Courtney and Charlotte in town!

This past week, my great San Antonio friend, Courtney, came in town with her little munchkin, Charlotte.  We mostly hung around the house and played with the girls and worked (she works from home too), but we had a great time talking about Mahncke Park (my old neighborhood, where she still lives right down the street from our old house!) and all our friends and MP board enemies! ;)

The girls hung out and got to experience not being only children, which was interesting...  But all in all, a great week and a super collage prepared by Courtney!

Happy one month birthday, Annie!

It seems like the days are so long, but we look back and cannot believe it has already been a month.  It all blurs together, but that is good, because we are almost past the super tough part and into the fun :)  Happy One Month Birthday Annie!

For a month, I have been trying to take a good picture of Annie that shows she looks EXACTLY like June when June was her age.  I finally got one today.  It is so crazy that this can turn into June.  Just so different; its hard to believe how much they change!

Can you tell which is which?

Just as a hint: they are in alphabetical order.  Crazy, huh?!

Haboob

Today, my mom and dad were over hanging out with June and me while Annie cried (no surprise there!). My brother, Travis, just had hernia surgery, so they were talking about the limited activities that Travis can do.  My mom said- "Travis was going over to Tom's to play video games, but the haboob got him."   I was sitting there thinking, oh, some stupid video game thing that I have no desire to know about because  video games would be #8,900,456,724 on my list of interests in life.  So, I am just sitting there thinking- blah, the haboob.  Who cares, mom.  Then, my dad says "yeah, the haboob knocked down a private plane at the airport too."  And my interest perked up a little bit, mostly out of annoyance.  I was thinking- Dad, why the heck do you know or care about haboobs and when have you ever played a video game?  Blah, anyway, again, I was annoyed, but started thinking how a video game character named Haboob (in my mind- somewhat like Jabba the Hut) could get to the real airport and knock down a plane.  This tells you how sleep-deprived I am (yes, thanks Annie for not complying with my schedule), because FINALLY I ask- why do yall keep talking about this haboob?  My mom says- "you didn't see the windstorm?"

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, a haboob.

Who in the world chose to name a wind/dust storm that looked like the Wicked Witch was flying by to Kansas any minute a Haboob- I don't know.  But, four hours later, as I am just now processing my conversation, I got a pretty big kick out of my sleep-deprived confusion.....

Lessons of the day:
#1 Annie, stop crying and sleep all night
#2 Haboob does not equal Jabba the Hut

Found!

After much prayer, 1000 fliers ALL over the neighborhood, and lots of looking, Meuf Te' was found!!  Some sweet college girls said she turned up on their doorstep yesterday four streets away.  They had given her a bath and gone shopping for her and were pretty sad to give her back.  But, the posters did the trick!  They didn't even want the reward and settled for a dozen of our hens' finest!

So glad to have her back!

Meuf Te' or as June says: Moofie

So, I'm not going to mention my terribly painful birthing recovery, or the fact that Annie cries ALOT, or that she takes ALOT of time leaving me no time with June OR that post-pregnancy hormones are ALL over the place, OR that you TOTALLY forget how hard it is to have a newborn and recover and then you are happy and fine a few months later and your body tricks you into having another one and you think AGH! Why did i DO this again???.... (ok, well I mentioned it, but I'll spare you the rest of the deatils ;)

But anyway, this post is to focus on sweet Meuf who has been missing since yesterday.  We think she was kidnapped because she can't be away from me for longer than five minutes and she is gone for the first time ever.  Come back little Meuf Te'!  We love you and miss you....

Hello Baby Annie!

She's here!  The little munchkin arrived with a successful (somewhat traumatic) VBAC with forceps.  But, she made it and she is doing great!  Lots more crying than June, but she looks exactly the same and is adapting to my famous schedule! :)  I am recovering very slowly (actually slower than c-section), but that is to be expected and mom will be staying with me during the day this week.

June has been with my parents for five days (SO helpful!) and is coming back to live in our little house (which we are finally moved into!) tomorrow.  She has adapted perfectly and hardly notices a change with Annie...

A family of four now- adjusting and moving slowly, but very blessed :)