Corabelle is Baptized

Just a few days before we left for Singapore, Corabelle was baptized. It was a lovely ceremony and a great way to celebrate her joining God’s family with all of our families.

Emmeline-isms (Quotes & Stories): February & March

Talking about changing Corabelle’s diaper.

E: Did she poop?

Me: I don't know, maybe.

E: Maybe it's a yittle (little) one. Maybe moray eel poop! A yellow morey eel poop!

Looking at a picture on the phone of Corabelle laying down in her crib:

Me: Who is that?

E: Corabelle. Where is she?

Me: Laying in her crib in mommy and daddy's room.

E: Yooks (looks) like she's laying on the wall. 

Showing Ben owl book from library

"Isn't this a cute book?"

Have you ever seen a skunk?

“No not in yeal (real) lice (life)”

Me: Say bye to grandpa; he’s going to work. 

E: Bye. I sought you were going Tuesday! Said with scrunched eyes and nose

Favorite stories to tell:

She loves to talk about the muskrat that I saw in the backyard after the bouncy house. Tells almost everyone “I saw a muskrat! It has a yong sinny (long skinny) tail!”

We’ve seen lots of wildlife in the backyard in Wisconsin, and she loves to talk about the tracks she’s seen: Bear tracks, muskrat tracks, deer tracks, Emmine (Emmeline) tracks!

Loves giving music lessons to her students, using her pony book and playing on the piano while singing.

2 Months

Another month, and it was a fun one! Corabelle started smiling and interacting more and more. 

The play mat has become the favorite toy, especially the black and white peacock that hangs from it. She’s always kicking and smiling at it; even close to a few laughs there! Tummy time is still not a favorite, but she gets plenty of neck strengthening looking over peoples shoulders and in the ring sling. 

 

Her sleep has been a bit all over the place this month. We don’t have a set schedule yet, but she definitely likes to nap more during the day than Emmeline did! Nighttime has ranged from 4-8 hour chunks this month, but as we approached 2 months we are pretty consistently asleep by 8:15 (sometimes earlier), wake around 3/3:15 to eat, sleep till 6:30/6:45ish. Of course, we’ve had some nights with more awake times, which makes for a tired mama!

 

 

Feeding bunny from belly button

 

Corabelle continues to be a spit up queen. It doesn’t seem to bother her much, but the laundry is out of control for both her and me! Overall she’s a pretty chill baby. She tolerates her car seat now, loves her big sister (and big sister her), recognizes Mom and grandparents, and tracks objects. She still has a significant fussy time in the evening around 6-7pm where nothing seems to calm her, but getting her to sleep seems to help!

 

 

Hopefully the fussiness subsides in the next month or so. For now we will enjoy the smiles! Looking forward to another fun month and being reunited with Dad!

Easter

Easter was busy this year! A little strange not having Dad around, but we had lots of fun with family. 

Goodbyes

Our Singapore chapter is soon beginning. While we are excited for the new experience, it was sad (and a bit chaotic) to say goodbye to our lives in Texas for a while.

1 Month

It's hard to believe it's been a month. It's been a whirlwind with adjusting to life with a newborn again, managing two kids, and moving out of Texas and preparing for an international move. Corabelle has been a trooper through it all, and she has already changed so much in just a few weeks!

Photo Shoot

Over the course of several days we did a little newborn/sister/family photo shoot. The most challenging part was getting the toddler to cooperate, but we got some good photos, I'd say!