There has been so much going on since my last post. So, I will just start at the beginning!
Of course, a shot of one my girls. Julia couldn't decide between juice or milk so she had both!
Even more exciting, on Wednesday, January 11, Pa Pa James came to town! And he came with Christmas gifts. The girls were really excited to see him and open more packages. Natalie even dressed up her leotard with a rainbow hair piece.
Dad know that Julia likes cows, so he got her this stuffed one for Christmas. Of course it is a big hit.
Dad also got the girls jewelry boxes and they both loved them!
Dad and his little girls.
Natalie loves her new dance class. It starts at 5:45 and she is ready at 4 every Thursday. I am in love with the new camera that Dad got me for my birthday. I thought I would take some photos of Natalie in her dance class. It is half tap and half ballet.
Here are Dad and the girls playing with some play dough.
With Dad in town I upgraded Natalie to a booster seat. She was so excited that she got a seat like the big kids.
I have been trying some new things with Natalie's hair. I really like how this turned out.
My kiddos are crazy in the shower. Julia loves to just stand under the stream and just about drown. Natalie loves to sing and listen to herself. Here are some photos of my drown rat.
Dad came into town to see us and to help me out. I am finally going to have my umbilical hernia surgery repair on Friday. So, of course I have to have a before photo! And if you are wondering how I got this, it was due to two pregnancies with really big babies and a not so big Ma Ma! Jeff had named it the beak and I am sure that he will be sad that it is now gone...
The surgery went well, but was a lot more extensive then the surgeon had planned. I had many hernias and my ab muscles had been torn so much that my ad wall was weak. So, she fixed all the hernia's and pulled my abs back together and sewed them to stay there. Needless to say the recovery has been slow going. I was hoping for a small incision under my belly button, but that is not what happened! Oh well, when it heals I am hoping it looks great! If anyone has used any scar lotions or creams and they worked great, I am all ears!!
Of course I have had a great nursing staff. My family. I even have 24 hour observation.
Saturday was my Birthday, so Dad brought me breakfast in bed! Mom kept Natalie all night so it was just Julia that celebrated with me in the morning. Of course, she had to pinch my underarm.
So what does a good little sister do when her big sister is gone? That's right. Put on her play clothes and dance!
Yep, needing to get her pinch on a little more. If you don't know, this is what Julia does to pacify herself. Yep, I know, it is weird!
On Monday night I finally felt good enough to celebrate my birthday!
Dad and the girls made a cake and Mom got me the greatest gift!! Jeff and the girls had got me something on Thursday. A great wallet that holds my phone and some bath and body stuff.
I guess Natalie did the pink sprinkles and Julia did the rainbow ones. Too cute.
