tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-77748961432373572912024-03-18T08:23:04.564-07:00Adventures in Hartley LandCourtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16737701728904366174noreply@blogger.comBlogger189125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774896143237357291.post-44995690528333167512012-06-09T18:03:00.001-07:002012-06-09T18:03:53.494-07:00May<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Courtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16737701728904366174noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774896143237357291.post-73113376278285359862012-04-17T19:03:00.004-07:002012-04-17T19:19:38.619-07:00Happy 3rd Birthday Rosalie!<img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSz557mszwJDs8RRCFmvcUgKaZa_XfXRNRozJy2BM8biBlGU3tjfGQw0j81d25u304xohAcugRte5TaD1cgpNPsxKrK3VjscYBQ917S60Bs8LY8N7DIYTxumes6zvl86fs_sdh2UPWn0k/s320/DSC_0127.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5732556233957686354" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdYvZFO6WPp6_i-UGpGcaGNqRYMB3KABcaMrEKT1Y6Z79kQ019d-TIq9P8Jp4RI4R7mW-40lOb1vfmnibh3sbd4bdtoM_EwOxiVHnKiTwISqpOtm8oUsx98iCgDHvkNYw_QNRC85fg3t8/s1600/DSC_0163.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdYvZFO6WPp6_i-UGpGcaGNqRYMB3KABcaMrEKT1Y6Z79kQ019d-TIq9P8Jp4RI4R7mW-40lOb1vfmnibh3sbd4bdtoM_EwOxiVHnKiTwISqpOtm8oUsx98iCgDHvkNYw_QNRC85fg3t8/s320/DSC_0163.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5732559485980913826" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Three years makes such a huge difference, she is such an amazing girl and we are so lucky to be her parents. If only she would sleep as well as she did when we first brought her home...</div>Courtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16737701728904366174noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774896143237357291.post-28028813786252631192012-02-27T14:09:00.004-08:002012-02-27T18:38:38.492-08:00Favorites<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglb0njWPFaS6qP-puCJCJbagMYTqeNeTPq8fVMvL7rKfu8d4mlZII2hb7ukXYMi-uo6oV8ccvIHsEbPdHkAZUw7nS1m6t4IKtrT0Nxo2eXMICT3dHhZVpNaufnlVZMhUKgZLhSqRdGgGw/s1600/images.jpeg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><div style="text-align: center;">Right now most of my favorite things have something to do with my two girls, but here are a few that have made life really great lately. In no particular order. (Since I'm naming the items, I'm putting periods in the words so that they don't end up in search engines and I don't get weird hits on my blog)</div><div style="text-align: center;">The woombi.e-- this makes swaddling so much easier, all I do is zip it up, and she sleeps so much better.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAVtF__M9dryD0mnHVl-WVTsCDXEov98BnThEV-3CYmfuCpkF85lxx1XZrkccSETrNLV28hgqxDiZM3JAZISywg2q5zOF4GxF8uBHrv8v8WhgXSa4gVW13DGHbXbB3Dcm3-ynWW4VN6Bg/s1600/RUTH-11.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPxpxVy9EtAuayqXURwebI2HLIfTzATScTihcviXjrZG-qFd2_p2cVxCIOhmMhKFcMKDrFDf-fadozfcUyuYP937zxIDJjj0-0vW_9kKHb7D4DxzExWUbW8FQenQWFfETD5JpXMd3_8_8/s1600/images.jpeg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 248px; height: 203px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPxpxVy9EtAuayqXURwebI2HLIfTzATScTihcviXjrZG-qFd2_p2cVxCIOhmMhKFcMKDrFDf-fadozfcUyuYP937zxIDJjj0-0vW_9kKHb7D4DxzExWUbW8FQenQWFfETD5JpXMd3_8_8/s320/images.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5713942982579908450" /></a>The seal.y vibrating crib mattress- this thing works wonders, it is magical. It helps Ruth to fall asleep and stay asleep (as long as her sister isn't in the room screaming or crying or banging toys to keep her awake). She still doesn't sleep through the night, it only is on for 15 minutes and tapers off, but it helps with the initial restlessness so that I don't have to hold her, bounce her, pat her... It also freed up Rosalie's old crib mattress, which we now have on the floor in our room for when she comes to us in the middle of the night scared of something, so she isn't sleeping in our bed and we can all get some sleep.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH12IFHUt-evUYeOdSsYJOg6nm3tpxHLn3GmqrkU_oQgbs1ehnkEy_oGHC0VJaFMzC2PjWQ-Hf-Y_CmTRtbgg47gpbHtRP_IPmuz-ivKq8Q6HWxjhTo-KnUsuKDlkXup-BQVJe8pxVKXc/s1600/29089914-260x260-0-0_Kolcraft%252BSealy%252BTender%252BVibes%252BCrib%252BMattress.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 260px; height: 259px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH12IFHUt-evUYeOdSsYJOg6nm3tpxHLn3GmqrkU_oQgbs1ehnkEy_oGHC0VJaFMzC2PjWQ-Hf-Y_CmTRtbgg47gpbHtRP_IPmuz-ivKq8Q6HWxjhTo-KnUsuKDlkXup-BQVJe8pxVKXc/s320/29089914-260x260-0-0_Kolcraft%252BSealy%252BTender%252BVibes%252BCrib%252BMattress.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5713942980746971282" /></a><div>Aide.n and Anai.s blankets-- These swaddles are the best. I love the material, and the weight of them, and Ruth loves to snuggle (and suck on) these.<br /><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlj3qwrGCn8iF8IFz-tJu73br4MWSjZvfpPW5jIUNi33qfk7XG0T4HDs7iPcg2tOu6y8fAxZvZ96o7ruksp_EYG6Ip5CD4pnZZScBidcmSigmxgnkfdQEcd4_z9vLdKe6a2oKhwv1B_-M/s1600/images-1.jpeg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlj3qwrGCn8iF8IFz-tJu73br4MWSjZvfpPW5jIUNi33qfk7XG0T4HDs7iPcg2tOu6y8fAxZvZ96o7ruksp_EYG6Ip5CD4pnZZScBidcmSigmxgnkfdQEcd4_z9vLdKe6a2oKhwv1B_-M/s320/images-1.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5713942836138538658" style="text-align: left; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 169px; height: 299px; " /></a></div><div>Johnson.s Lavender baby shampoo--- This stuff makes my girls' hair smell incredible. I cannot stop holding them up to my face and smelling them all day long, it is sooooooo good.</div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglb0njWPFaS6qP-puCJCJbagMYTqeNeTPq8fVMvL7rKfu8d4mlZII2hb7ukXYMi-uo6oV8ccvIHsEbPdHkAZUw7nS1m6t4IKtrT0Nxo2eXMICT3dHhZVpNaufnlVZMhUKgZLhSqRdGgGw/s320/images.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714010045881930770" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 225px; height: 225px; " /></span>Sprinkl.es cupcakes-- we love to go and get our free cupcake using the secret word. It is a treat that Rosalie and I normally go get after we go shopping to Costc.o, I look forward to our little dates each week or two.