Photo Shoot, Blessing and Diaper Cream.....???

I have this amazingly talented friend in my ward take these pictures of the girls. Thank you Sally, I will love them forever! (I have to many favorites to post them all...here are a "few".)

I love this chubby baby!

We blessed Hadley while my Dad Paul and his wife Dee were in town. It was last minute, so we were glad for the family that could be there.

Chad's blessing was so nice.

Grandpa and Grandma Dee with Haddy

People probably think I never watch my kids! Elly got into the diaper ointment....can we say mess! (FYI- Dish soap gets it out of hair)

Our Haddy Girl

The transition of bringing Hadley home has been my easiest (knock on wood). I am feeling great, she nurses great, she is mellow, and the girls are adjusting awesome! For the most part Hadley has been cake, even sleeping pretty well. However, I have never had a baby turn blue until our Haddy girl. There have been two incidents where she has gaged so much that she turned blue. It was sooooo scary. After a few times to the doctor she was diagnosed with severe acid reflux. I guess that it caused her so much pain that it made her gag and loose her breath (poor baby). Now she is on medicine and is doing MUCH better. Her appetite and restful sleep are back.

I am so grateful Chad is calm in emergencies. It helps me to feel calm. I am especially grateful he holds the priesthood. He gave Hadley a beautiful blessing for her health and I know, that it too has helped. We have witnessed a tender mercy with our sweet Hadley.

She came out of the womb a sucker! She loves her thumb already.

Which Izzy loves and reminds us they "match".

The new puppy syndrome has almost worn off. Until someone new comes around and then it's show and tell! And no, I did not do anything to her hair!

It is crazy curly on it's own!

She will hold her for hours if you let her. You can't see it but, they both have their thumbs.

Busy Barneys

Before Hadley came we were BUSY B's around here! I had lists for both Chad and I that were constantly being updated and added to (poor Chad). For the most part I got everything done that I wanted to before the big day. Some of the things I got to;

Cleaned and organized every closet in the house
Lots of sewing
Cleaned car seats, highchair and baby swing
Over all deep cleaning of entire house
Cleaned porches and painted the front door
Got Hadley's room/sewing room cleaned and organized
Slip covered a chair

...there was more but I threw my list away! :)

Below are two other projects we did, the girls playroom and our front yard. Chad did all of the sprinkler work himself including lots, and lots of digging (again, poor Chad)!

Our playroom is more like a closet, and right off our living room. I needed to maximize space!

Chad mounted this chair and the girls (& Chad) LOVE it!

We are getting new pictures taken of the girls with our new addition so, this wall will be updated.

This is actually our neighbors yard currently but, our yard had the same "zero scape" (they were owned by the same people when we bought the house). It was an eye sore to say the least!

Ta Da! I LOVE it! Now all we need is a fence to keep the hoodlums in!