Tuesday, July 15, 2008

days


the precious one.

catching up. we made a trip to raleigh over the weekend. it was supposed to be an easy trip up to see todd's sister who just had twin baby girls (tiny. 5lbs 10oz - but in twin world, they're big and healthy). on the drive up we had a little bit of chaos. 1, the baby didn't want to sleep in the truck. and 2, the truck decided that it would be best if it broke down.


that made for a stressful saturday three hour drive to raleigh. umm, right. normally it takes two hours to get there. needless to say, our saturday was thrown way off. we ended up having a tired baby, we were carless and stressed that it was going to cost a lot of money to get the truck fixed. but as i speak, todd is on his way to meet his parents halfway to pick up the truck - which is fixed and all problems were covered under warranty. wheew. thank you jesus!


so raleigh was interesting. it's always somewhat interesting to be amidst such a big family. the dynamic can be vast and the ride is sometimes pretty wild. it was fun to see family, though. and it was so sweet to see the twins. it was just amazing to me how tiny they were. you'll see pics below. their thighs aren't as big around as loralai's biceps - do babies have biceps? well, a silver dollar. that's how big around those little babies' thighs are. oooh - so tiny.


and then tonight we decided - before todd left to go get the truck - that we would give loralai some food. other than me ;) she ate rice cereal for the first time. she was a champ and swallowed the food - while grabbing my hand and wanting to hold the spoon - but i think i waited too close to bedtime to feed her. in between bites, she would put her fingers in her mouth - she's not a thumb sucker. she's a middle and ring finger sucker. so maybe i try it earlier tomorrow night ;) and then there's the teeth - or tooth. we think she's working on growing a toof. she's in love with her teethers when they're cold - or a frozen washcloth. she'll chew and chew and chew and chew - you get the picture. anyway, enjoy the pictures. life is good. crazy at times and always a science project, but good.

me with baby ella.

baby anna and her daddy, chris.

cousins: david (anna and ella's big brother) and loralai.

mmm mmm, toes.

totally whooped after the raleigh trip.

yummy 'ole washcloth.

3 comments:

Katie said...

She's so stinkin cute and I can't believe how big she's getting. I probly say that in every comment I leave..lol. Little Ella is so tiny!

The Swinson's said...

Don't you just love a bouncy seat. I use mine every day. Jonah sits in it when I am making dinner, taking a shower or just need both of my hands. Your little girl is precious. I am glad to hear you survived car troubles. There is no good time to have car trouble.

Tay's Mom said...

cuteness! she is so adorable sleeping in the car seat. and, wow those babies look tiny. they make turtle seem like a giant! it's crazy how fast our babies grow up :)