Friday, December 28, 2012
Christmas Time 2012
We went to your daddy's family this year for Christmas. ( We had Christmas with my side already... on Thanksgiving Break.) We also experienced your very first Snow Blizzard! While staying at your Nana and Papaw Latimer's, we got 10 inches of snow! You weren't sure what it was, but we sat you out in it for a little bit... in a warm blanket and basket. ;) You enjoyed seeing all of your cousins, too. Right before we came, you had your nine month check-up. You are 21 pounds and 27.5 inches tall. You still pull up on everything, sleep good (most of the time), and eat great. You crawl and follow me everywhere... you know your momma! You also high five daddy... it's cute. Here this week, you let go of things and stood there. You sat down when I gasped! You will be walking soon I believe! You haven't had the best of luck sleeping at a new place, but we are thinking it's partly because you are teething again, and we think you might have the second one coming in soon. Poor thing! It just stinks! Anyway, you had a great visit to Santa earlier this month, enjoyed your Christmas family time, and are blessed to have such great family on both sides. God has been good to us. We are lucky to have you, and are thankful for our families as well. Love you Punkin!
Thanksgiving/Christmas with the Henry Family
Here are a few pictures of your First Thanksgiving/ Christmas with your "Henry" grandparents, cousins, and great grands. ( My side of the family...) You loved seeing them all, riding the swing and train at the park, and enjoying all of the noise from your cousins! We are going to your dad's side of the family for Christmas this year. We take turns, but no one wants to miss out on seeing you, so we took the chance to have "Christmas" with your mims and papa on Thanksgiving visit.
Monday, December 3, 2012
8 months!
I'm a little late getting this 8 month post up.. I will probably be posting the 9 month soon, too! Wow, how time has flown by! In the past while, we have had a lot happen. We had Zoe's baby dedication at church, Thanksgiving travels, and a lot of fun times with family!
For her baby dedication, we were able to join with other families at our church to celebrate the promise that we will raise our children in Christian homes to know who God is. We prayed for Zoe that we could be good examples as parents to her, and hope that she knows and follows Jesus. It was a sweet day, especially since most of our family was able to come up.
We also took Zoe on her first road trip to Texas! It was Chris' cousin Katy's wedding! We had a great time, and Zoe did a fabulous job on the road!
Then, along came Thanksgiving break. We ended up going to Ft. Smith to stay with my family. We were able to visit with my brother and his family, which we haven't seen since Zoe was born. It was so fun, but sad because she really warmed up to everything the day we all left! :( But, I am hopeful that it won't be so long until the next visit. We went ahead and did our Christmas celebrating then too... so, we had a lot to be Thankful for. It was just nice to have all of my family together, and all of our kids. It was a special time for me, and I know Zoe will have fun looking at all the goofy pictures someday!
Zoe, here are all of the fun things you are doing now...
- Still crawling.. but now it's like turbo baby crawling! You are fast!
-You are pulling up, and even letting go for a few seconds. You just stand there a bit before you fall.
-You love to stand up and go back and forth on the ottoman. I guess this is your walking practice.
-You are still a little stinker! You do something silly, cut your eyes at us, and laugh.
- You are picking up your food with your pointer and thumb, you have pretty good grasp these days.
-You gagged on mashed sweet potatoes, but you love them in the baby food jar... GO figure!
-You eat well... You love your veggies and fruits, and are actually trying to completely wean yourself from nursing, bottles, etc.
- You use a sippy cup well now. You still drink too much water at a time, and it runs all over your face.
-You give mommy kisses now.... a lot of open mouth kisses! I love them.
-You and your daddy do "high fives". You only do this with him! ;)
- You get really excited about things and flap your arms and screech... you get excited A LOT!
-You aren't a quiet laid back child.... you are definitely full of personality and are wild and loud! I love that you are a fun little thing, though... you definitely make people smile when they are around you.
- You love your toys now, but really love to explore the house... you get into everything. (sockets, etc!)
