Me and my girl...

Daddy's girl...
My little man...
The gang...
Sweet kisses...
Collin loves his daddy...
The famous red hat...
Such a big boy...

Lily is 2 months old:

Lily on her 2 month birthday...

Our little family...

Big brother holding baby sister...

Mommy/Daughter time...

Reading The Three Little Pigs to Collin and Marbella...

Collin and Marbella...

Lily and Aunt Stacie...

Can you believe that Lily is 2 months old now?  I sure can't!  It goes by fast when you have one, but too fast with two!  I had to run to the store last night so I left the kiddos with Todd.  When I returned I was surprised to learn that Miss Lily had rolled over from her back to her tummy.  Granted, it was on the couch so she probably had a little leverage, but that's still a big deal!  Way to go Lily!  She's a strong little girl.  She had her 2-month checkup yesterday and her first round of shots.  Poor thing got 4 shots!!  She's a trooper though.  At least I didn't cry this time...although I felt like it.  I cried when Collin had his first round of shots as an infant. 

  

Making Progress:

Our little man...

Playing with Papa...
So sweet...

Collin has been going to Mother's Day Out on Tuesdays and Thursdays since the end of September.  He always ends up having a good time, but cries every time I drop him off.  This past Tuesday was the first day that he walked right in the classroom and sat down at the table without one single tear.  I was so proud of my little man.  He's growing up!

Time flies:

Lily and her Papa...

Lily and her future Uncle Charlie...

Sweet dreams...

Yes, even pj's need a cute bow to match...
Lily having play time...

It's hard to believe that Lily is already 7 weeks old now! She rolled over from her tummy to her back two weeks ago. She can hold her head up very well now too. She is such a strong little girl! She has also started smiling a lot and it melts our hearts every time.

I forgot to mention that we still have Collin's blog www.collindberger.blogspot.com, but I am only going to update our family one going forward. I just wanted to give the link because there are more pictures on his.

Trip to the dentist:

Collin checking out the tools...

Collin wearing sunglasses to block the light...

Checking out his smile in the mirror...

Collin had his first dentist appointment on Friday. I was a little apprehensive about taking him because I figured he wouldn't be very cooperative. He proved me wrong. He was PERFECT! He was a total ham! The dental hygienist was actually able to clean and polish his teeth. He loved all of the tools they used. He wore big yellow sunglasses to block the bright light they use. I had to laugh when they gave him a hand-held mirror to show him what they were doing because he kept looking into it and smiling at himself. He was a little restless by the time the dentist came to look in his mouth so we told him that she wanted to see if there were firetrucks in his mouth (that's his favorite thing right now). It worked like a charm because he opened big and wide : )

Children are a blessing:

Sweet Lily

Uncle Craig holding Lily

Uncle Brent and Aunt Julie holding Lily
Grandad and Lily
Mimi and Dad helping Collin hold Lily
Aunt Jenny and Lily
Holding our baby girl
Collin at the park
Me and Collin on a train at the Flower Mound pumpkin patch
Collin trick-or-treating at the neighbors house
Looking in the neighbors window to see if anyone is home
Getting ready to rick-or-treat with Mimi and Grandad
Mimi in disguise
Our little fireman
Lily 1-month old

Todd and I are the luckiest parents in the world to have Collin and Lily in our lives. God has blessed us with two amazing (and sometimes very challenging) children. I can't imagine my life without them. We just had our latest addition, Lily Elizabeth, on September 19, 2008. She weighed 8.1 and was 20 inches long. She is already 6 weeks old now and growing like a weed. She has a full head of dark hair. Quite the opposite from our little blonde guy, Collin.

It started out a little rough with Lily because she never seemed to be comfortable. She was always fussy and spitting up. We took her to see a specialist and realized that she had a milk allergy and a bad case of reflux. We have her on a special formula (which breaks the bank) and two reflux medicines. We have noticed a HUGE difference in her personality. She is such a different baby and seems happy most of the time...that is unless she is hungry, wet or tired : ) She is sleeping thought most of the night now. She can go about 7 hours during the night which has been a blessing for me. I need to reserve my energy for her active brother.

Collin has been a great big brother! He likes to help out and bring her pacifier to us. We usually have to wash it first though because his fingers have been up his nose a lot lately since he has discovered the holes in his nose. Gross, I know, but what do you expect...he's two! He always has a close eye on Lily, but not as close as I do on him. I can't leave him alone for a second because he loves her a little bit too much. He likes to try and give her food and really firm hugs. I had to dig chicken nuggets out of her mouth the other day. I had literally just walked to the kitchen to look at something and saw Collin standing by her swing. I ran over to the swing and realized he had crammed food in her mouth. Not good for a 1-month old baby with no teeth. The thing I have to remind myself is he is two. He's trying to help, but he doesn't realize his strength and that he can hurt her.

Life is definitely busier with two! It makes you have a greater appreciation for your parents and what hey went through. Of course, from everything I'm told, I was a perfect angel : ) Collin has entered the "terrible twos" stage. I believe his induction date was October 2, 2008...the day he turned two. He has the sweetest little personality, but it can turn faster than you can say Collin. He does all kinds of tricks like throwing himself on the floor and screaming at the top of his lungs. Todd and I have just been trying to ignore his fits. It seems to help because he will eventually just give up. One of the hardest things I have found is to try and get anywhere on time. There is so much to do before you leave the house with two kids like pack enough diapers, snacks, bottles, make sure they are both dressed with clean diapers, etc. I was so proud of myself to get Collin to his mother's day out on time today. Maybe I'm finally getting in the groove of things.