Christmas 2010

I couldn't have asked for a better Christmas Holiday! I made a french toast breakfast the night before and then baked it for Christmas morning (best idea ever). The girls slept in until 8 and then we opened presents, cleaned up, put presents together, and the kids played endlessly. It was so nice to stay in our pajamas the whole day! Only 2 sisters made it over for a little dinner, so most of the day is was just our little family.




Lainee slept the whole time, through all the noise and excitement.

This has got to be the cutest present to ever sit under our tree!

One of our family traditions on Christmas Eve is opening sister gifts and Christmas jammies. I think Lainee just wanted to come early so she wasn't left out:)

Oh the fabulous holiday activities.................

Joldy was trying to start a tradition of going to look at the Christmas lights/shows, it didn't go so well. After we stopped and watched 2 of them Aynslee fell asleep, Jayc was upset because she thought we were going to the drive in and wanted to get snacks, and Sicilee thought we were going to Chucky Cheese for dinner!?! I basically laughed the whole way home. Not the reaction we thought we would get.

I took our little Lainee to the doctor and she weighs in at 6.6 lbs and 19 inches long, a whole 2% for her age :) She is 5 weeks old and has obviously going to hit a big growth spurt cuz she has caught up to my milk supply and wants milk every 2 1/2 hours. So nursing is working out well for us, especially at night so I get more sleep. She is changing every day and I am savoring every moment I can with her...............they are only little once.

Birthday Movie

Since Jayc had a cheer competition on the day of her birthday, I took the 3 older girls to Tangled to celebrate a week later. It was the cutest Disney movie I have seen yet! Aynslee did so good and watched the whole thing.....well there was about a million questions during it but she had her popcorn and candy that kept her pretty occupied.

Baby Luv

First of all I must say a huge thanks to everyone who has given us flowers and gifts!! We have been showered with them very generously. Here is one of the cutest arrangement of cookies I have ever seen!

Life at the Watts house has been pretty busy since we got our little bundle of joy came home! Joldy and I celebrated our 8th anniversary on December 6th and we snuck away for a dinner for two while my mom watched the kiddos (yes we are so boring). Jaycee turned 7 on Decemeber 11th and we were in Utah for a cheer competition, Jayc took 2nd and Sissy took 1st! The girls were able to see Santa at the mall, Aynslee only liked him from a distance of course :)

We are loving our little angel! She definitely has got the eating thing down and demands her milk now (huge milestone for her). Her little chipmunk cheeks are starting to show even though she still has the skinniest chicken legs ever. She is a little spoiled and thinks she needs held all day, we kind of enjoy that (until I go back to work that is). Has found her thumb a few times and has graduated from preemie diapers and clothes to newborn. I actually went and bought her some newborn outfits cuz I was tired of only her jammies fitting her.

She is loving her baths and falls asleep instantly. It must remind her of being in the womb, she is so funny.

Aynslee is doing much better and has become my biggest helper. Her fits have calmed down and she actually waits for me to change her bum so she can run the diaper to the garbage and then waits for her to finish her bottle so she can put it in the sink. Lainee has taken to nursing but I produce way more than she eats so I still have to pump after I feed her. Really time consuming but hopefully she will catch up soon (mostly because my freezer is now a dairy) She should have milk for at least two months after I decide to stop!

Lainee's Homecoming!!

Our little baby got to come home on Friday.....hooray! Her sisters are loving her to death, literally. Aynslee is a little or A LOT possessive. She wants to hold her ALL DAY LONG and doesn't want her other sisters to even go near her. Not the reaction we thought she would have. We just let her throw her fits and try to let her help with everything :)

Here is our little elf who decided herself that she wanted to go home. She had pulled her own feeding tube out completely and didn't even make a peep while she did it.....then from that point on she ate all her bottles right on que for 48 hours straight and then we got to come home. It is like she turned a corner and kept going!

Daddy was only able to come to the hospital for one feeding a day since he had to go back to work then head home to bath the girls, do homework, keep up on my house, and get the kids to bed. HUGE shout out to my family, especially my mother who unexpectedly had to take vacation time that is going to be much needed for Halley and Nickole here very shortly! My house was kept up on and my girls always had a taxi and someone to watch them. Thanks Family!!!!! Most of all...........a big I LOVE YOU to my wonderful husband who made it possible for me to spend 12 hours a day at the hospital and being my emotional support.

Our first night home was a little rough. I thought that since she was laid down at the hospital and slept in her bed most of the time that it was what she wanted........learned the hard way and night #2 she slept right next to me and mommy got much more sleep:) We sure love her so much and it is so good to have her home!

Baby Update

My little Lainee still isn't home yet but is showing huge milestones!! Most of her firsts are in the hospital so here is her first bath(she was not happy) and her first beanie now that she can regulate her own temperature!!! She just has to work on waking up on her own and drinking her whole bottle. With these little preemies it is like 2 steps forward 1 step back. We sure hope she can come home within the next week though :)