<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAcSy9d8kZuAvW45U8krezMp8YHdp6oOKjbZtf0HeyiAfJOQdaO0VZGislwARmMaTMeubt99LsouCLLdx7GYVRO5qbw6Ry9hPd1f-FBCKr4Qh8QGQOFWZ0bx6AReUO9C-VsVce4BQY2Ac/s1600/images-7.jpeg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 282px; height: 179px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAcSy9d8kZuAvW45U8krezMp8YHdp6oOKjbZtf0HeyiAfJOQdaO0VZGislwARmMaTMeubt99LsouCLLdx7GYVRO5qbw6Ry9hPd1f-FBCKr4Qh8QGQOFWZ0bx6AReUO9C-VsVce4BQY2Ac/s320/images-7.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5713942978403438898" /></a>Pixelmato.r-- This is so awesome, I've been using it to edit pictures and it is so easy to use and I love that it was so affordable.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY9f9uCbsM3kGKckDfeOs72U9YhQAj7BRxgN599wsoFmla3EIMP7GoKeeEUpGOA78ft5a2hGuu2WD1-ZL0yAc3vxjnuI4jY111hTT6BwGz6NB9IR8egFMuUgvS6ehLnp5FT3qi8IbmTx4/s1600/images-6.jpeg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 295px; height: 171px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY9f9uCbsM3kGKckDfeOs72U9YhQAj7BRxgN599wsoFmla3EIMP7GoKeeEUpGOA78ft5a2hGuu2WD1-ZL0yAc3vxjnuI4jY111hTT6BwGz6NB9IR8egFMuUgvS6ehLnp5FT3qi8IbmTx4/s320/images-6.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5713942980166360674" /></a>H.ouston zoo-- This is one of our favorite places to go during the week, it is fun to see the animals, and the grounds are just beautiful.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr6MjIEUEyXA-qpiaxf17pFi1m4YytBwRLKeq4lRTD43vmJCRai42k9YyIhhpHvBrdcfRDvwrkG_3zG5FaoO0m35QgaR6Ph-tQdBuhya9-3ju90gGAVjHtMevh9DH-uVt_0s2btH2d2vM/s1600/images-5.jpeg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 187px; height: 187px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr6MjIEUEyXA-qpiaxf17pFi1m4YytBwRLKeq4lRTD43vmJCRai42k9YyIhhpHvBrdcfRDvwrkG_3zG5FaoO0m35QgaR6Ph-tQdBuhya9-3ju90gGAVjHtMevh9DH-uVt_0s2btH2d2vM/s320/images-5.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5713942849997219474" /></a>Chic.k fi.l a-- we go here at least once a week, Rosalie loves the chicken(so do I) and she gets to play on the playground. It is a great way to entertain ourselves when the weather is not ideal.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH6648cstFdFHMY70muvlHmSOP88-79UP4dyqZoDaK7Iy7XgTijwEN-qaCgR7zOFspgkduR2vRgNt3OEAcHMk92-WB21nbC0iH7heXVbruknaIX0uUBhmyA9TBoWb_nRb1nVE371rw_yU/s1600/images-4.jpeg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 248px; height: 203px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH6648cstFdFHMY70muvlHmSOP88-79UP4dyqZoDaK7Iy7XgTijwEN-qaCgR7zOFspgkduR2vRgNt3OEAcHMk92-WB21nbC0iH7heXVbruknaIX0uUBhmyA9TBoWb_nRb1nVE371rw_yU/s320/images-4.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5713942845444781922" /></a><br />Bumblerid.e stroller--This baby is going to be my life saver. I have not really been able to exercise much since having Ruth, which slows down the weightloss, which makes me a bit cranky. I'm so excited this arrives tomorrow and I can get back in shape. We will be going on walks/jogs at Memoria.l Park and through the fancy neighborhoods around here.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK7gDZpSEIlM0g-SWETAg1ig35rZaCy3zVCsGlW_MDxZd19ROOM78_bdK3zeqhtNo3uqMEhNKGNgKkSQ5V6VQbvX0FEbiMAzMyECQksBCqQ92g253hc_yivZvu9f4lfZ-O7oAYVlS1PIo/s1600/images-3.jpeg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 183px; height: 275px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK7gDZpSEIlM0g-SWETAg1ig35rZaCy3zVCsGlW_MDxZd19ROOM78_bdK3zeqhtNo3uqMEhNKGNgKkSQ5V6VQbvX0FEbiMAzMyECQksBCqQ92g253hc_yivZvu9f4lfZ-O7oAYVlS1PIo/s320/images-3.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5713942842616081346" /></a>The Letter Factory-- This one is GREAT! Rosalie has had no interest in reading or learning the alphabet until just recently, so I got this dvd and in the matter of a week she has learned several of the letters and the sounds they make. I love it when she brings me her little magnet letters and tells me what they say and repeats what happened in that particular part of the movie.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQeJ_RmkFLblFvZVlrIctrxYRl67Oa0U5uQzcRYv90fApYxmd4ySE406NFEAM0mdEfbrVOKDd7SZLe4AIgTi-UX5NaoMSsUm8qTgWR_FDduJeYQ5NNVfj_xVGVIdW3T3ViFf5FIY0mRbw/s1600/images-2.jpeg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 225px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQeJ_RmkFLblFvZVlrIctrxYRl67Oa0U5uQzcRYv90fApYxmd4ySE406NFEAM0mdEfbrVOKDd7SZLe4AIgTi-UX5NaoMSsUm8qTgWR_FDduJeYQ5NNVfj_xVGVIdW3T3ViFf5FIY0mRbw/s320/images-2.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5713942839906175506" /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">The last of my favorite things for now-- Rosalie and Ruth. These girls are the best, I love being their mom, even when they drive me crazy and keep me from getting real sleep. I love it when Rosalie is sweet to Ruth, sometimes she bursts out and hurts her for no reason and I'm not sure why exactly. Rosalie will cheer Ruth on when we are trying to get her to roll over, and dangle toys(sometimes a little too close) to play with her, and Rosalie will sing and talk to her and make Ruth smile.</div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjsp9YKosgEUjMP2SJkkiADV6CBh38Q6mvOC3mlQtPoOl8RVSsmAzv3V2Pwa11obUi8UxjDH-w5VuE945ci30QwF6JLraM5iPQJlpRA1phUZ_rvPJQ47_Hat-paKH3CorZO8DhoBysAyI/s320/RUTH-13.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5713943400367493794" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 256px; " /><div style="text-align: center;">I hope that these girls will be best friends, I'm sure there will be fights, but right now they are just such cuties and I love them so much.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /><br /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAVtF__M9dryD0mnHVl-WVTsCDXEov98BnThEV-3CYmfuCpkF85lxx1XZrkccSETrNLV28hgqxDiZM3JAZISywg2q5zOF4GxF8uBHrv8v8WhgXSa4gVW13DGHbXbB3Dcm3-ynWW4VN6Bg/s320/RUTH-11.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5713943406025196194" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">Sean is one of my favorite things too, but I just don't have many pictures of that goof because he really hates the camera. I love the way he plays with the girls and greets them the minute he walks in the door. I love how he thinks of me even when I was mean to him and comes home with a diet coke for me. I love how he works so hard for us doing a job that isn't really his dream. I love how he makes sure we are taken care of and comfortable and wants the best for our family. I love how he wishes he could spend more time with us, and when he has free time he chooses to be with us rather than do anything else. