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Baby Dedication

2012-02-14T16:52:00.000-08:00

On February 5, 2012, we dedicated Crosby to God at church. Even before she arrived, Crosby belonged to God, the service provided at our church was a special way to announce it. She was such a good baby all through the service, she even gave a huge grin to her pastor. We met elders from the church in the front, they prayed with us and gave us two special gifts. One gift was an official certificate and the second was a super sweet tiny pink bible with Crosby's name on it. It's really a sweet memento of this moment in her life.

Grammie and Papa also made the trip from MN to be apart of Crosby's special day. Those family members that couldn't be in Texas with us, were able to watch the service live online. How special! Technology is AMAZING and I am so thankful for it!

Trouble...

2012-02-11T18:38:00.000-08:00

Watch out world, here I come!

Silly Faces Love, Crosby

2012-02-11T18:32:00.000-08:00

Sometimes I make a silly face that makes mommy and daddy laugh really hard. It's super easy to do. Just follow these easy steps:

1. Suck in on your top lip

2. Look very serious

See? Easy! Did I make you laugh?

Love, Crosby

8 months

2012-02-11T17:29:00.001-08:00

Another month has quickly passed! Crosby Eleanor is 8 months old already. We love this age! Everyday she seems to impress us with a new skill she's learning. We are so thankful for her contagious giggle, bright smile, sweet kisses, and warm hugs. God blessed us with this little sweetie! Now onto the pictures and fun Crosby facts.

No stats this month due to no doctor visits!
Size 3 diapers
9-12 month clothes

Likes: standing, smiling, eating, walks, playing with buddies at day care, chewing on everything, Facetiming and Skyping with family, rolling, army crawling, feeding herself, giggling, bath time, playing on the changing table, being the center of attention, getting dedicated, having Grammie and Papa visit, getting the mail, kisses, Noah (Little People)

Dislikes: waiting to eat (she's like me), being cold after bath time, waiting to go to bed, loud buzzers (basketball games)

Foods that Crosby enjoys: sweet potatoes (still her #1), carrots, green beans, peas, broccoli, bananas, applesauce, pears, peaches, mangoes, yogurt bites, puffs!

Milestones:
1. Was dedicated at The Oaks on 2/4
2. Started rolling with purpose, to get an object, to get closer to one of us
3. Wants to feed herself and has successfully done so with puffs, yogurt bits, peas, cheerios
4. Has successfully transitioned to two big naps per day
5. Can move from the sitting position to the crawling position
6. Pulls herself up on us

Ultra Serious

Just Talking to Momma

Cheese Ball

Our Happy Girl

7 month pics Love, Crosby

2012-01-15T19:05:00.000-08:00

Hey there everyone! Yup, I am 7 months old.

What's that? You want to see me teeth? Oh, I am just not sure. I am kind of shy...

Who am I kidding?!? Here they are!

Cheese!

7 months

2012-01-14T18:07:00.000-08:00

Our sweet little girl is 7 months old. She is growing up so fast. We love this age. It seems like each day she learns something new. We love you Crosby!

Because we had a sick little girl, we have 7 month weight stats. Crosby has a cold and fluid in both ears..boo. Despite the fact that she's sick, she is still super smiley and silly as ever!

7 month weight: 17 lbs 14 oz
Diaper Size: 3
Clothing Size: 6 - 9 months (and a few 12 month items, yikes)

Now onto some fun pictures and facts about little Miss Crosby!

- eating solid food for breakfast and dinner

- loves sweet potatoes, carrots, peas, bananas and applesauce

- warming up to peaches still

- likes to drink from her sippy cup/give herself a bath

- loves to skype and facetime with family

- sits up on her own with no help from mommy or daddy

- is a rolling machine

- often gets "stuck" on her side, but doesn't seem to mind it

- is working on her dexterity each day by feeding herself puffs

- takes 2 two hour naps every day! and some days there is a bonus 30-45 minute nap!

- loves to jump!

- during Christmas she was more interested interested in eating the wrapping paper than what was inside

- would much rather stand than sit on the floor

- has 2 bottom teeth

- when feeling well, is sleeping through the night

- has flown 8 times (4 trips to MN)

- is going to daycare 5 days a week

- spends her week days playing with a 4 month old buddy

- like to cuddle and snuggle

- loves her daddy!

