Some firsts :)

Last weekend we spent time in Winterset hanging out with the whole fam, and yes, Aunt Kelsey, Uncle Nick and baby Shaye were there! :) Blakely got the chance to sled for the first time with her cousins and she had a blast! (In all honesty though, I think I had more fun watching her and taking her down on the sled. ;)) I forgot my camera of course, but Aunt Kare took plenty of pics and once I get them, I will post them! (Nevermind, I actually just stole some from her blog ;) )

Blakely also got to eat Strawberries and grapes with the skins, but didn't like either of them. :( So back to peeling the skins off of grapes! Another first was for Ross and I...We had to "discipline" Blakes for the first time by saying the word, "No". She has figured out that if she drops food on the floor, Tankie will come and eat it. Everytime he jumps on her chair for more, she laughs hysterically, so of course, what does she do...give him more food! When we first said, NO, to this she laughed and then when she saw our serious faces she detected something wasn't right and began to cry. I'm not gonna lie, its super hard to keep a straight face when she bats those beautiful blue eyes, but Ross and I know we must be consistent!

I received my weekly Parent.com email that suggests new things to do with children and this week the email said that Blakely could mimic coloring so what did we do? We got the good ole Crayolas out and started to color and to my surprise, she did mimic me coloring! I'm not sure if we detect at this age if she will be a lefty or righty, but I have to say, she picked up the paper and crayons with her left hand an awful lot. Her daddy will be one proud daddy if she is a lefty... ;)

Another first, more of a cute, silly first, happened when Blakely woke up from a nap with her hood on her head. :) She wasn't happy that I was taking her pic, calling her a boxer and not getting her out of the crib, but she was still cute nonetheless.

Finally, Blakes has started standing on her own and getting onto all fours. So we are really excited to see her crawl and walk anytime now! Can't believe this day has come! :)

Movin' and a groovin' :)

Blakely has always been a busy bee and desired to be held/moved. So we were not surprised when we had  to lower Blakely's crib the other night. I heard Ross say, "Well, hey there little lady, how did you learn to sit up in your crib?"

Of course, she doesn't sit up anywhere else, no matter how much we encourage her. She has also been sleeping through the night and one would think this would allow her parents to get some much needed sleep? Nope! Instead of needing to eat every three to four hours, she sits up and talks to herself or plays with her binkie every one to two hours. What boggles my mind, is she doesn't seem to be one bit tired when we finally get up in the morning!

Well this afternoon I could tell she needed a nap and this is what I walked in and saw after I had laid her down....

Do I really need a nap? There's so much I could be doing instead! :)

When I went back into her room and laid her back down, before I left the room, I heard this little giggle and when I turned around this is what I saw (she's one quick little chickadee!)...

You're gonna have to try alot harder than that, Mom, to get me to sleep. ;)

Not quite sure what we're going to do about helping her stay horizontal...I'm open to any suggestions! Don't get me wrong, I am thankful to see her learning how to move and I think it's absolutely the most wonderful and adorable sound to hear her chatter, but I know a good night's rest would do not only her but her parents a ton of good! :) 

Love the weather!

This was never posted...enjoy! :)

We have been so blessed with wonderful weather the past few days! We have spent time outside playing with the leaves, going to the library for "Babies and Books", visiting friends and so much more! Here are a few pics!

The first leaf I've seen :)

Lovin' this weather!

Valentine's Day and more!

This year we celebrated Valentine's Weeks instead of Day since Ross and I started the festivities two weekends ago by grabbing Subway (Winterset's Subway is the best!!!) and going to see "We Bought a Zoo" at the Winterset theater. Frama and Papa offered to watch Blakely while we went on our date and that night was the first time Blakely went to bed without Ross or I. According to Frama and Papa, she was a champ and didn't have any issues and, as a first time mom, that was great to hear! It's so nice not worrying about Blakely while we are out and it really allows me to enjoy spending one-on-one time with Ross. :)

We also gave Blakely one of her Valentine's gifts early....a walker! Ross ordered it for her and even though I was nervous about it (surprise, surprise ;) )...she loves it and I'm so glad he got it for her! :)

Proud Daddy :)

Look at me!

Yeah...that's right...I'm a natural!

I love her! :)

Then this past weekend,  Ross ordered Casey's breakfast pizza on Saturday and when he came home he accidentally showed the $50 Casey's gift card he got for me for V-day... He explained Casey's didn't have any other gift card amounts and thought $50 would cover all of the times Blakely and I go for breakfast pizza after her doctor appointments! :)  He knows us too well.... (I love him!)

We also served at his parents' church's Valentine's Dinner Saturday night, while Nini and Granddaddy watched Blakes. She had a blast eating Nini's stew, taking a bath and being put to bed by her grandparents! (Again, so thankful for our family being able to watch Blakely and not worrying while we are out!) As for the dinner, even though we were the Help for the night, it was a really fun time and, again, I loved spending time with my hubby!

Once Valentine's Day arrived we thought it was simply going to be like any other day, however; Blakely received a surprise visit from her Granddaddy who brought Valentine treats! B got to experience her first puff Cheeto and colored Goldfish! (Leave it to Granddaddy to introduce her to a new food ;) ) Then we topped off the night going for Hy-Chi with my family. It was so simple, yet so nice! Hope everyone had a wonderful Valentine's Day and know how much they are loved by God and others! :)

Granddaddy = food for me! :)

Happy 1st Valentine's Day Blakely Faith...we love you very much!

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Helping mom..."clean" :)