Love waking up in the mornings to these two. Camilla usually ends up in our bed after her 2nd feeding (Brent has told me that this has to stop, but I can't resist). Annabeth usually comes in around 7. I wake up to her talking to Camilla. Sweetest thing ever. I hope they will always stay close as I am with my sisters.
Sunday, July 10, 2011
Family Resemblance
Lately, I've been looking through Annabeth's baby pictures. I can't believe she was ever so tiny! The biggest difference I notice between her and Camilla is the nose. Annabeth has always had this little upturned nose (looks like Cindy-Lou-Who) while Camilla's is a little flatter. Also, Camilla has much chubbier cheeks (I just wanna bite them...and sometimes I do) Both were born with tons of hair, and not just on their heads. Their little backs were covered in black hair. In case you are wondering, they get that from Brent - not me. The top picture is Camilla and the bottom is Annabeth around the same age. Love those first smiles!
Monday, July 4, 2011
Camilla's Blessing Weekend
This weekend, we were able to see all of Brent's family and almost all of mine (we missed you Mandy and Andrew!). I still can't believe we fit all these people in our tiny house to take these pictures! We went swimming on Saturday with the kids while Brent and Scott played golf with their dad. Then went to Gatti Town where we ate lots of pizza and let the kids play some games.
On Sunday, Camilla received her blessing from her Daddy. I loved being able to hear him bless her with so many wonderful things to look forward to in her life. I think it is one of the sweetest traditions of our faith for a baby to be encircled by her dad, grandpas and uncles. She looked so adorable in her white dress and didn't make a peep during the blessing. Looking at Camilla wearing the same little dress that Annabeth wore for her blessing made me realize how fast time flies and how much she has grown in such a short time. This time with them now is so precious and there isn't anything else in the world I'd rather be doing. I love my babies more than anything. Sometimes I think they are going to drive me crazy, ezpecially Annabeth. But when I lose my temper with her, she is always so quick to forgive and forget. They are little pieces of heaven and I think a great example to me of how our Savior loves us unconditionally. I feel grateful every day that He has entrustred them to us. Family is the best!
Camilla Kay
All my side (love my sisters! Mandy's family is in Vienna)
All Brent's side (22 0f us!)
Love these 3 more than anything! Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Summer Fun
This summer has been flying by and I keep forgetting to update my blog. Actually, I do remember, but when I do I am distracted by Annabeth or Camilla who constantly cries to be held. As I type this, I am standing at our kitchen bar holding Camilla, with Annabeth on the other side of me begging to look at pictures of herself.
Camilla is now 7 weeks old and looks more and more like a baby than a newborn. We are starting to see some real smiles and she's making lots of eye contact. I forgot how cute they are this little. Thus my house is a disaster because I can't get anything done. She is getting blessed this Sunday and we are excited that most of our families will be able to come. As for Annabeth, she is a great big sister. She loves to help me with everything and give lots of hugs and kisses to her sister. I just feel guilty that I can no longer spend as much quality time with her as I am either nursing or holding the baby. But it drives me INSANE that she insists on doing everything by herself when we are in a hurry to leave the house, but cries for me to help her with the smallest task when I'm busy driving or nursing. I can't wait for August to come because she is participating in a pre-school co-op and I think it's going to be great for her.
Our favorate thing to do together this summer is to swim. We walk to the pool by our house nearly every day in the evenings. This is perfect timing because it gets her good and hungry for dinner and wears her out so she goes to bed on time. She's much braver swimming with floaties on this year although it took a lot of coercing to get her back in the water.
I love these two girls like crazy, but I will admit that my favorate time of day is bedtime!! It's amazing how much you can love someone, and yet be so excited for them to go to sleep! Here are a few pictures of our summer so far.
Camilla is now 7 weeks old and looks more and more like a baby than a newborn. We are starting to see some real smiles and she's making lots of eye contact. I forgot how cute they are this little. Thus my house is a disaster because I can't get anything done. She is getting blessed this Sunday and we are excited that most of our families will be able to come. As for Annabeth, she is a great big sister. She loves to help me with everything and give lots of hugs and kisses to her sister. I just feel guilty that I can no longer spend as much quality time with her as I am either nursing or holding the baby. But it drives me INSANE that she insists on doing everything by herself when we are in a hurry to leave the house, but cries for me to help her with the smallest task when I'm busy driving or nursing. I can't wait for August to come because she is participating in a pre-school co-op and I think it's going to be great for her.
Our favorate thing to do together this summer is to swim. We walk to the pool by our house nearly every day in the evenings. This is perfect timing because it gets her good and hungry for dinner and wears her out so she goes to bed on time. She's much braver swimming with floaties on this year although it took a lot of coercing to get her back in the water.
I love these two girls like crazy, but I will admit that my favorate time of day is bedtime!! It's amazing how much you can love someone, and yet be so excited for them to go to sleep! Here are a few pictures of our summer so far.
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Baby Camilla's Finally Here!
This past week has been a whirlwind! On Monday, May 9th Camilla Kay Barrow made her entrance into the world. (After struggling to decide on a middle name, we finally went with Kay which is my mom's and my sister's middle name.) We are so excited that we get to be the parents of yet another beautiful baby girl. Camilla looks so much like Annabeth did as a newborn - aside from her "sumo" wrestler cheeks. She weighed in at a surprising 7 pounds 14 ounces, nearly a pound more than her big sister. As for the delivery, I have to say that I seem to be very lucky since both Annabeth and Camilla came super fast. I was induced at 6:00, the doctor broke my water at 8:00 and at 9:01 she was born. I think the Lord knows what we can handle and He must know that I can't handle too much pain. =) I sent Brent out for the epidural this time since the last time, he didn't handle it too well. And boy was I grateful to have it!
Annabeth is so excited to be a big sister. It is the first thing she tells people about herself. She loves to give her hugs and kisses and play with her soft hair. I am realizing though that I am going to have to keep a close eye on her to make sure she doesn't give her too much "love."
Thanks to moms and dads and all of our families and friends for helping us out so much this week. We feel so blessed to be the recipients of so much love and support. It is an amazing thing to bring a baby into the world and reminds me of the huge responsibility I have to care for these little girls. We love them so much!!
Annabeth is so excited to be a big sister. It is the first thing she tells people about herself. She loves to give her hugs and kisses and play with her soft hair. I am realizing though that I am going to have to keep a close eye on her to make sure she doesn't give her too much "love."
Thanks to moms and dads and all of our families and friends for helping us out so much this week. We feel so blessed to be the recipients of so much love and support. It is an amazing thing to bring a baby into the world and reminds me of the huge responsibility I have to care for these little girls. We love them so much!!
Monday, April 11, 2011
Bluebonnets
I can't believe it is April already! Just a few more weeks to go until Annabeth gets a new baby sister and we can't wait. A few things I will NOT miss about being pregnant: constant indigestion, crippling charlie horses in my legs and feet, and having to pee every 20 minutes!
Monday, February 14, 2011
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