- with give you a courtesy laugh

- is ticklish on her sides and by her neck

- still puts everything in her mouth

- has eaten out twice and did great both times

- giggles at the sound of her bath water running

- blows lots of bubbles

- loves to hear anyone sing

- has a slight fear of dogs

- enjoys riding in shopping carts

- takes shots in her legs like a champ

- loved Santa

- likes to chat during church

- blows lots of snot bubbles (ewww...)

- seems very interesting in what mommy and daddy are eating or drinking

- is getting better at reading books rather than eating them

- her hair is long enough to style after bath time

- when we pick her up from daycare or when we get home, she waves both hands in excitement (it melts my heart)

- shrieks with excitement

- likes to look at herself in the mirror or on the Ipad (this makes her laugh)

- is a drooling machine (doc said the top teeth are making their way down)

- is a good sport about wearing hats

LOVE her!

7 month old photo shoot pics to follow....

Auntie Love

2012-01-08T15:53:00.000-08:00

Crosby is such a lucky little girl to have so many sweet aunties.

Love you Auntie Tabi! Thanks for all the kisses and cuddles over Christmas Break. I love my purple piggy bank and the gray and pink dress. You have such good taste. Thank you for flying all the way from California to come and visit. Mommy said that is a long way, you're so great for making the trip. Also, I loved playing with Boone. He's such a good puppy!

Love you Auntie Lan! Thank you for cuddling with me and playing with me on the floor. Also, thank you for the work out clothes! I can't wait to match daddy this spring! I forgot to tell Uncle Ran something at Christmas, when Grover gets here make sure you tell him that I have a space here in Texas for him to come and visit me. Love you and Uncle Ran and baby Grover too!

Love you Auntie Aimee! Thank you for giving me a super awesome nickname, also for all for cuddle and play time. I love my TWIN! The clothes you bought for me are so cute. I can't wait to be big enough to wear them. Don't forget, if you need a place to stay or visit, the room across from mine has your name on it! :)

Love you Auntie Kath! I am so glad that you always bring such a fun playmate with you every time we see each other. Thank you for singing to me and making me laugh with your silly faces. You're such a good mommy and auntie. Thank you for the Tickle Monster book and gloves. Mommy read the book to me last night, he is so funny. I can't wait to fit into my kitty shirt. Tell Uncle Bret and cousin Mollie thank you too!

2 Teeth!

2012-01-08T14:19:00.000-08:00

Tim and I have figured that Miss Crosby has been teething since Thanksgiving. Anything and everything goes into her mouth! She cut her first tooth on 12/27 and tooth number two came through on 1/2! Praise the Lord! Crosby is back to sleeping through the night, which is AWESOME.

No pictures yet..she's a little shy.

Sweet Bath Hair

2012-01-08T14:15:00.000-08:00

My Piggy

2012-01-08T14:13:00.000-08:00

Thank you Auntie Tabi for my very first Piggy Bank. I love it!
But wait, I think it's broken, it's empty... ;)

My Christmas Break - by Crosby

2012-01-08T13:30:00.000-08:00

Mom, Dad and I traveled to MN for our 1st Christmas together. We flew on a plane, dad said it was just one direct flight. I didn't care as long as I was with mom and dad. Here are just a few things I did while in Minnesota. Just a warning, I did A LOT and mom got a little carried away with the camera.

Gave fashion advice to my cousin Harlee.

Gave and received TONS of kisses!

Played, cuddled, and enjoyed lots of time with Grandma Lonna and Bob.

Did yoga with Grandpa Tim.

Learned a few wrestling moves from Harlee. I will get you next Christmas.

Got some sweet jumping advice from my cousin Mollie. She's such a great jumper!

Played the role of the Christmas Elf.

Met my Great Grandpa Donnie for the first time.

Gave encouraging parenting advice to Uncle Ran, daddy to be. I think he'll be a great daddy.

Made a new friend, maybe not.

Spent 14 FULL days with these two cuties.

Practiced my jokes on Uncle Ran, he's got a great giggle.

Practiced my problem solving skills with Cousin Mollie.

Looked to GGP for some back-up.

Learned how to read.

I had so much fun with Auntie Tabi and Uncle Ross.

