Welcome Claire Elizabeth Boyd!

My niece, was born at 5:50 this evening, weighing 8 lbs and 7 oz. She was 20 and 3/4 in. long with a head full of hair! She is beautiful. I forgot my camera ( I need to tie it to my hip!) so, I don't have any pictures yet. I will try and get one posted soon!

Watch out snow bird might be flying tonight!

Happy Birthday Parties Everywhere!

We have had a busy last few weeks! February is always hecktic for us. There are lots of birthdays and valentines day on top of it all. Hope everyone had a great one! We cooked dinner here at the house and had a nice relaxing night. After Mylie went to bed, as did Justin, because he had to work the next day, I went to the movies with a friend whoes husband was out of town. We went to see 27 dresses. It was a really cute movie. I did not get home until 12 am. I felt a little wild because it has been so long since I have been out that late.

First was the birthday party at Grannyma's for all the february birthdays. I love getting together with the family. Any excuse is a good one to get to go to Grannyma's house.

We also celebrated Justin's brother's birthday at Granna's house. He is going to be a daddy soon. Good food and good times. Hurry up CEB we cant wait till you get here.

Then Connor's Birthday! He is one! I can't beleive it. This year is going by so fast. Mylie's birthday is fast approaching. Connor, I hope you had a wonderful day. I was so glad to see you yesterday! Thanks for comming by to play with Mylie!

Friday night was baby group night. It was at our house. We had having chili and hot dogs. The girls went to escape for a while and do a little shopping. We left the babies with thier daddy's for a while. We had so much fun. Old Navy was having their baby sale. I got a few dresses for this summer.

Sunday, Granna came down and we went to Joann's in Mt. Juliet. I picked up some great fabric and a few more patterns. I can't wait to start sewing. When I get these outfits finished. Her summer wardrobe will be finished!

Yesterday was my big day! Mom came down and brought fun in a bag! We had a wonderful day. Thanks mom for everything you do! Last night, Justin and I went to the Melting Pot for dinner! We had a blast trying new food. My favorite was the dessert! I am considering purchacing a fondue pot so we can recreate the dessert here at our house. Rice crispys covered in chocolate was my fav!

We woke up this morning to snow falling like crazy. Nothing is sticking, bummer! Hope everyone has a wonderful day. I will try and post some pics later today. Sorry its been a while since I have posted!



p.s. I am not the worlds best speller, those who know me know this very well. I can't seem to get the spell check to work so if there are misspellings, I am sorry. Just look over them! (This means you Alison, the English teacher! Ha!)

Busy, Busy, Busy...

Things have been crazy lately. Hold on, I will post more when I get time. Here is a pic to hold you over. This is her newest face she is making. I laugh out loud everytime I see it!

My Little Model

I finished the dress! It turned out so cute, I can't wait to make something else. Granna and Dza Dza came down for dinner last night and she brought some patterns that she thought I might like. Hancock Fabrics is having a sale this weekend and I can hardly wait to go! I am going to make summer outfits for Mylie.

On the Move!

Mylie took some steps today, walking behind her push toy. For the past couple of days she has been very intent on pulling up on the couch and moving slowly back and forth. I did not think she would be able to use the push toy yet, but she proved me wrong! I have it on video and will try to figure out how to put it up here for you to see. We are very excited and scared at the same time. She has not conquered falling yet. Sometimes, she will fall on her bottom, others she goes forward or to the side, without much grace.

Also, I have gotten crafty again. I MADE A DRESS. It was so much fun and easier than I expected. All I have left to finish is the button holes and the him. I even covered buttons with the same material! I am so proud of myself. I hope to make many more. It is very rewarding to see her wearing something that I made!

Double Trouble!

Turns out Mylie has a double ear infection. I wasn't sure if I should even take her to the Doctor, but I decided to on Friday morning. She had a runny nose and a cough, but she was playing fine and still sleeping through the night. I thought it was just a cold. I noticed a couple of days ago that she was pulling her hair and smacking her head when she nursed. I didn't realize that her ears were hurting. So, we are on antibiotics for 10 days and maybe that will take care of it. Please keep her in your thoughts!

