2/3 of My Love

Sweet Girls

I'm giving up Facebook for lent, but I'm still going to blog.
Yes, I go to a baptist church and no, lent is not required.  It's just something I feel led to do (not every year.)

AAAAND it's Monday...

The girls and I survived another weekend alone.  Josh had a game in Kansas City.  My annual end-of-January meltdown has already passed (clearly since it's February,) but let's just say I'm over it.  "It" being the single-parenting of basketball season.  But, we've had a decent season (15-9) and there's 5 games left of regular season = Light at the end of the tunnel!!

This is Aubrey's serious look.  We call it the "small mouth" and think it's hilarious.

The night before they left for KC the team went to Kyle's parent's house to eat dinner and Langley got to go.  Josh said she was so good and he genuinely enjoyed the time with her.  Sweet girl.

We did normal stuff here, didn't leave the house accept for one grocery store run, made a craft, watched some movies, and Aubrey started clapping and went from tummy to sitting once.  Josh got home at 2:30 Sunday morning and we made it to church.  The girls took good naps (they usually do on Sundays!), I went to WM, and we went on a family walk.

I also discovered the joy that a $2.47 box of valentines can bring my child.  It took her 5 seconds to pick out the princess ones.  They also come with a poster.  Stop it.  She's thrilled.  So, take that pinterest...no homemade valentine I could have imagined would have made her this happy!

Speaking of pinterest, I do love it and I have actually done some things I've pinned.  When I complete one, I move it to the "I actually did it!" board.  Here's a pinterest recipe I did last week for chicken tenderloin.  

Like Cracker Barrel in Lawrence County.  Yum.

Happy Monday.

So far this week...

Langley experienced her first book fair at her school.  She was super excited!  After figuring out very quickly that letting her pick the books wasn't going to work (complete meltdown,) I picked out a Clifford book and a Doc McStuffins book and handed them to her when I picked her up the next day. She was thrilled!

We had the team over last night for taco soup and banana pudding.  Fun was had by all.

Aubrey had her 9 month check up.  She is perfect and weighs 19 POUNDS and 3 OUNCES.  I had no clue she had grown that much!

We took Langley to Aubrey's appointment because she needed to have her ears rechecked since finishing antibiotics and she started complaining of some other discomfort last night.  It worked out perfectly because A already had the appointment and Josh could go and help me wrangle both girls.  L has a common side effect of taking antibiotics when you don't eat enough yogurt. (If you don't figure it out, it's kind of a girl thing.)  Bless her heart!  But her ears look great :-)

February Love

And the portion of the post where I have no shame/hilarious pictures are shared...

Just keeping it real.

9 Months Old

Oh, this girl!

Some facts about Aubrey at 9 months old:
-  Still naps 3 times a day
- Eats cereal with fruit at lunch and a veggie and a fruit at dinner, 4 bottles during the day
- sleeps great, still on prevacid
- no teeth yet, but it appears that a lower eye tooth is coming in.  I'm preparing myself that she may look like a little vampire baby :-)
- not yet crawling, but getting up on all fours. she can anywhere she wants by rolling or scooting
-loves it when we put lotion on her after a bath
-loves church and most other social settings, does well at ball games
-still loves to hit, claw, and paw at everything
-has the best baby thunder thighs ever
-says mama when she's upset
-occasionally babbles dada or bye bye
-still yells and shreiks and squeals a lot.  this is when she's happy/excited or upset
-loves books, the jumper, and emptying any container.  She will sometimes swing and watch a praise baby dvd
-she's a happy girl and everyone loves her!

I've been trying to savor every baby thing about her.  I try to kiss those cheeks, smell her head, appreciate the drool, and get in a few extra cuddles any time I can.  This time is so short and so precious.  I'm very aware of it as Langley will be 3 in 1 month and it makes me cry just thinking about it.

From My Phone

And from Josh's phone at the Lincoln Museum...