Nug's Hair

This is why I don't do Nug's Hair very often. 10 minutes after I put it in a cute pony tail with a bow- this is what happens:


Completely destroyed. Oh well, better luck tomorrow.

3 Months!

Amazing how fast time flies. I absolutely love watching CK grow. This month I am guessing she is around 12 pounds. Only because we moved her into size 2 diapers. So maybe really 11 pounds or so. But she sure is cute. This Sunday we are going to bless her at church. I will post lots of pictures for my side of the family to see- since none of them will be able to make it. Sad but I can handle it. She does have a gorgeous dress that Grandma made for her! We are so excited to try it on again.CK still enjoys the newborns things- like swinging in her swing (her view is the picture above!), smiling mommy, smiling daddy, nursing, falling asleep in the sling, and baths. However, she also likes the infant things such as playing with her toys on her play mat, rolling from her tummy to her back, and lifting her head up and looking at the door when we go to get her in the morning.
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I am afraid I am spoiling her a little bit. She has been sleeping on the guest bed and it is much softer than the crib we are about to move her into!


Here is a close up of these cute baby shoes!!
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Speaking of sleeping- she is doing wonderful. I was afraid that she wouldn't sleep well like her sister. Well, her naps are still being worked out into a schedule- but she sleeps like a champ at night. We put her to bed at 6:00pm and then by 5:00 am I have been awake for the past 30 minutes because I am so engorged that I go and wake her up to nurse her. Then she falls back asleep until I feed her before work or 8:00. Whatever comes first.
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I also had to mention that I fit into another pair of pre-pregnancy pants today! That makes the total up to 2! Oh goodness. I can't wait to get out of these maternity clothes and dresses for work. I refuse to buy new clothes and the running is SLOWLY paying off. I guess not that slowly- I just compare myself to my friend Natalie who has lost her weight by her 6 week check up- I am sure you all have those friends too!
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Well, that will teach me to not gain 50lbs during pregnancy.

I WON!

I am going to bring this sweet print with me to work. It will help keep me inspired to keep helping these women even in an atmosphere that is sometimes hard to want to continue.Maybe I just shared a little too much- and to prevent the questions- well, ask me all you want- but it just comes down to a practice where they won't let me practice midwifery. I have to practice medicine in the hospital and it is really hard to not be able to do what I know can be done.

But--- on a good note about the office---check out our new website! www.phoeniciancare.com it only took 7+months of me working here to get my name on the website!
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And I won this print from sweet Courtney!

Our little pirate

Now we are just trying to teach her to say, "ARRRGGGHHH"

Lazy Day

This is what we do on our lazy days. We have waffles with syrup for breakfast (which means syrup is sticky in the hair the rest of the day), and then I attempt to keep it out of Nugs face with a clip and then we cuddle on the couch and let Nugs pick a movie. Sucking her thumb of course.Today she picked "ELF." Quite a hilarious movie and much better around Christmas time. But it was still nice for Rich and I not to have to watch an animated cartoon.
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Then we prop up CK so she can pretend to watch. I don't think she can see that far yet- but maybe. Anyway, right after this picture I noticed the "blow out" right there on the her left/ our right side. That cute little yellowish coming through.
And here is my little red head sucking her thumb as content as can be with an overflowing diaper. We are using disposable diapers right now to try and use them up because she has grown out of her size ones. As you can see with the explosion. This doesn't happen with our "bumgenius" diapers.

Uncle Jason!?

Uncle Jason- can you please hurry up and finish school? Nugs is sure dang cute but that crossbite is going to need some help in a few years!


This is how Nugs smiles when I tell her to say "Cheese!"

I Wish

The weather here is getting pretty hot. The monsoons are pretty exciting, but I can't wait to be able to run outside again without feeling like I am going to pass out. So today this is what I wish...


Who is gonna pick us up at the airport?
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If we can't go see Grandma in Napa then we might just take a trip up north to see Gra'Mingo again.
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Either way we love our Grandmas!