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Anyways, those are some of my favorite things right now. More pictures from the photo shoot to come, I'm just editing a few more of them.<br /><br /></div></div>Courtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16737701728904366174noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774896143237357291.post-91169296973219292932012-02-17T17:15:00.000-08:002012-02-17T19:33:41.363-08:003 Month old Ruth and crazy big sister Rosalie<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkwJjVG1DHkqfYKM4oDvmmXi-38U5DrOYVwf2itxfzAvtiv63Vg2Jv1Jc4jIIo7t0UHqGV7tzxDOVp1XtfVa9P0jHbOkYhCYgELu23yYPwqBn30p-N6zzl5krKNqe7FJaHkhoT7U22BhQ/s1600/DSC_0770.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkwJjVG1DHkqfYKM4oDvmmXi-38U5DrOYVwf2itxfzAvtiv63Vg2Jv1Jc4jIIo7t0UHqGV7tzxDOVp1XtfVa9P0jHbOkYhCYgELu23yYPwqBn30p-N6zzl5krKNqe7FJaHkhoT7U22BhQ/s320/DSC_0770.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5710311670255518130" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px; " /></a>Ruth is making her crazy face at me, so funny.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1eyfiYvnepgpCs7j6gKTdjndZsEX4xuqLNB3pWNYDXIiXQt7v_zDLOCLUmaZZiUzIVyBO2eXMHG2rxu7uMjGx0n9Q5SBHEKH-OU9KZTgJAyUfRLOm8ZzpYJkwm_JToA8mmoPLWoEEoaY/s1600/DSC_0771.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1eyfiYvnepgpCs7j6gKTdjndZsEX4xuqLNB3pWNYDXIiXQt7v_zDLOCLUmaZZiUzIVyBO2eXMHG2rxu7uMjGx0n9Q5SBHEKH-OU9KZTgJAyUfRLOm8ZzpYJkwm_JToA8mmoPLWoEEoaY/s320/DSC_0771.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5710311665619109026" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I did crazy hair and braided all of Rosalie's hair, she looked so cute, but would only wear it for about 5 minutes. She cracks me up.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkwJjVG1DHkqfYKM4oDvmmXi-38U5DrOYVwf2itxfzAvtiv63Vg2Jv1Jc4jIIo7t0UHqGV7tzxDOVp1XtfVa9P0jHbOkYhCYgELu23yYPwqBn30p-N6zzl5krKNqe7FJaHkhoT7U22BhQ/s1600/DSC_0770.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>3 Months is a fun age, we are finally getting more understanding of Ruth. Things were a lot smoother at the beginning of the month. We are still having sleep issues with her. She is just not a sleeper. During the day her naps are about an hour, then she wakes up but is still tired and will only be happy for about 5 minutes before deciding she wants us to put her back to sleep. She is very particular with how she wants to be held to fall asleep, and it seems that the only one that is able to do it is me. She does not like to fall asleep for anyone else really, which is a bit exhausting. She doesn't really seem to love other people holding her much. She will tolerate other people holding her for a little while but gets fussy and wants to be back in my arms. Rosalie loved to be held by everyone, so this is really different for me. Rosalie also slept really well, so I'm completely confused with this child. Ruth likes people, from a distance, she will smile for everyone and loves to watch others from the comfort of my arms. She will be happy for them for a short amount of time, but then wants me again, and she really just wants me to hold her all of the time. She wants to be held, but is not snuggly at all. Rosalie would nuzzle my neck and snuggle on my shoulder, and Ruth wants to be looking around, or held with her head in the crook of my arm to fall asleep. It makes me kind of sad, and I try to force her to snuggle, but it does not work. Ruth's favorite place to sleep is in my bed, with or without me. Sometimes I give up at night and just bring her in bed because then I know I will get some sleep. She seriously will wake up every 5 minutes sometimes and start crying because I put her down. So if it is 2 or 3 and I can't handle it I let her win. I know this is not a great idea, but I need some sleep too ya know. She still wants to eat all night long, but I have stopped feeding her, which is why she doesn't want to go back to sleep sometimes. between midnight and 4 I will not feed her, just because I know she can go longer than every 2 hours which is what she seems to want to do. She eats around 7 pm, has her bath and goes to bed by 8, then will sleep until around 10:30 sometimes 12:30. She is just so all over the place with that. I can hardly keep her on a routine with her crazy waking. She is so fun and happy though. She smiles a lot, and talks, and is just such a joy. I just can't seem to figure her out, because she is soooooo different that Rosalie. I know that no kids are the same, but I guess it makes sense that my pregnancy was so different too. Maybe different personalities of babies cause different pregnancies and symptoms and such. Ruth loves to suck on her hands, and brings them together on her chest and holds them like that a lot, it is really cute. She also likes to grab her blanket and suck on that. She can hold her head up really well, she pushes up on her arms at tummy time. She loves baths, she loves talking to people and looking at faces. She doesn't really like toys, but she loves to try and grab at hands and faces. She loves the TV, I try not to let her watch it, but sometimes when she is being extra fussy the tv will settle her down. She loves and fears Rosalie, you just never know if Rosalie is going to be sweet or mean to Ruth. Rosalie loves Ruth, but sometimes just gets feisty and chooses to taunt her in some way. Today Ruth rolled over for the first time from tummy to back, she cried so hard, it must have scared her. We blessed her last Sunday and it was beautiful, I'm so grateful that our family could come and the Sean could bless her. This last week was a bit harder sleep wise because I had a cold, and Ruth was on antibiotics for a staph-infection. She seems to like to create drama with health any time there is going to be some sort of family thing. Like before Thanksgiving when she choked on her spit up and gave me a huge scare by not starting to breath right away and gasping a lot. And then right before her blessing she got a staph infection and had to go to the dr and be on antibiotics. I just hope this is not a continuing trend. She is so fun, and changing so fast, it will be interesting to see how her personality changes and get to know who she really is. So far I know that she is stubborn when it comes to sleeping.