LIFE AS THE MAMA OF TWO LITTLE GIRLS: January 2012

Thursday, January 26, 2012

Pajama Cousins

I can't believe how big these cousins are getting. I guess once I uploaded these pictures I was a little blown away. Where has all the time gone? We are missing the littlest cousin who doesn't like to take pictures. The girls all received these cute leopard P.J.S from Grandma Angie (Rudy's Mom, Lexi and Daylin's Grandma). The girls looked so cute. Daylin wanted feetsie jammies also so he grabbed his tiger jammies.

Three year old, Big Girl Cousins.

The three oldest, missing little Leilah Faith

They all don't see each other very often so when they do they always have such a good time. Always hugging (except Leilah)! She enjoys being the outcast :)

Tuesday, January 24, 2012

CUDDLY SISTERS

Leilah is not the most cuddly kid on the block and when she does hug someone willingly it is usually only Niah. We have to praise her and embrace her sweetness. Most of all we have to capture it...... because it doesn't last very long. She usually gets over it and pushes Niah. Which is exactly what she did after these pics.

Gotta love these girls.

Friday, January 20, 2012

A day at the park

The girls are finally feeling better so what better way to enjoy a nice brisk day but to eat lunch at the park and ride bikes?

Niah brought her scooter and showed off her skills.

They played in the sand

Cheese Mama...

"The sun is too bright"

"Cheese Mama"

Leilah tried riding a bike for the first time............

She wasn't too fond of the bike or the helmet.

So glad the girls are feeling better. This Mama needed to get out just as much as they did. :)

Thursday, January 19, 2012

Craziness

We have a bunch of craziness going on in our home. How about you? There is never a dull moment around her.

!Happy Thursday!

Wednesday, January 18, 2012

The Princess

This little girl has been so sick, but nothing stops her from putting on a princess dress every single morning. Her daily routine is screaming for me t take her out f her crib and then going straight to the armoire to put on a princess dress. It is usually this purple one. She thinks it is a Tangled dress. It really is just a hand me down from Brayleen. So it's the Tangled- wannabe. Of course I could never tell her that. :)

Tangled Princess....Kinda

Cheese........

She couldn't stop looking in the mirror.

Sunday, January 15, 2012

Giggles

In the midst of these babies being so sick. I heard some giggles coming from their room today...............

I brought out my camera and saw this...........

Two Sisters laughing

A two year old who admires her big sister. The look on her face and her admiration in her eyes said it all..

Doesn't this one melt your heart?

I wonder what they were talking about?

They sure giggled loud and it lasted for quite sometime. Glad these two are feeling a bit better today. So thankful to be home and capture moments like this.

Saturday, January 14, 2012

ugh.....

I woke up this morning thinking today might just be better than yesterday...............Possibly no throw up or diarrhea.......................I was wrong....................Day 5

I walked in the girls room and there was diarrhea all over the floor. Apparently Leilah stomach was having issues. Thank you Jesus for my carpet cleaner and for the person who was wise enough to invent. It has been my life saver. Hopefully tomorrow is a better day...................

Thursday, January 12, 2012

Couch Potatoes

These naked girls haven't seen daylight in awhile. They have watched a lot of t.v. and slept a lot. I haven't bothered to put clothes on them today because they have thrown up on every outfit I have attempted to put on them. They are so restless and I bet they can't wait to go outside and run around. I pray they get better soon for the sake of all of us. We are all lacking lots of sleep. First think on our agenda once they get better is a picnic at the park. Hope it happens soon.

First flu of 2012 got the best of these girls.

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

TWO SICK KIDS, ONE TIRED MAMA

Since Sunday we have had to washing bedding several times, wash the carpets and bathe the kids over and over. They came down with some horrible stomach bug. Throwing up everything they eat. They are waking up several times in the middle of the night to throw up. My life is drowning in throw up! Throw up freaks me out. I worry about me not waking up and them choking or something but God definitely gave me the great Mama instinct. I don't sleep at all. Instead I am busy cleaning up while they are sleeping and tending to them while they are awake. When I finally close my eyes I here someone gagging and the cycle begins again. It's been a rough couple days. I really thank God for allowing me to be a stay at home Mom for now. I remember the days where Niah would be really sick and I would have to give her Tylenol and drop her off at daycare anyways in hopes I didn't get a phone call to pick her up. I couldn't call off or I would risk losing my job. My heart would be breaking the entire time I was at work but I had to work. I am really blessed to be home with my sick babies. It's a tough job but Mama is here to do it :)

A look into out week so far.......................

Sleeping on towels so they don't barf all over the pillows

Piles and piles of bedding to be washed

Loads in the washer

Sick babies sleeping........

Monday, January 9, 2012

A very sick Leilah Faith

Leilah woke up this morning throwing up. Not sure where this came from let's just hope it doesn't last long.

Sunday, January 1, 2012

One last Shoot

So I wanted the girls to take pictures together one last time before the new year. I had an idea of what I wanted. We just had a made up back drop so forgive us that is really is just a sheet :) I think these crazy girls had a plan of their own. None of these pictures where staged. It really is them just being the crazy girls that they are. I will admit I was a bit frustrated with them but sometimes the upstaged pictures are the one you will treasure forever. I ended up loving everything about these. It really is a reflection of the true personalities.......... ENJOY!

Happy New Year

Love,

Syniah and Leilah

The shoot started a little something like this.........

Two little girls being ballerinas

My ballet princess

"Cheese"...not so much!

My sweet Syniah Grace

Niah and her Puppy!

Niah mad because I told her she couldn't make a silly face!

"Say Cheese" this is what I got............

This beautiful face will be 2 in one day.

Niah was jumping around like a monkey and Leilah though it was the funniest thing.

Leilah often thinks she is a puppy. "Come here puppy,good puppy."

There goes the puppy!

Niah's turn to be a puppy!

The shoot started out with two ballerinas and ended with two puppies. Thank you Lord for my greatest blessing of all TWO CRAZY and BEAUTIFUL daughters!

HAppy Birthday Leilah Faith

To My Second Born on Your Second Birthday,

I remember the day I found out I was pregnant with you as if it was yesterday. I was so scared and so nervous. I wondered if you would be a boy or a girl. I secretly prayed you would be a girl. I wanted Niah to have a sister so bad but at the same time I worried a lot about how I would love two babies. Syniah had just turned a year old when I found out you were in my tummy. Two babies, 1 Mama. How could I manage? How can you both feel loved? I worried a lot throughout my pregnancy. You moved around all day long in my tummy. That was your way of reminding me that you were there. The day I found out you were a girl it was September 9, 2009. Niah, your Dada and I were all in the room and the doctor told us "your having A GIRL!" I instantly was super excited and I think Dada became instantly worried. How will he manage a household full of girls?
You were born on January 2,2010 at 8:57am. So unbelievably beautiful. Lite skin with dark hair. Like Snow white. You came out screaming and Dada said you would be our singer. You looked just like Niah. It was so surreal for me to be in the exact same room, with the exact same doctor, a year and a half later, delivering a baby who looked exactly like your big sister. The one special moment I never want to forget is the moment you and Niah met. You were both so little but your bond was instantaneous. She was so excited to hold you. I remember watching her hold you and knowing that God had been preparing her to be your Big Sister her entire little life of 19 months. I just couldn't imagine the two of you without each other.

You have grown so much this year. You have grown a head of hair this year. You started walking this year. Talking this year. Screaming this year. You became a Princess this year. You my Leilah Faith have grown into this very independent little human with such a sassy personality. You know what you want and will not take no for an answer. Maybe I see a business women in your future :)

What a diference a year makes

1 year old 2 years old