Exciting News!

Addison eating peas!

Emma with pink bow, Addi with blue bow

I cannot believe that the babies are already 6 months old! Looking back it seems like yesterday that I was pregnant. The first 3 months of their lives are kind of a blur! We were so sleep deprived. Months 4 and 5 we struggled with reflux and napping issues, so much of what I remember those months is struggling to figure out why they cried so much. I must say the past few weeks with the babies have been awesome! They are napping well, definitely not as fussy, smiling and laughing all the time and they are sitting up unassisted for several minutes! It is amazing what a few weeks will do in terms of their development. Emma has learned how to roll all over her crib. She now sleeps on her stomach or side no matter how many times I flip her back over to her back. They both love the dogs these days too. They squeal and reach for the dogs’ faces, pull their ears, and get licked all over! They are so much more interactive, and being their mommy is becoming a lot of fun! So to all my mommy friends & family who promised me that it would get easier, I am happy to say, “Thank God this is getting easier!”

Our family has other news that is pretty exciting too. Brian has accepted a new position as a Director of Research at Biomet in Jacksonville, FL! We will be moving back to my home state as soon as we sell our house. We are fortunate enough for Brian to be able to work from home until we sell. Of course we will be sad to leave the friends we have made here, but I am also excited that we will be much closer to family when this move happens. We would like to tell Brian’s co-workers here in Memphis thank you for supporting us and being so thoughtful and sweet throughout the time we’ve lived and worked here. Here are a few pictures of a get-together we had last week to wish Brian luck at his new job.

Brian and Little E

Our friend Chris and Little E. He is the one who gave them the super cute "Thing 1 & 2" outfits. I swear he can make any baby stop fussing!

Below a dinner with Brian's co-workers from Medtronic.

Below Emma

Addison with Cindy

Some how Addison and Emma switched bows, this is Emma below

Addison with Jared

Addison with Cindy, Emma (her arms up) with Christie

This was a very special Mother’s Day! Brian and I were able to have a pre-celebration on Friday when our sweet friends Esther and Judith came over to watch the girls. We had a nice lunch and a delicious milkshake for dessert! Then, Brian took me to pick out a book at Borders. On Sunday Brian let me sleep in while he got the girls’ breakfast ready. After we fed them we headed out for breakfast at Cracker Barrel, and tonight he is cooking me dinner! Can you tell I have fallen off the wagon with Weight Watchers? (I have gained two pounds and I was only 1 pound away from making goal weight! But, that is a whole other story.) I feel so lucky to be the mother of two healthy, beautiful baby girls, and a wife to a wonderful man!

We are looking forward to a fun weekend with our friends Chad and Mary Beth and my brother, Justin. Chad and Mary Beth will be here for the weekend and Justin is going to stay for 2 weeks!