July 8 = One Month Day

Holy Moly- Kayleigh's a month old!  

Here she is wearing a shirt that says... Darn- I can't remember- is it everything is more fun with Grandma?

Grandma and Aunt Mary came to visit us this weekend- we loved having them!

 

Malia is typically Kayleigh's second momma but today Liam took on the caretaker role and tried to feed Kayleigh her bottle.  We haven't quite learned that pushing the bottle in her mouth isn't a great way to go but we'll get there.

Of course we had to have our Saturday chickfila breakfast!  Only a few more left before we move up to Rhode Island!

Malia decided to see if she liked the swing any more than Kayleigh does... she does.

When Liam was born, Pinterest was not all the rage it was a little later on so Liam got sheets of paper that said "I'm ____ months old today."  I got a little more sophisticated with Malia and got her wooden numbers for her monthly pictures.  With Kayleigh I got this chalkboard and I'm so excited because I can use it for these pictures and then for other things- quotes, song lyrics, who knows- in between the 8ths of the months.

I told Zachary I wanted to pick a stuffed animal we could put in each picture to show her growth- we chose this "ugly doll."  My friend, Jaimie, gave this to me for my 22nd birthday- it's name is Po.

Also- Malia's birthday is coming up so Grandma brought up some cupcakes.  Malia loved the pink and purple hearts!

Zachary will not allow for serious pictures to be taken if he can help it.

Here's all my babies at one month old:

Oh Kayleigh Bug:

Our first picture as a family of five:

In this picture, with Aunt Mary, you can see the M&Ms that were used to bribe them for the first picture.

August 16 = Malia is 1 Month Old Day!

Where did the last month go?!  My goodness.  I love this little girl more than I thought imaginable.  She is such. a. good. baby.  This girl sleeps on a pretty reliable schedule and doesn't have colic.  Her acid reflux episodes are gone and she is just such a joy.  She cries when she's hungry, wants to be changed or wants to be held.  Well, and from about 11-12:30 pretty much every night for no apparent reason but compared to Liam, it's definitely an improvement.  I love Liam more than words can say but his infancy was pretty tough so I'm thankful that Malia's habits are a little more conducive to a normal person's lifestyle than Liam's were.  I love that she loves to be held.   I love this little sound she makes that I still haven't caught on video but definitely need to- there's no way to describe it- I have to capture it so I can always hear it.  I love that she tolerates her big brother and his clumsy high fives that don't always end up landing on her hands and his sloppy kisses.  I love that Liam is such a pro at being a big brother- he loves his little sister and that's really all that matters.  What a blessed momma I am!

With Liam we would write "I'm ___ months old" on a piece of paper with the date and once he got to a certain age he started playing with the paper and it was hard to get a shot in which you could read the words so this go 'round, we're going to use wooden numbers.  Anyways- here's a side by side of both of my babies at one month:

... They don't really look anything alike haha

And here's Liam today- brushing his teeth with Dad before bed