Mollie's Big Girl Room

Mollie's main gift from us for her birthday was her new big girl room. Now that she has adjusted to a new room and sleeping in a twin bed, she loves it! Here are some pictures of it.

Happy Birthday, Mollie!

Here are some pictures from Mollie's first day as a two year old. We had a busy, fun filled day!!! We started with breakfast from Happy Donuts at Forza with our great friends, Addison and JC. Then JC and I took the girls to play at the Children's Museum. Finally, we had dinner with our wonderful friends, the Field's, and Red Robin. Mollie got to open her first birthday present while we ate. Her gift was a photo book all about Mollie. The title is, "Mollie's Favorites from A to Z" and includes 26 pictures and captions of Mollie's favorite things. Red Robin was sure to sing to her and provide an ice cream sundae on-the-house. She was bouncing off the walls for at least an hour after... definitely looking forward to round two with birthday cake and ice cream on Sunday! :)

Happy Birthday, Mollie! You are our sweet, precious, little girl. WE LOVE YOU!!!

Happy Easter!

We had a great weekend celebrating the resurrection of our Savior. Jeremie, Mollie, and I went to church, just the three of us, in the morning and had brunch at Jeremie's sister's house in the afternoon. Mollie LOVED her Easter basket. I'm so glad I only put a few jelly beans in it with toys and other goodies, because she all but devoured them! (She thinks the peeps are a toy, too, thankfully!) She was totally adorable in her pink polka dot dress, too. I can't wait to have two little girls to dress up next year!

It's Official!

Our baby girl has a name- Gabriella Mae Neighbors! This is not a name I've though about a lot, but suggested it because Jeremie liked it when Mollie was a baby and thought it would be a good name if we had another girl. Originally I wanted to call her Ellie, but the more we talked about Gabbie the more it felt right. And, the more I prayed about God giving us the right name for her the more I felt at peace with it. I love it and just know it is the perfect name for her. Gabriella is the female version of Gabriel, which means "God is my strength" and Mae is my grandma's middle name. We are getting so excited to meet this little girl!!!

Seven Months!

I have officially hit the third trimester and so far, so good. Although I'm starting feel like my legs and ankles are swelling a little, it is nothing in comparison to what I experienced with Mollie by this point. My blood pressure is staying low, which is also a huge blessing. We also are 95% sure of the baby's name. I'll posted it as soon as it's 100%. Mollie says it really cutely!!!

Welcome Spring!

To welcome in Spring, Jeremie, Mollie, and I headed to the zoo. It was a beautiful day! Mollie hadn't been to the zoo since last Fall, so I was curious to see what she would remember and what her reaction would be. Surprisingly, she remembered a lot! She started asking to go see the tigers and monkeys right away! Her favorites of the day were the monkeys and polar bears. She kept telling them to "come out!" so she could play with them. Thankfully, they could not come out to play!!! Since Saturday she has been asking to go back to see the polar bears every day!

Mollie's Big Girl Bed

In preparation for the new baby, Mollie got her new big girl bed. The transition has NOT been a smooth one! We are making progress, though. We have been shutting the baby gate at the top of the stairs at night and then going down stairs while she falls asleep. On Saturday night she cried at the top of the stairs for about 20 minutes. Sunday night she called my name at the top of the stairs for about 15 minutes. Tonight she cried from the top and called my name once and then we didn't hear another peep out of her. At least she is going to sleep in her bed and not passing out on the floor! And in the mornings she is waking at about 7:00 and playing in her room until I come in to get her at 7:30. This is MUCH better than the night we had on Friday- about an hour of fighting with her to get her to go to sleep and then three hours of it in the middle of the night! We are hoping that the transition phase will be over soon and she'll be prepared for the new baby to sleep in her old crib!!!