14 months!

T, you are 14 months old!  Where does the time go???

~ you weigh 23 pounds

~ you wear size 4 diapers (for volume not girth!)

~ you wear 12 month and 18 month clothes, but the 18 month is a little big.

~ you've been teething like crazy... not a happy time at all.  your last 1 yr molar finally broke through this weekend.  you have 12 teeth and are working on your cuspids.

~ you are a great eater!  you LOVE mac and cheese and yogurt!  you want to feed yourself with the spoon or fork.

~ you say: momma, daddy, sout (scout), da (dog), no, wook (look), hello

~ you know the answer to: what does a dog say? woof, what does a cow say? moo

~ you LOVE to be outside.  you take off running when the door opens and get so upset if we don't let you go out.  I think swinging is your favorite, but playing in the little car or wagon is a very close second.
~ if I ask you for a kiss, you'll lean in to me and let me kiss your cheek.  it's a super special day when you lean in and kiss me.
~ we say "God is great" every night before dinner. you've caught on so quickly!  as soon as you're in your high chair, you clasp your little hands together waiting for us to start the prayer.  you love it so much that you'll take a few bites, clasp your hands, and look at us like, ok. it's time.  some nights we pray 5 or 6 times!

9 months!

* It's amazing how much more relaxed you are with baby number 2.  Little Miss was about 3 weeks late for her 9 month well baby appointment... with Miss Priss, she went on the day or as close to as possible!

Little Miss, you are 9 months old!

~ you weigh 21.6 pounds (80th percentile)

~ you're 28.25 inches long (60th percentile)

~ your head is 18.5 inches around (97th percentile)

~ you wear a size 3 diaper during the day and a size 4 at night

~ the 6-9 month clothes are getting a little short!  you look most comfortable in 12 month clothes.

~ your top 4 teeth are finally through (for a total of 6)!

~ you took your first steps at 9 and a half months!!

~ you "dadadadada" and "mamamama" and all sorts of other "talking", I'm sure trying to keep up with P.

~ you pretty much turn your nose up at all baby food now.  you want what we're having (and you get it)!!

~ you LOVE your sister and follow her everywhere!  y'all are adorable together.  you both get to giggling and that turns into all out belly laughs.  it makes my heart swell to hear that sweet, sweet sound!

Darling girl, you are such a light in my life.  I can't imagine my life without you in it!  It's crazy to think that you've been out in the world for as long as I carried you.  I want time to slow down just a tad!!

8 months!

Little Miss, you are 8 months old!

~ you wear a size 3 diaper during the day and a size 4 at night.

~ you wear size 6 month, 6-9 month, and 9 month clothes.

~ you are waking up once during the night... I think your teeth are hurting. (note the drool string)

~ you're crawling on all fours and have abandoned the army crawl.

~ you are more confident when cruising the furniture. you hold on with 1 hand and sometimes it just a few fingers. you like to let go, but fall on your bottom.

~ you'll walk if we hold your fingers.

~ you are a drama queen when you fall and bump your head. you cry like nobody's business, but are easily comforted.

~ you've started squealing really loudly. I think you're just trying to make sure we hear you over sister!

~ you're blowing raspberries at me, on me, on the table, basically wherever you can get your little mouth.

~ you are a momma's girl! I'm not complaining at all, and I LOVE when you reach for me. I see this look of just complete adoration in your eyes.

You are more of a blessing to me than you could ever imagine! I love you so much and can't wait to see the little girl you're growing in to.

7 months old!

Little Miss, you are 7 months old!

~ you wear a size 3 diaper
~ you wear size 6 month, 6-9 month, and some 9 month clothes
~ you are still sleeping through the night. You now go to sleep about 7 or 7:30 and wake up about 7 or 7:30!
~ you are moving and grooving! you sit yourself up. you army crawl SO fast! and you'll occasionally push yourself up to all fours and crawl. you pull up to standing and are cruising the furniture. I think you're going to walk even earlier than sister!
~ you still get SO upset when you can't see me. I think I need to call you Roo since you don't ever want me to put you down!
~ you say "bu-bu-bu" and I'm trying my hardest to get you to start your mmmmms!!

