Firsts

Madeline got her first professional haircut on Saturday. I have trimmed her bangs, and the back of her hair but that is it. She has a bad habit of twirling her hair on her left side and it was starting to get a little bit uneven...

Here is the final product. She kept giving me silly faces every time I asked her to smile and then my camera died. But it is super cute and looks so much better!

Another first for Madeline was getting stitches. You would think that with how active Madeline is that I would have some crazy story about how this happened but nope I don't...she just missed stepping on the curb...

I saw it happening but couldn't get there in time to stop her from falling and I knew when I picked her up she would be hurt. We hurried and rushed her to instacare and got there at 7:59, they close at 8. She was so scared getting the stitches but did really well. I however cried for her. It was so sad to see her scared little face and she was holding my hands so tight, it broke my heart. She is doing much better and loves the Dora band aids she gets to wear now!

Mathmatics

So yesterday Sophie turned 10 weeks old. So it made me think and here is what I figured out.

10 weeks = 70 days
She nurses about 10 times a day.....

That means I have nursed her around 700 TIMES!!

Unbelievable!

Don't worry I won't be posting any pictures of that to go along with this post.

Pictures with Madeline

Two days before Sophie was born we went to Provo and took some pictures. I hadn't had a chance to look at them until now but they are so cute.

Going private

Hey I hate to do this because I like to blog stalk and love it when other peoples blogs are not private but I have decided it is time for my blog to go private. It will happen around the first of September so I need everyones email addresses!!

2 months with 2 girls

It has been a busy month. For those of you who don't know Sophie has been a hard baby at times. Things seem to be getting better because the fussy times are getting further and further apart and she doesn't cry as much anymore either. She started smiling about 5 1/2 weeks and now smiles a lot more, and coos so much. I don't remember Madeline cooing as much as Sophie does.

Last Friday we had a scary moment with Madeline. My brother Marcus, his wife Haley and their baby Allison had just gotten to our place and we were all sitting around talking and Madeline was running around like normal. Skipper asked me to go check on her which we never really have to do anymore and I found her in our bathroom and she had opened Skippers migraine medicine and there were pills all around her. The pills are really small and there were some wet ones so I knew that she had put some in her mouth. She wouldn't tell me if she had eaten any or not. We called poison control and they said since we didn't know if she had eaten some or not we had to take her to the ER right away. So Skipper and Marcus gave her a blessing and I felt at peace that everything would be okay. They took her to the ER and had to stay there for 4 hours so they could monitor her. Nothing happened so they were sent home. It was a humbling moment because I realized how quickly my little girls life could have been taken. I am so grateful for the promptings of the spirit and the power of the priesthood. I think that I am going to buy a medicine safe now :) because apparently Madeline can get "child proof" lids off.

We have also had a fun time with some of my family in town. Justin, Daphne, Levi and Hazel came from Oregon. Marcus, Haley and Allison came from Idaho. We played at the splash pad a few times which was fun. We had 7 of my grandparents 8 grandchildren here. It was fun to see everyone.

Sophie was blessed on August 2nd. It was a beautiful blessing. One thing that I thought was interesting that was said is for her to be respectful of herself and others and to look for opportunities to serve around her. She was also blessed to gain a testimony at a young age. I love baby blessings. It is so sweet to see all the men holding this little baby and having Skipper receive inspiration about her.

Here are some pictures for your enjoyment.