My first hair bow

I have yet to try hair bows with Ashlyn , so Easter was the trial run and she did great! True to Young girl style... she left it alone. I thought she would pull at it, so I bought those "No Slippy Hair Clippies" because if you pull on those babies a chunk of hair will come with it.

Mimi's Egg Hunt

Mimi had a small Easter egg hunt for Sophia at her home. She had a lot of fun!

It has been so wet here I got her some rain boots...so cute.

Happy Easter

Hope everyone had a wonderful Easter! We enjoyed our day with our family and feel blessed that we could all come together to celebrate. Here is all of us at Mimi's after lunch.
The girls the morning of Easter. They are so cute in their bunny ears. Ashlyn kept trying to take hers off.
Sophia was really excited to get all the toys and candy. Ashlyn's basket is a little light. I will have to really fill it next Easter, but this year... she doesn't know the difference. Next year I going to kick it up a notch and hide their baskets.

Children's Museum of Indianapolis

Sophia with her friend Samantha on the carousel.
I took the girls to the Indy Children's Museum...a little far, but well worth the drive. It is so amazing with great kid friendly exhibits, and the entire top floor is a dream playground. Here is Ashlyn trying to get out of the stroller. I had her fastened in for a little, but she began to scream and did better without the straps. Until I caught her almost of the floor...then the straps were put back on.
Sophia on one of those old timer mechanical horses.
We met up with Rebecca and her daughter Samantha. They played together on the top floor for a while. They had beautiful (glass enclosed) doll houses. .. here is the girls in front of the biggest house.
My girls together!

Eight

My Ashlyn, you have had so many new things developing this month. You have rolled over successfully on your own, grown one more tooth for a total count of two, you are eating at the table with the family for meals and learned about screaming. Out of all of your new discoveries, the screaming is both endearing and annoying.
You smile and laugh with your whole body. Every time I see you laugh like this I just want to squeeze you.
Here is your I am happy face. It is the same face I see when I wake you in the morning and it is tattoed in my heart forever.
Daddy and I have made a huge decision about our family this month. I always thought I wanted three kids, even the day I had you... I looked at you and said, I can do it one more time! But times have changed and I look at you and your sister and have finally accepted two is enough. So now everything is so much more special. It is the last time I will see tiny hands and toes, so I catch myself obsessed with your little piggies. (I have taken countless pics of them.) And when you wake in the middle of the night screaming, I pick you up, your sweet little head is placed on my left shoulder with your tiny hand on my chest...and I hold you just a little bit longer than I need to. I know I will always yearn for those wonderful baby hugs, and my heart and arms will ache for you when you get to big to hold. I am caught somewhere between wanting you to get bigger and wanting you to stay a little baby forever. So I will continue to cherish all the little baby things you do and just go day to day, tucking away those memories deep into my heart. So when I crave all those wonderful things about babies... I will pull out your happy face and it will be enough, because technically you both will always be my babies.

My Puddin

We are still trying to feed Ashlyn baby food. She is getting better...slowly. I have discovered a routine that is working for us so far. If she eats her dinner, she can have pudding. It is the only thing thus far she will open her mouth for voluntarily. If your asking if I force feed her... the answer is yes. Many times I have had to squeeze those big cheeks together to get some food in her.

Paper bag anyone?

The grocery packed my food in paper bags one day. You would have thought I brought back something completely fabulous. Toby put Ashlyn in one of the bags and she squealed with delight. Sure enough, Sophia had to get in one too.
Ashlyn in her bag.
All my trouble makers together...yes, I mean Toby too.

Spring is here!

We had a few beautiful days earlier this month. I did not realize how stir crazy we are after this long winter. It will be nice to spend sometime outdoors...preferable tanning by the pool.
Here are the girls together. Yes, I am aware Ashlyn is still in her PJ's in the middle of the afternoon, but mommy was recovering from a work night... cut me some slack. I do not know who taught Sophia to make peace signs, but Toby and I cannot stand it.

Sooo silly! She made a dozen different faces for the camera that day. Here is one of the winners!

She did it!

These pics are in reverse order, but they are of Ashlyn rolling over successfully on her own. Here she is after her triumphant achievement.
Almost there...
pull out my arm and...
I think this is what you do... lean over and...

I think I can, I think I can...