Silly Posting

FYI...For those of you who already saw the last post of the girls, there is another new one underneathe it. (I posted out of order of creation, and since I rarely update you probably wouldn't think to look.)

Our Girls

Happy 2 Month Birthday Selah!

HAPPY 2 MONTH BIRTHDAY SELAH!

Look at how big she is getting! We went to the doctor last week for Selah's two month appointment and she has gained 4 pounds and 4 inches since birth. That's 11pounds 14 ounces and 23.5 inches. Wow! Isn't it amazing how quickly babies grow?

One of Charis's favorite words is "elbow." This is her pointing to her's. This morning when I walked into her room to wake her up she said,"...HI!....Baby?....Elbow!" She is hilarious. Other fun words that she says is "Unca" (for Uncle Jordan), "Gana" (for our soon to be Aunt Jana), "Goah" (for Baby Noah), and "Eyebrow" - pretty self explanatory.

I promised you a picture of Selah's new smile and here it is. Isn't she beautiful! Whenever she finds my face she gets this huge grin on her face and laughs (is that a good thing?).

We had a great mother's day. I got a much need hand vac. Josh and the girls did a wonderful job making me feel special and very loved.

We rearranged the second bedroom this past week and it is now a place that we love to hang out in. We put the queen bed in the window nook and it fits like a day bed. It is a great place to hang out, read books and just sit together as a family. We also moved Charis's little playground into here, so she will have a place to play on when I have to work.

I love how kids have to learn how to jump with both feet at one time. Oh well, soon enough!

We have such a blessed life. And guess what! God sold our car on Friday. It was a huge weight hanging on our shoulders and He worked it out in His perfect timing. What an awesome God we serve!

Life at the Huffs

I figure the easiest way to tell you what is going on is through pictures. It is more for me to remember for the future. And it is more interesting for you...

Charis and I have had a lot of fun together recently. I have been taking advantage of my one-on-one time with her. She is so much fun! But you will see more of that below.

Charis and Daddy enjoying her new big girl bed. (Check out the video below.)

We love to prop Selah up on the pillows on our bed and cover her with our blankets. It makes her look so little and cute. This picture is some quality time that Josh had with her. We have found that he tends to take care of Charis and I take care of Selah, mostly because I HAVE to take care of Selah. We are trying to make sure we switch often.

Charis somewhere learned to do this position and this face. We call it her "Pose." She can do it on demand, so make sure to ask her to do it for you.

If Charis didn't have her beautiful curls and had mommy's stick straight hair, it would be this long. As most of the pictures show, it looks like her hair only comes to her shoulders.

Check her out in this outfit! She looks so grown up! Grace we love the boots!

Selah is so much fun. She is starting to do some of the cutest things. I had to blog and empty the camera because our stick was full to make room to show you guys. Next time I blog you will see her smile and coo. She recognizes me now!

I don't love the flash, but she is really cute. Selah is doing a great job with her schedule. She only feeds once at night (goes six hours and then another four to start the day!). We are working on getting her to nap well during the day. It is getting better.

This is Josh's OCD creation. After we laid Charis down for bed he did not come sit by me on the couch. He sat on the floor and dumped out Charis's blocks and Little People. His explanation, "Charis always tears apart whatever I start to create with her toys, so I decided to do it now when she can't tear it apart." Wow. He is so cute.

To have the crib cleared for Selah we moved Charis to her Big Girl Bed! She is doing a great job in there and doesn't crawl out. (However, she did once and I woke up to find her not only out of her bed but in the bathroom because she heard daddy taking a shower.)

This is some good sister "fun".

Selah is so cute in here. I love that she has found her hands to suck on. And Charis makes me laugh at how she wants the camera on her!

Nana, Opu and the Grandkids

More Sleep

Be amazed that I am updating with more pictures. Things are going fine at the Huff house. Josh and I are more tired these days it seems. He has had to get up early a lot recently so I have been pulling the late shift plus feeding (not like he can do that!). We both are zombies. However, last night I had a break through! Selah's last feeding is at 11:00pm and we want her to go to sleep right afterwards, but she never does. Most nights she is up until 1:00am, so that means whoever does the "late shift" is up until then. If I don't feed her late I will have three feedings at night instead of two. Anyway, last night for the first time she fell asleep right after her 11pm feeding. I was asleep by midnight! And she only fed twice and let me sleep in! I got almost 8 hours of sleep! It was amazing! Please pray that she continues on this new path.

Here are some pics of our girls:

Whoa! What's this camera doing in my face!

My girls have really big beautiful eyes

Okay, time for a nap

Not fair! What about mom?

These mashed potatoes are really good!

(She is actually complaining about having them on her hand - we did give her a spoon, but her skills do not keep up with her hunger - Obviously!)

Life with Two

Life with two is very different, but not necessarily difficult. I don't have much down time because when I am not dealing with one I am dealing with the other (unless my wonderful husband is watching the girls while I nap). I am still feeding twice at night, but Selah goes right back to sleep after I feed her. Leaving the house does take twice as long now, but I hope that with practice I can get faster at it. (Is it funny when I feel impressed if I get us all breakfast, showered, dressed and beautified and the house picked up before lunch?)
Then there is Charis... she is adjusting well to Selah. She doesn't resent her for mommy being more occupied, but she resents me sometimes. I think she is testing me and wants to see if I will follow through and be consistant in my parenting / discipling. The first week was VERY difficult, but it has now lessened to being difficult when I am feeding. She will do this very weird defiant tantrum and I am struggling with how to discipline her with both hands occupied. Josh's mom told me to develop "The Lool," which is a look that tells her that if I have to get up and come discipline her she will be VERY sad about it. I am working on it. I have noticed that she is a lot better whlie I feed when I have had time to play with her beforehand, so I am trying to make that a priority.
As for Josh and I... we love having our new little girl. We are doing well tag-teaming the girls too. That is difficult for me. I am so used to doing everything together as a family - making dinner, bathing the kids, going to bed at the same time, etc. But now I might be feeding Selah while he and Charis cook dinner. Or while he is in the living room settling Selah before bed I am sleeping to get a head start on being up for feeding her (I let him sleep through the night - well, as much as he can with Selah and I next to him). I figure it is just for a time and we will soon all be together again.
Anyway, life with two is definitely different, and I do have to admit it is a little more difficult, but the love we have for our daughters far overshadow it.

Here are some fun pics from the past two weeks:

You see why I am so impressed when I get the house picked up before lunch?

Charis LOVES helping "take care" of Selah

Charis helping me make brownies

Beatiful Selah after her first bath

A silly picture of Charis

Selah not doing much, but what do we expect at this age?

Charis is so hilarious!

Talitha, I know you will appreciate this!