Mollie and I made Papa and Grammie Christmas gifts while we were together at Thanksgiving. Papa's sweatshirt says, "Papa's Lil Helpers". He LOVED it!

I learned how to open presents with my mouth. Wrapping paper is delicious.

Talked about the weather with Grandpa Tim.

Enjoyed playing with all the fun new gifts from my family!

Organized a 4 generation picture.

Hung out with all of my fun Aunties.

Listened to a lot of fun stories that cousin Mollie read.

I had such a fun time in Minnesota!

C's 1st Thanksgiving Part #3

2011-12-13T19:28:00.000-08:00

Crosby is always impressing us with how smart she is.
Here she is in action over Thanksgiving.

Helping Auntie Elvi identify everyone in the picture.

Inviting Uncle Ross over to inform him as well.

Putting together a 4 generation picture.

Styling Karly's hair.

Teaching Ross and Karly how to properly play with her new toy.

Playing hide and go seek with Boone. C's counting...impressive huh!

Showing Papa where her feet are.

Giving the cow CPR.

Solving the worlds problems with Big Papa.

C's 1st Thanksgiving Part #2 - Cousin Love

2011-12-13T19:16:00.000-08:00

COUSINS! Crosby loves her cousin Mollie. Mollie has so many things to teach her younger cousin. Over half of my pictures from this week were taken of these two cuties. Thanks to Grammie Fran, Aunt Karen and Auntie Leanne, these two had plenty of matching clothes! I just know these two are going to be great friends!

Sharing Papa's chair with Papa...

Just chatting....

Mollie showing off her sweet crawling skills...

FaceTiming with Great Grandma P....

Great Grandma P chatting with the girls...

The day before Thanksgiving matching outfits...Thanks Aunt Karen!

Sweet cousin love...

The little gobblers...

Thanks Auntie Lan for the sweet outfits!

Matching cat jammies...Thanks Grammie and Papa!

6 months

2011-12-13T17:42:00.000-08:00

We have reached 6 months. Everyone says how fast the time goes by and they are SO right! These past 6 months have gone by very fast. As odd as it sounds, it feels like we just brought her home from the hospital. She is growing so fast!

Crosby had her 6 months wellness visit and here are her stats:
17 lbs 1 oz (75%)
27 3/4 inches (95%)

- We have a crazy roller on our hands.

-Love to put anything and everything in her mouth.

-Wearing size 6-9 months clothes.

-Loves bath time. The sound of the water running makes her giggle!

-Has been teething for 3+ weeks. Has little bumps, but not much else.

- Is a fan of hats!

-Likes to FaceTime and Skype with family.

-Now eats: sweet potatoes, carrots, peas, bananas, oatmeal

- Likes to suck on ice cubes and her sippy cup.

- Loves to read.

- Has rolled her way under the couch.

- Helped daddy make roll out cookies.

- She likes to sit (somewhat unassisted).

-When Skyping, she likes to grab faces.

- Sleeping from 10:30 -6 am!

- Has started waking up between 8:30 and 10 at night, just to hang out.

- Hasn't really noticed the Christmas tree.

-Helped mommy celebrate her birthday!

- Got a flu shot. :(

-Flew for her 3rd time to MN for Thanksgiving!

- Has started to drink a little bit of formula (1/3 of each bottle).

- Is very aware of who mommy and daddy are!

- Wakes up with her head in the corner of her crib quite often.

We love Crosby so much! Tim and I are so blessed to have this little girl in our lives!

Crosby's 1st Thanksgiving Part #1

2011-12-05T17:54:00.000-08:00

We had our very first family Thanksgiving. Tim, Crosby and I got on a plane as soon as I got home from school on Friday. It was a decent flight, considering Crosby had slept a total of 2 hours all day. Took a little snoozer on the flight to MN, she looked super cute laying across our laps. She has been such a great traveler!

While in Minnesota, we were blessed to visit with so many family members. Crosby got to love on a bunch of people! Warning: This is A LOT of pictures!

