tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12311975573872245962024-03-13T03:52:55.243-07:00Have A Little FaithFaithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12036948066014355731noreply@blogger.comBlogger106125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1231197557387224596.post-64161049605797463992016-07-14T13:51:00.003-07:002016-07-14T13:51:22.050-07:00Folly Beach, South CarolinaWe had just the best time on our family beach trip to Folly Beach, South Carolina. It's actually considered Charleston and is only about 15 minutes from downtown.<br />
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I must admit, the two day drive there and back REALLY took a toll on us. We were pretty grouchy by the time we arrived. Blakely was nothing short of miserable that second day of traveling. Luckily, for the drive there we caravan-ed with my parents so Blakely and Stella each got a couple turns riding with G-Daddy and Gommy (bless their hearts!!). We arrived around lunch time that second day and immediately met up with our extended family (my mom's brothers and sister). We had chosen these specific dates in order to coincide with my Uncle Richard's 70th birthday - so it was a family reunion and birthday celebration beach trip!<br />
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I have never stayed at a hotel at the beach. Growing up, it was always a beach house and after getting married, it was always a condo. Listen, I can most definitely get on board with a hotel at the beach. Someone to clean up and make up your beds, replenish your towels...and let's not forget room service and the amazing restaurant where you can just order food and take it down to the beach with you. Win, win. The pina coladas were an added bonus!<br />
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The family time was wonderful and I wished we could have extended the trip by at least a day or two. My cousin, Lauren, has a daughter Stella's age and they were FAST friends and inseparable on the beach. My cousin, Michael and Nelson, also have 3 older boys that were just so sweet to the girls. Stella was attached at the hip to Stephen, Jordan, and Rich! Blakely was obsessed with my cousin, Kristin's, husband, Benito, who she fondly called "Ito" - and still asks about him a couple times a week! And then remembers "he lives faaarrr away."<br />
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Blake and I were able to sneak away to one lunch together while Gommy and G-Daddy kept the girls on the beach.<br />
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We also had some great naps :) <br />
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We had a pizza party at the pool one night with the whole fam - lots and lots of fun! {Side note: this has become my meal of choice at the pool....so easy, just order pizza, have it delivered to the pool, swim, eat, enjoy!}<br />
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The girls couldn't have been more different in their ideas of beach bummin'! Blakely stayed close to me under the shade at all times and Stella barely left the water! Although Blakely didn't care for the water, she made it up for it in her
love of sand! That kid had sand in places I didn't even know sand
could get. It made for some intense bathtub scrubbing, but I'm so glad
she found her little beach niche!<br />
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The night before we left we had a birthday celebration for my uncle and then family pictures by the pier! I mean, who doesn't love a good family pic with coordinating outfits? This girl sure does!<br />
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Folly Beach - you treated us right! I just wish you were a tad closer ;) <br />
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<br />Faithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12036948066014355731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1231197557387224596.post-64342480159016886322016-07-13T08:13:00.000-07:002016-07-13T11:04:57.175-07:00Check...CheckIt's been about 2 1/2 years since I last posted. And on a whim, I went and started reading some of my old posts and had the best time remembering the little, insignificant happenings in our lives. And I'm so sad that I've already missed two years of documenting my girls' lives. So, I have no idea how often I'm going to post, but I'm going to give it a go! I'm sure I'll mostly talk about my girls and my Paleo woes, but after realizing how special it is to look back at, I'm just going to go for it!<br />
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Let's hop right in! We've had the best summer so far. We've already been to the beach in Charleston, SC. It was a family reunion and I'm already aching for more time with our extended family. We were missing 3 other families on this trip and I'm hoping the next time we come together we'll ALL be there!<br />
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For Fourth of July, we visited some of our besties who live outside of Austin, TX. <br />
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And now for the girlies. Blakely is 2 1/2 and says the most ADORABLE things. She randomly looks at me and says "I love you too" - she ALWAYS adds the "too" on the end, even if she's the first to say it. Also, when I tell her it's bed-time she likes to say "Not me, not me!" And one of my favorite phrases is what she calls her bikini. We call it her "teeny bikini" and the only way she can say it is her "penny tenny."<br />
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She's her big sister's biggest fan. Blakely is my cuddle bunny and wants to be in my lap or right next to me. And I don't mind one bit. She calls me "honey" a lot, and I have no clue where she picked that up, but I'll take it! She has fun doing my hair I fake cry to her just so she'll rub my face and tell me "no crying" or "all done" in her sweet little voice. She started things later than Stella did - Blakely didn't walk until she was 14 months old and didn't have near the vocabulary that her big sister had. But, boy has she made up for it recently. She's crazy flexible and will probably be more athletically inclined (she definitely doesn't get it from me!). Her hand-eye coordination has been amazing since she was around 6 months old (again, that's not from me either). We started her in swimming lessons this week and she screamed bloody-murder the entire time....such a delightful little thing. We still have 6 lessons to go, so we'll see how she progresses!<br />
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Stella is our sweet and sassy and spicy girl. Her momma is her best friend and she loves her alone time with me. She has periods of sweetness and protectiveness with her little sister and then periods of not wanting anything to do with her. Her room is her special place and she spends lots of alone time in there playing with Barbies, stuffed animals, ponies and all things girlie. Stella turned 5 at the very end of May and after much prayer and careful consideration we've decided to give Stella one more year before she starts Kindergarten. So, we have big plans this next year of spending our Friday's together, just her and me...I'm thinking matinee movies, pedicures, and some good ol' lazy days. Anyone who meets her is instantly endeared to her. She can talk to anyone and make friends with everyone. She has a sensitive heart and a (typically) unfiltered mouth - we're working on that one! I've been saying lately that Blakely is difficult in all the ways I expect children to be difficult, but Stella is difficult in ways I never could have imagined! They're lucky they're both cute ;)<br />
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Two special, very different little personalities!<br />
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Here's to hoping I can keep this up at more regular intervals!<br />
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<br />Faithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12036948066014355731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1231197557387224596.post-31318860481851451772013-12-09T21:02:00.000-08:002013-12-09T21:02:27.470-08:00Iced In and Cabin FeverWe're going on day 4 of being iced-in and although we have gotten out of the house twice, I'm definitely ready for schedules to resume as normal! I am one girl who loves my routine. Stella's preschool is closed tomorrow since the ISD it's located in is delayed until 10am. We've watched lots of Christmas movies, eaten some yummy comfort foods, and had very lazy days, which really has been nice.<br />
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I had my sonogram last week at 31 weeks and Blakely is looking perfect. She put on quite the show for my mom and me. She was opening and closing her mouth, stretching her arms and then pulling her hand to her face, kicking everywhere…which is not surprising since I cannot imagine her being any more active! I am feeling her all the time! She weighed 3 lb 15 oz! She was head down and her little booty was up against my right rib cage and her feet at my left. It was such a ray of light in my week to see her! From the blood work at my 29 week appointment (yes, I'm already in my bi-weekly appointments -eek!) I was anemic, but I fear taking iron…so I'm pretty much walking around pretty tired. The indigestion has gotten awful, but other than that and a few nights of insomnia, I'm feeling pretty great!<br />
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We had to cancel my baby "sprinkle" this past Sunday because of the ice and the roads would have just been too dangerous. We decided to reschedule until after Blakely gets here and do a Sip and See…so I'm really looking forward to that. My "sprinkle" was going to be Christmas themed and I was just so excited about it - but nature didn't ask me my plans :)!<br />
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Stella is just a hoot these days. My favorite things she's saying/doing - which both are only cute after she's been corrected and I can laugh by myself about them - are asking me to "put my hairs down" and when I'm getting onto her she'll tell me "I'm the lost princess." So, as for the hair, she absolutely cannot stand for my hair to be up in a pony tail. She wants my "hairs down" and will actually cry and nearly pitch a fit if it's not down. So….we're working on that, especially since hair is kind of low on my priority list right now and its just a heck of a lot easier to wear it up! The "lost princess" thing is a bit much, I'll admit, but it's taken my so long to figure out what she's been saying! You may remember her obsession with the Disney movie, Tangled (i.e. "Punzel" as she called it). At the end of the movie, after Rapunzel has found out that she's the lost princess and is standing up to the woman she believed to be her mother all these years, Rapunzel says in a defiant tone "I'm the lost princess, aren't I, Mother?" Well, apparently little sponge brain picked up on that and after I correct her or have to get onto her about something she tells me she's the "lost princess." So, now I'm having to correct that, too! But, I am secretly laughing about it! And, hold up, that makes me the queen mother, right?! :)<br />
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That's about all there is here - we're really enjoying this Christmas season and looking forward to a few fun outings that we have planned. I'm almost done with Stella's room - just a couple more things to put on her walls and I'm waiting for her bed rail to be delivered! So, she should be in there within a week or so! And just 8 more weeks until Blakely arrives…unless she decides to make an early appearance!<br />
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<br />Faithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12036948066014355731noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1231197557387224596.post-2548668411131731472013-11-15T13:18:00.002-08:002013-11-15T13:18:29.203-08:00Scorpions and SuchWell, I'm going to start this post by telling you that two weeks ago my sweet girl got stung by a scorpion. Scariest moment ever. Blake was out of town at the deer lease for a few days (of course something like this would happen when I'm by myself). And I REALLY like to think of myself as being able to handle these type of situations with a clear mind….but I'll admit, I'm dramatic and emotional especially when I'm seeing my baby girl in pain. She was sitting on the fireplace just playing away with her baby dolls and she started grabbing her foot and crying. I asked her to come here and she just sat there bawling and still holding her foot, so I walked over there and picked her up. I actually saw nothing on her foot or leg that would have indicated anything was wrong, but then I looked at the fireplace right where her foot would have been and saw this…<br />
