8 months old Miss Sailor

Let's see...what have you been up to?

For starters, you weigh 15.2lbs and wear size 4 diapers.  You are a tiny little thing.  You are still a drooling machine but no teeth yet.  You LOVE to eat and you like to eat fast.  If we are not shoveling it in, you start squealing.  You eat three meals a day.  You are still nursing but only at night and a few times here and there.  I have started to give you milk in a sippy cup and you guzzle it down.

See this smile...daddy gets the biggest ones out of you...

You love to play 'peek-a-boo'....it might be your favorite.  We have been working on 'so big', waving, clapping, and some signing but not much.  I tend to sign 'more' to you and 'thank you' and you just watch me with those big blue eyes.

You are really liking those books that sound like you are crumbling paper and it has a mirror and you LOVE looking at yourself.

You LOVE your big brother.  If he's in the room with you - you are fully entertained just by watching him.

Love those bright baby blues

I'm trying to put you on all fours but you don't want anything to do with it.  You just prefer to roll all over or sit up.  I must say I really don't mind the 'i'll just sit here and play' stage.

(we're thinkin' Spring)

You still don't sleep through the night and I know I write this on every monthly update of you...so big surprise-right?!  We are still hauling you around in your car carrier which is SOOO heavy but I'm kind of waiting for winter to be over and then we will move you to a regular rear facing carseat.  YOu are just so comfy and cozy in there and I know you are warm.  And to say you LOVE your carseat is putting it mildly.  It's like your 'safe' place.  If one of your grandmas is watching you and you start crying they just put you in there, give you your binkie and you instantly calm down.  Still don't know what you are going to do when it's gone?  (It's going to be an adjustment for sure)

You have a lot of 'spice' to add to that little personality and you are not afraid to show us.  You babble constantly and it is still dadadadada....

YOu also have this funny laugh that you do....it's almost like a deep belly laugh but it's fake...it's like you are trying to get us to laugh...too cute;)

You really don't like to get your diaper changed, but you make it through it.

You take two naps a day.  One at 9 and then one around 1:30 or so.  You still seem tired early evening but I usually hold off and put you down for the night at 7 or 7:30.

You LOVE LOVE LOVE your daddy!  Whenever daddy is holding you and I come to take you from him, you start this little whine...so then we play it as if it's a game...hah!

You are a blondie and your hair just keeps coming IN...I can't wait until I can get that sprout going right on top of your head;)  It's almost there!

(and let me tell you Sister can do some toe touches...Grammy Ann is always saying..."boy I wish I could bend like that...haha!)

You have also just started to clap...it's the cutest!

And your little hands just crack me up...you are always twirling them and your feet too...

Happy 8 months baby girl!  We love you!

More from Nate's Birthday

Greyson was really excited about the birthday card for his daddy.  He picked it out all by himself.  That is after I had to read him about 10 different ones at the store.

We piled into bed bright and early with daddy on his birthday...

We were sure to remind him that he had a fishing pole on US coming...he had to be the one to pick it out though...so we I drew him a picture...

They are sure crazy about their daddy let me tell you...

and my card...you can always expect your name in cool bubble letters on the front...ha!

And since Nate had a fishing pole from us coming his way we thought we'd ALL take a ride with him to his favorite store...

And then Grey saw this...I think we spent the majority of our time in this isle...(the kids and I that is...we let Nate do some shopping on his own)

Even the littlest fisherman was able to enjoy

We ate some lunch here...(yep there's a restaraunt inside and bowling also) we decided to skip the bowling this time...

(birthday boy and his kids)

Grey and I landed in the toy section...

Not sure who had more fun...;)

We take our birthday cards and trips to bass pro shops very seriously...

Happy Monday!

Another Year to Celebrate

We headed to Utica to take in the mardi gras parade...

We were all waiting patiently for the parade to start.  A little hopping in place (to keep warm) and a beer in hand...

 This was Sailor throughout the entire parade...her little nose was so red...IT.WAS.COLD.

and so it began

Grey and I played a little dress up on 'fat Tuesday'...it was a riot

and in between celebrating we had some 'light saber wars'

This is Dee Dee's kind of gal...

the best we could do for a family shot

Sailor was getting in on some drum action

Deb cooked us a delicious ham with a special pineapple sauce for Nate's birthday dinner...it was sooooo good

So much to be thankful for!

Grey could not wait to light the candles

Giving Sailor some frosting...she liked it!

So we took in a little mardi gras action

and celebrated Nate's birthday....

And now, it's Lent.  Nate and I have been thinking a lot about what we are going to do.  I am trying to stay off facebook.  I'm not gonna lie, it's been hard.  I'm not saying I can NEVER go on;)  I'm just trying to stay off it as much as possible.  I've been pretty good about it thus far. 

And Nate is going to attend some morning weekday masses.  Hopefully I can join him as well.

Wish us luck!