Water Baby

We had such a great 4th of July weekend. Unfortunately, Rabu was working at a fireworks stand so he was not able to have as much fun as the girls and I did, but such is life. Anyway, we went to my mom's house and hung out with the siblings and all their kids. Mom had set up these fun water features for them to play on. Lexi had a ball!!! She loved getting in the water, which is new because other times she was quite timid. So here is a video of Lexi having a great time in the water! Enjoy!

She also had a lot of fun on the slip and slide, but she did not have enough weight to keep her momentum going, that does not stop a Leyva... see how she gets along! ha ha. I actually pushed her other times going down and she liked that a lot better than her own way.

This one is a talker!!!

Here is a little video of Paisley telling you about her day... notice how her eyes light up when I mention big sister Lexi. Love it!!! :)

WARNING: Sweet baby noises may melt your heart!

( Please ignore the dryer noise in the background, the Leyvas needed clean clothes!! )

Interpretation : Hi mommy what is that thing that you are always pointing at me...oh a video camera, ok well world, this is what I have to say. I played with my sister lexi, I think she is the coolest. My mom and dad rock too!! Oh ok, mom wants me to say love you, and good-bye. Until next time...watch out I have got something to say!! :)

The Leyva Girls

Nothing like a sister...here are some of the cute pics of my two little ones. Lexi saw Paisley playing in her play gym and she just had to go join her.

And of course tell Paisley what every thing is. Here she is pointing to a mirror and is saying, "Paisie & Sessy". It is so cute Lexi calls herself, "Sessy" and calls Paisley "Paisie".

She is educating Paisley on all the different bugs hanging from the gym. So cute!!!

Here Lexi was set up to watch "The Lion King" and Lexi brought Paisley's bumbo over by her seat so that Paisley could sit by her and watch with her. She is really getting attached to Paisley, it is so sweet. Now there are times where we are needing to hold Paisley and Lexi says, "no hold Paisie, want to hold you mommie." She still needs to know that she is important and loved so we make sure and do all we can to reinforce that in her life. What beautiful blessings we have, I get a bit overwhelmed in a good way when I think about how wonderful these girls are and the fun we have before us as we live our lives together.

Paisley ~ 3 Months Old

What??? How in the world has it already been three months since Paisley as born? She is so amazing! She has such a sweet spirit, I just love looking into her eyes and wondering what she is thinking about and who she is going to be. She is very verbal. She goos and gaas to whoever is making eye contact with her at the time. She smiles a lot! Nothing so sweet as a cooing smiling baby, even if it is 3 am. Here are some pictures of our sweet little Paisley Bear.

Father's Day

This father's day was a wonderful day to celebrate, Rabu. He is the best daddy in the world. You should see the girls eyes twinkle when they see their daddy. They love him and they know that he loves them. We started the day with giving him a gift, it is a daily devotional by Coach John Wooden. He loves John Wooden. The girls and I also made him an Award that said he was the greatest daddy in the world. Then we went to church. After church we were able to get into Cheddar's for lunch. Cheddar's is one of Rabu's favorite places to eat. Then it was off to the house for a long afternoon nap. It was fantastic! We then went for a walk. It is interesting how when a mother is pushing a stroller it is simply a stroller, but when a daddy is pushing a stroller it becomes a race car. Lexi liked when daddy drove much more than when mommy drove. That is one of the beautiful things about Rabu. He can make anything fun and exciting. I love him for that.

The Friday before fathers day, Lexi's school had a Father's Day party. Rabu is the fun dad for sure. Every time he drops or picks up Lexi from school they play some sort of game with the kids. All the kids at the school, not just the ones in Lexi's class know "Lexi's Dad" is the fun dad that will give you a high five. He has such a beautiful heart for children! Here are some pictures from Lexi and Daddy's party.

Rabu we girls love you and we are blessed to have you! xoxo

Paisley Noelle ~ 8 Weeks

So here is the 8 week update on our sweet little Paisley. She is getting so big! She is smiling a lot. She really lights up when Lexi talks to her, that sister bond is already showing. Last night Paisley slept until 5 am!! Yay Paisley!! Now lets just hope she continues that! :) Here are a few pictures of our little Paisley girl.