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Definitely freaked out. We ended up going into the dr.'s office and other than her crying because of the initial pain, she was fine. Our doctor said next time, just Benadryl and Cortisone cream will be fine. Well, let's hope there's NO next time, but if you follow me on Instagram our scorpions are well-documented and I'm actually relieved none of us have been stung prior to this. Apparently, scorpions around these parts are just like bee stings (but the ones in South America are much more dangerous…lil fact for ya). I blame it on the trees and especially now that the trees are all coming down because of the gas pipeline, I'm gearing up for more scorpion sitings (wahhhhh).<br />
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We've had a great few weeks. Stella is saying the funniest things. Like when I tell her it's nap time, she'll look at me and hold up a finger and say "Almost!" Sometimes I give in, other times I'm quite ready for a little break. I'm back to being pretty tired and worn out from this pregnancy, so I covet any down time I can get. Stella has also been saying she's "nakedy" when we get undressed….and this is probably my favorite word of hers right now. It's so funny! She likes to negotiate with me about things (especially nap and night time) and tell me, "I'm gonna go lay on the couch some minutes." She's always been a great sleeper and still is, but there are some days where she's dropping her naps. She still goes to her crib for some "rest" or "alone" time, but many times she doesn't fall asleep. Night time is still great and I'm very thankful for that. She's now 2 1/2 and has seemed to hit a bit of an attitude and talking back/being disrespectful. That's been challenging, but I'm just trying to remain consistent.<br />
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After Halloween, I've started putting her hair in a lot more pony tails. She'll usually leave them in for way longer than she's ever left any bow in her hair, but if we go to get in the car she'll tell me "it's hurting" - which makes NO sense to me because the pony tail is on top of her head and not at all touching the back of the car seat. But, I just think she looks so stinkin' cute in the pony tails AND it gets all that hair out of her face!<br />
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I'll be 29 weeks pregnant tomorrow and I really love this stage of pregnancy as far as looks go (because every girl is a little vain!). I love it because I look legitimately pregnant, but I'm not swelling yet. If this pregnancy is like Stella's, then I have at least 3 more weeks and then I'll resign myself to swelling and no public pictures of myself! On the flip side, this is definitely the stage of pregnancy where pretty much everything hurts. I'm having lots of lower and middle back pain, some groin pain (ligaments), shortness of breath, pottying WAY too often, headaches again, heartburn, insomnia, and just fatigue. But, feeling Blakely move around like a little acrobat is so worth all the pain in the world. Stella still talks about Blakely multiple times a day and I can't wait to see what a great big sister she's going to be. We're at a bit of a stand still with Stella's room because I'm waiting on her dresser and nightstand to be done and then I'm looking for a bookshelf and/or something to store and organize books and toys. But, I'm just so surprisingly laid back about all this that I'm loving my new-found procrastination mode and I'm just going to go with the flow:)<br />
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<br />Faithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12036948066014355731noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1231197557387224596.post-50356850895887800622013-11-01T20:33:00.000-07:002013-11-01T20:33:13.471-07:00Halloween '13The day before Halloween, we went to my parent's house to paint pumpkins! Aunt Ray Ray joined us and we had a fun, messy time painting each of our pumpkins. G-Mommy helped Stella with her pumpkin and Stella loved switching up her colors and sticking her dirty brush in each of the colors. We just let her go at it and she had a blast. My mom had also gotten three cat masks for us to paint, too. Stella started out painting the whole thing orange and then she added every single other color! We have a little girl who definitely loves to paint and color! My mom had set up a fun lunch for us and then when Stella went down for her nap I started on pumpkin spice cookies. Oh my YUM! My first attempt at the cookies ended up with me having to re-do all the ingredients and so the second time around I bothered to READ the directions. I was a bit distracted the first go 'round and had to take Stella upstairs while I was combining ingredients the first time, so I combined every single ingredient before I realized that was incorrect. I'm SO glad I re-did it (I almost said to heck with it) because they may be one of my favorite cookies ever now. The icing is amazing, too. I'm glad I ate a few cookies at my parents house, because all the cookies I took home didn't even last a full 12 hours (ahem, thanks honey, take the pregnant girl's cookies ;))! I included the recipe below and I will probably be making another batch this week!<br />
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I picked up Stella's "Dorofy" (as she likes to call it) costume at Kid to Kid over a month ago. She already had a little stuffed dog that looked like Todo, and then my mom got her a little basket for Todo from Hobby Lobby. To date, I had not put her hair in pony tails or pig tails. And I'm not real sure why...other than her hair is a little overwhelming. It seems to grow out sideways rather than down! But, as soon as I put those pig tails in her hair I about died of cuteness! I was so happy with the way her costume came together...and of course she totally owned it!<br />
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Halloween night we went to the Trunk or Treat at our church. We had so much fun last year on the Abbott's hay ride, but I wanted to do something a little different this year. Plus, I've noticed that Stella is really starting to pay attention and notice things that scare her. She was kind of oblivious and too young last year to get scared. I just remembered so many "scary" things in the neighborhood last year that I wanted to take her somewhere that I knew would have less of a chance of the "scary" stuff being there. I'm just not ready for her to start being fearful of things like that. She had a BLAST at Trunk or Treat and was so cute looking at everything. She loved someone's car who had done spiderman and batman. They had a blow up spider man on top of their van and she could not peel herself away! She was a little nervous of Darth Vader at the Stars Wars car at first, but she seemed to get over it. They had some bounce houses and bounce slides and she loved those, too. We had a great evening and I just loved seeing my cute little Dorothy enjoying herself! My parents, sister, sister in-law, brother in-law, niece, mother in-law and father in-law all came to the Trunk or Treat - I love having our families close by!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">{My ADORABLE little niece!! Grace is rocking the monster costume!}</td></tr>
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<span style="color: #807069;">Ingredients</span><br />
<ul id="yiv1607176809zlrecipe-ingredients-list" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; line-height: 1.5em; list-style: none; margin: 1em; padding: 0px 0px 0px 2.4em; vertical-align: baseline;">
<li class="yiv1607176809ingredient" id="yiv1607176809zlrecipe-ingredient-0" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">1 1/3 cup of all-purpose flour</li>
<li class="yiv1607176809ingredient" id="yiv1607176809zlrecipe-ingredient-1" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">3/4 teaspoon baking powder</li>
<li class="yiv1607176809ingredient" id="yiv1607176809zlrecipe-ingredient-2" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">1/4 teaspoon of kosher salt</li>
<li class="yiv1607176809ingredient" id="yiv1607176809zlrecipe-ingredient-3" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">2 teaspoons of pumpkin pie spice</li>
<li class="yiv1607176809ingredient" id="yiv1607176809zlrecipe-ingredient-4" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">1/2 cup (1 stick) of softened butter</li>
<li class="yiv1607176809ingredient" id="yiv1607176809zlrecipe-ingredient-5" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">1 cup of sugar</li>
<li class="yiv1607176809ingredient" id="yiv1607176809zlrecipe-ingredient-6" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">1 egg</li>
<li class="yiv1607176809ingredient" id="yiv1607176809zlrecipe-ingredient-7" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">2 teaspoons of vanilla extract</li>
<li class="yiv1607176809ingredient" id="yiv1607176809zlrecipe-ingredient-8" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Frosting</li>
<li class="yiv1607176809ingredient" id="yiv1607176809zlrecipe-ingredient-9" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">1 cup (2 sticks) of softened butter</li>
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<li class="yiv1607176809ingredient" id="yiv1607176809zlrecipe-ingredient-12" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">1/2 teaspoon of pumpkin pie spice</li>
<li class="yiv1607176809ingredient" id="yiv1607176809zlrecipe-ingredient-13" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">1 teaspoon of pure vanilla extract</li>
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<li class="yiv1607176809instruction" id="yiv1607176809zlrecipe-instruction-0" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; list-style-type: decimal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line baking sheet with parchment paper.</li>
<li class="yiv1607176809instruction" id="yiv1607176809zlrecipe-instruction-1" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; list-style-type: decimal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">In a small bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, salt and pumpkin pie spice.</li>
<li class="yiv1607176809instruction" id="yiv1607176809zlrecipe-instruction-2" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; list-style-type: decimal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">In the bowl of a stand mixer, combine sugar and butter, and beat with paddle attachment until fluffy.</li>
<li class="yiv1607176809instruction" id="yiv1607176809zlrecipe-instruction-3" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; list-style-type: decimal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Add egg and vanilla, and continue beating until combined.</li>
<li class="yiv1607176809instruction" id="yiv1607176809zlrecipe-instruction-4" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; list-style-type: decimal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Add flour mixture and stir just until combined.</li>
<li class="yiv1607176809instruction" id="yiv1607176809zlrecipe-instruction-5" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; list-style-type: decimal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Scrape down sides of bowl as needed.</li>
<li class="yiv1607176809instruction" id="yiv1607176809zlrecipe-instruction-6" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; list-style-type: decimal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Roll two tablespoons of cookie dough into a ball and place on baking sheet.</li>
<li class="yiv1607176809instruction" id="yiv1607176809zlrecipe-instruction-7" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; list-style-type: decimal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Bake for about 10 minutes, or until edges are golden. Don't over bake.</li>
<li class="yiv1607176809instruction" id="yiv1607176809zlrecipe-instruction-8" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; list-style-type: decimal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Let cool and frost.</li>
<li class="yiv1607176809instruction" id="yiv1607176809zlrecipe-instruction-9" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; list-style-type: decimal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Sprinkle cookies with additional pumpkin pie spice.</li>
<li class="yiv1607176809instruction" id="yiv1607176809zlrecipe-instruction-10" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; list-style-type: decimal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">To prepare frosting, using the paddle attachment, beat butter, powdered sugar, pumpkin pie spice, and pinch of salt in the bowl of a stand mixer.</li>
<li class="yiv1607176809instruction" id="yiv1607176809zlrecipe-instruction-11" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; list-style-type: decimal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">With mixer still running, add in vanilla extract.</li>
