First of all...Happy Thanksgiving! I'm writing this with three beautiful babies asleep upstairs and my hubby and I are watching a Hallmark movie! I hope y'all had a great Thanksgiving! We spent the day at Ben's parents house! It was a lot of fun. Kids running around like crazy, yummy food, and great company! So much to be thankful for this year!
Stella is also three months old today. It hasn't been easy getting here, but dare I say that we are turning a corner? I have officially been off of dairy and eggs for 2 ish months. I'm talking nothing! No chocolate, no butter, no ice cream, no nothing good in life basically. After Millie's two month checkup, Millie's doctor told me to try introducing cheese into my diet to see if it would bother Millie. I was SO excited. I sooo miss cheese. Sure enough though, it made her little tummy so upset. Such a bummer, but it is what it is.
Millie has been so so happy lately and it is so wonderful. She has also been sleeping very well. She wakes up once, maybe twice a night. Sometimes, she will sleep all the way through. It is insane. She doesn't take bottles very well. Unless you KNOW she is hungry, she would rather cry and scream to go to sleep. At least that is what she has done for Ben the couple of times I have left her with him. She gives the best smiles and will talk your ear off. I wish I knew what was going on in her mind. She rolls over from her stomach to her back. I have gotten her to giggle a couple of times and it is the best. She LOVES laying on her play mat. Often times she will fall asleep there as long as the girls aren't too loud. When being held, she prefers to face outward just like Ruby did when she was a baby. She is the happiest right away in the morning. She loves Ruby, which is great because Ruby is a little obsessed with Millie...in a good way.
Ruby continues to love pre-school. You know what is really cool? When you feel like you have been drilling things in your kids heads and it never seems to click, and then one day it does? It's just really neat sometimes knowing that you taught them "that." The other day the girls were playing in the toy room and Ruby was having Stella say, "I have been fearfully and wonderfully made by God." It's little moments like that where I think maybe I'm not screwing them up completely. ha! I have also seen a much more kind side to Ruby. She has also been listening a little bit better. I think there was just a lot going on at the beginning of the year that jolted her and she didn't know how to deal. Either way, it is so fun to watch her learn and grow. She is kind of like a 32 year old trapped in a 3 year old's body. Speaking of, I can't believe she will be turning 4 in a couple of months! Wow!
Stella is such a sweet girl. She continues to be our easy going, go with the flow kind of gal. God knows we all need a Stella in our life. She is quirky, loves to do whatever Ruby is doing, and loves going to choo choo school. AKA ECFE. She will typically eat whatever is on her plate and LOVES yogurt. She is a total daddy's girl. The other day however she came up and cuddled with me while Ben was in the room and I just couldn't get enough! I have loved getting to spend some more one on one time with Stella while Ruby is at Pre-School. It's interesting to see what Stella does and play with when her bigger sister isn't around. She is just so much fun and I'm so thankful for Stella!
It's been a pretty quiet month, so I will just post some pictures of our most recent shenanigans.
He came home with the best beer and a homemade birthday card from his students on my birthday.
Our little hippie girl!
A glimpse into our daily life! ha!
She is just so so sweet!
Getting some meat on her bones. :)
I've been getting back to the gym, which has been so so nice!
Went on a little date with Ruby.
He is so incredible. Braiding Ruby's hair.
