halloween 2015

nora & evy,

we had quite the halloween this year!  in true georgalas fashion, we celebrated halloween all week long!  you two had plenty of halloween outfits & pj's to wear throughout the week and we took advantage of all the fun fall/halloween activities throughout the month! 

evy isn't so happy about all of her halloween photo shoots

nora & lil squish evy girl

thursday evening we went to prospect high school (mommy's old high school!) with aunt kristen, uncle mike, nathan, kylie & brianna.  they had a "not so scary halloween" event for all the kids in the neighborhood.  you didn't wear your flamingo skirt and did not like the neck too much.  you thought it was too itchy!  so we improvised!  evy didn't dress up... just rocked one of the many halloween outfits :) 

friday morning we went to mommy's school for the halloween parade and then a halloween playdate at georgia's house.  we got to see all of mommy's students and teacher friends!  of course, i forgot to take pictures! 

friday evening we went to downtown arlington heights for trick or treating with aunt dana, uncle tim, kate and tyler.  grandma and papa met us there since they haven't seen you girls in 10 days!! we ended our evening with dinner at noodles... nora's favorite restaurant! 

always checking out the big kids :)

finally halloween morning! when we woke up, it was rainy and COLD.  so we kicked off our celebration with pumpkin pancakes, carving our pumpkin, and long naps for all.  nora decided that we should have a HAPPY face, not a scary face for our pumpkin.  you wanted triangle eyes and a triangle nose.  it was pretty cute that you "designed" our jack-o-lantern or as you call it "pumpkin face" this year!

after naptime, we got all dressed in your flamingo costume and baby owl costume and were ready for our visitors!  grandma, papa, uncle mike, gigi and papa came over for trick or treating and dinner!  nora, you loved being the center of attention (shocking) and evy, you were pretty chill the whole night letting your sister take center stage twirling around with her feathers-galore flamingo skirt!  finally the rain stopped so uncle mike and i took you out for trick-or-treating.  you have been practicing all week saying "trick or treat", putting candy in your pumpkin bucket, and saying "thank you".  this was your first year trick or treating and you were so excited and could have cared less that it was drizzling and cold out!  

we had a great halloween and of course, on sunday we dealt with the halloween hangover and daylight savings time.  stayed in pj's and played around the house all day.

happy halloween my favorite little birds!

xoxo,

mama & daddy 

love seeing how much you've changed throughout the years! 

evy you're one month old!

evy girl,

i can't believe you're ONE MONTH already!!! it feels like just yesterday i was still pregnant with you!  

you've fit so seamlessly into our lives and it's like you were always here!  

you are the most easy going baby and are always up for an adventure! (there are a lot of adventures since your big sis likes to get out of the house!) 

one of many, many park dates

these days you're sleeping and eating a lot... that's pretty much it.  you've been expanding your awake time and we're starting to do our "eat-play-sleep" routine this week, too.  nora loves to do tummy time with you and try and get you to turn your head.  one day you were looking right at her and she got SO excited and said "mommy!!! baby evy looking at nora!!!"

tummy time with big sis

matching pacis. (yikes)

you eat quite often and quickly... anywhere between 9 and 12 times a day.  we haven't given you a bottle yet, but will soon!

you wake up usually twice throughout the night, sometimes more often.  you're sleeping in mommy & daddy's room, sometimes in the pack n' play sometimes in the rock n' play...whatever makes you happier at night (so we can get more sleep!)

we had a little bit of a health scare when you were two weeks old that landed us in the ER, but fortunately everything is a-ok and you just have some major reflux!  the spitting up has gotten slightly better, but not that much.

you weigh 8 pounds 12 ounces (29th percentile) and are 21.5 inches long (71st percentile)... long and lean just like your dad!

you just started growing out of your newborn clothes, lengthwise and seem to be more comfortable in 0-3 month things.  still wearing the itty-bitty newborn diapers though :)

some adventures this month include...

pumpkin patch (see halloween post)

target, marianos, nordstrom... (the usual)

boo at the zoo (see halloween post)

multiple parks around the neighborhood

doctors office & er

n: "baby evy's toes cold, mommy. i hold 'em" 

evy girl,
we love you so much and love being your mommy & daddy.  we are looking forward to watching you grow and seeing the beautiful girl you become!
xoxo,
mommy & daddy 

halloween fun

nora & evy,

we've had some halloween fun lately and are sure to have quite a bit more!  

