Layin' around

That's pretty much what we have been doing....well, Taylor and Callie anyway! Every time I set Callie down and leave the room, I re-enter finding Callie having a visitor.  Taylor is always laying right next to her! It is funny and cute all at the same time. Taylor may not even be in the same room with her, but she seems to always find the moment she is on the ground and seize the opportunity to lay down also. Here are a few of the moments I have caught...

Callie has gotten so much bigger! She is bright eyed happy most of the time...we are so thankful!

TayTay trying to make it all better....

Callie finding her thumb. She loves it once she has it, but can't seem to find it when she wants it!

Taylor playing in this cool sprinkler she got. The sunglasses are her idea to keep the water out of them. She prefers to drink the water as opposed to running through it.

About the sweetest picture I have ever seen! Callie loves hearing Taylor's voice and searches around for it. I love seeing them together!!

better late than never

i know, i should be fired from blogging, but it is better late than never. Callie is here! She was born May 29 at 7:21 am. My induction was scheduled that morning at 7:30, but my children like to do things on their own time. I made it to the hospital in time, which was my biggest fear. She topped the scales at 5 ib and 15oz and was 19 inches long. Life with 2 children has been pretty wonderful so far. We keep waiting for Callie to start crying and just not stop, but she hasnt! We went for her 2 week appointment Thursday and she is now 6lb 13 oz and all was good. Taylor is doing great with the adjustment, but David has been home most of the time since she was born. Monday he starts back, so we will see how she makes it then (or how I make it)! Thanks for all your emails and calls and visits...we love them all! here are some pictures of our first couple of weeks...

Tay Tay's Day

Last Friday Taylor had a special day with mommy and daddy before baby Callie arrives. David had the day off, so we tried to think of all the wonderful things that thrill this girl. We started off with going out to breakfast to eat pancakes. Then we went to the park, which she thinks is awesome. Then we went to Pump it Up, which is an inflatable play area. It has great slides, but she prefers standing in one spot jumping up and down. She did manage to go down the slide a couple of times with daddy, but jumping up and down in the same spot is her favorite. We then called for a lunch and nap break to help a very tired little girl. After she was ready to go again, we went down to the creek around our house. It is a short walk away and a lifetime of fun for her! She would go there every day and stay there all day if she could. She threw rocks in the water, pretended to go fishing, and went walking in the water. She even saw fish and crawdads which immediatley made her jump in David's arms. It was such a fun and exhausting day and the three of us had the best time being just the three of us! I promise I was there for all of it, I am just hating any pictures of my swollen face these days! Callie is making her arrival this Thursday if she does not decide to come sooner, so we will post updates when we have them!

Oops!!!!

I forgot to add a picture of Taylor on her new ride. David saw this at the store and couldn't resist. Every Whitfield needs a four-wheeler in his opinion. He gave it to her at her Big Sister Party, and she has been driving ever since!

What we've been doing...

I thought I would give a brief glimpse of what we have been up to the past couple of weeks. Life has been pretty busy, but it has been so much fun. Taylor is preparing for her big sister duties that will be coming soon, and she is so excited. She has been "helping" me get everything ready for this new arrival and has really been a trooper through it all! She asks for her baby sister to come home with her every day, and has already picked out her seat at the dinner table. 

This is Taylor's interpretation of me these days...big belly that she is holding on tight to. She thought it was so funny to put a balloon in her belly to be like me. If only my legs were that skinny!


We also ordered a bunch of bows that came in the mail and you would have thought it was Christmas. She was so excited about putting all of them in her hair and then she decided that I really needed some too. 


...Comparing belly sizes


David and Taylor on the carosel at the zoo. David has finally slowed down from busy season and Taylor has loved having her daddy back. We went to the zoo one day and she was extatic to ride on the carosel with him. This is a big step from last year when she screamed the entire ride!




Taylor had a Big Sister Party last week over at Uncle Brad and Aunt Jessi's house. She had the best time being with family and playing outside. She has been talking about it constantly since then.


Taylor and daddy dancing "like Cinderella and the prince." She wants to do the Cinderella dance constantly and has the biggest grin on her face every time she talks someone into doing it with her. 


Taylor with her new sidekick, Sally. Aunt Jessi gave her to Taylor at the party, and she has not left her side since. She puts Sally down every night in her bed and gets her out  first thing in the morning. Pretty much they go everywhere together!

 

Easter fun!

Taylor had a great easter weekend this year. We had those two days packed full of fun easter fun. Saturday we went to the neighborhood egg hunt with her uncle Brad and aunt Jessi. Taylor was hesitant at first with all of the kids and the dreaded Easter Bunny, but warmed up once she figured out that the bunny was not going to take her and the eggs had treats in them. Sunday we went to church and then went to some friends house for lunch and another egg hunt. Here are some picture from the weekend.





This is Taylor with Uncle Brad. She loved sharing her bunny ears with him!!




...Hunting the eggs




...Extatic about the treats that come with egg hunts!






Family picture before we went to church





Taylor with her presents the Easter Bunny gave her. She walked all around the house with her headphones listening to her new music!!



This is the kids picture from Easter lunch. At this point, she was a pro at hunting eggs.

potty training and a snow day!!!

Well, it's been potty training central here at the Whitfield's the past week and a half and we have had some time stuck in the house! Both of us are going a little crazy at this point, but it has been a huge success and I am truly grateful! Taylor has been a champ, not having an accident since the first 24 hours!! Getting out in public is another story...she is constantly telling me she needs to go to the bathroom, which makes it pointless for me to leave the house. I can't complain though, she has been better than I ever imagined! Since we have been home so much, I thought I would post some of the pictures of our exciting times and outfits.
...And then God gave us a gift of snow this weekend!! It was wonderful to play outside Saturday morning, Taylor was out for about 3 hours and did not want to be anywhere else in life. She absolutely loved the snow and just walking around in it. She even had her first sledding adventures and had a blast. The snow could not have come at a better time, we needed a break!!