First Haircuts for the Bigs!

Our little babies got their first haircuts yesterday!! 

Bria has actually been saying she wants her hair cut. Her hair is so pretty but so hard to comb because the bottom is tangly. 

& Ella's just got a mess going on. It's long in the back, shorter in the front (mullet-ish) and curly. It's always knotted. I hope this tiny hair cut helps! I took the girls to my stylist and oh my gosh they did great!

Bria walked up the stairs carrying her bear in her car seat holding my hand, I had Jolie in her car seat in the other hand, and she said "im so excited" "momma, im just like you". Yes you are baby girl. Carrying for baby just like I'm carrying mine. Swoon. 

Bria went first but immediately shut down when she went inside. 

That's her nope face. 

Hair before. 

Still pouting. 

I adore it!!

Thursday (my stylist) was so awesome and even put color in her hair. Purple on one side and pink on the other. 

You can see it best here: 

Official before/after 

Ella was next. She basically got a sympathy cut but got a little curl cut off 

She was excited! 

Before 

After: 

It's just a tad shorter. 

She loved the haircut though!

She asked for red hair. 

Heart eyes. 

My heart. Bria looks like a toddler and Ella's hair has a little better shape to it. Hopefully we can get it all one length soon. I'm still debating bangs.. I like this look an do think maybe next year when her hair is longer and thicker.. She could pull it off 

Inspiration - love.

I was always against bangs but hello cuteness. They can be easily grown out. 

An EB&J Easter!

Kind of wishing we gave Ella a P name there :) 

So, Easter fell the day after Andrews 30th birthday and I had a little surprise up my sleeve so we didn't get to partake in many Easter egg hunts but I think the girls had fun. 

Coloring Easter eggs was fun! Note to self: do not leave the eggs out, toddlers will try to eat them. It wasn't the best day after that. The girls made a mess while daddy was feeding Jolie and mommawas  working. I heard it was an interesting evening.

This. 

Went substantially better than I could have ever imagined. We told the girls they had to be big helpers for Jolie and to hold her hand. Hence- Ella's outstretched little hand. Bria was sad. This picture describes it perfectly. If only Jo was smiling. 

We did a Cousin Easter egg hunt after daddy's surprise birthday dinner. The kids loved it! I filled about 50 eggs. I wish i would have filled 2 rounds of 50 eggs. They had a blast. 

Easter bunny came at the Moore Household and I almost forgot there little lambs and bunny I had made with the girls names on it. So his picture didn't show that. 

Jolie had the Dino basket and the girls had their baskets they picked out last year. 

The girls had asked the Easter bunny (well Ella did) for paw patrol and doc. I had to rush out to the store and luckily came through. 

& what to get a girl who has two big twin sisters and a ton of hand me downs. Ummm. This adorable hat! I was in love, I hope she wears it this summer. Heart eyes emoji. 

Easter eggs hunting was fun as usual for these two! They got a ton of change fort the girls piggy banks and even though it lasted about 1.2 minutes it was still fun. 

This may be my most favorite picture of the year. My cousins husband was the Easter bunny and Bria was deathly afraid. He came and blew bubbles with her. Melt my heart. Next year I'll pull out this picture to remind her how nice he is. 

We didn't make it to church. I'm sad about that. There's a part missing and that part is church. I feel like we need to get back and get back soon. I miss it tons. I want my girls to grow up in church and I feel like I'm failing them. Im so stuck on routine, that I'm having a hard time letting go (aka they nap 10-12) the entire church service. & usually I can't focus knowing the girls are in the nursery. 

The girls are learning about God. He makes the sky. And lives in Heaven. We have been trying to teach them about Jesus, but they just haven't got the hang of him quite yet. 

But God is so real. & I hope we raise our kids to know and truly believe it. We know it because of them. We prayed for these girls so much. Maybe more than any one thing I've prayed for my entire life. & My prayers were answered tenfold. 

Two Big Months Miss Jolie A!

Two Months! (About 2 weeks late) 

Jolie, we are so in love with you. You may be the happiest baby I've ever seen. I don't remember the girls smiling as much as you.. You can't keep a binky in from smiling so much. When I get home from a long 12-13 hour day, your smile is what keeps me going.

