Where's Molly?

When perusing at Target while pregnant, I ran across this outfit that matched Molly's bedroom theme remarkably well. Don't you think?

We're so proud

of Alec. He has so many talents and is such an invaluable part of our family.

In Alec's bedroom, he has a jigsaw puzzle in progress at all times. We discovered his love for puzzles about a year ago and now make sure that there is always one waiting in the closet. Its important to have a puzzle waiting because Alec can complete a couple hundred piece puzzle in a little over a week all by himself. He has become so good at it, he has decided that he needs more of a challenge. So for the puzzle below, Alec only looked at the cover picture ONCE and that was when he opened the box. Not bad for an eleven year old!

And then when he has the option to be playing, Alec asks to hold Molly. What 11 year old boy would choose to snuggle with his sister when there is a Wii game waiting to be conquered?

We can't say enough wonderful things about Alec. He is an amazing young man, son, and brother and we're sure he'll continue to grow into a fabulous man!

World's Best Big Brother

Its Daddy's routine to get Molly ready for bed, but tonight he had a little help. Alec changed his first diaper and was quite a trooper! Molly is blessed to have the best big brother in the whole wide world and we're blessed to have such an amazing helper.

The Many Faces of Molly

I'm entertained throughout the day with Molly's random funny faces that words cannot describe. I attempted to capture a few to share so others may get a chuckle or two.

Molly has Daddy's tongue which she has recently discovered as the coolest thing.

Thanks for humoring this adoring mommy!

1 month check-up

Molly had her one month check up today and Dr. Lamonte is impressed with her head control, eye focus, heart sounds, and not to mention eating ability! Molly weighed 8 lbs 8 oz at birth, 8 lbs 5 oz at 1 week and now 10 lbs 5 oz at one month. You go girl!

Daddy and Molly have been spending evenings together. In addition to a feeding, Daddy also gets Molly into her jammies. As you can see, they make a great team!

Glimpse into Adolescence

When I found out I was pregnant, I eagerly anticipated the break from adolescents that my maternity leave would give me. However, little did I realize that Molly would go through some adolescent-like stages as we noticed the following similarities today:

• sleeping late into the morning (no complaints from Mommy!)
• acne covered cheeks
• bad hair days - enough to cause tears

No matter what the stage, how she looks, or how much (or little) she sleeps; we'll still love her unconditionally!

Sibling Love

Alec and Molly find each other fascinating. Alec is quite smitten with his little sister and is very protective of her. While Molly loves sleeping in her big brother's arms. Now we aren't naive that these feelings will last throughout their lives; we know that they will have their ups and downs. But, for now, its priceless!