almost 2 weeks....

here are our children, little ruthie almost 2 weeks old, and little elly märta taking her first dose of antibiotics since she came into this world. jonathan started his soccer league last night and little elly märtas ear infection caused her temp. to rise to 105!!!!! eek! i called aunt gittan to the rescue....her and uncle david came down to hold one while i held the other. it was an event of a lifetime... but we feel better today.. .much better. I do believe the recovery will be coming really soon.

photo shoot after the big hair cut

I know that i have probably told EVERYONE this, but little elly m. has become such a little girl lately. after she started walking, she has become all girl. talking on the little pink phone with the daddy, carrying her babies around, kissing them, giving them pacifiers, and just being plain cutsie wootsie. it is amazing to watch her little personality. she is a true gem....

the three ladies....

I am so excited to have 2 little girls that will someday turn into not so little girls. i think of my relationship with my mom and my sister and just how wonderful it is to have both of them. i enjoy these two now, and i know don't ruin it by saying they will be teenagers, i don't want to think about that right now, let's reflect past the teenage years, right mom. things are much better now. i miss my mom. she has been gone for almost a week and the house feels pretty empty in the morning when we get up and there is no meme.

oh and by the way...after looking at these pictures, i had to cut little miss elly marta's hair.. .my goodness... if she won't keep a barrette in it, it had to go.

Little Ruthie Miriam

She is a little spud as we refer to her has. she eats, she sleeps, she poops, she never really cries... hmmm... maybe God does answer our prayers.

a few quick ones.

I am sorry that it takes me so long to get pics. up, i promise when jonathan gets us internet i will post more frequently, because don't worry i am taking plenty. We got out of the house today, i do believe i am suffocating my social little elly m. keeping her cooped up with her little sister and i. little ruthie couldn't be an easier baby than she is. the only hard part is trying to get her up at night to get her to eat. i mean this girl loves her sleep so far... and don't ever think that i am complaining about that. i think that makes the transition for elly marta a little easier... her mommy can be free more often.

Times of Adjustment for all....

I first have to say that this second baby is not near the shock to the house as the first. .... not sure why.... different country... different child, different a lot of things, but still an adjustment. in one picture you will see elly märta pulling her hair out, i think we all feel that way sometimes... but overall... we are doing very very well. we are enjoying our new family member and each of us is falling in love with her. elly m. loves to touch and see her in the morning when she wakes up.. not quite the same excitement as it was to see meme, but excitement.

The little sister and her friends

Here they all are: The newborn babe Ruthie with the midwife Lynda, Irma, Gra-meemee, and her big sister Elly M plus mom.

Here's Another One

Little Ruthie Miriam flew out of Tristan today, Tuesday August 12, just like I guessed, at 11:30 am. She looks like a bag of potatoes, no surprise. Thank you everyone for everything. Now Elly Märta will have a best friend. Hurraaah!!!

60 years apart!!!!

Elly M. and her grandpa on the Schmit side are exactly 60 years apart to the day. i do believe it makes him pretty proud. Jonathan's parent's are here from Sweden and we got to celebrate both elly m. and rocky all on the same day together.

Elly M. got wayyyyyy to many cool presents from her family. We really appreciate all the love and attention each of them give to our baby. for those of you who don't know jonathan's family... the first 2 pics are his dad.... the next one is liel, jonathan's cousin from memphis,

just a few more b-day pics.

You must deal with all the b-day pics i am posting.. i mean my first child is celebrating her first birthday.