-You stand up in your crib and play until you give up and get yourself to sleep... we still rock you occasionally to wind you down, but you most always put yourself to sleep.
-You weigh about 20 pounds, maybe? I don't really know...
- You appear to have an "outie" belly button... but it might just be because your belly sticks straight out!
- You have a ton of hair and are able to have a mini pony on top.
-You are still my favorite shopping buddy, except you want to hold everything!
-You open your mouth wide when you want a bite of our food... you come up and stick your tongue out and open your mouth wide while tugging on our clothes...
- Still blue eyed....
- Still no teeth... poor child, you have been teething for months!
- In size 9 month clothing... 12 month jammies because of length
Zoe,
you are still a sweetheart! There hasn't been a person that hasn't loved seeing you smile and be silly! You are a very spunky little girl, and we are loving our lives with you! We love being your mommy and daddy.
For her baby dedication, we were able to join with other families at our church to celebrate the promise that we will raise our children in Christian homes to know who God is. We prayed for Zoe that we could be good examples as parents to her, and hope that she knows and follows Jesus. It was a sweet day, especially since most of our family was able to come up.
We also took Zoe on her first road trip to Texas! It was Chris' cousin Katy's wedding! We had a great time, and Zoe did a fabulous job on the road!
Then, along came Thanksgiving break. We ended up going to Ft. Smith to stay with my family. We were able to visit with my brother and his family, which we haven't seen since Zoe was born. It was so fun, but sad because she really warmed up to everything the day we all left! :( But, I am hopeful that it won't be so long until the next visit. We went ahead and did our Christmas celebrating then too... so, we had a lot to be Thankful for. It was just nice to have all of my family together, and all of our kids. It was a special time for me, and I know Zoe will have fun looking at all the goofy pictures someday!
Zoe, here are all of the fun things you are doing now...
- Still crawling.. but now it's like turbo baby crawling! You are fast!
-You are pulling up, and even letting go for a few seconds. You just stand there a bit before you fall.
-You love to stand up and go back and forth on the ottoman. I guess this is your walking practice.
-You are still a little stinker! You do something silly, cut your eyes at us, and laugh.
- You are picking up your food with your pointer and thumb, you have pretty good grasp these days.
-You gagged on mashed sweet potatoes, but you love them in the baby food jar... GO figure!
-You eat well... You love your veggies and fruits, and are actually trying to completely wean yourself from nursing, bottles, etc.
- You use a sippy cup well now. You still drink too much water at a time, and it runs all over your face.
-You give mommy kisses now.... a lot of open mouth kisses! I love them.
-You and your daddy do "high fives". You only do this with him! ;)
- You get really excited about things and flap your arms and screech... you get excited A LOT!
-You aren't a quiet laid back child.... you are definitely full of personality and are wild and loud! I love that you are a fun little thing, though... you definitely make people smile when they are around you.
- You love your toys now, but really love to explore the house... you get into everything. (sockets, etc!)
-You stand up in your crib and play until you give up and get yourself to sleep... we still rock you occasionally to wind you down, but you most always put yourself to sleep.
-You weigh about 20 pounds, maybe? I don't really know...
- You appear to have an "outie" belly button... but it might just be because your belly sticks straight out!
- You have a ton of hair and are able to have a mini pony on top.
-You are still my favorite shopping buddy, except you want to hold everything!
-You open your mouth wide when you want a bite of our food... you come up and stick your tongue out and open your mouth wide while tugging on our clothes...
- Still blue eyed....
- Still no teeth... poor child, you have been teething for months!
- In size 9 month clothing... 12 month jammies because of length
Zoe,
you are still a sweetheart! There hasn't been a person that hasn't loved seeing you smile and be silly! You are a very spunky little girl, and we are loving our lives with you! We love being your mommy and daddy.
Standing up to watch your cartoons. ( You love Baby Einstein, Mickey, and Chuggington!)
This is your adorable little smile in your Thanksgiving Dress.
Your Baby Dedication at Church
This is you with your Texas Family!
This is your first pony! :)
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