Haleigh - 9 Months

Little Miss is now 9. MONTHS. OLD. She isn't a little baby anymore, she seems so grown up! I hate it! Here is the latest on the girl...
Look what she can do!She now likes to stand up in her crib when I put her down for a nap. The problem is she can't get back down! I've heard of other people having this problem, but the boys never had it. I guess they were just rough enough they didn't care to fall back down in the crib. But Haleigh seems so timid, its like she doesn't want to get hurt! So we are playing a game right now at nap time...it's getting old!She is still scooting across the floor, but is finally starting to get on her knees and crawl. Still not there though! But she really hates to be put in the exersaucer because she wants to be moving!

She loves her daddy!
She LOVES the beach...my kind of girl!She did great on our vacation! We just sat her in this pool and she loved splashing and laying with toys! I was afraid she would try and crawl out, but she was content in there.

She is a beauty! I know I'm a little biased, but seriously I am overflowing with thankfulness for this beautiful little girl that I get to spend my life with! She is such a joy. Some days, I am reminded that I actually have a GIRL!

Wordless Wednesday

A Toddler's Amazing Attire...and Camera Face!

10,000 Maniacs

How do you like that reference?! Anyway, while we were on vacation, or vacay, as we like to call it, we hit a milestone in our little blog world! We have now officially had 10,000 visits since we first started! So all that to say, my three readers have been quite faithful to our blog!

So in order to celebrate, we want to hear from you! We want to know who our readers are, and yes that includes the stalkers, lurkers, and mutual friends! So leave us a message, introduce yourself (if we don't know you) and celebrate with us!

A League of Her Own

Katie is gonna hate me for this, but she is napping right now, so I'll post this and see what happens when she reads it. We just spent the week at Ocean City, New Jersey with all of Katie's family (which I guess is mine too). It was such a fun week. I'm sure Katie will post a ton of pics later, but I just had to post this one pic. My favorite time of day is twilight. Not because I am on Team Edward, but because it is just the perfect time of the day, especially at the beach. The lighting is perfect, the sand is cool, and the beach is empty. We went out one night this week and took photos and played wiffle ball on the beach with the family. The southpaw Jimmy Mac was hurling high and outside as Micah blasted opposite field bombs. We all took some swings and I just happened to snap a photo of this beautiful swing. This is a piece of art. There is a lot that needs to be corrected, but her hands are right where they need to be. She is squashin that bug and throwing her hands. Beautiful. I just assumed that Micah got all of his baseball skills from me, but little did I know that this little yankee has a mean cut! Maybe the Orioles could use her. -Ed

Boys

Boys are a rare breed. They stink all kinds of stinks. They are loud. They are rough. They love to throw their bodies into things and fall on purpose. They get their thrill by throwing things and catching things. They love a challenge. Make anything a game and they are in! They smell. They eat a lot. They like dirt. They love to sweat. They like to wrestle. They like to pretend they are superheroes or "bad men". They are strong. They are daring. They aren't afraid of a little scrape if that's what it takes to ride a bike or try a new trick on the scooter.

As a little girl, I never really liked anything outside. I don't like to sweat or smell. I don't like to be outside. I don't like to be dirty. I don't like to be rough and I don't like loud noises.

I guess God knew what he was doing when he gave me two boys and a husband who is all man. I've done things that I normally wouldn't have done if left to myself. I've laughed more with them in my life. I've loved more, and yes, smelled more! (them, not me!)

All that to say, as much as I have a loud crazy house sometimes, with two little boys running around and being rough, and at times it makes me cringe, I'm thankful for it! I wouldn't have it any other way.

Boys are...well, fun!

You Don't See This Every Day...

Ed and I can't ever seem to get a picture of just the two of us! Our last one was probably our wedding! We just don't take the time or don't have anyone to take it! How sad, I know! The funny thing is that even this picture is blurry, so it's really not a good one! Oh well!

Anyway, my amazing husband took me out this weekend to celebrate our 8 year anniversary, which was in June. We went out to Texas De Brazil Steakhouse, a favorite of ours! We went on our 2 year anniversary in Memphis and so he decided to take me there again this year! We had such a sweet time being able to talk for several hours with no "MOOOOOMMMMYYYY!" or "DAAAAADDDDYYYYYY!" Not to mention the food is AMAZING! Can you say filet mignon that melts in your mouth?! It was a sweet night to celebrate just being us!

8 Months

So I am a little late on this, but I wanted to give updates on the "girl" as Caleb calls her! She turned 8 months on July 4th and seems like she has really hit many milestones at this point!

-She is now into EVERYTHING! She can scoot all over the floor on her belly. She looks for the tiniest pieces in the carpet to pick up and put in her mouth. So it has made for constant vacuuming and a panicky mommy.-She is trying to crawl. She does this hop thing that brings both legs under her so she is on all fours but then falls to her tummy. Only to try it again. She is very strong and determined!
-She has eaten rice cereal, oatmeal, peas, carrots, sweet potatoes, green beans, peaches, pears, and prunes. Up next - squash!-She has cut three teeth all on the bottom and just this week all four up on top have decided to cut through at the exact same time! My poor baby, but she is tough! She really isn't that fussy!
-She and Caleb are developing quite the relationship. He always checks on her and she loves to watch him!
-Micah's "thing" with Haleigh is to kiss her on her nose! It's adorable!
-Baths are now sitting up in her baby bathtub, which is good, except all she does is splash and so the bather is soaking wet!