2 months old

 she was just talking, and smiling like crazy! 

silly face

all ready for church

she loves laying on her play mat and watching the mobile go around and the lights on the top of it! :)

haha silly girl!

dancing while mom is trying to take pictures! 

ok, so we had a nap during our photo session.. and she has a paci ready on both sides haha

these are some super sweet 2 month toes!! :) they are about 3.5 inches from her heal to the top of her big toe.

Well, it's been 2 months.. I can hardly believe it!! What can I say, we have loved every moment! She goes to the doctor tomorrow so more updates after our appt.  She has started sleeping through the night... :) WHOO HOO!! 8 hours!! not that she was a bad sleeper to begin with.. thank goodness!  I have been trying to catch her rolling over, but I havn't yet.. She has done it once, and of course, I missed it! O well, one day soon I'll catch her! :) I am so glad she is such a happy baby, she just talks and coos, and smiles all the time! That makes my heart smile!

January2012, new projects in progress...

ok, so I have been AWEFUL about keeping this up to date..little momma is so wonderful!! She is starting to smile, coo, and doing so great at holding her head up!

We had a wonderful Christmas! Mommy got an Ice machine, and a sewing machine, Daddy got clothes, and she got a swing, and plenty of other wonderful things.

I have begun several projects..

here is the Cabinet i have been working on.  $40 purchased from a sweet little lady off of cragslist.  it was UGLY wood.. it's still not perfect.. but looks ALOT better black...

Painted the inside taupe and am working on the organization.  There are 3 hanging dowel rods hanging on the top for ribbon (yes i seem to have a ribbon obsession..) fabric in the top drawer, christmas, birthday, and other gift bags and tissue paper in the 2nd drawer.. and the rest of the cabinet is still yet to be utilized.. I plan on hanging a couple of spice racks on the doors and putting craft paint in those.... more pics to come as soon as i get more done in it. 

here is a travel organizer i made... saw it on pinterest... love the idea of having somewhere to put our tooth brushes, and wet shower items the morning we leave the hotel, so that everything in our bag doesnt get wet. :)

here it is all rolled up, it's a little bulkier than i originally wanted, but it works! :)

here is the very first 'large' project i attempted to make.. it's a cover for my sewing machine.... it took me FOREVER!! it is DEFINATELY JANKY!! haha.. first of all, it's crooked.....

yes, the side panel, that is the "wrong side out" seam, WHOOPS! haha...

i love the b&w pocket on the red side panel,  even though the side panel is a tiny bit small. 

here is a close up of the wrong side out seam...this was definatly a learning experience project.  

There have been a couple more projects since this one.. they are slowly getting better.  I will post pictures of those soon. 

Diaper ALERT!

ok, well, as many poopie diapers as i have changed in the last several years between daycares, and "nanny-ing" they don't bother me.... but Phillip on the other hand is a different story... I need to video tape the next time she has a poopie diaper. The last two times he has changed her, he has just about gagged, and he ends up handing it over to me. They don't really smell terrible yet... i mean don't get me wrong they aren't the "no stink" kind anymore, but i have definatly changed worse!! He thinks its going to get all over him...I need to make him a "daddy diaper kit" with gloves, good smelling stuff to rub under his nose, and lots of extra wipes.
     A friend, who has 3 kids of his own, came to visit in the hospital and brought a gift of diapers and wipes and made the comment that he brought a big tub of wipes because "us guys" tend to use alot more than the women do.  He said, " they can take 1 wipe and fold it over and over and be done".  Well, that would be a true statement.  Phillip has a huge stack of wipes it seems when he finishes, i mean don't get me wrong, some messes do require more wipes, I definatly need to video next time.

Reese Avery 1 week old

She's finally here & a week old! Man that was the fastest week of my life.... she weighed in at 7 lbs 8 oz. & was 21 inches long..... uh yea... most of her newborn sleepers are too small.  O, and did i mention we have daddy's feet so some of our smaller newborn socks don't fit either haha... time already for some bigger sleepers & socks.

   We are sleeping pretty good at night, sometimes it takes a little while to go down, b/c gas has been our enemy...once we are down, most of the time we are good for the rest of the night, we usually have to make her eat every 3-4 hrs... Needless to say.... she has definatly stolen all of our hearts.  Her daddy is absolutely over the moon. He has suprised me completely... he has been changing poopy diapers, and been spit up on, been woken in the middle of the night...and loves every minute of it, i mean i'm sure he could do with out the spit up and poop but ya know it doesn't bother him near like i thought it might..
More posts to come soon.  I just wanted to get an initial post in.

New Home

Well, We have officially moved into our new home.  We have officially moved out of Longview, and to the great city of DeBerry.  I do miss Longview, I miss our friends, our church, etc.  Anyway, We are definately working to make it our home! We have alot left to do before Reese gets here in November,  but it is coming along.  Now to get back into a groove, and routine again.