tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31822770167279172982024-02-02T10:46:06.915-05:00Our Version of a Fairy TaleThe crazy, the funny, the unbelievable, and the fantastic!Desiree Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11203906345125794271noreply@blogger.comBlogger488125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182277016727917298.post-78678949978710398812016-09-09T09:49:00.000-04:002019-01-24T14:53:04.164-05:00Haddie-Lynn: twelve months<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Happy Birthday Haddie-Lynn!</div>
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I knew this year would go fast, but it's still shocking just how fast. My big one-year-old. Oh it brings tears to my eyes. I'm sure you will think it's silly when I cry over how big you're getting, but once you're a mama, you'll understand. </div>
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Eating, sleeping, and clothing sizes all remain the same as last month. You are still doing great with finger foods. You have snack cups just like bubba and you now handle a straw sippy cup with ease. You have started to wake up in the middle of the night this past week but I believe it's because you are going through a growth spurt. Actually I know it's because of a growth spurt because those 12m footies are about to bust at the seams haha! Good thing you got a bunch of 18m footies for your birthday.<br />
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We got your official measurements from the doctor. You weight lb oz (percentile), are " long (percentile), and have a head circumference of " (percentile). For comparison your brother was 18lb 13oz (5th percentile), 29.5" long (40th percentile), and had a head circumference of 19" (90th percentile).<br />
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You have 5 teeth! And a 6th one on the way. You definitely beat out your brother in this department. He only had 1 with a 2nd on the way. I adore that toothy grin of yours.<br />
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You are starting to do more of a traditional crawl now. You get on your knees and scoot around. It's a little hard to explain because you somehow manage to keep your feet tucked up under you. You will kneel and reach up onto the coffee table for the good stuff (remotes, phones, bubba's toys), but you still have no interest in bearing weight on your feet. Oh well, you move at your own pace.<br />
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You will now randomly say buh-buh for bubba and for bye-bye. I've also heard some uh ohs when you decide to throw your food on the ground. And there even have been some mamas when you are crying out for me because I left your line of sight. I'm excited for the day when you say mama because you are happy and not because you are wailing hehe.<br />
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You still love to suck your two first fingers of your left hand when you are tired. I tried and tried to get you to take a paci but no dice, fingers it is. You also are a snuggler. You will lay your head on my chest or in my lap and it melts my heart. You adore lovies and stuffed animals. Your pink bear that bubba made you is definitely a favorite. I know he beams with pride when you hug on it.<br />
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Bubs and sissy at twelve months</div>
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I could go on and on about how adorable you are and how much we adore you. This has been the best year baby girl. So excited for all the years to come.<br />
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All my love,<br />
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My little miss, you are eleven months old! You are such a beautiful little bundle of joy. The happiest baby about 95% of the time. Always smiling, laughing, clapping, and babbling. Your favorite song is "If you're happy and you know it, clap your hands!" You adore you big brother and he adores you just as much. You are his baby. </div>
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You are sleeping from 7pm to 7am nearly every night. There are still the occasional middle of the night wake ups, but they don't happen too often. You sometimes nap at daycare, but definitely nap for mama at home. You typically will take a 2 hour nap right after lunch and then you are ready to go go go again.<br />
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You are doing really well with eating like a big girl. You haven't refused much although you are definitely starting to show preferences. Your favorite foods are fruits. Mama has to hide the banana if she wants you to eat anything else first because once it's locked into your sight, game over. You have three teeth now! You'll be eating cheeseburgers in no time, hehe.<br />
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You still nurse first thing in the morning and right before bed, but the times in the middle are a little all over the place. You'll nurse at least once in the middle of the day but you are such a busy body that it's normally not for long. In general though, you are a much faster nurser than your brother ever was. Even when you are sleepy, you are done in about 20 minutes total.<br />
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You are wearing 6m, 9m, and 12m dresses (ahh the beauty of a dress), but definitely only 12m footie pajamas. Those footies aren't going to last much longer either. You are a tall girl for sure. We will have to see how much you have grown at your 1-year check up. We did open up your diapers all the way right as your turned 11m, so you are on the longest stride and two rows open around the waist.<br />
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You are starting to understand the word no, and let's just say you aren't a fan. You have quite an opinion on things and if something doesn't go your way, you let us know. We keep reminding bubba to keep his toys out of your reach because they are the first things you go after. When you do manage to grab one, prying it out of your grasp isn't fun haha.<br />
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You still aren't crawling in the traditional sense, but that doesn't stop you from scooting across the room in the blink of an eye. You can still get around and get into trouble. If you fall over, you've finally realized you can push yourself back up. If you cry just right though, bubba will come to your rescue and help you up. He hates to see you stuck. You love love love your jumperoo. You may not like to stand up with help, but you'll jump your little heart out.<br />
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We all love you so so so much. You are our princess, our baby girl, our sweetness. You make our family complete. You're full of sass and full of love.<br />
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Bubs and sissy at eleven months</div>
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All my love,<br />
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My little love bug. Ten months! How has it been ten months?? I'm starting to plan for your first birthday and I can't believe it. I truly could not imagine life without you in it. You have my heart forever baby girl. </div>
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Food, food, food, you love food! You are an eating champ. We are starting to move from purees to cut up food like bananas, strawberries, chicken, potatoes, etc. You are a wonder at feeding yourself. You can gobby down a whole banana in the blink of an eye. Since you are eating so much now, your bottles have decreased to 4oz in size. While I still love nursing you, mama is more than ready to be done with pumping for daycare bottles.<br />
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The sippy cup is not your favorite. Well, let me rephrase. It's very fun to play with, but not so much to drink water out of. I put a smoothie in it one day and that kept your attention! Perhaps when you are ready to switch to milk, you'll like the sippy more.<br />
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No official stats this month, but you are wearing 9m and 12m clothing and 12m footie pajamas. The 9m footies are no more. Since we are in the season of dresses, these sizes should last all the way until it gets cool outside. Your hair is long enough to put bow clips in. Sometimes you'll leave them in and other times you'll grab and pull them right out haha. Your diapers are still on medium stride with two snaps open around the waist. Mama is having to replace all the elastic in your diapers. After being used on big brother, it was stretched out too much and causing leaks on all your pretty bubbles. We can't have that!<br />
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You are doing great with sleep! You still go to bed after your 7pm nursing and you sleep until 6:30-7 the next morning. At daycare you take little 45 minute naps in the morning and afternoon, but on the weekends you typically take one 2-3 hour long nap after your 12pm nursing. It's quite nice to have some quiet time where both you and your brother rest in the afternoon. Everyone wakes up with big big smiles.<br />
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You had your first trip to the beach this month and you were born to be a beach girl. You had a blast playing in the sand and letting the waves wash over you. I'm so glad you enjoyed yourself. </div>
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My little miss sassy pants. I love to call you that, but truly you don't sass all that much. You just have a big personality for a little bitty girl, always smiling and giggling. You are our little ray of sunshine and light up the room. </div>
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You are eating like a champ these days! I send a total of 16oz of food to daycare each day and not a drop of it comes back home. I can't list out all you've tried because there is just too much. So far the only thing you've truly refused after multiple attempts was sausage. No matter what I mixed it with, you were not having it.<br />
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You got your second bottom tooth just a week after the first one had popped through. All the better to scarf down cheerios, puffs, and cereal bars with haha! All this eating has definitely lead to some growing. You are 27.25" long (34.5th percentile), weigh 16lb 2oz (16th percentile), and have a head circumference of 18" (92nd percentil<span style="font-family: inherit;">e). For comparison, your brother was <span style="background-color: white;">27.5" long (17th percentile), weighed 16lb 13oz (3rd percentile), and had a head circumference of 18.5" (87th percentile). You are wearing 9m clothing for the most part. Six month footies are definitely a thing of the past, but some rompers and onesies still fit. It won't be for much longer though! Your diapers are still at the medium stride with two rows of snaps open. </span></span><br />
