Saturday, February 27, 2010
Friends and Family
Monday, February 22, 2010
Molly Moment
Time for another Molly update! Our sweet girl is growing so quickly! :-) I managed to get a very quick video of her today. I had to go to Target this afternoon to pick up a prescription and saw a Blue's Clue's video for really cheap. Molly has one other Blue's Clue's movie that she LOVES so I couldn't pass it up. She was beyond excited about my purchase. I told her after she had her bath and Rayna went to bed, we would watch it. Getting her to take a bath and brush her teeth was no problem tonight! :-)
Molly,
Every month you seem to grow up more and more! You are SO funny! We laugh at something you say everyday. One day last week Daddy found coloring on the wall. He asked you when you did it and you said, "with Nana." I asked you what Nana said and you replied, "Don't color on the wall! Oh, my! Look at this mess!" It was very funny!
Your biggest accomplishment this month is that you are pretty much completely potty trained! You always tell us when you need to go and you're pretty much even staying dry at night and during your nap. You get so proud of yourself when you use the potty--and we are proud of you!
You got to play in the snow this month. You obviously didn't remember the snow from last year and you were so excited when you looked out the window and saw the snow. You had a good time throwing snowballs and walking in the snow.
You finally enjoy taking baths again! I think this is mostly because we give you a bath with Rayna and you like playing with her in the tub. You're also getting a little better about having your hair washed or getting water in your face. I think you'll enjoy swimming even more this summer than you did last summer.
You're such a sweet girl with such an awesome personality! We love you so much!
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Rayna Slept Through the Night!
Molly, however, did not sleep peacefully through the night. She woke up in the middle of the night crying. When she calmed down, I asked her why she was sad and she said, "I want my Mommy!" Awwww.......she just wanted her Mommy! I brought her into our room, put her between us, cuddled her under the blankets--and that's where the dream ended.
Molly: Move you pillow, Mommy! It in my way!
Me: Can you ask Mommy nicely?
Molly: May you move your pillow, please? It in my way!
Me: (moving pillow out of the princess' way) Go to sleep, Honey.
Molly: (singing) The wheels on the bus go round and round....round and round....round and round....
Me: Honey, it's time to go sleep.
Molly: You sleepy Mommy?
Me: Yes. Now go to sleep.
Molly: Daddy, you awake or asleep?
Daddy: (no answer)
Molly: (a little louder) Daddy! You awake or asleep?
Daddy: Asleep.
Molly: No, you is awake! YAY! (Jumping up and down)
And so on and so forth until we finally decided that Molly's bed is the best place for Molly! She agreed to return to her bed only if she could take Daddy's pillow with her. :-)
Saturday, February 20, 2010
Hand-Me-Downs
One of the many reasons that we were SO excited to find out that we were having a baby girl was that Molly could pass her clothes down to Rayna. I have to say that I wasn't expecting it to happen quite so early, but Rayna is already wearing some of her sister's hand-me-downs. It's so fun to look back at Molly wearing some of the same things that Rayna is wearing now.
Did you recognize the Ao Dai that Rayna wore for Tet this year?

Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Milestones!
Monday, February 15, 2010
Valentine's Day
We celebrated Valentine's Day with the Hendricks again this year. We had a great time hanging out at Concord Mills (Cooper and Molly even got to ride the train!) and having dinner at Cracker Barrel. We've figured out that Cracker Barrel is the only restaurant that is not crowded on Valentine's Day. We didn't even have to wait for a table! You can see more cute pictures on my friend Nicole's brand new blog!




Look at how much our babies have grown since last Valentine's Day!


Sunday, February 14, 2010
Saturday, February 13, 2010
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Our Big Girl
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Video of the Girls
I took this little video when Molly was eating snack one day last week. She crossed her arms, looked at me and said, "So, Mommy? You fine, thank you?" It was SOOO cute! I asked her if she would say it again for the camera, so it's slightly staged, but it's still super cute!
I can't remember if I've mentioned this on the blog or not, but we are having Molly evaluated for speech therapy because of her stutter. I was a little concerned at first because it seems to be getting worse and worse, but both speech therapists that I've talked to have said that it's usually a pretty simple thing to correct. You can hear her stutter some in this video.
I love these happy baby girls! :-)
Sunday, February 7, 2010
Crazy-Busy Weekend and Our Little Artist
Bob got an entire chocolate pie all to himself for his birthday.
He ate half of it in one sitting. How does he stay so thin?!
Apparently, we don't share that gene!
He ate half of it in one sitting. How does he stay so thin?!
Apparently, we don't share that gene!
The highlight for Molly--fruit kabobs!


(This picture was taken by Molly--
I think she did a pretty good job!)
Our Little Artist....
If you are my Facebook friend then you may remember that I recently asked for some fun craft ideas for toddlers. Molly LOVES crafts and we've been trying to do fun things with her after Rayna goes to bed at night. She loves playdough, coloring, fingerpainting, etc.
Well, today Molly thought of a fun craft all on her own......
Our sweet girl has not really been napping very much lately. I thought she had actually fallen asleep today because she had been quiet for a long time. Brian had to run to the store, so when he got home I asked if he would just peak in at her to make sure that she was really sleeping. I heard him open her door and then immediately yell, "Honey!! I need you!!"
She had pooped, taken her diaper off, and had proceeded to "finger-paint" with the contents of her diaper. It was EVERYWHERE. She had "painted" her books, her pillow, the crib rails, her stuffed animals, and her doll. Brian and I just kind of stood there for a little while not sure where to even start.
Two baths for Molly (a wash and rinse cycle), many loads of laundry, and a bottle of Clorox later--we are back to our original state. It's a good thing our sweetie is so stinkin' cute! (Pun intended.)
Poor Lamb. This was her second "bath" this week.
Well, today Molly thought of a fun craft all on her own......
Our sweet girl has not really been napping very much lately. I thought she had actually fallen asleep today because she had been quiet for a long time. Brian had to run to the store, so when he got home I asked if he would just peak in at her to make sure that she was really sleeping. I heard him open her door and then immediately yell, "Honey!! I need you!!"
She had pooped, taken her diaper off, and had proceeded to "finger-paint" with the contents of her diaper. It was EVERYWHERE. She had "painted" her books, her pillow, the crib rails, her stuffed animals, and her doll. Brian and I just kind of stood there for a little while not sure where to even start.
Two baths for Molly (a wash and rinse cycle), many loads of laundry, and a bottle of Clorox later--we are back to our original state. It's a good thing our sweetie is so stinkin' cute! (Pun intended.)
Poor Lamb. This was her second "bath" this week.
Friday, February 5, 2010
Good Times With the Russells
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