The 2 month sister comparison

I just think it is fun to compare pictures of the two little ladies...wish I had digital copies of des when she was that little too because Zuri and Des have a lot of similarities also!

Destiny's First Dance

Oh my baby sister is all grown up! sniffle...sniffle! Des was asked to attend a high school dance last night. She reports that she had a lot of fun! They went out to eat at an Italian restaurant, took pictures, went to the dance, went to one of the boy's homes and ate cake and played Apples to Apples. I am thrilled that she got to go and had a great time. She looked gorgeous! It is so hard to imagine that she is going to be a senior next year...I still remember her as the little toddler who was my shadow every time I went home in the summer! LOVE YOU DES!

Senya at 2 months

It always amazes me how quickly my weeks speed by. We took Zuri and Senya in for appts. on Monday. Zuri is 30lbs. and 20th percentile for weight. She is in the 30% for height. She got her 2nd Hep A shot and I was so impressed because she didn't even flinch or let any tears develop in her eyes. Poor Senya had 3 shots and she did get teary eyed...youch! Senya was 10lbs. 8 oz. and is in the 30% for weight. She is in the 90th percentile for height, oh snap! She apparently got her father's genes! She is such an excellent, sweet, sweet baby and I am so grateful for her.
We have been having difficulties with her feedings and I thought I would have to supplement. Our doctor was no help to lessoning my concerns so on Wed. I went in to the WIC office to talk with a lactation specialist. She weighed Senya and then I fed her and then we weighed her again. All my fears were able to dissipate as she gained 2.4 oz and they are supposed to gain between 2-2 1/2 oz. per feeding. I was so grateful to the lady. I can actually have peace of mind about her eating now!

A day with little man

Stryker is our "little man" he is so handsome! We were happy to watch him for the day because my poor friend Al was hit with her monthly migraine. We had lots of fun! He is crawling now and Zuri gets a little jealous that he would rather crawl to me then her. She is going to have to start learning to share her toys better if she wants to win him over. We love you Stryker!

Senya's Blessing

Scott blessed our beautiful baby Senya on Jan. 8th before his parents left town. We were grateful to have Bryant, Peter, Ben and Eric in the prayer circle with Scott. Scott gave such a heartfelt and special blessing to Senya. We are so grateful that she is here in our family!

Enjoying Senya at 8 weeks

Well, now that we are getting a little more adjusted to having a new baby around the house we have gotten back to a fairly normal routine...although I wouldn't mind not having to attend the early morning 7:30 am ward counsel meeting!!! Senya is a gem. She is smiling a lot lately, but I haven't been able to catch it in a photo quite yet. She wakes me up for just one feeding a night which is AMAZING! I still get told that she looks like Scott, but has my blue eyes. We love having her in our family and we especially love our cuddle time with her. I can't believe she is already 8 weeks and that her 2 month appointment is next week!

Ho, Ho, Ho, Merry Christmas!

I hope everyone's Christmas is wonderful! I know that we are feeling so blessed during this season. I am so grateful for our Savior. I know He lives. We are also grateful for our beautiful daughters, and sister! May God bless you all!

Zuri and Senya

Zuri

Senya


I just wanted to post 2 pictures to show how much Zuri and Senya look alike. What cute sisters!

EXCITING NEWS!

Baby Senya ARRIVED! She was 7 lbs. 4 oz. and they measured her to be 18 1/2 inches but 5 days later at the doctor she was measured in at 20 inches. I can just say that a c-section the second time around includes a 90% better recovery. I am doing great. I was still so nervous, but Senya was born about 15 minutes into the surgery. They actually pulled down the divider this time so we could see her when she came out. She has some good lungs on her! Scotty took her to get bathed and find out her stats while the doctors continued to stitch me up. One funny thing happened while they were finishing, I heard my doctor shout out something to the extent of "watch out"! He told me later that when they broke my water, I must have also had a contraction at the same time because the water shot out like a geyser and sprayed him!!! Haha that was my pay back for surgery! I have been able to recover quickly, and I returned from the hospital on Wed. We are thrilled to have a healthy, sweet baby in our home again. Zuri is doing pretty well adjusting and we are just trying to spend as much time that we can playing with both of them. Destiny has been a great help, and she loves holding her new niece! The week before we went into the hospital, Zuri was pretty cute. I was trying to prep her on all that was going to take place the next week, and I told her that her baby sisters birthday would be on Sunday. Zuri's response was so cute, "Are you going to make her birthday cupcakes?" I had to laugh and say, "of, course" So Z and I had fun making cupcakes to celebrate Senya's arrival. I love the logic of 3 year olds!

Our ONE snow day

Zuri has been waiting and pleading for snow! So, one Saturday morning she comes to my room to wake me up as she does every morning and I say, "Zuri, go look out your window" Well, she was gone for a little bit and finally comes running back shouting, "mom, it snowed! Can we make a snowman?!" So, Scott and Z made a snowman later that morning. She was on cloud 9. I think Scott will have a great skiing buddy when she gets older!