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Your nursing schedule has been modified a little. You are nursing/having a bottle at 6, 9, 12, 3, and 7 now. Instead of 6 then 8, we split the difference and then you go to bed right after. It's been wonderful! I don't have to nurse you to sleep like I did your brother. Sometimes you fall asleep while nursing, but if you don't I can just lay you down in your crib anyway. You may fuss once or twice, but you suck on your fingers and snuggle with your lovie and blanket and are out within minutes. Hallelujah!<br />
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You still don't want to crawl. You like to sit on your play mat with all your toys and watch the world around you. If something rolls out of your reach you will stretch and lean just as far as you possibly can to get it back. Sometimes this backfires, you lose your balance, and end up falling on your face. You definitely don't appreciate when this happens haha.<br />
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We brought you into the pool for the first time this month. You loved it! I know you'll be a water baby just like your brother. You float around and splash the water, completely content. You're such a good sport when Bubba accidentally splashes you or makes waves with all of his jumps.<br />
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I'm very thankful that you don't show many signs of separation anxiety. As long as we give you a few minutes to feel someone out, you don't seem too afraid. You do so well during daycare drop off or in the nursery during church. Everyone marvels at just how happy you are! </div>
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Another wonderful month with our wonderful girl. Your personality is a little sassy and a whole lot of sweet. You really do smile nonstop. Everyone loves to tell us what a great baby you are and I couldn't agree more. </div>
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We've got a good little routine going on these days. Feeding is the same as last month, with nursing on the 3s and two 4oz servings of solids per day. We've added a few new things: spinach, chicken, and oranges. You also have your first tooth! You'll be chomping down food in no time.<br />
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You are starting to grow out of some of your 6m clothing. Things that snap like footies and onesies are getting a bit tight. You are a long and lean little girl. With the warmer weather, you've been wearing more dresses though, so those will fit for awhile. You've also moved up to the medium stride in your cloth diapers. </div>
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Bedtime has changed a little bit. We've pushed up your last feeding to 8 and then you are down for the night. Mama was noticing that after your 6 o'clock feeding you were falling asleep in your mamaroo and then I would wake you at 9 to eat and go to bed. Why not wake you at 8 to eat and go to bed? This way mama and daddy have a little time before they need to go to bed too. You seemed to adjust to this no problem.<br />
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Another bedtime development is that you are now in your crib! It's only been about a week but you seem to be doing just fine! You fuss just a little bit until you start sucking on your fingers and then you just go right to sleep. I still can't believe that you are a finger sucker. You flat out refuse any sort of passy at all. It makes me a little sad. I loved the passy days with your brother.<br />
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You don't really show any desire on becoming mobile. No signs of crawling and you won't even bear weight through your legs yet. Anytime someone tries to stand you up, you tuck your little legs under your bottom. Oh well, no need to rush this sort of thing. You'll do it when you're ready. You are becoming really good at sitting up unassisted though!<br />
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It seems that Waldo has become your kitty of sorts. Every morning he comes into your nursery with me and waits by my feet as your nurse. As soon as your done and I sit you up, he hops into my lap so you can pet him. It's equally adorable and strange haha. Waldo has always been our unpredictable cat, but he seems to love on you no matter how much you might grab at his ears or tail.<br />
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Daddy and bubba still get the best smiles out of you. You get so excited to see your boys and start flapping your hands up and down. In the morning, I take you into bubba's room to wake him up and you both start the day with big smiles when I do. I adore seeing how much y'all love each other. Bubba and daddy both love to make you giggle. It is the sweetest sight.<br />
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<span style="color: #0f274c; font-family: Arial;">The finals on my 30 by 30 list. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0f274c; font-family: Arial;">Have 2nd baby.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0f274c; font-family: Arial;">2013 - Haha! God willing not anytime soon. I'd
say closer to my 29th birthday.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0f274c; font-family: Arial;">2015 - Right on schedule, baby girl is due
this September.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0f274c; font-family: Arial;">2016 – Haddie-Lynn made her debut September 9<sup>th</sup>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0f274c; font-family: Arial;">Get current with scrapbooking. I'm working on
2010 right now {and by working I mean that's where I stopped right before I had
Quinn...}.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0f274c; font-family: Arial;">2013 - Ummm haven't touched it. I keep trying
to get the room cleared so we can paint and organize and I'll have my space
again.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0f274c; font-family: Arial;">2015 - Allison and I were skyping on Thursday
nights and then back in February did a marathon weekend. I believe I am now
halfway through 2012.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0f274c; font-family: Arial;">2016 – Allison and I had another scrap weekend
and I finished 2012.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0f274c; font-family: Arial;">Get 2nd holes pierced in my ears. I want to be
able to wear the diamond studs the hubs gave me everyday.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0f274c; font-family: Arial;">2013 - Nope, still chicken.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0f274c; font-family: Arial;">2015 - Annndddd, still not doing it. Probably
should just cross this one off the list.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0f274c; font-family: Arial;">2016 – Still nope.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0f274c; font-family: Arial;">Establish a workout routine.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0f274c; font-family: Arial;">2013 - Doing it! I'm working out 6 days a week
following the Bikini Body Mommy Challenge.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0f274c; font-family: Arial;">2015 - Well I had joined Planet Fitness and
was trying to go minimum 3 times per week. I was mildly successful until I got
pregnant. Now I'm trying to find the energy to start again.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0f274c; font-family: Arial;">2016 – Try, try, try again. I have a new
fitbit and am logging my food in my fitness pal.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0f274c; font-family: Arial;">No credit card debt.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0f274c; font-family: Arial;">2013 - Two of my three cards are clear!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0f274c; font-family: Arial;">2015 - There's a little something on all three
cards…whomp whomp. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0f274c; font-family: Arial;">2016 – One card is clear and working on the
other two.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0f274c; font-family: Arial;">Visit five new places.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0f274c; font-family: Arial;">2013 - Nothing yet, but we are planning on
going to Savannah for our anniversary.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0f274c; font-family: Arial;">2015 - We did end up going to Savannah and we
just returned from Beaufort this past weekend.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0f274c; font-family: Arial;">2016 – Savannah and Beaufort ended up being
it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0f274c; font-family: Arial;">Read the Bible.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0f274c; font-family: Arial;">2013 - I'm still following She Reads Truth on
and off.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0f274c; font-family: Arial;">2015 - Fell off the bandwagon
completely. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0f274c; font-family: Arial;">2016 – Started Bible journaling and really
loving it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0f274c; font-family: Arial;">Own a beach house or have an awesome rental.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0f274c; font-family: Arial;">2013 - We are trying a new rental on Isle of
Palms this summer. Fingers crossed we'll want to use it again the next year.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0f274c; font-family: Arial;">2015 - We switched to Hilton Head last summer
and we are renting the same condo this summer. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0f274c; font-family: Arial;">2016 – Going to HHI again this summer but
trying a new condo.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0f274c; font-family: Arial;">Join Junior League.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0f274c; font-family: Arial;">2015 - Still nope and probably not likely with
a baby on the way. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0f274c; font-family: Arial;">2016 – Still a goal but more likely in another
year or so.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0f274c; font-family: Arial;">Maintain a size 8 figure {almost there
already!}.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0f274c; font-family: Arial;">2013 - Done! I actually fit into size 6 jeans
and size 8 dress pants.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0f274c; font-family: Arial;">2015 - Before pregnancy I was teetering
between an 8 and 10 soooo not the best. Hopefully I can do better after baby
comes. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0f274c; font-family: Arial;">2016 – Giving myself grace after having my
second baby, but working towards eating healthy.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0f274c; font-family: Arial;">Sew ten projects for me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0f274c; font-family: Arial;">2013 - Does pinning ten new projects count?
