A Taste of Two

A couple of weeks ago I babysat for a super sweet 13 month old for a few hours. Adam went to law school with her parents and when they asked for babysitter advice (they were coming into town for the weekend) I volunteered. It was so fun having two little ones home with me. The two girls are at such different stages so it was really neat for me to see what C will be doing in 7 months!! Lily was walking, saying some words, and eating big people food. I did get a crash course in babyproofing...something that we have not done yet. Lily seemed to really be intrigued by outlets. It was good though, because now I know what furniture I need to anchor to the wall in addition to putting those outlet covers on and locking all the cabinets with chemicals.

Super stylish with her baby Uggs - so cute!!!


Caroline was so interested in the big girl. She watched her the whole time!


She did do a lot of funny things that made C smile.


And she even helped Caroline find her mouth. How sweet!!


It was a very fun afternoon. While I know that I could handle more kids one day, I know that for right now one is about all I can handle on a full time basis. This was a great trial run! Thanks for coming over Lily!!

Thanksgiving

We had the most wonderful Thanksgiving this year! Adam, Caroline, and I went to Charlotte, NC to spend time with my family. My brother and his wife live there and graciously allowed us to take over their home. We left Birmingham around lunch time on Wednesday (the busiest travel day of the year). Not such a smart move. We hit traffic several times. That's bad enough on a normal day, but it's even worse with a hungry baby. We finally made it, much later than planned, and were able to enjoy the rest of our trip.

The best part of the trip was that Caroline got to meet her great grandfather and spend some good time with him.



I have more pictures to post from our trip, but I have to go through them first. It was a perfect first Thanksgiving for Caroline. We missed Adam's family but we're so excited about sharing Caroline's first Christmas with them!!

In honor of Thanksgiving I want to say that I am so thankful for the wonderful family that I grew up in and also for the family that I was lucky enough to marry in to. I am beyond thankful for the friends I have (the family that I made here in town). You all make life a lot more beautiful!

Most importantly, I am thankful for my husband and my daughter and for the fact that I get to witness moments like this every day. I am so in love with them.

Six Months Old!!!

Six Months Old - November 23, 2010


Half a year has gone by since this little girl came into our lives. It's hard to believe it's been that long. Half of her "infancy" is gone. What an amazing six months it has been!!! Caroline is 26 3/4 inches long (90th percentile), weighs 15 lb 6 oz (50th percentile) and has a head circumference of 16.5 inches (40th percentile). The pediatrician said that she is growing great and has hit (and even surpassed some) all of the developmental milestones at this point. She is sitting up so well. She still gets a little off balance at times, but she's sitting up for long periods of time unassisted. She can scoot around on her tummy, but she can only go backwards. She wants to crawl so bad but can't figure out what to do with her legs. Her gums seem to bother her a lot, but still no teeth!! She LOVES music and bounces to the beat!! She like to look in the mirror and is also facinated by lamps. She likes when we sing or read to her and she gives the best hugs in the world. She's been eating so well and soon we'll move her to three meals a day. Her sleeping pattern is still crazy, but we are working on that. She loves to be the center of attention and will let you know when she's not getting enough...I'm thinking she takes after Adam on that :)

Happy six months Caroline!! I am so thankful to have you in my life. I love watching you grow and learn new things. You certainly are the best gift I have ever received. I love you so much!!!

Shutterfly Christmas!!!

I love Shutterfly! I really do! I love them even more after I heard about this great deal for bloggers - blog about the Christmas cards and get 50 free 5X7 Christmas cards!! Woohoo!! I know we'll have a lot (Baby's first Christmas) so 50 free cards would be great! Plus, it's super simple...which is a necessity with an infant.

There are so many Christmas cards to choose from. (Follow this link to see for yourself - http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery/christmas-photo-cards) I can just imagine a beautiful little card with sweet Caroline's picture (and big sister Daisy). I have never used Shutterfly for Christmas cards, but I have made photo books. The quality is fantastic and the prices are great. They also do gift tags (http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery/christmas-gift-tags) and party invitations (http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery/party-cards-stationery) which I plan on checking out this holiday season as well. The customer service is great so there's nothing to loose!! Check out Shutterfly this holiday!! Merry Christmas!!

More pics from the baptism

My family was in fact there...but they left early to get the food ready and then I didn't take a lot of pictures at the house because we were all having too much fun spending time together!!!

Baptism

Yesterday Caroline was baptized at Trinity United Methodist Church during the 11:00 service. Both of our families and some very dear friends were there. Caroline was an absolute doll!! She looked like an angel and behaved like one as well. I had been stressing for weeks about this day and I can honestly say that everything went off without a hitch - it was perfect!! I had prepared a lot of the food and everything was delicious. The house looked wonderful. Caroline was perfect. I couldn't have asked for a better day. We were lucky to get to share the day with some friends of ours. Ashley and Darren were also baptising their son, who is only a week or so younger than Caroline.

Both familes


Caroline getting baptized


Carrying the babies around the sanctuary



We had our families over to our house for brunch after the service. I only got a picture of one table and none of the food or flowers - but trust me when I say that everything was picture perfect!!


Caroline modeling her gown. We did not have a family gown so we bought one that all our our children can wear. It's beautiful. It's a simple cotton gown with ribbon trim and an embroidered cross at the top. It's exactly what I pictured when we started looking for gowns.


She got some wonderful gifts but she was most excited about the ribbon!!

Sitting up!!!

Caroline is sitting up by herself!!! She will only do it for a couple of minutes before she tips over, but she's getting better and better each day! I cannot believe how fast she is growing. I feel like she is learning something new each day!



These pictures are from Mama & Me this morning. She had such a wonderful time watching all the other kids and I enjoyed seeing all the other Mama's! Little C was so tired from seeing all her friends that she came home and took a nice long nap. I love Mama & Me...