Ear Piercing

For my final attempt to make Launa's new hair look a little more feminine, I took her to town and got her ears pierced. My sister-in-law has been wanting to get her daughters' done for awhile so we took them together. I felt a little brutal when they did it, but Launa is way tougher than me and only cried for about 30 seconds and then wanted to check them out in the mirror. Watching it done made me a little teary-eyed but then we took the kids to the playland and out for a "treat" and they were tickled pink. They had fun doing it together and it is really cute.

I also had Launa's 3 year and Kate's 4 month appointments on Monday. There information is as follows:

Launa Height: 36" Weight: 28 lbs
Kate Height: 25" Weight: 15 lbs 3 ounces I think her height was a little short when I watched them measure but we'll find out at her 6 month appointment if she seems to have grown a crazy amount.

Pictures of Kate to come in a week or so...

It Gets WORSE!!!!

For those of you who need an additional reference, look at my previous blog. After I thought Launa learned her lesson the first time, I walked around the corner tonight and Launa had CHOPPED her hair off AGAIN(see picture for more details)! I was so angry it took all of my restraint not to swear like a sailor!! It's a good thing my Mom was around to do the cutting because I wanted to do a buzz cut to teach her a lesson. I have since simmered down and realize I'll probably laugh about this later. This may have been traumatizing enough it might even be her first memory. It's definitely going in the scrap book. My Mom did some attemps but you'll see how it all turned out. Launa cried when she looked in the mirror so then I had a little sympathy.

Launa's Third Birthday

I've missed a few holidays in between... Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas but this will be a good indication of how most holidays go with Launa. This year she wanted a Princess theme party so my Mom helped me make this awesome cake, I got her Princess dress-up box and before her birthday she seemed excited. The day of her birthday, when she woke up I said "Launa, it's your birthday today" and she yelled at me "No! Uh-uh!" and I knew it was going to be a fun day. :)

While I was working on the cake, Launa chopped her hair off herself. We cut her hair to be somewhat reasonable and then headed to the party. She refused all day to take a nap, then fell asleep in the car on the way to the party. At the party, she yelled at everyone for singing Happy Birthday, yelled at the kids for trying to watch her and help her open gifts, and then yelled at us when we ate her castle cake. What a day... Needless to say, when she wonders why I no longer throw her birthday parties over the next 5 years, this will be my proof of what a joyous occasion it was!

On a side note, we got home that night and she was tickled pink about all of her gifts and wanted everything opened and was sweet as pie. Go figure.

The final picture is of my mother-in-law who shares Launa's birthday so she also got a picture with the cake. :)

Kate's 2 Month Stats

I took Kate in for her 2 month well baby check-up and vaccinations and couldn't believe that she weighed nearly 13 pounds (12 pounds 14.5 ounces to be exact)!! Launa weighed that much when she was six months old. Kate is chubby to say the least. :) She was 24 inches long so she's in about the 90th percentile for both weight and height, I think. Evidently Mark's genetics are kicking in.

Kate Estelle Mollotte

We were blessed to welcome our sweet "Kate Estelle" into the world on September 2, 2009 at 4:53 am. She weighed 6 pounds 13.8 ounces and was 20 inches long. When she was born she came out and wasn't crying. I thought something might be wrong, but she was just pretty mellow. Thus far, she still seems pretty easy going. I forgot how much love you have for a newborn baby and how sweet they really are. It is like falling in love, only with a lot less sleep. :) I took one look at her and said, wow, she looks like her Dad. She has his head shape and a ton of dark brown hair and a definite Mollotte nose and chin, but as time goes on, she may have inherited some Jenks traits -- maybe my big lips and blue eyes. The best part is that her big sister can't get enough of her. Sometimes it's enough to make me crazy, but it is endearing. Launa is her ultimate protector and doesn't like any other kids holding her baby sister. When the baby cries, Launa comes and gets me immediately yelling "Baby Kate crying... hurry Mommy, rapido!" My favorite is that when they go for car rides Launa wants to hold her hand and when Kate cries, Launa tries to talk sweet to her and tells her "Oh Katie-Cat, it's okay sweetheart." I need to get it on video because it does warm my heart. Mark is also quite smitten with our latest addition. He even asks to hold her when he comes home. As far as adjusting goes, the first two weeks were fantastic. Launa's allergies have flared, the adrenaline is gone, and now I wake up in the middle of the night loopty and not remembering where the baby is (when she's in her crib). Thank goodness my mother is just down the road and my sister-in-law is nearby because that has made coping about a million times better.

My sister-in-law, Jen, who just moved here took pictures of Kate & Launa that I think turned out fantastic. She does photography as a hobby/little side business so if anyone's interested she does excellent picture taking & editing!! Seriously, how many pictures have you seen of Launa smiling with her teeth?! Anyway, so these are Baby Kate's first pictures & Launa's 2 1/2 year old pictures. Enjoy!

Here She Comes...

Mark has Launa for a little while because I'm in "crazy nesting mode" as he calls it so while I had a minute, I thought I'd update the blog. I'm officially going in to have baby #2 (affectionately known as Baby Kate) on Tuesday. I've never been induced before so I'm a little nervous and have been trying all the usual methods to go on my own, but I still don't even feel close, so who knows? I'm so excited to see her and bring her home, but also know that in about a week, I'll want to put her back for a couple nights and sleep. :) Launa has been folding the baby clothes, laying out the burp cloths and singing lullabies for awhile so she's pretty excited. I can even hear her changing her baby dolls diapers and saying "that's disgusting Baby Kate!" That she gets from my brother with a 9 month old. :)

My sweet niece, Hunter, takes the best pictures and sent a couple to me. I love the one of her and Launa and also Launa with the sunglasses exudes a little of her spunky attitude so I love that as well. My Dad says that she does everything with such purpose, I can't think about her antics and not smile. She is truly one of a kind. We're anxious to see what her baby sister will be like, and we'll keep you posted!

Launa 2 1/2 Year Snapshots