Regan's turn to show off her new hat (and scarf). She looks so in style wearing her snug little hat around the house with her blond curls coming out the bottom :)

Sidney got a new hat today and mom wanted to try it on. The timing of this picture was perfect; Sidney was taking a breath in between cries. She wasn't a big fan of her hat tonight.

This is what life is like in our house these days! We attempt to get a cute picture and Regan acts silly at the same time that Sidney gives us a big smile!

PICTURES!

A friend of mine has started her own photography business (http://www.createdbymephotography.com/) and asked to take pictures of the girls for her website. We were so excited to see the results and share them with everyone! The pictures are adorable!

3 months old

Sidney turned 3 months old today! Unfortunately, that meant it was also my first day back to work. With the support of wonderful friends, family and co-workers, I made it through the day. It helped tremendously to know that the girls were safe at home with daddy, plus he even brought them to work for lunch so I got to feed Sidney! I came home and they were all in one piece and both their happy selves so I guess we're going to be alright with my return to work. If only there was a way to work from home.

Oh yea, and dad made it through his day in one piece too; he was VERY worried he wouldn't be able to handle two kids! Although he did leave shortly after I got home and headed downtown (not that he needed a drink, but Oasis is in town).

More stories

We're figuring out how to manage storytime with two kids. Both girls are very interested in reading books, although unfortunately, Regan has graduated into longer books with more words and real pages whereas Sidney prefers shorter books. Once she starts grabbing the pages, those real ones are going to rip.

Regan decided to use Sidney's swing for her groceries this afternoon. She was pushing them around in her shopping cart (after going shopping of course) and suddenly decided they would be better off in Sidney's swing! So much for putting Sidney in there.

Giggles

Sidney gets the giggles these days and they are so cute. We caught this video after she ate and had the hiccups. Those hiccups make her giggles even cuter!

Toes

My friend is starting a photography business and asked to take pictures of Sidney for her website. She gave me a tease by sending me this picture; I can't wait to see the other ones!

Handfuls of fun!

Don't they look so cute! Tonight we went for dinner and the couple at the table next to us was remembering their days with little kids. They had to laugh at the sight of us, me holding Sidney and Ryan entertaining and holding Regan all while trying to finish our meals! We laughed at them because they told us their nerves as their kids are now driving. I think I prefer this stage over the teenage years :)

Dress up

Regan is really getting into this dress up play. She adores her high heels, hats and "make up". If you look closely, you can see her wonderful job of applying lip gloss. Good thing we caught her before she tried wiping her finger on the couch.

Parade of Lights

Friday night was the perfect night to take Regan to the Parade of Lights in New Ulm. The weather was perfect and Grandma Jan and Papa were more than excited to babysit Sidney for an hour. Regan was mesmerized by all the lights and kept saying "next time I'm going to ride on that one". Daddy said maybe we can convince aunt Vicky to have a float in next year's parade advertising her salon, Regan sure hopes so!

Happy Thanksgiving

Hoping everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving! We were blessed with lots of fun, food and time with family :)

Happy Birthday Grandma Jan!

Grandma Jan came up this weekend to hang out with me and the girls while daddy went to the ACDC concert. It was Grandma Jan's birthday too so Regan helped open presents (and told her what was in it before she opened it) and baked a yummy angel food cake! The best part about angel food cake is that we can like the batter off the mixer and not have to worry about eating raw eggs; as you can see, Regan was in her glory!

A day in the life of an elf

We took the girls to the Macy's 8th floor display today! Although there was a 30 minute wait just to get in, Regan paitently waited her turn and enjoyed every minute of it :) Ryan said it best when he looked at Regan's face and how happy she was and said "it's worth it for her".

Sidney of course fell asleep.

I'm not so sure about this guy named Santa

We took the girls to see Santa tonight and Regan was pretty fearful. We tried all the tricks we could think of but this is as close as she'd get to him. At least she's not screaming and crying! She knew exactly what she wanted to tell him to bring: a computer and some clothes, and maybe some toys!

