10 months

Im convinced the months just keep getting better and better!

happy 10 months

6.29.13

Favorites:

Pat the Bunny

That's not My Princess (yes, this a favorite book right now)

Bunny (your lovey)

You will try any food that we put in front of you. Its fun watching you try  new foods.

Favorite foods include: strawberries

chick fil a ice cream

any kind of sweets

waffles

green peas

chicken

meatloaf

If mom and dad are eating it, you want it!

You love to have your tummy tickled and the belly laugh is the absolute BEST

(makes my heart burst into a million pieces)

You are getting more mobile by the day.

Still have 4 teeth, 2 uppers and 2 lowers

 Getting a little harder to get pictures of you sweet thing!

We had a 4th of July parade ( a weekend early) for our neighborhood that we went to down the street
Lots of fun!

 You discovered your belly button and also love to look at mommys

 One of your best friends. Im not quite sure he was prepared for you to be so mobile and interested in him. Ty has been very gentle with you. Hope it stays this way!

 We love visiting daddy at work and having lunch dates with him. We go up to see him in the office and also walk around Preston Center after lunch to only run into the BIGGEST bow we have ever seen

:)

Not sure you would ever grow into that one Madds

 We celebrated 4th of July with the parade this year. Its your first 4th of July and Im hoping next year we will get all the neighborhood kiddies and get to be in the parade. Im sure dad would love to pull a trailer of all the kiddos.

We made our own little USA flag shirts with our neighbors.

We love Henry and Addie!

Yes, you love them! Just like mom.

Hey, what is this thing!!

 Mom and dad went on a Dallas Staycation. We stayed at the Crescent and had the most wonderful long weekend. It kind of reminds me of Paris with the architecture and courtyard. Its just fun. We had fun with happy hours, nice dinners, a movie, sleeping in, and just running around town. We went to the Perot Museum which was interesting but Im sure will be more fun with Maddie can enjoy it and watch her excitement.

Deedee and E kept you while we played around Dallas for a few days.

Your first pair of shoes.
Pure Preciousness

Deedee and E

You love Pat the Bunny!
Every day, every night, every minute

Ruffle butt.
I just cant help myself.
Squeeze.

First Sprinkles

 I felt it was only appropriate since the royal baby was born

:)

You loved every little (or big) bite you had

We can go get Sprinkles anytime my sweets

little miss....

GNO.

A much needed fun night out with some of my favorite girl friends.

 

Until next month....



9 months!

Better late than never!

9 months....

You were lots of fun, maybe the start of my favorite time with sweet MCM

18.5 lb

26" long

4 teeth

Words: mama, tyty, dada

 Time has flown by with you sweet one

Favorites:

your bunny-you absolutely adore your bunny

foods-waffles, strawberries

 We celebrated Max's 1 year birthday

You have lots of cute friends, one lucky girl you are!

We also celebrated Charlie's 1 year birthday the same day
We love our neighbor Charlie!

First of many trips to Wild About Harry's

 Kind of looks like you will be taking after mommy and enjoying your sweets!

I love your cuddles, even if its after a run and Im sweaty
Ill take them anytime I get them

 You started to stand up, pull up, and crawl all about this time

You loved pulling up and seeing Ty in your crib, it just made you giggle and smile

(two of my heart's favorite things to see and hear)

 We had our first swim lessons. You love the pool and the bath. You might also take after your mommy in swimming. Id love to see you swim on a team one day. We had lots of fun with Saturday morning swim lessons. You went under multiple times, like to float on your back, and would lean off the wall into my arms. Daddy and I usually take you for a run on Saturday morning and then we would go to swim lessons with a little Chick Fil A treat after. Saturdays are always so much fun. I so enjoy the time I get to spend with you during the week but when our family is complete with daddy home, its the best.

 Aunt Katie is having Claire. We threw an epic baby shower for little  Miss Claire. Its going to be so fun to have a cousin so close in age (about 1 year apart in age). You and Claire are going to play, swim, watch movies, have sleep overs, play dress up, and get into all sorts of mess I presume.

And I cant wait.

We love to have little play dates during the week. We went swimming with sweet Grace.

 During May we celebrated the best daddy ever. He has done an amazing job at helping raise such a sweet daughter. I have heard him talk about the bond between a daughter and a dad and let me tell you it was about the sweetest thing my ears have heard. Its special. Its sweet. Something I can't wait to watch grow over the years. We love you dad and thank you for all you do for us.

We celebrated by having the whole Morgan Clan over for a grill out. We had lots of deliciousness that evening.

Visiting aunt sades at work
You love to look at the fish in the aquarium

 So many fun birthday celebrations. We were able to wish sweet Oliver a happy 2nd birthday. We have the best neighbors a family could ask for and love having so many fun friends on our street.

Its just the cutest.

We love our little turtle swimming pool

 

Until next time..

Cheri Roses...

Thats what we call them :)...our Cheri roses!!

