chillin' on the couch together watching avery's favorite show right now...the Sing Off. did any of you watch this??? it's AWESOME!!! the people are so talented. it's amazing how they sing and do instrumentation (sp?) without any instruments. check it out next season if you get a chance.
tim lovin' some quiet ella cuddles. she is such a sweetheart
if you are feeling sick or just need a check-up, welcome yourself to dr. avery penrod's office. notice the computer to take down all your symptoms. on the couch is her baby, lucy, who's in for all sorts of ailments. good thing this girl has 2 dr. kits!! if you come visit, i promise she will be wearing her scrubs :)
mommy, avery and ella pics:
argh!
another day, hangin' with my sweeties
we went up to village burger bar with the girls and to check out the x-mas lights at watters creek. well, we 1st went to grimaldis because that's where avery wanted to go, but the wait was ridiculous so we conned her with the promise of sweet potato fries at vb bar - delish! then we had to go to her favorite ice cream store - paciugo. we are raising a diva her ya'll. so in trouble!
ella just hanging out in her stroller checking out the lights
Introducing...Mr. & Mrs. Brian Finkelstein!!!!
This past weekend we celebrated the marriage of Mollye and Brian and we had the BEST time and are sooooo excited to have Mollye join our family! Out of all the photos I took the night of the wedding (and there are a lot of them) I don't have one straight-on of the newlyweds :( I have so much to post about the whole beautiful weekend, but no time right now. Here's to Mollye & Brian...I know they will have a wonderful life together and have many blessings come their way! More to come soon...
Friday, January 7, 2011
4 Months...Tomorrow!!
My how the time flies!! Sweet Baby Ella will be 4 months tomorrow! We have such a wonderfully busy weekend ahead of us with Mollye and Brian getting married that I decided to post about my sweet angel today because starting tonight, our next couple days are jam-packed and we are so excited!!!!
I can't believe how well Ella just fits into our family. It's like when you have your 1st child, it's hard to remember what you did all the time without them, but now with Ella here, I have a hard time remembering what we did before she arrived and I LOVE that. I never thought I would have another easy-going baby, but I think she just might be even better than Avery...who would have thought that would be possible?? Not me! She is still a fantastic eater - and I mean, a lot of milk and really quick! She loves her sleep too...woohoo - she fits perfectly in this family :)
Some things about her right now:
She weighs 11 lbs, 14 oz and is 23 inches long
She is really sitting up well with assistance and sits for awhile in her bumbo
She hasn't really started to roll, but that's my fault because I'm not encouraging her because of this weekend
She still pretty much hates tummy-time but while in her play-gym she will grab onto some of the toys and kind of roll on her side. Totally unintentional if you ask me
She is DROOLING, DROOLING, DROOLING! I totally forgot about this phase! If she does not have her pacifier in, then she has a hand in her mouth. And, I swear once she can grab things, she is going to eat the TV remote! She will just stare at it and loves the colored buttons!
She will give out smiles to anyone...but would prefer to be doing it while Tim or I is holding her. Ugh, no me gusta separation anxiety!
She LOVES Avery and will pretty much stop anything she is doing when she hears her voice to find her. She can't stop smiling at her and it is so cute! At night, Tim brings Ella into Avery's room and they do this thing Avery calls "Gingerman" - no idea where she came up with this name. It is so funny! I will have to get it on video.
And, we've been having to put our NB clothes away because we are starting to fit into our 3 month clothing = just in time for the cold weather.
Ella, you have completed our lives with your presence and sweet, good natured personality. I can't wait to see you grow this year...it is going to be soooo fun!
Friday, December 31, 2010
New Year's Goals
I've never really written down my New Year's goals because it always seems that you make them at the beginning of the year because it sounds so great to do them in the coming year, and then you forget about them or do them or don't do them at all. Our lives are ever changing with the kiddos that I'm lucky if I can remember what happened 2 days ago :)
This year though I'm going to write down a few that I would like to work on this year:
1) Spend more QT time with this man:
This year though I'm going to write down a few that I would like to work on this year:
1) Spend more QT time with this man:
Tim and I haven't had a whole lot of time to be just "us" since Ella was born and I miss that terribly!! I LOVE our girls, but you forget that as a baby, they require so much attention and nurturing and love when they are so little. Not that Avery doesn't need it as well, but it's so different as they become older.