<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiryMaFrFlbbXvwS3vrW1qS6v1UoQJ1xT0A-3k-bQb3F3TrhXAqXIKCkGzpDznrm86BDaTkwa4tpNM7ifLYIrf4G0nrtaANzoAB3zqzWwHpiKS5ydlcLXYcNwWUnmurfP44YOGv50aEkoA/s1600/DSC_0801.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiryMaFrFlbbXvwS3vrW1qS6v1UoQJ1xT0A-3k-bQb3F3TrhXAqXIKCkGzpDznrm86BDaTkwa4tpNM7ifLYIrf4G0nrtaANzoAB3zqzWwHpiKS5ydlcLXYcNwWUnmurfP44YOGv50aEkoA/s320/DSC_0801.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5710311464301179330" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I have one just like this of Rosalie.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyBZ00wJoi-CJlBsfa_DWaNPLqAHQIE62hdNQBK5hYSqgDiFJcj24vSSjulCqXizbZIxUMIav5HcX1r0VGs75e-3p_O_ULE4s2N1Yb5Q5sk8y3vIs_6iEi8y83EOvNHWN6txOiJ-sXMtk/s1600/DSC_0803.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyBZ00wJoi-CJlBsfa_DWaNPLqAHQIE62hdNQBK5hYSqgDiFJcj24vSSjulCqXizbZIxUMIav5HcX1r0VGs75e-3p_O_ULE4s2N1Yb5Q5sk8y3vIs_6iEi8y83EOvNHWN6txOiJ-sXMtk/s320/DSC_0803.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5710311449031134962" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px; " /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCziHrHvtASaKTaDN7M_aXZB5X0kYeoiZ1Wh0AkjIWZBPE6QDcmVJPoVCkBXP-xb2QSH_g7wwfnvnOTw9o-FBFa7a-zSTEQ4-1GpvIHZ_JYUQ6b9bVzFZpR3jtq5mybm9roAIgsm3fAEA/s1600/DSC_0808.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCziHrHvtASaKTaDN7M_aXZB5X0kYeoiZ1Wh0AkjIWZBPE6QDcmVJPoVCkBXP-xb2QSH_g7wwfnvnOTw9o-FBFa7a-zSTEQ4-1GpvIHZ_JYUQ6b9bVzFZpR3jtq5mybm9roAIgsm3fAEA/s320/DSC_0808.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5710311448005721810" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px; " /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjilyHvNiQxIzBr-ZEYSIWT3OJYYya-6UDlkkAhcZtPZr9DvDhBYdGYpp-Wlzjoq0Bqm4VPWLyd17RctgEGwo6lsnWwtunqIdahEy71FFnj4usW0C2BKL3si9_7I8-xSNsHBb8yui4lMe4/s1600/DSC_0814.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjilyHvNiQxIzBr-ZEYSIWT3OJYYya-6UDlkkAhcZtPZr9DvDhBYdGYpp-Wlzjoq0Bqm4VPWLyd17RctgEGwo6lsnWwtunqIdahEy71FFnj4usW0C2BKL3si9_7I8-xSNsHBb8yui4lMe4/s320/DSC_0814.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5710306301070275970" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px; " /></a>This is how the pictures of them together seem to always end up, I just don't get it. Ruth does not always cry when Rosalie is around, but that is how the pictures make it seem.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPqBhylnTU5zZxxh_5Gj7Mh9m5-VJ_VRT0-KZcYFA84Hj2Rfs5Npht3jPa1k_KeozEhk8wVHRNnSbJT15NAPWCNF-sDVzj2WD8Xgk5d0titxDXjl8uXKUgN0KTP4ps5sFw6H2-EzOlMrA/s1600/DSC_0825.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPqBhylnTU5zZxxh_5Gj7Mh9m5-VJ_VRT0-KZcYFA84Hj2Rfs5Npht3jPa1k_KeozEhk8wVHRNnSbJT15NAPWCNF-sDVzj2WD8Xgk5d0titxDXjl8uXKUgN0KTP4ps5sFw6H2-EzOlMrA/s320/DSC_0825.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5710306295644526066" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px; " /></a><div><div style="text-align: center;">holding her little hands together.</div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ1Uw11YWZKJu8qNSTD6fG05PYBraEeM1un9N3VDuvLLUE45lt2hFCgjXui0ME1yge_zCVMb4o7ZO_CHpDWL1Mn_vVo8kNL1NBaYtClhQN4lphd5Mn_P-tPaLS8Jm36KImIVXYYzwI2qw/s320/DSC_0839.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5710306280379650594" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px; " /><div style="text-align: center;">With Gammy and Pops at the zoo.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuKPh82YKbeIqnePu6mxn2UrVpj5494jPqLYg9o-Ad8WXaCYzxehrf_YJIAehXq0VslfuT8nsF_CVlXT4sryf30y5fyh2T1PtkRox3AD8PC_CUWgweB840vIBtEtTr3cNfk50qLbkLIXE/s1600/DSC_0844.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3WxXmjPSVe3Thmhb2PjrhLWwNvwf1_PW2MpDu7RfWF8Q3soU2EmeR9Q-pbbVGhDKFcgmEFm_RqeC3qsZN16sosIoU7RrmUXagNXRJ2sPY1EM9cHSNqCf-mMXXYZcn_ep1WrMht796_9w/s1600/DSC_0869.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3WxXmjPSVe3Thmhb2PjrhLWwNvwf1_PW2MpDu7RfWF8Q3soU2EmeR9Q-pbbVGhDKFcgmEFm_RqeC3qsZN16sosIoU7RrmUXagNXRJ2sPY1EM9cHSNqCf-mMXXYZcn_ep1WrMht796_9w/s320/DSC_0869.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5710305291982577170" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Blessing day.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1iL9l-29MDR3MC58hqgGELpYtDuJ0DOzg2WMhT_OPeAhm9fONic-VuwXNsytvlkR9IYXGwN6Hjl_OwZKGQ1QfRYcahYX6NzWUOLcQTi_G6HEgMnkAiRwsXLXhw7wrrMiV7D8AdlBcH_E/s1600/DSC_0887.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1iL9l-29MDR3MC58hqgGELpYtDuJ0DOzg2WMhT_OPeAhm9fONic-VuwXNsytvlkR9IYXGwN6Hjl_OwZKGQ1QfRYcahYX6NzWUOLcQTi_G6HEgMnkAiRwsXLXhw7wrrMiV7D8AdlBcH_E/s320/DSC_0887.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5710305280800503634" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 218px; height: 320px; " /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlg7obUgY0DjQ9PDTvQFnHd6PEuNGjS3VZRfm22cEi8wPIvtEcIIirXk2d3VcJgaqP7F_wBmSjXcEFvb65_NSAJG0UUuk4rbYF_uqCWGonmHshFWCmjshSYqSYI4MkZ1GuW4oZlufghW8/s1600/IMG_7507-Edit.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlg7obUgY0DjQ9PDTvQFnHd6PEuNGjS3VZRfm22cEi8wPIvtEcIIirXk2d3VcJgaqP7F_wBmSjXcEFvb65_NSAJG0UUuk4rbYF_uqCWGonmHshFWCmjshSYqSYI4MkZ1GuW4oZlufghW8/s320/IMG_7507-Edit.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5710305275561986418" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">My friend Kalina did a little photo shoot for me, this is a preview.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU6IjSATJ2NU2UzNe4J-vf3QvZrNc2dC4DnGd5gYpInkaalmTO3D70WHs5sM2rC1gIxguJCtxSFDNOk3J_vbGmNpbY9csWqTSOLE2XCD-qsX4cmUV0_zI0j7EcptlKQYD_LGF3fwDE47o/s1600/DSC_0837.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU6IjSATJ2NU2UzNe4J-vf3QvZrNc2dC4DnGd5gYpInkaalmTO3D70WHs5sM2rC1gIxguJCtxSFDNOk3J_vbGmNpbY9csWqTSOLE2XCD-qsX4cmUV0_zI0j7EcptlKQYD_LGF3fwDE47o/s1600/DSC_0837.