mallory smiles

little miss mally gave me a great big smile this afternoon...


and then she couldn't stop smiling!

blessing day

Yesterday Jared blessed our sweet baby Mallory. It was a beautiful blessing. He blessed her with patience and kindness and to keep her family and friends close. He blessed her to help hold our family together and to have a love for the gospel and a desire to go to the temple.

Mallory Kate was blessed in my mom's baby blessing dress and I think she looked beautiful in it. We had lots of family come to support her and celebrate her.

big brother + baby sister

jace loves mallory very much. sometimes a little too much. he hugs and kisses her every chance he gets.


he makes sure that everyone knows to be careful with mallory. when mallory was getting her blood drawn (from her arms - poor baby) at the hospital (for jaundice - the reason why she has a lovely orange face) jace told the nurses: "be careful because that's my baby sister and i would be very sad and miss her if you broke her."


mallory is learning to love her big brother also. the first week she would cry when he would get too close. the second week she would just have a very distressed look on her face. and the third week she acted as if its no big deal. i don't know if she loves the extra attention but she definitely tolerates it now.


jace's favorite thing to do is lay next to her and cuddle her. he is learning to "be soft" and no longer lays on top of her or squeezes her so hard she cries. hopefully this will be the beginning of a great relationship and sibling bond.


and a picture that makes me laugh every time i see it. probably the way she feels sometimes when jace is near.

photos

i have been meaning to write a blog post to go with these pictures but that obviously hasn't happened. maybe this weekend i will find the time and energy to do it. so for now, a couple pictures that i did get around to taking and editing.

my sweet babies (although jace claims he is not my baby anymore)

mallory kate - 11 days old

mallory kate
thursday, february 18, 2010
10:28 a.m.
7 lbs. 6oz.
18.5 inches
eats and poops like a champ
has crazy long strawberry blonde hair
loves to be cuddled and held
adored by her mom, dad and big brother

mally's birth day

mallory kate

02.18.2010 - 7 lbs. 6 oz. - 18.5 inches

jace

this little boy brings me so much joy each and every day.



he also drains me of all my energy each and every day.



he can often be found in more than one shirt on the floor playing cars or legos. he loves playing with his friends and his mom and dad. he is a complete sponge and soaks up everything he can. he has a crazy imagination and tells us all kinds of stories about his "adventures." and he changes his name frequently (but is most likely to answer to diego).

he is very excited for his baby sister to get her and tells her everyday to come out of mommy's tummy. when he sees the baby stuff he says "ah, it's so cute" or "this is adorable." and whenever we are at the store he finds something he thinks we should buy for baby sister. he plans on changing her diaper, feeding her and rocking her back to sleep when she wakes up at night.

he tells us everyday how much he loves us and we can't imagine our lives without him!

sunbeam

jace is now a sunbeam! after a month of ups and downs he now enjoys going to primary each week. he has learned how to stay in his seat, that there is a time for playing star wars and airplanes and a time for church, that you have to ask if you want to go get a drink of water and that he doesn't need jack (one of his best little buddies) to be happy in primary.

last week during testimony meeting he hopped off jared's lap and started heading to the aisle. after stopping him this was our conversation:

me: where are you going?
jace: to talk up there.
me: what are you going to say?
jace (in a "duh" tone of voice): the first article of faith.

he was pretty set on going up the whole time and was not very happy that i did not let him. his sunbeam teacher let him "bear his testimony" during his class which made him happy.

Happy Valentine's Day!