12 weeks!!

Our girl is 12 weeks today!!  She is really starting to coo and babble this week and the big kids are eating it up!  

As I’ve been sorting through pictures of the last 3 months there are some I meant to post but forgot!

Summertime!!

Two month photo!!

This sweet girl is two months old and summer is in full swing around here!  The big kids are up at Mt Hood right now camping with Grammy and Gramps -- they are lucky kids to have four grandparents investing so lovingly into their lives.  Last week Vivi got to take her first road trip: Idaho!  It is one of the biggest gifts of my adult life to see how much my kids love playing with and being with my sister’s kids.  They all just soak up the cousin time -- 7 kids in 7 years: so much chaos and so many good memories being made!

Grammy and Vivi!

Slip-and-slide fun!!

Hanging with Great-Aunt Bette on the 4th of July!

Joey and Vivi: the babies of the family :)

Dad gives up!

Love her smiles!

These three loves!

First hike as a family of five!

McCall with the Hally crew!

Sisters!

The trail fairy may have bribed these yahoos along!

Cousins!

Cooling off, post-hike, in the water!

Next year they'll be playing too!

We love you, Vivi Ru!

Mirror Lake hiking!

7 weeks!

Our girl is 7 weeks old today!  She had her two month check-up and she is 10 lbs 10 oz and 21.5 inches long.  The girl loves to eat!  We are so thankful she is doing so well.
The big kids finished up 1st grade this month.  They both had such wonderful teachers.  I can’t even believe that they’re second graders now — what in the actual world?!
Highlights of Luke’s year included Mad Science Club, Magic Treehouse books, hot lunch (he’d have it every day if I let him!  Especially the fried chicken!) and anything to do with Star Wars, robots, legos or The Incredibles.  He loves riding his bike and swimming. He is an incredibly kind person — I’m so proud of who he is!
Amelia loves music — she and her buddy Claire performed “Amazing Grace” in the school talent show — she was so brave to sing in front of the whole school!  She’s always listening to “my very own playlist” on her dad’s phone.  She’s forever working on arts and crafts and is requesting to play soccer in the fall.  Her teacher said she “really blossomed” this year and we couldn’t agree more — she’s such a cool kid and I can’t believe I get to be her mama.

Soccer camp!  Me: "Luke did you like soccer?"  Luke: "Every single minute, mom!"

Celebrating Father's Day with Pie-in-the-face!

He's such a great dad!

Fun for all generations :)

Gotta get Gramps too!!

Meeting our sweet Martha!

Joseph Moran Hally is here!  Born 6/7/18 -- just five weeks younger than our Vivi girl.  So excited  these two will get to grow up together.  Can't wait to see the adventures they'll have!

Five weeks old!  Already learning to give us the stink eye - ha!

And the smiles too :)

Last day of 1st grade!

This is her one month photo - Amelia wants to take a picture each month with her bow and bunny. Love my girls!

4 weeks with our sweet girl!

We got to celebrate Viv’s 4 week mark with a family weekend at the coast!!!  It’s our last hoorah before Scott’s paternity leave is done.  I’m in denial about that part and just soaking in these sweet moments with my favorite people on earth ... 

I’m ridiculously proud of my bigs for how well they’ve transitioned into their new roles as big brother and sister.  They are loving and tender and kind to their new sister — and of course, they’re 7, so they find her diapers hilarious as potty humor is at an all time high in 1st grade :) Amelia is quick to remind me that she’s not just my baby, she is OUR baby. There are certainly unique challenges to a seven year age gap (and they will continue!) but it also allows for such a sweet relationship as they get to be so involved with her.  Plus, let’s be honest, it’s been much easier to rest and recover with the kids at school for the first month of her life!  Next week is the last week of school so my quiet baby-snuggling days are over for awhile but they will be replaced with good kid-energy and outings (and maybe a few mommy meltdowns!). 

Happy 4 weeks, Vivi girl!  We love you to the moon and back.

Three weeks!

On Thursday our Viv will be three weeks old!  She adds so much to our family.  She’s been a really easy baby so far — she is nursing well and gaining great weight.  At her two week well child check she was up to 7 lb 2 oz!  No wonder I feel like most of the day is spent nursing :). She’s starting to have some quiet alert times during the day and Amelia loves to lay on the play mat with her.  

I feel so grateful to be a mama of twins — one of my very favorite roles in life — but it sure is fun to get to focus on one baby — I feel much more present and able to learn her rhythms and needs and personality. 

Scott has another week and a half of leave and I may cry when he goes back!  It’s been so lovely to have this time together to adjust and bond.

Here’s our Vivi girl ...

One week!

It’s exhausting to be one week old!

Here are a few sweet photos from our first week at home with our girl ...