Hanging with Uncle Ross - Blaze Orange and Plaid
Loving on Great Grandma Elise
Spending some sweet time with Great Auntie Elvi.
Getting fashion tips from Great Uncle Jim.
Snuggling with Great Grandma Marvel.
Learning all about motorcycles from Cousin Cody.
Getting ready for bed with Karly.
Tickling Auntie Pam.
Hanging out with Grandma Lonna.
Cuddling with Grandpa Tim.
Telling Auntie Aimee what's up.
Enjoying some chill time with Auntie Katie.
Keeping Auntie Leanne cozy and warm.
Being silly with Big Papa and Nonnie.
Giving Grammie hugs good-night.
Squeezing Papa.
Meeting mommy and daddy's friends Chris and Jena for the first time!

More Thanksgiving posts to come.....

I Wanna Help

2011-11-12T10:40:00.001-08:00

...clean my toes.

...feed myself.

...keep you warm and snugly.

...put lotion on after bath.

Mom says that I am getting to be such a BIG helper.

Typical Night at Our House

2011-11-12T10:30:00.000-08:00

Every other night at our house is Crosby's bath night. She loves the water! Since her very first bath time, we've used this awesome over the kitchen sink baby bath tub. She started off in the hammock as a teeny tiny infant, she quickly out grew that. Tim is usually in charge of baths, he does a fantastic job at not getting water all over her face, something that I am great at doing. Now that we've introduced solid food, this is what a typical night looks like in our house.

1. Waiting SO patiently for her sweet potatoes! She loves them!

2. A spoonful goes in and some of it comes back out.
3. She is a eager eater! She frequently hums, and turns to get more quickly!
4. Post meal bath. She is a happy bather.

5 months

2011-11-10T17:40:00.000-08:00

5 months. 5 whole months have gone by since our sweet little Crosby entered this world. I love her so much! We did not go to the doctor this month, so no stats. She is growing!

Facts about Crosby:

-Wearing sizes 3-6 months clothes.

-Size 1 diapers still during the day, size 2 at night.

-Started eating solid food. First rice cereal (yuck), now we're on to sweet potatoes!

-Can't seem to stay on her back long, she loves to roll to her tummy.

-Loves bath time!

-Enjoys car rides, they often put her right to sleep.

-Very vocal, it's hard to keep this little girl in church. We're just not ready to put her in the nursery quite yet. Well, I'm not.

-Has a slight fear of big dogs.

-Notices everything: eyebrows, glasses, coffee cups, necklaces, hair... the list could go on and on. Basically, if you have it, she wants it.

-Anything and everything is going in her mouth.

-Still no teeth.

-When napping, she always seems to manage to make it to her tummy.

-Loves all the quality daddy/daughter time.

-Wants to help with every meal.

-Found her toes!

-Blows lots of bubbles. Sometimes at meal time...let's just say, Tim doesn't like sweet potatoes.

-She smiles all the time. She is such a happy little girl!

Pumpkin Patch and Honey Bees

2011-11-06T18:45:00.001-08:00

On the night before Halloween our little family ventured out to a pumpkin patch in search of the perfect pumpkin. We thought this would be a great opportunity to get some cute pictures of our little lady. She didn't know what to think about it. Crosby was a great sport, so was Tim.

Once we got home from the pumpkin adventure and before Crosby faded, we got some fun pictures of her in her Halloween costume. She was a fuzzy little honey bee. We did not take her trick-or-treating this year, who would give candy to a baby?

Tim's Aunt Karen sent Crosby this super cute Halloween onesie. Added bonus, it glows in the dark! Crosby was trying to give us her very best "tough" face! She wasn't tricking anyone.

Silly girl! Thank you Aunt Karen for the fun onesie!

Not Her Favorite

2011-11-06T18:36:00.000-08:00

Recently we started Miss Crosby on rice cereal at night. Here is what she thinks of it:

Are you serious? I have to eat this?

In my mouth, not my nose! Never mind, the nose might be a better place for this stuff.
This is horrible! Please, no more!

Wait, maybe I like it....

Nope, still horrible!

We have now moved on to sweet potatoes and she LOVES them!

#TeamChin takes the fight to the streets...

