more molly

by Kristal Joy Photography

today

a little bit of snow play & a whole lot of baby snuggling. that is pretty much it.

new "hairdudes"

This post is to remind me of all the cute word mix ups we have around here. I remember for years, actually until just recently, Kyla only called white- "wipe" as in "Snow Wipe is my favorite princess." Heidi has been saying "MacaNONI" forever. She also calls hairdos- hairdudes. "I like your hairdude mom." or "Can you get down my Rapunzel hairdude wig?" Well, these two got new "hairdudes" yesterday. They also are calling themselves twins now. Same hair length makes you twins I guess. I love them.

two weeks

Whoa! That week flew by. Molly is now two weeks old. Still sleepy and snuggly and so sweet. I thought it would be fun to flashback and see what each of the other girls looked like at two weeks old. These pics are off by a day or two but they are as close to two weeks as I have.

{snuggle bugs}

one week

Tonight at 8:04pm Molly will be one week old. She made her way into the world last Tuesday night, one day shy of being three weeks early. We've had a great first week with her. She is a sweet, tiny, snugly, sleepy little baby and we love her. She fits right in.

Early last Tuesday morning my water broke. My husband was here:

For those of you who don't know...I don't live there. I live in Washington state...in the United States...NOT Canada. But Casey had taken three flights to get to Saskatoon, Saskatchewan and that is where he was on Tuesday morning when I called him with the news. I didn't even really know where Saskatoon was until I just googled this map for this post. I was a little freaked out but my mom was with me and Casey assured me he would make it home. We went to the hospital and he went to the airport.

I got to the hospital at 10am, was admitted and was told they would wait to put me on Patocin until 1pm...for Casey's sake. By this time he had gotten a flight that would bring him to the hospital by 5pm. It would be close. He made it. They upped the meds and Molly was born at 8:04pm.

Her sisters have been loving her all week. They are so cute with her and have been nothing but helpful. I still can't decide who she looks like of them. Sometimes I think Heidi and other times Kyla, maybe a perfect combination.

I love that Molly is not even as big as her J.J. (that's what we call our special stuffed animal). I hope she loves it as much as the other girls did.

Thanks to everyone who has helped out this last week. Especially to my mom for being here all those nights and for going to the hospital with me. To Steve and Carolyn for taking the big girls. To my homegroup, Chelsea and Kristin for all the meals. To Taryn for being my "support partner" and for the lactation cookies ;) To Chelsea and Polly for keeping the girls on D day. To Amy and Sara for coming to the hospital to take pictures. To Kristal for the amazing photos. And to everyone for well wishes and visits. THANKS!

We love our one week old Molly! 

Be Mine...

Happy Valentines Day

from my little valentines to you...

Little Miss Molly & Her Sisters

My friend Kristal came over yesterday and took these adorable pictures. I LOVE them! She is such a great photographer and great friend too. Check out her photography blog again HERE. I'm sure she's doing a Spring mini-shoot soon, so if you're in the area be sure to book a spot. Thanks again Kristal- I can't wait to see the rest.

I ♥ them!

Meet Molly

♥ Molly Lang Bell ♥

February 8, 2011

8:04pm

5lbs 14oz | 18 3/4 inches



We couldn't be happier with our family of five.

More pictures to come later.

We ♥ Molly!

Crazy Love

I just finished this book and it's too good not to say anything about. A must read about God's amazing love for us and our response to it. I don't remember the last time I read a book that made me think as much as this one did. I am not a good writer at all (I'm more of a numbers girl). I wish my sister-in-law Chelsea (the writer) could paraphrase for me the ideas, thoughts, and challenges of this book. I don't think she's read it though. Maybe she will and maybe she'll do just that on her own blog. Some of this book is tough to swallow. It defiantly puts things into perspective. God is real. Jesus is real. And the most important commandment in the Bible is to love God and love others. Am I doing that? Kind of but not really, not the way the I should be. It's mostly all about me. That's why I think this book is SO great. It points these things out, makes you think about them, and makes you want to change. Like I said, I can't really put it into words. So instead I will say... READ IT.

Molly's Room

Here are a couple pictures of Molly's room so far. It's turning out pretty cute I think. It started off with a disastrous Etsy vinyl wall decal purchase (which was scrapped, only after a few shed tears) and has since just come together with other little items along the way. This picture is a little dark but you get the idea. Not pictured are the dresser and bookshelf made at the cabinet shop which still both need some finishing touches.
Everything is pretty much from the days of baby Kyla and baby Heidi. I revamped the chandelier by painting it. Thanks to my mom who made the curtains. A matching pillow from Grandma Carolyn is on the way. Also new are these canvas pictures we made entirely of Modge Podge and fabric...much cuter in person.  And a wall decal that actual stuck to the wall.

Getting excited!