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><div>Rosalie is growing and changing a lot too. She has gotten a little taller (she no longer looks like a toddler) in the last few months and has had a dramatic change in her speech. She just says so much and in complete sentences and some of the things she says are just so hilarious. Like when she can't hear her game on the iPad she says, "it can't hear us." I just love it. She is soooooo social, she is always asking for one of her friends to play or go do things. She loves to be out and about, as long as she is going to see one of her friends. At the grocery store she talks and waves to all of the other shoppers. She also loves to eat samples at the stores. She is also having a hard time with sleep since losing the pacifier, and I also am not quite sure how to deal with it. She also claims she is afraid of the dark and monsters, so sleep is a struggle, she comes into our room once or twice each night. She finally has interest in stories and reading books and is recognizing letters, I work with her and do little preschool lessons about each letter, it is a lot of fun. She loves songs and singing and now fills in the blanks of songs. Sometimes she makes up the words and it is so funny. She loves to talk on the phone with my mom and sings to her, it is probably one of the funniest and cutest things ever. She has a lot of personality and I love it. She loves to help me out with cleaning and doing things for Ruth, but sometimes she likes to defy every single thing I ask her to do and also loves to torment her sister. I just don't understand why sometimes she will randomly run up to Ruth and smack her, or shover her head to the ground and try to kick her during tummy time. Sometimes I wonder if it is because she needs more one on one attention. I try to spend most of the time that Ruth is napping doing something with Rosalie, but there are times when I just have to clean the apartment, or shower, and I just can't giver her 100% attention all of the time. We are still struggling to get the 2nd part of potty training going with her. I got her pull-ups and told her that they are not diapers, but she still chooses to use them rather than the toilet for the major event. I have convinced her to sit and try to go a couple of times, so hopefully we are on our way to being diaper free with her(except for bedtime). She is so fun, and I just love watching her learn and grow. I just hope that I am being a good mom and teaching her well. It makes me sad when I notice that she copies the things that I don't want her to copy from me. So in teaching her I am also trying to change my bad habits. </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfkqSdI7_-m2mCfvdlGBgp86RJeHiSK5TUFZt2XsovNeA0PK_TfZhj11xpCeFIZzQz2Mgra24hLrKB2FmprUCI_sGKdzCMfhqxJo3C-1S_rnSlEk43Yqu_7uz-3YDNiEeV6hFppCQuziI/s1600/DSC_0776.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfkqSdI7_-m2mCfvdlGBgp86RJeHiSK5TUFZt2XsovNeA0PK_TfZhj11xpCeFIZzQz2Mgra24hLrKB2FmprUCI_sGKdzCMfhqxJo3C-1S_rnSlEk43Yqu_7uz-3YDNiEeV6hFppCQuziI/s320/DSC_0776.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5710311477140945810" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Rosalie loves to go out on her scooter, this was at a roller rink that had a toddler day and let you bring in all riding toys.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8P2cMZUTVZ1mvXKwMym21sXHxZSabepK4W1lFwTE4u91eFWhihiFyM13B3Qgi_L0jnWSKhXdyIx3CaQQuQ9fLzFXruzkvF_8JLkFTLv6aKN1DY2-H8sCsFzHyDhrtcbHA5Vbuf8qLv-I/s1600/DSC_0784.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8P2cMZUTVZ1mvXKwMym21sXHxZSabepK4W1lFwTE4u91eFWhihiFyM13B3Qgi_L0jnWSKhXdyIx3CaQQuQ9fLzFXruzkvF_8JLkFTLv6aKN1DY2-H8sCsFzHyDhrtcbHA5Vbuf8qLv-I/s320/DSC_0784.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5710311471670726418" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Rosalie wanted to try out the skates, she was not quite coordinated enough to do it, but we had fun trying, and boy was I sore the next day from it.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU6IjSATJ2NU2UzNe4J-vf3QvZrNc2dC4DnGd5gYpInkaalmTO3D70WHs5sM2rC1gIxguJCtxSFDNOk3J_vbGmNpbY9csWqTSOLE2XCD-qsX4cmUV0_zI0j7EcptlKQYD_LGF3fwDE47o/s1600/DSC_0837.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU6IjSATJ2NU2UzNe4J-vf3QvZrNc2dC4DnGd5gYpInkaalmTO3D70WHs5sM2rC1gIxguJCtxSFDNOk3J_vbGmNpbY9csWqTSOLE2XCD-qsX4cmUV0_zI0j7EcptlKQYD_LGF3fwDE47o/s320/DSC_0837.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5710306294442016258" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px; " /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Rosalie loves to help me bake, so that she can lick the batter.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuKPh82YKbeIqnePu6mxn2UrVpj5494jPqLYg9o-Ad8WXaCYzxehrf_YJIAehXq0VslfuT8nsF_CVlXT4sryf30y5fyh2T1PtkRox3AD8PC_CUWgweB840vIBtEtTr3cNfk50qLbkLIXE/s1600/DSC_0844.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuKPh82YKbeIqnePu6mxn2UrVpj5494jPqLYg9o-Ad8WXaCYzxehrf_YJIAehXq0VslfuT8nsF_CVlXT4sryf30y5fyh2T1PtkRox3AD8PC_CUWgweB840vIBtEtTr3cNfk50qLbkLIXE/s320/DSC_0844.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5710306273717535058" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center;">At the zoo, waiting to feed the giraffe.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3gZTMJU-m6QiE_gewmyDzRtHRBnRDGAkZUcBElglnnGuDLS-6oSte1OMvHuwoEmwGvO4DXr-nSA6Nedo-rP_vGYdZWyrilknc40M4WciRhgwphmhJHPeHDmlgnLIzFNZkMfZqhLmJR_Y/s1600/DSC_0854.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3gZTMJU-m6QiE_gewmyDzRtHRBnRDGAkZUcBElglnnGuDLS-6oSte1OMvHuwoEmwGvO4DXr-nSA6Nedo-rP_vGYdZWyrilknc40M4WciRhgwphmhJHPeHDmlgnLIzFNZkMfZqhLmJR_Y/s320/DSC_0854.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5710305319200643442" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center;">She LOVED feeding the giraffe, this is something we will have to do again. Rosalie is such an animal lover, she takes after me like that.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8UgYHKttI1KH3WNYDL6iAJyJZA299EAoPKbU7ubRaNTxbkLBslsVV-B3ocRtke60xxBsOnvYJ35SCAOy0IqxLlJuCfatnWQgIR-OHsYcLNMOWx3Fms-OCRr1yFdHfJKrFnxCeZa6SVw8/s1600/DSC_0857.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8UgYHKttI1KH3WNYDL6iAJyJZA299EAoPKbU7ubRaNTxbkLBslsVV-B3ocRtke60xxBsOnvYJ35SCAOy0IqxLlJuCfatnWQgIR-OHsYcLNMOWx3Fms-OCRr1yFdHfJKrFnxCeZa6SVw8/s320/DSC_0857.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5710305295476194994" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Gammy and Pops rode the carousel with Rosalie, she loved having them on there with her.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3WxXmjPSVe3Thmhb2PjrhLWwNvwf1_PW2MpDu7RfWF8Q3soU2EmeR9Q-pbbVGhDKFcgmEFm_RqeC3qsZN16sosIoU7RrmUXagNXRJ2sPY1EM9cHSNqCf-mMXXYZcn_ep1WrMht796_9w/s1600/DSC_0869.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3WxXmjPSVe3Thmhb2PjrhLWwNvwf1_PW2MpDu7RfWF8Q3soU2EmeR9Q-pbbVGhDKFcgmEFm_RqeC3qsZN16sosIoU7RrmUXagNXRJ2sPY1EM9cHSNqCf-mMXXYZcn_ep1WrMht796_9w/s1600/DSC_0869.