A smile a day...

I cannot believe it's almost been a month since my last post. I've just been a tad bit busy. Just a tad. Sophia has started to smile alot more these past few weeks, even laugh sometimes, but usually just for her daddy. It's ok, just hearing her laughs makes my heart melt. At the end of a long day of toddler tantrums, poopy diapers, and alternating nap schedules, those laughs, smiles and giggles make it all worth while.

I decided to do 3 months of comparison of the girls' first three months... I took Emma's chair pics for her first year and I have started with Sophie's... I cannot get over how different my children look. I know siblings don't look the same, that is not a new concept to me. But the fact that we created two totally different girls just blows my mind...

Emma, month 1


Sophia, month 1



Emma, month 2


Sophia, month 2




Emma, month 3


Sophia, month 3





Fun on a rainy day...

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

(Christmas Day morning, 2010)

Day to day

i love this pic, she's holding on to her paci...

sweet dreams

is there something on my face?


It's taken some time to get into the groove of things with a toddler and a newborn. My best intentions to get out of the house are thwarted when there is one (or both) of them napping, or when one needs to eat, or when one is fussy. I really could go on and on. But I am getting better at managing both of them and making it work. While I have taken Emma out to places like the park or music class, we have spent alot of time at home since Sophia was born. I think alot of that has to do with mommy being very tired as well. But we manage to have a good time, whether we are out of the house or at home.


playing at her water table with her monkey

the monkey is now on the wet ground next to her

pushing her sister around the backyard, such a good little helper

love these two girls.

mommy's little helper. even if the bottle is empty.

my little angel

blurry pic, but you can still see the smile that brightens up my life

gotta go! see ya!

peek-a-boo!!!!

do you mind? i'm on the phone.

So it's been a while.

I'm just now realizing my last post was in September. October seems to have just flown by. I guess you could say I've been a little busy.

Conor, Emma and I are so happy to welcome little Sophia Elizabeth to our family. She was born on October 11 at 9:50pm. She weighed in at 7lbs and was 19 3/4 inches, and she is just perfect. It is still surreal sometimes that I have two children, two daughters. I always wanted girls, I always felt like I was a "girl momma". And guess what? I got them! Aside from the lack of sleep and quadruple the work, I think the biggest adjustment has been for Emma. She did really well the first week, but it seems that as time goes on, she has been getting a bit more impatient, a bit more frustrated with the situation. I think this is compounded by the fact that she is not very verbal right now, so any frustration comes out in "acting out". The main issue is when we're holding Sophie (yes, I call her Sophie) and when I'm feeding Sophie. Those two spark some jealousy, but only once in a while. It's a tough situation dividing the time between a newborn and a toddler, but Conor and I are doing our best to split the time and spend as much quality time one-on-one with Emma as possible. I have someone to watch Sophie on Fridays so that I can take Emma to music class and breakfast. That is definitely something I'm so looking forward to doing with her. This has not only been an adjustment for Emma, but it took a while for me as well. Emma was my one and only, my little girl, and she still is. But the dynamic of our family has completely and permanently changed. And while I feel blessed and grateful, I know I will sometimes miss that time that I had with Emma, the endless amount of time and energy that I could give to my little mama. I told Conor about my concerns a while back, and he said that I'd be surprised at how I'd be feeling once Sophie was born. He was right. Overnight, our lives changed forever. Our lives went from revolving around 1 little munchkin to 2 little munchkins.

Overnight we became a foursome and I couldn't be happier, feel luckier, or count my blessings enough.

You are my sunshine...

My only sunshine...

You make me happy, when skies are gray...

You'll never know dear, how much I love you...

So please don't take my sunshine away...

We've come a long way baby...

It's hard to believe that Emma was so small 16 months ago.

At this point, we had no idea what she was going to look like...

What kind of personality she would have...

We had no clue how much joy this little girl would bring into our lives, our family's lives, and our friends' lives.

We just knew that were blessed beyond measure.














We now have a much better idea of what her personality will be like... and all I have to say is it's amazing.