Cody, Lauren and Everleigh

Sunday, October 24, 2010

Pumpkin Patch Fun!!

We went to the Gentry Farms Pumpkin Patch on Saturday with our little Minnie Mouse. She loved the pumpkins - so much she didn't want to look at the camera. There was even a corn maze - that was far from challenging, but fun.

We carved our pumpkin later that night

Friday, October 8, 2010

8 months old

My sweet angel is 8 months old!! Here's what she's up to:

She is a chatterbox! She never stops talking
She has gotten a little shy when she is jabbering on and doesn't think you are listening and then discovers that you are. She'll get a little quieter and smile shyly at you. It's sweet.
She still loves her dogs! They make her laugh just by being in the room, but if they come close to her, she is so excited
She is sleeping from 8:30 - 7:30-8ish and takes 2 naps that are any where from 1.5-3 hours
She eats anything and everything that you put in her mouth. She has her favorites - pumpkin, apples, bananas, but she will eat it all. Her very favorite thing is rice cereal or oatmeal and we just started yogurt and she seems to really like it.
I'm still making all of her baby food. It's very easy to do and she likes it plus it saves us money!
I had her at work with me the day she turned 8 months and she was 18 pounds even
She wears 9 month or 6-12 month clothes, size 3 shoe and is in a size 3 diaper
Still no teeth!!
She has started to pull up, but mostly on me, not the furniture although I have seen her pull up in her crib
She's not crawling, but she will get in the position to crawl and just sit there
She finally doesn't mind her tummy! Finally!!
Her reflux is so much better, but she still needs her medicine. I cut her down to 1/2 the dose about a month ago and she's still ok, but not ok if I forget a dose and still not ok if I drink milk. I really don't get it. I can have any other dairy and she can have yogurt, but I can't have milk. Seriously - HUGE difference. From no spitting up to 5-6 times in a day after one glass of milk and that lasts for about 2 days. I can't figure it out, but it's true. I am very ready to have my milk back, but whatever my baby needs I'll do. I can tell you - I will be very happy to have a bowl of cereal again!!
She fusses now when you change her clothes, but calms right down and laughs for a silly song
She is a very happy little girl!

Waking Mommy up! Who wouldn't love to wake up to this sweet smile!

Mmmmm...Peas!

Thursday, October 7, 2010

Here comes the bride...

My dad is getting married in a few weeks to a wonderful woman, Karen Reynolds. We are so excited to have her be a part of our family! I'm even more excited for them to get to start over in a way. I know what it's like to lose your mom at a young age and that's extremely difficult, but I don't know what it's like after 30-35 years of marriage to lose your spouse and they both do. So I'm very excited that they both have each other and have found love twice in this lifetime. The wedding is November 6th. Everleigh and Isabella are flower girls and are going to ride down the aisle in little white wagons pulled by Christy and me. I'll post pictures of that soon! Here are a few pictures of Karen's showers:

The happy couple

Me and Everleigh at the lingerie shower (her Granna made her dress - Thanks Granna!!)

Bride-to-be, Karen

What my dad requested she wear on their wedding night all by itself! Christy and I were trying to think of reasons to leave the room - can we say AWKWARD!

Mimi and Everleigh (it was nap time - there were no smiles to be given out)

Wednesday, October 6, 2010

Race for the Cure

Race for the Cure is held every year in Birmingham. This race is close to our hearts because it supports and raises money for breast cancer research. Our mom passed away from breast cancer almost 3 years ago and this race is one way we honor and remember her. I's so lucky to have the support of my family in order to do this every year.

Warming up for the race

That's right...we're running with this pretty water behind us :)

We ran for our Mom (that's what the pink papers say)

Isabella did not want to ride in the stroller. Here's how she demonstrated that:

Hello blue eyes

Sweet girl - loves her Mama!

Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Beach Trip

We went to the beach for a few days with Christy, John, Isabella and little Cole. We had a great trip! I don't know when we turned into the people who have kids alternating crying through dinner or carry their babies in carriers on their backs / chests, but we are and I wouldn't trade it for the world!

Me and Cole just hanging out

Daddy and Everleigh on the beach

Everleigh's first time to touch the sand - she liked it :)

Mommy and Everleigh

Happy Birthday to me! I turned...well, old. We'll leave it at that.

Isabella after enjoying some birthday cake...looks like she liked it!

My little ballerina!!

Playing putt-putt

Such great form!

Do you think Everleigh is enjoying herself?

She was!

Isabella putting...it was sort of always her turn. So cute!

Christy and Cole at the beach

Thursday, September 16, 2010

7 months

Here's a little snapshot of Everleigh at 7 months:

She gives the best kisses - they are more like open mouth slobers but they are so sweet
She will suck on your nose and get drool all inside your nostrils. I know it sounds gross, but I laugh so hard every time she does it
She is expressing her emotions a lot more lately - she gets frustrated with her toys if they aren't doing what she wants. She gets frustrated at her cup if she can't get it in her mouth. She cries if I leave her sight and then smiles really big at me as soon as she can see me again.
She sleeps great at night - still 11-12 hours. Her naps have gotten shorter - usually 2 hours a piece or so and she doesn't act sleepy while she's awake any more.
She is so active!!
She is an amazing eater! Wow, I did not know her tummy could hold so much food. She now eats baby food 3 times a day (as of this week) and nurses 4 times. When she eats her baby food, it's usually 4-6 ounces and a few tablespoons of cereal or oatmeal. It's a lot for a little baby and for a baby who just started eating a month ago.
She eats rice cereal, baby oatmeal, sweet potatoes, squash, carrots, peas, banana, apples, pears, mango, avocado, and peaches. She has loved everything except the carrots and peaches and she loves both of those now too. It just took a few tries.
She is in a size 9 month clothes, I think a size 2-3 shoe, but I don't put shoes on her very much, and size 2 diaper.
No teeth still - she's just a late bloomer I guess!
She rolled from her back to her tummy at 6 1/2 months and now does it often. Still not crazy about her tummy though.
She sits very well on her own and really doesn't fall over now unintentionally.
She talks constantly. She has said ga-, ma-, da-, ta-, ...well, a lot of them and she combines the different noises to make her own sweet language. I can't wait until she means me when she says mama. I still get excited now when she says it even though I know it doesn't mean anything. A girl can dream... :)
She's a very happy little baby!!

Sunday, September 12, 2010

First trip to the Zoo and Cody's Birthday

Last weekend, Cody's sister, her husband and their 3 kids came in town along with his mom and dad. They all stayed at our house and it was so nice to be able to have that many people under our roof. I can't say we had a ton of room or that we even had that many beds, but I think everyone was ok and we had a lot of fun. It was Cody's birthday and also Labor Day (3 days!!) weekend. We decided to get out of the house for a while (there were 4 children stuck in the house on a beautiful day) and decided to go to the zoo since it was so nice out. We had so much fun! Everleigh, of course, could care less that we went any where, but we got some cute pictures of her. :)