No?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0f274c; font-family: Arial;">2015 - I'm fairly certain I accomplished this
goal. I made a ton of appliqué shirts for myself, a tote bag, and some things
for Quinn that I wanted to do. I'm about to sew new bedding and curtains for
baby girl's nursery too. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0f274c; font-family: Arial;">2016 – I did get to sew all of the nursery
bedding/curtains plus a coming home outfit along with some monogramming and
applique. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0f274c; font-family: Arial;">Create the perfect craft room {I feel like
this will be an always ongoing project..}.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0f274c; font-family: Arial;">2013 - Now that I have my card catalog, I've
got another piece of the puzzle!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0f274c; font-family: Arial;">2015 - It's done! Now it just has to be moved,
ugh. Current craft room will become the nursery and current guest room will
become a new combo room. We've ordered a sleeper sofa, which should be ready
end of this month and then the rearranging will begin.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0f274c; font-family: Arial;">2016 – The craft room was successfully moved
and organized and now it’s having some slight tweaks in preparation to be a
shared office with the hubs. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0f274c; font-family: Arial;">Host a fancy dinner party using our wedding
china.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0f274c; font-family: Arial;">2013 - Hmm, not exactly. Christmas Eve dinner
we ate off our wedding china, but we also were in our pjs, ha!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0f274c; font-family: Arial;">2015 - Still not yet BUT we did tons of
renovations on the dining room/kitchen area so it's ready for a party now.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0f274c; font-family: Arial;">2016 – No dinner party, maybe soon. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0f274c; font-family: Arial;">Read 30 books.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0f274c; font-family: Arial;">2013 - Yikes, haven't even started this.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0f274c; font-family: Arial;">2015 - Sigh, no, but I predict the kindle will
get some major usage once I'm breastfeeding again. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0f274c; font-family: Arial;">2016 – Still haven’t started, but going to
work on it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0f274c; font-family: Arial;">Find a church we love.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0f274c; font-family: Arial;">2013 - We started going to St. Paul's. TBD if
it's the perfect fit.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0f274c; font-family: Arial;">2015 - St. Paul's has become a perfect fit and
of course I find out today our pastor is being reassigned. Sigh. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0f274c; font-family: Arial;">2016 – We love our church and we love our new
pastor.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0f274c; font-family: Arial;">Visit my great-grandfather's grave at
Arlington.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0f274c; font-family: Arial;">2013 - Nope.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0f274c; font-family: Arial;">2015 - Still nope.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0f274c; font-family: Arial;">2016 – Nope again. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0f274c; font-family: Arial;">Go out on the Sky Walk at the Grande Canyon.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0f274c; font-family: Arial;">2013 - Nope.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0f274c; font-family: Arial;">2015 - Still nope. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0f274c; font-family: Arial;">2016 – Nope again.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0f274c; font-family: Arial;">Start a college savings account for Quinn.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0f274c; font-family: Arial;">2013 - Nope.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0f274c; font-family: Arial;">2015 - No…hides shamefully. I did try but then
I got mad at the bank and closed the account. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0f274c; font-family: Arial;">2016 – Done, for both kids.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0f274c; font-family: Arial;">Have a family portrait taken every year {we
already have a session scheduled for this year with my fav girl, Erica!}.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0f274c; font-family: Arial;">2013 - We had pictures taken in November, so I
plan on having them done again this November.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0f274c; font-family: Arial;">2015 - We have kept this tradition alive!
Erica took two family sessions last year plus our baby announcement pics and
she'll be doing maternity pics this summer. (Then newborn pics…I'll be keeping
her busy for sure.)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0f274c; font-family: Arial;">2016 – Still going strong with Erica.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0f274c; font-family: Arial;">Create five family traditions that we repeat
yearly.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0f274c; font-family: Arial;">2013 - This past Christmas I started a
tradition of the Christmas Eve box. Everyone received Christmas pjs and there
was a movie and hot chocolate included for later.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0f274c; font-family: Arial;">2015 - the Christmas Eve box is still going
strong. We also added Toodles the Elf on a Shelf into the mix. I can't think of
any others though.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0f274c; font-family: Arial;">2016 – Christmas Eve box, Toodles and
Sprinkles the Elves, and that’s about it. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0f274c; font-family: Arial;">Start a prayer journal.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0f274c; font-family: Arial;">2013 - Nope.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0f274c; font-family: Arial;">2015 - Kinda bummed I forgot about this one.
Must remedy. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0f274c; font-family: Arial;">2016 – I started Bible journaling instead.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0f274c; font-family: Arial;">Start a vegetable garden.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0f274c; font-family: Arial;">2013 - Nope.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0f274c; font-family: Arial;">2015 - Uhhh no. We might be getting closer
though. We are putting in a pool this spring and hubs has suggested adding some
garden boxes. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0f274c; font-family: Arial;">2016 – Danny is working on the deck with
garden boxes currently. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0f274c; font-family: Arial;">Visit Yellow Stone.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0f274c; font-family: Arial;">2013 - Nope.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0f274c; font-family: Arial;">2015 - Nope. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0f274c; font-family: Arial;">2016 – Still nope.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0f274c; font-family: Arial;">Establish a yearly party {4th of July maybe?}.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0f274c; font-family: Arial;">2013 - Nope.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0f274c; font-family: Arial;">2015 - Does Quinn's birthday party count? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0f274c; font-family: Arial;">2016 – Giving up on this one.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0f274c; font-family: Arial;">Bake a cake from scratch.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0f274c; font-family: Arial;">2013 - Ha! Box mixes forever.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0f274c; font-family: Arial;">2015 - Still rocking the box mixes and I might
be ok with that. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0f274c; font-family: Arial;">2016 – I’m just going to be a box mix girl.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0f274c; font-family: Arial;">Get my concealed weapons permit.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0f274c; font-family: Arial;">2013 - We have our class scheduled for this
October.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0f274c; font-family: Arial;">2015 - Done! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0f274c; font-family: Arial;">2016 – Check.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0f274c; font-family: Arial;">Catalog our Christmas ornaments.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0f274c; font-family: Arial;">2013 - Was going to do it this past Christmas,
but didn't.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0f274c; font-family: Arial;">2015 - Still no and I might give myself a pass
on this one. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0f274c; font-family: Arial;">2016 – Still passing on this one.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0f274c; font-family: Arial;">Learn how to can the vegetables from our
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<span style="color: #0f274c; font-family: Arial;">2013 - Nope.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0f274c; font-family: Arial;">2015 - Got lots of goodies that will help me
with the process, but have yet to actually follow through. I'm thinking this
one might go more hand in hand with when we actually have a garden. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0f274c; font-family: Arial;">Learn how to crochet.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0f274c; font-family: Arial;">2013 - Nope.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0f274c; font-family: Arial;">2015 - No…and do I really need to add in another
craft hobby to my arsenal?? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0f274c; font-family: Arial;">2016 – Think I’m going to pass on this one.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0f274c; font-family: Arial;">Find my signature drink.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0f274c; font-family: Arial;">2013 - Nope.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0f274c; font-family: Arial;">2015 - Nope. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0f274c; font-family: Arial;">2016 – And nope.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0f274c; font-family: Arial;">Final tallies:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0f274c; font-family: Arial;">Complete – 10<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Desiree Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11203906345125794271noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182277016727917298.post-24607853077382267552016-04-09T16:08:00.000-04:002016-06-10T20:24:13.411-04:00Haddie-Lynn: seven months<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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Another sweet month with my sweet girl. You fit so perfectly into our family that it feels more like 7 years instead of 7 months. You are the perfect addition to our family!</div>
