June 11, 2010

New Pics & Updates

WHAT A GREAT WEEK!
3 days in the last week Genna (a mere 7wks old) slept 6-7 hours at night! What a good girl!
AND.....Maya is getting the hang of potty training. We've had 2 days of great success (oh, that reminds me, I have to put jelly beans on the shopping list)
6/15/10 Update - Genna's long night sleeps may have been a fluke... no repeats lately.  But Maya's potty progress is awesome!  Hardly any accidents all week and she's only in dipes for sleeps & outings.
Adorable, yes.... but Papa is getting tired of being stopped by curl admirers when he's out with our cutie. With our new family schedule, her weekly bath quota has declined sharply.... and hair brushing along with it. It is getting difficult to comb through and the humidity doesn't help. Today Papa asked her if she wanted dreadlocks. She replied with an enthusiastic "YES" but I think she assumed a dreadlock was something to eat.
Strawberry Sissies (Maya loves the scrawberwee jammies from Grandma)
&
Picking Berries with Babcia
Grandpa visited after the Indy 500
The Crib is still Maya's, but sometimes Genna gets to cuddle & play in there. Maya's naps are still so great, I'd hate to mess that up with a furniture switch-a-roo.
We had a great trip to Chicago with Grand-ma-ma Glista.
Baby Cousin Seraphina's Christening Party
(do you notice a pattern in Tom's behavior at family parties? Above: June 2010, Below: November 2007 @ Becky's Baby Shower). To be fair to Tom - If I had a photo record of Jeff at such events, he'd be in the same boat.


Mama's-Eye-View of Baby's First Smiles. She is supposed to be eating breakfast.... but prefers having a smiling contest with Mama - she wins!

April 28, 2010

Sissies & Diapies

The first of MANY (no doubt) Mama-made Matching Outfits.
OK - maybe a diaper does not constitute an outfit?!
Maya is modeling a Rita's Rump Flannel Fitted
Baby Genna is in an experimental 2-sizes-fits-most (S/M).
It seems to work! Mama may be onto something!
While Maya has had her moments of frustration with the new family dynamics this week - she is all love and kisses (and sniffs) to Baby Sister. Maya loves to hold her, feed her, brush her hair, burp her, and sniff her!

Genna in the Katrina Wool Soaker Pattern (size newborn).
Thanks for the yellow sweater, Aunt Sandy....CUTE!
Note - This pattern is meant to be a diaper cover. I couldn't actually fit a fitted or prefold under this (its over a *gasp* PAMPERs, just for the photo) - - Genna is already graduated from the other NB covers I have and is into small...... does this sound like a repeat of Maya!


April 21, 2010

Welcome Genevieve



Introducing 

Genevieve Violet Carroll
Born Sunday, April 18, 2010 at 8:39AM
(one week late!)
8lbs, 11 oz
21" Long


Maya & Genna have 2 great-grandmother's named Genevieve.  Grandma Zubko went by "Penny" and Grandma Boyan used the nickname "Jean".

A dark haired beauty, like Grandma Carroll predicted.  
She does look quite a bit like newborn Maya.... right down to the super long fingers and toes.

So far she's a sleeper!  Like Papa.

Grandpa Boyan came to visit the girls.

Maya loves to hold her baby.  She inspected and counted to make sure she had all her parts.  Feet, Hands, Eyes, Ears, Nose!

THANKS FOR ALL YOUR HELP AUNT COURTNEY!