Birth Announcement

Spoiler alert! You may be receiving this in the mail in the coming weeks.
Check out my latest Shutterfly project below. Cute, eh?

First Scenes Pink Birth Announcement

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Christmas Time!

I know it is not even quite Thanksgiving, but it is time to begin thinking about the Christmas season! Jonas and I put up the tree yesterday, and tonight we are going to decorate with the help of our favorite toddler. I am also hoping (after the same toddler's bedtime) to start working on my Christmas card list, and choosing which pictures will be the cutest to include. I am going to get cards this year from Shutterfly. I have made several photobooks from them over the last year and have LOVED how they turned out. I think the Christmas cards will be awesome too. Check out the following links to my favorite Shutterfly products:
Christmas cards- http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery/christmas-cards
Christmas invitations - http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery/christmas-invitations
I am going to try to dress the girls in cute Christmas outfits and take some pictures in the next few days so that I can include them on the cards I'll design. It's so easy and fun to choose the layout and bring in my favorite pictures. So, be sure to keep an eye out for out Christmas card this season. It is sure to be super cute!

Halloween

Trick or treat! Lilah went as a cow and Emma was a little skeleton baby. I tried to get a picture of the two of them, but wasn't very successful. Emma wouldn't stop crying and Lilah wouldn't take her finger out of her nose. Lilah loved trick or treating though, especially when she got M&Ms!

Before trick or treating

After trick or treating

One Month

I can't believe it, but tomorrow Emma will be five weeks old. It just doesn't seem like time should pass that quickly. It has been hard to savor each moment of her newborn-ness, while equally hoping that the time will pass more quickly until Jonas comes home each day. We have been very busy, even on the days where we just stay home. Up to this point, Emma has not required much attention, but now that she is awake more during the day, I feel obligated to entertain her. She is no longer to just sit in the bouncer while Lilah and I play. Emma's a snuggler, which makes it hard, but is so very sweet. Like Lilah, she sleeps well in my arms but not so well once I put her down. The exception to that is at night, where she will sleep on her own in the bassinet (thank goodness!).

So, I have pictures from 6 days and one month for both Lilah and Emma. I think they look very different. Emma makes a lot of the same faces that Lilah made at this age, but when I try to catch it on camera, it just doesn't look the same. Funny. Anyway, Emma at one month is up to 10 lbs 10 oz. (Lilah was right at 11 lbs at one month).

Lilah at 6 days

Emma at 6 days

Lilah at one month

Emma at one month

Emma again at one month