Dresses

So I think I'm finally done dress making for the Christmas season. I've officially made three dresses and I think she's set considering we're a week out from Christmas. So here's the debut of the last two and recap of one. I LOVE having a little girl!

One of my favorite pictures of her yet, my little model.

A horrible face but you can see those two bottom teeth coming in and the front of the dress.

Smiling at Daddy.

The second dress. Here blue eyes light up in this dress.

I saw this fabric at Hobby Lobby and it instantly became a favorite of mine :)

The back of the dress and how most of my pictures look these days as she is always on the move.

Better hurry Mom!

Yeah, Yeah I'm cute...

Miss Blue Eyes

Welcome to Not Me! Monday! The blog idea was created by MckMama at her blog.

My child is never needs me but when she does I am expected to be there. It was not me who gave her a leaf of lettuce tonight to keep her entertained while I made dinner. My sister has informed me she used to give Olivia stalks of celery..but that's her not me Monday to tell.

Worshiping the lettuce ;)

What can I do with this?

Yep, I have 2 teeth!


It was also not me who even though it was 67 or so degrees outside let my child go to Michael's and Hobby Lobby with no socks on because I hate fighting her to put them on.

And it really wasn't me who left the cat (Isabelle) outside tonight because she escaped through the garage door and refused to return. It was me however, who went and hauled her butt inside when I finally found her..but of course it wasn't me who still hadn't put socks on her daughter even though we were outside many times looking for the cat.

It also wasn't me who raided the candy bag tonight only to find (get upset) hard tootsie rolls left in the bag. Good for the diet, bad for the chocolate craving.

Craftyness!

I love being crafty. I'm so happy my mother passed her skill on to me. This weekend I went to Canton for one of the biggest craft/flea market/garage sales in the state of Texas. While there I found this plain Jane snowflake that was just calling my name (with the help of a couple of friends, Megan and Amber, my mommy friends, helping me realize I needed it). The lady in the booth said it was an old Neiman Marcus Christmas decoration from the 1980's. I'm not sure how I'd certify this information but I like a good story none the less. So the snowflake came home with me.

Of course it couldn't stay in it's current shape it was much to plain...



So with a little craft glue and glitter this is the beauty it has become (I love it!). I know it's kinda hard to tell here but it's REALLY sparkly now:



Oh and today, it was cold here in Texas. Thank goodness for Sara who gave us this hat and mitten set (notice she'd already pulled off one of the gloves to get Mr. Duck, her favorite toy).

It's Christmas Time

The stocking are hung, the tree is decorated, the music is playing..here are a few of the beautiful pictures taken so far this December.

Trying to climb everything....

Our wonderful family

Such a happy little girl (getting bigger every time I turn around).

Helping daddy put up the tree.

Daddy's little helper.

One of the Christmas dresses I made her and Olivia.

Pretty blue eyes...

Sitting just like her Great Grandpa used to.

Did you need me?

Physical Therapy

It's officially over. After going for so long I think I might just miss the 30 minute weekly drive to Rockwall...NOT! Tandy, our PT, said she is doing great. She can still see a tilt but only about 10% of the time. Of all the goals set for at 6 weeks old, the only one she didn't meet was the strength goal. Tandy was hoping to see her have symmetrical strength on both sides when held on her side (think flying sideways Superman). She is still stronger on her left side due to the torticollis. So we will continue working in that area here at home. She also mentioned we will continue to need to watch the tilt as she moves through major milestones here in the next 6 months...including walking (oh heavens). These are times when babies with tort typically regress back to the tilt. So we will continue to watch her and seek help if needed.

For tonight's fun activity we tried blueberries for the first time! She loved them:

We'll be EIGHT months old on Saturday! Can you believe it? I can't!

Just Some Really Cute Pictures....

This is Lilly, aka Fat Cat, taking a snooze in the old stroller which is stored out in the garage...perhaps this is her way of bonding with Astoria inadvertently?

Playdate in Plano

I wonder what her 'grown up' smile will look like? Will it be like mine where her whole face scrunches up and you can hardly see her eyes?

Trip to Sam's - First time sitting up in the cart. Oh, and that's a newborn outfit we're sporting at 6 1/2 months.

Waiting in line at Willowbend Mall's Santa Parade. We're wearing a skirt Nana made Olivia and a Medical Center of Plano group shirt.

Waiting in line for Santa

We waited in line for 15 minutes and I worried the whole time if she would scream or not. I 'backed' her into Santa and basically did a 'drop and run' onto Santa's lap. Funny thing, she looked up at him and just started grinning. She loved feeling his suit. It took two or three of us to get her to even look at the camera..her eyes were glued to him. In Santa's wise wisdom he said it wasn't until children developed teeth that they became scared of him. Even though it seems so early I'm happy we got a good picture of her!

Trip on the DART to the Texas State Fair with Aunt Mere.

Her surprised face?

Hey there Astoria! Welcome to the State Fair of Texas! My name's Big Tex!

One-year-ago

She always could say it better than I could:

www.meredithslifethoughts.blogspot.com/2009/11/one-year-ago.html

Thank you for posting this little sister! How I wish Astoria could have met him in person and shared all of our amazing memories with him. He's watching, they are all watching. I'm so happy Granny gets to experience what all of them have not (in person at least). We love you Papa, Grandpa, and most recently Grandma, know that we will carry on your memories.

~Andrea, Rex and Astoria
Turkey, Rojo, and Toad