So Glad to Have a Sister

Got the girls all dressed up in dresses the other day to try to get some cute pictures...I just ended up laughing because of course every time the lighting was right, Milla would do something funny or one of them would make a funny face. Rather than posing...here is Milla investigating Faith!

This one is sweet!! A soft little whisper!...or she might just be looking in her ear!!

Sisters relaxing on the couch! Milla always wants to lay right by Faith!...sometimes almost right on top of her!
Blakeley and Mia came over to play and meet Faith. Milla is still having a hard time differentiating between a hug and a strangle hold! (sorry Mia!)

Blakeley with Faith, Mia, Me & Milla

Milla and Mia playing again...this time at Mia's house

Milla got to meet Mia's Cat "Bob" that she was very interested in!

Faith was happy to meet the Benich Family! Kriya was so kind to take lots of sweet pictures of Faith. She has a great eye...she took the picture for Faith's birth announcement. Beau was such a help...he played and entertained the kids the whole time!!! He took Wade, Milla, and Bree down to play at the lake...they are all fast and on the move...he was brave!!!

Audrey and Asher had already met Faith...but they brought Ben back over to see her!
On a side note, Audrey introduced me to a really neat website with lots of ideas to get your creative juices flowing.... http://www.pinterest.com/

Milla use to spend 2 days per week with Kara, Lindsey and Lauren...Kara was so nice to keep Milla on the days I worked. Although we don't get to see them as much anymore...Milla still talks about "Lindsey and Lauren" all the time!

The Bell Family came by to meet Faith! Jackson, Milla and Jordan wanted to take a picture all cuddling with their special blankets!

Brooke with Jackson and Andrew with Faith. We had just come up from the lake...Jordan, Jackson and Milla all got IN the lake...it is September and it was chilly!! The weather feels awesome--but not when you are soaking wet!! They loved it and didn't seem to mind!

Jesse and Faith

Jesse & Tate got married over Labor Day weekend. Brandon stayed home with both of the girls and let me go to their lovely wedding! Here is the cute couple!

NEAT IDEA: as their guest/sign in book...they had people sign river rocks...guests wrote quotes and advice on the rocks and they collected them in a pretty glass bowl.

Another NEAT IDEA: for the seating list...to know what table you were at...they had your name written on a lantern

A day with Grandmum!!!

Milla got her 1st haircut this weekend!!!! She loved it!!! It was so funny...we laughed the whole time!! We went to a place called "Sweet & Sassy"...I guess we should have known by the name what to expect. We were a little sad to get her hair cut...I wasn't quite ready to say goodbye to her baby curls...but, a haircut was due to shape things up a bit...and she still has curls. After the cut they put a braid in her hair, sprayed it with glitter, sprayed it to smell like cotton candy, gave her a star glitter stamp on her cheek, and she got to pick out a fancy lollipop!!! She wanted to get a haircut again the next day too!!! It was fun!

Introductions

Sweet little Faith is doing great! So far eating and sleeping are her favorite activities. She eats every 2 hours during the day and will do (2) 3.5-4 hour stretches at night. She had jaundice at the beginning...and we had to visit the pediatrician 3 times to make sure the bilirubin levels were coming down...and they were. She is all cleared up and doing well.

Close Up of her precious little features

Big Sister! Milla loves her roll as big sister. She takes any opportunity to hold Faith!
Faith has been getting lots of love! There are always willing hands to hold this little bundle of joy! Here she is with my Mom..."Grand Mum"

My Dad..."Grandpa" and Milla admiring the new baby girl

Mrs. & Mr. Crim ("Mimi and Papa Ray")

My Grandma Dunnington...."Granny Girl"

Uncle Brian & Aunt Kelli. Milla also enjoyed a visit from her Aunt Kelli this weekend where they got to go on a special play date to the park and to get ice cream!!! FUN!

Brandon's Grandparents....(Grandmother & Poppa)

Christian and Becky....Christian & Brandon both had pink shirts on in honor of Faith's birth...we laughed after they had run out of the hospital to pick up lunch with matching outfits on!! They said they got lots of funny looks!!!

