Reading Time

i have a feeling these two are going to be buds

We kinda like this little pipsqueak ... She was 2 weeks yesterday!

E is a sleeper (hopefully i don't jinx it) - she sleeps for 4 hours at a time during the day and then has been doing big chunks at night (6 or 7 hours)
E has a fussy time in the evening
E weighed in at 7lbs 8oz yesterday
E is smothered with LOVE from her big sister abbie constantly
E has long toes (thanks to dad)
E's eyes are looking blue - so we'll see
E grunts/squeaks in her sleep


This monkey keeps things interesting at our house ... Last night she slipped in the shower while rinsing out her conditioner and her forehead found the soap shelf... Needless to say we made a late night visit to a plastic surgeon's office (family friend) and she ended up with dermabond to keep her cut closed. She did SO well. She is a lot tougher than i am.

Baby E

We cannot get enough of our little E
(i'll post more and tell about her birth soon)

Emma Joelyn Caldwell
7 Pounds 7 Ounces
20 Inches Long
Born March 8, 2011 at 2:21 p.m.

brainless, but thoughtful

This is what Clark brought home for a "prize" from his last business trip ... SERIOUSLY? what was the man thinking?

He's gone all this week again and mama is hoping he doesn't bring such a sticky prize home this time :)

Snowy Sunday

We got a beautiful snow storm today. It snowed most of the day ... and we couldn't resist spending a little time outside and then coming in for some hot cocoa and waffles!
Happy Snowy Sunday

ring pops anyone?

Clark left for another business/training trip again this morning ... this time a whole week! yuck.
Us girls miss him when he's gone.
Abbie misses her bud. Clark and Abbie really are buds. in fact when I tell Abbie she's my buddy she always responds with "no, i'm daddy's bud"
(apparently she can only have one buddy, and i'm not it)

So, with Clark traveling lots in the past few weeks Abbie has been a bit of a pain during bedtime ... it takes her several mama visits before she'll finally give up and go to bed. Tonight it went a little something like this:

I got her into bed and tucked in.
sang the usual bah bah sheep.
snuggled her for a while. and just as i'm sure she's close to catching some zzz's she opens her eyes and says "mom, i want a ring pop"
SERIOUSLY? where in the world did that come from?
I tell her that if she's a good girl and goes to bed she can earn a ring pop tomorrow.
She seems satisfied with this and I leave the room.
After the 4th visit and threats of losing the ring pop she knocks on her door and when i open it she's standing there with her hands on her hips and says "mom, i don't want a ring pop"
haha.

i just went in her room and peeked on her and she is passed out - all that bargaining probably wore the little child right out.

Needless to say, we're counting down the days til next friday when Clark gets home.
This is 3 years ago today - i cannot believe we are going to have another one of these little monkeys in a few weeks...