I'll do a brief overview of January, February, and March (since March is almost over as it is).
We started January off properly with confetti poppers on New Year's morning. Eden loved them. Winnie thought they were loud.
February brought us our first visit to Philly with the girls, lots of snow, and our third baby!
We took them to the see the Philly LDS temple being built in the heart of center city. And of course, for ice cream at Franklin's Fountain (my second home in Philly).
On February 9, our third baby, a little girl (eventually) named Jillian was born in the wee morning hours at home in our basement in a birth pool.
This is our midwife weighing her about an hour after she was born.
The girls' first time meeting her the next morning:
Winnie LOVES her baby sister. Wants to hold her constantly. Kisses her all the time. Jillian's the last person she wants to hug right before she goes to sleep each night.
Eden loves being a big sister and being in charge. She's very helpful. "Mommy, the baby's crying!" is a sentence I hear all the time. She always wants to look at her when her eyes are open. "Are her eyes open, Momma? I want to see if her eyes are open. Look! They're open! They're open!"
Winnie is quite generous. Case in point:
That's her thumb. Who needs a pacifier when you can suck on your older sister's thumb? Pre-slobbered and everything.
Sometimes it's tiring being the oldest sister.
Sleeping babies are great.
Then a week after Jillian was born, we started having family visitors for three weeks straight.
Here are all the grandchildren of Kevin's parents. I have provided all the grandchildren for my parents.
And finally here is Jillian at one month old. Today she's already almost 7 weeks old. I'm going to try to take monthly photos like I kind of did with Winnie. Who knows if I'll actually follow through?
Taking posing suggestions from her helpful older sisters:
Jillian is a great baby. Sleeps lots. Eats lots. Grows lots. Doesn't cry lots. Toots lots. We love her.
