We lowered her crib

Tonight I put Sadie in her crib while I was working on some stuff in her room and I looked over and she was acting like she was trying to pull herself up. It hasn't happened yet, but I can just see in the middle of the night her waking up and that be when she decides to do it. So, to help me sleep better, I lowered it tonight. Afterwards I stood her up in it and here are a few pictures. She sure does love to chew on the rail!!!



This is my favorite!!!

Girls weekend

This past weekend, my mom, sister, and neice went to Fredericksburg for a little getaway! We were so looking forward to this trip for awhile! Jeff gets to go on fun "work" things all the time, so he said he would keep Sadie for the weekend and let me have some fun. It was his first time to keep her for more than just an hour or two by himself. His mom came up to help out, which made me feel better, but in the end he did great! Not to mention, he understands what it is I do all day and appreciates me even that much more :) Anyways... back to our trip! We left town Friday at noon and stopped in Stephenville to say hi to Deanna, Jeff's cousin. Leandra is wanting to transfer to Tarleton and I wanted to show her some stuff. Then it was back on the road again. We got to the Inn around 7 that night then headed out for a great dinner on Main St. Then we came back and sat in the hot tub by the fire pit outside! It was wonderful! Afterwards, we went back to the room, had some wine and played a few card games... then off to bed. The next morning we had breakfast and all got dressed for a chilly day of shopping! I had a blast. We stopped at noon for lunch. I had the BEST potatoe soup I have ever tasted!!!! Then, of course, more shopping :) Later, we went back to our room and relaxed a bit before dinner. That night we went to a bar where there was going to be a Patsy Cline cover band playing but by the time they came on we were worn out and ready to get in bed. Shannon, Leandra, and I laid in bed and watched movies. Mom didn't quite make it that long... she was sleepy. This morning we got an early start. We wanted to stop in Hillsboro at the outlets there. Not all that great though. I wish I would have pictures, but on Christmas Eve my camera broke! BUT... when I got home, Jeff had bought me a new camera. It is AWESOME! And he got a lense to go with it. He showed me some pictures he took of Sadie while I was gone... so enjoy :)

Watching cartoons when she first woke up :)


This is a new smile she is making lately. I love it!!!

Thank you Rachel...

I got this off my friend, Rachel's blog... it is so cute! I love to hear babies laugh!

We have...

A Tooth! The past few nights Sadie hadn't been sleeping well, which isn't like her at all! We had been to her 6 month visit only a week before and the doctor didn't seen any teeth. We knew she was teething, but there was no sign of her gums actually cutting. Then all of the sudden yesterday I just wasn'ted to check the bottom gums. Sure enough, there was a tiny top to a tooth. Today it was even a little bigger. Its so crazy to me how fast she is growing. It seems like so long ago that she was born, but at the same time it seems like just yesterday. Does that make any sense to anyone? Well, anyways... she is doing better on sleep. At least last night she did... we will see about tonight. Hopefully that was just for a few days. Jeff is keeping her this weekend by himself, well, almost. His mom is coming up to help him out a little. I hope she sleeps good and doesn't make it hard on him.

Christmas 2008

Our first Christmas with Sadie was GREAT! We started celebrating a few days before by driving out to Bridgeport to see Jeff's brother and wife and kids. We had a great meal and sat around and talked! They have the cutest kids! Jeff's mom met us out there as well. It was a lot of fun! Then Christmas Eve my family came over and we ate way too many appetizers!!! Then opened presents. We wont have to buy Sadie any clothes, toys, or books for the next 6 months at least!!!Eventually we ate dinner and we were STUFFED! Jeff and I put Sadie to bed while we got everything cleaned up and ready for the next day. Then we stayed up late (for us) and watched movies! Christmas morning we woke up and showed Sadie her new toys and opened gifts. We decided to lounge around all day, watched Season 1 of Friday Night Lights (one of our FAVORITE shows). That night we went and rented Definitely, Maybe and Batman The Dark Knight and we played Seinfeld Scene It.... You can only imagine who won! Jeff is amazing at that game! Oh, speaking of, Jeff got me a great Mom's Devotional Bible... I love it! After doing nothing for an entire day, we decided to get out of the houe and meet Jeff's mom in south Ft. Worth for dinner and to get an ottoman that we can use as a toy chest! It is the only thing that is making our living room not look like Toys R Us.

I hope all of you had a Merry Christmas!!!

6 month visit

We had Sadie's 6 month visit today! AND, it was with her new doctor! I LOVED her! Dr. Mehendale at Willowbend Pediatrics. It is in Plano, but only 30 minutes from our house, so not too bad. It was a nice office, very well organized! Everyone was great! Sadie is growing... even though she's so skinny. She is 14lbs. 14. oz. and she is 25.5 in. long. So, 45% in both areas. She was impressed with how well Sadie was getting around. They had some toys in the room that she was having a ball with. We are starting her on meds for her reflux. She has started refusing bottles a lot within the last week or so. She said that this will help! I'm so happy! I hate to see her spit up SO much! Poor little thing! She got her shots and the flu shot. It was the first time Jeff had to see her get a shot. SHe didn't do as bad as in the past. She still cried, but only a little bit! SHe's a BIG girl :)

Tomorrow we are having Christmas Eve dinner with my side of the family and going to Stonebriar's service. And then Christmas morning we will wake up her and then go down to Stephenville to Jeff's cousin Deanna's and then Jeff grandpa Norris. It will be a VERY busy and fun day! Pictures to come soon!!!

Family pictures

We got our family pictures done today. We go to Portrait Innovations in Plano. I really like that place, but I hate when I get this one specific girl as the photographer. She has no ideas of her own, doesn't really play with the kids to make them smile. The last time we went we had a GREAT photographer, but she was taken today. We still got a few sute pictures anyway... here are a few!

This one is my favorite, but I can't turn it!