Lily's doctor visit

I took Lily into the doctor yesterday morning.  She's been having tummy issues and has been constipated.  The doctor told me there was medicine she could give her, but it does the same thing as juice, so we're going to try the juice route first.  I'm going to start giving her an ounce of juice with an ounce of water once a day every day to see if that helps.  If it doesn't help, we'll probably try the medicine.  I also decided to go ahead and switch her formula from the "gentle" to "sensitive".  I figured it won't hurt to try a different kind to help her.  The doctor said switching formula won't do anything for constipation and gas, but I'm still going to give it a try. 

Waiting for the doctor to come in

Lily weighed 10 pounds 6 ounces yesterday!  I couldn't believe it.  I thought she would be around 8-9 pounds.  There was no way I thought she was 10 pounds.  No wonder the newborn clothes don't fit her anymore!  She's not going to be in the 0-3 month clothes for much longer.  Her little thighs are starting to get rolls, and she's filling out all over.  I have a feeling she's going to be chunky like her sister!

Spring

Spring is almost over, and I think most farmers will be glad to see it gone this year.  It has rained and rained, and then rained some more for the last few months.  There was about a week where Joel and Jim could get in the fields, but they're still way behind getting all the crops in.  That makes for a very grouchy husband! 

We were outside yesterday when it started sprinkling, and Ainsley didn't know what to think of the rain.  She would try to look up to figure out what was hitting her head, but wouldn't be able to look up long before a rain drop would hit her in the face and she'd scrunch up her face.  It was funny to watch!

Didn't know what to think of the rain!

She's also figured out how to turn on the water spicket outside.  I bought her a Mickey Mouse watering can a few weeks ago, and she loves watering the flowers.  She doesn't understand that the water will slowly go out of Mickey's hose pipe, but instead just takes her watering can and dumps it upside down so all the water pours out at once. 

There was a day a few weeks ago that it didn't rain, so I took the girls outside to plant flowers.  Lily slept on the porch the whole time, and Ainsley liked helping play in the dirt. 

Watering the bush

After fighting with a hot and dirty two year old to go inside for twenty minutes, I finally got her and Lily in the house.  After a quick bath, and barely getting her diaper on her, Ainsley crashed on the couch.  Note to self:  don't try to go outside during nap time again!

Ainsley didn't understand why she couldn't wear her stocking hat outside.  She's finally getting over the fact that she doesn't need to wear a hat and coat when we go outside.  She was so use to wearing one this winter that she doesn't understand why she doesn't need one anymore!  She walked all around the house that morning with the stocking hat on, and I finally had to bribe her to take it off in order to go outside. 

It seems like Ainsley goes through stages on what she likes to do.  She's on a coloring kick right now and loves to color.  She even colored on the kitchen tile the other morning, which was surprisingly easy to wipe right up. 

Coloring and watching tv

Tanner went on his senior trip a few weeks ago, and brought the girls presents from Alabama.  The girls got build a bears from Tanner and Emilee and Ainsley got some new sunglasses! 

Emilee has the magic touch with Lily and can get her to sleep good for a few hours after holding her!

We've had a busy last few weeks with lots of visitors and things to do. 

Grandpa Bill with Ainsley and Lily

Blue suckers are fun...

Joel thinks it's funny to tuck her shirt in and pull her pants way up..

Daddy does Ainsley's hair....I'm just waiting for him to forget the bow in his hair one of these mornings!

My birthday was last week, and I'm still trying to get over the fact that I'll be 30 next year.  Man, I'm getting old!  Joel needed a few reminders to realize it was my birthday, which I was happy to give.  The girls remembered Mommy's birthday with help from Grandma Shelly.  They (along with Mom and Mark) sent me beautiful flowers.  The flowers were sitting on the kitchen island, and when Ainsley got home from Lisa's, I told her it was Mommy's birthday and showed her the flowers.  She immediately wanted to know where the hats were.  She's been watching the Mickey Mouse birthday episode way too much!  She knows all about birthdays!  She wanted birthday hats!!  I told her I didn't have any, but after supper, I asked her if she wanted a piece of cake.  I cut a piece and put a few candles in it and asked if she wanted to blow out the candles for my birthday.  Of course, she got excited, and Joel was taken by surprise.  He just kind of looked at me and said, oh, it is May 21st, isn't it.  He then looked at the island and saw the flowers and all the birthday cards that I had also been leaving on the island as a reminder for him.  He didn't catch on to any of my hints.  Oh well, maybe next year! 

Birthday flowers!

 

Lily's 2 week pictures

Lauren came over the weekend after we got home from the hospital to take Lily's newborn pictures.  She wasn't quite two weeks old.  Below are some of my favorites!

Ainsley makes it nearly impossible to get a family picture, but we tried!

Typical afternoon at the Freeman house!

Potty training

We've had a potty chair sitting in the bathroom for almost six months now.  Ainsley would sit on it with her clothes while I would go to the bathroom, but never really wanted to actually try to go.  I decided a couple weeks ago to see if she was interested and thought I'd start working with her pretty hard.  I bought her some Minnie Mouse underwear and she was really excited to wear them.  The only problem was, she didn't want to wear them under her pants, but rather over the top of her pants.  She wore the underwear over the top of her pants for two days straight, refusing to take them off, or let me put them on under her pants. 

The first day, she did tell me seven times or so that she needed to potty.  I would take her back, and she would sit on the toilet for a minute or so, but wouldn't actually go. 

I've decided not to push it, because I don't think she's ready.  If she tells me she needs to potty, I'll put her on the toilet, but we're going to wait a few months before trying again.  I think if she would go one time on the toilet, she would figure out what she needs to do.  Even though I don't want my baby to grow up too fast, it would sure be nice to only have one kid in diapers!

Sisters

It's fun to watch Ainsley around Lily, and I know the fun will only continue as they grow older. 

Ainsley's started to pay a little more attention to Lily, but most of the time she seems to ignore her.  She does look at me when Lily starts to cry to see what I'm going to do for her.  Ainsley's reactions to some of the things I do with Lily are pretty funny. 

I love Lily's face in this one!  Not that big sister again....

I absolutely love the times when Ainsley will go over to Lily and give her a kiss for no reason.  Ainsley will walk over to Lily, lean down give her a kiss, and then go about her business.  Even if she is a little jealous of her baby sister, she still loves her!