This month was so fun! You are so smiley! At your 1 month appointment, Christy said you would be smiling tons more on cue and she was right. I just barely glance at you and you smile so big! 

You are officially in 0-3 month clothes and size 2 diapers. You could be in size 1, but Targets diapers are our favorite and they had a sale on the big boxes and there wasn't a big box of ones! So 2's it is! & they fit just right! Diapering one baby is so much cheaper than diapering two! 

You are losing your hair but it's still a light brown. Your eyes are changing colors too, they are either going to be hazel or brown. I'm still pulling for brown!! 

Your cheeks are literally the most delicious thing I've ever seen! 

You love to stand so much! You love to be held and love your piano mat, you aren't a fan of sitting but we will get there! You drink bottles like a champ! 4 ounces everytime, about every 3 hours through the day and you sleep ALL night. I can't tell you how welcomed that is after the newborn twin phase. You go to bed at 1000-1030, and we usually wake you up at 630/7 to eat. That way you are back to sleep before the twins emerge for the day and I get to spend one on one time with them. Then you are up at 10, eat, play an hour and back down. We have a good schedule going. The only thing is you've been congested and just now aren't, you've had yeast in your mouth, behind your ear and diaper. So you've been sleeping in your swing and we need to transition you to the crib. I'm sad your dad and l let you sleep in your swing and now we have to transition, but we will get there. 

Jolie girl, we all love you so much. I could go on all day about how much your sisters love you, and how much I love watching you. We love you to the moon and back baby girl. 

Happy One Month Jolie Girl!

Jolie, 

I can't believe these sweet little cheeks are one month old.

At your appointment you weighed 10.3 oz and were 21.5 inches long! You are in size 1 diapers and 0-3 month clothes! Your hair is Worl dark brown and your eyes are a dark dark blue. Aunt Nene thinks she sees specs of brown it in too! Fingers crossed! 

Sleep. Oh sweet girl. You scared us in the beginning, but after switching to sensitive formula- you are rocking it. Yoi are slightly more difficult to get to sleep during the day, especially to go to bed. But once you are there- you sleep a good 1-2 hours each time during the day, then at night -  getting up around 230, then again at 530 or 630.. The sleeping until 930/10. This lets mommy take the first feed and give daddy a solid 6-7 hours of sleep. & daddy takes the 2nd feed at 530-630 & I take the girls downstairs to let daddy put you back down and take a shower for work. 

You've been on a pretty random sleeping schedule but usually eat every 3 hours during the day. Started out at 3 ounces and ended the month at almost 4 ounces! 

We can get you so smile if we squeeze your sweet cheeks. You already love to stand. You love to sleep on your side and are watching you for torticollis like your big sis Ella had. You remind us a lot of Bria though, you have to have a blanket on your head to got lake percent because you are a little nosey baby!

You have been out and about a lot! We've been to Walmart several times, dollar store, grocery stores, the mall twice, Mamaws, Aunt Heidi's for Averys birthday, Nanny and Pappys, daddy's basketball game, a photography studio, Home Depot multiple times,  a few restaurants and of course we lived at Aunt Nenes for a week! With a renovation and two older sisters, you've been so great. Nothing phases you.  

You have enhanced our world and are the sweetest last addition we could ever ask for. We love you to the moon and back sweet cheeks! 

Renovation Update Part 4

It's so close I can taste it. We've picked out everything, just waiting on the process.. 

Coming up the stairs 

To the right at the top of the stairs, my craft nook. I'm so excited!

To the left at the top of the stairs, the bathroom and laundry (behind shower) 

Our room 

Our closets 

Hall closet and entrance to Jolies room 

They we going to tile the bathroom floor tomorrow! Whoop! 

I'm so excited for the progress but I'm starting to wonder if they will be finished before I go back to work.. Dear Jesus I hope so! 

First Full Week By Myself, Take 2

IOkay, so this week isn't entirely by myself. I'll admit.

It's closer than last week though. 

Monday- 

It was a day. Not terribly bad, not super amazing. But I can tell it was a day because I took zero pictures. This is from Ella. We stayed in our PJs all day. 

Andrew did take a half day because he wouldn't have seen the girls at all if he didn't. He came home around noon and left at 330 for his away game. Which he won. 

