Maggie has officially lost any trace of a mullet. This adorable haircut suits her well and makes her look like the big girl that she is.
Natalie cut quite a bit off. Her hair would have been down to her waist by December if we had not. She added some layers but they blend in so well that it is hard to see sometimes. But tangles are so much easier to manage since the haircut--yay!
I cut quite a bit off too. Still trying to grow my bangs out to more of a swooping bang. Everyone comments on how similar mine and Mag's haircuts are BUT I got mine first!
This little cutie has rubbed a bald spot in the back of her head and is working on growing her hair out. : )
The girls have been smitten with Sabrina since day one of meeting her.
August 27th
Comparing foot size.
Checking out her "weird" belly button.
Natalie loves to talk to her and sing to her and is second only to Mama in winning smiles from Sabrina.
(the gash on Natalie's head is from a spill she took on some rocks at Grandma and Grandpa's house.)
Maggie is a little mama. She is constantly kissing Sabrina, asking to "HOLD BABY!" a million times a day, alerting us to crying and spit up, and asking "Where baby?" every time she is absent from the room. She cannot say Sabrina although she may think she is saying her name when she calls her baby. One day Dusty was trying to get her to say Sabrina.
D: Maggie, say Sabrina.
M: Baby.
Then he tried to break it up by syllables and say it slowly.
D: Maggie, say Suh.
M: Suh.
D: Bree-nuh.
In deep concentration, pressing her lips together to make the B sound, she slowly and matter-of-factly said: Bay-bee.
Ah, Maggie. You and your "Baby" will be great friends one day.
Backing up a bit. The girls didn't get to meet Sabrina until four days after she was born. In fact, they didn't even know about her. We made plans with Dusty's parents to come and take them to BV for a few days when we went into labor so that we could rest and have a "honeymoon" period with just Sabrina. However, I didn't want them to think that they were being sent away because of the new baby so I asked that the girls not be told that the baby was here. They knew the baby was coming soon but that we didn't know what day. Conveniently, Natalie had been asking to have a weekend at Grandma and Grandpa's house again (something they had done a couple of times already over the summer) and I simply told her that we would call them 'soon' to ask if she could go. So it was completely normal when they showed up in the morning to surprise them by picking them up for a 'weekend' at Grandma and Grandpa's. Well, almost normal. The night I went into labor our dear friend, Jessica, came over to stay with the girls until Dusty's parents could get here the next morning. So when girls woke up, Miss Jessica was there, with Grandma and Grandpa, and Papa, but no Mama. Dusty had gone home to help transfer carseats and get them on their way (I had everything packed and ready, of course). He told them that I was at a baby appointment, a common occurrence, and so they bought it. They had a great weekend at Grandma and Grandpa's and had a wonderful surprise awaiting them at home (Guess what happened while you were at Grandma and Grandpa's?!?--the baby decided to come!) : )
We missed them so much while they were gone but also enjoyed the time alone with Sabrina. When the girls got home, we told them that we had a surprise for them upstairs. The following video is of them seeing Sabrina for the first time:
P.S. Annie is the girl name that Natalie had picked for the baby. Knowing that Sabrina was our choice, I told Natalie that if we didn't name the baby Annie that she could name one of her baby dolls that name. She was satisfied with that. Also, she inquires about the "booger cloth" on the bassinet. I retired the burp cloths after Maggie got older into snot cloths when the girls were sick, hence "what's the baby doing with my booger cloth?" : ) (Don't worry, I cleaned them well)
Thankfully, Sabrina is doing a good job with putting up with her big sisters. We are enjoying our three princesses and look forward to seeing them grow in love and friendship with each other. (Can you tell who insists on holding her the most?)
It rained all day on Wednesday. We stayed in our pajamas the entire day. I finally got my teeth brushed at 6:45pm. It was one of those kinds of days. Kind of a shame. The night before was bath night and the girls wanted to put sponge rollers in their hair.
Yes, they sleep in them all night with no complaints.
They turned out like this:
The girls put their dress up clothes on from Aunt Karen and looked so cute with their curly hair but there was no one to see it. *sigh* Sad when you think about the days I haven't even bothered to re-comb their hair but still take them out in public. Such is the life after having baby #3.
Here's hoping for sunny days in crisp Fall air and getting dressed and brushing teeth before 11am!
I'm working on sharing my labor story and posting pics of Sabrina with her adoring sisters but until then here's a quick, easy post for me to do of our Sleeping Beauty.
