Mittens for Mollie

It's funny to me how many memories are triggered by simple things, like a smell, or a sound, or an outfit...

This pile of clothes represents so many memories of our sweet baby Kate. They were all hers when she was born, and I'm so thankful now that I've saved them these past six years...What a sweet thing it has been to see our second sweet baby girl wearing her big sister's clothes!

Tiny bundle of preciousness. Mollie is doing great...at 2 weeks old she weighed 8lb 5oz (4oz past her birth weight!) She's doing much better sleeping (the first week was ROUGH), even surprising us with several nights of 5-6 hour stretches. Definitely on the right track!

Josh's parents came up to meet their newest grandbaby. This makes #9 for them!

So peaceful. And check out her mittens! We came home from the hospital with instructions to not cut her nails for two weeks. Well, Mollie managed to scratch her right eye before she was one week old, and wound up with a nasty infection. She had to wear mittens to keep her from putting her fingers in her eye while it healed. It's funny because the kids call them her boxing gloves :)

Lovin' on Nen.

Comic relief...the kids love this crazy ringtone that Josh has on his phone...guaranteed laugh from all :) It's actually come in handy a few times as a diffuser when the boys are getting into it with each other. All Josh has to do is pull out his phone, and the tears turn to laughter from one second to the next.

Lovin' on Pa. And if you look closely, you can see Mollie's poor little swollen right eye.

Look how long she is!! And the mittens make me laugh because they swallow her tiny little hands.

Saying good-bye...Nen and Pa's visit was short but sweet :)

Oh my word. Love them so.

Sleepy girl

I love it when they get all wadded up like this to sleep

Chillin' in her swing...actually sleeping soundly for a moment as the boys are off doing something else. Usually Mollie in the swing is a magnet for them to come "help" swing her. She's going to have to be a tough girl to survive in this house :)

Although, I must say, in their defense, both Carter and Hudson LOVE their new baby sister and are very sweet and gentle when they interact with her. Makes this mama's heart so full...