Getting to know Lou

Our beautiful baby girl is fun to watch (and easy to photograph because she sleeps so much!)

Not to brag, but once again we keep hearing "seriously, most newborns are funny looking, but this baby is BEAUTIFUL" -- we have to agree :)

Adorable old man/monkey toes (likely not seen by those who made previous comment - these are feet only a mother could adore!)

Perfect rosebud lips

Welcoming...

Louisa Pauline Madea

February 23rd @ 10:45 pm

7 lb 14 oz, 20.5 inches

 Greg's humor on my "board"

 naked shot, but seriously, she tried to crawl out of the scale!

a little more decent

 What a "seasoned" papa!

Exhausting, but worth it...

Worn after all births ... gladly not with just a mustache!

the only way I can still see my feet...

SERIOUSLY!?!?!

I'm feeling okay but eager to meet our newest

 (and be done carrying the "passenger")

Hopefully we'll have some news to post soonish...

Anatomy of a front flip

Cora is progressing so well at gymnastics, the high bar is quickly becoming her favorite rotation...

  

It's hard to believe she's only 3+3/4 years old!

Almost Valentine's Day

Today the girls had their parties at school and they looked pretty darn cute... had to share a few pix :)

 Riding the horses in the entryway of school (a daily ritual)

 Cora going through her Valentine's box and checking out her new "loot"

Emi FINALLY smiling for a posed picture -- she's such a candid kid, no smiles on demand typically! 

VERY proud of herself, decorating the kitchen window with sticky hearts

Emi's first haircut

WOW, she beat her sister by 2 whole years! Tomorrow are school pictures and her shaggy bangs were in desperate need of a trim, so we did it on our own...  

yes, they touched her lower eyelashes

 steady hands

 not bad!?! 

Spring is in the air...

So much so that the girls requested ice cream cones after lunch today. They were too cute as they carefully enjoyed their little cones (a great find at the grocer!!)