My parents stopped over to take our propane tank for our stove to be refilled, yes our stove has propane.... It's too heavy for my husband to carry. So my dad comes and does it. 

He stopped in for a minute and then left. 

I'm assuming the rest of the day was ok. I don't remember much of it (it's only Wednesday when I'm starting this.. Scary) Jolie did have trouble sleeping through the day so we switched back to our hospital nipples instead of Tommie tippie which we just tried the day before. 

Tuesday- 

Started out like any other day. Girls were generally fine. We painted toe nails in the AM, Jolie slept good that morning. Girls went down for nap well. Honestly, something was. Wrong in my head. I was feeling off and overwhelmed even though I shouldn't have. The girls were good, minus Jolie once again not sleeping through the day. It's exhausting rocking a baby to sleep that wants it but could careless if she gets it. 

 So I tried this. Yes I know I didn't have he bottom piece up to her neck.

I fixed that after the pic. That only made both of us sweaty and cranky. 

We started painting fingernails when Ella snuck off with nail polish. Cue blue nail polish all over her bedroom carpet. Later that night, Ella climbed on her dresser, then snuck up into the addition which isn't finished and is dangerous with lots of tools. That's all the girls really did that Sta so it wasn't bad. Just Jolie not wanting to sleep just added to whatever my head was feeling and by 645 I texted my husband I was spent. He got done with basketball and was home by 710. Again trying to put her to sleep,'she was exhausted. Nothing. I was dying inside. I it's burst into tears. Then hyperventilating tears later on. My husband was being nice telling me to go to sleep but I was taking it as defeat. I can't admit defeat. I have to do this mom of 3 thing alone and well, with a smile on my face dammit. This is what k was made to do and I have to like it! But yesterday I didn't. I cried myself to sleep. I was still a bit resentful at 230 AM when getting up to feed her, but by 620AM when walking into my toddlers smiling faces... I was better. 

Wednesday-was a new day! Although our plans to go to my  sisters were changed.. We had a good day of sleeping for Jolie. (Evening sleep was rough, but daddy came home at 545pm so he was a welcomed aight after seeing him leave at 7am.) we watched Masha and the beat... If you haven't watched it. Do it! It's so cute. It's my favorite cartoon the girls watch. Netflix. Played play doh, cored, made popcorn and watche Alvin and the chipmunks, read books, helped make dinner, played babies. Jolie ate well.. Slept good, went to Walmart and picked up dinner and bubble bath. I barely had to raise my voice and no timeouts were needed. Their (and mine) reward was McDonald's cookie (and fountain Diet Coke please and thank you) and I feel refreshed. Andrew is staying up to watch the duke game, so he's on baby duty to put to sleep and I'm

About to recharge for Thursday. 

Cheeks. 

Thursday- my parents took the girls all day. Andrew dropped them of in the morning. Which was glorious. I didn't sleep any extra but I got to relax in my bed just sitting there which I don't get to do anymore. I had my parents take them so they get used to sleeping in their toddler beds down there again. My mom said they asked to go to sleep at 1020, they usually don't go down for a nap until 11 at their house, so they comprised 1040 and woke up at 120! Win! 

Meanwhile, I did laundry, dishes, bottles, scrubbed the couch, cleaned downstairs, and made this! 

I seriously looooooove my heat press. I used it on everything and it's the best guy ever. No lie. 

My friend Ashley got me this monthly bow.

Jolie would rather turn her head so it was hard to see. It's adorable though. 

And my gorgeous little baby doll! I die. She's so cute! 

A lady at my work made the mermaid tail, I don't even know if she knew of my onsession with mermaids or not,

But it's seriously the best! 

Around 2pm I fed Jolie and we ran to the bank and grocery store. I wasn't sure how to do it, but I took her stroller so I could use the bottom and add groceries in there. And I pulled the cart behind me, it was a huge trip where the buggy was overflowing. I packed up everything and Jolie was so good the entire time. Then went to pick up my big girls! 

Andrew came home from school to

Help me unload the car and make dinner. Then he was off to his basketball game. I put the girls to bed and Jolie and I snuggled aka I tried to get her to sleep for 3 hours. Finally daddy came home and it was his turn.