Happy Birthday

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SIDNEY KATE!!! I can not believe you are 1 today! You are the most precious thing in your daddy and I's life and I can not even imagine my life without waking up to your sweet voice everyday. You are talking more everyday but there are only few words that I understand. You say, hi, bye, baby, daddy, mommy, puppy, gabby, nanny and alot of other darling words that I can't understand at all, but your daddy and I love how you babble on coversations like we know exactly what you are talking about. You are no longer taking formula daily and are almost done with the bottle! Right now you have 1-2 bottles a day with whole milk but hopefully in the next week you will be only using sippy cups. You are a table eater now and enjoy almost everything your daddy and I like but I can not get you to eat green beans, but I will keep trying. You are not a big eater but you are trying more things daily and I see your intake increasing. You are finally drinking very good out of your sippy and love your water and juice. You are wearing 12 month clothes and are wearing size 3 sometimes 4 diapers.

11 months!

Today you are 11 months and more fun than ever! You are such a good walker and we are amazed daily that you have been walking since 9 months but just recently you started to get a little fast walk going when you are chasing one of us. You are still in a size 3 diaper and are wearing 9-12 month clothing. Most of your daily meals are table food but for breakfast you still have oatmeal and a fruit. I am still giving you a bottle 4 times a day but you barely ever finish the full 6 ounces but I will keep trying so you get all the nutrients possible. You are starting to get the hang of your sippy and you especially like it when I put juice in it. Speaking of sippy cups, I am having the hardest time finding one that does not leak, any suggestions? Your favorite word is hi and you will say it over and over but recently you have started saying baby, and it is such a precious sound. I love your little voice and it melts my heart every time you start talking your own little language. You are turning into a daddy's girl when he is home, you follow him everywhere he goes and love to play with him. We are spending more time outside since the weather is getting nice and you love it! You especially love to get in the flower beds and play in the mud. I can not believe in a month you are going to be 1, I have been that crazy mom and planning your birthday for the past 3 months. Your daddy and I love you so much and thank the Lord daily for blessing us with you!

No Naps

Sidney Kate decided that she was such a big girl today that she did not need any naps. Are you kidding me, how am I suppose to get things done when she is not taking naps? Luckily she does not get cranky when she doesn't nap, she actually does not even slow down. She has been just strolling around the house with toys in her hands and putting everything over her head. I do not know what her obsession is but she puts everything over her head and it can be scary when we are dealing with a cord to the vacuum. She must think it is so funny because she immediately starts laughing as soon as she put an object over her head. Today while getting ready she was playing in my bathroom and I look at her and she has a one of my t-shirts over her entire head and she is walking around and running into things because she has her eyes covered. She seriously is the funnest kid ever.

Also did I mention, this girl is in to everything but it is so hard to get mad at her because she is such a cutie!

Busy Busy

Sidney Kate is sleeping and I am just reflecting on how blessed Reilly and I are to have such a healthy full of life little girl. The past few days she has had a blooming personality coming through and it has just filled my heart with joy. She has become such a funny little girl and I love watching her, especially while she is playing because she entertains herself so well and totally entertains me with all her different facial expressions. I would give anything to know what is going on in that little girls mind. I am hoping she is laid back and funny like her dad, I am not sure if I could handle both of them under on roof but Reilly sure does make me laugh daily and I am so thankful for the fun he brings into our family.

I am busy planning a baby shower for my good friend Traci which has been so much fun and it has really motivated me to get things done around my house. I am in the middle of making my first very own curtains which I will post when I am finished. I am also having so much fun planning Sidney Kate's 1st birthday!! Can you believe in 2 months she will be 1! I can not believe it but am so excited for her party. The next few months are going to be busy months for us but we are so blessed because all the busy is fun busy, with parties, vacations, lake time, pool time, cookouts, parks and of course the zoo. I am so excited about this summer with Sidney Kate and Reilly and all the lifelong memories we are going to make as a family.

10 Months Old

On Sunday, you were 10 months old, I can't believe in 2 months we will be having your first birthday party! You are walking all over the place and even starting to get a little bit of fast walking going on. You are still into everything but are starting to learn the word no and trying to decide if you would like to obey or do your own thing. Baby food is not your most favorite thing anymore, you would rather have what mommy and daddy are eating. You have become a big eater and now I am just trying to get you to learn to drink out of your sippy cup. You are about 19 pounds and are wearing 6-9 months clothes and still in a size 3 diaper. Over the past couple weeks the weather has been nice and you have loved being outside so we have made it a point to get outside whether it is to walk around in the grass or take a walk through the neighborhood. You are still taking two naps a day, some are better than others, but over the past week your two naps have been about 1 1/2 each and mommy is loving all that she can get done in that time. One of my many favorite things to do is go in your room after you have just woken up, you are standing in your crib with the biggest smile on your face and it melts my heart every time.

We have a walker!!!

On the 11th Sidney Kate turned 9 months and then 4 days later, she started walking everywhere! She has been taking steps since she was about 8 1/2 months but now she is a full time walker. It is so funny to watch her walk because she is so tiny but believe it or not, her balance is great. (she must get that from her daddy)

We had our 9 month appointment last week and she is growing right on track. She is 18 pounds and 27 inches long. She is eating 3 meals a day and really starting to enjoy more real food than baby food. She is still having her bottle 4 times a day but does not skip a meal with real food. She is playing paddy cake, starting to wave and as always into everything. Sidney Kate is wearing 6-9 months clothes and a size 3 in diapers. We are loving life with her and enjoy all the adventures that each day brings us with her.

Fun with Cousin's

We had such a fun Saturday, first off Sidney Kate took a wonderful morning nap! She usually sleeps for about 40 minutes but on Saturday it was an hour and a half, I was able to get so much done. After she woke up we headed up to Edmond to go watch Gabby play in her last basketball game of the season. Sidney Kate loved watching Gabby play basketball, she just sat on my lap or my sister's lap and watched all the movement.

After the game we headed over to my sisters house so Jack and Gabby could play with SK. She had such a fun afternoon with them that she fell asleep buried in my sister's pillows.

We went over to Duncan and Misty's that evening so that they could see SK and also so that she could play with her cousin Karter. We had such a fun day! SK was so sleepy and didn't even make it out of the neighborhood before she fell asleep.

Isn't this a precious picture of Karter reading a book to Sidney Kate. Family is so precious and so much fun!