2011-11-03T13:44:00.000-07:00

Re-posted from Coachwhite.org

On October 11th, 2011 my little sister, Leanne, was diagnosed with breast cancer. I haven't said much here about her her battle with breast cancer. (I can barely type the words) I put a link in my sidebar and re-posted a poem she wrote about. She also happens to be pregnant with her 1st child whom they know will be a baby boy. The medicine has come a long way from 10 years ago and both she and the baby will beat this and be stronger for it in the future. This has been very hard for her because it came out the blue(baby boy reference:)) and it came fast. Cancer is more aggressive in younger people. When we found out we immediately went to Minnesota to be with the family and with her before her initial Dr. visits. She was in good spirits with the two babies around and the whole family, but underneath it all we were all stunned and in shock. She has battled through so much and now this. We prayed and have been praying ever since. If there is anyone strong enough to be a mom and beat bc(can't type it anymore) it's her. We all admire her so much for her strength, toughness, and stubbornness(hey, it will come in very handy here!)

Today I got a package from #teamchin headquarters in Muscatine, IA. We had rubber wristbands made with her favorite bible verse:

Philippians 4:13: "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me."

I left Crosby alone with the bracelets (to get her bottle ready) and look what she did for her Auntie:

Truer words have never been put on rubber bracelets:

If you would like a bracelet, the TX annex of #teamchin headquarters has a bunch. All proceeds will go to Leanne and Ryan their fight. The nickname "Chin" comes from a restaurant in Minnesota, named Leann-Chin. I am pretty sure it was bestowed upon her the 1st or 2nd time she stepped on a basketball court and it stuck :)

You can contact me at via twitter @coachwhite27 or facebook danielle or reply in the comments. to find out how to get some.

Tim's Great Adventure

2011-10-30T19:52:00.000-07:00

Tomorrow Tim begins his adventure of a stay at home dad. Follow him @ coachwhite.org

White Family Photo Shoot

2011-10-30T07:09:00.000-07:00

While the whole family was together in October, we had ourselves a little photo shoot. Here are some cute snaps from that day.

Everyone in their gray, pink and white!

Proud Grandparents!

The Miller Family
The Euken Family
The White Family

Dads and Daughters aka Bretx2 and Timx2

Auntie Leanne and the girlsSenior Picture x7
The whole group again.

Muddy Buddy

2011-10-23T17:50:00.001-07:00

On October 16th, Tim participated in his first Muddy Buddy Race in Cedar Hill. He buddied up with a friend from work. During the course of the race, they had to run/bike and complete a series of obstacles. The race was through the Cedar Hill State Park and was 6 miles long. At the end of the race they had to scale a final obstacle and then crawl through a mud pit! These two were quite the pair, finishing the race with a time of 1:00:47! Rock Stars!

Rounding the final corner to the finish line!

Post race with us...Crosby did not want to face the sun.

Justin and Tim - post race

Grandma Lonna Came to Town

2011-10-23T17:31:00.000-07:00

I went back to work this past week. Thankfully, Grandma Lonna was able to come and take care of Crosby for a whole week. In addition to taking care of C, she also made dinner each night, cleaned, and did our laundry. Fantastic!
We were so blessed to have her come and take care of us for a whole week.

Here are a few things we did...

Went to watch Tim at the Columbia Muddy Buddy Race in Cedar Hill. Posts from this event will follow. Here are the two of them just talking and laughing. It was a beautiful day.

Taking a break for cuddling.

Yes, I insisted on playing dress up. Crosby is still a really good sport about it.

She was very interested in eating her shoes. She is rocking her new corduroys.

Trying out her winter hat. When is it going to be cold enough to wear?

Grandma Lonna got to sit in a quite a few bath nights.

Just relaxing post bath.

Playing with her new block from Grandma! She LOVES them!

Thank you mom for coming into town for a whole week. Thank you Bob for letting us have her! We had so much fun catching up, laughing, going for walks, seeing Footloose, watching Tim at the Muddy Buddy. Thank you for a wonderful week! I love you!

4 Month Stats

2011-10-20T16:04:00.000-07:00

Crosby had her 4 month doctor visit earlier this week.

And the results are in....

14.5 pounds

26 inches

She's a growing girl! Tim said she took her shots like a champ!

Quick Trip to Minnesota

2011-10-20T15:23:00.000-07:00

On Tuesday, October 11th Tim and I got a call that we never wanted to receive. Tim's sister Leanne has breast cancer. Leanne is 20 weeks pregnant with her first child, a boy! Tim and I knew that we needed to be there. Thankfully we found a flight that allowed us to be in MN for 3 days for some much needed quality time.