We've talked about stealing the Lairsen's idea of "Wine Night Wednesday's" and doing that ourselves once I stop nursing. I think it's a great idea because they don't answer the phone and don't get on the computer and just enjoy being with one another. Plus, I have all my new Riedel's that I got for Christmas that are wine specific that I can't wait to get more use out of!!
2) Lose the tire I've accumulated around my waist - I know that I just had a baby 4 months ago but I'm ready to be back in ALL my old clothes. Plus, before I had her, I was in some of the best shape I'd ever been in and would love to get back there. So, I cancelled my gym membership...what?? How will she get back in shape now?? No worries, it's so hard for me to get to the gym right now because of Ella's naps and I would prefer to not have her in the gym kidcare right now being so young. So, I bought myself some new workout DVD's that I've already started. Turbo Jam - awesome if you like kickboxing!! Jillian Michaels 30-day shred - not tried it yet, but heard it was hard and works. And....drumroll please - P90X, this is for after I've gotten back into some better shape because I know it is going to kick my a**. Plus, Tim and I are going to do it together so it should be even more motivating. And, I just got Just Dance 2 for the Wii and it is so fun. Avery just loves it too!
3) Learn Spanish through the Rosetta Stone. Anybody ever try this or know someone whose done it?? I'd love to have some feedback about it. Tim and I are going to do this together as well, but 1st we have to get it :)
4) Spend more time with our family and friends and really enjoy the time we have with them. They all mean the world to us!
5) Besides being a Mom to my 2 sweethearts, figure out another purpose for me in this life that I am living. I LOVE being a Mom but I know there is something else out there for me to put my stamp on and I can't wait to figure it out. And, I am so grateful to have Tim give me the time to do this.
5 goals sound good right now...we'll see how they turn out.
Care to share your goals for the year?? I'd love to hear!
December 31, 2010
As the year comes to an end tonight and we start our new year of 2011, I have so many things to be thankful for from the past year and so many things to look forward to in the coming year.
Overall, I can say that 2010 has been a really wonderful year for Tim and I. With the addition of sweet baby Ella in September, our family has become complete! Motherhood is such an amazing thing and though it can be so trying and hard at times, the good times are the BEST and I want to try and have more of them next year.
I can't wait to continue to see Avery grow into her little personality that she has and I am really looking forward to her turning 4 because so far this has been the hardest year we've had with her. People talk about terrible "2's" but all the mommies I've talked to say it is not terrible "2's" but terrible "3's" and I fully, whole-heartedly agree with this. Don't get me wrong, she is so fun to be with, easily entertains herself, and loves an audience too! She has an infectious laugh and says the funniest things, you can't help but laugh or smile with her!
Ella will be 4 months old next Saturday and I am so looking forward to seeing her grow this year. She is such a sweet baby and I can't believe that Tim and I have been blessed with a 2nd amazing child. She is a great eater though I feel like our time for nursing is coming to an end because she wants more than what my body is giving her now. I'm coming to terms with it which is crazy for me because I didn't even think I would nurse her at all. But, she did so well in the beginning that it has been a wonderful experience for me unlike when I nursed Avery. I will cherish the time I had to give her what my body could provide her. We will see how it goes moving forward. She is definitely a snuggler too!! I will try and hold on to this trait as long as I can...there is nothing like snuggling with a baby! One of my most favorite times with her was when she was born and they gave Tim, Ella and I time alone for an hour before everyone met her at the hospital. Ella and I laid together skin-on-skin and it was such a sweet and wonderful moment for me. We did the same thing the other night after our super-fun holiday weekend and for 2 hours she slept and I got to watch her and feel her soft skin and see her sweet baby face and all the sleep faces they make. I'm sorry I'm being so sappy...but it was wonderful. I know that once she's a toddler I won't have these moments with a baby again so I'm enjoying them so much right now!
