Project 365: January

And just like that, almost a month has passed since I blogged.  And if I'm being completely honest, it's been that same period of time since I've actually sat down at a computer and typed.  Phones and iPads are nearby most all the time and actually sitting at a computer isn't anything that ranks high on the list of priorities...but as of tomorrow, that's about to change.  Tomorrow I'll be heading back to work, in the same part-time roll I had before Nora arrived.  

Nora arrived on December 2, and really between the newborn fog and the holidays...December is a blur!  January we hit our stride with normal life as a family of 4 and I couldn't be happier!

And while there are so many other things to document, namely Nora being 2 months old tomorrow...WHAT!?!?  And my feelings on heading back to work...I decided to play a quick game of catchup via my iPhone pictures and Instagram Project 365.  So, hold on, there's a whole lot of cuteness about to come your way, thanks to two precious girls who have stolen my heart completely!  

 We helped Nora learn how to play the piano...

We celebrated surviving the first month of Nora's life...

We spent time with our cousins...

We took lots of baths, and I promise...we enjoyed most of them...

We did laundry.  LOTS of little girl laundry.  

We spent time with Papa & Gigi...

We were just too cute for words...

See...more cuteness from Queen Elsa...

More baths with the Bath King...Daddy!...

We spent lots of days at home and never got out of our jammies...

We had dinner with Cousin Harper...

We all acted silly and like big kids...

We slept in Momma's arms and Momma loved every moment...

We dressed up like Sheriff Callie to eat donuts at Mamaw's house...

We built gigantic towers of blocks...

We had lots of smiles and lots of comparison talk about how much the girls look alike...

We had playdates with friends that ended up with passed out kiddos...

We watched movies and Momma marveled at what a beautiful little girl this one has become...

And at how fast this one is changing...

We started sitting like a lady to read coloring books...

We got lots of snuggles from Momma...

And maybe even more snuggles from big sister...

Momma started working out again and headed back to Zumba class...

We found some new favorite outfits...

And we fell in love all over again with baby jeggings, baby fingers, and baby socks...

Momma had a girls' night out with her besties...

And we enjoyed a few sweet treats after we successfully had both girls in bed...

We dressed up in adorable clothes and made faces that made our hearts melt...

We had family nights out for dinner...complete with Oreo Ice Cream Sandwiches...

Papa & Gigi watched BOTH girls while Momma & Daddy had a date night...

And I fell more in love with this man as he became the daddy to another beautiful little girl...

We played our own version of Where's Waldo?...

We started grinning and smiling more than just when we had gas...

We watched movies and read stories and played games and spent our days learning our new normal...

And we enjoyed an unseasonably warm day by venturing out to the park...

Momma wore Nora while Elyse burned off some serious cabin fever...

Momma & Elyse had a date day complete with pedicures, lunch at Chickfila and a trip to ToysRUs...

We spent some time at Gigi's house...but she also got a break for awhile before taking back over as babysitter...

We bought Elyse a big-girl bed (to be installed in a week or so when it comes in)...

And we went to Bears games to cheer on Mommy's alma mater...

This month has been full of great joys...and obviously some difficult times as well.  However, I'm so thankful for these last 31 days with my girls.  I wouldn't trade it for the world!