Whitney Anne

OH boy, we hit the threenager stage with this little girl. Everyone told me it's the toughest with girls and I just turned my head. Let's just say a lot of things have been a struggle with my little lover bug, so I figured we would be the lucky ones and pass right over it. Oh no, we're there.

From the day she was born, she's had sass. Now she can talk so she can actually tell me what she's thinking, not just scowl hahaha. As tough as it is at times, you just have to laugh because it's so darn funny. But I think I've been told "no" (no Mom) more times in the last month than she has in her life...mm maybe not.

She is just a bundle of personality and sass and as hard as she is to handle I just can't get enough of her.

Brandon was outside on a work call and Whitney went out there and copied him, when we told her to come inside she yelled "I'm talking to MIMI"

Her favorite thing to do is play dress up. She got about 3 hand-me-down princess dresses that she wears ALL THE TIME. She also loves to dress up in my tank tops. I think she thinks she is an actual princess. The other day we went to the haba park (McDondalds Play Land) and this little boy was calling her princess so I think she told him her name was princess ;)!

The other day she comes running out into the living room wearing her Ariel dress, riding her stick horse AND wearing heels. She looked so darn cute, I tried to get a good picture, but she hates pictures and it was a really dark day.

Hailey Sue {8, 9 and 10 months}

This little girl is starting to get a PERSONALITY. I don't know if she has been hanging out with her big sis too long or what but we are starting to see a lot of sass in her. She knows what she wants and if she doesn't get it, boy she can get tuned up. It's still cute though ;)

She definitely has our hearts. We can be so stressed out with something and she seems to always know how to make our hearts melt.

This crawling standing business is way harder with two than it was with one. When Whit started putting everything in her mouth, the house was always clean because I had a lot more time. This time around, it seems like the house is never clean and Whitney leaves lots of little things around that Hailey loves to put in her mouth. We say "no, no" to her so often she thinks it's funny and will shake her head at us with a huge grin on her face. And then the peanut gallery pipes up with all her sass and shakes her finger at her while yelling "no, no Hai Sue"!

I would say my favorite thing Miss Hailey started doing is dancing (a couple months ago). It is just so stinkin' cute, she bobs her head to any music...even humming ;)! And peek-a-boo! Oh and her kisses haha. They have recently changed from open mouth to closed mouth ;).

Her sleep habits aren't that great. We finally moved her crib to her room and we are starting the transition. This time Brandon has been a lot more open to me keeping Hailey in our room for longer. With Whit he wanted her out ASAP haha. So I have been enjoying Hailey right next to me and even in our bed at times :). So, it's terribly sad to put her in her own room, but hopefully she will start sleeping a little better. We are lucky to get a 3 hour stretch from her!

Sorry for the picture quality, I took these with my phone.

Mama's Girls

I can tell these two are going to be wonderful friends. The more mobile Hailey gets the more fun Whit has with her. Whitney still gets a little rough with her but that's to be expected. Sometimes I think she thinks Hailey is her baby, not mine. Hailey has no problem getting in there and giving Whit a little of her own medicine. She can pull hair, crawl on top of her and even bite with the best of them ;)

I think I have a little obsession with making these two match! And look at Hailey's top teethers!

I caught Whitney pushing her down. Hailey's arms need to grow a little longer to fight back in that .department

Baby's First Thanksgiving

This Thanksgiving was a little different for us this year. Our plans fell through the week before so we decided to stay home this year and have Thanksgiving together as a family. It was a success but it was a very non-traditional Thanksgiving.

Neither of us are huge turkey fans so we ended up getting some ribeyes. Might as well spend money on something we will enjoy, right? Other than the steaks, we had a lot of traditional dishes. The pumpkin pie was nothing like we are used to haha. Somewhere in the process the oven wasn't turned down so it came out a little crisp, I'm blaming Brandon ;)! Oh and neither of us showered, so the babes were the only ones that looked cute. And they kept their dresses on for a whole 10 minutes to get a couple pictures haha. 