Next weekend, I will be watching Brian marry his beautiful (both inside and out) fiance Mollye and have a new sister in my life! I am so excited about them getting married!! When you are with Mollye and Brian you just know how much they Love each other and how much they are meant to be together. I can't wait to be a witness to them tying the knot and having her join our family!
Also, some time next year or the next I will be gaining another sister when Kristen and Kevin get married!! They just got engaged on her birthday, December 13 and we are so excited for them! It is also obvious from just being around them that they are meant to be in one another's life's together forever too!
You know what is funny to me...when you are a little kid you Love being around your parents and family. Then as a teenager, you are all consumed with your friends and your parents are so not Cool! Then as you move from your teen years into a young adult, it starts to balance out b/t the 2 (friends and parents). Now, we do so much with our family and Tim and I just Love being with them. I feel so lucky to have my parents and in-laws get along so well. I also feel so blessed that all the "kids" get along so well and we spend a lot of time with our brothers and sisters. We always have so much fun together!
My resolutions will be coming soon...Happy New Years!
Overall, I can say that 2010 has been a really wonderful year for Tim and I. With the addition of sweet baby Ella in September, our family has become complete! Motherhood is such an amazing thing and though it can be so trying and hard at times, the good times are the BEST and I want to try and have more of them next year.
I can't wait to continue to see Avery grow into her little personality that she has and I am really looking forward to her turning 4 because so far this has been the hardest year we've had with her. People talk about terrible "2's" but all the mommies I've talked to say it is not terrible "2's" but terrible "3's" and I fully, whole-heartedly agree with this. Don't get me wrong, she is so fun to be with, easily entertains herself, and loves an audience too! She has an infectious laugh and says the funniest things, you can't help but laugh or smile with her!
Ella will be 4 months old next Saturday and I am so looking forward to seeing her grow this year. She is such a sweet baby and I can't believe that Tim and I have been blessed with a 2nd amazing child. She is a great eater though I feel like our time for nursing is coming to an end because she wants more than what my body is giving her now. I'm coming to terms with it which is crazy for me because I didn't even think I would nurse her at all. But, she did so well in the beginning that it has been a wonderful experience for me unlike when I nursed Avery. I will cherish the time I had to give her what my body could provide her. We will see how it goes moving forward. She is definitely a snuggler too!! I will try and hold on to this trait as long as I can...there is nothing like snuggling with a baby! One of my most favorite times with her was when she was born and they gave Tim, Ella and I time alone for an hour before everyone met her at the hospital. Ella and I laid together skin-on-skin and it was such a sweet and wonderful moment for me. We did the same thing the other night after our super-fun holiday weekend and for 2 hours she slept and I got to watch her and feel her soft skin and see her sweet baby face and all the sleep faces they make. I'm sorry I'm being so sappy...but it was wonderful. I know that once she's a toddler I won't have these moments with a baby again so I'm enjoying them so much right now!
Next weekend, I will be watching Brian marry his beautiful (both inside and out) fiance Mollye and have a new sister in my life! I am so excited about them getting married!! When you are with Mollye and Brian you just know how much they Love each other and how much they are meant to be together. I can't wait to be a witness to them tying the knot and having her join our family!
Also, some time next year or the next I will be gaining another sister when Kristen and Kevin get married!! They just got engaged on her birthday, December 13 and we are so excited for them! It is also obvious from just being around them that they are meant to be in one another's life's together forever too!
You know what is funny to me...when you are a little kid you Love being around your parents and family. Then as a teenager, you are all consumed with your friends and your parents are so not Cool! Then as you move from your teen years into a young adult, it starts to balance out b/t the 2 (friends and parents). Now, we do so much with our family and Tim and I just Love being with them. I feel so lucky to have my parents and in-laws get along so well. I also feel so blessed that all the "kids" get along so well and we spend a lot of time with our brothers and sisters. We always have so much fun together!
My resolutions will be coming soon...Happy New Years!