Please join us in praying for Leanne, Ryan and their little boy. Follow Leanne's journey @ team-chin.blogspot.com

During out quick trip...

Mollie and Crosby met for the first time in person...Crosby couldn't take her eye's off of her older, more mature cousin. Auntie Kath also met Crosby for the first time.
Mollie blessed her sweet little cousin.
Some quality hand holding/play time took place.
A little bouncing....

Bonding time with Uncle Tim and Mollie.
Cousin bath time.
Dads and Daughters
Getting ready for our family photo shoot...pink, gray, and white!

Cute cousin hats!
Mommy and CrosbyFamily Picture
I took one of C and each set of family members, but can't find them. As soon as I do, I will post them.

Day 24 - SAHME

2011-10-10T11:41:00.000-07:00

This marks the start of my last week at home with Crosby. She is hitting so many mile stones, it's been AWESOME to be able to stay at home with her to witness them first hand.

Today has been a "recover from the weekend" sort of day. She is one sleep little girl. Or maybe it's a "recover from last night" type of day. Tim said she was up from 11:30ish to 1am talking to herself. I got up with her at 3:30. I guess she just wanted us to remember that she was there. She's so sweet to think of us. Tim was gone all day Saturday, so maybe she just wanted to spend extra time with him. Who knows, she's making it up today during her naps. Love her!

4 Months

2011-10-10T10:58:00.000-07:00

Miss Crosby is 4 months old today! She is growing and changing daily. This is such a fun age! We feel like each day she's making new discoveries and learning new tricks.

Her 4 month check up isn't until next Monday, so I have no stats yet. Trust me, she is growing like a weed! After her appointment, I will let you all know what we find out.

She is wearing size 3-6 months clothes. I know! And she's still in size 1 diapers during the day, but size 2 at night.

She is becoming more and more aware of her surroundings. Her eyes are constantly looking around and taking in everything.

In the past month Crosby has:

-rolled over from front to back

-rolled over from back to front

-started eating every 4 hours (was every 3)

-attended her first LSRO volleyball game

-reach and grabs toys

-went to her first baby shower

-becoming more and more vocal

-blows bubbles

-laughs and giggles

-gives big open mouth kisses

-discovered eyebrows

-puts everything in her mouth

-plays in her excersaucer (thanks Alishia and Olivia)

-sleeps well from 10pm - 6am (most nights)

-is a GREAT napper

-lots of smiles

-does well in the car, does great in the car if daddy is there too!

Likes:

-having her diaper changed
-talking to her friends
-going to Chipotle and Sprinkles
-cuddling
-singing
-looking in the mirror
-rolling over (back to front)
-Skyping and Facetiming with family
-having visitors in town
-bath time
-being swaddled for naps and bedtime
-playing in the excersaucer
-going for walks
-listening/singing to music
-play dates with friends
-watching baseball with daddy (Go Rangers!)

Dislikes:

-having a stuffy nose
-waking up early from naps and not being able to fall back asleep
-having snot suctioned out of her nose
-short car rides with mommy
-laying down when she'd rather be standing
-waiting to eat

Her likes far out weigh her dislikes. She is an amazing little girl. Tim and I are blessed that she is so easy going and just goes with the flow. We love you so much Crosby!

October Weekend Visitors!

2011-10-10T10:02:00.000-07:00

This weekend we had a couple visitors come to town. Papa and Grammie flew in on Friday (Tim had the day off due to the state fair - Fair Day!). All 3 of us went to pick them up from the airport. The weekend flew by!

Golf was played on Friday, along with 8 surprise visitors! Uncle Bret and 7 other Iowa State fans stopped by for dinner on their way to Waco.

Saturday Tim and Papa drove down to meet the guys for tail gating fun and the Iowa State - Baylor game. While they guys were away, Grammie got to spend time with the girls. Crosby had lots of fun singing, cuddling, and playing with Grammie. After Crosby's 2nd nap, we headed out to do some shopping. Grammie found C a brand new outfit! We can't wait for the temps to drop so Crosby can wear it. It will be perfect for Thanksgiving!