For Mother's Day, Sadie and Henry gave us three little rose bushes to plant. The card read that they were meant for us to think of Cheri (Andrews mom), especially when they bloom. What they didn't know before giving us the rose bushes is that Andrew cuts a bloom off our rose bush in the front if our house for Maddies room frequently. He usually keeps a fresh bloom in there which is the sweetest thing ever!! Now he can do them from our Cheri roses :)

It was so so sweet and thoughtful. So many days pass when I wish she was here with us as I know she would have taught me so much about motherhood and just life in general. She was such a wise, Godly woman. I know she is watching her sweet granddaughter from up above. 

Not a great pic but these are our sweet roses. We will always think of sweet Cheri when they bloom. I plan on taking one with us whenever we move one day, probably Maddies (the one closest to the driveway). 

All she wanted to do is look at the pretty pink petals and eat them! Oh so typical :)

8 Months

8 Months Nuggles

4.28.13

{where has the time gone?!?}

 Our monthly picture with the bunny

 what are we doing at months??

*eating lots, 3 meals/days and 4 bottles

*favorite foods: carrots, sweet potatoes, mum mums, puffs

(well really lots of foods, shes a pretty good eater most the time but if she could live off mums mums and puffs she would be one happy girl!)

*working on how to take the sippy cup

*started to sleep on stomach

*learning to scoot/crawl/manuver all of the place

(disclaimer: we arent crawling yet but we are finding other ways to get around like scoot on her back and turn all around on the stomach. I dont know when we will actually crawl. We are behind most our friends on the developmental section of crawling, most of our friends are already crawling or really close that are near the same age. She is not a huge fan of tummy time so we sit a lot and play. Ill be interested to see how she actually learns to crawl without much time on her tum.)

*she flaps her arms like they are her wings

(best: one day my mom was in town and i left her with my mom and when i came home, Maddie and mom were across the street with some neighbors playing. I literally put on foot out of the car before she started flapping those wings and going crazy! I love love love her response to seeing me when Ive been away for a few hours. I heart my little birdie.)

*she can stand and lean on things. wont stand on her own.

*loves baby einstein dvds

*loves touch and feel books, very intrigued by the different textures

*started clapping and high fiving

(so fun: claps at everything!!)

 

Happenings:

This last weekend was a big weekend for us! We had our first Mother's Day and Maddie's sweet church dedication on Sunday May 12th. It was so so sweet and special. All of our family was in town (minus a few missing important pieces..Michele and the kids)

before church

 

Waiting to be dedicated, outside the church on such a beautiful Sunday

 We chose Pslam 86:11-12 for her verse. We pray this for her and I pray this as her life verse.

"Teach me your way, O Lord,

that I may rely on your faithfulness;

give me an undivided heart,

that I may fear Your Name..

I will praise you, Lord my God, with all my heart;

I will glorify Your Name forever."

Andrew and Maddie did such a great job. Andrew read the verse while Maddie flapped her little wings.

Maddie's sweet dedication



Deedee and M on baby dedication day. She was here for a week and such a huge help!

 We had a great big lunch at our home with the Morgan clan, my family, and another close couple that also dedicated their baby the same day.

We had three close friends that dedicated in the same service which was very special to see and be a part of together. With most our family there and lots of sweet friends from our sunday school class standing to witness the special occassion, it will be a day I won't forget.

Maddie's delicious cake for her dedication. I thoroughly enjoyed it, a little too much!



Grapa and M at lunch after the dedication.



We also took a dip in the pool for the first time. She loves loves loves bath time so I figured swimming might be the same. She was so great and loved every minute in the pool. We plan to start swim lessons so soon and we can't wait!

This little chicadee might just take after her mama in the swimming department, we will see!

our first little dip in the pool, loving every minute

We had to go back the next day because we had so much fun

Loves her some Baby Einstein after nap time or before bedtime
Mom secretly loves it too because these cuddles are few and far between these days

 Grandpa Henry is such a huge help. He comes over to watch little M once a weekend so mom and dad can have a date night. We have been so fortunate to have him. He is absolutely wonderful with him and I know he learned it from sweet Cheri too. Seeing him with Maddie makes us miss Cheri more and more. I know she would love to see Maddie grow. This past week has made me think a lot about missing Cherbear with it recently being Mother's Day. There was so much that sweet lady could have taught me about motherhood (and life in general). She was such a wise, Godly woman.

 

Sadie and Henry gave us 3 rose bushes for Mother's day and its to remind us that Cher is watching over us. Pics of that to come!

Maddie and Henry this past weekend while we went on a date.

We have lots of fun play dates every week. Couldnt ask for better friends for both Maddie and I. Love all the preciousness going on!

Charlie and Maddie. Sweet neighbors.

Just doing some girl talk with Bridget.



 

At the Dallas Duck Derby. Our duck didn't win but we had a blast with some fun friends

Morgans, Bryans, Holts

{maddie. max. sam.}



 



Until 9 months...