Big Girl Bed Round 2

Savannah transitioned from sleeping in a crib to sleeping on a mattress on the floor in her room SO smoothly that I was nervous we wouldn't be so lucky going through it with Hailey.  Savannah took about 45 minutes of telling her to "get back in bed" before she finally fell asleep the first night, about 10 minutes the second night, and then she had it down!  Easy!  Well, I finally decided to just do it tonight with Hailey since she is now the same age Savi was.  We moved the mattress into her room so I wouldn't back out and then at nap time she was so excited to sleep in her big girl bed, that I gave in.  I'm not sure what I was thinking, because I had always planning on starting with night time- it's just easier in the dark when they're nice and tired.  Well I was shocked when Hailey talked in bed for about 10 minutes and then fell right to sleep without getting out of bed once!  I couldn't believe it!  And I just put her down for bed and it was even easier!  She laid right down, snuggled up, I tucked her in like a big girl, gave her a kiss, said "goodnight", and she said "goodnight!" and then fell right to sleep!  I guess sleeping in a pack-n-play until you're 10 months old helps you learn to fall asleep under less than perfect circumstances.  I know there will be a day when she realizes that she can actually climb right of bed, but I'm happy it wasn't today.  Today I'm feeling pretty proud of my little 21 month old!!

It's a Girl!

Not big news to most of you, I know, but I figured I should officially post that we are having another girl!  We found out at 16 weeks at a place called "Vision of Life".  After a 30 minute ultrasound in a large comfy room with Cole, the girls, my mom, and my sister we walked out knowing that our third little girl was on her way!  What a great experience.  I would recommend it to anyone.  And I could not be more excited about the thought of life with three daughters!  Oh the precious memories and dramatic tears that lie ahead!  Though I walked out with lots of photos and a whole DVD of images of our sweet little girl, I have no scanner to get them on the blog for you to see.  I guess we'll all just have to wait a few more months to see what she looks like!

We're Pregnant!

So I know I'm a little late in posting this, but I've been terrible with this blog.  I just wanted to make an official blog announcement that we are expecting baby #3 around February 21, 2012!  We are thrilled and the girls are getting more and more excited as my tummy gets bigger and bigger! 

Our Savi Girl

 It's been a while since I've blogged.  I figured I would post a few pictures of the Sav as a start.  I'm not giving up on this blog though it's getting harder and harder to find the time to post anything.  Sav is hilarious.  She keeps us laughing with the things she says.  She's an awesome little swimmer and can jump off the diving board and swim to the ladder with no swimmies or tubes!  She loves to dance to her princess songs and keeps her closet set up as a baby doll nursery.  She knows exactly where everything is supposed to be and cannot leave it if it's messy.  She loves her cousins and being outside.  She's a big help in the kitchen and hates bedtime.  We love this little girl and are so blessed and priviledged to be her parents!!

Hailey at 15 months

 Hailey is a sweet, snuggly, STRONG WILLED, love-bug!  She holds her own against her big sister and never has a problem letting everyone know exactly what she wants!  She can say, "Daddy", "Mama", "please", "juice", "GaGa", "PaPa", "ball", "baby", "Kru", "Lyla", and has started attempted words when we tell her to say something and is getting pretty good at it!

Hailey just started walking!  She has taken her time and is very cautious.  She went from taking one step and then diving into my arms to walking across the back yard, just like that!  No in between!  She still walks very slowly and carefully, but she can walk any distance!  She loves to climb, especially stairs, so we've had to be very attentive to this little one.  She makes GREAT silly faces and loves to wrestle with her sister!  She is always the first to hear the garage door go up when her daddy comes home and always stops what she's doing and yells "Daddy!!"  Her favorite thing is being outdoors, especially swinging in her swing.  She is quite a girl!!

Savannah at 3 years and 1 month

 Savannah is the most fun little girl!  She talks up a storm and says the funniest things!  She can say the whole pledge of alligance like a pro and is learning John 3:16.  She is a huge help around the house and loves to take care of her sister, bringing her snacks from the pantry and drinks from the fridge.  She likes to do everything on her own and is quite good at taking care of herself!  She fills our home with joy!

A few quick stories to make you smile...
*Savannah asked me the other night if we could read the Dr. Seuss book "There's a Wocket in My Pocket", but she called it "There's Somebody in My Pants".  She was close!  And she sure made me laugh!
*We are preparing for a yard sale this weekend and have been gathering toys and stuffed animals to "give to other kids" (to encourage her to let go of some stuff) in a big box.  Savannah came to me dragging the box of stuffed animals yesterday and said, "I want to give Hailey to the other kids!"  She really does love her sister, I promise!

Sisters