Time Flies.....

Wow, I can't believe it has been over a month since Marley has come into our lives. So much has happened. At her 2 week appointment she had gained 14oz. since she left the hospital and grew 1 inch, this was a huge weight off my shoulders as I was so worried she wasn't gaining weight, she was eating, but sometimes I would catch all the milk just spilling out the side of her mouth... She also was our first child that did not have to go under the jaundice lights.... it was a miracle!! I couldn't believe it, she got really close but we never had to.


At the end of June my family was having a family reunion in Pagosa Springs CO. so we packed up a rented mini van and headed out... The kids did really great, Jack and Elle of course had the hardest time but we made it. Elle was on cousin over-load and was playing non-stop. She loved it but we had to do some detox once we got home and there were not a million little kids to play with. She loved it, and I was so glad we were able to go. I loved seeing all my brothers and sisters and their families. It was a really nice time. We took family pictures and actually got a pretty good one...

When we got home it was right before the 4th of July weekend so we unpacked just in time to pack again as Nancy- Steves mom had got a place up in Park City for Sunday and Monday night... so we headed up there and once again Elle had a blast. She loved the pool and all the activities that you could do. Jack loved sitting on the side of the pool just kicking his legs/feet in the water. I think he probably could have done it the whole day if I let him.... We went to the outlets which I have to say I was sort of sad, there weren't that many really good deals which I thought we might be able to get as it was a holiday weekend, but no luck...

Finally we made it home and our home was an absolute mess, its taken about a week to get in order and I have finally caught up on laundry, just in time for Jack Surgery which will be Friday... with it being Wednesday now, I'm crossing my fingers that he will stay healthy. We need to get this over with, and get past it. We have waited about 3 and 1/2 months to finally get this process started and hopefully this surgery will be all we will need.

Jack has had the hardest time adjusting to Marley. When we first came home Elle was just soooo excited she is the best big sister holder around. She loves to hold her and she does such a good job just sitting still. That was part of the issue with Jack he had less attention from his older sis, and from his parents. There were a few days when he would just go over to this little spot he picked out and sit there with a sad face. It broke my heart but made me laugh at the same time. But now he is getting a lot more into having a little baby around. He started saying baby and he will come and look at her... sometimes he wants to be a little rough but he really is just wanting to get close. It has been a crazy 4 weeks but full of fun...