Sisters

Mommy and Carly

Carly gets bigger and more fun every day. Such a happy little baby.

Just a few days shy of 4 months old:

Mason's 1st Birthday

Over the weekend, we went to my newphew, Mason's, first birthday party. We had a wonderful time and it looked like Mason did too. It's always fun to get all the little cousins together to play. I enjoy it everytime. Can't wait until we get together again!

Cousins

This past weekend, my sister, brother-in-law and adorable niece, Ava, visited us. We spent time at a local jumpy gym and took the girls to ride the Zilker Park train. Ava and Maddie played all day long and had so much fun. We can't wait to see you guys again very soon!

Cousins! Maddie (25 mo), Carly (2 1/2 mo) and Ava (30 mo)


Fun with a bouncy ball and a Ken doll:


Maddie and Ava play dress-up:


Ava plays grocery shopping:


Maddie having fun at the jumpy gym:


Group shot at the Zilker train (Carly and I skipped the train ride this time):

Bath Time!

Feeling much better these days, Carly enjoys bathtime and a few laughs.

Three Months Old:



Looking back over pictures of Maddie taking a bath at 3 months old, there are definately some similarities between her and Carly. Sweet sisters.

Maddie at 3 months:

Carly at 3 Months:

Carly Propped Up

Carly enjoys sitting up and taking in everything around her. Cuteness.

Baking with Daddy

This morning, Maddie helped Eric bake blueberry muffins. Eric said she was very helpful and I thought breakfast was delicious!

Feelings

Recently, Maddie has begun to understand the concept of feelings and emotions and how they relate to situations. When I tell her that I'm taking her to the park or that her cousin is coming for a visit, she says, "I'm HAPPY!" Sometimes she says, "Hooray!" Or, when she hurt her foot the other day, she said, "I'm mad."

She also recognizes happiness or anger in others. She heard a bird that was singing and said, "Happy!" Whereas, there was a bird who flew into our livingroom window and she said, "I want happy." because she thought the (likeyly injured) bird was mad or hurt.

It's so interesting to watch Maddie learn new things each day.

Library Date with Dad

Eric took Maddie to the library this weekend. Looks like they had a fun time.

Neglecting the Blog, Part 2

The month of February has not been kind to us so far. As Maddie started to get better, Carly began coughing and got sicker as the week progressed.

Like Maddie, Carly was diagnosed with RSV but it hit her little body much harder. We visisted the pediatrician every single day last week, and spent one afternoon at the hospital because her O2 levels weren't great and she had labored breathing. She's been doing nebulizer treatments several times a day to help her breathe better.

After 7 days of being very sick, Carly has finally started to get better. What a scary and exhausting week.

Taking care of Maddie and Carly the last two weeks has made me realize how blessed we are to have healthy children. My heart goes out to my friends who's children have illnesses which they deal with daily. Such brave and strong people.

We're hoping that sickness doesn't visit the Mahurin home for a while.