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You've had some firsts this month, namely, food! You've started eating purees and shockingly LOVE it. You gobble up 4 oz twice a day! You've had: applesauce, pears, green beans, sweet potatoes, butternut squash, bananas, zucchini, carrots, broccoli, strawberries, and avocado. I'm so happy that you have loved all of it so far. I'm also happy you haven't shown any signs of food allergies yet.<br />
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With all this eating, you've done some growing too! We went in for a weight check and you are now 15lb 8oz (25th percentile). You are in 6-9 month clothing and with the weather turning warmer it'll be a lot of rompers, bubbles, and dresses in your future. I'm so excited!<br />
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You still nurse at 6, 9, 12, 3, 6, and 9. When you're at daycare you take 5oz bottles for the 9, 12, and 3 o'clock feedings. We may have had our rough patches in the beginning, but you are such a great nurser now. Mama is so thankful! We're also thankful that you're a much faster nurser than your brother. You take 10-15 minutes per side and then you are a happy camper.<br />
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A big change for you happened the beginning of April. You started at St. Paul Preschool! You now go to the same school as your brother and everyone is so happy! While you were doing just fine at Sunshine House, St. Paul had a slot open up and they agreed to use your cloth diapers. It is so much easier on all of us to only have to go to one place each day.<br />
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Some other firsts were your first Easter and your first trip to the zoo. Both were pretty standard affairs ha. At the zoo, you were very content to sit in the carrier so you could look around at everything. You are a very curious girl.<br />
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You are starting to get better at sitting up but still tumble over without support. I bet by next month you'll have it though! For now, you love to sit in your bumbo surrounded by toys. Bubba will hand you all sorts of things and you squeal with delight when you can bang them together. You also give your brother all the best giggles. He must be pretty hilarious.<br />
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You've been doing much better with sleeping through the night again. Mama really appreciates you sleeping from 9:30 to 6 the next morning! You are still sleeping in your swing. We might try to move you to the crib here soon. I think you are starting to get too long for the swing and would like to stretch out. You love you mamaroo too still. It allows you to stretch a bit more. </div>
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Bubs and sissy at seven months</div>
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You are such a happy girl. Truly you smile all day long. Keep being the light in our lives!<br />
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All my love,<br />
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You my little sass-pot are half a year old! In these past six months you have changed so much. You are still a very very happy baby but have your moments where you cry out. I'm so thankful you are easy going 90% of the time. </div>
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You were eating at 6, 9, 12, 3, 6, and 10 with a random middle of the night wake up, so we switched things up about half way through the month. You now eat 6, 9, 12, 3, 6, and 9 and no more wake ups!! You are also settling back into a less confusing nursing session where you just do your thing and are happy about it. You are taking 5 oz bottles at daycare for your 9,12, and 3 feedings and we were told to start feeding you solids twice a day.<br />
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At your six month check up you weighed 14lb 1oz (14th percentile), were 25.5" long (34th percentile), and had a head circumference of 16.625" (49th percentile). For comparison sake your brother was 14.6lb (5th percentile), 26.5" long (45th percentile), and had a head circumference of 17" (46th percentile). Since your weight dipped down some in percentiles, that's why the doctor wants you to have baby food twice a day. I'm not too worried about it. Your brother did the same thing.<br />
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Your six month clothes seem to be fitting you just fine still. I'm not sure the footies will last too much longer, but they are ok for now. I'll be so happy when we can put you in rompers and call it a day. The warmer weather is just around the corner! Your diapers are still on the smallest rise and two rows of snaps are open around the waist.<br />
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You are showing much more interest in your toys now. You love the play mat that Memere and Papa gave you for Christmas. I hang all sorts of things on it above you and you love to grab and reach. You consistently flip from your back to your tummy but somehow get stuck that way. That doesn't stop you from squirming completely off the mat and into the middle of the room though. That's when the wailing starts, haha. I cleaned up the exersaucer and put you in it for the first time. You hold your feet tucked up under you while in it though hehe.<br />
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You love to sit up to look around and be nosey, but show no interest in trying to sit on your own. If I let you go, flop! The bumbo is the perfect solution for now. I plop you in it and have you in the kitchen with me where you will shake your toys and tell me stories.<br />
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You did come down with a yucky sinus infection this past month. It was so bad that gunk started oozing out your eyes. I just felt terrible for you. Thankfully some amoxicillin cleared it up in a jiffy.<br />
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We traveled to Georgia for Kailyn's first birthday as well as to North Carolina for a trip to Biltmore. You did beautifully on both trips. So glad both you and your brother like car trips. You slept in the car 90% of the time. When you would start to fuss, you would quickly find your fingers and start sucking away to self-soothe. </div>
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Oh my sweet sissy girl. Another month flown by in a snap. Your personality is just shinning through. You can see it in these pictures. You are my happy girl. You will give nearly anyone a big smile, but your biggest smiles are reserved for your daddy. You just light up when he's near. Make no mistake though, when you aren't happy you make it known. The bottom lip quivers, the tears flow, and the crying is LOUD. </div>
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You are fully in 6 month clothes and I have had to pack away even some of the smaller 6 month footies. My long little girl! I'll be so excited when it's warm outside so I can put you in a dress and call it a day. You are my little sock houdini and seem to be able to wiggle out of all of them.<br />
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Nursing has been a bit confusing this past month. Sometimes you nurse for just 7-8 minutes on each side and you are quite content. Sometimes you nurse for 20+ minutes on each side. Then other times you nurse, pop off, cry, nurse, pop off, cry not knowing exactly what you want. Mama doesn't know what to do really so we just keep on keeping on. I wonder if this has anything to do with the lip and tongue revisions, but there's no real way to tell.<br />
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The four month sleep regression has hit you hard baby girl. I guess I should rephrase that because it's mama that is the one hit hard. Nearly every day this past month you have woken up between the hours of 2 and 4am. I nurse you back to sleep and then you fall back into your normal schedule of 6, 9, 12, 3, 6:30, and 10. You do sleep between your 6:30 and 10pm feedings, but that is the time slot when mama tries to get everything done for the next day. I am praying that next month will bring back my little girl who sleeps through the night.<br />
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You are starting to show more interest in toys, especially if big brother sits on the floor and plays with you. He's another one you give big smiles to. You are starting to grasp things, so rattles and Sophie the Giraffe are favorites. Pretty much anything you can get to your mouth makes you happy. I've even caught you with a foot in your mouth.<br />
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Little signs of separation anxiety are starting to pop up. When I hand you to someone you don't know your smile quickly disappears and the tears flow. Church nursery drop off has to be quick. I'm told your tears stop soon after I leave so I try to scoot out the door as fast as possible.<br />
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Bubs and sissy at five months</div>
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We love you to the moon and back sweet girl.<br />
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All my love,<br />
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Four months old! That sure was quick! Even though it's gone by in the blink of an eye, it also feels like you've always been a part of our little family. You fit perfectly and complete us. </div>
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You are still eating every 3 hours starting at 6am then 9, 12, and 3 with your last two being slightly modified to 6:30 and 10pm. I believe you might be hitting a growth spurt because there have been some middle-of-the-night wake ups here lately that aren't part of your norm. You take a 5 oz bottle at daycare and suck it down in about 10 minutes while our nursing sessions are at a more leisurely pace of 30-45 minutes.<br />
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At your four month check up you weighted 13 lbs (22nd percentile), were 24.75" long (59th percentile), and your head circumference was 16.125" (58th percentile). For comparison sake, your brother was 13.5 lbs, 23.75" long, and 16.5" head circumference.<br />
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Your length fully explains why you no longer fit into your 3 month clothes, ha! Three month footies are definitely a thing of the past. I keep trying to squeeze you into your three month outfits but even the two piece ones are looking a bit ridiculous. Mama had to purchase some six month winter clothes since most of your hand-me-downs are dresses and rompers for spring.<br />
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You are doing great in the sleep department (except for the recent growth spurt mentioned). You actually go to sleep after your 6:30 feeding and mama wakes you up at 10 for another feeding before she goes to bed for the night. On the weekends where we don't have to leave for daycare, you will sleep until 6-7am and then go back down until your 9am feeding. It's wonderful!<br />
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Your teachers at daycare have told us that your little personality is starting to shine. You are just the happiest baby. You love to give all of us big big dimpled smiles, especially towards big brother. He loves to talk to you and tell you stories. He also asks to hold you, watch Baby Einsteins with you, and play toys with you, although that last one is more of him playing with the baby toys and you just watching. You enjoy your new play mat and daddy pulled down the exersaucer this past weekend. Mama needs to clean it up and we'll give it a go. You adore sitting up and are now strong enough for the bumbo. It's the perfect contraption to keep you happy while mama works in the kitchen.<br />