The guys headed back early Sunday morning so we could all go to church together. After church, we went to Cracker Barrel for brunch! Yummy! After doing my fair share of window shopping, it might be a Cracker Barrel Christmas for all! There were lots of good finds! Papa bought his girls the cutest boots. Mollie and Crosby will have to do a fashion show at Thanksgiving. They look like UGG boots and they are darling.

We spent the rest of Sunday napping and watching football. It was a WONDERFUL weekend. We are so thankful and blessed that Grammie and Papa were able to spend the weekend with us.

Thank you for EVERYTHING! We LOVE you!

Day 23 - SAHME

2011-10-06T14:36:00.000-07:00

Raise your hand if took 2 two hour naps and if you rolled from your back to your tummy today?

Day 22 - SAHME

2011-10-05T09:03:00.000-07:00

Up All Night - not just a new fall NBC show.

Miss Crosby has a stuffy nose. You can hear it when you walk into her room. A stuffy nose makes it difficult to sleep. I called the doctor yesterday and they will not see her unless she has 2 of the following 3 symptoms: a fever (nope), eating less (nope), sleeping less (yup). No doctor for us, but they did recommend a few things that I went out last night to get.

1. A cool mist humidifier (already had one, but needed a new filter)
2. Saline drops for her little nose

Since I went out after bed time last night, I couldn't start them until this AM. So, even though she only woke up a hand full of times, I had a really hard time falling back to sleep. Crosby wasn't 'Up All Night', it was just her momma. She did wake up a lot compared to her 1 or 2x a night.

Naps today were non-existent. I take that back, she did nap for two hours this am, then an hour for her second nap. It's just not enough. She is so tired, but for whatever reason can't sleep for long periods of time . Her 3:30 nap rolled around and that was a no go in her crib, so she is napping for however long she can in her swing. Right now she's just looking at me and not napping, but at least she's in the napping-zone (eyes heavy, sucking her paci). I am just praying those little eyes shut soon, she is just SO TIRED!

UPDATE: Those tired eyes did not shut. :( Poor little girl only slept a total of 4 hours all day.

Day 21 - SAHME

2011-10-04T14:55:00.000-07:00

Swaddle or not to swaddle? That is our question.

Miss Crosby has been an awesome sleeper up until this point. She has been sleeping through the night for a very long time and we are SUPER THANKFUL for this! As of lately she has begun to over power her wedge (it's the white thing in the corner). She will end up on her tummy or even on her back sometimes. When she rolls to her back, her little eyes pop open! Sleep time is over in her book. She has always been a side sleeper, in a wedge, swaddled. Well, these days may have to come to an end soon.

Here are some problems that we are facing:
Problem#1: She is a big girl and will smoosh the wedge - ending up on her back.
Problem#2: The swaddle we like, this is the largest size they make. She is almost to long for it.
Problem#3: She is a thumb sucker, yet hasn't figured out how to sooth herself with this method since we ALWAYS swaddle her. (EX: We are in the car, she drops her paci = SCREAMING! I calmly tell her that you have two thumbs, use them. She does not understand this concept yet.)
Problem#4: I LOVE the swaddle, she sleeps so well. I don't want to get rid of either the wedge or swaddle.

In the picture below, I unwrapped her arms and turned her sideways. I thought, lets see what she does with her arms out. OH MY WORD! She was loving this, but not loving it so much she wanted to go back to bed. Each time the paci was in, she quickly knocked it out with her hands trying to get them in her mouth. Problem is, she wants both (paci and fingers) in her mouth at the same time. Yes, it looks like she's watching a crib TV. It is a toy that plays music and lights up, not sure how long this will stay in the crib. It might be a distraction. Once she gets those arms out, very shortly after her legs come out. I can fix this problem, we can put her in a sleep sac.

ANY SUGGESTIONS? If you swaddled, how did you transition to no swaddle?

Sitting up in her BUMBO talking to mommy and her friends.

Sitting so well. Doesn't it look like she's ready for a conversation?

At this point, she was getting sick of me taking pictures. I love those cheeks!

Day 20 - SAHME

2011-10-04T05:21:00.001-07:00

This is how our morning started! There was a chemical plant was on fire just down the road in Waxahachie! So our planned walk was put on hold. Crosby and I shut all the windows and continued to watch TV for any more information.