<li class="yiv1607176809instruction" id="yiv1607176809zlrecipe-instruction-12" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; list-style-type: decimal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Divide cream cheese into 8 cubes and drop them into the mixture one at a time until well combined.</li>
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<br />Faithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12036948066014355731noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1231197557387224596.post-23300937224263327822013-10-28T19:42:00.004-07:002013-10-28T19:42:55.892-07:00All Things FallThis is definitely my favorite time of year - all the holidays, the cooler weather, just everything. We've done lots of fun things so far this month and have a couple more fun activities planned before November comes.<br />
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A brief pregnancy update - I'm 26 weeks this week and I feel just great. Aside from the normal aches and pains, anything beats nausea and throwing up! I was SUPER sore for a couple weeks in my lower abdomen and sure enough I had quite the growth spurt afterwards...but I am definitely one who LOVES having a baby belly. It's so special and I really enjoy everything about this belly growing bigger! Blakely is right on target for growth, but that little girl must really positioned on my bladder. I'm getting up between 4-7 times a NIGHT!! And I cut myself off from having any liquid after dinner. Kind of a bummer.<br />
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We've finished painting Stella's "big girl room" and will be pulling her "big girl bed" down from the attic within the next week. She's so funny and asks quite a few times each day to go see her "big girl room." Stella is just loving school and asks about her teacher, Ms. Amy, all the time. When we walk into preschool, she starts telling all the teachers down the hallway, "I'm baaaack!!" Of course, because the whole world revolves around her ;) She just runs into her classroom without looking back! I have some pictures below from her fall festival at school. They had us decorate their tricycles and they did a parade {which for youngsters was more like contained chaos in the gym}, then had a bounce house, train, and a party! She talks about her "lil sister" and "Blakely" and wants to feel my belly any time I mention that Blakely is kicking. She cannot WAIT to hold Blakely once she gets here and reminds me that she gets to hold her. We also had a super fun trip to the Arboretum with my mom at the beginning of the month. We got there right when it opened and had a good hour before it started getting really crowded. I finally gave up trying to get Stella to look at the camera and just snapped away hoping I'd get a few decent ones! I put an album on FB so I wouldn't overload this post with pumpkin pics, but I was really happy with how they all turned out! We also went to the State Fair of Texas, which might be one of my favorite places! Again, we got there close to when it opened (on a rainy Wednesday) and it was quite pleasant until about noon and then the crowd picked up. Stella LOVED the rides. It was so precious and she actually cried when it was time to leave the rides. She of course loved the animals too...and I loved the food. We went with my parents, sister, and Blake was able to come! He likes to pretend like he's not going to come with me until the last minute! Stella also took a little trip up to my dad's office and she is hilarious. My mom took her up there and I met them for lunch afterwards, but they said she walked into the office of one of the highest positioned guy's office and she said "What choo doing in here?" He's one of my dad's closest friends at work so they got a total kick out of her. I love how she walked around most everywhere like she owns the place! That's one of her favorite questions though, along with "why" and "what happened?" (still!) Stella cannot get enough of football and wants to go to any game she can or watch it on TV any time it's on....she's told me a few times while we're watching it on TV that she wants to "hug 'em" (the football players) - no clue why, but it's funny! One afternoon after preschool, Blake and I took Stella to Elevate trampoline park and we had the place to ourselves! We were there a little less than an house, but she had a blast! They have some mommy and me discounts so we'll probably go back one rainy day!<br />
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I also got to have a little girls trip this month, which was SO needed. We went to my friend, Lauren's, in-laws lake house in Mt. Vernon and had the most relaxing time. Mt. Vernon was having their city's fall festival, so that got us out of the house for a little bit, and other than that we stayed in and chatted, watched movies, and made yummy treats! I was also able to go to the Just Between Friends Sale (which is a consignment sale) at the beginning of this month, too. I scored some great stuff, but the prices were so comparable to Kid to Kid, that I'm not sure it's worth going back next year.<br />
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One of my two best girlfriends from high school had her gender reveal party last weekend and it was so cute how she decorated and so much fun and anticipation for finding out her sweet little baby is a GIRL! I also found out that night that my other best friend from GCA is pregnant too - I'm SO excited that we're all three pregnant together. We were inseparable in high school and have kept in touch these last 10 years, even though we don't spend as much time together as we'd like, we're still always there for the important things! That same night, Blake and I decided to randomly go to Medieval Times. Stella was staying at Blake's mom's house, so I love how spontaneous we were and how much fun we had!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">{Loved spending time with these girls}</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">{Yep....these were a must}</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">{Having fun at the fair}</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">{Loved hanging out with my family}</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">{So sweet to see Stella having such a great time}</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">{Stella might have take quite a few trips in this train!}</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">{Party time!}</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">{I just die when I look at all these sweet pumpkin pictures}</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">{She wouldn't stay in my lap very long, but at least we got a decent pic together!}</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">{It's a GIRL!}</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">{So glad we got to be part of this!}</td></tr>
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<br />Faithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12036948066014355731noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1231197557387224596.post-70790472249456806222013-09-21T20:10:00.003-07:002013-09-21T20:10:40.072-07:00What do you know, Stella Jo?<div>
Stella is just as lively as she can be! She is ALL of two years old with the short fuse and ridiculous frustration levels. We're working on obeying with a "happy heart," and the tone in her voice when she's wanting or asking for things. I love seeing her come up with a plastered smile on her face to say, "Pweeaase Mommy!" And then I play the guessing game and twenty questions to try and figure out what's she's asking for! She'll then to proceed to tell me, "I'm happy girl" or "I have a happy heart." I can't lie - that kind of gets me and I'll usually do what she's asking, but if it's something like a treat, etc and I don't feel like she should have it, then I have to explain that it's so sweet that she's asking so politely, but sometimes we still don't get what we want. Well, no two year old understands that, so it's challenging this child-rearing thing, but I love it and it's the best job in the world. We're working diligently on "yes mam," "no mam," etc and I love to hear her say it when it's unprompted by us. This has only happened a few times, but I least I know she's listening and paying attention. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">{A rare occasion that she left a bow in her hair!}</td></tr>
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I love listening to her on the monitor, especially in the mornings, singing her ABC's and at the end she claps for herself and yells "yay!!" I just giggle in bed and wait for her to start yelling, "Mommy.....mommy....I'm done sleeping....I sleep good!!" She never ceases to crack me up. She'll go on a roll saying over and over, "My mom, my dad, my mom, my dad." She's also picked up on my name and will sometimes call me "Faif" - and I'm real quick to squash that! I'm definitely NOT into "Faif" or "Mom" - I much more prefer "Momma" or "Mommy"! She's also been pointing at us and saying, "Mommy is a girl and Daddy is a boy." I'm not sure where she learned that or why she likes to keep pointing that out, but it's cute nonetheless! She's also started asking "Why?" to just about EVERYTHING! And I sincerely question if she understands the explanations, but I give them anyway. Or she'll ask a lot, "What happened?" And there's quite a few times that there's nothing going on and she'll just keep on asking. I can only imagine that the questions will get harder and more frequent! Her imagination impresses me and I still love to watch her play with all her babies and feed them, change their diapers, put them to sleep, and even the occasional disciplining them! She prefers Blake or I to be sitting in her play room while she plays, and I'm trying to soak that up since I know one day she'll be asking us to leave!</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">{I will never get tired of watching her sleep - her face still reminds me of when she was a newborn}</td></tr>
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Although I don't think Stella fully understands about having a baby sister, she'll definitely engage and talk about it. She knows that she's the "big sister" and the "baby in the belly" is the little sister. You can ask her what her little sister's name is and she'll tell you, "Blakely" {Yes, our little girl will be Blakely Georgia}. She's started saying, "My Blakely" - which definitely melts me heart! I'm so excited to see what a great big sister she'll be. She's SO affectionate with everyone {on her terms and her time, of course} and loves to give kisses to just about everyone, so I know she'll love feeling some ownership and responsibility with her baby sister.</div>
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Stella is still loving preschool and talks about "Ms Amy" all the time. I asked Stella last Saturday what she wanted to do that day and her response was, "I wanna go to school." Social butterfly for sure! She absolutely has the memory of an elephant and at least once or twice during the day will ask me "Where is so-and-so?" So-and-so can be one of many people - Daddy, Gommy, G-Daddy, Mamaw, PaSte, PawPaw, Gamma, Haley, Angie, Christian, RyRy, RayRay, Micah, Paul, Pastor Bryan, Gavyn, LaLa, Avery, Missy, NeNe....and I promise, the list goes on!</div>
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I was able to get Stella's Halloween costume at Kid to Kid last weekend along with some long sleeve shirts for fall. Then, my mom took us to Kohl's and spoiled little Stella with some new clothes {shout out, Mom, you have no idea how much I appreciate this, especially with not having an income anymore - you're such a blessing and a help to us!!} I also had a gift card from Stella's birthday from my parents to Carter's, which I had saved purposely for some fall/winter clothes. With a coupon I had, I was able to only have to pay a few dollars of my own money and got quite a few things for my girl! I got a couple things for Blakely since she'll need some warmer stuff those first few months because Stella's newborn and 0-3 months clothes aren't for the cold weather!</div>
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Speaking of cold weather - I'm so ready for the temperatures to cool down. We had an awesome afternoon outside at a family reunion with Blake's mom's family today. We couldn't have asked for more perfect weather and great visiting! We're so excited to go see our sweet niece be dedicated at church tomorrow! I'm loving all this family time!</div>
