Tornado Warning Day

Well, we started off the day on a "notable" note.... Ayla slept all night in her bed for the first time. I took this picture after she started to stir, but she hadn't completely woken up. I noticed that her index figure was in the #1 position, which I thought was rather ironic and cute. I think she slept well, but I didn't get much sleep because I was constantly waking up to check to see if I heard anything on the monitor. She is in her bed again as I type this. :+}

Since I sleep her on her stomach, her hair on both sides of her head has fallen out. However, there is a patch on the nape of her neck that is thicker than the rest of her hair. I can assure you that this will be the only time in her life that she'll have a mullet!

The remainder of the day was a bit exciting. Sarah and I had planned on taking fall pictures of the kids outside, but the weather had different plans. I woke to thunder and lightning, which followed a few hours later with the Pensacola area being hit by tornado warnings. Brett actually got a few videos of one funnel cloud on his cell phone. There was some minor damage to buildings, houses, and cars in Pensacola, but thank goodness the Avalon Beach area didn't actually have one touch down. However, because the Doppler called for warnings in our area... we were on alert. Ayla, Baylie, and I spent about 45 minutes in our bathtub with pillows and blankets. Ayla nursed and fell asleep (I know... it's the life), and once Baylie got over feeling the need to lick us, she laid patiently waiting for it all to be over. After the warnings were over, we all headed over to my parents house so Sarah could do my hair. It rained and stormed for the remainder of the day, and we stayed over there until early evening. The Avalon Beach area got 6 inches of rain today, and it's still raining. Here are a few pictures from today.

This is another one of those cute, but funny faces she makes when I talk to her. It's like her brain and facial expressions move quicker than she can control. It's pretty funny!

Her eyes are quite blue, and we wonder whether they are going to stay that way. Brett's are blue and mine are green. Hmmmmm... we'll just have to wait and see.

Jackson, getting his first hair cut. Although he still doesn't have much hair, on both sides of his head he had a slight "baby mullet" going on. So, his mommy gave him a quick trim. She actually played hair stylist all day. She did Jackson's, mine, my mom's, and my dad's hair! We sure do appreciate her willingness and patience to help keep all of us stylish!

Jackson Eli and Ayla, with Grandma holding both of them.

I can't believe Jackson is so much darker than Ayla. Ayla looks like so pale compared to Jackson, and he's hardly been in the sun. I can't wait to see what he looks like in a few years when he really does get tan. I was actually pretty fair as a baby, but am able to tan now. Brett is fair and freckles, but he's able to tan. So, there is hope for Ayla, our Florida baby! :+)


DISCLAIMER:
Although possibly a bit uncomfortable, NO CHILDREN WERE HURT IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING THE NEXT TWO PICTURES!!



"You Two WILL Love Each Other!"

While I was holding both the kids, I tried to get Jackson to love on his cousin. However, you can see by my hand on Jackson's head that it took a little "force"... However, I will say that there weren't any tears shed and little struggle. I don't think either one of them knew what to think, but Ayla's face in the second one is priceless.

This is one of Jackson's hats. I thought it was cute that her onsie says "Princess" while wearing a hat that reads, "Golf Baby!" I thought Brett would appreciate these poses! And...I just had to take a few with the hat backwards. :+)

Jackson, making his way to Aunt Amy. Although I didn't get all of him in the second one, I couldn't resist those eyes! He's got the prettiest eyes, which he gets from his mommy! He's a good mix of both his mommy and daddy.