I don't believe in gas!

Ainslee learned to smile yesterday!

We were both talking to her and the biggest toothless grin spread over her face. Melissa immediately ran upstairs to get the camera and although we made her smile again we just couldn't get it on camera. This is the closest we got... It's not a smile but even so, she's awfully doggone cute.

I read yet another baby article last night that claimed babies couldn't really smile til they are three months old and that anything prior to that can be attributed to overeager parents or simple gas. I say pshaw! I may not know much about babies, but I know a gas bubble couldn't melt my heart the way Annie's smile does!

Do I LOOK impressed??

Dearest Friends and Family,

I am writing to ask - no, to plead with you - to save me from my mothers. Look at the ridiculous things they force me to wear! And then they take pictures to document it - how am I going to explain that to my future boyfriends? This is so unfair.

I'm currently working on one heck of a messy diaper for some payback, but somehow it doesn't feel like enough. These people are in serious trouble when I can use my hands properly. You just wait!

Help! Send Prada!

Ainslee

Happy Birthday to both my girls!

Yesterday was Melissa's 34th birthday as well as Ainslee's 1 month old birthday. We had a great day - I made breakfast and we spent the day relaxing and shopping and then went to dinner at Buffalo Wild Wings with our friends and family here before going to a late night session of cosmic bowling. Melissa skunked everyone, of course. Is there a sport in existence that she isn't good at? I think not!

Our little girl is getting so big! She is learning to respond in new ways every day. We've discovered her love for music - last night at the bowling alley she was kicking her feet in time to the beat and the lullabye setting on her basinette has saved us many a time at 2am. The ringtone on my phone is a piano song called Bella's Lullabye and every time Ainslee hears it, she simply stops moving and just listens. I definitely think her moms need to get off the stick and make her some classical music CDs for her fussy times.

After all the chaos and heartache of the last few weeks, it was great just to spend some time together as a family making good memories. I understand now in a whole new way just how special those memories are and what a treasure they should be. Happy Birthday to both my girls and may the coming year be full of blessings and joy. I love you!