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Faithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12036948066014355731noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1231197557387224596.post-42172586830224308302013-09-17T14:20:00.002-07:002013-09-17T14:20:18.839-07:0020 Week UpdateWe are so excited to share that we'll be having a little GIRL! Knowing first-hand how fun it is to have a sister, I couldn't be more excited that Stella will get to experience this and I just love sweet little girls! Don't get me wrong, we would have been equally ecstatic for a boy, but I've said before, I'm just glad God gets to decide and not me!<br />
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The sonogram lasted a little over thirty minutes and it was just so special seeing all the little parts of our baby girl as she was squirming around. The sonographer mentioned a couple times that she was having to go out of order to look at the anatomy since our little munchkin was quite active....which may have been from the honey-bun I ate that morning....oops! After the sonogram, our doctor reviewed all the images and said we had a perfectly healthy and growing little 13 oz. girl in there. I cannot tell you how relieved I am to know that physically everything checks out and my doctor assured me that he's not concerned about the CMV and feels pretty certain this was something I got prior to being pregnant. The risk to our girl greatly drops if that's the case, and I'm so very thankful!<br />
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I really can't believe I'm already half way through this pregnancy and the last half will only go faster. Starting with this past weekend {which gave us a bit of a scare since I got overheated and really sick on Saturday}, we actually don't have a weekend without plans until the end of October...ugh! And then all the holiday hustle and bustle will start and I think I'm already tired just typing about it! I am glad that I'll have much less to do and buy for this little baby. I registered for a lot of gender-neutral items with Stella so I still have all the essentials and all her clothes...it's just a matter of getting Blake to help me get them from the attic! Plus, call me boring, but I'm keeping the same decor and bedding for this next baby. I'm just having trouble justifying re-doing a whole bedroom when this baby will be outgrowing it in a couple years. So, I'm opting to keep all the crib bedding and decor and then will concentrate on Stella's big girl room! I already have the bed and bedding, and then I've contacted our friends who re-paint furniture and they'll be working on a dresser and nightstand for her. My goal is to have her room done by Christmas and start her transition to her new room around that time.<br />
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We're just so very thrilled to have another healthy little daughter on the way!Faithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12036948066014355731noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1231197557387224596.post-76706671523745438732013-09-06T09:53:00.000-07:002013-09-06T09:53:00.462-07:00Let's Play Catch Up!August was pretty low-key, other than getting rid of Stella's pacifier. She was SO sad when we sent it bye-bye on a balloon, but then we immediately went to Target and got her a couple toys and she's done great! She still asks for it at least once a day and I just remind her what happened and then she moves on. Naps have been a little more difficult, but I did expect that. It's just taking her a lot longer to fall asleep than what it did previously.<br />
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Stella has been between her summer Mother's Day Out program at Firewheel Christian Academy and her new "preschool" program. She's going to Farmersville Baptist Church two days a week. We had meet the teacher last week, which was really great for Stella to be able to see who her teacher was going to be and to be able to see the classroom. She went right over to the toys and started playing. She actually cried when we had to leave meet the teacher!<br />
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We also had a wonderful, lazy Labor Day weekend. We spent Friday night feeding the cows and transferring some hay from one field to the other, then we decided to go eat at Cattleman's restaurant in Blue Ridge because we'd heard good things about it. Oh my yum! The chicken fried steak was SO delicious! Saturday morning, Blake's mom kept Stella for a few hours at her house so that Blake and I could have a "date day"! Blake is trading in two of his roping saddles so that I can get a new custom saddle and I couldn't be more excited! So, we spent the morning looking at saddles and seeing what kind of money we could get for his saddles. We ate at our favorite old burger place in Greenville, called CB's and then headed to Dallas to get Stella. Sunday was the opening of dove season, so Blake hunted that morning with my dad and then that evening with several guys from the church. He also took some of those guys again on Monday morning to hunt and then we had BBQ at our small group leader's house with our pastor's family and our worship leader's family. It was such a great weekend!<br />
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As far as pregnancy goes, I'm 18 weeks this week and couldn't be feeling better! Week 16 was really the turning point for me and I've had no more throwing up since then and only one tension headache. Plus, that was the week that I started feeling those sweet little flutters. I'm definitely feeling movement now and it's so exciting each time! Most of my energy is back and although I'm ready to sleep when my head hits the pillow, I don't find it near as much of a struggle to make it through the day! I had given up naps a couple months ago because it was making my sickness SO much worse after I'd sleep in the middle of the day. So sad! I'm so excited for my next doctor's appointment because we'll be finding out this baby's gender on the 16th! By this point in my pregnancy with Stella, I had had 3 sonograms {the initial sonogram, the genetic testing sonogram, and then the sonogram after I passed out at Walmart}. So, I feel really behind or just really uninformed about this baby and I'm just ready for answers!<br />
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I'm going to share something because I know most of the people that read this believe in the power of prayer and I know that we pray to a healing God. I've known for around 6 weeks now that my blood work came back showing that I have CMV (cytomegalovirus), which is something I had never heard of, nor would I probably ever have known that I have, other than being tested for it while pregnant. It's a virus spread mostly through children at daycares and then is contracted through saliva, urine, etc. It doesn't mean that Stella necessarily has CMV, but she was at least the carrier that I contracted this from! The only symptoms when you get this can be fatigue, swollen glands, or fever. Then, the virus will lay dormant for the rest of your life with no harm to you whatsoever {unless you have a seriously weakened immune system at some point}. The issue is whether I contracted this prior to being pregnant or not. We did additional blood work, but it's inconclusive as to when I got this virus and there is no change to the way we medically treat the pregnancy. Although, there is a small risk to the baby if I contracted this pre-pregnancy, there is a slightly greater risk if I contracted this while pregnant. The risk being developmentally mostly - vision, hearing, learning, etc. Let me say, the risk is small, but it is still a risk and I absolutely believe that God has the power to protect this baby and give this baby full health, physically and mentally. I am choosing to not worry myself about this and that has taken some will-power, but I continue to pray for this baby and I just ask that you remember us in your prayers, too!<br />
<br />Faithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12036948066014355731noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1231197557387224596.post-72140128899318314532013-09-05T08:57:00.000-07:002013-09-05T08:57:55.198-07:00Georgia On My MindSeveral weeks ago, we traveled to Georgia to see my family. My cousin, Bekah, had planned a surprise 60th birthday party for my Uncle Kent (my dad's oldest brother; he's one of 4 brothers). As soon as I heard about the party, which was the beginning of this year, I knew I wanted my little family to go. Traditionally, when I was growing up, we traveled to Georgia EVERY Christmas and it was so special, but now that I have a family of my own that time of year has become increasingly more difficult to get away. We already celebrate around four Christmas's here in Texas, so then to add in a 13-hour car ride and jumping houses is just hard with a young 'un! All that to say, that I knew this would be the perfect opportunity to see my family who I hadn't seen in over a year and half!<br />
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We left on a Thursday night and drove to West Monroe, LA and stayed the night {Blake thought it was too overdone to go see the Duck Dynasty place, so he squashed that idea :)}. Shout out to Hampton Inn, seriously. When I traveled a lot for work, Hampton Inns were my favorite hotels to stay in and it did not disappoint this time either! We got a room with double beds so that Stella and I could share a bed and hope that Blake could get a decent night sleep. My kiddo is NOT fearful whatsoever, but for whatever reason, she would not let me put her down in that room and basically held my neck until she finally fell asleep. Apparently, she slept great, but I kept crawling over her to get to the empty side of the bed because she kept crowding me and pushing me to the edge. But, we made it through and got back on the road the next morning to finish our drive!<br />
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We arrived at my cousin, Bekah's, house around 6pm that Friday evening. She lives about 30 minutes outside of Atlanta. We had a wonderful dinner and had our own space upstairs with a bathroom. Stella slept in a play pen for this trip, but she didn't seem to mind at all. I brought our noise maker from home and I know that helped her, too. The next day was the party. We went to Blue Willow Inn in Social Circle, Georgia {about 20 minutes from my cousin's house}. The rest of my dad's family drove up from near Macon, GA around 11am. Although my uncle had no idea about the party, he did see a couple of his brother's vehicles that he recognized in the parking lot, but luckily he had NO idea that our Texas crew, along with my parents, would be there! It was a really special lunch with even more special visiting time together. Blue Willow Inn is a traditional, home-cooking, Southern restaurant - the food was SO good!<br />
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The rest of our trip was spent with one more night at my cousin's house and then we traveled down to my grandma's house where she and my dad's two younger brother's live, as well as more of my cousins and their families! We really enjoyed getting to see everyone for those couple days and I wish we could make it a yearly thing!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">{Stella wanted to play with Mema's cat, Gracie, SO BAD - but Gracie wasn't too into Stella}</td></tr>
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The last day, before we traveled back up to Atlanta to spend the night with my mom's older sister {my mom is also one of four siblings}, we met one of my other cousin's {from my mom's side} and her two kiddo's at Burger King to play. Stella and her daughter are about 10 months apart and it was so fun to see them play together. Plus, she has a little boy who was about 8 months at the time and I was so excited to see how much he had grown! After play time, we drove to Atlanta and spent that afternoon and evening visiting with my aunt, uncle, and other cousin and her new boyfriend! Such a great trip!!<br />
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<br />Faithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12036948066014355731noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1231197557387224596.post-80124394650848626472013-07-30T13:14:00.001-07:002013-07-30T13:14:26.001-07:00July Activities<br />
Thirteen weeks! I'm almost to my second trimester and I could not be happier. I remember feeling SO much better with Stella during this trimester, so I welcome all that it brings! This was also the week that we found out Stella would be a little girl. We've chose not to do the chromosomal tests this time for a couple reasons. First being cost and second being that it doesn't change anything. No matter what we would find out, there's no change in how we would handle the pregnancy. Plus, all those things would come out in due time. Although, I strongly believe God will give us a perfectly healthy baby! So, we should find out gender at our 20 week appointment. There's an ever-so-slight chance that at my 16 week appointment that my doctor MAY be able to sneak me back to the sonogram room if his schedule allows it. I'm clearly praying for a WIDE open schedule that morning! But, I'm definitely willing to wait on God's perfect timing for revealing everything.<br />
