The past 10 weeks...

On Friday, my baby girl turned 10 weeks old! I can't believe how fast the time goes when you have a baby AND a toddler. 

In the past 10 weeks so much has happened! There is no way I'm going to be able to write it all down, but here are the highlights:

• Kailynn turned 2! (Dec. 9th.. which is technically a little over 11 weeks ago.. but shhhhh! It's still important!)
• Leilah was born!
• My parents and little sisters came to visit and meet Leilah.
• Devin got his first REAL haircut.
• Devin turned 2 and started talking up a storm!
• Leilah started smiling and laughing.

Three of those things, I am super excited about.

First of all, Devin getting his hair cut! I had been bugging Jr for weeks to let me get it cut. It has been an ongoing battle between the two of us since Devin was born. Jr always wanted to let it grow out, and then when it got long enough, we could cut it all off and donate it. Well the problem with that is that it needs to be 10 inches long to donate it, and it was so long and always getting in his eyes. He was constantly pushing his hair out of his face... It drove me nuts!

Finally, Jr agreed to take him to get it cut. And surprisingly, Jr loves his hair like this. It's crazy how just a haircut could turn Devin from my little baby, into my little boy!

Second, I don't know what happened, but Devin turned 2, and all of a sudden he won't stop talking! Kailynn started talking early, and A LOT. So, when Devin was 15 and 18 months, I was so worried, because he didn't seem interested at all in talking. His pediatrician reassured me over and over that he was doing just fine and that he would start talking when HE was ready. I continued to read to him every night, and I talk to him constantly, and all of a sudden, he just started talking like crazy! He went from saying maybe 10-15 words, to now saying between 75-100 AND putting 2 and 3 word sentences! It makes me so happy when my little boy tells me, "Ove oooo" (Love you)... or "Mommy pleaseee?"

Third... Leilah started laughing and smiling!!! I know I'm a bit biased, but she is the most beautiful girl in the world to me. When you have a toddler, you get so used to them playing and talking. Then you have a baby again, and they are so little and helpless. You become amazed all over again by the simplest things that you take for granted with your older children. Something as simple as a smile can brighten your whole day.

My children amaze and amuse me everyday... They make me a better person and mother. I can't wait to see what the next 10 weeks bring.