It feels like Spring!

Just a quick post.

Tonight we introduced Penelope to cereal for the first time. She LOVED it (that is probably putting it lightly).

For the past few weeks, whenever I was eating something, while I was holding her she's been leaning toward the food - mouth open, or grabbing for it. So it shouldn't have been a surprise that she was basically grabbing for the spoon, ready to shove more in her mouth. Maybe she'll be a good eater - unlike her big sister who I had to bribe to eat dinner tonight. :)

Last week (March 8th) she made it the whole night without a night feeding, and "almost" every night thereafter - so let's hope she continues to sleep well - who knows maybe this will help a little with that too!




We spent a little time outside today, in the beautiful 60 degree weather! That "spring" air always make me a little weepy - it reminds me of the day we brought Lucy home...how has it almost been 3 years? It goes way to fast!

5 months old!

I'm always apologizing for not blogging more, but this past month, I have a better reason - my hard drive crashed! Thankfully, I had everything on my external backup, but it was definitely a pain trying to put my computer back together! I've been working hard at organizing all my files and photos and getting it backed up on other drives.

So here is a quick synopsis of the girls this month!

Lucy...
LOVES her baby sister...she can hardly wait for her to wake up every morning. She loves holding her hand, helping me change her diaper, picking out what she should wear for the day, getting/rinsing off her pacifier, and especially watching "linesteins" (Little Einsteins) every morning. She tells me everyday... "Mommy, Attapee wants to watch a movie together" or "Attapee wants to play with me." Today she told me that Penelope was her best friend. Melts my heart! I can only hope that loves continues!

Lucy is really into puzzles and matching card games right now. She will play them over, and over and over again. While it is great she has something that can occupy her time while we are stuck inside, I cannot wait for spring! We all need to get outside! Lucy also reminds me everyday that she wants to get her sunglasses and suit on and go to the pool...she's obviously ready for summer!

Her other favorite thing is talking about her birthday party. I hear what kind of cake she wants about every day too. Currently, Blues Clues and Little Einsteins are the top contenders. I'm in denial that she is going to be three years old in less than two months! Where did the last three years go!?!!?

Penelope...
Is pretty fond of her big sister too. This month, she's really stared watching and laughing at Lucy. It's so great to watch them interact with each other. She's still a fairly easy baby, although this past week she was a bit fussier than normal, as she had a stomach bug. She's starting to have a few favorite toys (Sophie the giraffe, a minky lovie, a musical caterpillar and little bee toy. The bee toy was also one of Lucy's favorites. She has been chewing her fingers like crazy for the past two months, so I'll be interested to see how long it takes for a tooth to pop through. She's a much better sleeper than Lucy was, as she goes right to sleep at night and only wakes up once to eat. (It's quick and she goes right back to sleep - most of the time).

Penelope is also growing like a weed! Yesterday, Lucy told me that her "baby sister is getting bigger!" - boy is she right! She's really looking like a baby now and not like an infant anymore. While I'm thrilled she's growing and developing as she should, it's a little sad that it has to happen so fast! At four months she weighed 14.0 lbs and when I took her in for a few shots at five months she was up to 15.8! She's almost doubled her birth weight!

Next month....SIX MONTHS OLD! How is that possible?

xoxo,
Meg


Watching Little Einsteins together.








Decked out in their Dr. Seuss gear - in honor of his birthday on March 2nd!

January so far...

I just realized I haven't posted at all this month! I'm such a bad blogger. Okay, well long story short is we've had a great month so far! Penelope is growing like a weed and is so much fun. She is all smiles and giggles and such an easy going baby.

Lucy's had a lot of fun this month too, especially enjoying some nice warm days outside and when it has snowed, she LOVED making snowmen.

This coming weekend we are taking a little trip to Galena with our fellowship group from church. Marcus is skiing and Penelope and I are relaxing/shopping and most importantly sleeping! :) Lucy, our early riser, is staying with Grandma and Grandpa Rapp - so you can be sure Mom and Dad will be enjoying sleeping in as much as possible! :)

Here are a few pics from this month!




Our cute little cub!


