Jubilee Turns 2!

So, it's been a long time since I posted, and I know I've missed alot (like the birth of our son!), but this is a good occasion to post.

Yesterday Jubilee turned 2! I can't believe it! She's amazing! She's a great big sister too, though I can't seem to find any good recent pictures of the 2 of them together.

Here she is moments after birth

...and her first birthday

and now birthday #2

Here's some pictures of her day.

We took a picnic lunch and Starbucks to Daddy. Ryan always said she couldn't date till she was 40, but she could have coffee when she's 2. We ask her almost every day if she wants some coffee, but she always says, "no thank you." Although she likes to pretend she's drinking coffee.

Chocolate Birthday cake! She even blew out the candle!

settling in with a pile of books.

got to visit Omie at work, and talk with Grandma on the phone.

Monday is Memorial Day and we will celebrate her birthday and Grandma's birthday with family then.

And as an added bonus, here is a picture of Shepherd from today:

(does this really count as being swaddled?)

and a cute one of Jubilee...couldn't resist!

She's all girl!

Jubilee got this doll from one of her grandma’s co-workers. We named the doll Maggie because Jubilee’s middle name is Magdalene which we really like but always call her Jubilee so this way we have a Maggie too. Today she really enjoyed playing with Maggie. She’s all girl!

Crawling!

Jubilee crawled tonight!

Something New Everyday

Jubilee is doing something new everyday. This one kind of freaked me out a bit...Check out this video of what she did today:

Happy 4 Month Birthday Jubilee

On Thursday, Jubilee will be 4 months already! To celebrate, she decided to roll over this morning 6 times. Here's one I caught on video for friends and family to enjoy!




Also, you can see another video of Jubilee, taken only one week ago. See how much she's progressed in just a week! As an added bonus, you get to view a precious treasure. Yes, Jubilee's cute sneeze. She does it like this every time!

Volkan Amca

Here is our Turkish friend Volkan. Volkan Amca (pronounced "amja" in Turkish) is translated" Uncle Volkan." Jubilee holds a special place in his heart as he does in ours too!
He visited a school in Boston back in the fall and got this bib for the Baby. Today was Jubilee's first time to wear it. Actually it's her first time to wear a bib period. :)

Isn't she cute?!?