Play Group

We had a fun time at lunch on Wednesday. We got several of the babies together for a play date. I think I have the bully child....At some time or another I think she made each of the boys cry. Sorry girls. We are absolutely going to work on playing nicely with others!!!!



Caroline and Mom

Carson, Amy, Grant, Allison and Bryce

Carson just chillin'

Laura and Christian

More Pictures

I love toast!

A little soccer practice with Dad.

I am getting so big!

Let me outta here....

Pictures

I haven't been very good about adding pictures lately so here are a bunch!



Hanging out under the Jumparoo

Breakfast time

Going for a ride

Nap time long overdue!

9 months

Caroline,

I have not posted this yet, because I think I have been a little reluctant to even acknowledge the fact that you are 9 whole months old. I can not believe it. It seems like it was just yesterday when Daddy and I were looking at your sweet face on an ultrasound monitor. Now you are here and let me tell you, you are larger than life.

Lately you have absolutely blossomed. You talk all of the time. I am sure that you are having the best conversation with me, but I am completely stumped. You are so animated and emphatic about everything that you "say." You can say a lot of syllables now, but your favorite is "da da." I try to get you to say my name (since I am the one hauling you around all of the time), but to no avail....Da Da Da.....

You crawl everywhere you want to go and you are hearing the "uh-oh" song a lot. You really enjoy getting in to all of the things that are off limits! You have one tooth. It isn't really up yet, but it is poking through little by little. You are almost completely on formula and solid food now. At your 9 month Drs. appointment you weighed 19 pounds and 12 ounces and you are 28 inches long.

A typical day goes like this.

6:30ish you wake up and get in bed with Daddy and me for your first course. We usually play for 30 minutes or so before we get up for breakfast.

7:00 Breakfast. Most mornings you have baby cereal and some toast, or toast and half a banana.

7:30 I put you in your jumparoo to watch your Praise Baby video. YOU LOVE IT! You jump like crazy and squeal at all of the babies.

8:15 ish we play for a little while on the floor. You aren't all that interested in your toys yet. Mostly you are just on the go. You crawl from the living room to the guest room to my bedroom, just to see what is going on.

9:00 Nap time

10- 12 we usually run errands or get ready for a play date with all of your boys.

12:00 lunch. You usually eat baby food at lunch, but I have started giving you grilled cheese or cut up chicken. You really like it when we go out to lunch with friends and you can eat off of my plate. Your favorite so far is guacamole.

2:00 nap

4:00-6:00 Play time. Daddy is usually pretty close to finished for the day by now. We usually all play together or sometimes he will take over so I can have a little time.

6:00 Dinner.

7:00 Whew! Bed time.


Our days are such a whirlwind, and it is all going by so fast. I love you so much sweet girl.

Mommy

My New Slice (and bake) of Heaven

Derrick and I had nothing to do yesterday afternoon and decided that it would be fun to take a little drive. We ended up at JD's Chippery in Dallas. Oh my goodness....I have NEVER had such fabulous cookies, and I do consider myself a cookie connoisseur. If you are ever in the SMU area, I highly recommend a stop!

Fashionista

I hope Caroline learns to love the Fall as much as I do. Long about this time each year I start pining for the first brisk morning. I love to go to the stores and see all of the harvest themed decorations and the rich warm colors. It makes me want to bake and drink coffee and curl up with a book while I burn my favorite Brandied Apple Jack candle. I live in the wrong place for this love affair I have for all things fallish. In Texas we seem to go from hot, sultry summer to icy, arctic blasts with very little in between. Yet, every year I have a conversation with my mom about putting my fall wreath up in mid August. I almost always wait until September 1.

Being a mom has added a whole new dimension to my love of Fall. Caroline and I took a few laps around the mall the other morning. Truly I meant to run into a few stores and walk around "window shopping" the rest of the time. By the time we left I had already spent WAY more than my new stay at home mom salary should allow. I could not stop myself. The baby clothes beckoned and ya'll do you know how cute fall baby clothes are? Pink camo and leopard print tights...need I say more?

I have now obsessively searched ebay for all of the cutest fall dresses. My watch list is a MILE LONG. I really don't think I can stop and I think there may be a need for an intervention. I just want someone to promise me that when they lock me away someone will still look after Caroline's fashion needs! gg, what do you say...promise?