This is a view of the smoke from our southern living room window.

Crosby spent a good deal of today wide AWAKE. She had plenty of time on her tummy, talking/yelling at her friends, exersaucer time, dancing and standing. We have recently added "studying" to our list of daily activities. What and why are we studying you may ask? We walk around the house and study our photos. I am getting Crosby all ready for Thanksgiving to meet and cuddle with all of her family members.

Day 19 - SAHME

2011-09-30T04:57:00.000-07:00

-Crosby's Day-

3:30 - 4:30am - Came unswaddled, pooped on pjs and sleeper, playing and talking in crib = daddy to the rescue
4:30 - 6:00 - Sleep
6 -6:30 - Talking to Jeff (Giraffe) and Dolly
6:30 - Breakfast and more chatting (this time with mommy)
6:45 - 7:30 - Found herself in a mirror (deep conversation and shrieking), playmat time, swinging
7:31 - Ready for AM nap (I would be too if I was up all night)
7:40 -Down for AM nap, couldn't quite make it to 8am
7:40 - 10:30 - Slept
10:30 - 12:00 - Eat, play with Olivia, exersaucer time, tummy time, swing, talk to Auntie Tabi, cuddle with mommy

(Olivia 22 months - Crosby 3 months)
12:00 - 2:00 - Nap
2:00 - 3:00 - Eat, skype with Grandma, lay on the floor, just wants to be held by momma
3:10 - Momma's arms hurt, swing time
3:15 - Fell asleep in swing
4:10 - Daddy got home!

Day 18 - SAHME

2011-09-29T09:48:00.000-07:00

Thursday already? This week is flying by.

Today we went to hang out with our sweet little friends E and S again. Crosby did much better this time, no screaming! She napped while the we got caught up of what is going on in our day to day lives. Kara even shared a super yummy recipe with me! I can't wait to try these guilt free cookies. :) Thank you Kara for a nice break in the day. I can't wait for next weeks visit. Maybe even S will "read" Crosby and I one of her books.

The ride home was LOUD! Miss Crosby decided that neither her or I were going to listen to the radio. Instead, she SCREAMED and YELLED the entire ride home. Apparently she had something super important to tell me and she was getting frustrated that I didn't understand the words that were coming out of her mouth. That was a fun 20 minutes.

Once home, Tim swooped in for some soothing and cuddling. Crosby then had dinner and a bath. She calmed down enough to play for a little while before bed time, which tonight was at 6:45. Since her afternoon nap was brief, I decided she needed some extra zzz's tonight.

All snug in her bed (wrapped up like a cocoon), I decided to make some banana nut bread. It smells delish and will go great with my Bailey's Creamer! Did you all go out and get yours yet? Until tomorrow...which is Friday and I am going out for a Girls Night!

Day 17 -- SAHME

2011-09-28T13:37:00.000-07:00

Good Morning Mommy - blah (spit up all down my neck), pftttt diaper now full and crawling up Crosby's back....Good Morning Wednesday. It was an interesting start to my day. Nothing like a TON of spit up running down your front, only to realize that something else is now running up your daughters back. Wonderful! All I could do is laugh, get her cleaned up and a load of laundry started. All of this happened before the sun came up.

This is day #3 of a very sleepy little girl. She had a decent AM nap before we loaded up the car to head north to see some friends for the afternoon. Like a trooper, Crosby slept the whole way up to our destination! :) This always makes me so happy. Once we arrived, her eyes magically POPPED open and she was wide awake ready to meet her newest little friends. While the kiddos looked each other over, the momma had a chance to catch up. This is a whole lot more difficult with a baby. While the big kids went down for a nap, we had a little more time to talk. Miss Crosby wasn't a fan of napping (partially my fault for not bringing her swaddle), so she just chilled with the moms.

It was fun to get out and visit with a dear friend. Crosby napped the ENTIRE way home, her eyes were shut before we even got onto 75. Once home, she was up again. Only this time, she was swaddled and put down in her crib for further napping. This gave me a chance to catch up on the news (facebook and emails) and to do laundry. Tim came home and she was still sleeping, so we both took a nap. The little sweetie slept for 3 hours. Our adventure tuckered her out.

Today was a good day!