3, 2, 1...

I now have a 3 yr old, a 2 yr old and a ONE year old! Yay!! Penelope turned one on December 30th and though she is the littlest one year old I've had yet, she is acting very big these days! She's been walking since about 11 months and loves to jabber up a storm just like her big sister. She'll say thank you occasionally and once I got her to say "eese" while taking her picture. Penelope is my snuggle bug! If I'm in the room with her she wants to be right in my lap -lately she'll get frustrated because my belly is getting so big that she can't get as comfortable on me as she use to. She is a complete mommy's girl right now but loves getting reallllly excited when daddy gets home from work.

So far I think her and Cairi are going to be a lot alike. They both have really big personalities and a lot to say. It's so much fun to watch her observe her big brother and sister and try to be just like them. Sometimes she bullies them by stealing their drinks or snacks and then runs away giggling -she definitely knows she's the little princess in the house. I think she's going to be a little sad when she's not the only baby anymore. Having Penelope in our lives has been such a blessing and I just can't say enough how much fun it is to watch all of the kids interact with each other and the love they have for each other. Love you Penelope!!

This is the TERRIBLE cake I got from Dairy Queen. I wanted to cry when I picked it up. Not only did it look horrible -it tasted bad too. Needless to say I called the store and got my money back. I will not be ordering an ice cream cake from them again. However, I will say that they were very nice and accommodating when I called, the lady that made it said she knew it didn't look good and felt bad. They gave me a full refund.

Penelope at least LOVED it. LOL she gobbled it up...

and licked the plate clean!

She wasn't much into opening presents, but luckily we have great cousins and big brother and sister to help us out!

Thanks to our always awesome families for helping us celebrate!

Nelly Belly

Penelope is 10 months now and it's crazy to think that we're already coming up on her first birthday. She's the SWEETEST little girl and just loves and loves to laugh. She crawls around after her big brother and sister all day long just laughing at everything they do. She's a total jabber jaw even though the only words she says so far are mama and dada. She also loves to eat! If you have food and Penelope sees it, you'd better be willing to share. She's still my littlest baby so far with the least amount of hair, but I like that because it makes me feel like she's not growing up too fast lol. However, she is almost walking and that makes me feel like she's growing up way, way too fast!! Cai didn't walk until 13 months and Gabe was probably right before he turned one. She's already taking a few steps here and there -I don't know what to do. How do you keep them little?!?!?

These are some way overdue pics of her from when she was around 5 months old or so. It's funny because except for a tiny little bit more hair and two bottom teeth -she looks exactly the same still. Love her!!

My Little Bean

I feel bad because I haven't blogged very much about our newest family member, Penelope! I haven't blogged very much in general, but I thought I'd make a little post dedicated to her. She recently had her check up and boy is she little -at least compared to my other babies. Really she's not that little at all, but I'm used to having chunks! She weighed just over 16 lbs and was in the 75th percentile. Cai and Gabe were always in the 90's or 100's. She is also the first baby I've had that hasn't had a full head of hair at birth. 

Penelope is my little sweetheart, she is the most precious baby. She's a mommy's girl and every time she sees me she gets the biggest smile. There's no love like a baby's love! Right now she's rolling over and jabbering A LOT! She says mama and dada occasionally and loves her baby food. So far there isn't one thing she won't eat for me, even peas! Her other favorite person these days is Cairi. She will laugh and laugh and laugh at Cairi, it's the cutest thing ever! Having her here has been so awesome!! It's definitely always busy at our house but it has been so much fun having our kids so close. I was a little sad not to be having one this year, it would have been cool to have 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011. I also get a little jealous when I see other pregnant people. Haha, in the meantime though 3 babies is a blast!

 Cai really REALLY loves helping me with Penelope, actually with just about everything!

The only way she smiles is with her mouth WIDE open, like she's going to eat you.

Fell asleep in her bouncer, so cute.