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You bring such joy to our lives. You full on giggle now and how can we not smile and giggle with you. Daddy, bubba, and I all love you to the moon and back!<br />
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All my love,<br />
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Three sweet months with my very sweet girl just like that. Your little personality is starting to peek through and we just can't get enough. You smile and have started to coo a little bit. It's music to my ears. </div>
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You're eating every 3 hours, 40 minute nursing sessions with mama or a 5 oz bottle with daycare. The length of your nursing session doesn't surprise me because your brother was the exact same way. You are starting to become a bit more interested in the world around you though and will get distracted.<br />
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We don't have any official stats this month, but you are barely hanging on to your three month clothes. Footies are pretty much maxed out and mama is going to have to face the music and just let you jump into the next pile of clothing.<br />
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Your sleeping has remained pretty great, except for a small bout at the end of November. You'll have your last feeding at 10pm and then wake up around 6am the next morning. Those few bad mornings you'll wake up around 4am which is just killer for mama. Hopefully this phase won't last very long. You are still sleeping in your swing.<br />
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During your two month check up the doctor noticed you seem to have a preference on head position. This is starting to cause you to have a flat spot on the back of your head. We've started taking you to physical therapy and have been told to do lots and lots of tummy time. Lucky for us you don't seem to mind it too much. You're very good at holding your head up high so we think the flat spot will round out pretty easily.<br />
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You are such a happy, easy going baby. We are so so thankful! While your cry is much louder than your brother's ever was, you don't wail too often. When you do it's mainly for attention as you'll give us a big goofy grin as soon as we go and check on you.<br />
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Bubs and sissy at three months</div>
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I blinked and another month has passed. I know I need to savor these moments with you because they are gone before I even realize it. Your little personality is starting to show and it makes my heart smile. You are beginning to coo and recognize daddy, bubba, and me. We all just love to see that sweet dimple on your left cheek.</div>
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You are doing great at nursing. You're pretty consistent at wanting to eat every 3 hours, but there are moments where you go a little longer or want to eat a little sooner. Getting a bottle at daycare was a bit of an adjustment. At home you nurse for about 30-40 minutes, but at daycare you suck down your bottle in only 10! That means the time between feedings is a bit longer and you weren't a big fan. You are drinking 5 oz bottles already! We tried to start with 4 oz, but you are happier with 5.<br />
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At your two month check up you weighed 11 lbs 7 oz (45th percentile), were 23.75" long (86th percentile), and your head circumference was 15.5" around (73rd percentile). You are only slightly bigger than your brother at this age. He was 11 lbs 3 oz and 23.5" long. You are wearing 3 month clothing and have outgrown some things that are labeled 0-3 month. Your cloth diapers are still sized at the smallest stride and the tightest snap around the waist.<br />
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You are such a great sleeper. You are continuing to sleep through the night in your swing. We haven't moved you to your crib just yet, because why mess with a good thing. We have been able to combine your last two feedings and put you down around 9:30pm. You love love love to snuggle under the blankets. I never put it over your face, but as soon as I turn around you have moved it up and over yourself.<br />
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You have been spending more time on your play mat and seem to really enjoy all there is to see. Your brother loves to get down on the floor and talk to you while you do tummy time or he'll be sure to turn on the music and lights for you to watch. He loves you so much already.<br />
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Bubs and sissy at two months</div>
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Bubs and sissy at two months on top and one month on bottom</div>
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Here we are already at the one month mark. Sweet girl you have stolen our hearts. As soon as you came into our world, you just fit. There wasn't any drastic change or big life altering moment. It's like you've always been here and been a part of our family. </div>
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The happiest moments for me are when I get to see your brother love on you. He absolutely adores you. You are his baby and I hope it always stays that way. He loves to give you kisses and tuck your blanket around you. He is my helper to make sure you are safe and happy. He is by far your biggest fan.<br />
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At your two week check up you weighed 8 lbs, 12 oz and measured 22 1/4" long. Your next doctor's visit is at two months and I'm sure you'll have grown like crazy again. You are already too long for your newborn sleepers, but that's no surprise. They barely fit you from the very beginning. You are a long little girl. </div>
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You are already sleeping through the night and have been for about a week now. You have your last feeding at 10 and wake up between 5 and 6. There have even been a couple of times where I had to wake you up. Your daddy and I are very thankful for giving us some great sleep. </div>
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Nursing got off to a rocky start. By day three, I realized I had thrush and it became too painful to nurse you. I called the doctor for antibiotics right away but sadly they gave me the wrong dosage at first so it took awhile to clear up. I pumped and gave you bottles for a little over a week. When it came time for you to nurse again, it seemed that you preferred the bottle. Mama doesn't give up easily though. We went to see two different lactation consultants and your pediatrician and after persistent trying, I was able to get you to nurse again.<br />
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Now you seem to be doing just fine. We are trying to keep you on a schedule since you seem to respond best to that. You eat at 6, 9, 12, 3, 6, 8, and 10. Eventually we hope to turn the last two feedings into just one at 9 and put you to bed an hour earlier. I'm sure it'll come with time. <br />
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On October 11th we used up your very last disposable and decided to give your cloth diapers a try. There have been a couple of leaks, but you're doing very well in them. They give you a big cloth bootie and I love it. Mama's friend Miss Jessica gave us Parker's pink diapers so you even have some girl ones in your collection. </div>
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You are our little beauty and complete our family. You are everything we hoped for. We love you to the moon and back.<br />
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Here is a fun little comparison of you and your brother at one month old. You two are twins for sure with your facial features and even a lot of your mannerisms. You didn't end up with red hair and blue eyes like bubba, but brown hair and brown eyes just like mama.<br />
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Nothing too exciting to report. The hubs and I did start shifting all of the furniture around between the guest room and the nursery. We are having to get a little creative on making everything fit, ha. We are very blessed to have nice family furniture passed on to us, but that means I can't easily get rid of anything either.<br />
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Still tired. Still peeing 2-3 times in the middle of the night.<br />
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Appetite is definitely coming back. I have days of feeling hungry all the time.<br />
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I can start to feel baby girl's kicks and jabs from the outside. I can watch my belly jump around. I want to see Quinn's reaction when he feels it for the first time.<br />
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Quinn randomly will tell me he wants to give baby sister a hug or a kiss. It's about the sweetest thing I've ever seen. I do worry about how he'll adjust, but then these moments just let me know it'll be fine.<br />
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Comparison shot: Look at how much higher baby girl is compared to Quinn! That just amazes me how differently they sit within my body.<br />
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Baby girl had her full anatomy scan this week. I *might* have asked the ultrasound tech to double-triple make sure she is still a "she." We are good to go on buying everything pink and bows, haha!<br />
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The even better news though is that everything checks out just as it should. Such sweet relief. I'm very thankful for every report of "looking good." We had genetics testing done earlier on and no news is good news on that front as well.<br />
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So I was the crazy lady up at 3 in the morning buying baby girl Lilly for Target shifts. I was only able to get these two pretties into my cart and checked out before everything was sold out. I had planned on getting myself the matching versions but I wasn't fast enough.<br />
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Well of course that didn't stop me from obsessing over it. I found the See Ya Later shift on Instagram for not an insane mark up and bought it. I'm still on the hunt for Nosey Posey but that's proving to be a much harder find unfortunately.<br />
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The specific cravings are subsiding and my appetite is starting to come back. I am officially 3 pounds over my pre pregnancy weight but I'm sure that will start climbing soon.<br />
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I'm getting a bit of the nesting bug and looking forward to starting the nursery. Sadly we had a huge debacle with the sleeper sofa I ordered for the new combo guest/craft room. It wouldn't fit through the doorway to get it in the room, ugh! I ended up ordering a different model and now we wait another 6 weeks for it to be ready.<br />
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Nearly halfway there. I remember with Quinn, I thought time was flying at this point. This time around though I don't feel the same. It already feels like I've been pregnant forever.<br />