Current Loves of her life :

Daddy

Tummy Time

Bath


Smiles

Mother's Day

So I am a little behind sharing about our fun Mother's Day, but better late than never right? So on Mother's Day we got up and ready for church. Right before we were about to leave Rabu and Lexi sneak down the hallway and then Lexi comes out with a bag and a silly grin. They gave me my mother's day gift, a couple charms for my bracelet. I love them! After church we stopped at Wendy's to grab some lunch before we got on the road to my mom's house for a Mother's day dinner. Lexi was so sweet, she wanted to sit by me and cuddle with me. I don't know if she even understood the day, but she was sweeter than normal giving me lots of hugs and saying those sweet little words, "mommy, mommy".

On the way to mom and dad's Lexi took off her pony tail holders and put them around her legs, she is so creative. She finally fell asleep, and it was so funny that she had the pony tail holders still on her legs.

When we got to mom and dad's we relaxed and played with the nieces and nephews. It was a great time! Paisley also gave me some great smiles for Mother's Day. What a sweet gift.

What an honor to be a mother, God is so faithful. I love my kiddos!

Paisley Noelle ~ 6 weeks

Our sweet little Paisley is already 6 weeks old! It is amazing how quickly the time flies by. She is getting so much bigger. She is starting to fill out. Her little legs are starting to get that adorable baby chunk! I love chunky baby legs. She is so much more aware of what is going on around her. She is having longer awake times during the day. Thankfully her extended awake times are not during the night. She is actually getting pretty good at sleeping for at least 5 to 6 hours strait most nights. Thank God!

Notice the dimple on her cheek! Lexi has one on the opposite side! They each just have one dimple. Cute, cute, cute!

I am still on maternity leave for another six weeks. I am so thankful for being able to take 12 weeks off from work. I am having such a wonderful time getting to know my little Paisley.

Lexi is warming up to Paisley more and more every day. She will come by me when I am burping her and pat her on the back and shush her. She will also play with Paisley's hair. Today Lexi was playing with her baby doll and was rocking her, shushing her and asking her if she wanted milk. She is a good little momma!

Tickles and Take-Out

Recently we had a very fun evening. It is just the simple things in life that make us laugh the most. Since Paisley was born, I have cooked some but as to be expected I do not have the energy to cook every night. One night Rabu picked up Pei Wei on the way home. I like to eat my Teriyaki Chicken Bowl with chop sticks. So of course Lexi wants to use chop sticks too. Amazingly she got the hang of them. Granted she had unconventional methods of getting the rice on the chopsticks but she used them just the same. I am so proud of my smarty pants Lexi Bear.

Oh then after she was done using them to eat, they quickly transformed into drumsticks. She and daddy had a great time "playing the drums".

After the drums we moved into the living room to play, and it soon turned into Tickle time! :) I love tickle time, we get the best giggles and laughs from tickle time.

Paisley's Dedication

Paisley was dedicated on April 26th. Rabu and I believe in taking our children before the church and dedicating them to the Lord. What that means to us is that we are giving ourselves and our daughter to the Lord and dedicating us to His service. As parents we publicly proclaim that we will do whatever it takes to provide for our child and to raise her to the best of our ability to follow God. Here is the scripture that we picked for her life scripture.

Ephesians 3:16-19 (New Living Translation)
16 I pray that from his glorious, unlimited resources he will empower you with inner strength through his Spirit. 17 Then Christ will make his home in your hearts as you trust in him. Your roots will grow down into God’s love and keep you strong. 18 And may you have the power to understand, as all God’s people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep his love is. 19 May you experience the love of Christ, though it is too great to understand fully. Then you will be made complete with all the fullness of life and power that comes from God.

It was a very sweet moment for our family. We were blessed to have both of our mothers there with us. Lexi and Paisley's Godparents, Ward and Patty Seibert and two of their sons, Jackson and Dylan were also there. We are so blessed to have such wonderful people to be in our children's lives. They have some amazing grandparents and godparents. One funny moment was when Pastor Brent asked to hold Paisley and I began to hand her over, big sister Lexi was very protective of baby sister and was not completely thrilled with him holding her. It was very cute. Here are a few pictures from the service.