Friday, December 24, 2010

merry christmas eve

this little girl is all ready for santa to come.



she was very interested in the presents...


i think she's got this 'opening presents thing' down.


and since she went to bed so early, santa already came...


and left her lots of goodies:)

we can't wait to see her sweet face in the morning.
the grandparents are coming over, and we've got the breakfast casserole in the fridge ready to go in the oven.
we want to wish everyone a very merry christmas!


we hope santa is good to you!

Wednesday, December 22, 2010

daddy love

this baby high maintenance camo girl...




loves her daddy!



Friday, December 17, 2010

8 months

I know (the few of you) who read my blog get tired of hearing me say that I can't believe how fast time is passing by. It really doesn't seem like my baby is 8 months old. If I think about it for more than a few minutes, I get teary eyed. Ahhh, how will I survive her 1st birthday?

Well, let me not even go there.


Here is our sweet girl! She is so happy, even with an ear infection.

Here are some fun facts about B:

* she still only drinks breast milk - 5 oz. at each feeding
* she eats anything you give her - not that that's shocking!
* she eats three meals a day that consist of the following -
breakfast - a fruit (usually banana) & oatmeal cereal
lunch - a vegetable and a fruit
dinner - two vegetables, a fruit, and cereal
* we still make all of her baby food
* she is STILL the happiest baby in the world
* she STILL sleeps all night, going to bed around 8:00 and waking up around 6:00
* she takes at least two naps a day - she's trying to give up her late afternoon nap
* she's wearing a size 3 diaper
* she weighs 19lbs 11oz (as of today)
* she wears 6-9 month clothes
* she needs 12 months pajamas because she is so long
* rolling is still her preferred mode of transportation
* she is finally getting up on her hands & knees, but not often
* she loves to sit up and stand up (with help) - it wouldn't surprise me if she skips the whole crawling thing:)
* she is much more aware of who is holding her
* her two front teeth (on top) are just starting to poke through
* she has said two words - Jack & Dada
* she smiles ALL of the time
* she got her 1st ear infection and is now taking her 1st antibiotic (amoxicillin)
* she went to her 1st Christmas party at Nat's


Here are few more pictures of our sweet angel:




How cute is this onesie?
Applique is my new thing, and I found a fantastic lady who does great work AND she's cheap!

It's hard to believe that Christmas is only a week away!
Having a baby makes this time of year so much more magical.
We love our sweet girl more and more every day.
We are blessed beyond belief!

Wednesday, December 15, 2010

beauty & the blogger


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santa baby

I have been looking forward to taking Becca to meet Santa for months:)
It's one of the many reasons Christmas has been more fun this year.

We decided to go on Monday night thinking there wouldn't be much of a wait.
Ha, we couldn't have been more wrong.
Not only was there a line, but it was also 'bring your dog to get their picture taken with Santa night'.
Really? People
a) bring their dogs to the mall
b) pay over $20 to have their picture taken with Santa?

Now don't get me wrong. I LOVE my dogs. They are more like humans than animals, but there are just some things that cross the line, and taking your dog to the mall to get their picture taken with Santa is one of those things steps WAY over the line.

The worst part about it being 'pet night' was the people with pets didn't have to wait in line.

Seriously? They - meaning the employees of the Santa "get up" - thought it was a better idea to have a line of children under the age of 4 wait over an hour then to make people with dogs wait.

Oh well, lesson learned. We'll find out next year what night 'pet night' is, and we will schedule our visit accordingly.


Despite our long wait, Becca was happy....

most of the time.



She also really liked Santa!




Hayes, on the other hand, did not!






Friday, December 10, 2010

fabulous friday freebies

so, this is one of my new favorite websites:)

we could all use free stuff, and right now, Fabulous Friday Freebies is giving something away each day for the next 4 days! And they don't aren't just giving away stuff - they are giving away FANTASTIC stuff:)




Today they are giving away a blog makeover from Pink Armchair Designs!

I know many of you are thinking you could care less because you don't blog, but for those of us who do, this is a dream come true! With a new baby, and diapers, and cute baby clothes that I can't seem to stop buying, paying for a blog makeover is not top on my priority list.
So winning this would be great;)



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Thursday, December 9, 2010

masterpiece

this absolutely melts my heart!



it is priceless:)