Another Cold?

Well, Mylie has a cold again. I can tell she does not feel very well. She has so much drainage and has been coughing for a couple of days now. Every time she sneezes, she blows a snot bubble. It is so funny! I will try to get a pic tomorrow. Boy, can you tell that I am a first time mom? What person in their right mind thinks their kids snot bubbles are cute? Anyway, she is able to rest decently now so, for that I am thankful. I hope this does not turn into a ear infection or something worse. I haven't been feeling my best either. Mom came down today to spend the day with us. She let me take a much needed nap. I was so grateful to get that chance. I still don't think that I fully went to sleep. I could hear Mylie and mom playing and talking. They weren't being loud, I guess I still had my mom ears on.

Not much else going on lately. We are getting ready for the ice and snow that are supposed to be here early in the morning. Who knows if we will really get any. Every time I get excited, nothing happens. So, I am trying to blow it off. Justin thinks he will get the call early in the morning to come into work early. Usually if he feels it, it will happen. Everyone be careful if you have to go out tomorrow morning.

Side note, I just got a text on my cell from someone I don't know. It was from a myspace account and it was trying to sell me a loan! How crazy is that? I didn't know that I could get junk text on my phone!! That is ridiculous!

Today, Mom, Mylie and I went to Target. We found the cutest valentines outfits for Mylie. They are so cute! This evening, Mom helped me cook dinner. We had chicken and veggies and mac and cheese. I have this thing about cooking chicken. I am so afraid of it. I don't like to touch it and I am scared of under cooking it. I really like the Tyson's chicken that is cut and ready to cook. That way it removes one of the worst steps for me. I hate having to trim it because it involves touching raw chicken. Anyways, it turned out really good. Thanks mom for everything you did today! I'm off to bed, and I am going to put my cold feet on Justin and make him really mad! Hee Hee!

Do you know what this is?

TOO FUNNY! Go check out the story behind it! Kids will say the darnedest things!

9 Month Check Up

Today was Mylie's 9 month check up at the doctors office. NO SHOTS TODAY! Yeah! They did prick her finger to draw some blood. They are checking her iron and lead levels. The lead check is new because of all the lead in toys that were recalled. I am grateful that they are checking for that. But, I am disappointed in the girls at the lab. They put a band aid with cotton underneath on a baby's finger. This was at the end of the appointment, so we were on the way out the door. That is an obvious chocking hazard. The girl did not even mention this as we were leaving. Many people will put their baby in the car seat in the back with no one else back there. Babies instinctively put their fingers in their mouth, witch would cause this problem. I was very upset, and removed the band aid on the way home. Anyway, Mylie weighed 20 lbs and 7 oz. She was 26.75 inches and very healthy!

Wednesday was her 9 month pictures at McAfee in Morrison, TN. If you need a place to have pictures made, that is the place to go. They are wonderful with babies and children. Their pictures are amazing. I have yet to be disappointed in their work. We always have trouble deciding which pictures to order. If you have a little girl between 3 and 6 they are starting the spring fairy special. If you haven't seen these pictures you need to. I could not find any examples on their website, but contact them I am sure they will let you see some.

Hope everyone is well and having a great week! It's almost Friday!

We Have Snow!!

It's not a lot but it's SNOW! Maybe it will be more in a little while. I would love to get up and be able to play in the snow with Mylie. We haven't had a snow that was enough to play in since she has been born. Hopefully we will get some more snow overnight and wake up to a white blanket. I would have loved to take her out in it tonight but she was so tired by the time we got home from church. She ate and went straight to bed. So, go flush some more ice cubes! Be careful if you have to get out in it!

I can hear the neighbor's children outside playing in the snow!!

I remember snow days as a child. It was so much fun. We would go out and stay till our noses were too cold to stand. Then we would come inside and mom would have towels down and for us to wrap up in when we took off our wet clothes. She would fix hot coco or spiced tea (my fav). What are your favorite snow day traditions?