Miscellaneous June Cuteness

It didn't take long after Brian went back to work for the kids to start getting restless from being held victim to a newborn's schedule. So we decided to venture out of the house and went to the park with Nani, Auntie Suz & Katelyn!

McKenna had so much fun just dumping sand with Nani. I don't know why this tickled her so, but I just love her giggles and smiles from that day!












And just a few more of Bella's cute little newborn face that didn't fit with the other posts.

Meeting Great Grandparents

When she was a few weeks old, Bella got to meet her Great Grandma and Grandpa Wiley. She is the 11th great grandchild! They kinda liked her!









Grandma, always the baby whisperer, helped Bella get a good nap!

It's in the Genes

Proof that the crazy poofy hair is hereditary! I was born with jet black hair that stuck straight up for months! While none of the kids had nearly as much hair as I did and it wasn't as dark, they all inherited the same poofiness!

Me


Austin


McKenna


Bella


Bella's poofy hair was, by far, the most impressive of my three kids. Her's also stuck around the longest. It didn't go away until almost 6 months. The first two kids had lost most of their hair after the first couple months, so there was less to poof! I loved Bella's poof! I never made attempts to tame it. It reflected her joyful personality too much!

Bella's First Bath - Third Time's a Charm!

When it came time for Bella's first bath, we were determined to not get pooped on this time! With Austin, we didn't put a diaper on him right away and he pooped in his towel and promptly got a second bath! McKenna was diapered but still managed to explode everywhere and also promptly had a second bath. So this time, we made sure to wait until AFTER Bella had pooped to even start the bath and made sure to put a diaper on her immediately afterward. And thankfully, third times a charm! No poop! Bella was already turning out to be easier than the other two!

And true to her easy little self, she was uber calm and just happy as she could be during her first bath. Not to mention, she looked so cute all cleaned up!

Like Brother Like Sister

Austin (18 months) helping me set up McKenna's bouncy seat


McKenna (26 months) doing the same when I got it out for Bella