Seesters

I will just start by saying sisters are the best. I love my sisters. They really are my best friends. That is why when we found out we were having a girl I was SO excited. There is nothing quite like the bond between sisters. Ruthie and Naomi already adore eachother and it just melts my heart.

When we first brought Naomi home, everytime she heard Ruthie's voice she would smile. Every morning when Ruthie wakes up she comes into our room (that is if she didn't come in the middle of the night) with a toy in hand for Naomi. Then several times throughout the day you can hear Ruthie saying "Naomi is my baby sister and I very love her," or when Naomi is grabbing at her she says "she loves me." And all day long Naomi is spoiled with sweet little Ruthie kisses and hugs. In return Ruthie is spoiled with sweet little Naomi smiles that are so big she tends to lose control of her body. Her head just starts rolling all over the place while her legs and arms flail around in every direction.

I love my little girlies and I love how much they love eachother. And I hope they will always look at eachother with adoration.

Ruthie's song she made up for Naomi. She is saying Naomi is my sister so I am her sister too at the beginning and after that I don't really know but its cute!

Love your face

My little Naomi is not a little baby anymore. She is almost 4 months! How did this happen? It seems to happen so much faster, this growing up thing, with the second child. I don't like it one bit!
Naomi is such a sweetheart. She came to this world with a smile that she doesn't hold back for anyone (although once i get the camera out to catch it, she stops!) and these big wide eyes. We always get a kick out of her big eyes, she loves to open them as wide as possible afraid she might miss something. It's really quite adorable. I mean look at this face, don't you just want to eat it? How couldn't you spoil her and those triple b's! (big brown beautifuls)

What we is...

What we is...

We is talented...

We is bursting with happiness... (cuz we got a new camera!)

We is closet nose pickers...

We is cheek eaters.... watch out chubby cheeks!

We is models...

We is too silly!

We is annoyed because I can't delete this repeat pic...

but mainly we IS Ruthie and Annie!

And now we is feeling bad that Naomi was left out...

Naomi's Story

Naomi is finally here and we couldn't be more in love or happier. So remember how I had Ruthie fast? For those of you who don't know I had Ruthie in 7 hours. I was told from the doctors that that was super fast for a first timer and next time I have a kid to get in quick because the time will probably cut in half with the second. HA that would have been nice doc try an hour and 10 minutes!
And this is how it happened.. (If you just want to skip down to the pictures I wouldn't blame you, I wrote a novel and I am not going to reread it right now so it might not make sense.) On October 2 at 3 am I woke up to go to the bathroom and started having a contraction that hurt pretty bad. I wasn't sure if I should wake up Justin or not because I was in the hospital the day before for leaking. It ended up being the mucous plug and I was so embarrassed. For the record I wouldn't have gone in, but the nurse told me to and called the hospital to tell them I was coming. Well I decided to wake him up and said I think its time. He jumped up and we got dressed told Hannah and went on our way. In the car the contractions started getting harder and I was so happy we left because the hospital was 20 minutes away. We finally get there and I am dying from the pain. They take me in, check my cervix and I am totally effaced and at a 7. The contractions are not stopping. I ask for an epidural and of course because its 3:30 a.m. he is not there so they call him and the doctor. About twenty minutes later I tell them I am in a ton a pain and feeling pressure so they check my cervix and I am fully dialated and ready to go. If it wasn't for my water still being intact the nurse would have delivered her. The doctor shows up at four and says you have a choice to pop your water and have this baby now or get the epidural and wait for it to kick in. Soooo I went natural because I could not take the pain for another 20 minutes for the epidural to kick in. Naomi was born at 4:10 weighed 7lbs 2 oz and 19 1/2 in long.
We absolutely love her! It took Ruthie awhile to warm up. I read other blogs where they had the new baby give older siblings presents to help smooth things over. I thought this was a cute idea so we had Naomi buy her a train set which she loved and therefore loves Naomi now. Justin thought Ruthie needed to learn how to be giving, so we also had her get a gift for Naomi. And that's the story!

Simply the Yummiest

I made this salad at the Leavitt family reunion and it is the yummiest! Thanks Jo for the recipe!!

Salad De Maison

Dressing:
Juice of 2 1/2 lemons ( i usually do three)
3 cloves of garlic pressed
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp Pepper
1/2 cup vegetable oil ( i have used canola and olive oil it still tastes the same)
Combine and let stand for 3 Hours

Salad:
2 romaine lettuce
bacon diced (i usually leave this out because i dont like bacon)
2 cups grape tomatoes
1 cup Swiss cheese
2/3 cups toasted almonds
1/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese

Enjoy!!

And i have to share this new website i saw on my friends facebook its shabbyapple.com and it has adorable dresses. i wish i could afford them. just look at this dress!

Black and White Houndstooth Dress - Madison Ave

Good Manners

This morning I changed Ruthie's diaper and afterward she stood up and said, Thank You Mama! Either this girl is learning some good manners or her diaper was really that bad and she truly was grateful to finally have it changed. Hopefully it's the first one!

For those who were asking

the site I got those swimsuits from is http://www.limericki.com/