Lauren...just had her 3rd baby about 2 months ago!!

Carrie was in town from Nashville....so, she and Allison came up to meet Faith!
Me with Milla, Allison with Faith, and Carrie--(Carrie has a baby boy due in Jan)

Elizabeth and Will...expecting baby #2 this spring!

Milla, Anna, Me & Faith, Asher, & Audrey--Audrey has baby #2 (a girl) due at the end of Dec.

Sarah and Will (Ed was here too...just not in the picture)...they are expecting baby #2 in Feb

Grant and Liz...practicing holding a baby girl...their 1st baby..."Lily" is due at the beginning of Oct.

Pattie with Faith

Pattie brought her girls Bella and Anna over....Milla was proud of her baby sister and had a blast playing with the other set of sisters!!!

Adrienne...baby girl #2 due at the end of Dec.

LeeAnne...our neighbor...she and her 7 year old twins Evan & Ashlee are so sweet to take Milla and Hank on walks around the block after school!

Aja...Baby #4 due in Jan!!!

Mary Elise

Derrick & Adrienne with Faith... they are the ones that came to our rescue the night my water broke...Adrienne answered my call after midnight and Derrick came over and spent the night with Milla!!!!

Milla & Elise (Derrick & Adrienne's little girl)...Elise brought Milla some "dress up high heels"

So Creative!

Love these creative ideas!

Audrey is so creative--she always has a project in the works and makes the neatest things. She made this for Milla....it rolls up so cutely like this (above picture)...and then unrolls to reveal that it is a crayon carrier (below picture)

She also made these little newborn onesies for Faith. She dyed them hot pink and then embellished the necklines with grey felt. There is also a cute multi colored polka dot burp cloth with pink pom poms on the edge.
Allison made this sweet yellow and light purple dress for Milla. It so stylishly ties over one shoulder!
Jenny got the girls all ready for Fall Football (can't believe it starts this weekend!!). She made this UGA dress for Milla...
and this UGA onesie for Faith

Adrienne ordered this onesie for Faith off of etsy.com.. I just had to include a picture of it because it is hilarious!

Faith's Birth Story (1 week ago today!)

One week ago today Faith was born!!!
I had been to the Dr. on Thursday, August 11th and I was only 1 cm dilated (which I had been 2 weeks prior) and I had to be induced with Milla I week after her due date---So, we weren't even thinking that Faith was coming soon. Brandon hadn't been feeling well--so, he took Benadryl and went to sleep on Friday night. I also went to sleep and woke up to my water breaking at 11:45pm!! I first called our Dr. and she said we needed to head to the hospital. We were not packed at all so we were in a hurry throwing all of our things together-Brandon even had to go into the attic to get the car seat. Then, I called my Mom (she was plan A to stay with Milla)...she had just gotten to North Dakota that evening! So, we went to plan B...(Cassie,a friend that I work with)--well, she had fallen asleep early and didn't have her phone by the bed--so, she never heard her phone! We hadn't really made a definite plan C--so we were scrambling!! We then called our friends Derrick and Adrienne and Derrick so kindly came over and stayed with Milla. My Dad and Grandma then came over at 7:30 am to be with Milla--and then my Mom jumped on a 5am flight home and was able to get to Milla by about 1pm!! Here is the time frame at the hospital:
1:30 AM arrived at hospital--still just 1 cm dilated- no contractions
3:30 AM-- Got Induced--started Pitocin
9:45 AM--contractions had been building and really intense by now
10:30 AM--Got Epidural (always worries me, but went so smoothly)-Brandon did get kind of light headed and the Dr. and Nurse had him sit down!!!
1:55 PM 8cm dilated
3:30 PM Dr. Sun arrived and got all set up
3:40 PM Started pushing
3:51 PM "Faith Townsend Crim" BORN!!!!!
Happy Day!!! Thank You Jesus!!!