Wednesday, December 29, 2010
Week 14
Eventually I will stop putting the blog into "weeks" but right now it helps keep me sorted and I'll take what I can in the organization dept right now :)
Thursday is our day off so normally we just play at home for awhile before we go do something. Avery really wanted to wear her x-mas dress or as she calls it "Ho! Ho!" dress so why not?? It doesn't have to be worn only 1 day a year...plus, she looked so cute in it!! She's such a peanut...the tights are from last fall even though she's grown taller. I'll take 2 seasons.
Nana and Ella with her cute reindeer onesie Nana made
Papa and Avery...I got a smile out of you Rich :)
Hanging out in our hats
Ella has some growing to do to catch up to Ms. Avery!
what do you think of this "russian hat", as tim calls it??
Thursday is our day off so normally we just play at home for awhile before we go do something. Avery really wanted to wear her x-mas dress or as she calls it "Ho! Ho!" dress so why not?? It doesn't have to be worn only 1 day a year...plus, she looked so cute in it!! She's such a peanut...the tights are from last fall even though she's grown taller. I'll take 2 seasons.
Nana and Ella with her cute reindeer onesie Nana made
Papa and Avery...I got a smile out of you Rich :)
Hanging out in our hats
Ella has some growing to do to catch up to Ms. Avery!
what do you think of this "russian hat", as tim calls it??
Weeks 12 & 13
Here I am catching up again because we have been sooooo busy with all our fun Holiday activities. Time is flying by and I can't wait to keep celebrating in the next couple weeks...New Year's, a Beautiful Wedding!!!
avery laying with her baby "lucy" feeding her in her bassinet
girls night out with some of my high school girlies. yummy food, lots of wine and great company at Javiers! can't wait for next year :)
my 2 cuties!
such big eyes
playing with different settings
that's an awfully big bed for you 2 little girls!
avery laying with her baby "lucy" feeding her in her bassinet
girls night out with some of my high school girlies. yummy food, lots of wine and great company at Javiers! can't wait for next year :)
my 2 cuties!
such big eyes
playing with different settings
that's an awfully big bed for you 2 little girls!
avery took this picture of the 3 of us and it actually came out pretty cute so i wanted to share it with you all...impressive ms. avery
annual white elephant party at the joneses. the gifts get crazier and crazier each year. we haven't seen so many of our friends in so long :( it was so nice to catch up with everyone!
tim's gift he stole from melissa...sorry! nascar here he comes!
the boys
the girlies!
tim ran the white rock half with nathan the morning following the party. he is amazing! they ran it in just under 2 hours, 1:59:21. i am so impressed by you everyday tim. thank you for sharing your life with me!
tim gave avery his medal when he got home. she didn't take it off all day :)
x-mas brunch and play at lifetime with nana and the jurneys. we always have a great time with them!
annual white elephant party at the joneses. the gifts get crazier and crazier each year. we haven't seen so many of our friends in so long :( it was so nice to catch up with everyone!
tim's gift he stole from melissa...sorry! nascar here he comes!
the boys
the girlies!
tim ran the white rock half with nathan the morning following the party. he is amazing! they ran it in just under 2 hours, 1:59:21. i am so impressed by you everyday tim. thank you for sharing your life with me!
tim gave avery his medal when he got home. she didn't take it off all day :)
x-mas brunch and play at lifetime with nana and the jurneys. we always have a great time with them!
avery being "brave" and hugging on the snowman!
can't believe that avery actually sat with santa...she had been telling me she wasn't going to sit with him for the past couple weeks and then when i was out pumping (love you ella) they all got their pic taken with him. and, ella and avery sat by themselves with him and got their pic taken separately!! she even told him what she wanted - a pillow pet, the unicorn. you'll have to wait for another post to see if he brought it to her. she was so excited!! bummer i missed it in person but yea for photos!
such a helper at the grocery store!
can't believe that avery actually sat with santa...she had been telling me she wasn't going to sit with him for the past couple weeks and then when i was out pumping (love you ella) they all got their pic taken with him. and, ella and avery sat by themselves with him and got their pic taken separately!! she even told him what she wanted - a pillow pet, the unicorn. you'll have to wait for another post to see if he brought it to her. she was so excited!! bummer i missed it in person but yea for photos!
such a helper at the grocery store!
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