Have I mentioned how hard it is to get pictures of those little loverbugs?? Here are a couple, I tried to fade the colors a bit because they were a little hard on the eye, and some of them are cropped quite a bit because Miss Whit wasn't cooperating with her outfit. 

Hailey wore the same dress Whit wore for her first Thanksgiving!

Whitney Anne {2 1/2 years}

Miss Whit...oh how we love her. She sure keeps us busy. I'm not sure if all first children are like this but it seems like I am always having to entertain her. Toys don't seem to keep her busy, books don't keep her busy, I am the one that has to keep her busy. Unless of course I am busy, then she will keep herself busy with things she isn't supposed to get into. We are seriously counting down the days until Hailey can run around with her so they can keep each other entertained.

Recently she has really been into crafty things and play-doh. She loves to paint, but that always ends up in Mama getting so very mad at her. So we do lots of coloring, play-doh and cooking with Mama. She also loves to get dressed up, anything that twirls and she's happy. If she puts a dress on and it doesn't twirl the way she wants it to she will want another one. The girl knows what she wants, that's for sure.

I think her favorite saying these days is, "come on Mom". Or "come on" to anyone that she wants to play with. It's so darn cute, but it can turn south fast if you are busy and you can't come right away.

As wild and sassy as she is, she truly does have a very sweet and sensitive side. The other day Hailey had an accident and I was really upset about it and Whitney came over to me, put her arms around me and kissed me on my cheek to make me feel better. It was sooooo sweet.

The weather was sooo nice the other day, so we went to the park and played in the leaves, She had the time of her life.

Hailey Sue {7 months}

Seven months! Our little sweets is getting such a personality. She is the sweetest most happiest baby. We are so lucky to have her in our lives. The perfect compliment to her sassy sister.

This month has been pretty eventful for Hailey. She started scooting everywhere, so nothing is safe. She loves all the things she can't have, like cords, sissy's food and little pieces of everything that Whitney leaves around. She rarely gets mad when I take the things she can't have away, thankfully. Even at 7 months, Whitney would have thrown a fit.  

We also finally put her in her crib. The transition has actually went pretty well. However, the transition out of swaddling hasn't gone as well. For now, I swaddle her up to sleep and then when she's asleep I unswaddle her just enough that it will break free soon but still tight enough that the transition from my arms to the crib goes well haha. 

She still gives the BEST smiles around. If you are ever frustrated or having a bad day just hang out with Hailey for a little bit, that smile can turn any frown upside down.

Whitney always helps me take her monthly picture. This time Whitney wanted to copy her. After we were done, Whitney took her clothes off and sat on the box, clapped like Hailey and then put her hand in her mouth and smile haha.

Oh, how we love them!

Smiling at big sis.

Hailey Sue...

She has 3 teeth

She gets up on all fours and can almost crawl

She loves her big sister more than anything

She is still waking up multiple times a night

She can clap for us when we say "yay"

She can wave bye bye

She likes to sleep on her tummy

Whitney Anne {2 1/2 years}

Miss Thang is 2 1/2 years old and boy does she act it. That little girls is just the light of my life. I could go on and on about Whitney stories. Every day is truly a new adventure with her.

The other day I caught her riding Hailey like a horse. I rarely leave those two alone because I've seen what Whit can do to her. I was literally 10 feet away doing the dishes and I took my eyes off them for seconds. I look over the bar and Hailey is on her belly and Whit is in top of her!!!

And a week before that I caught Whitney swinging the swing (Hailey in it) back and forth so hard it was smashing from one side to the other. Poor Hailey was holding on for her life.

Brandon and I always say, we know why the youngest is the toughest ;)! I really don't think she intentionally tries to hurt Hailey, she just wants to play with her. Although, I did catch her pulling her hair one time haha.

She's starting to talk like a normal human being. Some things she says are clear as day! It's making it so much easier to communicate with her. She amazes us every day with all the things she is starting to say and how clear it's becoming. Our favorite is when she copies what we say, voice inflections and all.

Whitney Anne, it's been the best, most challenging 2 1/2 years of my life and I wouldn't change it for the world.

Pumpkin Patch Princess...I wish that dress came in my size ;)