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Despite having more yucky days than good days this month, Stella and I were still able to get out and enjoy quite a few activities! We started our July with a 4th of July celebration at our small group leader's house. It was low key with just their family, our pastor's family, worship leader's family, and our family. We grilled, swam, shot off our own fireworks and relaxed with great friends. Our worship leader's family have two identical twin boys {about 6 months younger than Stella} and Stella calls them both Cash. She talks about Cash all the time during the week, although I'm sure she doesn't know which one she's talking about! She had fun playing with them and we had enjoyed all their company!<br />
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We also went to the Indoor Safari Park with my mom. Stella loved the ball pit and trying to go backwards up the slide. She'd get so frustrated when a kid would show up to come down the slide. So, we moved on from that portion! She also enjoyed riding the mechanical zebra and the train ride!<br />
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We also had a little family morning a few Saturday's ago and went to Ham Orchards in Terrell. It's a peach orchard and they also sell a bunch of fresh fruits and veggies. There's a bakery there with the BEST pies, fudge, and other canned goodies. We treated ourselves to some peach ice cream, which was so yummy. We decided to forgo the bar b q because it looked pretty crowded and lengthy wait for the food. I'm so glad we were able to get out and do something different.<br />
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We managed a couple swim dates with our friends Amber, Tanner, and Kellan! Amber's parents have a pool and they only live a mile from us, so it's awesome to go relax over there with them and we can enjoy swimming, visiting, lunch, and Stella loves her boys...so it's a fun time all around! My other friend Lauren and her two cuties, Landon and Emi, joined us for one of the swim dates and I know Stella was glad to have another girl in the mix! I'm definitely enjoying my time staying home and getting to do these type activities with Stella AND hang out with my friends!<br />
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My other girlfriend, Lauren, and her kiddos, Avery and Cutter, also came by one day. This was the day after Stella had ruptured her ear drum, so our plans for the water park got cancelled. They were so sweet to still make the hour long drive out here and we just did a lunch date instead. I'd been hearing great things about BurgerFi so we tried it and I definitely liked it. I love how much Stella loves Lala, Avery and Cutter and how she keeps asking to see them again.<br />
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I have not had a girl's night in a LONG, long time. I met several of my girlfriends in downtown McKinney at Cadillac Pizza. I can't tell you how nice it is to hang out with girlfriends and have a little no-kid time. I just love visiting and relaxing with friends. We walked and got ice cream after dinner and sat outside. Downtown McKinney is one of my favorite spots. They have so much shopping and very eclectic restaurants. I wish I could get together with these girls more often!!<br />
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Blake also took us for a ride in his semi-truck around Nevada and Josephine! Blake and his grandfather own the truck, but lease it to his uncle {who has his own trucks and trucking business - it's a little side income}. Stella loves 'big trucks' - so she was excited! I finally gave in to her pleas and her and I sat on the sleeper bed while Blake drove. She loved it!<br />
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Last week, we met my mom and my sister at Willowbend mall and Stella played in the big, indoor play yard they have set up for kids. There were so many people there, but we still had fun. It's nice to get out of the house and remember what it feels like to be normal! Stella is NOT a shopper {despite her telling me all the time that she's going shopping with her babies}. And I nearly refuse to go shopping with her because of how miserable it is. She despises her stroller and constantly whines. My mom and sister were gracious enough to watch Stella so I could go in a couple stores. I had to keep sitting down from getting light headed and ended up eating my lunch a bit earlier than them. Other than that, Stella was terrified of the toilets and refused to go potty. Somehow she held it all morning with no accidents!<br />
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Our last little July outing was today to the Perot Museum. It was our second time to go, but we went with our friends Kate and Carter. They're members at the museum, so Stella and I got in free! We spent the whole time down on the lower level in the area for kids 5 and under. It was crowded, but Stella and Carter still had a great time!<br />
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<span style="text-align: -webkit-auto;">Just seeing this list of activities makes me feel so grateful for this time with Stella. I know the dynamic will change adding a second kid to our family, but I just love watching Stella grow and become such a smart little girl.</span></div>
Faithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12036948066014355731noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1231197557387224596.post-45622138008883795772013-07-16T19:44:00.002-07:002013-07-16T19:44:29.196-07:00A Birthday, Ear drum, and PregzillaWe celebrated my sweet mom's 60th birthday last Thursday! I love my mom so much and can't imagine having anyone else in that spot. She's so selfless and giving to our family and I owe so much to her. Thank you mom for all that you do - you help me so much with Stella when I've been sick and you're such a great friend, too. You're just the best!<br />
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We also found out on Thursday that Stella had a ruptured ear drum. I had noticed her ear was kind of yucky and had been cleaning it out for a couple days when I noticed that there was a nasty smell coming from her ear {gross, I know...the things we go through as mothers!}. So, I immediately called the doctor and made an appointment for that next day. I knew that could NOT be normal, but I had no idea what it could be. Her appointment was after Mother's Day Out and when I picked Stella up the teachers showed me her ear and it had been bleeding. I was mortified and we rushed straight to the doctor. Of course, they happened to be running behind so we were there at 2:15 and didn't leave until around 4pm. :( Not fun! But, as soon as I told the doctor about the bleeding she guessed it was the ear drum that had ruptured. I was freaked out, but the doctor assured me {after checking Stella's ear} that it would not affect her hearing and that once the ear drum ruptures then she's not in any more pain. Poor angel! The doctor wasn't able to tell if it was an ear infection that was made worse by all our swimming or if it had been a bad case of swimmer's ear that caused this. Either way, we were sent home with some drops and all is better now!<br />
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In other Stella news - we're pretty much doing big girl panties all day now, except for nap and night times! We started this potty journey on New Year's Day and I've been super laid back about letting Stella show the interest in this. After she turned two, I knew I wanted to buckle down and I figured that it would take me forcing her to wear big girl panties so that she could actually FEEL what it was like to wet herself without a pull-up on. And sure enough, she only had two accidents in her panties and I'm so proud of her! We've done a couple outings in the big girl panties, because I'm so paranoid that she's going to be too preoccupied to tell me she has to potty, but so far she's proved me wrong. I'll probably try next week to start napping her in the panties, but we'll be doing pull-ups at night for a while, I'm sure. Now that potty training is in the bag, next up is the pacifier :( I tried taking this away in May and she basically played for two hours in her crib without napping. I wasn't ready for her to give up naps in any sort of way, so I was ok with giving it back to her. But, I'm thinking we might have to use the "paci fairy" or something!<br />
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Ok...I have to admit...even if it's just to myself, that I might be a pregzilla during my first trimester. I promise, I'm pretty happy-go-lucky my second and third trimesters {at least I was with Stella}, but this 5+ weeks of feeling yucky is pretty depressing! I know Blake is more than ready for me to feel back to normal and I certainly am, too. I've had a sinus infection that wasn't cleared up with amoxicillin, so now I'm onto a Z-Pack, and I'm praying that works....cause I'm on my way to ENT if this doesn't kick it! And I'm not sure if the sinus drainage {yuck!} or the pain from the headaches is making me throw up even more. But it is not ok! I don't remember the insomnia being too bad with Stella, but waking up in the middle of the night and then not being able to go back to sleep is frustrating. At least I'm catching up on some shows from the DVR :) We have to end on a happy note - so I'm excited for my second doctor's appointment tomorrow!!<br />
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<br /><br />Faithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12036948066014355731noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1231197557387224596.post-50771263835974996042013-07-10T12:00:00.000-07:002013-07-10T12:00:01.229-07:00I'm PREGNANT!!I'm so excited to share that we're expecting baby #2! We are thrilled to be adding to our little family and can't wait to meet this new little guy/gal! I did a due date calculator online and it gave me January 30th, but the due date at the doctor's office was February 1st! I was 8 days early with Stella when my water broke, so I won't be sad if this little one comes early too! I had my first sonogram three weeks ago and we got to see the little sac and watch the heart flickering on the monitor...priceless. Conception and baby-growing is just nothing short of a miracle.<br />
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We found out that we were expecting over Memorial Day weekend. I was only one day late at the point when I took the test, but Blake was convinced I was pregnant days before because I had my super-woman nose powers :) We went ahead and shared our exciting news with our immediate families that weekend, but since I was technically only 4 weeks pregnant at that point, we decided to wait until I was further along to share with others! I have to say, I'm not one for waiting - it's just too special and too exciting to have to hold out on people. But, last August (2012), I miscarried at 6 weeks so I wanted to be cautious about sharing until I felt the pregnancy was more established. It's always been a good sign when I'm sick, so about week 6 I started feeling that all-too-familiar nausea and I really haven't been the same since!<br />
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When I was pregnant with Stella, I was sick from about week 6-14. And when I say sick...I mean sun-up to sun-down {and most middle-of-the-nights} and can only describe it as having the flu for 8 weeks. I just couldn't figure out why people called it morning sickness if I was going to be throwing up ALL day. I'm really not sure how I even worked during that period of time. My father in law had to drive me to my first doctor's appointment while I was curled up in the backseat. Needless to say, I lost 10 lbs that first trimester, but that didn't bother me - it just meant I was started in the negative on how much I could gain! At week 14 with Stella, I passed out in Walmart, so I'm trying to be EXTRA vigilant to not let myself do that again. I'm pretty sensitive when I've stood for too long. {Yes, I am a hot mess when I'm pregnant - at least the first trimester!}<br />
