a wonderful Tuesday :)

One Month...

Today Mika and I headed to her one month doctor appointment. My darling Nanny stayed home with the big girls - I'm not sure I could have managed all three girls at the doctor's office. Thank you Nanny!

** Speaking of Nanny, she turns 70 this month and we are having a surprise party for her! I'm so excited :)

Sorry for that little interruption.... Mika was great while we waited. Then we got called back. Apparently we've given our child a name that people have a hard time pronouncing. It NEVER occurred to me that we would have to tell people how to pronounce it, but since she was born we are constantly asked if it is like Mike-a or Meek-a. It is like Mike-a :) Crazy!

Little Miss now weighs in at a hefty 9 pounds 1 ounce. My biggest baby at one month :) We had to see a different doctor at the clinic since our doctor is on maternity leave (she just had the CUTEST baby girl!). He said she was VERY healthy!!! I love hearing those words. As a mom, I feel like I sometimes need to hear from other people that I'm doing things right - my family tells me enough, but a little outside confirmation is good for me.

Now I need some advice/opinions/etc. This doctor told me that since I'm solely breastfeeding that I need to give Mika a vitamin D supplement. I was never instructed to do this with the other girls and I breastfed them as well. I realize that different doctors do things differently, but I wanted to ask all of you moms out there - did you supplement vitamin D while you were breastfeeding? I guess I just like to know how other people do things... I do plan on doing some research before I start the vitamin supplement.

We concluded the appointment with an unexpected shot. I thought the shots didn't come until 2 months, but I guess we all know how well my memory works!! Baby girl did great - of course she cried during the shot but she quickly fell asleep and is still sleeping!!

I'm so proud of my baby girl and I can't believe that we are 1/12 the way through her first year! :) I realize that I don't have any pictures of her to share.... I really have been bad about taking pictures since I've been home with all 3 girls by myself. My focus is on making sure we all survive the day, therefore the camera doesn't get much use. I'll try to get better. I know I need to.

Happy Weekend!!!

Released...

I went to my doctor today and she released me to go back to "normal".

What does this mean?? Well it means that I have to start working out now :( and I have to be more careful what I eat so I can get rid of my squishy-ness.

It also means I can officially hold my big girls again (but between us, I've been doing that already - my days aren't complete unless I've held my babies some).

It means some other things, but I won't go into that. :)

And who can believe I've had 3 blog posts this week?  What is going on? I'm a little proud of myself.

Tomorrow morning I take my baby in for her one month check-up.... has this not been the fastest month EVER? I can't believe that little stinker is a month old. I'm hoping we have a good check-up tomorrow and everything looks good with Mika Lynn. Maybe I'll even get a chance to post about it!

Have a Happy Friday (tomorrow)!

I can't believe it...

I absolutely can't believe that three years ago today our little Peyton decided to make her appearance in this world. I still remember every detail of that day like it was yesterday.

This little girl is such a joy in our lives. She is full of life and personality and is incredibly smart. We are so proud of her and proud to be her parents. 

We had her Birthday Party on Sunday afternoon. We just had our families over for cake and ice cream and snacks. Peyton loved it!!!!! I let her help pick out different things for the party to try to make it as special as I could. We kept it low-key since I'm technically still recovering from surgery and things around our house have been crazy this past month. 

It was a good party and my BIG girl had a great time - which is all that matters! 

We love you P-Town and while we can't believe you are three already, we are so proud of the little girl you are! 

Naptime...

Today is the second day I've had all three of my girls by myself. I'm still learning, but it has been better than I expected.

Right now.... there are three precious girls in my house all napping at the same time! Can I get an "Amen"?!

The littlest girl is in her crib - YAY! Although I'm a little sad she's moving out of the bassinet in our room, I'm glad because I actually worked to make her crib a special place for her. And my babies all seem to sleep better in the cribs than in the bassinet - I don't blame them... ever felt how thin and hard bassinet mattresses are?

Ok... I just realized I'm too tired to really write anything right now. My mind isn't at its best :)

Have a great Tuesday!!