I love you so much, and can't imagine my life without you!

6 months old!

Little Miss, you are 6 months old!


~ you weigh 17 pounds 8 ounces (77th percentile)
~ you're 26 1/4 inches long (67th percentile)
~ your noggin is still big! 17 1/2 inches (92nd percentile)
~ you still wear a size 2 diaper, but if they made 2-3 Swaddlers, it would be perfect!
~ you wear size 6 month clothes
~ you are sleeping through the night!! You go to sleep about 9 or 9:30 and sleep until 6:57... yes, it's that exact!
~ you scoot after things you can't reach. You push up on your knees and lift your little hiney. You LOVE to get Daddy's phone and my laptop! In no time at all I know you'll be crawling around the house.
~ you sit up for a long time if I sit you up.
~ your 2 bottom teeth are through the gum.

~ you love your Momma! Whenever I leave the room you get so upset. It makes my heart so full to know you love me as much as I love you.
~ you are such a joy! Your laugh is infectious!! You are so easy going. You make having 2 little girls in 23 months SO easy and fun!!

5 months old!

Little Miss, you are 5 months old! Time is FLYING little one!

~ You still wear a size 2 diaper
~ You wear size 3-6 month or 6 month clothes
~ You continue to be such a happy girl!
~ You are completely moved to your crib... no more pack n play in Momma and Daddy's room.
~ You are trying so hard to crawl! You can push your little bottom up in the air, but don't quite know what to do next. Or, you do a little army crawl.
~ You are teething like crazy!! You are a drool monster and are constantly chewing on your hands, your blanket, my finger, a toy, really anything you can get in your mouth.
~ You LOVE your oatmeal cereal and try to feed yourself.
~ You have such a precious laugh! You think your sister is hilarious, and you love when people laugh at you.

4 months old!

Little Miss, you are 4 months old!

~ You weigh 15 pounds 9 ounces (83rd percentile)
~ You are 24 1/2 inches long (54th percentile)
~ You wear a size 2 diaper
~ You wear size 3 month clothes and some 6 month with the sleeves rolled up
~You are SO happy! I can't look at you when I give you a bottle because you start smiling at me and milk goes everywhere! Daddy calls you Smiley because all someone has to do is look at you and you bust out into a HUGE grin.
~ You go to sleep about 10 pm and will wake up about 6:30, only waking once or twice for your paci.
~ You roll over from back to tummy and tummy to back.
~ You found your toes and LOVE them!
~ You found your voice! You babble constantly!
~ You are my little snuggle bug.

I am so thrilled to be your Momma! I love you so much sweet girl!

3 months old!

Little Miss, you are 3 months old!

~ you weigh almost 13 pounds
~ you've moved into size 1-2 diapers
~ your sleeves are getting too short on your 3 month clothes... you are a long baby!
~ you are so smily and fun!
~ you love for people to talk to you and you talk back with such gusto!
~ you go to bed for the night around 10, and still get up several times a night, but are a much better sleeper than Miss Priss (thank you!)
~ you're trying so hard to roll over

2 months old!

Little Miss, you are 2 months old!

~ you weigh 10 pounds 15 ounces (50th percentile)
~ you wear size 1 diapers even though they're a little big
~ you wear size 3 month clothes because the newborn isn't long enough
~ you are a GREAT baby! So easy going and happy... smiling all the time. You really only cry if you need a new diaper, are hungry, or have tooties.

Crazy Blessed - Month in Review

Whew! What a month it's been! I don't even know where to start....

The blessed part... our house sold after 5 1/2 months on the market. The crazy part... we had 3, yes 3, competing offers. We received the first offer the day before T was born (Sunday), the second offer on Monday and the third offer on Monday night. We were using the dry erase board in my hospital room to compare all the offers and decide which one to accept. We close on October 26!!

We were released from the hospital on Thursday, and we started looking at homes on Saturday. Pretty pleased with myself since I'm recovering from a C-section! We looked at what felt like a billion homes and put in an offer on a short sale (pre-foreclosure). There's nothing short about a short sale, so we might be moving into an apartment for a month or 2. We're just waiting to hear if the bank accepted our offer and praying that they make a decision soon. We could potentially move in at the end of October if they would hurry it up!

