Smile

Carmen is smiling at Henry!! Seriously could she be any sweeter???

New beginnings

So I started back to work this week!  I have been involved in work affairs on and off during my whole maternity leave, but honestly I do not know where the last 2 months went?!  Carmen seems to be adjusting surprisingly well to the chaos of her room.  She enjoys watching all of the other kids interact.  It keeps her entertained and it makes me so happy to watch her and cuddle her if I need to.  I am nursing her while I am there.  It's truely amazing I must admit to work part-time and be with my kids!!! Henry loves peeking in on her and hasn't had his meltdowns like he used to when he saw me walking around the Center. Life for me couldn't be better!  I would love to see my husband more and have a me day once in a while, but overall my mood is so much better after having Carmen than where I was after I had Henry.  I believe I probably went through some post partum depression as I was working a stressful job full time and was a first time mom.

I also downloaded a new photo editing software to my phone.  What do you think???

Christmas at Thanksgiving

Over Thanksgiving this year, we celebrated Christmas with my side of the family! I did post some pictures on Facebook, but not on my blog. I also took some family pictures for my aunt Pam and Steph and their families. We had a wonderful time. Henry enjoyed participating in all of grandma Kim's craft projects and running around with the Scott boys! Carmen enjoyed sleeping and got a little bit spoiled being held all the time. We are still trying to reason with her that she can't be held all the time!!!

Here is Henry getting ready to open all of his fantastic Christmas presents!
I think aunt Steph and Carmen have the same pout! LOVE IT!
My sister, I mean cousin, Lindsey and her little boy Owen! Carmen now weighs more than he does!!! He was born 5 weeks BEFORE she was!!!! It was pretty awesome to have someone going through the same things as I was. Although she had a pretty easy pregnancy;)! I am so glad our kids will be able to grow up together like we did!
The Scott family Steph, Artie, Gage, and Gavin. Don't they look nice?!
The McClelland Family Jim, Pam, and Carson. They did an amazing job!!! LOVE IT:)

Yes, I know that it's a little late, but better late than never!

Say cheese

Henry wanted to say cheese for my camera. You suppose this kid gets enough camera time?! Today we are nursing a sick carmen back to health and avoiding getting Henry any sicker. I am trying these mucinex mini melts for henrys cough. They seem to be working really well. Not much we can give baby sis, but we are watching her temp. It was 100.5 this am.

Sickies

We have three sickies in our house. Matt, Henry, and baby sis are all under the weather battling coughs and congestion. Mama is fine thankfully! Let's hope we get this over with before the holidays!?