7 month OCM

It's heartbreaking to realize our baby is closer to being a one year old. How does this happen?? She is gentle and sweet but mostly an observer and we can't get enough of her. 

7 month highlights:

*first tooth broke through (second one is on the way)

*cheeks are red from teething 

*gets up on all fours and throws herself forward- it's not really a crawl but she gets where she wants

*loves rubbing noses

*goes stiff when tickled 

*loves solid foods-she screams/grunts when she sees her cup of food

*doesn't seem to mind getting trampled on by big sister

*grabbing things from sister (including hair)

*yep, still spits up 

*loves bath time

*most happy when being cuddled or held (although independent on the floor)

Snow, snow, ice and traffic...

Cony is stranded in the middle of the city after the most crazy snow day known to man and it seemed appropriate to document some happy moments. We knew it was going to snow, but that usually just means a flurry here and there. Instead we got two inches which has forced the Governor to issue a state of emergency. Everyone in the city of Atlanta was released from work and school at the same time. Traffic here is already a hot mess. It's been black/grid locked since noon. Parents still can't reach school children that are stuck on buses. Make fun of us Southerners all you want- but our state has 3 plow machines (maybe less) and we are not equipped to handle this sort of weather. I've never truly appreciated Facebook until this evening. After posting something about our situation (still in the mindset Cony would be home tonight) so many friends reached out to us, offering help. Our church community is amazing and Cony is now enjoying a warm, happy home with friends we knew years ago from church. 

Before we knew the seriousness of the situation at hand, Madelyn had a blast throwing snow and making snow angels with Jordan. I'm personally hoping to enjoy the weather more fully tomorrow when Cony is home with us. 

OCM at 6 months

Our Olive just melts me. Whether she's just staring at me with her big blue eyes and giggling, letting me rub her soft cheeks, snuggling my shoulder while we dance or waking up with the biggest grin possible... I can't get enough. One of the many reasons I don't care she still wakes up in the middle of the night for a feeding. She's only this small for a moment. 

6 month highlights

* rolling from one side of the room to the other
*sitting up like a champ
*grabbing, grabbing and more grabbing
*trying so hard to crawl- she's almost figured out how to pull her knees in under her
*eating more solids
*spitting up has decreased some- at this point I feel I'll be sending her off to college with a burp rag

Christmas 2013

Another Christmas has come and gone and I'm anxious to start a new year. It was a low key Christmas and that's how I like it best. Maddie learned how to say "ho, ho, ho" every time she saw a Santa and Olive enjoyed sitting under the tree mesmerized by the lights. As I get older and especially now that we're parents, I realize each year how I want to center the holiday more on Christ and not the presents. 

Our 2 Year Old

On Thanksgiving Day, our Maddie Moo turned two! We were able to spend the day with our birth family in South Carolina and it was awesome!  I took one photo with my phone of the day- and it was just of the girls. I forgot my real camera and I'm trying not to be sick about the moments I didn't capture. Grandma Celia made adorable dog cupcakes to celebrate the day- after the yummy feast. We feel so blessed to have them in our lives! 

Happenings of M3:

* caught her eating things off the floor like a dog
*stopped her from licking water out of the dog bowl
*pulled Cony's shorts down and gave him a raspberry on his bum
*falls asleep holding books
*licks faces if you let her
*tries to chew on my toes
*talking in full sentences (small but full)
    -our favorites: "Hi Dadda!" "Hi Mamma!" 
*puts on boots and runs to the door for a "walk"
*pulls her new birthday tutu all the way up to her armpits 

 

5 months

OCM at 5 months:

*delightful
*cuddly 
*full of smiles
*loves to eat cereal
*plays while breastfeeding
*grabbing anything within reach
*loves her crib 
*sucks her two right fingers to sleep & sooth herself
*almost sitting up on her own