The new house (yes, it is in desperate need of some landscaping!)


Miss T is growing, growing, growing!

1 week old - 6 pounds 11 ounces

2 weeks old - 6 pounds 13 ounces

3 weeks old

1 month old! 7 pounds 15 ounces

Sisters in matching dresses!

And we celebrated P's 2nd birthday! (recap post coming soon)

I'm 1!!!

11 months old!

Only a few days late....

I can't believe this is the last one before she's a year old. I'm getting sad when I think about her birthday and how much she's changed in the last 11 months. I'm the luckiest momma on the planet to be able to call this amazing little girl my own.

10 months old!

I know I say it every month, but time seriously needs to slow down! I cannot believe 10 months have passed since I had this amazing little girl. She is so much fun and I'm just in awe everyday. I'm so glad God chose me to be her momma.

9 months

We just got back from Payton's 9 month well baby visit. Again, she's either on track or ahead the developmental milestones! She weighed 19 pounds 13 ounces (65th percentile) and is 28 inches long (63rd percentile)! She's movin' and groovin' and just growing up so fast!

Click on the picture and look closely...you'll see her top 4 teeth

8 months old

Yes, she's standing up, holding on to her toy basket.

7 months old!

6 months old and biter biscuits!

Payton had her 6 month well baby exam today. She weighs 16 pounds, 12 ounces and is 26 1/4 inches long! She's still right in the middle of the pack as far as percentiles. Poor baby had 3 shots and 1 oral dose of roto vaccine today. We'll go back at 9 months to check her blood count... hopefully that will just be a little heel prick. Luckily, our next shots aren't until a year old!


6 months old with her bear and sitting up all by herself

Hey... you don't look like me

mmmmm.... biter biscuits

Hey sister, are you going to drop any of that?

I guess I can just lick it off your hand (don't worry, I was armed with baby wipes to get the slobber off)

5 months old!

Miss Priss is 5 months old today! My how time flies....

4 months!

P Diddy is 4 months old! We had her well baby check today and she weighs 13 lbs 10 ozs (48th percentile) and is 24 inches long (39th percentile). She got 3 shots and an oral dose of the roto vaccine. We're cleared to start solids and developmentally she's on track or ahead! She's consistently rolling from her tummy to her back and is thisclose to flipping from her back to her tummy!

3 months!

I honestly cannot believe 3 months have passed since my beautiful little girl was born and my life was forever changed.

I recently read something in Parents magazine that said that to the author, it seemed like the women you yearned for a baby and being pregnant had a harder time adjusting than the women who's pregnancy wasn't planned.

For as long as I can remember, I wanted to be a mother. I couldn't wait to be pregnant, to give birth to a little miracle, to see how my life and my husband's life would change, to see that little one grow into an amazing person and to be responsible for that amazing journey.

My pregnancy was fantastic. I loved almost every minute of it. I thought that once I had Payton, the joy would continue and we'd be blissfully happy. What I hadn't counted on was a far from routine birth and all the nicu issues we had with Payton. I truly believe the experience was what led to post partum depression. I didn't get to hold Payton for almost 12 hours... I was so scared to bond with her in case something happened and she didn't make it. I don't think that there was ever a chance of her not making it, but in my exhausted, emotional state, I was trying to protect my heart.

When I say that I couldn't have gotten through the first 6 weeks without my mom and sister I mean it. I think I would've been committed if they weren't here everyday to help me. I didn't want to see anyone but Lane, my mom, my dad and my sister. It was such a dark time. I felt like such a failure. I knew something was wrong, but I didn't know what to do to fix it. Never once did I regret having Payton, but I wondered why she deserved me as a mother.

Thankfully, I was able to move my post partum appointment up a week and I was prescribed medication. I cannot tell you what a difference it's made in 7 short weeks. I'm able to be a blissfully, happy mommy and I know this is my sole purpose in life! Payton is the most beautiful, sweet little girl and I am truly blessed to have her as my daughter. I hope one day she'll be able to say she was blessed to have me as a mother.