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a></div><div>I love my girls, I love them so much. I'm so lucky to have them, and I'm so lucky that I get to stay home and raise them. I'm lucky to have Sean who works so hard for us and makes this possible. Children are seriously the best blessing, even though at times they make me crazy and sleep deprived. I hope this sleepless phase goes quickly and that I will remember to enjoy the fun and wonderful moments that happen throughout the day.</div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkwJjVG1DHkqfYKM4oDvmmXi-38U5DrOYVwf2itxfzAvtiv63Vg2Jv1Jc4jIIo7t0UHqGV7tzxDOVp1XtfVa9P0jHbOkYhCYgELu23yYPwqBn30p-N6zzl5krKNqe7FJaHkhoT7U22BhQ/s1600/DSC_0770.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br /></a></div></div><div><br /></div></div>Courtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16737701728904366174noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774896143237357291.post-76980662897324424992012-01-22T19:38:00.000-08:002012-01-22T19:52:07.212-08:00Ruth is 2 months<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyZyCOXFtYc1PVIG0iG1sok5dKjOoA1J0Pnnpms_ZwNL7TD3dCdgb8pPbTIa8hn1brzhcK27GfrUu-sHIM7RvW9y3t2lHOjXFczEA0SJ-y7dnr0GKXT7j-HHvpOgr6y4v8vAqPxIxBfNM/s1600/DSC_0721.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyZyCOXFtYc1PVIG0iG1sok5dKjOoA1J0Pnnpms_ZwNL7TD3dCdgb8pPbTIa8hn1brzhcK27GfrUu-sHIM7RvW9y3t2lHOjXFczEA0SJ-y7dnr0GKXT7j-HHvpOgr6y4v8vAqPxIxBfNM/s320/DSC_0721.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700667600850170418" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Tummy time. She doesn't normally lift her head much, she uses tummy time to find her fist and suck on it. Although she does have a strong neck and can hold her head really well.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbm3Uxj9_xUIIXoilXveYIykVcq23tNubSCpOkjuDGI-nQvNbUpM-0q0rJct_904n6rqEY2Oi3gBqvzmy131P8rx4lsYqJKmliaCsSfytJnyrz_Ac0xNh5HDJGegErkN-6iNZvtlCorRg/s1600/DSC_0728.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbm3Uxj9_xUIIXoilXveYIykVcq23tNubSCpOkjuDGI-nQvNbUpM-0q0rJct_904n6rqEY2Oi3gBqvzmy131P8rx4lsYqJKmliaCsSfytJnyrz_Ac0xNh5HDJGegErkN-6iNZvtlCorRg/s320/DSC_0728.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700667596217615106" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">She was not too pleased about me wanting to take pictures, she just wanted to nap.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpiTTUb03Ms95l_HxndJhG685PzZquOuvsoB4dXMa95-xLbf88O4z9kDTALXj36pDaM9fs2006_93NSaWzHvL2CmqFIoRu8ZQlOKXMP09_8LO9O8E2eqaoWp33lcPt9xE56ppZyl5I-7U/s1600/DSC_0730.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpiTTUb03Ms95l_HxndJhG685PzZquOuvsoB4dXMa95-xLbf88O4z9kDTALXj36pDaM9fs2006_93NSaWzHvL2CmqFIoRu8ZQlOKXMP09_8LO9O8E2eqaoWp33lcPt9xE56ppZyl5I-7U/s320/DSC_0730.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700667451555779138" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Our little cheetah girl. She is just adorable, and we love her. I have found that this month has been easier. I have figured her out more and know what her cries mean, and what she wants. She does't really cry too much, just if I make her wait a really really really long time to eat, or when she wants to go to sleep. She hasn't quiet figured out how to fall asleep on her own. It takes a lot of effort on my part, bouncing, rocking.... We are going to start working on that soon though. She is also starting to form a pattern for her day and that makes things much easier too. She still wanted to eat every 2 hours until this past week and we were able to stretch it to every 3 hours. Finally I can have a little more of a break.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYZGB4h6aXyvfbLIRGPG02g0rYCw_Y7aQ50UV5tDmztyCA_ufuQlaWBHRVehxi6ibUBHUTHBVh-Bpsfy7Vu0d2PluZ8XRkW7Be0hFTXVysN7ZNiFluW9yx_1yIt-9VR8E8-CBrQ1PEX5o/s1600/DSC_0747.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYZGB4h6aXyvfbLIRGPG02g0rYCw_Y7aQ50UV5tDmztyCA_ufuQlaWBHRVehxi6ibUBHUTHBVh-Bpsfy7Vu0d2PluZ8XRkW7Be0hFTXVysN7ZNiFluW9yx_1yIt-9VR8E8-CBrQ1PEX5o/s320/DSC_0747.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700667447391021314" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">She is just beautiful, I love baby skin that is so soft and pink.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYj4O5S3R8pn-Y8NmUPxdGDj83lSLE5SjPsrLBwlcn53Big1V5uIUpWBzuu80gpQcGiTmJsXxOkA-KVCau0VnpaPdSRmnkMZmUclfKMcQxrK3TagRSYW44DkmO079K1FLrEfa_KqHE8mw/s1600/DSC_0754.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYj4O5S3R8pn-Y8NmUPxdGDj83lSLE5SjPsrLBwlcn53Big1V5uIUpWBzuu80gpQcGiTmJsXxOkA-KVCau0VnpaPdSRmnkMZmUclfKMcQxrK3TagRSYW44DkmO079K1FLrEfa_KqHE8mw/s320/DSC_0754.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700667439688189298" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Ruth loves her mobile. Rosalie loves to climb in the crib and watch it go around with her. They just smile and Rosalie laughs and it is so cute.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixISs6hq-j8RDkzYGhOBgPWfgq-4dMNY7MKAsKW5ywztU0qeDK5YMHULmK_OfW1_9qnaxbrmv1Tks8xlpjykIc1DodaYIPkyZVbZtKqitz1BDetud9KINZ_CncvBYQCTHBWgdW0W8KRF0/s1600/DSC_0759.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixISs6hq-j8RDkzYGhOBgPWfgq-4dMNY7MKAsKW5ywztU0qeDK5YMHULmK_OfW1_9qnaxbrmv1Tks8xlpjykIc1DodaYIPkyZVbZtKqitz1BDetud9KINZ_CncvBYQCTHBWgdW0W8KRF0/s320/DSC_0759.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700667435015577154" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Rosalie "holding" Ruth.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNAt7Ltg_MHso9x92-5ARERYfW-OB4o4p4VRk1LoOZ7JuYQvDHzi95vBW6JSSPBFJCqR0xXqw93uUyYi_yi5anJkzsFDLRHVGx7DY8_EYWRZgj6oeRzp2ns37pJUNR92N9_ZBDHZEBPvg/s1600/DSC_0763.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNAt7Ltg_MHso9x92-5ARERYfW-OB4o4p4VRk1LoOZ7JuYQvDHzi95vBW6JSSPBFJCqR0xXqw93uUyYi_yi5anJkzsFDLRHVGx7DY8_EYWRZgj6oeRzp2ns37pJUNR92N9_ZBDHZEBPvg/s320/DSC_0763.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700667431920502722" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">It got really cold one day so I put this hat on Ruth. I think she looks so cute in it.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">More things about her at 2 months:</div><div style="text-align: center;">She is very smiley.</div><div style="text-align: center;">She loves to lay on the floor and look around, especially at the TV or bright lights.</div><div style="text-align: center;">She prefers to keep her head turned to the right, although she is able to turn it to the left.</div><div style="text-align: center;">She cries really hard for Sean and when he hands her to me she stops, making him feel bad.