Consider this a letter to my daughter:
I can't believe it has been 6 months since God graced us with your birth and man has it been a whirlwind! There have been ups and down...but the ups are so high that I forget there are ever downs. One toothless smile from you and it seems that all the worries in the world fade away.
You are sitting up now...smiling all the time and whatever you get your hands on - especially your own hands - goes straight into your mouth.
Today you went to the doctor for your check up...You weighed in at 19 lbs 9 ounces - which puts you in the 97 percentile - and 27 and 1/4 inches - 90 percentile. You aren't small, but as the doctor put it politely you are proportional :)
Now let's get to how we celebrated you half b-day...it wasn't so much a celebration as much as it was enjoying our lives...it was a great family weekend. On Saturday we went to a pumpkin patch/petting zoo in Ellicott City, MD...You weren't you same excited self, but you sat there patiently - all be it emotionless - while we took pictures of you in your flower costume sitting amongst the pumpkins...You did enjoy the petting zoo...and got up close and personal with goats, chickens, ponies and even sheep! Then we went to the Brills' where we hung out with friends...it took you a while to warm up, but once you did...You wowed the crowds with your smile!
Mom and I went in to the weekend dreading it because we were going to start sleep training...but as the weekend wore on...we didn't really have to train you much...You slept perfectly...once a twice you needed a peaceful pat on the back, but you never cried it out...Let's hope it stays that way...
Sunday was just a peaceful...after church we did chores while you napped...then you watched football with your parents and we took a late afternoon walk...It was AWESOME! You did however have more costume changes than Lady Gaga..as you went from Eagles gear to a Cowboys onesie to Phillies PJs!
So after 6 months...I want to tell you how much I love and thank you for the lessons you teach me every day...Your simple smile and warm embrace are the perfect cure for whatever is bothering me.
I love you little one! even though you aren't that little anymore!
Monday, October 18, 2010
Friday, October 8, 2010
The Cousin Summit and Feelin' Icky!
I am a little late, but last weekend we had out first Cousin Summit. Cousin Elliott came to visit from Oklahoma and her parents came too...
It was a great weekend of fun...Elliott is 14 months old so she has about 8 months on Josie. Watching them together is funny...They aren't sure how to react and mainly paw at each other. Elliott loved her cousin, but was at times a little jealous of the attention she got. She would often cry if my sister held Josie too long or try to take toys Josie was playing with...but by the end of the weekend...Everyone was getting along swimmingly...
We even went to the zoo one day...Josie loved petting the cow...Elliott wasn't too impressed since her parents own a heard of them at home...So good news Jos...You can pet as many cows as you want when we visit them on Oklahoma :)
I hope these two grow up loving each other...I call them Country Mouse and City Mouse since Elliott is growing up in Chickasha and Josie lives in suburban Washington...They will grow up in different worlds, but with the same values so it should be interesting to watch...
But over the busy weekend...Josie must've caught a little bug...she is suffering through her first icky period. She has been stuffed up and her nose running for 4 days now. It doesn't seem like much, but when you don't know to blow your nose and you can't take medicine - little things take a toll.
We have been giving her saline drops and using the nose sucker and amazingly she has taken to both pretty well...In an interesting side note...I was discussing this with my mom who said she hated to use the sucker because we hated it so much so she made my dad do it!
Thankfully Grammy (Tammy's Mom) was in town this week so Josie was able to stay home with her, but the nose situation has made sleeping difficult.
The poor little thing just can't seem to get comfortable. She will get clogged up and then a big snot bubble will wake her up...Making things tough on baby and her parents.
So here is to you little one...I hope you get better soon!
It was a great weekend of fun...Elliott is 14 months old so she has about 8 months on Josie. Watching them together is funny...They aren't sure how to react and mainly paw at each other. Elliott loved her cousin, but was at times a little jealous of the attention she got. She would often cry if my sister held Josie too long or try to take toys Josie was playing with...but by the end of the weekend...Everyone was getting along swimmingly...
We even went to the zoo one day...Josie loved petting the cow...Elliott wasn't too impressed since her parents own a heard of them at home...So good news Jos...You can pet as many cows as you want when we visit them on Oklahoma :)
I hope these two grow up loving each other...I call them Country Mouse and City Mouse since Elliott is growing up in Chickasha and Josie lives in suburban Washington...They will grow up in different worlds, but with the same values so it should be interesting to watch...
But over the busy weekend...Josie must've caught a little bug...she is suffering through her first icky period. She has been stuffed up and her nose running for 4 days now. It doesn't seem like much, but when you don't know to blow your nose and you can't take medicine - little things take a toll.
We have been giving her saline drops and using the nose sucker and amazingly she has taken to both pretty well...In an interesting side note...I was discussing this with my mom who said she hated to use the sucker because we hated it so much so she made my dad do it!
Thankfully Grammy (Tammy's Mom) was in town this week so Josie was able to stay home with her, but the nose situation has made sleeping difficult.
The poor little thing just can't seem to get comfortable. She will get clogged up and then a big snot bubble will wake her up...Making things tough on baby and her parents.
So here is to you little one...I hope you get better soon!
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