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This pregnancy hasn't been near that bad and I'm so thankful it hasn't since I have a vibrant, head-strong little two year old to corral! But, it certainly hasn't been easy since I am still getting sick and have some pretty bad headaches almost daily. I'm so thankful to our families who have pitched in to help. Poor Stella and Blake haven't had a good meal cooked in quite a while...I can barely stand to be around uncooked food and I'm pretty much sustaining myself on cheese toast! Blake calls me Gollum, from Lord of the Rings, because I have this awful gagging cough most of the day...but I can't help it! So many things make me gag! However, all that to say, this part should be over in the next couple weeks and I truly LOVE being pregnant. I know this pregnancy will go by faster, but I'm going to try and savor it.<br />
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Stella is just precious about the "baby in the belly" and I love hearing her call herself "big sister." I know she doesn't fully understand, but it's adorable that she wants to come up and put her head on my belly and say "Hi Baby!" She's tried showing people, in public, my belly by trying to lift my shirt so I'm attempting to explain that people don't want to see that yet :) Or ever!<br />
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<br />Faithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12036948066014355731noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1231197557387224596.post-82213296153639004922013-07-09T20:59:00.000-07:002013-07-09T20:59:04.660-07:00Belated BirthdayI can't believe I still haven't written about Stella's birthday party. So that is definitely the first order of business in playing catch-up! I'll post some of the highlights from her sweet, little unicorn party below. BUT, you should know that I've felt pretty accomplished this last month just making sure Stella gets fed and bathed! More on this subject in my next post....<br />
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We had Stella's 2nd birthday party at our house the day after her actual birthday. I was motivated by the photography session with the unicorn to do a unicorn-themed party for her. We already had the pony, so I ordered the unicorn horn off Etsy and the mane/tail extensions from Gypsy Tails and decided most kids love ponies so it would be fun to have "unicorn" rides! The only other thing that I ordered were the adorable unicorn cupcake toppers from Etsy. Basically, all my other supplies were from Party City, including the piñata! I made lots of snacky-type food and a lady at our church made the cupcakes. I was really so pleased with how everything turned out.<br />
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Most importantly were all the special people that joined in to help us celebrate. Stella is so blessed to have so many family and friends that love and support us.<br />
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Ok, confession...I'm absolutely tired of waiting on these pics to upload so this is all for now. I need some serious help from you more-experienced bloggers. It takes FOREVER to load pictures to my blog that I've taken from my DSLR. My iPhone pics load in a snap. So, am I supposed to be resizing my DSLR pic when I load them to my computer or any other suggestions as to why they take so stinkin' long to load onto the blog?</div>
<br />Faithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12036948066014355731noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1231197557387224596.post-49125984535827965092013-06-03T19:17:00.001-07:002013-06-03T19:17:41.181-07:00Tara Swain Unicorn SessionI've been dying to put these pictures on here since I got them back in April, but wanted to wait until after Stella's unicorn party. One of my best friends turned me onto this photographer, Tara Swain, over a year ago when Tara did a mommy-and-me session for my friend and her daughter. The pictures were absolutely amazing and I hoped that I would be able to use Tara some day. I started following her on Facebook and last fall I saw her advertise mini-sessions that would have a unicorn in them. The session would be 20 minutes long and I'd get 10-20 edited pictures! I knew that particular session would be just precious for Stella so I put some money aside (knowing that I wouldn't be working come March when the pictures were scheduled) and anxiously awaited the day of the picture session!<br />
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Tara works out of Paris, TX, so my mom, Stella and I got up early that Wednesday morning and drove to Paris. We were the second session of the day and I had so much fun watching my little girl kiss and love all over that "unicorn"! She kept calling it Sassy since that's what her pony is named, and it cracked me up!<br />
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I definitely hope to use Tara Swain again in the future because she did an awesome job and is just SO creative and talented at what she does!<br />
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<br />Faithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12036948066014355731noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1231197557387224596.post-6255086295530855242013-06-02T08:00:00.000-07:002013-06-02T08:00:06.329-07:00Anniversary and Birthday!On Friday, we celebrated our 5th anniversary and Stella's 2nd birthday! It definitely does not seem like Blake and I have been married for 5 years {which I think is a good thing}! He's such a hard worker for our family and at the risk of being way too cliche, I'm seriously so blessed to have him!<br />
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My sweet little girl is finally 2! I feel like I've been dreading her actually turning two because she's officially not a baby anymore. We woke up Friday morning and I made her favorite breakfast - "eggies!" We played a little that morning and I also started cleaning for her party the next day. My mom came over for a little while to help me clean AND help me with Stella while I cleaned {it's a wonder my house stays clean like it does, because it is NOT easy with Miss Priss running around}! For lunch, my parents met me at Chuck E Cheese and we stayed there about an hour and let Stella run around and play. That place is sensory overload for a two year old - she was mesmerized by everything and even did the Cupid Shuffle with Chuck E!<br />
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Since we were getting the house ready for Stella's party on Saturday, we had a low-key Friday night and just grabbed Mexican food {with sopapillas, of course} and then made our 3rd Home Depot run for the week! Blake did an AMAZING job fixing up the landscaping and that was the best anniversary present I could have imagined {which is so lame - either I'm really getting old or our landscaping REALLY needed some TLC}! Then, we prepped our pony, Sassy, for her transformation to a unicorn!<br />
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I honestly couldn't imagine a better way to spend this day than being with those two!<br />
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<br />Faithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12036948066014355731noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1231197557387224596.post-65901192658088092422013-06-01T19:06:00.000-07:002013-06-01T19:06:23.137-07:00Swim Lessons Part III could not be more happy with the last half of Stella's swim lessons. She was a little fish from her 5th-8th lesson. I'm genuinely surprised at how well she's going under water. We're going to be sure and make it to a pool at least once a week so that we can keep her skills going. These lessons were well worth the money and I plan to do this again next summer with the same instructor!<br />
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There's only so many pictures you can take of your child going underwater, but I will show these, nonetheless!! The video's just melt my heart!<br />
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<br />Faithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12036948066014355731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1231197557387224596.post-29734160450124104122013-05-26T21:12:00.005-07:002013-05-26T21:12:57.179-07:00Swim Lessons - Part II think I probably should have titled my blog, "Have a Little Stella," since clearly that's all I write about :) !<br />
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Stella started swim lessons last week. We're doing private lessons at a lady's house. I got her teacher's information from a friend whose daughter took from her last year. Monday's class went great and I was really pleased with how Stella was taking to the water. She cried a little when Ms. Alisha first put her under the water, but she got over that quickly and seemed willing to try all that her teacher was asking of her.<br />
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Tuesday it stormed pretty bad here, so our lesson was cancelled and we picked up again on Wednesday. As soon as Stella hit the water she started crying and clinging to Ms. Alisha's neck. I was so bummed, but not totally surprised. She complied with what her teacher asked of her, but she did it through her tears. Every time she went under water she was getting water in her mouth because she was crying {and it is really hard to sit by and watch your baby cry like that}!<br />
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Thursday was the same story and this time I was super bummed. I had had a lengthy discussion {as lengthy as a discussion can be with an almost 2 year old} about how we need to listen to Ms. Alisha and follow her directions without crying. The main things that Stella is learning is to "do her underwater mouth" and hold her breath while under water for very short periods and kick, kick, kicking; jump, turn, and grab which is just when Stella is sitting on the side of the pool she will jump down, turn around to the edge of the pool and grab the edge; then, she's learning to monkey walk with her hands around the side of the pool to the stairs; and lastly, to start learning to float on her back.<br />
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Friday it was thundering and lightning so again our lesson was cancelled, but we had one of our make-up lessons on Saturday and I was SO happy with how well Stella did. She seemed like she had really gotten the hang of holding her breath and we also tried putting goggles on her, which she seemed to just love. We're now half way through the lessons and should finish up by this coming Friday if all this stormy weather will leave us alone! I'm just hoping and praying for more productive classes like the one we had on Saturday!<br />
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<br />Faithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12036948066014355731noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1231197557387224596.post-87094274508159744452013-05-24T13:05:00.005-07:002013-05-24T13:05:58.050-07:00Port Aransas, TXWe left home a couple weeks ago to spend a few days on the Texas coast in Port Aransas. We went with my parents and my sister, Rachel, and her husband, Paul. It was so refreshing to get away for a few days.<br />
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Growing up we went to the beach every summer with my dad's family. When I was younger we went to Holden Beach, NC because that's where my dad grew up going with his family. I absolutely love beaches with big families because there's never a shortage of people to hang out with and catching up with family is always a bonus. My dad's family is HUGE....when it's his extended family we're talking 60+ people. As we got older and the drive from Texas became such a LONG way, we decided to start going to Gulf Shores, AL or Pensacola, FL with just my dad's immediate family. He's one of four brothers so again it was always a 20+ gathering. As all my cousins get older (ages 33ish to 12ish) and married and having babies, it's become harder for everyone to commit to a certain week out of the year to go to the beach. After Blake and I got married, his family had been going to the beach all during his childhood and I loved that we shared the same love for the ocean (although, since Blake was in a forward-deployed fleet in the Navy spending MONTHS at a time on a Naval carrier at sea, I'd say his "love" is a little different than mine!) We've been twice to South Padre, TX with his big family and had such a blast!<br />
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This trip was different because there was just 6 of us plus Stella! But, it was SO relaxing and I really enjoyed how low-key everything was. We got to ride a ferry across to Port Aransas and Stella loved that! It rained the first morning we were there, which was Mother's Day, but I still loved looking out our condo onto the sand and waves. We hit the beach that afternoon and Stella is just in love with the sand, seagulls, and water! You can also drive on the beach at Port Aransas, which is super cool to me. I'd never been to a beach where you can do that.<br />
