Long time, no write! It's been awhile since I've posted anything & we have so much more happening in our lives now! We have a new addition to the family, Alyssa Joy Haynes, who was born August 5, 2010 at 6:48am at Trinity Hospital, Augusta, GA. She was 8 lbs 8.8 oz. Matt thought the scale was broken because it read 8.8.8. She is already two months old & starting to smile, bat at things, look around & is more alert each day! We chose the name just a few days before her birth! It was so hard to choose a name that we both agreed on! I knew I wanted Joy to be the middle name even before we knew we were having a girl! I felt God whispering to me during worship at church one Sunday....the middle name should be Joy because we are so filled with joy as God has blessed us with another healthy baby! So far she seems to be laid back! Alyssa already sleeps 4-5 hours at a time most nights! How cool is that?! I'm always afraid I'll jinx myself by saying that!
Ellie is now two years old as of August 25th this year! Her Auntie Val "Wow" as she calls her & I made Elmo cupcakes for her! They were a big hit! We had my parents, sister & new hubby, Matthew, here visiting us for Alyssa's birth & we had an early birthday party for Ellie. We got her a little kitchen on Amazon that she loves. We got pink since we have another girl who will hopefully enjoy it someday, as well. It's hard to believe she's already two years old! She's starting to put sentences together now, but mostly still learning words. She has a pretty broad vocab though! We love the way she says "Please, Thank You" together all the time before you get a chance to give her what she's asking for. She also says, "Alk" for milk, but chocolate milk is "chocwhik malk". She learned how to push the water dispenser on the fridge, so we now have to lock the button.
Life is very different, crazy at times now, but so blessed! We are loving seeing how Ellie is learning so much! She's such a sponge the way she's catching everything & trying to put things together. She's really sweet with Alyssa, though we're not too confident in leaving her alone for a second with her. She has already given her Cheerios, which did not settle at all with Alyssa. She also tries to cover Alyssa's mouth when she's crying or rock her very fast in her swing. Never a dull moment!
We are learning each day how to be parents! I just started a bible study with some ladies from church & a few military wife friends on Shepherding a Child's Heart by Tedd Tripp. I'm very excited to learn how to be a better mommy to my girls, with God's help!
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