Favorite Thing

Marley has a new favorite past time. Playing in the sink. Her dad let her play in the water one day after washing her hands and now she wants to do it every day, multiple times a day.

I'm not as big a fan of the water play as Chad is, but I have to admit that it made making dinner today a lot easier. She was busy and not needing my immediate attention. The rule is that the water stays in the sink and as long as that's the case, then she can play for quite a while. She doesn't always follow that rule and that's when water time drives me bonkers!

It is cute however to here her say sink and try and push her stool over in front so she can play. She loves the water and I often find it hard to refuse her desires! I'm a pushover mama!

"The Chalice"

This is "The Chalice" as Chad has dubbed it. This was my grandma and grandpa Davis' candy dish. It was always filled with something. Usually those gummy orange slices with the sugar on the outside. I love this candy dish. To me it holds memories. It makes me think of my grandpa. Chad thinks it's ugly, and I will admit that it isn't something I would go out and purchase for myself today, but I love it. And I think it's quite pretty. I said when I acquired it that I would always have candy in it. I haven't kept my promise but today it has Cadbury eggs in it and I thought it looked so nice. I'm glad I have this keepsake from my grandparents to keep in my own home.

Ruby's Newborn Pictures

Today I took the time while Marley was napping and took some newborn pictures of Ruby. Granted, she is two weeks old, but heck, it's hard to get anything done, let alone something that is much easier when Marley is sleeping! I love having a new subject to take pictures of. It is so fun to watch them grow and see it documented in monthly pictures.

Ruby's First Bath

We gave Ruby her first real bath today. She thoroughly hated it! She had only had sponge baths until today and she hated those too. I can't blame her when half of her body is sticking out of the water.

We bathed her in the kitchen sink, which we never did with Marley. It's amazing that she fits so well in half of our sink.

I love this little girl and I'm so glad she is finally here. I can't wait to experience more firsts with her!

Dreary, Ugly, Yuck!

I hate this time of year! It is so ugly and yucky outside. Worse than the dreariness is the COLD! It is so freezing lately. I've had a hard time regulating my temperature lately. I'm miserable!

Chad tells me that I have a habit of trying to rush spring. I am frequently found wearing unseasonable clothing. I try and wear capri pants and short sleeved shirts way before it's time only because the sun decides to come out one day. Yesterday I put Ruby in a short sleeved onesie that I had to later change because it was impractical, and actually I did the same thing to Marley two days ago!

I have passed this trait on to Marley unfortunately. We went to the Gateway today to get out of the house and walk around. What did my sweet little girl want to do? Play in the water! If we would have let her she would have gotten soaked. I'm sure of it. She looked so cute in her puffy coat walking around the water and I just happened to have a camera on me so I took some pictures. Crazy girl!

Little Mommy

My little Marley has become such a little mommy since Ruby joined our family. She has always liked this orangutan that we bought her when we took her to the zoo. She sleeps with it and we can often hear her giving it kisses after we have put her to bed. It's really cute. But lately she has been picking up every blanket or dishcloth and wrapping her monkey in it. Today she was walking around copying what I was doing I just had to get some pictures. Love my girl! And I'm so glad she loves Ruby like she does.

Miss Ruby Kay

She's finally here! Ruby Kay arrived Wednesday January 19th at 5:28pm. She weighed 7 lbs 3 oz and was 20 inches long. She is so loved already.

I had been wishing her here for at least two weeks, but I'm glad that she came when she did. It was so nice and such a different experience to have a healthy baby. One that can be in the room with us, one I can take care of, and one that gets to come home when we do! That was the best part. It was definitely way better than the circumstances with Marley.

Delivery was great minus an hour or so where my epidural wasn't working on my left side, but once that was fixed it was smooth sailing. She came rather quickly and easily. So glad to have her here!

We have been so blessed by our family. Being a mom is the greatest thing, and I really enjoyed spending some solo time with Ruby while Chad was home taking care of Marley. It was nice to hold her and just stare at her. What a miracle babies are!

Here are some pictures that we took in the hospital. I plan on taking some newborn shots this week sometime. It's funny how hectic life is with a newborn. Even though Chad is home with me to help, life is still so crazy right now. I will adjust eventually...right?