 |
| Rachel, Kayla and Haley |
 |
| Haley |
 |
| Haley |
 |
| Rachel and Haley |
 |
| Rachel |
 |
| Rachel |
 |
| Kayla |
 |
| Kayla |
 |
| My sweet Valentine's |
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Happy Valentine's Day!
My sweet little girls so cute together. I was finally able to get a picture of all three together. They just melt my heart. Thomas and I love them so very much! Happy Valentine's Day!
Sunday, February 12, 2012
Just pictures of my Girls
Pictures I took this weekend. Rachel and Haley looking so cute in their colorful outfits.
I took these pictures of Kayla on February 2. These are too cute to not post.
 |
| Haley and Rachel |
 |
| Rachel |
 |
| Haley |
 |
| Haley |
 |
| Rachel |
 |
| Haley and Rachel |
I took these pictures of Kayla on February 2. These are too cute to not post.
Thursday, February 9, 2012
Kayla is 2 Months Old!
Kayla is already 2 months old! She is growing. Kayla weighs 9 pounds, 13 ounces and is 21 inches long. She wears 0-3 month and some 3 month clothing. She wears a size 1 diaper. She feeds 8 times a day of mostly to all breastmilk. She sometimes gets maybe one feed of formula depending on the day. I continue to pump and luckily I am still able to make enough breastmilk to meet her needs 100%. I even have some extra breastmilk in the deep freeze for when I need it. She is still a slow eater, but she's getting better at it. She gets so comfortable and sleepy during her feedings. Kayla is so much more alert and aware now. She smiles and makes cute baby sounds. She's lifting her head and is gaining some head control. She doesn't sleep as much as she was a month ago, but she still sleeps a lot. She has longer wake periods now and loves to look around when she is awake. She also loves to be held by mommy. She is just too cute and cuddly!
Monday, February 6, 2012
My little Longhorns
I'm from Austin, Texas and seeing how close The University of Texas was, I attended and graduated from UT in May 2001. So I'm naturally a Longhorn fan. My husband Thomas is also a big Longhorn fan. The girls are by default our little Longhorns. We enjoy seeing our girls sporting cute Longhorn clothes, socks, etc. I had fun doing a little photo shoot of Kayla, our littlest Longhorn. She was such a good sport about it.
I don't want to leave out Rachel and Haley. Back in early September 2011, I took pictures of them in their cute Texas Longhorn dresses. I had already posted these pictures back then, but here they are again. Too cute!
I don't want to leave out Rachel and Haley. Back in early September 2011, I took pictures of them in their cute Texas Longhorn dresses. I had already posted these pictures back then, but here they are again. Too cute!
Saturday, February 4, 2012
Rachel & Haley are 2 1/2 years old!
Today Rachel and Haley are 2 1/2 years old. It seemed like yesterday they turned 2! Now they are only 6 months away from turning 3! Wow! My little girls are getting older so fast. They sure are active girls. I have a hard time getting pictures of them because they are always on the move. Here are the pictures I got today of my cute Rachel and Haley.
Rachel:
Rachel has caught up well on her growth. She weighs 28 pounds (25-50% ile) and is 33 inches tall (5% ile). She is doing well with her walking. Rachel has not said any words yet, but is learning sign language. She has learned to sign "more". Her speech and hearing teachers are working on other words as well. We continue to work on her eating. It has been a very long frustrating challenge and it will continue to be a challenge to get her to eating 100% by mouth. Rachel puts some finger foods in her mouth and chews the food, but she continues to spit the food out without swallowing much at all. She still gets fed 100% through her g-tube. Rachel is a very determined little girl. She does not give up when there is something she wants. Rachel likes to look at books and puzzles and has started becoming interested in watching children's TV shows (Dora, Sesame Street and cartoons). She also loves to look at children's apps on mommy's ipod. She is a beautiful princess.
Haley:
Haley's growth is still slow, but she is growing at her own pace. She weighs 21 1/2 pounds (<5% ile) and is 28 inches tall (<5% ile). Haley will be seeing the endocrinologist again in June. We will decide then to do the growth hormone shots or not. We have been working on getting Haley to eat more to see if it will help her growth. She is eating larger quantities now so hopefully that will help. I really think Haley is just going to be a petite person. Her daddy was little as a child. With Haley's speech, she sometimes says "mom", but I'm not sure if she knows what she is saying. She says it at random times even when I'm not near her. Haley is a fun loving, stimulation seeking little girl. She loves to jump, play and go outside. Haley also likes looking at the children's apps on my ipod. She most likely doesn't see the detail in the apps, but she sees the light, movement and colors. Haley is a sweet little sensitive girl.
