a day with the mini sotos

yesterday, i spent the day with not one, but two mini sotos! it was definitely an exciting day. i'm so used to being just with julianna and i didn't realize how calm my house is with just a 3 month old. add a 1 year old to the picture and that equals a lot more excitement! we talked, we laughed, we danced, we ate, we slept (a little bit), and they cried. when shandi came to pick up her micro mini monster (dylan) she brought me lots of formula samples. she's an awesome sister-in-law!! thank you, shandi!!

first mother's day :)

Yesterday, I celebrated my very first Mother's Day as a mommy! It was such a special day! The picture above is of Julianna and I before we left to go to church. There's also a close-up of her socks. Mommy is a Carolina fan and daddy is a Duke fan so we had to buy each set of socks!
After church we did some visiting. We stopped ar Staples to see Maw Maw at work and to wish her a happy Mother's Day. We also went to see Josh's grandma to deliver something special to her. They were both thrilled to see our little Julianna!

This year, I wanted to do something special for Mother's Day since my mom went from 1 grandchild last year to 4 this year! Josh and I hosted a Mother's Day cookout at our house to celebrate mommies! It was a full house--me, Josh, my mom, Zach, Katie, Nick, Molly, Molly's mom-Kate, Jake (Molly's brother), his girlfriend-Alex, Ashton, Tyson, Clara, and Julianna! I wish my dad could have been there but he was running Ready Mart #2 so that Zach to come and be with us. We had a yummy feast and a great time passing around the babies. Ashton even ate dirt! But even cuter... he gave Julianna some super sweet kisses!

And even more fun photos from this week...

6 week checkup

julianna and i just returned from my 6 week checkup at the ob/gyn. this was the first time i've been there with her on the OUTside instead of the INside. it was fun for the nurses, staff, and my doctor to see her. they finally got to check out who they were seeing on the ultrasounds. It was awesome! she was soooo good while i was being "checked out"... everything has healed perfectly and i got mirena. no babies for the soto's for a few years. we want to enjoy julianna as much as possible. we plan to try again for baby #2 when julianna is at least 2 years old.

yay for a good visit and a healthy baby! she's 6 weeks & 1 day old!