</div><div style="text-align: center;">She likes to fall asleep with her head buried in the crook of my arm, covering her eyes.</div><div style="text-align: center;">It takes a lot of effort to get her to sleep.</div><div style="text-align: center;">At night she goes about 4 hours in her bed, then wants me to snuggle her the rest of the night.</div><div style="text-align: center;">She is not the easiest sleeper.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Her goopy eye went away this week.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Her herniated belly button is starting to go away.</div><div style="text-align: center;">She holds her head even when I pull her up to the sitting position.</div><div style="text-align: center;">She hates the bassinet.</div><div style="text-align: center;">She loves sleeping in her carseat, bouncy seat, or swing.</div><div style="text-align: center;">She loves wearing hats, she sleeps way better when I put one on her.</div><div style="text-align: center;">She is generally very happy, she only cries when she can't fall asleep, and when I make her wait to eat. </div><div style="text-align: center;">We love our Ruth.</div>Courtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16737701728904366174noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774896143237357291.post-13672672031728971022012-01-22T19:28:00.001-08:002012-01-22T19:38:26.046-08:00New Year<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYQd7WJYRuhsC7w_Ddvk22VV16J2ipELfxfFSizIOw8MEmiRGq5f_U7uWf6oASjb88MCqi9-OO_SjFe-3PYHdFghRBACTIyYcwenYjMVcFoYBmTWfGwYaj5JulXZwfl9MZt54wxsavAIE/s1600/DSC_0707.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8InJuZLzHksheDkxnRsCzzEXUllRDOjjMZcHIP-qYzXZ0ioJbIucOru38ZF92hsARf90O1YOF433fL2GF6QzEiXcyzH5-gNWiqSQdYkIaPQMzGDlbJE5YLTDoCRcT_Kq3wEcO9u14mGU/s1600/DSC_0698.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8InJuZLzHksheDkxnRsCzzEXUllRDOjjMZcHIP-qYzXZ0ioJbIucOru38ZF92hsARf90O1YOF433fL2GF6QzEiXcyzH5-gNWiqSQdYkIaPQMzGDlbJE5YLTDoCRcT_Kq3wEcO9u14mGU/s320/DSC_0698.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700665184706089378" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">To bring in the new year, we made homemade ice cream and root beer floats.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2SgyXBKglyro3VfLSvTMeQ38sTr2iCssCkPvYrA5-KFCy1Cir011I__s5ldU7d44SFBI49CXJcVTRpFh7gO8POpaFpIlKNrSN7Txy1dnogQ1gQDoFH5_9LbnPYQ2rELqTruIdtBHsALI/s1600/DSC_0694.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2SgyXBKglyro3VfLSvTMeQ38sTr2iCssCkPvYrA5-KFCy1Cir011I__s5ldU7d44SFBI49CXJcVTRpFh7gO8POpaFpIlKNrSN7Txy1dnogQ1gQDoFH5_9LbnPYQ2rELqTruIdtBHsALI/s320/DSC_0694.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700665184195370578" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Rosalie said her resolution was to take over feeding Ruth for me. Just kidding, but that is what she told us she is doing in this picture.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizmBFEjr8IMYKcCqsgax7lgIsOSFGKog5WR072SY8DwpD95pfPA5n3WBFyy1hRP9MeP3F3MLNnuBp2GVIiWoQ-0x11z2TH1s-4mhXnJK30b_X2hjcqQtFx1Jih3sv-qSs_ijOJx-eWqKQ/s1600/DSC_0692.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizmBFEjr8IMYKcCqsgax7lgIsOSFGKog5WR072SY8DwpD95pfPA5n3WBFyy1hRP9MeP3F3MLNnuBp2GVIiWoQ-0x11z2TH1s-4mhXnJK30b_X2hjcqQtFx1Jih3sv-qSs_ijOJx-eWqKQ/s320/DSC_0692.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700665179111976338" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">snuggling sisters.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSAUGmlaoerGCY9dimS9C0VxUwoiyUd5aRJruzA-AarSbvtfvFoZdkda6GqoU7pWLSzlOFq2S6Ae9BuczCNeXk0gkGvTX4qrcLGhN3ZXvimMv_9wh455dVSYYKOkNvs5_ax88qoq14aA0/s1600/DSC_0690.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSAUGmlaoerGCY9dimS9C0VxUwoiyUd5aRJruzA-AarSbvtfvFoZdkda6GqoU7pWLSzlOFq2S6Ae9BuczCNeXk0gkGvTX4qrcLGhN3ZXvimMv_9wh455dVSYYKOkNvs5_ax88qoq14aA0/s320/DSC_0690.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700665174537417090" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">"feeding" Ruth again.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYQd7WJYRuhsC7w_Ddvk22VV16J2ipELfxfFSizIOw8MEmiRGq5f_U7uWf6oASjb88MCqi9-OO_SjFe-3PYHdFghRBACTIyYcwenYjMVcFoYBmTWfGwYaj5JulXZwfl9MZt54wxsavAIE/s1600/DSC_0707.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYQd7WJYRuhsC7w_Ddvk22VV16J2ipELfxfFSizIOw8MEmiRGq5f_U7uWf6oASjb88MCqi9-OO_SjFe-3PYHdFghRBACTIyYcwenYjMVcFoYBmTWfGwYaj5JulXZwfl9MZt54wxsavAIE/s320/DSC_0707.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700665845222892914" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The new year brought out Ruth's smiles. She just became such a happy girl, her cold also went away.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicX9b89Y2lt4NB9o6HKgg2rs6-7WJDOQ4QvEbLkhN0hVXOVEuUV5WvrHVhzzkM5FT0kZxh1Co1kNeuqwg-wFFZ8kVpQ2taujWDXfe6GdA_yGaQHzoY4lw28Vmz55-Dzn0BNz7yXURrTUo/s1600/DSC_0715.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicX9b89Y2lt4NB9o6HKgg2rs6-7WJDOQ4QvEbLkhN0hVXOVEuUV5WvrHVhzzkM5FT0kZxh1Co1kNeuqwg-wFFZ8kVpQ2taujWDXfe6GdA_yGaQHzoY4lw28Vmz55-Dzn0BNz7yXURrTUo/s320/DSC_0715.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700665838127992690" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center;">smiling. It was really hard to capture it and hold the camera.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE32KNHlwAnzQ_m5lsEgkrOOVtjQQS2Snn3-HUHB2UdbRUKCV2Vd-MZFrfLABx3OByNPmtpd-UtkFgdyyeNi19Rj9dOhfdfKT3rO-Qc8hYNG7-BR5RTfgkHd4cUbpNQZ37FuD1czwOC3g/s1600/DSC_0716.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE32KNHlwAnzQ_m5lsEgkrOOVtjQQS2Snn3-HUHB2UdbRUKCV2Vd-MZFrfLABx3OByNPmtpd-UtkFgdyyeNi19Rj9dOhfdfKT3rO-Qc8hYNG7-BR5RTfgkHd4cUbpNQZ37FuD1czwOC3g/s320/DSC_0716.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700665832150270914" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center;">She loves watching her big sister, she is just mesmerized by Rosalie.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzqulMZxt1dfO2RbOhTXGcFQX4NSI_w5ruoCdmfTP4s5QgrYXGtv9mlCgt8GFzF8i4MRxoP0J1Vd-Q8SVZCu-iwAMfvw4sVQlgkExzB8Mz3nSBHIqVAsBLVcltMKUyUI9lVrSb58od1Zk/s1600/DSC_0717.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzqulMZxt1dfO2RbOhTXGcFQX4NSI_w5ruoCdmfTP4s5QgrYXGtv9mlCgt8GFzF8i4MRxoP0J1Vd-Q8SVZCu-iwAMfvw4sVQlgkExzB8Mz3nSBHIqVAsBLVcltMKUyUI9lVrSb58od1Zk/s320/DSC_0717.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700665828040486290" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center;">She doesn't look too happy, but they really love laying down next to each other, it is really cute.