TEETH!

After many many many weeks of drooling like crazy, Ayla now has 2 teeth. Last saturday (the day before she was 5 months) she woke up with her 2 bottom front teeth. The drooling has not stopped though.....we still go through a dozen bibs a day. She's really been chewing on her fingers, so I have a feeling we'll be seeing some more soon. Ayla has also been diagnosed with Acid reflux...just like her big sister had. We knew she had some acid reflux, but it didnt seem to bother her much, so I didnt want to put her on any meds. But, over time (especially the last week) it has gotten worse and was really bothering her. She's been screaming and crying as you hear the food coming up. I took her to the doctor on Friday, and the doctor diagnosed her with acid reflux and she is now on Zantac. I really hate putting her on meds, but knew I had to do it. Maddie was diagnosed with reflux around 2 months and was on Prevacid until she was a year old. So hopefully Ayla wont need her meds very long either. Dave also has reflux which he has had for many years..........so I blame it all on him! :-)

Finally.......pictures!

Madilyn at her Gymnastics awards ceremony at the end of session. She's doing so well in Gymnastics and absolutly loves it! Come October it will no longer be a "parent/child" class. She will go into the next class where she goes all by herself!!!

Ayla's first time in the pool

Look at those thighs!!!!!

Maya visited this weekend and the girls had a blast in the pool! Maya is such a brave girl and nothing phases her!

Busy weekend

I know I've been really bad with posting pics. We were given a new camera, and I still have not downloaded the software yet. So eventually I will do that and then I will have a TON of pictures to post.
Relay for Life was this weekend (Sat/Sun).....which in itself always makes for a busy weekend. But on top of that, Alissa was home and I had some girlfriends over Saturday night for a little mini-bachelorette party for her. Since 70% of the girls were either pregnant or nursing, it was a very mellow evening. But its always good to catch up with old friends. Jessica Banker was also in town (one of the pregnant girls) and her mom had a surprise baby shower for her on Sunday. After the shower, I had a graduation party to go to.....found out that good friends of ours may be moving closer to home in the near future which is always good to hear. Its not that they live out of state, but they do live on the west side, so we dont get to see them very often. Its odd how children change things. If it were just the 2 of us, a trip to the west side wouldnt seem like such a big deal. But when your packing up kids and trying to coordinate schedules, it just makes it quite difficult. So it will be nice to have them 20 minutes away (which seems to be the plan). I'm so blessed to have such wonderful friends in my life and even more so that our husbands all seem to get along so well!
Another wonderful childhood friend has also been in town for a couple weeks. Her and her family all came over last Tuesday to cook out. Its always so much fun getting us all together.....seems like we've never been apart! We actually had to tear Dave and Christian apart at the end of the night for them to leave. Again...totally blessed to have such great friends!!
Anyway, maybe this next weekend will be less eventfull.....although its 4th of July weekend, so probably not!!! I'm off to bed!

Ayla rolled over!!!

I can't believe that its been over a month since I've blogged! The girls are growing like crazy. Ayla rolled over yesterday......16 weeks old to the day. Funny thing is, Maddie was 16 weeks old exactly when she rolled over too!!! Maddie had her gymnastics awards ceremony yesterday. It was so cute and she had so much fun. I'm hoping to download pics and post them soon! I'll probably have a ton of pics to post when I do!

Way too long!!

Its been SOOOOOO long since I've had a chance to get on here and post some pics of the girls. They are both growing so fast!! Madilyn turned 3 yrs old on Wednesday. We had the family over on Friday and the weather was beautiful!! We were able to be out on the deck and the girls played out in the yard. Man, its been a long winter!!



Kailey and Madilyn posing after eating cake


Ayla at 10 weeks old.



We then had all the kids to Gymboree and they all seemed to have a blast! My mom took Maddie to Gymboree and told her to pick out her birthday outfit..........and she did! She looks so cute! We were so excited that Alissa, Bryan and Maya were able to come into town to celebrate.
Congrats to them on their upcoming wedding.....CANT WAIT!! We are so excited for them!


They brought some of Maya's clothes for Ayla to borrow. We immediatly had to put on this SUPER CUTE outfit!

Please keep us in your prayers.....

We received some bad news on Wednesday......Dave lost his job. Yesterday and today he has been working non-stop to re-tailor his resume and get it ready to send out. I was scheduled to go back to work today, and I had a very busy day. So we definatly had to make a lot of adjustments these last few days. Please keep us in your prayers and keep your eyes and ears open for any possible job leads. He's willing to do just about anything, even if its not related to his degree. He's just hopeful that he'll find a job in the near future. I know that in the end this will be a blessing. He was working 15 hr days (salary employee) and never being able to spend time with the girls or me. He's even been working the last few weekends. Hopefully he'll be able to find something that will allow a little more family time. I believe so much in the power of prayer, so I ask all of you to please keep us in your thoughts and prayers during this very difficult time! THANK YOU!

So far behind!!!

So I know that I'm really behind with posting, but things have been really crazy! The pics I'm putting up now were taken a little over 2 weeks ago. The first is when Ayla's cord fell off. Ayla had her 1 month check up this past Thursday. She was 50% in height and weight, weighing in at 9 lbs 3 oz...which is two and a half pounds from the weight she left the hospital. SOOOO unlike Madilyn. She was always 5 or 10% in weight and 90% in height. Anyway, the doctor told me that Ayla has colic and a little acid reflux. However, she seemed to think that if I MADE Ayla go at least 2 hrs between feedings that the colic and reflux would lessen. At that point Ayla was nursing every hour to hour and a half. She told me I needed to let her cry until it was feeding time again (at least 2 hrs). HOW ON EARTH AM I GOING TO LET MY ONE MONTH OLD CRY IT OUT? She told me that it didnt matter how old she was. And as far as her sleeping habbits, she said I should swaddle her tight, turn on some white noise, shut the door and let her cry for at least 20 min. AGAIN.....how could I do that to a one month old? I left that doctors appt very upset and cried most of the evening. But I thought, I had to at least try it. I was still on 4, one hour increments of sleep and I had finally hit a wall. I thought 20 min was too much so I would try for 10. Sure enough, there was some truth to what the doctor said. She cried for 5 min., was quite for 5, cried for 5 more and then fell fast asleep. As far as eating that night.... She went 2 hrs between feedings, then 3 hrs and then 2 hrs each increment after that. Only once did I have to listen to her cry for 20 minutes. SHe was such a happier baby the next day and I couldnt beleive it!! Apparently babies with Colic are uncomfortable so then they nurse because it sooths them. but then, they ate again, which causes more discofort because its so frequent. Its a vicious cycle. So making her go at least 2 hrs between feedings is definatly helping. Its not easy to listen to her cry when she wants to eat after an hour and a half (which isnt all the time anymore) but I know its definatly making her feel better to wait. I think it has helped her acid reflux b/c I dont hear much coming up anymore. Friday night was not as easy as Thursday night, but then last night was easier. So hopefully we're making some progress.