Julia & Cameron!

She loves her baby sister.

His face cracks me up. Whenever he holds her, he looks at us like we are crazy.
See the dirt around his mouth? Yup. He likes to eat the dirt. Atta Boy!
Her shirt show's her dirt. They were so excited to us!

Last weekend.

The week got away from me! I hate it when that happens...anyway I'm here now to post some pictures and chat some about Nyss! (Imgine that!)

So we went last weekend to meet Judy and Meghan. It was so much fun having Meggie be the oldest around! She is such a good help with Nyssa. Except for the spitting up, then she's gone! Gramma Jude bought Nyss all kinds of clothes for this fall and winter. (Who doesn't love Kohl's and their sales?) Nyssa will be a well dressed baby!

She's getting so big now. She is into checking out her toys. It's so funny. She has this one that she absolutely loves. I need to dig out some more toys. She's to that point where everything you give her goes into her mouth!

Another favorite of Nyssa's is checkin' out the baby in the mirror. At first she gives herself that sideways look, then she goes full-on with all kinds of smiles and talking. I'll have to get some pictures. Seriously. It's cute.

On the way back into town we stopped by the Big Kids' to hang out with them and see what's going on. They were playing outside and having so much fun! The dirt all over them is pretty good evidence!

Okay, so there's a mish mosh of pictures going on here. I'll post pics of Julia and Cameron next!

Some teasers pictures before work!

Nyssa actually started on the lion mat. She doesn't seem to stay in one place any more, she's so squirmy!

I think this picture is just so freaking' sweet. With her tilted, "What Mommy? Did you say I'm the cutest baby EVAH!?"

Tomorrow...

Nyssa and I have a short day. I'm planning on posting some pictures of Nyssa and the Big Kids. Chuck and I and Nyssa went to Davenport on Saturday and met Judy and Meghan (6-Jeff's youngest). It was a great time! We stopped to see the Big Kids on the way back into town on Sunday. They are hysterical. Wait until you see the pictures. They were playing outside and they look like it too!

New things!

Man it's been a while since I've been on here. Sorry about that, I'll try and do better!

The most exciting thing that Nyssa has been doing is...sleeping through the night! Can I get a woot wooooot!! It happened by accident too, that's the best part! On Wednesday August 26th I put her to with the night bottles waiting by the recliner. She woke up at about 2:45, I was so tired I knew there was no way I could feed her and not fall asleep. So I put the passie in her mouth and fell onto the futon in her room, because I figured I'd have to get up eventually. Then she was up at 3, I still wasn't ready so I plugged her again. Next thing I knew it was 7:30! Our pediatrician had said to give her the passie instead of feeding her every time (which we have been doing since she was 6 weeks old) and eventually she will figure it out. It's freaking AWESOME. Nyssa still does better when she is swaddled. I use the Miracle Blanket. It rocks. She still wakes up 1 maybe 2 times a night for us to plug her up again. That is way better than doing a feeding that takes 30 minutes and then I have to fall back to sleep. I love her. I really do. I like to squeeze her sometimes (then she gives me a half giggle because squeezing her by her armpits).

We get the big kids tomorrow, so I'm sure I'll have some pictures to post. Nyssa and I are heading downtown to babysit Piper. I haven't seen her (or her Mom & Dad) since I left for maternity! I'm so excited. Although the drive makes me a little nervous.

I better get the sleeping baby up and fed and dressed before we head out on our adventure!

Time flies...

when you are hanging out with The Nyss. She's growing so fast! I know it only goes faster too.

We got her a Bumbo seat last week. It has become Nyssa's best friend! She loves it, if she's fussy stick her in the Bumbo. It says on the box that the baby should be 4 months or hold her head up. Yup. At 10 weeks (11 weeks tomorrow) the child holds her head up quite well! If she wakes up in her car seat or swing she throws those elbows out and tries to lean forward. She's kind of nosey. (Yes, I know...like her Mom and Grandma). The poor kid doesn't have a chance.