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Monday morning, the guys left early and headed out to go bay fishing. Port Aransas has some of the best bay fishing in the country. They all caught their limit in red fish and it made for some yummy eating once we got home. The girls just relaxed and headed to the beach for a while and then headed back in for Stella's lunch and nap time.<br />
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We ate seafood every night, which is one of the best things about the beach! We did breakfast and lunches at the condo, but went out every night for dinner. Who wants to spend your own vacation cooking every meal you have to eat? I do that every day at home!<br />
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We so enjoyed our getaway at Port Aransas and I'm so glad to know that there are now TWO Texas beaches that I love!<br />
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<br />Faithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12036948066014355731noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1231197557387224596.post-78210145777823211782013-05-23T11:50:00.001-07:002013-05-23T11:50:26.916-07:00Almost TwoHere we are, a week away from Stella turning two years old and I'm having trouble believing that it was really two years ago that I gave birth to her! I never could have imagined how time would hit fast forward and how much Stella would grow and change our lives. She's a JOY! I'm continually impressed and in awe of how God designed these little ones to learn and grow - and I love having a front row seat to this little miracle!<br />
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As far as our "terrific" two's are going, she's definitely testing limits and has her defiant moments, but I am impressed with the way that she's listening to me when I'm teaching/telling her ways that we do/don't act. She'll show me she's listening by pointing to her ear and then she'll look very intently at me while I talk. She typically responds with "yes MAM" after we're done chatting (but sometimes needs some prompting from me to say it). Don't get me wrong, it doesn't always work, but for the most part I know she's wanting to obey and I just love the stuffings out of her.<br />
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I wanted to list some of things that Stella is doing BEFORE she turns two. We're in the midst of swim lessons. We've only had two so far and the first day went great and I was super happy, but the second day was pretty awful. I'm just hoping that Stella gets a better awareness for the water. I don't expect her to be doing the back stroke when this is done, but I would like her to be able to go under water and reach for the side of the pool. Since Blake was a rescue swimmer in the Navy, he'll continue to work with her throughout the summer to keep her skills going! We also went to the beach in Port Aransas, TX a couple weeks ago, so I'll be sharing those pictures soon too. Stella loves all the sand! We're wanting to get her a sand box, and I had hoped to have one before her birthday, so it may turn out to be a belated present :)<br />
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Anyway, here is my little list of recent accomplishments for Stella Josephine:<br />
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<li>Sing all of her ABC's</li>
<li>Count 1-10</li>
<li>Sing along (most words) to Twinkle, Twinkle, Jesus Loves Me, Ring around the Rosie</li>
<li>Hear and point out "airpanes" in the sky</li>
<li>Brings me books and wants me to "read it"</li>
<li>Recognizes and remembers nearly everyone she meets (we do a little reinforcement with pictures!)</li>
<li>Prays with her hands clasped and eyes closed before all meals and naps/night-time</li>
<li>Tells me "turn on Fee-V" (TV)</li>
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This is by no means a comprehensive list, but these are what stick out to me and are the most recent things in the last couple months that our little turkey is doing!</div>
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Faithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12036948066014355731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1231197557387224596.post-60622497098260023972013-04-25T19:38:00.002-07:002013-04-25T19:38:23.658-07:00Baby Time!I have a new niece!! Well, my only niece! Sweet baby Grace Riley Hargrave was born last Wednesday, April 17th at 11:35pm. She's such a beautiful little girl and I love her so much! I'm so excited that my sister in law is on maternity leave for the next 11 weeks because that means that I can pop by and get some good lovin' from that sweet babe any time I want {well, any time that Ryan says I can ;)}! Stella of course LOVES "bay Grace." She knows good and well how to say "baby" but when she says Grace's name she leaves the last syllable off "baby" so it comes out "Bay Grace." I'd be lying if I said that it doesn't make me have a slight bit of baby fever...but all in the Lord's time. I don't want to rush things :) I know baby's are born all throughout the year, but it just seems like I know an unusual amount of people having baby's right now and I'm loving seeing all these precious newborns!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">{Blake pretending to "catch" - he seriously torments his sister}</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">{Is this seriously not the most precious face?!}</td></tr>
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We now have 7 baby calves and counting! The joys of springtime! They're so, so tiny and wobbly! And their mama's are QUITE protective! Blake got rolled up by one mama cow last week while tagging her baby and he was pretty sore for a couple days. I'm dying to get back on my horse since it's been several weeks since I've ridden. I'm hoping and praying that the weather will cooperate this weekend and maybe I can get a ride in! Blake is saying that I may get to help them when it comes time to work the cows and wean the babies so I gotta brush up on my skills....which actually means I gotta figure out what the heck I'd be doing since I've never done it before!<br />
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Stella is doing fantastic as we plow ahead into the "terrific" two's. I'm going to try and put some positive vibes out there and hope that her second year is more terrific than terrible! We're still definitely having dramatic tantrums and she seems to get frustrated SO quickly. We're also trying to teach her manners, which she's great at "please" and "thank you," but we're also trying to do "yes mam" and "no mam" etc. And also trying to help her learn not to interrupt when others are talking...but that one's been a bit difficult!<br />
Before church on Sunday, Blake and I were telling Stella again about how Jesus lives in our hearts. She listened intently, but one just never knows what sticks in their little brains and what doesn't {although, I venture to say most things at this point are "sticking."} After church, Stella rode with my parents back to their house while I followed in my car. My parents were asking her if she learned about Jesus at church today and she looked at them and said, "Heart!" and patted her little chest. I was pretty excited when we got to my parents house and they told me that because that meant she was really listening to Blake and I that morning. I love teaching her things and I love how quickly she's grasping them. We've sung the ABC's probably 20+ times this week and she's doing SO well! She pretty consistently has A,B,C,D,E...G...K,L,M,N,O,P...S,T,U,V...X...Z. There are times when she's not really in the mood and it takes a little more prompting. She can sing most of Ring Around the Rosie and a teensie bit of Jesus Loves Me. We've been practicing counting 1-5 and depending on the day she can usually do it. Although, when teaching her, I would always start with "one" and she would jump in with "two." So, I'm having a little trouble now getting her to start with "one"! She's also started asking for medicine for her boo-boo's since I put some neosporin on a scratch she got the other day. We're picking up speed again with the potty training since we kind of put that on the back burner just because I felt like she was still so young. The nursery ladies get so excited because she'll usually go potty once or twice for them when they keep her! Ok, I know I've babbled on and on about my kid...but I just have to record this stuff because I will NEVER remember it come two weeks from now :)!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">{Cracks me up...I can only imagine what she's thinking.}</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">{Melts my heart}</td></tr>
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In other news - I finally got to see the musical, WICKED! Saying it was amazing is an understatement. It was glorious {I know I sound lame, but it was seriously so cool!}. Definitely becoming a musical fan and will probably try and go again next summer! And I also got to meet up with my two best friends from high school and have dinner! It was Ashley's birthday so I met her and some of her friends at Mi Cocina to celebrate. It had been ridiculously too long since the three of us had been together and it was so nice catching up!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">{We went with our best friends from church - such a fun girls' night - we've been friends for 24 years!}</td></tr>
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<br />Faithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12036948066014355731noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1231197557387224596.post-62700195737083842492013-04-09T21:24:00.000-07:002013-04-09T21:24:29.218-07:00The latest and greatestY'all. I have been so neglectful of my little blog. I feel like there's so much going on that in order to keep this updated it would more so overwhelm you (or me) and therefore I put it off!<br />
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We've become more involved with our church - Blake and I are now youth leaders and I'm so excited to be giving back of my time to an age group that I have such a heart for.<br />
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My little niece is going to arrive any day now...and if she doesn't, then she's being "evicted" next Wednesday....I could NOT be more excited to be an aunt to a little girl I'm already in love with before I've even met! I'm so so so blessed beyond words to have such a close family {both mine and the one I married into!} I love having family so close by and love that I feel such a part of Blake's family, too.<br />
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Stella. I just can't imagine my life without her. You'd think I'd have more time to blog now that I'm not working, but I find the only times I can write are when she's sleeping. Nap times are full of me taking care of what I don't like to do when she's awake {folding and putting away laundry, balancing check books, paying bills, prepping dinner, or just laying on my back taking a breather...but you get the point}. And most evenings I'm just plain tired - but tired in a good way. The kind of tired I want to be!<br />
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I can't believe that Stella will be two years old next month. Her enunciation of her words is incredible and there are so many times when she speaks in sentences that it just blows my mind. She can keep herself quite entertained by taking care of her babies {she's going to be such a good big sister....one day} or coloring or sitting on our pool table playing with pool balls. However, the mood swings are killing me! I hate being cliche and saying that we're in the throws of terrible two's....but it's just the truth. We're definitely in the boo-boo phase where we have to show everyone our boo-boo's {real and imagined}. Most of the time we just kiss them or "shake it off" but lately I've been telling Stella when she comes to me with {another} boo-boo that we need to pray and ask Jesus to heal it/make it feel better/etc. So, it's precious when she comes running to me with her boo-boo now and says "Jee-shush" and wants to pray.<br />
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She is quite the dramatic little thing, especially now when there's something that I have to tell her no about or things she can't do. The tantrums have started and they are NOT pretty. I just continue to pray for wisdom in how to react and train her up. I'm not gonna lie....I see how parents get overwhelmed and would rather just ignore the tantrum or behavior, but I know that's not going to benefit her in the long-run just so I can have a momentary bit of laziness. So, again, I just continue to pray and know that God equipped me, specifically, to discipline her and my judgement is best. She's also just now starting to be a bit more timid and reluctant to new people than she was previously. I don't know if this is because she's staying home with me now versus being exposed to lots of children and teachers at school OR if it's more of an age thing where she's starting to be more aware of people she doesn't know. But I promise, if you give this kid a "pop" {lollipop} she will be your best friend for life. If I had a penny for every time she asks me during the day for a "pop" or a "Nack" {snack} - I would have a quite a chunk of change! This little girl would graze all day if I let her!<br />