Marcus and Lucy about ready to make a snowman!



I had to get a few pics of Penelope in her cute little sis shirt!


Penelope and Judah at almost 4 months - aren't they the cutest baby cousins you've ever seen? :)

The best gift!

There really is nothing better than celebrating Christmas with family and friends. Here is a little recap of our holiday...

We enjoyed the Elsasser family Christmas on Friday night, and then opened presents and had a delicious lunch with the Rapp side on Saturday. We drove to Decatur on Saturday night and were able to attend a Christmas Eve Service (Lucy did AMAZING thanks to some new blocks) and opened presents and had other great meal on Sunday. Lucy and Penelope loved spending time with their cousins, especially Judah, Maggie and Lucas.

We drove back home on Monday night and got back just in time to get together with a bunch of our friends (Marcus's high school group) and all their kids. Seven kids under six years! It was a little crazy but super fun! (One six year old, two (almost) four year olds, two two year olds, one one year old, and Penelope).

Marcus took work off thru Wednesday, and we enjoyed having him home for a few extra days. I especially enjoyed sleeping in and a few long naps!

All in all, a great holiday and a WONDERFUL year! We are so thankful to have been blessed with another baby and now to have two happy, healthy - beautiful little girls. We couldn't ask for a better gift!


Penelope on Christmas Eve (Her three month birthday!)



Our sweet blessings!



We are excited to see what 2012 has in store for us! (Penelope is too, I promise!) Happy New Year!

Ho Ho Ho!

It only took two Christmases but Lucy finally loves Santa! He asked her what she wanted him to bring her and she replied with "Um...I'd like a pink present, Santa." He tried asking "what she wanted INSIDE the pink present" but I think he gave up after he kept getting "a pink one!" as an answer.

Lucy is still loving Red, the elf. We love watching her run downstairs every morning, trying to find him, screaming "there he is!" -"he moved!" and then proceeding to tell us "we can't touch him, he's special" - "if we touch him he can't go to Santa, okay?"

Our "little" 2 month old

It's such a weird feeling when you have a baby. I can't believe Penelope is 2 months old - as it has gone so fast, yet at the same time it feels like she's been a part of our family forever. She turned 2 months on Thanksgiving - and boy am I thankful for her!




She also had her two month appointment yesterday and she is a healthy happy baby girl. By no means is she a "small" baby, but in comparison to the other "Jacoby" babies, she is definitely the smallest. She weighed in at 11 lbs 6 oz (61% percentile) and 23 inches long (70% percentile). Lucy was 12 lbs 13 oz at 2 months (90% percentile) and 23 inches too. (All the other "Jacoby" babies rocked the 90% for most of their first year in weight.)

In other news, Lucy is still loving her baby sister as much as ever. I know this Christmas is going to be even more fun than the last few, as she is really starting to get into all the fun kid's Christmas activities. She helped with the tree this year and is every interested in finding "Red" every morning after he reports to Santa at the North Pole every night.

A bit behind...

I realize I'm a bit behind on blogging. October may have been the busiest month of my life - and the best too! We are adjusting well to life with two and enjoying every crazy minute. Here are a few pictures from the last month. Here is a small photo recap. I'll try my best to do a better job of posting this month - promise :)


First real bath


Lucy loves her little sis!


Our cute little package


Daddy and his little lady.


I love this sleeper - it was my favorite with Lucy too!


One BIG month!


Smiley little flower


Lucy obviously loves Care Bears and had to be one for Halloween


Girls in some Halloween gear


The girls with Great Grandma Elsasser on Halloween.


The girls with Nana and Big Jake on Halloween


Lucy loves Penelope, she just isn't feeling it yet.


Marcus and his girls.


Penelope and her cousin Judah at around 6 weeks.


Penelope was Dedicated at our church this past Sunday. She was dedicated with her cousin Judah too, which made it even more special. She wore the Jacoby family gown that is over 100 years old and has been worn by her great grandpa, grandma, aunt, mom, cousin and sister. The blanket that is in the picture was Marcus' that was used during his dedication.


The big sister wearing one of her Mom's tops from the 80's.