Shots :(

This is a pretty cute smile for someone who just got shots. Sidney had her 2 month shots today, all 3 of them, and then another vaccine by mouth. She was so upset during and after the shots, but you wouldn't know it anymore! We even went to see Santa (pictures to come). She's a healthy girl according to the doctor, at 11 lbs 8 oz and 23.5 inches long, she falls in the 85th and 95th percentiles!

The girls

Poor daddy, he's so outnumbered!

Meatloaf and bathtime!

Daddy and Regan made a meatloaf tonight (I wonder why mom doesn't make this?!) and then afterwards it was time for Regan's bath. Blue water!!! My cousin stopped by today to meet Sidney and brought Regan tablets for the bathtub along with crayons for the tub walls! It sure was a fun bath tonight :)

"Doubles"

Ryan has been calling Sidney "doubles" for a while now and this picture shows why....her big double chin! But isn't it cute?! We have a similar picture of Regan that he's asked me to track down and put side by side.

Gotta wear shades!

...and a hat :) That hat continues to be Regan's favorite dress up accessory these days. Today she added her oversized 'in-style' shades while playing (in the house). She's got quite the imagination!

I'm a big girl too

Sidney has been practicing sitting up and she really likes the view of her world that way. We think she really likes watching whatever Regan is doing....we will soon have double the trouble!

Sidney's getting so big and has such a personality. I'm knocking on wood as I write this, but 4 out of the last 5 nights she has slept through the night! It's been wonderful :)

This morning I caught Regan watching TV wearing her dress up hat and just had to grab a picture (keep in mind it's not even 7am!). She got this hat 10 months ago and wouldn't put it on until this morning, we never could figure out why not. It sure was adorable to see her wearing it this morning :)

Richfield Centennial Baby

Last night, Sidney was recognized at a Richfield City Council meeting for being one of the "Centennial Babies". As you can see, she got a cute sticker (on her leg) as well as a piggy bank and some other goodies. Unfortunately, as we were walking out the door, Regan tripped and fell all the way down the stairs to the basement. Thankfully it's Minnesota and she was wearing her big puffy winter jacket and she more or less rolled down the stairs not hitting her head and no injuries. She even held onto a toy in her hand the whole way down. Mom and dad were scared out of their minds, but she promised she didn't get hurt at all. Whew. We're considering locking the stair gate again so we don't have that problem anymore.

SMILE!

Look at that precious smile! We knew if we were patient, we'd catch it on camera soon enough :) It's so much fun to get her smiling and see those gums. Today, for the first time, she fell asleep in the swing....this is huge as she has historically needed to fall asleep in my arms (usually while I do squats). The best part, is that this morning after falling asleep in the swing, she slept for nearly 2 hours in the swing! Eventually we'll make it to sleeping in her crib; baby steps!

2 months old

... and becoming a much happier baby!

Let it snow...

but no!!!! I'm not ready. I wish I was as enthusiastic as Regan is about the snow we woke up to this morning. She couldn't wait to get outside, good thing I bought boots for her yesterday! I was a little worried with what to do with Sidney while we were busy making snowmen and having snow ball fights, but she seemed pretty content sleeping in her carseat.

Regan's really getting into this camera thing. She's following in her mother's footsteps :)

Aren't I cute?!

Sidney now fits into some of her 0-3 month clothes and it's opening up a whole new wardrobe of her own clothes instead of hand-me-downs. She likes laying on her changing pad so we spend lots of time there; if I remember right, Regan liked that too.

Growing like a weed!

I was starting to notice that all of Regan's pants, including jammies were getting a little short so we checked her height and she's grown 1.5 inches in 2 months!! That's a lot of growing. Her weight has stayed exactly the same since February...we're starting to call her our "skinny minnie"!

Say cheese!

Sidney now likes to look at the mobile on her swing and today mom caught her having a conversation with the fish, along with some precious smiles!