coming attractions

I have been kinda busy but we have been using the video camera so as soon as i get a few minutes, there will be video!

New Things

Emily is growing so fast, and last week we thought she said hi, then when we were getting ready to leave for Texas on Friday her daddy asked her if she wanted to go bye bye and she waved at him and said bye bye. It was sooo cute! Anyway, she has that down now. And she makes some sound that means kendall...its the same everytime but doesnt sound much like kendall other than being two syllables while she is looking at the dog. No mama or daddy yet though. And on Saturday her cousin just sat her down in the floor and she just sat there. She didn't fall over for quite a while, so she's been doing that too. She did pretty good considering how long of a trip it was. And since she can sit on her own now, the clematis is in full bloom so i sat her in front of it for a few pictures.

I think she was trying to give me the flowers here....and probably babbling while she did it. She babbles all the time, and it will probably soon be more words than just babble!

Things Learned as a New Mom

Ok, so the past seven months have been incredibly informative for me. First off, I learned that the worse you want to do something the more likely it is that something is going to go wrong. Along with the usual raining while camping (of course it rained, we went camping:) , Emily was running a fever most of the weekend and not feeling well. Whether she had a bug or is considering getting teeth, who knows, but the fact is she was a fussy baby and not her usual happy giggly self.

Lesson #1: Learn to be flexible...and always pack the infant tylenol!

Lesson #2: When posing a 7 month old near a bunch of flowers, know which ones are edible in order to get a picture without a screaming baby.

No, I havent given her solid food but thought if she broke part of the dandelion off and ingested it, it wouldn't hurt her.

Lesson #3: Seven year old little boys will spend an hour seriously trying to catch a fish using a stick, string, and a safety pin, with grass seeds for the fly.

That's how big the one that got away was. That was Saturday. It had grown another foot by yesterday.

Lesson #4: Although I love tent camping, having a trailer for a baby is nice.

Lesson #5: It takes twice as long to clean everything up as it did to pack and get it dirty.

Lesson #6: Seven month old babies like to roll and not be held all the time and will be happy once the camera is put away

I snuck the camera back out for this grin

Lesson #7: It is possible to go for three days with only a couple hours of sleep (see above comments about baby not feeling well.

Lesson #8: If you pack lots of extra clothes, you won't need them, however if you only pack what you think you will need, you will run out of clothes quickly.

Lesson #9: Long car rides equal extremely dirty and smelly diapers after you pass the exit and get gas so you have to continue to smell it for a while and allow it to leak all over the car seat.

And Lesson #10: Did I mention that even if everyone is feeling great when you leave the house to pack the infant tylenol--and adult tylenol for when the crying baby leaves you with a headache!

Click .below if you want to see all the pictures. we took a lot hoping to get a good one.
http://www1.snapfish.com/thumbnailshare/AlbumID=595625016/a=5355026_5355026/otsc=SHR/otsi=SALBlink/COBRAND_NAME=snapfish/

Three years

Can anyone else out there believe that it has been three years since Neal and I got married?! Time flies...and especially this last year. So just to look back to three years ago....

How Much Is That Doggy In The Window?

How much is that doggy in the window?

The one with the waggly tail?

How much is that doggy in the window?

The one who was barking and fell?

Need I say more? Yes, I did get her out of her stuck spot, again:)

A Fun New Game

I've always wondered why this wall was there instead of just making the living room a little bigger. now I know....

White Shorts

There's just something about white shorts. Emily only has one pair of them, she's worn them exactly two times. Occassionally we have diaper leaks, but usually just a little damp, not with poopy everywhere. And then there are the times when she has on white shorts. The first time she wore them the mess was all over her, the bed, the mattress pad (those things actually work to keep the mattress clean) her blanket, her toy rabbit, literally EVERYTHING that was anywhere near her. Ok, so yesterday I put them on her again. I was in the other room she was "napping" in her playpen. Well, she woke up and I could hear her laughing. THis went on for quite a while until I finished what I was doing and she was still laughing when I picked her up and yes, once again she had managed to make a huge mess. And evidently she thought it was funny! So Spray N Wash is great, however I have had to spray, wash and spray and wash again when it is on white. Why doesnt she ever do that when she's wearing yellow that it wouldnt really be noticeable on?

Ok, speaking of diapers both the babies (yes, I babysit on Thursdays) are sound asleep so I think I'll get diapers out of the drier and throw another load in the wash. Naptime is great for laundry:)