Where is the time going?

I know! I know! It's been along time since I posted. Everyday gets busy and there is always something that has to get done or I'm just to tried to "think" of something to write.

It seems each day is busier than the past and then when I think back I can't remember what we did. last week was Thanksgiving which was Katie's first. The girls were dressed alike and can you believe we did not even take one picture. I think I'm going to have to put them both back in the outfit and pretend it was taken on Thanksgiving day. I feel bad that Katie being baby number 2 will not have near as many pictures as Taylor had taken as a baby. With Taylor we took pictures every single day the first year and now with Katie we rarely have out the camera. It's not because we love her any less though it's just that life is much more crazy with 2!

Katie has been pretty sick with a cold the last couple of weeks. Which gives mommy yet another excuse not to go to the gym and workout:-)! I feel bad she coughs so hard but is such a trooper.

Yesterday, was not a mommy of the year day. We were getting ready to go to Taylor's swim class so I set Katie in the car seat which is up on the dryer and did not buckle her. As I was quick putting on a shirt All I saw was my little angle flying in slow motion through the air. She flew into the laundry basket full of clothes and bounced right off onto the hard cold tile floor. I was horrified and started to scream. Both girls also started screaming! I'm so thankful the basket of clothes broke her fall otherwise we might have ended up in the ER!
Then about 5 minutes later while I'm still cuddling and comforting the baby from the fall Taylor walks in the room and says, " oh no mommy look" she had found a bottle of nail polish and had it all over her and the tile floor. Needless to say we did not make it to swimming class:-)

Both girls are changing so much. Katie is leaving the newborn stage. She is such a happy baby. She loves to cuddle and demands attention. When I breastfeed she has to twirl my hair it is soo cute. She is "kinda" sitting up and she loves to hold and explore things in her hands. I can't believe she will be 5 months already at the end of the month. I'm falling more in love with her each and everyday!

Taylor is also amazing. Just in the last couple weeks she has changed and seems much more mature with her vocab.. She uses full sentences and seems to think of what she has to say before she says it.
I wish I wrote down more of what she says. Dennys and I like any parent would be are so amazed by what she says. She loves to pray. Every single night we pray before bed and she often continues her prayers when we leave the room. When she wakes up in her bad in the morning I hear her on the monitor praying for people and she always ends with " In Jesus name I pray AMEN"! Sooo super cute.
Dennys came home from work one day last week and she sat up at the table and told him " Daddy I need attention".
The list goes on and on on what she says and shares with us each day. My mom was over this past weekend and she cracked us up. My mom's tummy growled and Taylor looked at her and said " oh your Butt, Mema say excuse me. It was hilarious.

She is entering the stage that she does not nap everyday. As I'm writing this post she is in her crib yelling at me to come get her. I still make her rest that way we all have some down time. She has figured out how to get out of her crib. But most days she is good about staying in until I get her. She only climbs out when I have her there for a time-out. Guess I have to find a new spot.

Christmas is coming very soon. Dennys and I are more excited this year since Taylor is getting to the age where she understands more. We have most of our shopping done and will be sad when the season comes to an end. I have a huge desire to make memories/traditions for our girls. From projects,family time, and even the way our house smells. I pray that the girls will look back and have great childhood memories. I love my little family so much and am thankful for what God has given me in each of them.



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