Sunday, November 24, 2013

Halloween

Baby Girl,

It is your first Halloween.  I had found the cutest pink poodle outfit on Pinterest and was able to link to its site online.  Mimi agreed to pay for it and you were the cutest pink poodle out there!

The Sunday before Halloween we went to PaPaw and Nanny's church's Fall Festival.  First, we had a costume parade.  You, Gracie and Mommy walked out together.  Mommy and Gracie held your hands and you walked out there, so proud of yourself.  Then we had dinner together in the fellowship hall, and finally it was time to trick-or-treat.  It was really nice because all of the Sunday School classes had treats in their rooms.  It was 3 floors of candy!!  We went around to all the rooms and of course everyone wanted to know where your costume came from and just "oohed" and "ahhed" over you!  You were so good and had such a good time.





In the middle of Halloween fun, we decided it would be a great time to move.  So on Halloween day, Mommy and Daddy had to close on our new house.  You went to MiMi's for a little while and she got you ready to go trick-or-treating.  Once we were finished we picked you up and were off to Miss Christen's and Mary Hyatt's.  Ya'll were the cutest kids EVER!  Once we got to their house we decided to get in the car and ride around their block.  Unfortunately it was raining....boo!!  Mary Hyatt and Miss Christen had already been out for a a little bit and were soaked so we decided to protect you as much as possible.  Daddy drove us a couple streets over and we trick-or-treated at the houses we knew.  We then headed over to Mary Hyatt's Lovie's to trick-or-treat on their street.  You girls were so good and had such a good time.  While you didn't get much candy, you did get some Halloween goodies.  Mommy and Daddy got you books, puffs, place mats for restaurants, and a toothbrush and toothpaste.  MiMi and Ry got you some Mickey Mouse Books and Nanny and PaPaw got you two outfits, puffs, baby food, and two books.  You racked up on Halloween!!


Love,
Mommy





Friday, November 15, 2013

You're Ten Months Old!

Baby Girl,

You are double digits!!  This time last year I was just starting to be able to come off bed rest some.   I was on modified bed rest at this point, still hoping you were going to last several more weeks.  Wow, what a year!!  It seems like that was just yesterday.

You are more and more fun each time I write one of these posts.  I don't know where to begin....

I told you last month you were FINALLY a crawler!  You are into everything now.  One day I left you in the den while I was folding clothes in the laundry room and Daddy was in the shower.  I could easily see you and get to you, but you were content with Mickey Mouse and playing with your toys, so I would just look up every little bit to check on you.  I did this several times and you were just playing, having a big ole time.  Then one time I looked up and you were GONE!  While I know how silly it was for me to be so worried all the sudden (all the doors were locked so you couldn't get out of the house) it was that small moment of fear when I didn't know where you had gone.  So I am going through the house calling your name and can't find you anywhere.  I decided to walk back to the bathroom to see if Daddy was out of the shower and got you and sure enough (Daddy was still in the shower) but there you were in the bathroom with him.  You had crawled all the way back there in literally the minute that I didn't look up.  You were so proud of yourself!  It amazes me how quickly you can get away from me now.

You aren't doing a good job sleeping in your bed.  You got really sick one week this month.  You were running a high fever and medicine wouldn't keep it away.  We had to take you to the doctor every day on this particular week so they could check your blood levels because your CBC was elevated.  They did some cultures, but one day your fever was gone, your levels were normal and that was the end of that.  We never really found out why you were running a fever, but you were better and that's all that mattered to us!  All this being said, you have been in the bed with Mommy and Daddy because of it.  Honestly I like you being in the bed with us (sometimes for selfish reasons).  You sleep really good in the bed with us and I like having you there to cuddle.  You are definitely a cuddle bug and I love that.

You call DaDa all the time!! One night you would call and call him and wait for him to come around the corner from the kitchen.  He would say, "What, what, what?" and you would just giggle and giggle.  DaDa is your first word and you do associate that with Daddy now.  You have started saying MaMa some at this point.  Even though DaDa was your first word, you are definitely a MaMa's girl!

You are pulling up on everything and getting really good at it!  You don't like to let go of things though because you don't like to fall down and you haven't figured out how to sit down easily yet.  So you will just stand until someone walks by that can either pick you up or sit you down.

You have started playing with a "Shape Sorter."  You have gotten REALLY good at putting the correct shapes in their holes.  It is so fun to watch you pass the circle (your favorite) from hand to hand until you get it just right so that you can put it in the hole.  You can also pick out your ball from anything I put in my hand.  I will put the ball and another item in both hands and ask you which one is the ball and every time you get it right! You are very smart already!!

At the football game with Christen, Ben, Mary Hyatt, and Daddy.
Cheese!!! A cute picture before our trip to Tate Farms.


Here are a few other things about you at 10 months....

*You weigh 20.3 pounds
* You wear 9-12 month clothing
* I thought you were going to be too long to wear footed pjs or long bubbles, but I think I may get proven wrong (even though you are tall for your age, I think?)
* You like to sit and watch Mickey, Sofia the First, and Jake and the Neverland Pirates
* You love Puffs
* You wear a size 3 diapers
* You love to go to school (even though, for the first time this month you cried one day when I left you - it was the worst day I ever had)
* You drink 6 - 8 oz 4 times a day
* You like your blocks, shape sorter, and balls
* You love to play in the bath
* We have taken you to a couple of football games and you LOVE everything about it
* You like to go on stroller rides
* You reach for Mommy and Daddy when you want us
* You throw temper tantrums when you don't get your way
* You love to clap
* You have the best temperament - everyone comments on what a happy baby you are
* You love Puffs and Crispies.



Well, another month has come and gone and I wonder where that little baby is we brought home from the hospital.  Even though it makes me sad to watch you grow up, you are getting more and more fun and I look forward to all the things we will be able to do with you in the future.  God has truly blessed us!

Love,
Mommy

Tuesday, November 12, 2013

Tate Farms

Baby Girl,

At the beginning of October we took you to Tate Farms.  We went with our good friends Micah and Kristen.  We met them there and were looking forward to all the fun we had in store.  It was a big farm, and while it was fun this year, I am looking forward to taking you the next couple years when you can enjoy all the things they had for you to do!  When we first got there Micah wanted to go see the animals.  They had a small petting zoo.  We got to see rabbits, donkeys, and pigs.  We even got to go into the pens with the animals!!


                             Here we are petting the rabbits.        Baby Girl, Micah, and Mommy with the pigs.

               Baby Girl and Mommy with the donkeys.  Mommy wasn't so sure about petting the donkeys.

 After petting the animals we went to the playground.  It was so cute!! They had used tons of old farming equipment to build the playground.  There were several different sized "jungle gyms" and slides to play on, but of course your favorite was the swings!




Micah even drove you around the tractor.


After the playground we headed to the corn pits.  You didn't really know what to think of this.  You just kind of stared at it and quickly decided you had had enough of it and wanted out.  Micah wasn't overly excited about this either, so this was a pretty quick area for us.

We then stopped for a quick photo session on our way to the hayride.  So cute!!


Finally, we made it to the hayride.  On the hayride we got to pick out our own pumpkins!! It was so much fun.  




Overall it was a super fun day!! It was extremely hot which made us realize we needed to check the weather next year.  There was absolutely no breeze or shade at the farms and we got very hot very quick.  It was such a fun experience and I can't wait to take you again next year when you can really enjoy everything the farm had to offer.


Love,
Mommy