Random Photos & Quick Updates

Forgive me...I'm a very busy mom of 3 now, and so the blog posts are getting fewer, shorter and farther in between!

I took this photo right after Lacy had her professional photos taken. Those turned out well, too. Maybe I'll get to post some of those later this week.

Dillon holding Lacy! He's doing much better around her, but we do still need to watch him closely.
Lily and Dillon opening their Valentine's gifts from Mommy & Daddy

Nana and Papa with their babies!

Another pic with Nana and Papa. My parents and brother and I went to a funeral last Sunday for a dear family friend. RIP Sue! That's why Nana and Papa are dressed up! The kids stayed home with Anson.

I was trying to get her smiling in her sleep, but she woke up right as I got the camera out. This photo is cute, too, though.

For the past 2 1/2 days, the kids and I stayed at Nana & Papa's house so Daddy could paint the inside of our house. He did an awesome job, but now he is really sore and tired. A huge thank you to my brother for helping on Thursday night!! We are getting our house ready to put it up for sale again. We are praying it sells this year. We have a To Do List with 20 items on it and we've gotten about 5 of them done. They are big tasks, too, like painting the downstairs, cleaning out the garage, and painting the porch! We are really really trying to make this place look clean, nice and move-in ready, which is the whole reason we bought it :)

Lacy turned 1 month old on Thursday!

Getting kisses from her older brother and sister!

Future American Idol!

Baby Lacy looking around and taking it all in!

Lacy's First Tub Bath; Lily's Valentine's Day Exchange & More

Last night, Anson gave Lacy her first bubble bath. Her belly button stub fell off a few days ago so we were able to give her a real bath!

All clean and ready to dry off

Ready for a lotion massage and some clean jammies

Lily watching and "helping"

All done and all clean :)

On Tuesday, Lily's dance class exchanged Valentine's Day cards! Lily passing her valentines out to her friends.

She needs her bangs cut! We are going to go to the beauty shop soon. She won't let me cut them :(

Showing me one of her Valentines.

On Tuesday, after dance class, we went to the Hartville Kitchen for a family dinner with Mimi, Uncle Jeremy, Heather and Uncle Larry. The kids started calling Ann "Mimi" instead of "Grammy." Dillon tried to say Grammy and all that came out was Mimi, so it stuck. She likes it so that's her new name :)

Me and my angel

Tummy Time!

Mimi went back home yesterday :( The kids are at my parents' house during the day, so me and baby Lacy are spending some quality time together :) She's been sleeping pretty well at night...hoping it continues. :)

Videos of Lacy

The first two videos are of Lacy in the delivery room right after she was born.

The next 2 videos are of Lacy in the hospital on the day we went home.

At home, 2 videos of Lily holding her sister.

Side by side look at Lacy (L) and Lily (R) at 2 weeks old!

Bringing Lacy Home and the First Week

We came home from the hospital last Thursday. I can't believe it's been a week already. Things are going really well. Grammy (or Mimi as Dillon calls her) has been a big help. She even stayed 2 nights with us. Then yesterday, my mom came over to give Grammy a break. She took Lily and Dillon home with her so I could have a night and a day with just Lacy. It's been very nice. I've been able to rest and get a few things done, too.

I took these following few photos in the hospital before we left The nurse cutting off her security band so we could take her home!

Daddy buckling Miss Lacy in her car seat

All bundled up and ready for the trip home

Leaving the hospital

Peanut in her car seat in the car. We put big sister, Lily, in the back row and kept Dillon up front with Lacy. We'll see how that goes. If Dillon tries to hurt her or pick on her then we'll move him to the back. He doesn't mean to hurt her but sometimes he pats her face a little too hard. We have to really watch him around her.

Lily loves her little sister. When we got home last Thursday night, Lily held Lacy like this for about an hour!

Grammy got in last Thursday evening. She and Uncle Jeremy came over for a visit on Friday.

Matching jammies from Nana :)

Her chin is a little red and chapped :(

Grammy snuggling with Dillon

Aunt Mindy came over for a visit on Saturday

Monday was a busy day. I got my staples out. So far so good with that. And Lacy had her first doctor's appt. She had gained 5 oz. and weighed 7 lb. 14 oz. She goes back next Monday to see if she's back up to her birth weight (8.7). These next 2 photos are of us at her appt.

She didn't like how bundled up she was, but it was so cold. My mom bought her this cute "baby jaguar" (as Lily would say) coat.

One week old photos

I bought Lily a baby doll to feed and take care of when I feed Lacy. She named her Jessie.

Our first dinner out with all 3 kids. We went to Chipotle and then to Target. Anson and I were both stir crazy and wanted to get out of the house. It went okay but we had Grammy's help that time.

All 3 kids in the van :)

Lacy is doing very well with nursing. She is a happy baby. I am trying to soak up every minute with her since she is our last baby. That makes me very sad but I know we made the right decision. We have so many great memories ahead of us, and I can't wait to experience them all :)