Thursday, September 15, 2011

What's happenin'

To answer the title of this post: not much. I am merely giving in to peer pressure by posting pictures of Holland. And I can't believe its taking peer pressure from my friends and family to get more pictures taken/posted. I am slipping. Yikes! Poor second kid is neglected. Last night Nick and I were having a sporadic conversation upstairs. After about twenty minutes, Nick goes, "Hey, where is Holland?" And I responded with, "Oh yeah, we have a baby." :)


Most of the time, when she's not being ignored, we love to cuddle with her. She rolls up into a pefect little ball. The creepy thing about this picture is I have an ultrasound picture that is identical. It was during this ultrasound that the technician was freaking out about how chubby her cheeks were and Briz thought it was hilarious.




Holland hates to be cold. She gets royally pissed when someone tries to change her diaper or clothes. Generally she is quite a mellow thing. But when one of these two things happens, she lets you know right away. Note: She also hates to be kept waiting when she's hungry. She's a total porker.


I am very proud of this picture because I caught her with her eyes open (even though you can't really see her all that well). She still hardly ever opens her eyes, at a little over 3 weeks. Is it wrong for me to want her to stay this way until she's 17? Sure it might mean she's a little slow but it would be well worth it.


I thought that Brizzy's love for Holland would die down but it has been the exact opposite. Her affection just seems to get more intense and aggressive! Here are some things she does to Holland:


-Runs toy cars over her face

-Sings to her. Usually I am a Child of God. Eh, that song!

- Shares her toys with her. And then gets very frustrated when Holland doesn't wake up to play with said toys. Briz will poke her in the eyes and sometimes try to pry her eyelids open.

-Tries to help Holland when she is crying. In the car the other night, when Holland was crying she tried to hold her hand. "Holland, hold my hand. Stop crying little girl! Mom, Holland won't stop crying!"

-Jumps on top of her. The other night, Holland was lying on her bed when Brizzy full on jumps in the air and lands on her knees on top of Holland. Nick's instinct was to throw Briz off her bed. When we asked her what she was doing, she said she was trying to bounce Holland. Duh.



Because we are incredibly spiritual people, we have been trying to read the Book of Mormon with Briz. And when I say we, I mean Nick. I generally just sit there and laugh uncontrollably. Briz has been talking a lot about Laman and Samuel being good boys. I mean, she's smart, but not that smart. She's a little confused. What she never gets confused about is Sariah. She loves her.


Briz and Nick have been wresting a lot these days. This particular fight was over Brizzy's princess crown. She loves it. She wears it all day every day. She is obsessed with anything princess. Whose child is this?!



Nick and Briz getting their energy out. They have way too much. The upside to this with Briz is that she takes crazy long naps. Nick is also a very heavy sleeper, but that is not the best thing with a newborn. I generally have to hit him on average 10 times before he gets up with Holland (note: I am a really good wife and hardly ever make him up, but that also may be because its way too much work to get him out of bed).


I am torturing Holland here; its right before a feeding. And while she may think the couch is food, she is getting a bit of an ab workout in. She will thank me someday.



I think its a great thing I take a bazillion pictures of my kids. However, I have corrupted Briz. She has turned into a little poser. Every time she holds Holland she looks at me and says, "Take a picture." She does not get this blue steel pose from me however. She gets it from these crazy people. I guess I should just be glad that she is no longer doing her really really ugly fake smile. Seriously, it was scary.



Briz sharing her baby doll with Holland and Holland is pretty freakin' excited about it.


She is a crazy maniac. She likes to push her stroller around a lot, but generally without a doll in it. We have been working on potty training and she has been semi-successful. Besides me actually being home a few hours a day to help her, the big key has been offering her money. Its the biggest motivator for her. She's a greedy little toddler that loves money. Whenever she finds change lying around the house, she quickly steals it and puts it in her bank.


Holland doing what she does best: sleeping. Her stats for two weeks were:


Length: 20 inches, 35 %ile Weight: 8 lbs., 39th %ile


We also found out at the dr.'s that we have thrush, but luckily we caught it pretty early and it is now almost gone.

She likes to sleep with her head resting on one arm. It has been a complete 180 from having Briz. It's just so interesting how they come with little personalities. She is sweet and mellow and I am pretty sure Nick nor I have anything to do this that :)


6 comments:

Sierra @ Sierra's View said...

1. I am so happy that a good sense of humor has not only gone to me, but you have received that gift as well. Congratulations.
2. I'm just happy that I made this blog post under "crazy people."
3. Brizzy is getting more aggressive each and every day. That's just awesome...real awesome.
4. Holland is ADORABLE. I love her.
5. Miss you guys!

Carly said...

Hate to burst your bubble, but Sadie slept for the first 3 months of her life. She is nuts now. But, oh man, what I would give for another baby like Sadie. Enjoy it before she gets crazy! :)

Amander said...

Oh my goodness, your girls are the cutest!

I love that Brizzy is so aggressively loving Holland. Can't wait to see how this works out :).

Papworth's said...

Oh my gosh!! I laughed so hard at this post! The pictures are all so adorable! I need to spend more time with Briz! Hilarious! Some of that reminded me of Will. It's funny how you're protecting one of children from one of your children. Totally remember those days! Also laughed so hard to hear about The Book of Mormon and who Briz is drawn to. I gotta say, good to hear that my child isn't the only one! I was getting concerned about Will always wanting to play like he's Gaston or some other Weiner in a Disney show. He always picks the disobedient naughty one.

Briawna said...

wait until holland is old enough to fight back. then she turns into teya, who shoves her sister and says, "no, no, no!" it's pretty funny, actually...unless you're portia, who is seriously offended by it. cute pics. i gotta find a way to get out there to see that baby!

Kelly Munns said...

she looks like a little blondie! how cute is she?! lucky, lucky mama!