 |
| Haley and Rachel |
Rachel:
Rachel has caught up well on her growth. She weighs 28 pounds (25-50% ile) and is 33 inches tall (5% ile). She is doing well with her walking. Rachel has not said any words yet, but is learning sign language. She has learned to sign "more". Her speech and hearing teachers are working on other words as well. We continue to work on her eating. It has been a very long frustrating challenge and it will continue to be a challenge to get her to eating 100% by mouth. Rachel puts some finger foods in her mouth and chews the food, but she continues to spit the food out without swallowing much at all. She still gets fed 100% through her g-tube. Rachel is a very determined little girl. She does not give up when there is something she wants. Rachel likes to look at books and puzzles and has started becoming interested in watching children's TV shows (Dora, Sesame Street and cartoons). She also loves to look at children's apps on mommy's ipod. She is a beautiful princess.
Haley:
Haley's growth is still slow, but she is growing at her own pace. She weighs 21 1/2 pounds (<5% ile) and is 28 inches tall (<5% ile). Haley will be seeing the endocrinologist again in June. We will decide then to do the growth hormone shots or not. We have been working on getting Haley to eat more to see if it will help her growth. She is eating larger quantities now so hopefully that will help. I really think Haley is just going to be a petite person. Her daddy was little as a child. With Haley's speech, she sometimes says "mom", but I'm not sure if she knows what she is saying. She says it at random times even when I'm not near her. Haley is a fun loving, stimulation seeking little girl. She loves to jump, play and go outside. Haley also likes looking at the children's apps on my ipod. She most likely doesn't see the detail in the apps, but she sees the light, movement and colors. Haley is a sweet little sensitive girl.
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Kayla's Newborn Photos - Part 2
I decided to take Kayla to a photo studio to get some professional pictures of her while she is still so little. Kayla will not be a newborn forever so I just had to capture the moment before she gets older. Plus I was able to get some pictures of her and I together. She is such a beautiful little girl. I love these pictures of her. I am so blessed to have another precious daughter. Kayla was 7 weeks old when these pictures where taken.
Sunday, January 29, 2012
Wonderful Weekend
Friday: Our weekend started on Friday. My parents came to visit us and the girls. They offered to babysit so we could go out on a date. It had been a while since we have gone out on a date. So Friday night we went out to dinner and then we went to the Houston Texas Temple to celebrate our anniversary (a little late). We were married in the Houston Texas Temple 5 years ago on January 12, 2007. It was nice to go out and enjoy some alone time together and to spend some time together in the Temple.
Saturday: We went to the Mercer Arboretum and Botanical Gardens in Houston. It was such a beautiful day. The sun was shinning and the temperature outside was perfect (not hot or cold). That's one of the advantages of living in Texas. I love that the winters are usually mild. We enjoyed walking around the garden and taking some pictures. Haley and Rachel love going outside so they had a good time.
Sunday: Thomas's parents came to visit us as well. We, my parents and Thomas's parents all went to church together. This was the first Sunday we took Kayla to church. She didn't even notice since she was asleep the whole time. The girls looked so cute all dressed in their matching dresses. I love my little girls. They are so adorable and beautiful! We had a good time all together on the Lord's day.
 |
| Houston Texas Temple |
Saturday: We went to the Mercer Arboretum and Botanical Gardens in Houston. It was such a beautiful day. The sun was shinning and the temperature outside was perfect (not hot or cold). That's one of the advantages of living in Texas. I love that the winters are usually mild. We enjoyed walking around the garden and taking some pictures. Haley and Rachel love going outside so they had a good time.
 |
| Haley and Daddy |
 |
| Haley |
 |
| Rachel |
 |
| Rachel and Haley |
 |
| A beautiful flower |
 |
| Rachel, Daddy and Haley |
 |
| Rachel, Mommy and Haley |
 |
| Family picture |
 |
| Me, my parents and the girls |
 |
| Lilly pads in a pond |
 |
| Me and my girls |
 |
| Another beautiful flower |
 |
| Fish in a pond |
Sunday: Thomas's parents came to visit us as well. We, my parents and Thomas's parents all went to church together. This was the first Sunday we took Kayla to church. She didn't even notice since she was asleep the whole time. The girls looked so cute all dressed in their matching dresses. I love my little girls. They are so adorable and beautiful! We had a good time all together on the Lord's day.
 |
| Family picture before church |
 |
| Grandpa Stansel relaxing with Kayla after church |
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
