Tres Meses

I'm a little behind on this but here is Cutie Pie's 3 month picture...taken on time, uploaded late.


She is happy, happy, happy! She loves to smile, talk, and drool. She is trying to laugh and mostly practices with her sissy. She's still a great sleeper at night and especially loves that in the final stretch of the morning she gets to come in our bed for Mommy and Daddy cuddles. During the days she still resists naps...especially in the morning when she can hear Cupcake playing. She rolled from front to back for the first time about a week after her 3rd month birthday. She was so proud of herself she cooed like crazy. So we put her on her tummy again and she rolled again. She even did it for Daddy when he got home. It was so cute! She's loving toys and grabs at anything we put close to her...including Cupcake's hair. Eep! Cupcake is mostly patient with her and tries to pull her hair free from the grip. She still loves being held but also does well on her play mat or in her jump-a-roo. Cupcake is soooooo good with her. She even changed a diaper all by herself. We put Cutie Pie on the floor and I was right there but mostly just watched. The whole ordeal took about 20 minutes but they were both so thrilled with the process that I was fine with it. On a trip to the Dr. for Cupcake we did a quick weight check on Cutie Pie too and at 3 months and 1 week she was 12.5 pounds!

The out-takes are always my favorite:

Big Smiles....really big:

Talking...not smiling for the camera. Sigh.


"That's enough pictures, Mommy."



"Well, ok. One more. I love smiling. Smiling is my favorite!"

Chatty chat

There are lots of old wives tales that come with children from pregnancy to beyond. One that I have commonly been "told" about 2nd children is that they do not talk as much or as soon because the older child talks for them. It makes sense. Cupcake is soooo chatty that getting a word in will take some determination from Cutie Pie. But....like most wives tales...they may or may not be true. In this case, I'm pretty sure that Cutie Pie will be up to the task of getting her words in too. Here she is "talking" to the animals on her jumper. She also "talks" like this at dinner if the rest of us are talking and not giving her the attention she wants. I didn't think it was possible but I feel like even more talking, chatting, and general noise making surround me even more in a day. Ahhhh girls. :) Good thing the hubs is not a man of many words!

Ok....maybe a little

We went to the baby pictures and I digress. I guess Cutie Pie does kind of look like her Dad. My new theory:
Cupcake looks like Mom with Dad's coloring.
Cutie Pie looks like Dad with Mom's coloring.

Let me dig out a Mommy pic....

Mommy looks like Cutie Pie? :

Or Mommy looks like Cupcake? :

Dinner chats

Me: Cutie Pie looks like me.
Hubs: No she doesn't. She looks like me.
Me: This is silly. We spent Cupcake's early months saying she didn't look like ourselves and now were both trying to claim Cutie Pie.
Hubs: It is silly. Cutie Pie looks like me. Cupcake looks like you.
Me: Wrong.
Hubs: Cupcake, who do you think Cutie Pie looks like?

Wait for it.

It will melt you.

It melted us.

No reason to argue anymore.

Cupcake: She looks like a miracle.

BAM! I big puffy heart love that kid. She could have had candy for dinner if she knew to ask in my weakness!

So yes, Cupcake,...she does look like a miracle. A miracle that resembles Mommy. What do YOU think?

2012 here we come...

I've been on an unannounced blogging hiatus. I had to choose between getting my Christmas decorations down and kicking the new year off with good habits or blogging. Since I'm pretty sure you aren't seeing any Christmas trees re purposed for Valentines on Pintrest, you know what I choose. While I still can't go a day without finding a tiny piece of fake pine somewhere or a sprinkle that missed a cookie, Christmas is otherwise packed up. We're into 2012 and anticipate it being an epic year for the Crack Team. Isn't every year?

We spent New Years Eve morning at the zoo with our sweet friends. This picture makes us all smile as Cupcake just LOVE LOVE LOVES her bestie. Sadly the plague took over their home for 2012 and we have yet to see them. A few more days of sickies and I'm going over in a space suit with hardcore bleach and taking their germs head on in battle. Our poor friends need a break AND... We miss them!!!
Cutie Pie should be nicknamed weed because she sure grows like one. What is it about numbero dos that makes time fly even faster. She loves this little dress from Aunt Kari and when she wears it she rubs the ruffles and smiles. I'm proud of her for embracing the girly-ness around here. She turned 3 months this week and as soon as I have sometime to get the pictures up, I will.


In the meantime, Happy 2012. I hope your year is off to a great start. Thanks for keeping our blog in your list of things to keep up with as another year kicks off.