nora, you are LOVING halloween again this year!  every day we go for walks and you love to point out all the halloween decorations and pumpkins along our way.  your favorite game to play is "i spy..." and you always find some sort of halloween thing to "spy".  you even told me the other day on our walk, "mommy! take picture by orange tree!"

evy, you're a little young for pumpkins and halloween decorations this year :)

we went to boo at the zoo with dana, tim, kate & tyler again this year.  absolutely impossible to get a picture of the 4 of you, but we did have a blast in the corn maze, watching the pumpkin smasher, and feeding the baby goats.

we've been busy doing halloween crafts.  we painted pumpkins the other day and you thought this was an awesome activity! (yay for me... mom win!)

"mummy quesidillas" for lunch!

this was the best i could get for our matching halloween pj's... nora, your skeleton pj's glow in the dark and you are loving turning off the lights at night to see the skeleton bones glow!  the way you say "skeleton" is so sweet!

n: 'oh so tiny baby!'
e: 'stop putting me in this position, mom!' 

n, you look so big next to e but i forget you really are still my baby :) 

we picked our pumpkins the other week at the pumpkin patch and are looking forward to carving them!  nora decided that she gets to decide what the pumpkin's face will look like!
at the pumpkin patch you loved looking at all the big kid activities, but there were so many other "big" kids and it was way too crowded to do any of the rides, etc.  we picked out our perfect pumpkins, ate apple cider donuts (your fave!), and attempted many obligatory kid-in-the-pumpkin pictures.

well...

i'm looking forward to carving pumpkins, trick-or-treating, and seeing you dressed up as a flamingo!
xoxo,
mommy 

life lately with two little ladies

nora & evy,

well, it's been 3 weeks since you two met and we became a family of 4!  you two are learning to adjust to life with each other (ok, well mainly nora you're learning to adjust to life as a big sister and not being the only child!) 

sometimes things can be quite crazy...especially when you two conspire against mommy and decide to cry and want something at the exact. same. time.  thanks, ladies...

but most of the time, things are wonderful and i feel like my life is so complete with you two girls.  nora, you are an amazing helper and a caring, loving big sister.  

evy, you are just the sweetest baby and already have learned to go with the flow (second child issues).  

evy, you turn 3 weeks old today!  we had a rough week health-wise, but still managed to fit in quite a few fun activities!  tuesday we were at the pumpkin patch and you were spitting up neon yellow. now, you've been quite the spitter since birth, but the neon yellow?! yikes, girlfriend.  you scare me!  so a trip to the ped was in order.  an ER visit followed after that for quite a few tests that thankfully, all came back normal.  they told us you have reflux and started you on some meds.  we learned that the meds won't necessarily keep you from spitting up, but they'll reduce the acid and it won't hurt you to spit up.  but really, the spit up can stop... i'm already sick of doing laundry and changing our clothes 8 times a day :) fortunately though, after we went back for yet another weight check (what is it with you girls not gaining weight at a young age?! you trying to give your mama gray hair already?!) you gained a few ounces and are now up to a whole 8lbs.  you go, girl! 

sleep-wise you're doing "okay"...some good nights and some not-so-good nights.  you're up a few times a night but have some trouble falling asleep thanks to all the spit up.  you rarely cry though, so i'll take it... but please, keep the coffee coming! 

so in your 3 weeks of life, you got to watch big sis at gymnastics class, go to the pumpkin patch, a few target runs (because really, that's what keeps mama sane!), lots of walks and park visits.  you are so content hanging out in the solly baby wrap during our walks.  thank goodness because this gives mama two hands to tackle the toddler in our lives :) 

here are some pictures from the week... because really, it's all about the pictures!! 

telling silly stories with grandma :) 

i caught this unprompted moment... "hi baby evy!" 

big yawns! so over our attempted "big-little sister photo shoot"

just leave the photo shoots to the professionals... neither one of you wanted this... 

baby pumpkins & coffee make grocery shopping with two just that much easier

'mingos! 

attempted family photo...fail. 

full hands.  full heart.  xoxo 

early morning walks

sweet sweet evy girl...