Twice the Blessings

We are all starting to settle into the life of having two kiddos. Cole has really taken to his big brother role. He adores Leah and is a huge helper when it comes to taking care of her. I never knew my heart would grow so much and love so much. I am truly blessed to have been given both of these sweet angels.

Two Babies

I finally feel up to having Cole climb into my lap after having the c-section and he gets so excited. I do too if the truth is to be told. When he sits with Leah in my lap he says, "Mommy, two babies!" (giggle, giggle) I say, "Yes, I LOVE my two babies!" He really knows how to melt my heart.

I allowed Cole to hold Leah for the first time, the other day. He squealed with delight and his face filled with pride as he held out his arms and said, "Hold her?". He adores his baby sister and wants to hug, hold or kiss her at all times. It's quite sweet.

I just thought this picture was precious. Leah has stretched my heart and filled it with love.

Some more pictures of my Sweetheart (My second baby).


And now some cute pictures of my Sugar (my first baby).

I think every male has a "man cave"; well, here's Cole's.

These two babies are miracles and blessings in my life. Oh how I've been blessed!

Big Brother, Little Sister

Big Brother, Cole, was not allowed in the hospital (due to the swine flu risk) so he waited anxiously outside the building for his little sister to arrive.

Leah Patricia Boudreaux was born, November 4th, 7:47am. She weighed in at 8 lbs 13 oz and measured 20 inches long. She is so beautiful. A perfect little sister for Cole.

We all have waited for this day and are so in love with this little girl. I don't think there's a more proud Daddy than hers. (Love it!)

Cole finally got to meet Leah yesterday when he came home from a fun "Big Brother" weekend at Grammy and Pa's. He just adores her. All he wants to do is kiss her. So sweet. I now feel our family is complete.

There's a new sheriff in town...

Our little cowboy rode off into the sunset on Halloween to collect this town's candy tax.

All is fair when it comes to candy. First stop, home; where he knows they have the best treats.
Sheriff Cole and Deputy Daddy head off to the next house. Halloween was so much fun, we can't wait to do it again next year. (We have enough candy to last us until then too.)

Pumpkins

Cole had such a blast this morning when we went to visit a local church that had pumpkins set out. The weather was more like Summer but all of the pumpkins made it feel like Fall. As soon as we drove into the parking lot, Cole squealed with delight at the sight of all of the pumpkins. He said, "Mommy, go see?"

He always has an eye for the one that is "different" and he'll choose that one every time. Kind of like his Mommy, I guess.

Such a cutie!

He decided to take this wagon for a spin. He wanted to be the one that pulled the wagon. He's practicing to be "big brother" already.

I finally convinced him to sit in the wagon for a picture.

I couldn't leave this post without sharing this picture. Cole is constantly talking to his little sister, hugging her, feeling her move or kissing her. I think it's the sweetest thing. He already has so much love for her. Oh how I'm blessed! I just love 'em to pieces!

Leah - 'lil sis

Today I got to see Leah. Isn't she adorable. We are almost 8 months along and counting down the weeks until we actually get to meet our precious baby girl. Everything looks like it is going well. All my vitals are reading terrifically, as are hers. There's only one thing......the doc says that she's going to be a big girl. Her exact words were, "Good thing we're not going to have this baby vaginally"; "She's a big girl". That's right, our baby girl is just shy of 6 lbs right now. I'm so glad she's healthy and all is going smoothly this time. Praise God for the work of His hands!

Freezer Ready Recipes

Donny and I are six weeks away from having our little girl and we are so excited. Cole has been getting ready by taking care of "his baby" (a life like doll) and doing a lot of talking, kissing and hugging his little sister (through my belly button).

One of the things I'd like to do before Leah arrives is to stock my freezer with meals ready to cook and serve. If you have any recipes that work well from freezer to oven please let me know.

I appreciate all input.