My matching girlies!

Here you go Megan; here are the twins. This has to be the most fun part of having two girls, dressing them alike!! I always thought it was so cute to see little sisters in matching outfits and now I get to dress mine up alike too! My principal gave me Mia's dress along with Lyla's shower gifts because she didn't want her to feel left out. My friend Megan gave me a bunch of clothes that her little munchkin, Shannen, had outgrown and I was so excited when I pulled out the same little dress in a newborn size!! (Thanks Megan!!) So, here is the first of many matching outfits I'm sure!!

Mia's first haircut

I gave Mia her first haircut last Sunday. Gone are the baby curls!! She is growing up so fast; makes me a little sad. Anyway, here are the pictures from the big event!

Before...I figured the rat tail look from my elementary school days was not the style my daughter should be sporting!

The big cut!

After...doesn't that look a gazillion times better???

Here is what Mia thought of the situation when she realized what was happening. She asked me to put her hair back on between tears.

Infants should come with warnings!

Such as, "Do not leave infant alone (even to use the restroom for all of 2 minutes) when there is a 2 year old present!"

(Who knew Mrs. Potato Head's glasses could be so stylish?)

Or, "Do not turn your back on infant when a 2 year old is present!" Mia decided to pick Lyla up out of her swing and carry her a few steps. Luckily I came around the corner and saw her before she got far, and Erik was standing pretty close with his back turned so he was able to get to her pretty quickly. I'm pretty sure I suffered a mild heart attack!

The best of friends

Hopefully this is a sign of a great relationship blossoming between sisters!

(I have no idea why this picture is sideways. It wasn't even taken sideways so I'm not sure why it uploaded this way. Regardless, I love it so I still wanted to share it.)

1 Month

Wow, how time flies!! Lyla is 1 month old today. It seems like just yesterday we were in the hospital having her. She is such a great addition to our family. Mia loves her to pieces as do her mommy and daddy. She is sleeping really well (5-7 hours every night, woo hoo!!), eating like a horse and growing bigger every day, although she still seems so tiny to me. Her newborn clothes are finally fitting well and I'm sure she'll be on to bigger sizes in the near future. I'm pretty sure I got the first smile out of her today, several smiles actually. But nobody believes me because she wouldn't do it around anybody else. But, they were definitely real smiles and not just gas, I promise!! A mom would know, right. Here are a few pictures that I snapped of her today. Not the greatest, but it's what I got.

Pictures

Just some pictures of recent happenings around the Pecore house...

Mia loves to SHOVE Lyla's binky in her mouth when she's crying. She thinks she's helping, but as you can see it just makes things worse.

She loves her little sister. Lyla gets quite a few kisses each day from her big sis.

Still wearing newborn clothes and diapers. I think she's probably about 7.5 lbs by now.

Don't worry Amber, I won't be getting the Mother of the Year Award either!!
This is Mia at about the same age as Lyla is now, and below is a similar picture of Lyla wrapped up in the same towel.

Lyla with her Papa on her blessing day at church.

Erik took Mia out for a ride on his newly acquired kayak. She LOVED it!

She looks just like her daddy!

Just hanging out in the infant carrier.

Mia showing off her new ballerina pj's from Carter's.
Showing off her newly converted toddler bed. Much less dangerous than climbing out of a crib!