I had to take some pictures of Delaney and her "bears". We have a changing area on our pack n play which is set up in her room. When I change her diaper, I turn on the bears and she LOVES to watch them slowly spin around. It is amazing how in the last week or so, she has been focusing more on them and moving her gaze from one bear to another. I remember how Kenna loved them too! In addition to focusing her gaze more, Delaney is starting to get a more pleasant look on her face when you talk to her. Earlier this week she "talked" to me as I talked to her. It was adorable. I think she is getting close to smiling at us too!!!

Yesterday we went up to Aunt Di and Uncle Rick's house. We took Kenna to the pool for a bit, Aunt Di read books to Kenna, sat on the porch, etc. We had a WONDERFUL dinner which made us feel like we just went to a fancy restaurant. We had a "boil" consisting of corn on the cob, red potatoes, smoked sausage, shrimp and crab legs all cooked together in a large pot. YUMMY- crab legs are my favorite!! Poor Kenna was slightly traumatized by the dinner. Uncle Rick had cooked it outside, but obviously when he brought it inside the seafood smell filled the house. Kenna kept saying how it smelled bad. She held her taggie blanket over her nose, then refused to even be in the room with us while we ate. She headed to the bedroom with the toys and shut the door. When she asked to watch Dora and was told that she had to watch it on the TV in the living room she was leery because she would have to "come out there" where the smell was. Poor thing. She better get over that dislike of seafood if she is in this family!!!

She wore and array of princess dresses while we were there, which can be expected. On our way to the pool, we saw a bridal party getting pictures taken outside the club. For the rest of they day, she was telling us she was a bride!

Poor Delaney goes through a period every evening when she is very fussy. She gets very tired and tries to fight going to sleep. Sometimes walking around with her helps to relax her. By accident, we discovered that she loves the dryer. Aunt Di thought it was funny that once we turned on the dryer and laid her on it, she quieted down. Hey, it works!

Just a few things

Tony was out of town this week for work. Luckily, mom was lonely too so she helped us out and stayed at our house with me and the girls. We really appreciate all her help!! She took this picture of the girls laying on the floor. I think it is really good!!!

On Wednesday night, we gave Delaney her first tub bath. She screamed the whole time!!!

She looks a little happy in this picture but I was lucky and got her picture between screams!

How she really feels about bath time......

And finally, she was very happy when it was all over!!

3 weeks old~

This morning, Delaney was in the swing and Kenna was trying to push her. I was in the process of tell Kenna not to push the swing (which we have to do quite frequently). She came over to me and said "I'm trying to sing her a lulla......lullabee.....lulla-a.....baby song". How could I punish something that cute???

I can't believe my baby girl is 3 weeks old. Just can't believe it! I'm already starting to dread going back to work. I would love to just stay home with my girls! I think I was spoiled -in a way- being able to work from home during the last 5 months of my pregnancy. It makes it really difficult to think about having to get up and go to work and leave my babies!

Yesterday Delaney, Kenna and I went to Mama and Papa Dee's house during the day. Tony was working in Michigan and we wanted to get out of the house, so off we went. I picked up Greg and we drove to Roanoke to have lunch with Cathy and some of her friends from work. They have been dying to see Delaney so we thought it was a perfect opportunity. We ate lunch outside which was wonderful!

What a pretty girl!

This picture makes me laugh. I was trying to get a good picture of Delaney and Kenna wanted in it. She is wearing her big sister shirt and a crown that Mama and Papa got for her on their vacation. By accident, they are both making the same hand motions. It almost looks like they are dancing! Ha ha!

Almost 3 weeks!

Why does time have to go so fast? I can't believe Delaney will be 3 weeks old tomorrow!!! Where has the time gone???? What I'm really dreading is going back to work. I don't think I will be ready to leave her yet!! : ( Monday we took her in to the doctor's office for a weight check. She was 8lb 1.5oz already!

Tony went back to work this week which I wasn't too happy about, but luckily we were able to stay with mom and dad so we didn't have to be alone just yet. Wednesday Andrew came over to play and we took them to the playground at the church by mom and dad's house. Delaney and I stayed for a little bit but she got fussy and we had to leave. I think the kids had fun!

We found out that Delaney loves to "play" on the floor when she is awake. She looks all around, kicks and squirms. Sometimes Kenna gets on the floor with her. It is so cute, but we still have to remind her to be careful around Delaney.

Last weekend was Delaney's first trip to Momma and Papa Dee's house. I think everyone was more excited than she was!

Earlier this week, Granny brought over a baby gift from her long time friend Eloise. She made a blanket for Delaney. It is yellow and white checked on one side, then has ducks on the other. She put Delaney's name, birth date, and birth weight on the blanket. Eloise also made a blanket for Kenna when she was born as well as Andrew. Kari and I also have similar blankets with our names on them!

Delaney and Kenna were laying on the floor together "playing" on Delaney's new blanket. It is amazing to watch McKenna and she how much she loves her sister. It is also unbelievable how little Delaney is compared to Kenna! I also had to take a picture of the girls with each of their blankets!

This past week has been a big week for McKenna. She went to bible school at church for the first time. She was pretty worried about mommy leaving the first night. Poor Tony was in the car with Delaney who was crying and I was in the church with McKenna who was crying. I was finally able to get out when they called her name to go with her class (of course after calling Tony in for reinforcement!) Overall, I think Kenna had a great time meeting new friends, learning songs, and coloring pictures. Thursday night our friends Bill, Melissa, and their son JP came over and brought us dinner. They brought Kenna the roller skates in the picture. She looked hilarious with her dress on and roller skates!

Friday night was the parent program for bible school. Kenna wasn't too cure about standing up and singing in front of everyone so I had to go up to the front row to try to keep her there. She would stand and sing a while, then run back to where mom, Tony and Delaney were. I later found out she kept making sure mom had her hymnal open and was "singing along". One time, I guess she went back for "lips" (aka chapstick). You know a girl needs her make-up when she performs!

Kenna's favorite song had some cute hand motions. She was turned sideways so I really couldn't get a good front picture of what she was doing but it was cute to watch!

We spent some time at the lake this weekend and Kenna was able to play with Jaila. They had fun running around, swimming, and playing in the sand. On friday Tony, Joey, Kenna, Jaila and Jackson went on the boat and got a ride on the tube. I wish I would have been there to get pictures but I was at a retreat with some of my coworkers. They had a great surprise for Delaney and I when they brought out a cake and had a little baby shower!

Kenna had fun sharing her baby sister with Jaila who will also be getting a little sister in December!

When I was putting Kenna in the car to go between lake houses, I heard a thump on the car door. I looked up to see a male hummingbird buzzing around my head. He quickly flew off and when I shut I the car door, I saw this little hummingbird in the grass. I think she was still alive but I didn't want to touch her to find out.

Yesterday, Grandma Dee, Bobby, and Amy were on their way home from Hartford City and stopped at Angelas to see everyone. Of course, they loved getting time to hold Delaney!

Also yesterday afternoon we had a little barbeque at mom and dads. Kenna had a great time playing with Andrew! Dad was post command in the evening so we packed up everyone about 6pm, stopped for ice cream, and had a little party while we visited Papa!