Jillian's Baptism

On Sunday, Jillian was baptized. This is something we have dreamed about for a very long time. These past years, we have sat in church as baby after baby was baptized and on Sunday we finally were able to baptize our sweet Jillian! 

7 and 9

They grow up in the blink of an eye! Wow is that true. 

I tear up a bit when I think about my sweet Brendan being 9 years old already. I remember sitting in the rocker with him, staring at him and loving him so much. Now as I type this I am holding Jillian and taking breaks thinking the same thing. Brendan is almost 9, Carter is 7, Morgan will be 2 and Jillian is already a month old! Crazy how time flies.

Here are a few pictures from the boys annual birthday bash!

Being a mother

Sophie made me a mom but with Jillian I get to be a mother. We have learned and continue to learn so very much from Sophie and boy has Jillian taught us a ton!

Here is what we have learned in the past month:

We now live in Jillian's world, she is in charge.
I love Bill more now than I ever have in my life. Watching him be a father to Jillian is amazing.
Baby poop smells really bad.
Going through five changes of clothes in one day is not uncommon.
Girls can shoot pee too, watch out!
Putting anything over Jillian's head infuriates her.
Bath time is stressful and I am convinced we are scaring her for life. ;)
I actually like the color pink.
At night Bill gets Jillian out of her crib. I don't think he realizes I can hear everything he says to her on the monitor. It is ADORABLE!
I can't believe I now like the color pink.
Hair bows and headbands scare me.
Little girl swim suites might be one of the cutest things on the face of this Earth.
Ok, all little girl clothes could be the cutest!
Breast feeding is not traumatic, it is actually really cool.
I like all shades of pink, light, dark, fuscia, hot pink. Sick isn't it?
When Jillian cries, it hurts my heart.
Jillian does not believe in scheduled feeding.
Babies shed their skin.
Taking blood from a baby is a horrific experience. (for me, Jillian has slept through it each time)
There are a lot of things that really just don't matter. Like...showering and putting clothing on before 11:00 am.

Funny faces of Jillian

The other day Jillian was wiggling away and I grabbed the camera. It was so funny because I took this in less than 30 seconds. She just kept moving! I keep smiling when I look at these :)

Hospital Time

Here are a few shots from our stay in the hospital. We had lots of visitors to welcome Miss Jillian into the world! She did not cooperate for pictures with everyone but here are some of our visitors meeting Jillian.