Thursday, February 21, 2013

Hannah Kate 22 Months Old


We are closing on another year with our sweet precious baby girl. In just a few weeks we will have a two year old. She has already been acting like a two year old for months though. Ha! I'm really enjoying this age for the most part. Hannah is such a loving child. She loves showing us affection and giving us big hugs a kisses. I see glimpses still of a little baby but for the most part I can tell she's starting to be more independent and testing her boundaries.

22 Month Stats:
  • Weight: Around 26lbs
  • Height: 33"
  • You have curly dark blonde hair and beautiful blue eyes 
  • Your hair is really coming in now and I'm not sure how to tame it. 

  • You wear 18 month,  18-24 month and some 24 month clothes. Some brands fit better than others.
  • You wear a size 4 diaper. 
  • We bought you a little elmo potty. Your like to flush it and her Elmo say "Woohoo" but you are not too interested in going in it quite yet. We are going to take this potty training slowly. I know you will do it when you are good and ready. You can't be rushed. 
  •  You wear a size 5.5-6 shoe. You got new tennis shoes over the weekend that light up and they are a 6.5T.
  • You go to bed around 7:30pm and sleep til about 7-8am. It's so nice when its closer to 8am. You did have a week though that you wanted to sleep in the guest room with me. You had another ear infection and it was affecting your sleep.
  • We might be transiting you to a toddler bed soon, but I think we'll wait til you turn 2.
  • You eat 3 meals a day. Some days you are more picky than others. Your go-to meals are chicken nuggets with veggies and apple sauce or peanut butter and jelly or grilled cheese sandwiches. Some days you eat everything and others not as much.
  • You love breakfast food.
  • You still drink almond milk from your cup. 
  • You don't walk now you run. You love to run into the street, but it makes me so nervous. I'm so glad we live on a culdesac.
  • I have no idea how many teeth you have. A lot! I think you have been cutting your canine teeth for months.
  • You tolerate us brushing your teeth.
  • You love spending time and having fun with daddy and being comforted by mommy
  • You have a baby doll in your arms almost always
  • You can be so silly at times, but you are VERY shy around strangers. This is why we are having a small 2nd birthday party for you. Only us + the grandparents and your surrogate grandparents Rex and Retta.
  • You have branched out from Veggie Tales. Yay for variety! Your favorites are Charlotte's Web, Finding Nemo, and Peter Rabbit. You love animals that sing.
  • You can count to 10 with ease you also know most of your letters just not in order.
  • You know all your colors and animals and their sounds.
  • You say so many words it's hard to remember them all. You are very expressive and try to tell us how you are feeling often. I love it when you say I love you :) You are now stringing little sentences together. It's really cute.
  • You love to play outside.
  • You had another ear infection this month. If we could only get through winter we will be good. You don't have fever with them so that's good. Last year this time you had RSV and it was so bad. This is a cake walk in comparison. 
  • You became a big cousin again to your twin cousins Hollis & Henley. You love seeing pictures of them and saying their names. It's so sweet. Can't wait for you to meet them. Wish we lived closer :(
Harlan turned 15 months this week and it seems like it wasn't too long ago that Hannah was that age. It's amazing how time has gotten away from us. When she was 15 months she was barely walking and now look at her. She's becoming a little person before our very eyes.

Friday, February 1, 2013

I'm Seeing Double

Henley (left) & Hollis (right)
Well my brother and sister-in-law are the proud parents of twin baby girls!!! Everything is just perfect.

Mom and I drove to Dallas on Jan. 20 and the twins were born the next day, Monday Jan. 21.

We got to their house that Sunday and enjoyed time with family and checked out the babies' nursery. Britt has such great style and did an awesome job with their room. Everything is so beautiful.
Hand painted by their Mama
We then had a mini shower for them and that was really fun.
Sweet boy
The next day was the big day. Brittany and Jonathan were both fighting colds but the doctor still wanted to go through with the delivery. They had to be at the hospital by 10am for the scheduled c-section. We were all a little nervous (ok a lot nervous) going into it. Not knowing really what to expect had us all on edge.
They're ready to meet the girlies
They got prepped and by noon they were ready to head back to the OR. Mom and I plus Britt's parents, sister, & brother were all in the waiting room anxiously waiting to hear the good news.


The Hill Family
 
The wait was so nerve wracking, but finally around 1:30pm my brother sent us this picture.
Henley (left) & Hollis (right)

Henley Nell (Baby A) born 12:55pm, 4lbs 14oz & Hollis Mae (Baby B) born 12:56pm, 5lbs, 14oz

They were here and perfect and just beautiful. Talk about a wave of emotions. All we had prayed for had come true. My nieces were here, they were healthy (No NICU Time!), Britt was doing great (and looking so beautiful), and that's all we could ask for.
 
A little bit later my brother came out to show off his girls. We got to see them through the nursery window and they were so cute!!! It was love at first sight for this auntie. They are identical, but you could tell them a part because Henley is a lot smaller than Hollis. They were both so tiny, but I couldn't get over how healthy and perfect they both looked.
We went and grabbed a bite to eat and then came back later to see them some more. The twins spent the first 24 hours pretty much in the nursery under the warming lamps. Overall they were very healthy, but just needed some extra monitoring. Their pediatrician came by to examine them and told my brother that because he was sick, he would need to spend the night at home and not with Britt and the babies in the hospital. This was a little bit of a shock, but it was the best thing for the babies.

We had fun chasing this guy around the waiting room. He had no clue how much his life had changed that day. He was just having fun. Ha!



The next day we went over to my brother's house to say goodbye to my sweet nephew and Britt's family. Harlan is such a good big brother for such a "little" guy.


















Big Brother Harlan

We then went back up to the hospital before heading home. When we got there Henley was in the nursery so we could see her. Because of her small size we weren't allowed to hold her :( The nurse did hold her up close to the window though :) Love you sweet girl!!!

 
We did get to hold her sister though. We had to wear a mask, but it was so worth it. Can't wait to go back to Dallas so I can hold both of them.
Hollis Mae
Getting to feed her!!!
We knew the babies were going to have some hair. They saw it on an ultrasound before they were born. So when my brother first brought the girls out to meet all of us, the nurse who was with him decided to take their little hats off and showed us their hair. What a shock! Little bleach blonde beauties. So funny! They both have it and it's so precious.
It was such a quick trip. I was really sad to leave and I miss them so much. Everyone is doing really well. They've been home from the hospital for one week and will be two weeks old on Monday.

My wish for these girls would be to always cherish each other, mind their parents, and love others. I hope we will always be close and that Hannah will love having twin girl cousins to grow up with. 
Hollis
Henley
Henley (left) & Hollis (right)
From "Womb Mates" to Roommates
Three Precious Miracles... The Holmes Trio :)
 “From the fullness of grace we have received one blessing after another” -  John 1:16