Concrete slide

Took the girls to Berkeley to the concrete slide at Codornices park.

You walk up these pretty rock steps that lead you to the concrete

slide that is built into the side of a hill.

 You slide down on a piece of cardboard.

Snuck in a few shots of her tossing and playing with a stick... silly little girlie.

This picture was cute. This is her dancing silly face.

Practicing how to be a lady..
I constantly remind her that we cross our legs, and to pull her skirt/dresses down

Most of these pictures are out of focus.. I took my camera out of manual and into Aperture setting and they all came out blurry. I think I needed a higher shutter speed.. Anyhoo lesson learned.

Piper Jane month 4

• Still as tiny as ever and still under 13lbs
• You can grasp at things you are given
• You put everything in your mouth
• You drool.. a lot
• You love being outdoors. 
• You are very curious and want to take everything in.
• You are doing better in the car seat.
• You still haven't grown any hair.

• You are very interested in watching people eat, and your mouth tries to mimic the movement
• You like Ginger
• You are an early riser.. too early.
• You still eat about every 2.5 hours
• You wake up to eat three times a night you do no more than 4 hr stretches. 
• You are still in the bassinet in our room. 

You are learning to "talk".  You now babble, coos and gurgle to yourself all the time. 

                                                                     You even lets out an odd shriek of joy here and there.

You are SO sweet and smiley.

You are still swaddled to sleep.

We are about to move you into your crib in the room with Chloe.. I am nervous..

I am about to start some real sleep training to get you down to two feedings a night.

We are so sleep  deprived.

Hittin them up

We have decided to try a few different pumpkin patches this year because.. Why not?

Last Wednesday, after ballet I took the girls to one that had a petting zoo.

Chloe is really good with animals. She tried to be so soft with them. 

This little guy was squirmy, and she was trying to hold on to him, without 

squeezing to tight!

They had pigs,but they kept eating ripping her boots, so we didn't spend much time with them.

Chloe's favorite thing there? The popcorn. lol

Not too tight Chlo!

I can't help but giggle at her little outfit. She looks part farmer in her overalls.
Of course she had to wear her Halloween tights.  

Dolly

Little Piper, you are such the little teeny tiney.
Everyone that meets you says you look just like a doll.

Your Uncle Zachary sent a picture of "you" that made me laugh.
"I found Piper" lol

Strangers all over tell me that they thought you were a doll!
I'm not sure if it's your porcelain skin, or perhaps how still you are when I carry you around?

 

Your big sister calls you pipes and loves to bathe you and soap you up.

Chloe loves you and loves to talk to you in a sing song voice.

You get all smiley and do a little wiggle dance anytime we smile or talk fancy to you.

For my 29th Adam got me a new camera, and I'm soooooooooooo excited to take pictures
with it! I can't wait! I think I am going to take some photography classes soon.

 

My girls

Rarely do I get pictures with my girls,

 and if  I do it's me being silly and trying to get my girls to laugh

 while Adam accidentally gets me in the shot.

 I never put those pictures up because, well for obvious reasons.

 but someone once told me that they wish that they had pictures 

of themselves with their mother. 

That they wish they had those memories captured.

 Makes sense.

Got me thinking. 

I don't have any pictures of me and my mother when I was really little.

I Wish I did. 

I would cherish them.

 And so I make effort.

for them.

They are why I love photography. 

Why I desire so much to learn.

I want to be better.
 Able to to really capture them as they really are.

Doesn't help that I don't have many pictures of myself as a baby/child. 

I tend to over take of mine. Well there is no such thing as overtake in my mind.

Love this face to death!

Could she be any cuter?

Love these little ladies

Preschool!

The first day of preschool
My little girl was ready.. Me? Well it's been a big week for me..

Chloe was Soooooo excited!!

I got to tag along.. which I loved!!
She walked in like she owned the place. No hesitations what-so-ever!

She found her cubby, and was so excited hers was the one with the sun!

She met her teachers, and kept running to them to ask
if she could play more "games".
Her teachers loved her.

She was so happy, she ran from activity to activity playing.
She didn't even notice that there were other kids around!

What took me by surprise was the amount of physical effort now required of me.
 Instead of leisurely mornings playing and eating together,No more throwing my hair up and getting my gym clothes on (with no shower) and heading to the Y unpresentable, now I have to get my daughter dressed, fed, cleaned up and in the car, while I’m nursing and dressing a baby who is used to taking her first nap by that time. Then I  get both of them out of the car and to the classroom, say goodbye, bring the baby back to the car, load her up, and get her down for her nap once we're home. Then we do it all again two and a half hours later. 

 

On our drive home Chloe declares "Mommy next time I can do it by myself"
My little is getting so big!

Donut holes

What better way to ring in the new school year that donut holes? 

Found a recipe and made them.. They are soooo good.
 Close to krispy Kreme.

This lil' chick was a fan!

Got milk?

Oh and I'd like to introduce you to my newest love..

my green jadeite milk glass cake plates. LOVE 

Piper Jane month 3

I am in need of documenting baby Piper's little life for my records, so I won't forget..

because lets be honest, I can't remember what went on last week!

• You still like to keep your legs straight out
• You love your momma
• You say "Gee" when you are fussy or getting mad
• You are a short nurser I'm lucky if I get you to eat for 5 min
• You are impatient when your food isn't coming as quick as you would like.
• You are sensitive. Very sensitive
• You like it quiet when you are eating.
• You started giggling last week.

• You love your hands and stick them in your mouth all of the time.
• You got your ears pierced a week ago
• You wake up about every three hours at night.
• You love to be held ALL of the time.
• You are the BEST cuddler.
• You love people around, and are very social.
• You just started grabbing your paci out of your mouth, and turning it over and chewing it.

• You go from fussing to screaming in less than a minute.
• You are very aware of things going on around you.
• You are not a fan of tummy time.
• You drink from a bottle no problem.
• You started grabbing things and batting at your toys a month ago.
• You love your sling, and Ergo carrier (you love to be close)
• You can roll from your back to your side as of yesterday.

• You "sing/hum" yourself to sleep when you are tired.
• You are incredibly ticklish. 
• You are a petite little thing fitting into size 0-3 and some nb
• You are just now starting to chub up.
• You found your voice and you "sing" like the baby in Aaliyah's song "Are you that somebody?"
• You love kisses.

I can't count the number of times people stop me and freak out because they thought you were a doll, and then realize that no, infact you are a real baby. I kept thinking it was a fluke, but

it happens at least twice a day!
I love you,
 my sweet baby doll.