I tried giving her a bath tonight in the baby bathtub? Yeah. That didn't go over so well. Our bathroom is just so small and hard to move around in while trying to handle a slippery baby. So I thought I would give it another try in the kitchen. I guess I'll just have to suck it up and keep bending over the tub and killin' my knees! It's all worth it to see her smile and talk up a storm in the regular tub with the yellow sponge thing!

That is all I can think of at this time of night! Off to bed!

I love her. I love being a Mom. I can't imagine our lives without pretty-Nyss.

All the pictures.

Obviously I had a lot of pictures to post. There are so many cute pictures I need to know when to draw the line! I just figured out they are in reverse order. That's one of those things I need to work with this blogging thing. Putting the pictures in the correct order. I'm sure you all will figure that out! I also just discovered that I can have the typing centered. I'm so digging this!

Okay...Nyss. She is doing awesome. Nyssa got to go to the DMV with Mommy this morning. It's that time of year when I need to get my license renewed. Good fun. She actually did awesome. I'm tell you. The kid just likes being out. She was asleep until we got in there, then she was all smiles and cooing. I seriously love this cooing thing. I want to bite her!

The other night I hear and Daddy out here in the family room. I hear Chuck cracking up. I come out here to find out what's going on? Nyssa giggles for him! Does she giggle for Mommy? Ooooooh noooooo....but for Daddy, of course! I've tried my hardest to get her to giggle for me. She just smiles. I think it's that little stinker part of her that knows I would give anything for a giggle. Maybe it's because I keep tickling her and she doesn't know what to do!

We had a great time with the kids last weekend. It was rainy so we ended up at the mall. Julia did great. It only took her about 20 minutes to warm and start playing. She's very shy. Cameron? Oh he's another story. Chuck was walking around the play area looking for the little stinker (it's gated in and we were by the entrance) and the lady on another bench waved and me and pointed...he was sitting next to her! The boy has no fear and LOVES people. Once he makes eye contact it's all over for them, he starts putting on a show!

We busted out the color wonder paints. Julia had a great time. She loves anything that she can be creative. The last time we got out hi ho cherry Oh! She loved it. We had to stop half way through the game because of this little baby that needed some attention. I need to keep getting stuff like that out for her. She loves anything that makes her think. She also is my baking buddy. She LOVES to help me make cupcakes. She keeps talking about putting the ingredients into the bowl. I also need to start working on her letters. Writing them. She knows them all, but looks at me like I'm a moron when I ask her to write a J. I'd love to work on that stuff with her, but I am afraid it will all be lost when she goes home. I'm not sure her Mom works on that stuff with her. Maybe if I start it and send some books home with her she will like doing it and get her Mom to help. I don't know. Wow. I don't know where that came from!

That's about it for here. Nyss is snoozing in the swing. I'm thinking about going through the pictures from the hospital and getting them ready to put in a photo album. I had wanted to do that while I was on maternity! HA! That got away from me fast!

We hope every one is doing well!

This is it for pictures!

She loves her "little sister Nyssa Nyss". She has told me as much.

He think's it is funny when he gets one of Nyssa's soothie pacifiers. He even had to lay on the boppy pillow for the photo.

Someone just learned out to do 'fishy lips.' She was quite proud of herself. She made Chuck show her on the camera.

Still more pictures!

She's got that trouble grin already.

Still at the mall. I love that she smiles when she spots the camera!

When we got home from the mall we busted out the Color Wonder Paints. We love those paints. I think color wonder is the best invention EVER as far as markers and paints are concerned!!

Cam..doing a little advertising for the great town of Paton. (I got him to sit still long enough because I put him on the coffee table!)

She needed her picture taken after Cameron got his taken. Notice the Dora twin that doesn't leave her arm while she is with Daddy & Jacquie.

More photos!

We took the kids to the mall last Saturday. Here we have Cameron playing in the house!

This would be Julia playing in the house!

Daddy thought it was funny to take a picture of Mommy multi-tasking.
Cameron being a ham.

He thinks it is so funny when he holds Nyssa. He also discovered at the mall that it's funny to sit in Nyssa's infant seat!