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GIRL! :) If Sissy looks a little dazed and confused here...it's because she has one of the nastiest colds/coughs ever. She has turned into a mouth breather. On an adult I would find this obnoxious. On her I think it's cute. I finally pulled my brain out of the attic and realized that I didn't have to spend $$$ on jammies for Sister. Of course - I do buy her the occasional new jammies - and coordinating/matching jammies to go with her brother...but we had PLENTY of jammies left over from Brother to use! And speaking of jammies - I can't wait for her to wear NIGHT GOWNS! Do girls still wear those? These are his NINE MONTH jammies. She turned FIVE MONTHS two days ago. What is the deal!?!?! So now that I am saving money on jammies...I can spend THAT money on all of that smocking that I love, right Husband? :)

Last week...

Last week we had one of those weeks where I feel like every second of every day was filled with some sort of task or activity. I say I "felt" that way - because - seriously - two activities a day overwhelm this lady. I am the LAZIEST person ever. My dream Saturday is to lay on the couch, read a book, watch TV, and. do. nothing. Oh - and stay in my jammies all day. Thankfully, this is my Husband's nightmare - so we do actually get out and about are are not typically lazy. Anyhow. Last week/weekend we had at least two things planned a day - if not three - and last Tuesday we managed a long trip to the Zoo, and dinner with friends. Here are some snapshots from the day...

Are these zoo pics not priceless??? Thank goodness for that red wagon...Love the boys...I can't wait for them to grow up together!

We have a great little Mexican joint exactly 1.08 miles from our house. We can walk there! Not the BEST food - but VERY family friendly, with good service. Last Tuesday we went with another family - and had the entire patio to ourselves. It. Was. Amazing. Not only was the beer cold and weather perfect, BUT, JM and his little friend ran ALL OVER THE PLACE and no one cared. No one else joined us on the patio either...because...who the heck wants to join two families with two toddlers and a baby for dinner? Not. Me. (Unless it's my family, of course). So - we are attempting to start a tradition - because who doesn't love traditions? Tuesdays at TJ's...with several of the neighborhood families. Here's hoping the second time was as good as the first, with Miss Priss just chilling in her seat, and the munchkins running around...

Ummm...We are here...

Soooo...we are alive...barely. Babies 17.5 months apart is rough. NOT gonna lie. I personally, barely made it through those first three months, where my sweet, sweet, sweeeet daughter SCREAMED HER HEAD OFF 24/7. Oh. And wouldn't let anyone else hold her. It was oh-so-horrible. We couldn't go anywhere or do anything. Oh...you think YOU can calm her? Go ahead. Go ahead. Don't believe me...and no one did...until they touched her and she screamed. She was that way even with her Father....and Nana, and Aunt Muffin and Mimi, and my best friend Regan. So sad. BUT - after many sleepless nights, lots of crying and cursing from me, lots of trips to the doctor (WHY is my baby screaming? you say this is just newborn rash and NOT an allergy? really?) and a trip to the pediatric gastrointerologist...things are on the up & up! :) yay! C is on super expensive prescription reflux meds, and super expensive prescription formula - thanks to her milk protein allergy. Yay. That is why I haven't blogged in three and a half months. I spent any down or quiet time just sitting. And staring. Ahhhhh....

So. Now she is finally sleeping. (She still screams a lot - and typically won't let anyone near her except for myself or Justin - you can talk to her and she will SMILE SMILE SMILE just please don't touch her). Ugh. So embarrassing. We are having so much fun as a family of four - especially now things have calmed down! They are both growing up way, way too fast!

Here is a glimpse into the past few months...

She rarely did this...

Little man still loves to play dress up!

Dinner with best friends...

Caroline's first "play" date! :)

John Marshall got his first hair cut at the barber shop!

We stuck our two month old in the exersaucer.

And Mommy never gets to wear make-up.

Caroline's first snow!

Caroline is 2 months old - MERRY CHRISTMAS!

JM'S second Christmas...

JM's first rodeo...

Daddy turned 29! :)

We did lots of this...

Caroline turned three months old! :)

She celebrated her first Valentine's Day...

He celebrated V-Day with a little huggin and a kissin...

I thought she was teething because she continued to scream all the time. She wasn't.

He likes to pretend to blog.

St. Patrick's Day at Joe T's...

"Playing" outside in his jammies. If blinding yourself and purposefully running into things constitutes playing.

JM is too cool for school...

And this was from today. We attempted "Spring Time" pics. The top pic is the BEST out of the bunch. And it's not great. The bottom pic is how ALL of them look. She already prefers NOT to be touched by him. I can hear it now - "Mom - he's touching me!" :)