My girls

(I still can't believe I am the Mommy of 2!)

I will admit right away that I am light years away from being the Mom I should be...light years!!

But I will also tell you that I love being a mom to these two girls more than anything on this earth (that is after being Andrew's wife).

Here are a couple things I am currently being taught by two little girls:

I need to be more patient.

I need to enjoy the mess (you have no idea how hard that is).

I really love coloring!

With the right attitude 2:00 a.m feedings are precious, precious times.

Hearing a two year old say "please" and "thank" without you prompting them is a great paycheck!!

I need to be more patient.

Teaching a child to pray challenges me to have a better prayer life.

Bath time is priceless.

Kisses make any type of boo boo feel better.

It is mathematically possible to love more than one person with ALL your heart!

love and kisses....

Pumpkin Patch

This weekend Epic (Andrew's work) had a wonderful family day event at a farm/pumpkin patch. There were hayrides, corn mazes, animals, hay slides and pumpkins! It was so nice to go out and enjoy the beautiful fall weather!

Liv sleeping on the hayride

Me and my girls :)!!!

Andrew and Soph playing in the hay

Sweet Livi

Love and kisses....

Olivia Sue

Here are some pictures of Liv from over the past couple weeks.

Sleeping in her bouncy chair.

Looking at what big sister Sophia is doing.

Fell asleep in the car.

Enjoying the beautiful day!

So sweet!

Love and kisses....

joy...pure joy

I know I have been remiss in posting pictures of our sweet sweet Livi, and I apologize. I have several to post...but truth be told when I have a free moment these days: I choose rest :)

Liv has brought so much joy to our lives (as has her sister). Andrew and I feel so overwhelming blessed to have two precious little girls.

These are a couple pictures from Olivia's one week photo shoot...we had the same photographer take Sophia's and we love her and her work! I know we will cherish these pictures and memories for ever.

I promise to post more soon...love and kisses :)

Wild Nights (and wild hair)

A couple nights ago I put my sweet Sophia to bed, and was going about my "try to tidy up the house" routine when I heard some crying/whining/fussing coming from Sophia's room. So I marched up the stairs, ready to be stern and instruct her that she needed to be quiet and go to sleep. When I opened the door I saw her adorable little face this wild and crazy hair and sweet little animal pajamas and I was sucked in.

I had one of those "Mommy moments" where all I could think about was how fast she was growing up and how I need to chill out and enjoy as much of her as I can. So instead of giving her a "stern talking too" I went and got some munchies and my camera and we had a late night photo shoot/ snack break, just the two of us :)

Here are some of our funny shots ( I know they are blurry...but you get the idea)

"look Momma a snack"

Doing the Itsy Bitsy Spider

wild hair

just being silly

tired Mommy

time for sleep

night night and sweet dreams....love and kisses :)

Happy Birthday Sweet Little Sophia!!!

Our little Soph is two years old today!!! I can not even believe it...two years since she arrived and changed our lives (for the better) forever.

Today she is a sweet, inquisitive, adorable (we think so) little girl.

Sophia's favorite things are Sesame Street, Dora, learning her number, letters, colors, reading books and her little sister. She loves Olivia (Levi...as she calls her) and always wants to know where she is and what she is doing. She loves to hug and kiss her and is very concerned when she cries or needs a diaper changed.

We are so thankful for Sophia and the blessing she is to this family :)

Happy Birthday Sophie Lou!!

P.S. as I am writing this Sophia is in bed with 102.5 fever...could you please lift up a prayer for our little girl...and for the baby.

Love and kisses!

Olivia Sue

“For you formed my inward parts; You covered me in my mother’s womb. I will praise you for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Marvelous are Your works, and that my soul knows very well. My frame was not hidden from You, When I was made in secret, And skillfully wrought in the womb, your eyes saw my substance, being yet unformed. And in Your book they all were written, The days fashioned for me, When as yet there were none of them.”

Our precious little girl arrived Tuesday at 4:58 p.m. She weighed 7lbs 4oz and was 20 inches long. I can not believe that we are now a family of 4!!!! The blessings continue to overflow in the Bains household. I promise that I will post more pictures soon...we are still in the hospital and things are a tad hectic!

Thank you all for your continued love, prayers and support. We have been overwhelmed by the calls, emails, and love that has been lavished on us!!

Be back soon....Love and kisses!

p.s. Sophia is doing AMAZING...she is in love with her little sister, and it is the sweetest thing I have ever seen...we are so thankful for our sweet little girls!!

Baby Update

So...Livi is due tomorrow. I had a doctors appointment this morning and I am still at a one (which is exactly where I was a week ago). Again, that doesn't really mean anything to us, since my water broke with Sophia 10 days past her due date and I was at a zero! So we are thankful that I am at least the tiniest bit ahead of last time...maybe this labor will only be 21 hours instead of 22 :)

I am scheduled to be induced on September 8th if she still has not arrived by then. The 7th is Labor Day, but they said they don't schedule inducements on Labor Day. Apparently only "natural" labor is OK. That kinda made me chuckle.

Anyway we really appreciate the emails, texts and calls. I promise that we will let you know as soon as she arrives. Please continue to pray for us as we try to be patient and continue to pray that the labor and birth will bring us a healthy little girl :)

Thank you!!

Love and kisses!!

The Nursery

I know I said I would post pictures of the nursery awhile ago...please excuse the delay. Without further ado, I present Olivia's bedroom!

Here is her changing table and the wall art I made for her.

Book shelf and goodies :)

Her crib & bedding.

And the tree her Daddy lovingly painted for her.

Bedding close up.

Wall art close ups.

Snazzy Dresser

Just a funny little picture of an outfit Sophia grabbed out of my closet yesterday....my Kermit the frog slippers (my 1st Christmas gift from Andrew, when dating) and my snow hat.

too cute :)

love and kisses....

p.s. nursery pictures to come.