August Moments with a Toddler and 6 Month Old

This picture is a good representation of what our life is like right now. Crazy! I love this picture of my girls! Aubrey is so much fun, but definitely a two year old. In August we started working on getting her used to her toddler bed. It has been quite interesting. She will start out in her crib, and then say, "In there" and point because she wants to go to her big bed. Often times we move her to her big bed and then 5 minutes later she will say, "In there" again and want to go to the crib. We have had some successful nights in the bed now, but we are not consistent by any means. I think Aubrey likes feeling like she has control over the situation. She is so into jewelry, dress up shoes, and baby dolls. Those are always the toys she gravitates too. She is still a wonderful big sister, she just doesn't quite get the boundaries yet. A few nights ago I told Aubrey I loved her before she went to bed. She opened the door and said, "Love you Ryleigh." It was such a sweet, precious moment. My heart just melted.
   Ryleigh is a little over 6 months now, and doing great. She can roll from her stomach to her back, she can hold her head up well on tummy time, and she giggles and smiles all the time. She was sleeping through the night, but she is back to waking up again. I  think she must be having a growth spurt or something. When we took her to the doctor, she weighed 11 pounds. She is not on the charts at all for a 6 month old, but for a baby at her gestational age she is 25 percent in everything but head circumference.
 I  must say, I am sad to be saying goodbye to the Summer, but I love the Fall too! I love being able to go on cool walks at 1:00 in the afternoon. I love all the fun holidays that come with the Fall, and all the delicious food too! I can't wait for a pumpkin frap from Starbucks! We have had some fun in August, and I have yet to post about it, so I wanted to fill everyone in on the Cox Clan.
  
This is Aubrey on a daily basis!

This is a bad habit I started! I am in love with carmel fraps, and Aubrey always wants a few sips.

Happy Meals have many purposes

This lets me hold onto Aubrey as a baby,

but this is where I want her to sleep!

I was impressed with how well Aubrey bathed her baby doll

Road trips have become easier now that we put the portable dvd player to good use

This is one of Aubrey's buddies that we have had a blast hanging out with this summer. Aubrey also loves Colt's mommy Mitzi!

Tam and I have tried making better use of the free things out there. Her neighborhood library is always pretty bare. Our girls had it practically to themselves.

The Galleria has been a popular spot for Aubrey and Colton ever since they were babies.

This was then .....

This is now....

Jenny and I have added to our families since then! Now we have Sadie and Ryleigh to add to the fun!

Ryleigh in her favorite spot

At least once a year Tam and I get together with some of our old high school buddies, Abbey and April. Our families keep growing, so we have double the fun!

Ryleigh in the crib, although she has yet to sleep there

This is Ryleigh's second favorite spot

One of my favorite pics from August

Aubrey, Kate, Carly and sweet Harper! Harper has to be one of the most easy going kids in the world!

Aubrey LOVES her Daddy!

We have spent many days at Carrie's house this summer! August was no exception. Thank you Carrie for letting us hang out at your pool!  You are a great friend and wonderful nurse!

Ryleigh's first time in the pool! I am not thinking she is going to have my skin tone.

This was the first time for my parents to babysit both girls at our house. Things didn't go according to plan, when Ryleigh decided not to take a bottle. However, we still had a great night with friends.

More fun pics of the girls! Do they look alike to anyone else?

Precious Pics of the Girls

These pictures were too precious not to share!

My Two Precious Girls

Ryleigh

                                                                                                                                                            Aubrey

Where Did July Go?

Seriously, where did July go? I feel like the days just keep getting faster and faster!  Ryleigh is now a little 5 month 10 pounder, which is so exciting. Some of her newborn clothes are starting to fit a little snug. Does anyone else get attached to baby clothes? I always feel a little sad when the girls outgrow something that I thought was so cute on them. It's funny looking at clothes now that once fit Aubrey.  I am seeing a little more Aubrey in Ryleigh than what I was seeing in the beginning, but they are still very different from each other too. Ryleigh is beginning to smile at us now when we smile at her. It really warms my heart. Her favorite place to be when she is not sleeping is in the Baby Bjorn with me.  Her sleeping patterns are getting pretty predictable too, which I like. She is a definite thumb sucker, which is just the sweetest thing ever. I know I will be paying for it later, but right now I am just enjoying it. Many people ask me what special things I have to do with Ryleigh, given that she was such a preemie. At this stage, there are not a whole lot of differences than what I dealt with with Aubrey. We will start seeing the Developmental Pediatrician in the Fall. As of now, Ryleigh's eyes, and hearing are all on track. She is no longer on oxygen, which is wonderful. Once the Fall starts, we will have to be extremely cautious due to RSV season. We will start the shots in October. Mainly we just want to make sure and keep Ryleigh healthy. She is at high risk to sickness, due to her weak immune system. Overall, we have felt very blessed with where Ryleigh is developmentally. We hope and pray we continue to stay on the right track.
  Aubrey is such a little girl now. The other day she picked up a shirt from my closet, held it up to her body and said, "Ahh, cute." I thought it was so funny! She is also so sweet with her baby dolls. She will burp her baby, put her baby in the bed, or feed her baby. She does attempt to nurse her baby, which is quite a sight!  She also will recite her whole name, Aubrey Lynn Cox! I love it when she takes her play keys to the door, and acts like she is unlocking it.
  There has been a lot of excitment here lately in the Cox Household, check out the pics below to see what we have been up to.

Celebrating the Fourth of July

Is this precious or what? I love how innocent and sweet Aubrey looks here. (Thanks Zack!)

Aubrey and Kate had fun playing with their nephew Ian

Aubrey being a great Big Sis

Aubrey is looking at him like, "You're the coolest."

Ryleigh, Carly and Ellee (Ryleigh slept right through the pictures)

Kate, Aubrey and Isabelle

Chris and Merry Clark were in town, and we took a quick Sonic run

Zack, Chris and Rod

This year

Last year

First time to church with Ryleigh

Aubrey moved up to the big 2 year old class. Here is her first piece of art!

Mimi and Papi came up 4th of July weekend. We all went to the Splash Park together. I LOVE this picture of the three of them.

We had a fun surprise party for my sister Lori's 40th birthday at Joe T Garcia's. All the sista's were there!

Aubrey LOVES chips and salsa like her momma!

Lori getting sung to

Sheri and Ryleigh

Mom and Dad

My Little Thumb Sucker

My little princess (Thanks for the crown Candice! So cute!)

Chilled out Ryleigh

I love the smiles!!

We've had some fun playdates in July too!

Aubrey and her Esquibel buddies!

Aubrey with her buddy Colton Meek and our baby girls Sadie and Ryleigh

Aubrey and Kate at the Pool

Carly has some big smiles like her sister!

Reading books at Tam's house

Aubrey loved playing with her Jackson cousins

The other big news is we said goodbye to the Jetta

And hello to the Kia Borrego

I was a little sad to say goodbye to the Jetta, considering all the good memories I had in that car. I wasn't sad for long though. It's nice having a little more space now! I know there will be lots of good memories to come in the Borrego too!