Tuesday, December 9, 2008

Playground Fun!!

We took the little pumpkin heads to the park the other day.  Sophia had such a grand time!!  It is the park in our neighborhood community and it is the PERFECT toddler size.  She can climb and jump and slide all on her own (which you must know by now, she likes to do things ON HER OWN...haha)  Here are a few cute shots I captured.  I'm sure the grandparents will have fun bringing her here on the holiday break.  Enjoy!!




Saturday, December 6, 2008

6 month stats on baby...

Weighing in at a whopping 17.4 lbs (75th percentile) and measuring 25 1/2 inches long (50th percentile) "little" Autumn certainly isn't very little anymore...haha  As she incessantly blew spit bubbles and made raspberry noises during her appointment, the doctor's words were "well she is clearly a very happy, healthy and BIG girl!!" haha  She is definitely much happier and mostly acid reflux free.  She downs about 30 ounces of formula per day (6 ounces more than Sophia ever put away!!) Praise God for my healthy munchkin.  She is joyful, energetic and always smiling.  We are so blessed.  Happy 6 month Birthday Bumpa!!

Monday, December 1, 2008

Tranquilizing Turkey...

After much excitement, laughter, turkey, potatoes and pie...Autumn just couldn't keep those adorable eyes open one minute longer.  She passed out on Shelly's mom (a virtual stranger mind you...haha) and was completely content at her first Thanksgiving Day celebration.  She takes after her daddy...this is what the holiday's do to him too...haha

Sophia on the other hand had much too much pumpkin pie and turtle ice cream cake to keep her going and going and going (just like the energizer bunny...haha)  Here she is trying to look innocent while sticking her entire fist into the bowl of melting ice cream cake.  At least she ate her turkey before she forced me into giving her dessert.  Who can say "no" to that face huh?


Wednesday, November 12, 2008

Good Morning Sleepy Head...

Sophia has finally upgraded to a toddler bed!!  My little girl is not going to be so little forever.  We drove out to pick up the bed (we bought it off craigslist) and Brian's first reaction was "THIS is the bed?  Are you sure? It looks like a doll bed!! It's sooo tiny!!".  Upon further reflexion however he realized that it is JUST the right size for a two year old and Phia agrees.  She LOVED the bed from day one.  Once we brought it home and reassembled it she climbed on in and exclaimed "OH WOW! ni-ni mommy ni-ni" as she waved to me with her head on the pillow (of course ni-ni is toddler talk for goodnight). I asked her if she liked her new big girl bed and she smiled and emphatically answered "YAH!".  She slept in it that first night, and every night since, without a single complaint.  She didn't even mind that we gave her crib to AJ.  She simply pointed to it and said "Bumpa ni-ni".  So here it is in all it's glory.  Sophia's bed complete with monkey and her matching Sophia dolly from Auntie Donna :) We are blessed to have a child who transitions so easily.

After a good night's sleep in her new bed, she decided to start the day with a bad case of bed-head and a yummy apple cinnamon waffle.  I had to capture her in the act of actually eating considering she is still a PICKY PICKY girl when it comes to food.

Wednesday, November 5, 2008

We are here...

My little photographer...believe it or not, Sophia took this picture all by herself!!! haha

Well...we are here in NC...finally!! We just moved into our new home this past weekend. Things have been hectic but I am so grateful to finally have the house hunting complete. Once the boxes are gone I will take some pictures and post them. After living with Andre and April for a month, God has graciously blessed us with a lovely 4 bedroom rental and the girls are loving it!! Autumn has her own room with a crib to sleep in (at last!!) and Sophia has her own space along with a large play room to run free through. We can breathe a sigh of relief as we venture into our new journey down south. I miss my best girl friends terribly and still have hard days, but the Lord has proven himself time and time again. I have no doubt it will feel like home here sooner than later. Our new address is 10818 Traders Court, Davidson NC 28036. Feel free to send us mail!! We are anticipating being with family for the holidays and just taking things one day at a time. Love you all, thanks for your support and I will update whenever I get a free moment. These days they are few and far between but I will find them!!