Fun in the sun! (Finally!!)

I was starting to think that w were never going to see the sun again. We have had so much rain lately and I am so over it!

We went to a 50th birthday party for an uncle today. Lots of family...lots of food...lots of fun!

9 Month Appointment

B's appointment went great today! She is 27 1/2 in. and 18lb 12oz. She is right on schedule and average height/weight. She did have to have bloodwork, ugh, but at least they got it on the first try. They check for anemia and lead. He told me to really push the sippy cup so that she will be easy to break from the bottle. Also, to give her what we are eating at dinner, which I pretty much have been doing already. Hopefully we won't be seeing the dr. again until her 12 month appointment in June.

She stands!!

Just a quick post! Bella has stood on her own a few times, like I would be holding her hands and let them go and she would stand for a couple seconds until she realized what was going on and she would sit down real fast.

But tonight I was sitting on the floor. B and I were sharing an orange and she crawled over to where I was sitting and stood up all by herself! She was super excited and stood for about 15 seconds or so!

Ahhhh, life

We have been chugging right along, but not doing much of anything exciting. Calvin has been working on the house (I wish I had been taking "before" pics). He got the hallway painted and is working on the trim and new baseboards next. After that we are starting on our living room...new flooring, paint, trim, baseboards, and hopefully a new front door. I told him he has til 5/27 to get this done. That is B's first birthday and I want to have it finished before her party.

Speaking of B...today she is 9 months old. She is getting more and more active and making us smile all of the time. She doesn't like to be held as much because she wants down on the floor to explore. She is pulling up and cruising along everything. She LOVES the dogs but Maggie loves her more than Max does. She is babbling about eerything but mostly everything is just "dadadadada". She only says mama when she is crying...of course. Oh, I joined a Playdate group. It's in Baytown. So far we have just met for lunch but I am hoping to get more involved this next week. I really want Bella to have some kids to play with. I have also checked into putting her in Kindermusik classes.

Calvin and I are headed out on our first real date since Bella was born. Joanna is coming over to stay the night and watch her. We are headed out for an early dinner and then going to the BBQ cookoff and the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo.

And now a few pics...

Dear Bella

My sweet, sweet baby girl,

Today you are 38 weeks old, which is exactly how long I carried you in my belly. You have officially been on the outside as long as you were on the inside. That makes me sad and happy all at the same time. I loved having you all to myself, feeling you kick and flip, listening to your heartbeat and getting to know you like only I could. Of course now you are alot more fun! You amaze me more and more every single day. You are such a good baby...always smiling and laughing. You have big beautiful blue eyes and long eyelashes like your daddy. You are getting to be so outgoing and I love that. You never meet a stranger and always have a smile for everyone you see. You are loved so much. I hope you will grow up always feeling that love.



I love you Bella Boo!
XOXO
Your Mommy

Happy Birthday Calvin!!

February 15th...the day my honey was born! He took the day off to spend with Bella and I. We started out the morning lazy. After some motivation (from me) we loaded up to head to Houston. We of course made our first stop at Starbucks and then headed to the Children's Museum. I had never been before but it was super cute and tons of things for kids to do and explore. I can't wait to take B as she grows older and do new things with her. There is a place on the 2nd floor called the "Tot Spot" for the babies. The floor/walls are padded and have things for them to crawl on and over. Lots of toys to play with and lots of things to explore.





After we left we went to eat sushi, stop by the store and head home. It was a good day. Happy Birthday Calvin. We love you!

Pics!

As promised...some pics!

These are from the birthday party that we went to in College Station.
Why can Calvin never look happy in a pic?


The birthday boy, Nicholas, eating his Yo Gabba Gabba smash cake


Calvin and B on Shannon's couch, in the middle of the party. Guess she is like her dad and can sleep anywhere!


And some pics from this morning. She was not the most photogenic today, lol.





So, this weekend is Joanna's bday, VDay and Calvin's bday. Busy! Tonight we are going to get some paint and trim for the hallway. Trying to get that project finished so that we can tackle the living room. Sunday, Kyle is cooking his famous pizza for the family and then Monday I am taking Calvin somewhere for his bday. He took the day off and the courthouse is closed so I figured we should go have some fun!