Just some pictures

Both girls sleeping in the car... oh, if it was only always this peaceful!


I love these two pictures of Scarlett. She is my pretty, pretty girl!!!

Gymnastics

if you've already seen Shana's blog, then you've seen Chloe's gymnastics pictures. Scarlett's in the same class (but on a different day) and she loves it, loves it, loves it! She's pretty good at it, too!! Juan's had to take her lately because I've been home with the baby, and I actually miss seeing her there! Hopefully I can pick up soon!

Easter Egg Hunt

On Easter, we had an easter egg hunt at my parent's house. Scarlett thought it was pretty awesome, especially since the eggs at m and m's inside!! She was COVERED in chocolate and we had to seriously brush her teeth before bed. It was a beautiful spring day and the easter dresses next to the green grass just turned out beautiful! I usually don't like spring (allergies, too hot to hang outside, too cold to go swimming, etc) but this one I am enjoying! Probably because I've been cooped up for so long!

Update... and Savannah pictures

Here's an update on the newest Valdes (who turned 4 weeks old on Saturday): Savannah is a wonderful, wonderful baby!! We thought we had gotten lucky with Scarlett (who was very easy) but so far Savannah is even better than she was. She does not fuss very much, only when she's hungry, and who can blame her for that? She nurses extremely well and doesn't mind when her big sister goes investigating her. But the most important question... how does she sleep? So far very, very well! I'm probably averaging 7-8 hrs a night total, which isn't bad for a newborn! If only Scarlett weren't such an early riser (6:30 AM is sleeping in for her) then I'd probably get around nine hours every night! Oh, I know this can all change in the blink of an eye, but I'm happy at where we are so far.
As for the big sister, Scarlett loves Savannah so much. We just got a new car and the two carseats ended up next to eachother. (I like having Savannah's car seat in the middle rather than on the side.) Scarlett always has to hold "Sissy's" hand when we're driving. And just now, she ran up to me with a very concerned expression and said, "Where baby?" because Savannah's sleeping in her baby seat and not in her swing where she usually sleeps. She definitely pushed the limits when we first came back from the hospital--- did lots of stuff she knows she's not supposed to do with a "what are you going to do about it?" look on her face. But that has pretty much faded, and now we're finally achieving a routine. Scarlett's still two-- there's no perfect child here, but she loves her sister and that's the most important thing!

some pictures

Our other memory card has better pictures... but in the meantime, I thought I'd post some from Savannah's first two weeks. She's getting so big already and is such a GOOD BABY. She's sleeping awesome and nursing like a pro. She doesn't seem to fuss that much yet, but I know she's new, so I can't count on anything!! Scarlett is just so in love with her. She always asks "where the baby go?" when she doesn't see her. Of course, there's a little bit of aggression directed at US, but at least she's sweet and loving with the baby! Things are looking UP around here for sure! The first two weeks were a little rough, trying to get Scarlett acclimated and nursing down. But I think we're on a good streak and that it will only continue!!