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We don't have a name picked out and it's driving me a little crazy. I want to know what to call her, even though we'll be keeping it a secret like we did with Quinn's name. Also, no telling of the initials like last time. That just encourages guessing.<br />
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Remember Nguyen had a warehouse sale and I just couldn't help myself. Baby sister got some fun mail, four new bloomer sets. They are just so precious. It does make me sad that Quinn is growing out of all his smocked outfits though.<br />
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I wouldn't say I've had any specific cravings lately. I'll still eat a popsicle here or there, but I don't feel like I absolutely have to have one. My appetite in general is mediocre at best. When I do eat, it's very small portions or I feel so uncomfortable for hours afterward.<br />
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She is definitely a mover and a shaker. It has gone from flutters to full on kicks this week.<br />
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<li>Have 2nd baby.</li>
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<li>2013 - Haha! God willing not anytime soon. I'd say closer to my 29th birthday.</li>
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<li>2015 - Right on schedule, baby girl is due this September </li>
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<li>Get current with scrapbooking. I'm working on 2010 right now {and by working I mean that's where I stopped right before I had Quinn...}.</li>
</ul>
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<li>2013 - Ummm haven't touched it. I keep trying to get the room cleared so we can paint and organize and I'll have my space again.</li>
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<li>2015 - Allison and I were skyping on Thursday nights and then back in February did a marathon weekend. I believe I am now halfway through 2012. </li>
</ul>
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<li>Get 2nd holes pierced in my ears. I want to be able to wear the diamond studs the hubs gave me everyday.</li>
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<li>2013 - Nope, still chicken.</li>
</ul>
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<li>2015 - Annndddd, still not doing it. Probably should just cross this one off the list. </li>
</ul>
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<ul>
<li>Establish a workout routine.</li>
</ul>
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<li>2013 - Doing it! I'm working out 6 days a week following the Bikini Body Mommy Challenge.</li>
<li>2015 - Well I had joined Planet Fitness and was trying to go minimum 3 times per week. I was mildly successful until I got pregnant. Now I'm trying to find the energy to start again.</li>
</ul>
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<ul>
<li>No credit card debt.</li>
</ul>
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<ul>
<li>2013 - Two of my three cards are clear!</li>
</ul>
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<li>2015 - There's a little something on all three cards…whomp whomp. </li>
</ul>
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<li>Visit five new places.</li>
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<li>2013 - Nothing yet, but we are planning on going to Savannah for our anniversary.</li>
</ul>
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<li>2015 - We did end up going to Savannah and we just returned from Beaufort this past weekend. </li>
</ul>
</blockquote>
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<ul>
<li>Read the Bible.</li>
</ul>
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<li>2013 - I'm still following She Reads Truth on and off.</li>
</ul>
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<ul>
<li>2015 - Fell off the bandwagon completely. </li>
</ul>
</blockquote>
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<ul>
<li>Own a beach house or have an awesome rental.</li>
</ul>
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<li>2013 - We are trying a new rental on Isle of Palms this summer. Fingers crossed we'll want to use it again the next year.</li>
</ul>
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<li>2015 - We switched to Hilton Head last summer and we are renting the same condo this summer. </li>
</ul>
</blockquote>
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<ul>
<li>Join Junior League.</li>
</ul>
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<ul>
<li>2013 - Nope.</li>
<li>2015 - Still nope and probably not likely with a baby on the way. </li>
</ul>
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<ul>
<li>Maintain a size 8 figure {almost there already!}.</li>
</ul>
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<li>2013 - Done! I actually fit into size 6 jeans and size 8 dress pants.</li>
</ul>
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<li>2015 - Before pregnancy I was teetering between an 8 and 10 soooo not the best. Hopefully I can do better after baby comes. </li>
</ul>
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<ul>
<li>Sew ten projects for me.</li>
</ul>
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<ul>
<li>2013 - Does pinning ten new projects count? No?</li>
</ul>
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<ul>
<li>2015 - I'm fairly certain I accomplished this goal. I made a ton of appliqué shirts for myself, a tote bag, and some things for Quinn that I wanted to do. I'm about to sew new bedding and curtains for baby girl's nursery too. </li>
</ul>
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<ul>
<li>Create the perfect craft room {I feel like this will be an always ongoing project..}.</li>
</ul>
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<ul>
<li>2013 - Now that I have my card catalog, I've got another piece of the puzzle!</li>
</ul>
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<ul>
<li>2015 - It's done! Now it just has to be moved, ugh. Current craft room will become the nursery and current guest room will become a new combo room. We've ordered a sleeper sofa which should be ready end of this month and then the rearranging will begin. </li>
</ul>
</blockquote>
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<ul>
<li>Host a fancy dinner party using our wedding china.</li>
</ul>
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<ul>
<li>2013 - Hmm, not exactly. Christmas Eve dinner we ate off our wedding china, but we also were in our pjs, ha!</li>
<li>2015 - Still not yet BUT we did tons of renovations on the dining room/kitchen area so it's ready for a party now. </li>
</ul>
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<ul>
<li>Read 30 books.</li>
</ul>
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<ul>
<li>2013 - Yikes, haven't even started this.</li>
</ul>
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<ul>
<li>2015 - Sigh, no, but I predict the kindle will get some major usage once I'm breastfeeding again. </li>
</ul>
</blockquote>
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<ul>
<li>Find a church we love.</li>
</ul>
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<ul>
<li>2013 - We started going to St. Paul's. TBD if it's the perfect fit.</li>
</ul>
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<ul>
<li>2015 - St. Paul's has become a perfect fit and of course I find out today our pastor is being reassigned. Sigh. </li>
</ul>
</blockquote>
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<ul>
<li>Visit my great-grandfather's grave at Arlington.</li>
</ul>
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<ul>
<li>2013 - Nope.</li>
</ul>
</blockquote>
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<ul>
<li>2015 - Still nope. </li>
</ul>
</blockquote>
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<ul>
<li>Go out on the Sky Walk at the Grande Canyon.</li>
</ul>
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<ul>
<li>2013 - Nope.</li>
<li>2015 - Still nope. </li>
</ul>
</blockquote>
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<ul>
<li>Start a college savings account for Quinn.</li>
</ul>
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<ul>
<li>2013 - Nope.</li>
</ul>
</blockquote>
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<ul>
<li>2015 - No…hides shamefully. I did try but then I got mad at the bank and closed the account. </li>
</ul>
</blockquote>
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<ul>
<li>Have a family portrait taken every year {we already have a session scheduled for this year with my fav girl, Erica!}.</li>
</ul>
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<ul>
<li>2013 - We had pictures taken in November, so I plan on having them done again this November.</li>
</ul>
</blockquote>
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<ul>
<li>2015 - We have kept this tradition alive! Erica took two family sessions last year plus our baby announcement pics and she'll be doing maternity pics this summer. (Then newborn pics…I'll be keeping her busy for sure.)</li>
</ul>
</blockquote>
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<ul>
<li>Create five family traditions that we repeat yearly.</li>
</ul>
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<blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;">
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<ul>
<li>2013 - This past Christmas I started a tradition of the Christmas Eve box. Everyone received Christmas pjs and there was a movie and hot chocolate included for later.</li>
<li>2015 - the Christmas Eve box is still going strong. We also added Toodles the Elf on a Shelf into the mix. I can't think of any others though. </li>
</ul>
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<ul>
<li>Start a prayer journal.</li>
</ul>
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<ul>
<li>2013 - Nope.</li>
</ul>
</blockquote>
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<ul>
<li>2015 - Kinda bummed I forgot about this one. Must remedy. </li>
</ul>
</blockquote>
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<ul>
<li>Start a vegetable garden.</li>
</ul>
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<ul>
<li>2013 - Nope.</li>
</ul>
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<ul>
<li>2015 - Uhhh no. We might be getting closer though. We are putting in a pool this spring and hubs has suggested adding some garden boxes. </li>
</ul>
</blockquote>
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<ul>
<li>Visit Yellow Stone.</li>
</ul>
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<ul>
<li>2013 - Nope.</li>
</ul>
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<ul>
<li>2015 - Nope. </li>
</ul>
</blockquote>
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<ul>
<li>Establish a yearly party {4th of July maybe?}.</li>
</ul>
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<ul>
<li>2013 - Nope.</li>
</ul>
</blockquote>
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<ul>
<li>2015 - Does Quinn's birthday party count? </li>
</ul>
</blockquote>
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<ul>
<li>Bake a cake from scratch.</li>
</ul>
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<ul>
<li>2013 - Ha! See comment about box mix above.</li>
</ul>
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<ul>
<li>2015 - Still rocking the box mixes and I might be ok with that. </li>
</ul>
</blockquote>
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<ul>
<li>Get my concealed weapons permit.</li>
</ul>
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<ul>
<li>2013 - We have our class scheduled for this October.</li>
