Saturday, January 23, 2010

sam's 1st haircut

Sam was pretty bald as a baby and his hair grew very slowly. Here he is at a year old..still pretty hairless!

















So until recently he had never had his hair cut. He had the cutest little curls along his back hairline. They were especially cute when they would dry after a hair washing. But after a while they started looking a little crazy...after a nap they were out of control...long wispy hairs that stuck out from around his head. Plus the front of Sam's hair is still pretty short...so his hairdo could have been referred to as a mullet! :(



















I finally got to the point where I felt like his hair wasn't presentable unless he was straight from the tub. And after his sitter's comment that Sam's hair reminded her of some of the men she would see walking to the synagogue on her street in New York ( which cracked us up!!), I finally decided it was time to let go of that little piece of the the baby he still is in my eyes. So, Jon and I took Sam to a place thats specifically for children's haircuts. Sam was immediately excited by the cool "chairs" and chose the airplane to sit in. To make it even more exciting the television at his station was showing his B.F.F., Thomas! Sam climbed right up and did GREAT during the cut. We were very proud of him and he loves his haircut, which he still talks about over a month later! "You like my haircut?"



















This last one is my favorite! Look at his proud smile..what a big boy!

Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Welcome to the World!






Baby #4 joined our family on December 4th, 2009....Ava Annslee Bailey weighing 6lbs & 6oz.
I love the name Ava and it was actually fairly easy for Jon and I to agree upon (good thing we didnt have to come up with another boys name...they would prob. still be nameless!).Her middle name is actually a combo of her grandmother's middle names....Ruth Ann Childress and Gaye Lee Bailey... with an 'S' thrown in to tie them together. Our family loves her and after only 6 weeks it feels like she has been here all along! Sam especially loves "baby sister" as he calls her, but he is quick to inform others her name is Ava. He is CONSTANTLY giving her kisses, and not just one at a time...usually 3 or 4! Her are some pics of her many fans...
The new big brother!

Ava's #1 fans Camryn was so happy when she found out she was getting a sister!

Ok....I know this pic of Cole and Ava is tiny. If I was computer savy I could fix it. But Im not so it is what it is! :)