Jason and Ashley Glover: Life with Two

Well it has been a whole month that we have had our sweet baby Ansley Grace in our arms and we are so in love. Avery has to kiss her first thing in the morning and all throughout the day. She will come in the room where ever I am, either feeding or rocking her, and say "Momma, is baby Ansley sleeping or awake?". She knows not to touch if I say she is sleeping. Rule #1 in the Glover house!!!!!! The love I see between them is amazing and I am so excited that they are so close in age and will be such good friends. It is funny to think about life before Ansley and to know how we feel now. I feel more complete as a family and I am so happy that Avery has someone to play with in a year or so.

As for Mom and Dad, I am going to say it now.....two is harder than one. At least for right now. In the sense of knowing what to do as a mom it is easier, but juggling two and making sure your giving each 100% individually wears on you. Literally today I feel like I have made it over the hump. And a lot of it could have something to do with selling our house, buying a new house, then our sellers backing out, then new buyers buying it the very next day, my Dad having Bypass surgery, me worried out my heart due to all the crazy family history, then Ansley having an anomaly come back on her PKU test twice which led us to get advice from a hematologist, the dog hurting her leg (now her nickname is tripod), and worrying about several friends going through some really rough stuff.....not to mention bringing home a new baby! All I can say is that I have done more praying than my usual and turned many things over to God here lately. I am the first to say to someone, "everything happens for a reason" but I tell you it is hard to swallow when trying to apply that to your own life. For now I am trying to savor every minute of snuggling Ansley because I learned quickly with Avery that they do not sit still for long. When I am nursing I am in awe of how much the girls look alike and how much I have seen Avery grow up in just the past few weeks. It makes me sad but happy at the same time to think of all the fun they will have together.

I will post Ansley ONE month post later this weekend. I have a few random things to add:

Never move with a newborn. You would think we would have learned our lesson the first time. We moved to McKinney from Houston when Ave was two months. And yet we do it again with Ansley.
I have realized blogging is therapy for me. I love having a place to share memories, thoughts, and keep track of the both our girls!
Turn your worry into prayer. I repeat this to myself daily at least twenty times a day. Why must I worry about things I have no control over.
Take in every minute of your babies being little. Avery says some of the cutest things and I wish I could bottle her personality up and keep it this way forever!
I love my girls to both smell like Baby Magic. It is the BEST smell!
Take one day at a time. Planning ahead is only going to make me feel like a failure if I don't achieve everything on my to do list. So don't make a to do list. Problem solved. Do what you can.
After taking a ton of pictures, upload them onto the computer. Don't wait till you have four hundred pictures needing editing before posting. Word to the wise.
Take just as many pictures of the second baby as you did the first. Only fair!
And lastly take time for yourself.

I know your probably reading these thinking, ok it's 11:40pm and she needs to go to bed. No, I have a lot of time to think about things that make my life easier. Random? Yes. But I have made mental notes that last four weeks of things that are a must! Now onto the good stuff.....pictures!

Sweet rolls! Getting rid of jaundice.

Girls! We run this!

Avery went fishing with Nana and Papa. The trip ended with her hair getting reeled into her rod and a yellow jacket stinging her on the shoulder. None of which was Nana and Papa's fault, she just happen to be in the wrong spot at the wrong time. Momma felt helpless in the truck nursing! Awesome fishing trip! Griswold's at it again!

Hotel living.....the girls have stayed in two hotels in the last month. One for Jenn's wedding and the other to visit Daddy while he was at training in Rockwall. Super nice resort and we must visit there again!