</ul>
</blockquote>
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<ul>
<li>2015 - Done! </li>
</ul>
</blockquote>
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<ul>
<li>Catalog our Christmas ornaments.</li>
</ul>
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<ul>
<li>2013 - Was going to do it this past Christmas, but didn't.</li>
</ul>
</blockquote>
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<ul>
<li>2015 - Still no and I might give myself a pass on this one. </li>
</ul>
</blockquote>
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<ul>
<li>Learn how to can the vegetables from our garden.</li>
</ul>
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<ul>
<li>2013 - Nope.</li>
</ul>
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<ul>
<li>2015 - Got lots of goodies that will help me with the process, but have yet to actually follow through. I'm thinking this one might go more hand in hand with when we actually have a garden. </li>
</ul>
</blockquote>
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<ul>
<li>Learn how to crochet.</li>
</ul>
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<li>2013 - Nope.</li>
</ul>
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<li>2015 - No…and do I really need to add in another craft hobby to my arsenal?? </li>
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<ul>
<li>Find my signature drink.</li>
</ul>
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<li>2013 - Nope.</li>
</ul>
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<li>2015 - Nope. </li>
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<li>Complete - 7</li>
<li>In process - 5</li>
<li>Uncomplete - 18 (ouch) </li>
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Still going strong on the popsicle front but I've added caesar salad to the craving mix. I guess there could be worse things to crave, but it's still all very odd to me.<br />
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I can feel more flutters now, which to be completely honest, I could do without. Yes I understand it's great that she's moving, but it's just very creepy and alien-like to me. You go majority of your life where the only time you feel something in your stomach is if you have an issue and then for 4 or 5 months it's now considered "magical." Pass.<br />
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Also the round ligament pain has begun. Ouch!<br />
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Back is starting to feel better.<br />
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Quinn is starting to connect my growing belly with baby sister. He will gently pat my tummy and recite how she's growing and one day will just POP! out, ha. He's also very excited to give baby sister his baby things like the crib, changing table, and cloth diapers.<br />
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Comparison shot of Quinn vs baby sister.<br />
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The easter bunny left a bucket of treats at our house for the little guy, so we brought them along. Glow in the dark items are a recent obsession and the bunny knows what's up, four packs of bracelets in various colors AND a glow sword.<br />
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Quinn is also completely tickled to sit quietly for huge chunks of time and work on puzzles. It's the only thing that keeps him still for that long. Bunny put two of those suckers in the basket! We also had 4 new Llama Llama books (fitting since I call him my little drama llama), egg shaped chalk (how could I not?), a travel color wonder book with marker (for future restaurant distraction), and lots of plastic eggs filled with jelly beans. PS I wish easter candy makers would get on board with more non-peanut contaminated products. I couldn't find one single chocolate bunny without the warning.<br />
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The other easter bunnies of the family set up a quick egg hunt in the back yard. Replace the smart phones with a standard film camera and I'm flashing back to many a hunt in my own Memere's yard. There were 5 cousins and we would each hunt for a specific color as to keep it even steven.<br />
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Quinn was fairly decent at the hunt, but good thing he didn't have any competition. Child is easily distracted, haha.<br />
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We were also able to get a pretty cute family picture. I still failed at getting any pictures of Quinn with grandparents or of all the awesome food. Ah well.<br />
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This week we found out we are adding a sweet girl to the mix! Quinn has always been pretty adamant that mommy has a baby sister in her tummy and I guess he was right.<br />
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Still tired, still have to pee all the time. Two constants that I expect to stick around.<br />
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I threw my back out the beginning of last week and then ended the week with a stomach bug. Woof. Who knew to lose those 5 pounds I just had to become pregnant?<br />
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I'm still craving popsicles, but now more specifically pineapple popsicles. Have you ever tried the Outshine brand? Very yummy.<br />
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And here's the comparison shot. Baby girl seems much higher to me than Quinn.<br />
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The second trimester finally brought along with it the slow down of the morning sickness. I thought I had morning sickness with Quinn, ha! This time around I actually had to be on Zophran 24/7 or literally suffer the consequences.<br />
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I'm still feeling tired all the time, but I think that's just called motherhood. The hubs travels a lot which leaves me on my own with a very bouncy pre-schooler. (Just look at those tired eyes…)<br />
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For most of the first trimester, I barely felt like eating at all. When I did want something it was normally mashed potatoes. So random. So good. This week I want popsicles.<br />
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The baby must be tap dancing on my bladder. I can't make it through the night without at least two or three bathroom visits.<br />
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As you can see the bump itself is going strong. I've been in leggings or yoga pants since about 8 weeks along. Your body truly does know how to make room the second time around. With Quinn, I thought maternity pants with the full belly panel were the bees knees. This time? HATE them. I want nothing to do with them.<br />
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And because we all love a good comparison…Quinn vs baby 2!<br />
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Let's rewind a little bit. When the hubs and I decided to jump on the baby train again I knew I wanted to plan out a better reveal to him than what happened last time. (I took a test at 6 in the morning because I was too excited to wait any longer, excitedly told him he was going to be a daddy, he grunted and went back to sleep…ugh!)<br />
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I found a funny/cute card on Pinterest (because duh) and went ahead and printed it out beforehand. I had it stashed away in my craft room, ready. The morning I knew I could test, hubs was distracted with Quinn so he didn't know I was doing anything. Once the word "pregnant" flashed across the pee stick it was game on! (Still the longest two minutes of my life ever.)<br />
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I grabbed my card and the stick and handed it over.<br />
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I did attached the card to one of his favorite candies at least, gummy bears. This time there was more than a grunt. Hubs smiled real big and exclaimed, "awww you gave me something you peed on!" Always the romantic, that one.<br />
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For about the next 10 weeks, the pregnancy was our little secret. The hubs and I wanted to wait till I had seen the doctor, had a couple ultrasounds, and cleared past the first trimester before we revealed to the world. We did the same with Quinn and it's always easier said than done!<br />
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The first time we saw baby 2 was on February 5th, at 8 weeks 3 days. Sadly, the hubs was in Atlanta for work and couldn't be at the first ultrasound. I decided to ask the tech if we could FaceTime and thankfully she agreed! The hubs got to watch our little bean up on the screen thanks to technology.<br />
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The second time we saw baby 2 was on March 9th, at 13 weeks. We had decided to let Danny's boss know about the pregnancy so he could help manage the traveling schedule around our doctor's appointments, therefore hubs was in actual attendance this time around. We both breathed a sigh of relief when we saw baby 2 bouncing around and developing just as he/she should!<br />
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Now came the fun part of deciding how we would announce this baby to our families and our friends. I had been scouring Pinterest (again duh), but it all felt so "done." I really don't know how it hit, but it did. I decided to do a play on our last name. All I needed was a large scale or seesaw. Do you know that playground seesaws pretty much don't exist anymore? So what's a girl to do… Hubs to the rescue! He built one!<br />
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Of course Quinn thinks this seesaw is awesome, because it is! We called up our favorite photographer, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ericab.studiodesign" target="_blank">Erica Billingsley</a>, and she agreed to meet us at a park here in Spartanburg. She seriously is the best. It started with my maternity pictures when I was pregnant with Quinn and here she is capturing the beginnings of our second.<br />
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I made a card that we then printed out and handed to our parents and also mailed out to some friends and family who aren't on Facebook. We posted the pictures above on Facebook to announce to the rest!<br />
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Telling my family:<br />
On Saturday, March 21st, we took a trip to Chapin because Quinn "had been begging to visit Memere and Papa" wink, wink. I also had told my brother we would be there and Quinn "would love to see his Uncle Casey." Both very true statements, but not the main reason for the visit. My mom had been cooking all morning for us and when we all sat down to eat out on the back porch, I had Quinn give Papa a belated birthday card to open.<br />
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He stared at the card for what seemed like forever haha. He finally said something along the lines of "oh that's so nice!" so I asked "well do you want to share the news?" Apparently it still hadn't clicked yet because he then replied "oh I get it!" and my mom instantly perked up and asked, "are you pregnant?!" Haha!<br />
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When we told them about Quinn, my mom got to open the gift of a baby bib and she screamed and cried so quickly my poor dad didn't have a clue what was going on. So I figured this time around, he would be the one to open up the reveal item, it just took a little longer for the puzzle pieces to come together haha.<br />
