I Like Her!

This has got to be one of the sweetest photos I've gotten so far! Yesterday we packed up the kids and headed to Portland to visit with Joe's brother and sister-in-law (and their five kids) since they were in town from South Carolina (where they moved about 5 months ago.) But Thursday night Joe informed be that we'd be making a detour trip to Salem first since he had some Army business to take care of. Little did I know that would mean the kids and I would be sitting in the truck outside the Salem armory waiting for Joe for over 45 minutes! Yes, the truck has a back seat, but NO it does not have much room! So I sat in the front trying to keep Aubrey calm while Brendan sat behind me in his carseat repeating "mommy, I need to go potty... mommy can I get out?... mommy, where's daddy?..." and finally "mommy, can I hold Aubrey?" I nearly stopped in my tracks, turned around and said "sure buddy... do you want her to sit in your seat with you?" He was more than excited and when I sat her there on his lap he said "it's OK baby Aubrey, I got you... you won't fall" and he gave her a sweet kiss. This lasted about 10 minutes or so and each time I asked "do you want mommy to take her now?" he would smile and say "no... I like her!" And so what if he doesn't like her all the time? At least it's enough for me to capture the moment right? :)

Two Months

Although late in posting this picture, our sweet baby girl is now two months old (as of last Wednesday the 28th!) And where has the time gone? I keep looking at her thinking that before I know it, she'll be walking and talking. She's changing so much already. That deep dark hair that she was born with has lightened to a shade much like my own and her sweet little facial expressions are priceless. She smiles when she hears mommy and daddy and has come so close to giggling that we're just waiting, on edge. There's nothing like the first time you hear that sweet baby laugh. But times have also been challenging. Her fussiness has been testing my patience and I pray daily for the strength to do the best I can for her. The pediatrician recommended the possibility of cutting dairy out of my diet in order to treat what could be a "milk protein sensitivity" and while I gasped and denied that that could ever be the case, we may just have to take a trial run and see... In any case, we're trying to enjoy this time as it flashes before our eyes...