My Funny Girl

Yesterday while sitting on the floor playing with blocks:

Me to Selina: "My foot's falling asleep" (I adjust my position)

A few minutes later: (Selina stands up and sighs) "My foot's falling asleep, I think it's trying to take a nap...Yeah, my foot is trying to take a nap."

My Babies

Chloe turned 3 months old today. Wow, how time is flying. She is such a sweet baby and will smile at anyone who talks to her. It takes quite a bit of effort to get her to giggle, but it is happening more and more often these days. She only gets fussy when she is hungry, tired, or needs a diaper change. Chloe even sleeps 9-10 hours at night. We moved her into her big crib in Selina's room last week, so now they are officially roomies. I have to admit that when it came time to pack up her bassinet that was next to my bed, I actually had a hard time and got a little teary. Part of me wanted her to wake up a lot that night so that I would have an excuse to move her back to be close to me. I had no such luck.

Selina seems so old to me these days. Before we brought Chloe home she was still my little baby, but ever since Chloe has joined the family Selina has suddenly become this big girl. Selina loves her baby sister and loves helping take care of her. She gets very concerned when Chloe starts to cry, and informs me of the fact that Chloe is crying even if I am right there. She loves to dance. We try to take time each day to dance, usually it is to the music on her Sleeping Beauty or Cinderella movies. The girl has quite the imagination and I love to see her taking care of her dolls and stuffed animals. She talks to them and even puts them into timeouts sometimes. She also likes to "make" dinner for Jeff and I on her little play stove, "dinner" is usually cake.

A couple of nights ago I couldn't fall asleep. I had this desperate feeling that my girls are growing up way too fast and that I need to slow down. So I have decided that I am no longer going to stress about the fact that, try as I may, I can not keep my house totally clean. I am not going to stress anymore that I have baskets of clean laundry that need to be folded, or that my sink is full of dishes waiting to be cleaned. I am going to sit down with my babies and enjoy playing with them instead of worrying about everything that I have to get done. I am never going to get these sweet little moments back. Those other things can wait.

Feeling Good

I have been doing Couch to 5k for about 2 weeks now and I can feel that it is working. As I ran earlier tonight, I was able to run faster and finish without being sore and too tired. Some nights have been hard getting going, but once I am doing it I actually enjoy it because I get some alone time and I get to listen to my music. I also feel great when I am done. If anyone is interested in getting into running, I would definitely recommend this program. It makes the task much less daunting, and it is free!

BRING IT!

Tonight I started Couch to 5K (those that know me well, control your laughing please). I am determined to get into shape. There's nothing like feeling pretty yucky for 9 months to get you motivated to feel good again. I have never been a runner, but I am hoping that starting off slow and working up will help me to not get discouraged. Wish me luck, I need it!

Fall Pictures

Picture Post

I need to do an update on everything going on here, but I really should be sleeping right now. So for now I am posting a bunch of pictures of the girls that I took a couple of weeks ago. Enjoy! I will be back soon with a big update.

Chloe at about 3 weeks

Selina really didn't want to cooperate on this particular day!

Introducing Chloe Elizabeth Erekson

Chloe Elizabeth Erekson was born September 8th at 8:02 am, and weighed in at 7 lbs 10 oz and was 19 inches long. For those of you that were placing bets, Chloe has auburn colored hair. She is such an amazing baby and is happy and contented most of the time. Selina loves her baby sister and loves helping out with whatever she can. We have been so thankful to have Grandma Dallin here to help and we will be sad to see her go home on Saturday.

Getting ready for surgery

Chloe's here!

All tuckered out

Selina meeting her baby sister for the first time

Dad and his girls

Happy to be going home