My Life as Mommy And Wife: 2016

Monday, February 29, 2016

What's been up with Ava

She's been busy planning her birthday party. All we know is she want's a little mermaid themed party. She will get the theme that she wants, we just aren't sure of where the party will be yet. For whatever reason she's scared to turn 4. She thinks that she's going to have to get big fast, but I told her to relax and that she's still our baby. Sometimes it's easy to forget how much of a baby she still is. She's so quick to help at home, and she has the most intelligent conversations, it almost takes me by surprise when she hops up on my lap to cuddle. Not going to lie. I miss her every night when she goes to bed. She slept with us for the longest time that I actually miss her lol. I wish we had a king size bed and could fit everyone! She's still going to ballet and loving every minute of it. They are now practicing for the recital. All the girls will be dressing up as Belle from Beauty and the beast.

little diva

can't get much girlier than this

a picture she wanted me to send aunt liz last month

Posing with her flowers from valentines day from her daddy

In her bell costume

wearing some hand me downs from niyell!

I love watching this little one grow up. I hope we never lose the bond that we have

2 Months Old

We got to really know our daughter this month. We know she HATES her carseat, not being held and Ava screaming in her face lol. She smiles so much and always is coo-ing. It's the sweetest thing ever. Now at the end of her 2nd month she laughs. Of course she laughed at Ava first but mommy still can get her to squeal. She is very attached to me, which I don't mind until I have to go do something. Like take a shower, or eat. Ava and her got super close this month. Gabby can be yelling at the top of her lungs and Ava takes over like a pro. She will go find her pacifier, or get a blanket. The girl will keep trying until she finds out what's wrong. She helps with diaper changes, and even throws them away at the end. She helps feed her and even picks her clothes out for her every morning! Gab refuses to nap unless she's being held. It's really awful. If she was an only kid I wouldn't have had a problem with this. Since I also have other things to do around the house, it makes things really hard. Hopefully this changes soon. If I put her down she stays down for literally 10 mins until she wakes up and wants to be the center of attention again. She rolls over from back to front, and once from front to back. She isn't grabbing toys yet but is batting at them. The girl always has her hands in her mouth. I don't think she's teething, I think she just likes it. In the beginning of the month she drank about 30oz of milk a day and now we are at 35-37oz. When we went to the dr she was 12 1/2 lbs and 24 in. I'm pretty sure she got a lot bigger. Ava was about an inch bigger than Gabby at this time, but I feel that she wasn't as wide. This little one is getting chubby and I'm in love with every little roll!

hugs before bed

quick picture after a blowout diaper lol

Go Giants!!

I love my girls

At the dr

How I used to cook. Can't do that anymore since she rolls

sister love

matching leggins

my little redhead

peacefully sleeping...for 7 mins LOL

my girls, and my granddaughter Gianna aka Ava's baby lol

Happy 2 months baby girl!! Can't wait to see the changes next month!

1 Month Old

Ok lets pretend that you're reading this on January 4th lol. At this point in time Gabby was sleeping through the night in this little co-sleeper in our bed. It's like a mini bassinet that goes in between the parents. It worked out great for awhile. It's nice having her close where I could check on her, and I didn't have to leave the bed while I was changing or feeding her. One day, she figured out that she hated it. Now we just use it to throw her in, when we use the bathroom. She was also on JUST breast milk. She drank about 22 oz a day and was content. Gabby also slept more than she was awake back then...Oh how I miss naps...but more on that later..At her 1 month appointment she weighed in at 10lbs and was 21 3/4 inches. So she gained 2lbs since birth (3 lbs since we left the hospital) and gained 1 in.

how she normally looks when she leaves the house

Ava adores her!!

She was so little

pretty in pink

Sunday, January 17, 2016

We are still alive!!!

So Gabriella is now over a month old. We all finally adjusted to being a family of 4. It was so easy with just one kid. Now I'm having a hard time balancing everything. As soon as I wake up I have to do my list,
Feed and change Gabby
Tell Ava to go to the bathroom and help her brush her teeth
entertain Gabby so I can go to the bathroom and brush my teeth
ask what Ava wants for breakfast. (pray that she says cereal)
make bacon, eggs, and sometimes pancakes (she never wants cereal)
Change my shirt (cause at this point I'm engorged and leaking)
hook up to the pump while bobbing up and down to keep gabby from crying

After that all hell breaks loose. But I'm still working on getting the rest of my day together lol. The little one hates to be put down. So even getting dressed is a chore at this point. Ava wasn't like this but hey, they say all kids are different. Pete is also going back to work in 1 day. Lord help me lol

Ava is pretty much the perfect big sister. She has Gabby on a pedestal and will really drop everything to help her out. However, sometimes she has a hard time with Gab getting attention from us. For instance I was playing with Gabby trying to get her to smile (it's the cutest thing) and I asked Ava to get me one of her rattles. Well I watched her walk by the rattle, pick it up and hide it. When I asked what she was doing, she said "play with me mommy". IT BROKE MY HEART. Now when I'm playing with Gabby and I have her laid out on a blanket or something, I have Ava lay right next to her so she gets attention too. I also make sure to just spend one on one time with her.