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Telling Danny's family:<br />
On Sunday, March 22nd, we had tickets to take Quinn to see Mickey's Magic Show in Greenville. The show was at 4 o'clock so we planned on meeting Danny's parents and his sister's family downtown for dinner. Once everyone was seated and had ordered, we had Quinn give his mom the same card. She opened it and, again, seemed to stare at it forever. Kathy and Kevin instantly knew it was an announcement without even seeing the card so we all began to just giggle and look at each other seeing how long it would take to click. Kevin even whispered, "wait for it…." Finally Harriette's head popped up and she mouthed the words to me "are you pregnant?!" like it was still a secret. I laughed and said yes.<br />
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Now our secret is out in the open and I can stop trying to suck in my gut! Our next big milestone is the gender ultrasound on April 6th.<br />
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What feels like eons ago, the hubs told me he heard that tickets were going to go on sale for Garth Brooks in Atlanta so I told him to set a reminder in our calendar for the sale day. On August 8th at 10am our phones buzzed and by 10:25 we had a confirmation email. We were going to see Garth! </div>
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The hubs was SO excited, and don't get me wrong, I was looking forward to it too, but I wasn't nearly as bouncy as he was haha. The concert was at Philips Arena at 6:30 so we followed the advise of my best friend and took the Marta into the city. </div>
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Since my day started bright and early with a bouncy toddler, I knew I would need to refuel before the concert. I'm addicted to Dunkin Donuts pumpkin spice iced coffees. I don't care how cliche it is.<br />
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We stopped by the concert gear table before heading to our seats. There was a camo hat with the Garth logo in orange. It was meant to be. Somebody *ahem* was thrilled.<br />
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Our seats were pretty amazing. We weren't down on the floor but we definitely weren't in the nosebleeds either.<br />
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Hands down Garth Brooks was the BEST concert I've EVER been too. No contest. His energy, his singing, his interaction with the audience, just EVERYTHING.<br />
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He bounced around stage like my toddler, running around, climbing the set. It was amazing.<br />
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Add Trisha Yearwood to the mix and….sigh, just perfection. They sang, the embraced, they kissed. Adorable. Garth came back for 3 encores until, I imagine, Trisha held him hostage back stage and told the crew to turn on the house lights. He had another show starting only an hour after ours ended!<br />
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She's pregnant and just found out it's a girl! This hot pink tote was screaming her name and I thought it would make a fabulous baby bag. I embroidered an M on it (for her last name) since they aren't 100% official on the name just yet.<br />
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The last goodie was actually for her little fluff nugget, Tilly. They just got a standard poodle puppy the day before we came to visit. She's an absolute doll and so completely mellow. Her name, Tillman, is after one of the buildings on Clemson's campus. They are calling her Tilly for short.<br />
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We had the best weekend and you know what they say…time flies when you're having fun!<br />
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Friday, I took off work and took bubs to see Sesame Street Live in Greenville. His daycare was able to get group tickets and asked parents if they would like to join. A little while back we took him to see Jake and the Neverland Pirates. He was pretty terrified then, but I thought maybe, this time, he'd be just a touch older and better prepared.<br />
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Haha, NOPE. He clung to me and the lovies the entire time. He didn't outright cry, but he did tell me "we can go home now." After a little while I got him to relax and point out the different characters. During intermission he told me that he was having lots of fun. Kids are weird.<br />
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We went to Chick-fil-a for lunch and back home for a nice long nap while I packed us up to go to Clemson for the weekend.<br />
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I walked into the living room to bring all of our bags and found this little train he had set up. He's obsessed with lining up all his toys in a row. He gets everything the way he wants it then climbs into his truck and watches tv. I'll say it again, kids are weird.<br />
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Something that I'm obsessed with are these 31 utility totes. I just got a third one so each person in the family gets a tote for the weekend. They are the perfect size for a weekend away and so sturdy. I love how the opening is structured and doesn't collapse on you. Quinn always wants something while we're driving so the open top makes it easier for me to hunt around in there. </div>
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Quinn got to wear his game day outfit on Saturday. He loves pointing out the different tiger paws every where and telling us "goooooo Tigers!" #raisethemright I put a tiger paw tattoo on my cheek and Quinn about flipped. He wanted one of his face too, ha.<br />
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Clemson has new construction going on all over campus. The one that I'm most excited over is Spirit Point near the Brooks Center for the band. My parents bought hubs and I bricks with our names on them to be put in the walkway there. Maybe they'll be going in soon and we'll be able to look for them. It's such a great thing to have for the future. I can't wait to have Quinn help us find our names in the walkway.<br />
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Like I mentioned earlier, we nearly melted at the game. It was hot hot hot and I was so glad to not be in a uniform. I do miss marching with Tiger Band and being a part of the color guard, but after a game like that I do NOT miss wearing a uniform.<br />
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Tiger Guard has 32 girls this season! Or at least that's how many we counted. I think the band overall has 305. Tiger Band has done a great job over the years and I love to see them growing. IPTAY got them new uniforms this year as well. They look pretty sharp.<br />
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We stayed until there was about 5 minutes left in the third quarter. When the Tigers scored again to make it 44 to 0, we decided to throw in the towel and seek air conditioning.<br />
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Quinn didn't go to the game with us, but I'm fairly certain he had a better time with his cousins. They went to a pirate pool party and even came home with loot. Then we let him stay up late building towers and running around like a maniac. That's what weekends are all about, right?<br />
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He turned into a snuggle bug the next morning though when it all started to catch up with him. He took a pretty solid nap on Sunday to recover. The house was so quiet while the boys napped and I indulged in some sewing. The best.<br />
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And to end on a random note, have y'all tried the Blue Moon harvest pumpkin ale? If you like pumpkin flavored drinks, I highly recommend it!<br />
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Of course this weekend is still sweltering hot, even if it is the beginning of September. Quinn was grumpy at first, but we got him an ice cold apple sipper and all was good. He kept telling me, "I like my apple sipper!" He went through three of them!<br />
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We walked up and down Main Street looking at all the goodies in the different booths. There was a booth will tons of wooden toys and I noticed these duck flappers. I immediately flashed back to my own childhood as I had a penguin version of it. My mother likes to tell me how I drove her crazy flapping that thing all around the kitchen. We opted NOT to get Quinn one, hehe.<br />
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To take a little break from the heat, we decided to go to the children's museum. It's called Hands On and it's fabulous. Quinn lives for places like this now. He can crawl, jump, slide, touch, and bounce around. I was thankful for the AC and a real bathroom, ha.<br />
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He loved building lego race cars and then sending them flying down the ramp where they would bust into a million pieces at the bottom. I believe he's going to love derby car races when he's a little older.<br />
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The hubs always seems to have just as much fun as Quinn does at these type places. He followed Quinn around from activity to activity and joined in all the fun. Watching them play together is simply the best. The father-son bond grows stronger each day.<br />
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We took a little break to have a hot dog and while the hubs was off finding Quinn another apple sipper, bubs decided to do a little dancing in the street. It was so funny. He bobs his head to the beat and stomps around in circles. Of course as soon as I tried to get it on video he quit.<br />
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I got a little souvenir from the festival. One of the booths had many many hand made clay ornaments that could be personalized. I had to get the apple tree! I originally picked the tree with only three apples, but the hubs said I should include all the furbabies too.<br />
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Monday I realized we hadn't done the grocery shopping yet so the executive decision to go to Cracker Barrel and the park was made. Quinn didn't want to color on the kids menu while we waited….but somebody else did.<br />
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Quinn is finally big enough to climb all over the playground on his own. It's pretty awesome. We try to get him to run around and go down the slides as much as possible before he locks in on the swing.<br />
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But it's no secret that the swing is his favorite. He'll tell us to go faster and that he's not done yet.<br />
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I wasn't going to let him go on this part of the play ground because I didn't think he could do it without falling. Yep, he totally showed me. He climbed up it multiple times like a champ.<br />
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After nap time (3.5 hours!) we had fun rediscovering all of his toys in the back of the cabinet. Trucks, pirate ships, and building blocks galore. I don't know what we're going to do when he gets a fresh batch for his birthday and Christmas.<br />
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