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Visiting Santa

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I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving! We sure did. It was busy, as always! And as always, I forgot to take pics. Oops! Here is this awesome photo of my siblings and me that I found while visiting though. Three wild Indians and a turkey! Circa 2002? Just before we left though, SMom and I took Morgan and Lilleigh to see Santa. We got to Mem City Mall at 8:55 AM, just 5 minutes before Santa opened for photos. We were the first - and only - people there! At first Santa's helpers were having some camera issues, so we had lots of time with Santa. Lil checked him out from afar, and he played peek-a-boo with her. Morgan got to sit on his lap and look at his reindeer book with him. I got tons of photos of Morgan on my iPhone, but by the time it was Lil's turn, they made me put my phone up. Darn! Despite the way it looks, she actually did like Santa ... she loved the feel of his red velvet coat. And all was well... until Mom walked away... then it was NOT okay. And of cour

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Ooooh Ornaments!

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There's some motivation to crawl! For the record, those are salt and pepper shakers that look like ornaments. Brendon's aunt gave them to us a few years ago. They are not breakable.

Lilleigh at 9 Months!

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This photos just give you a glimpse as to how active Lilleigh is! Lilleigh at nine months... LOVES solids and eating them all by herself. She even refuses to let Momma feed her, though she did let me give her pureed strawberries earlier. Those are just tasty though! And on the solid front, she's pretty much eaten everything not processed so far - so egg yolk, grains, veggies, fruits, and meat. We'll probably still continue to avoid processed foods as much as possible, but then again Mom and Dad would like to do that too. Peek-a-boo is her favorite game!  ALMOST crawling. (Remember that army crawl happened after her 9-month-birthday.) Wearing size 9 and 12 month clothing... the 12 month clothing is really just for her big bottom cloth diapers. :) Still some sleep disruptions , though it is getting much better. Last night she woke up at 3 and refused to go back to sleep until I fed her at 3:30, but over the weekend, she slept straight through the night both nights. (

Army Crawl!

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For the last two months I've been thinking "Lilleigh is going to crawl any day!" But little did I know that the progression of crawling is a long one.... First there's sitting up and leaning over on the arms. Then there's the little bounce on the arms as they try to balance. Meanwhile there's also the rolling from back to front and spending more time on the tummy and eventually pushing up from their tummy with their arms. Eventually they push their way backwards (knees down). And then they move by reaching their arms to the side... causing them to move in circles. And the knees may start coming up some. And then FINALLY the army crawl. Later the normal crawl. Quite the ordeal! Lilleigh's first army crawl... We don't have hardwoods. We were visiting a friend. So it may be a few days more before we see this sort of progress at home on our carpet. As you can imagine, crawling on carpet is a bit more difficult. PS 9 month photos are coming... they

This and That

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Well it was a wonderful birthday! Brendon was working on the Right Now conference all week, but Friday was the last day. So all of the Right Now conference staffers had a big breakfast. Lil and I went as his guests. :) Then my sweet daddi o came up and took us to The Cheesecake Factory Friday night and then also to Square Burger in downtown McKinney on Saturday. {Have I mentioned that I looove downtown McKinney? I'll have to save that for another post.} And of course, Lilleigh was a sweet little angel for both of our outings. Her good behavior tells me she likes eating out in restaurants. :) Then the next night my sweet friend Randi and her hubby and baby hosted us for another birthday dinner. Stellar best friend, right? And beforehand, we took family photos of them. That was actually part of McKinley's first birthday gift - first year photos - and we just now got around to it. It was just so hot in August... I think the photos turned out pretty great! And as you can

So how'd we sleep?

Well, Lil woke up at 3 AM. A vast improvement from the 11 PM and 2 AM she had been doing. (That's in addition to her early morning feeding around 4:30-5:30 AM, which I consider normal and sleeping through the night.) So at 3 AM, Brendon went in there and laid on the bed beside her crib. (And when he went in there, I set my phone alarm to go off in 15 minutes, knowing if she was still crying that I'd go in and nurse her.) She wouldn't calm down, but then about a minute before my phone alarm went off, there was silence. Turns out Brendon had picked her up and decided to rock her. She calmed down. Every so often she'd get squirmy, but he'd talk to her, pray with her, and do the shushing sound. (Shushing is good... comforting I guess. Sorta like white noise.) I don't think that lasted long because she did fall back asleep. He put her back in her crib and laid in the bed beside it. She woke up a couple of other times, and I'd hear a brief cry, followed by a s

Lil Almost-9-Month Pedi Appointment Update!

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Just got back from the pediatrician! Despite the fact that Lil is 4 days shy of 9 months (CRAZY!), since we went prior to 9 months, it's technically her 8-month well baby check. Whatev. Before we get to all the fun pediatrician stuff. I should tell you about our morning. I planned to leave Bible study early this morning in order to get Lil home in time to have an early lunch and nap. And to hope she fell for that trick. I moved everything up by an hour. (Naps are a must. They keep MOM sane.) Keep in mind also that Lilleigh refused to take a morning nap this morning. (I'll explain that part later.) Basically this morning, she slept all of 10 minutes. Great start to my planned out day. Missing morning nap is always a ticket for trouble. So I left Bible study early. I was on the elevators going downstairs to walk over to childcare, when I heard two staffers talking... Man: How's it going over there day today? Woman: I've actually been over here looking for a mom wh

My Birthday Wish List

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It's almost my birthday!! Here are a few things on my wish list that I've been eying. Bday 2011 Wish List by ashleighsmu featuring leopard shoes TOMS leopard shoes $54 - toms.com Amazon.com: OtterBox Universal Defender Case for iPhone 4 (Red... $25 - amazon.com   -- I don't really want this iPhone case. It's not cute. BUT friends say it's toddler proof, which is a must. So OtterBox it is! Unless Brendon researches and finds something better... Apple iPhone 4S mobilephonesdirect.co.uk   -- Hoping some stores get them in stock soon since my contract is up! Hubby's jobi s to track one down. :) Wish List / Kinda pricey, but I would totally buy it if I could figure... pinterest.com  -- Sold out. Boo!!! Erin Condren : 2011-12 life planner -candy lace [PLN12-11] - $50.00 erincondren.com  -- My momma bought me this! Not that I know that... I love birthdays!  What's on your wish list at the moment?