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Here are a few pictures of our last few weeks :)<br />
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<br />Faithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12036948066014355731noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1231197557387224596.post-29232263781852385092013-03-10T20:55:00.006-07:002013-03-10T21:04:47.451-07:00The Little KittySo....we got a little kitty yesterday. My friend that I worked with had "saved" this kitty from a Walmart in Uptown and after bringing the kitty home found that it had some serious predatory instincts. And since he had two small dogs and guinea pigs, he asked if I could find a home for the cat. I had all the intentions in the world to take the kitty to our friend's barn or even keep it in our shop/barn, but after spending the last 24 hours with him, he is the SWEETEST cat ever! He lets Stella drag him around and force kisses on him, plus he's a cuddler. He seems like he's going to get along with the dogs, too, which is great! So, all that to say that our "barn kitty," might just turn into our indoor/outdoor kitty {with emphasis on the INDOOR part :)}. Stella is having a blast bossing this poor cat around. She walks around telling it "NO, MAM!" and pointing her finger. I can't imagine where she's heard that ;) Ahem, ahem! Note to self - be more selective in telling Miss Stella "no, mam"! But seriously, I do NOT point my finger like that, ha!<br />
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Also, I wanted to record a few things that Stella has done over the past three weeks that have just made me realize how quickly she's growing and how much her mind is really soaking up. I have nothing to compare her to as far as "learning" goes, so the fact that I'm impressed by these things may mean nothing to anyone but me! Three weeks ago, my mom and I were running by my sister's salon so that I could pick up a few hair products. My sister works at Firewheel Salons and as we were pulling into Firewheel by the Starbucks and Eddie's Napoli's I heard Stella yell out from the backseat,"Ray, Ray!" {which is what she calls my sister} and then yell out, "Ray, Ray...work"! My mom and I quickly looked at each like "Did she just say that?" So, we were super impressed that she was able to recognize where we were and that she was correct in that this was where my sister worked!<br />
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Then, on Friday, Stella and I met Blake at Chiloso in Wylie for lunch. Stella and I had been to Chiloso about three weeks prior to meet one of my good friends, who Stella calls Missy. So, we pulled into our parking spot and as Blake was getting Stella out of her car seat she starts saying, "Missy, Missy." Blake looked at me to see why she would be calling out for Missy and it dawned on me...the last time we were at Chiloso was with Missy. Now, again, since she's my kid I know I'm going to be more surprised/impressed than any one else. But, she's not even two and her memory is crazy!<br />
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Tonight, after we got home from dinner with our family, Stella and I were playing on my bed with the new kitty and Stella looked over on my nightstand to all my books and was pointing out saying, "Mama books." I told her yes and pointed to my Bible and told her, "Mama's Bible." She looked at me and said, "Stella Bible?" and held her hands up like she was questioning and then said, "Where Stella Bible go?" So, I just told her to go find her Bible. Back up to about a month ago when I pulled out her small New Testament Bible for the first time that Aunt Ry Ry and Uncle Micah had given her when she was a baby. I keep it in the top bin in her cubed bookshelf and that was the first and last time that I had showed her her Bible. After I told her to go find her Bible {while I stayed in my room}, she apparently went and got the correct bin down from her bookshelf and dug through the books until she found her small, white New Testament Bible and brought it to me. I was floored. We really only had such a small conversation about her Bible that I just could not believe that she remembered! Needless to say, I'm happy her little brain is plugging away all this information! Now I just need to remember to be SUPER careful at what I allow in that little brain :)<br />
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<br />Faithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12036948066014355731noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1231197557387224596.post-15845510161319557932013-03-05T20:19:00.002-08:002013-03-05T20:19:45.883-08:00March MadnessHellooooo! I know I'm a sporadic blogger, but I've just accepted that it's my style :) I really can't begin to convey how busy the first half of 2013 has been. We really have had something every week and I don't really see any relief in sight until about June! But we're rolling with it and enjoying it!<br />
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Stella is becoming such a little GIRL! From protesting about shoes to wanting to see bows in her hair (except that she takes the bows out right after she's looked at herself in the mirror)...she seems to be all girl. I'm absolutely loving all her communication growth because it's making my life so much easier :) I'm not having to guess all the time at what she's wanting since her vocabulary is expanding daily! She really makes me laugh by referring to herself by name when she's doing things like, "Stella running" or "Stella sit in lap" or when she wants something, "Peas, Stella."(aka, please). Her empathy also just makes my heart happy. She's SO ultra aware of everybody's feelings and emotions and will point out if anybody is sad, then they're automatically crying (which when she says crying, it's pronounced without the "r"). She's so funny about wanting to see our friends and family and calling them out by name when she wants to see them (LaLa, Missy, Bone, PawPaw, NeNe...). So, I try my best to make sure she gets plenty of time with all the people she loves and that love her! Her favorite things to do right now are playing with her babies, coloring, and reading ALL her books over and over again. And, all horses are called "Sassy" now! So cute. She's still saying "no, no" to inanimate objects, especially if she hurts herself by falling or bumping into a door she'll point at the floor or the door and tell it, "NO! NO!" I try to stifle my laugh but most of the time I just bust out laughing because I think she's funny. She likes to tease and pretend to lay down on the floor and go "night night." Then, she'll pat the floor and want me to come lay down, too. Well, I could go on and on, but I like to record some of these things just because my memory is so bad and this way I'll have something to refer back to.<br />
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In other news, we've had one cow that has had her baby and boy is it CUTE! I didn't realize that the mama cows hid their babies to keep them safe and warm, so that's been neat to see what good mama's these cows are going to be. I can't wait til the day we see the whole herd with little babies beside each mama.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stella likes to put her hands on my coffee mug and tell me "it's hot" and "mama's cocky" (coffee)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Monkey see, monkey do</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">He turned 30!!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">She REALLY likes corn</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stella had quite the exciting trip to Bass Pro - we were WORN OUT</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">She really likes puzzles too</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In.love.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cutie patootie</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We have a new found love of stickers</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Man, she loved the bunnies - now she wants to look at my phone all the time to see the pictures of the bunnies</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Skeet shooting</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">That mama cow was not too thrilled about Blake having to tag her baby</td></tr>
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We've had such a wonderful first few weeks (minus the week that we got sick) of me staying home with Stella. I absolutely know this is where I'm supposed to be and that is such a reassuring feeling. Don't get me wrong, it's hard in a different way than what a job is and in some ways more physically (and mentally) draining, but it's so rewarding and it's just so special to have this time with my little girl...who won't be little forever.<br />
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Gymnastics is going great. There are two other little girls in our class that are close to Stella's age so it's fun to have the social aspect too of letting Stella play and the structure to start learning to follow directions, etc. The class is broken into 10 minute sections where we do the trampoline, stretches, floor exercises, and a foam pit. We also usually dance to a song and we've just enjoyed being able to get out of the house a little and be active.<br />
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We've also loved story-time at the library. It's 30 minutes and they sing songs, dance, and read a couple books. It's very low-key (which is what I was hoping for) because I knew that there would be times that Stella would have a melt down having to be quiet. It's great because there are so many other kids so it's not expected that everyone is going to sit their in silence!<br />
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We've had a couple play dates that have been so fun, too. It's nice for me to be able to visit and chit chat with my friends while Stella can also play and be social, too.<br />
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We started up our small groups again for this winter semester and we've so enjoyed being involved in that. I love the fellowship with other believers and it helps grow and challenge me in my faith. Plus, the friendships that we've made have just been life-changing and also help Blake and I stay focused and motivated in our devotions. We're studying The Story by Max Lucado. We'll do a 31 week study that will span the whole year (it will be broken up into 3 semester; winter, spring, and fall with a break over the summer). For someone who has grown up in church and heard all the bible stories, I'm actually learning and finding a new appreciation for the overall theme of the Bible - God loves us and the thing he wants MOST is to be in a relationship with us.<br />
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Other than that, Stella is such a joy and I'm so proud that I have the job of raising her. She absolutely has her moments of pure attitude and disobedience, but what 20-month old doesn't?! Her new thing is calling everybody "silly." If Blake is doing something funny, she looks at him and says "Dada seely" or if she sees another baby, "Baby seely" - it cracks me up. She's in a huge baby doll stage and it's really sweet seeing her interact with her "baby" - she'll give them kisses and share her paci. She's also started telling me "come on." She'll come over and grab my finger and tell me "tum on" or "shum on" (depending on how she's pronouncing it) and then she'll lead me to one of two places, either the pantry or her play room! So cute. Potty "training" is still not great. I definitely don't want to ignore it or give up on it, but we've stayed low-key since she's still pretty young. I just take it as it comes and when she's interested and wants to use the potty, we go and if not, then she's wearing pull-ups and that's fine!<br />
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In the spirit of Valentine's I just have to say that I am so thankful for my wonderful husband and my precious little girl! She was so sweet playing with the new Valentine's presents from us and my parents. I am just (again) so thankful to be spending this time with her!<br />
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