Lily's first day at Lisa's and slept through the night!

Lily is 10 weeks old today and I finally broke down and sent her to Lisa's yesterday.  It was the first time sending her, and things are definitely easier the second time around.  I didn't send Ainsley until she was almost 4 months old, and it killed me.  This time around, I know I need a day or two a week to have uninterrupted time to work. 

The girls are ready to go to Lisa's!

Ainsley didn't seem too jealous that Lily was going to Lisa's with her.  Lisa said Lily was good and didn't have any issues.  She even pooped for her!  When I checked on them around noon, Lisa said she was sitting on the floor holding Lily earlier and Ainsley had to sit on her lap too.  That's just like at home!

I know Lily got lots of attention, and when I walked in she was laying on the floor with the girls around her talking to her.  I figured she'd be worn out last night and I was right.  She was fussy, and ended up falling asleep around 10.  We didn't hear a peep out of her all night and she slept until 6:30 this morning!  This is the second time she's slept all night.  She slept from 11-6 or so on Saturday night, so hopefully we're getting on track to having a baby that sleeps all night! 

This morning was a whirlwind of changing clothes and diapers.  After Lily took her first bottle, I laid her under her play gym in the basement while I started working.  A few minutes later, she was projectile vomiting and covered in throw up.  So, back upstairs we went and I just gave her a bath.  By 8:30 I had changed outfits for the girls 4 times, 2 poopy diapers, given Lily a bath and Ainsley breakfast.  What a morning!

I'm already thinking if going to Lisa's wears the girls out, I may send them more often!

June fun!

This is going to mostly be picture and videos!  We've been busy the last month or so and our calendars are finally starting to clear up. 

Playing hide and seek

Ainsley is changing so fast and becoming such a fun little girl!  She loves to help us around the house.  I can ask her to throw something away for me and she does it with such enthusiasm!  It's the little things that make her happy.

Helping Mommy cook supper

Wiping off the table

She's been talking more and trying to string lots of words together.  There are still times when I have no clue what she's saying, but most of the time I can figure out most of it. 

Puzzle time with Papa Jim

Aunt Fer with the girls

I've tried taking the girls outside but the buffalo gnats are terrible and we usually end up coming back inside after 10 minutes.  If Ainsley sees one of them outside (or a fly or any other flying bug), she'll wave her arm to shoo the bug away while saying "Go away bug".  It comes out more like "No way bug"!  You can hear it here.

Shoo-ing the bugs away

Ainsley has discovered boogers.  She has also discovered how to put them in her mouth.  She's going to love me one day! Here's a video of her digging for gold!

Here's a video of Ainsley telling you what Papa Bill says....if you talk to him on the phone, you can probably figure it out.  Papa Bill says:  "What?"  Mommy and Daddy say:  "Love you" and Ainsley says:  "Waa-waa" like a baby!


Twinkle Twinkle Little Star is a song we hear at least 10 times a day now.  Ainsley's favorite part to sing is the "Up above the world so high" part, and repeats it over and over.  She loves to sing and hum, so it's rarely quiet in our house!

Still hasn't gone on the big girl potty, but she likes sitting on it and talking!

Cross eyes!

Ainsley has started loving her baby dolls.  She'll walk around with one cradled in her arm with a bottle in the other hand.  She tells me when her baby is hungry or when her baby has a poopy diaper.  She then will have to get one of her diapers (which are the size of the doll) and "change" her baby's diaper.  It's so cute to watch her be a Mommy to her dolls. 

Ainsley can usually be found walking around the house in her click clack shoes.  Her favorite are the Minnie Mouse ones that light up!  She can even run in them, which I still can't believe because she can hardly run without shoes on without falling!

Hats are another favorite!

Lily just watches her big sister dress up, but it's not going to be long before she's right there with her fighting over a pair of shoes, or who gets to wear the big red hat!



 

I met Kathleen at the library one morning.  They had an entertainer that played different instruments and sang songs with the kids.  Ainsley didn't get too far from me, and wouldn't really participate in the songs.  They were a little old for her, since it was a preschool program, but I think she still had fun!  Lani made sure to show Ainsley around and how to work everything!

 

Itsy bitsy spider with Aunt Kathleen

Lani showing Ainsley around

 

Painting in the bathtub is almost as fun as coloring!  Here's a video of bath time fun!

 

 

Ainsley loves to lay down on the floor with Lily, and helps make tummy time more interesting for Lily.  She has re-discovered her toy camera and likes to go around taking pictures of everything, including her favorite subject....her little sister!  

Say "Cheese", Lily!

watching Lily on the monitor

Elisha brought the triplets over a few weeks ago and it was good to see her and the babies and visit for a few hours.  I still don't know how she does it with three babies, but if anyone can do it, she can!  The babies were so good the whole time they were here.  It was fun to watch them together.  The boys were laying on a blanket together and one kept hitting the other one that was asleep.  It didn't even phase the one that was sleeping!  Like Elisha said, they're all use to being close and touching/hitting/kicking each other. 

Lily and the triplets

Ainsley had to join in on the fun



Owen kept holding Lily's hand.  Lily's future boyfriend???

Ainsley says:  Everyone smile!

Joel's been home more now that the crops are all in, and Ainsley loves it! 

Playing with Daddy's hair

Monkey girl

Lunch at Placke's

There's never a dull moment in the Freeman house, and I wouldn't have it any other way!

I brought Ainsley's carseat in one day to wash the cover and she climbed right in to watch tv!

What a goof!

Taking her money to the bank!

 

Baby shower and wedding

I'm at the age where everyone around me is having babies.  While I was pregnant with Lily, I think I knew of at least 20-30 other Mommies-to-be.  My cousin, Jill, is pregnant with her first baby due in August.  I took the girls down to her baby shower a few weeks ago. 

I tried to take a picture of them together before we left the house, and even let Ainsley hold Lily.  We very rarely let Ainsley hold Lily, so she thought she was big stuff!

No crying, Lily!

I stopped at Dad's before the shower, and Ainsley loved playing with Uncle Tanner, even if he did torment her!

Our next stop was the baby shower, where Ainsley was excited to see cake and presents! 

Ainsley helping Jill open presents

Jill getting practice holding Lily

Ainsley was pretty good during the shower, but I wouldn't have been able to do it alone with both girls if I didn't have a few of my aunts there to help!

Tracing Ainsley's hand...one of her newest favorite things

 

Joel and I took the girls to Mom's for the night a few weeks ago so we could go to a wedding.  It was Lily's first night away from us.  I do have to say that it was nice to get a few hours of uninterrupted sleep that night!  Mom said both girls did really good and Lily only got up once for her in the night.  I showed up the next morning to pick them up to find Mom fixing a crying Lily a bottle and Ainsley asleep on the couch!  Both girls were pretty worn out from playing with Grandma (and the dogs)!

Ainsley and Griffin in the dog cage

The Bicknell wedding was at a new park in Springfield, and it was very pretty!  They ended up having the ceremony inside because of the wind but it all turned out nice.  Tim and Shannon even danced to their own choreographed song after the wedding which was fun to watch.  Joel had a really good time and saw a lot of old friends he hadn't seen in awhile.  I know he would have loved to stay longer, but I was beyond tired and ready to go home and sleep knowing I wouldn't have to get up in the middle of the night to give Lily a bottle.  I think we were home by 10, but it was after a "fun" ride home.  There was severe weather and we drove home right in the middle of it, and I might add with Jennifer in the car with us so it was an exciting ride home!