</div>Courtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16737701728904366174noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774896143237357291.post-57299836146989416762012-01-22T18:28:00.000-08:002012-01-22T18:54:54.424-08:00Christmas in Austin<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVJNmvNVoMZjAML-qpPVZ8Fbg6oI4kWW1q0710YJHdoV3Q6WU-0Vcv714BH9oV1d7V7kZ_d1sgEGXzjUemrUqBUKIwa0iuoP8sBCGrrLulbUStIBH8-Ku6bzLPsKvlVDoFTXIhOTOgJPY/s1600/IMG_0142.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVJNmvNVoMZjAML-qpPVZ8Fbg6oI4kWW1q0710YJHdoV3Q6WU-0Vcv714BH9oV1d7V7kZ_d1sgEGXzjUemrUqBUKIwa0iuoP8sBCGrrLulbUStIBH8-Ku6bzLPsKvlVDoFTXIhOTOgJPY/s320/IMG_0142.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700650847178614066" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Rosalie had her first lesson in gift wrapping from her dad.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbb_n1yH6XdyT60DbAysb2FVBSSbi0VWlxUuPlq5TPwYSXcC5amc52e0WKOBOj4sET0AkExI9Flp4jG_tYyFSIdC9WKM5TdLU-u_LSaQ1Ykaykj-sD_vU6w6vMV3HMPuhHfiQkmamUlEw/s1600/DSC_0601.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbb_n1yH6XdyT60DbAysb2FVBSSbi0VWlxUuPlq5TPwYSXcC5amc52e0WKOBOj4sET0AkExI9Flp4jG_tYyFSIdC9WKM5TdLU-u_LSaQ1Ykaykj-sD_vU6w6vMV3HMPuhHfiQkmamUlEw/s320/DSC_0601.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700650838767704994" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Rosalie dressed up as Rudolph.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMGroO0Qcx5pFFsnD-LhghRLD8IlwYJHrFoDyZTBpeRFZpLcr06DrZjImqITBScAC5qqmL6VfqOkw0sLVFxMMvk4IfFjwEDnQCzFBd7PEf1LMGFxRZGdTGRxDiBR0zoDsHKV1D7amTyBo/s1600/DSC_0602.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMGroO0Qcx5pFFsnD-LhghRLD8IlwYJHrFoDyZTBpeRFZpLcr06DrZjImqITBScAC5qqmL6VfqOkw0sLVFxMMvk4IfFjwEDnQCzFBd7PEf1LMGFxRZGdTGRxDiBR0zoDsHKV1D7amTyBo/s320/DSC_0602.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700650833205262850" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Ruth did too.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlHEVLYBmHXIx2ty9FUC89DZSYGoRr2YssvTrXk82R-KWIwadmwhLBHNFvd6_H3de8w1_r4WY7LYLGwgxrSlMY3Ow-FJMGAPNER4NMXSmoNICyGmTy837hkjq4B7ZeHn9K_fWtE4He8FQ/s1600/DSC_0604.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlHEVLYBmHXIx2ty9FUC89DZSYGoRr2YssvTrXk82R-KWIwadmwhLBHNFvd6_H3de8w1_r4WY7LYLGwgxrSlMY3Ow-FJMGAPNER4NMXSmoNICyGmTy837hkjq4B7ZeHn9K_fWtE4He8FQ/s320/DSC_0604.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700650828804930450" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Rosalie spent most days outside in the freezing cold playing in the backyard. We were ill-prepared for the cold so she just borrowed a hat and gloves. She didn't seem to mind the weather though, and had a really great time tromping around with the dog.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh71sFXa2Ludhxd7i6xQ_p-U49fR2hxXOLavi6yVRjtWvNMZsX_gmDwWLVAQ_VqEDumo8koMz-RSalvZmXUdq7Kk9mP0f3aqK5CXpnssG6INBBSlg2wsQaxPPsSggdroOJazlsu4A7mUPY/s1600/DSC_0609.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh71sFXa2Ludhxd7i6xQ_p-U49fR2hxXOLavi6yVRjtWvNMZsX_gmDwWLVAQ_VqEDumo8koMz-RSalvZmXUdq7Kk9mP0f3aqK5CXpnssG6INBBSlg2wsQaxPPsSggdroOJazlsu4A7mUPY/s320/DSC_0609.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700650822971000434" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Rosalie and Coco looking outside. They were such buddies the whole time.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiw05hnkN31eekNW507At_nzy84itNQQy3fo11QRa7GLuAg49DDFvOok-VfEM3PVgNlhXhhIRPDwO3JiG3cBZkqbTgmK-vID43wzhPw0X8RVeYeTYdltjWL3jr6-eA0EQbUTH6D_nTgzc/s1600/DSC_0612.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiw05hnkN31eekNW507At_nzy84itNQQy3fo11QRa7GLuAg49DDFvOok-VfEM3PVgNlhXhhIRPDwO3JiG3cBZkqbTgmK-vID43wzhPw0X8RVeYeTYdltjWL3jr6-eA0EQbUTH6D_nTgzc/s320/DSC_0612.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700650434103462130" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Rosalie saying cheese, while eating a Christmas cookie.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7bmCV37bkDXw1d8TpYp5Fae-QQVq5NyxJV5Qbcw4I0yGPn1qiTehCm0aSEpiCoNHWhJQn8JURp4iHgDFkSfBPeCdqYAdaIjUa-7J83pXawntqWckXX8k5xqRgPmKFwbpwAtIBIQsiBt0/s1600/DSC_0623.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7bmCV37bkDXw1d8TpYp5Fae-QQVq5NyxJV5Qbcw4I0yGPn1qiTehCm0aSEpiCoNHWhJQn8JURp4iHgDFkSfBPeCdqYAdaIjUa-7J83pXawntqWckXX8k5xqRgPmKFwbpwAtIBIQsiBt0/s320/DSC_0623.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700650426433268466" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Ruth all smiley and happy.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEheV9Ujl8J1Xj3M_qjP9nAnp1LGtAH7vFoaQDAQgb5hvODMitpqG2fvERLnLjzSxvxYW0Q6UQPfOijoqbEJ9gODqUeXU4zM_q_77KlB5tiezqK8gcEnuOoLUfEV2mCeofj4QCvaSg8Sg/s1600/DSC_0627.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEheV9Ujl8J1Xj3M_qjP9nAnp1LGtAH7vFoaQDAQgb5hvODMitpqG2fvERLnLjzSxvxYW0Q6UQPfOijoqbEJ9gODqUeXU4zM_q_77KlB5tiezqK8gcEnuOoLUfEV2mCeofj4QCvaSg8Sg/s320/DSC_0627.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700650422334097602" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">sweet girl.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD0q7_HBoXvkzBvECyARZD5_w_LT_o8XfwwRAcp_HvLrR7qLliJHT0Fa6AOMvqZwoKaa-o3iYJmaBJYmNUL_PrxS9cNaJbJAzQ1svTlOcR07ri8lhIue4BX-stYGxA1gKPLECR3JZ3JM4/s1600/DSC_0631.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD0q7_HBoXvkzBvECyARZD5_w_LT_o8XfwwRAcp_HvLrR7qLliJHT0Fa6AOMvqZwoKaa-o3iYJmaBJYmNUL_PrxS9cNaJbJAzQ1svTlOcR07ri8lhIue4BX-stYGxA1gKPLECR3JZ3JM4/s320/DSC_0631.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700650417279705074" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Christmas eve jammies, snuggling with Aunt Aubrey.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheRZrlnkitLAiCXhZzRE69zxg0G6CMkcP281Zsm34ZpeNEVohjACNRTH6yPaL55HmT1ZfQQXZUZfEnkq1q_jAbjM8B1LndMQoe716DwfsC5dmgL42JALwsVXCkmLFgW1zIg8Rq6h6VfFU/s1600/DSC_0634.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheRZrlnkitLAiCXhZzRE69zxg0G6CMkcP281Zsm34ZpeNEVohjACNRTH6yPaL55HmT1ZfQQXZUZfEnkq1q_jAbjM8B1LndMQoe716DwfsC5dmgL42JALwsVXCkmLFgW1zIg8Rq6h6VfFU/s320/DSC_0634.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700650410541423154" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Nice photography work of Sean's. Us coming down the stairs at 6AM Christmas morning.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNths_sXPD0cYPjudf0h-NXVgCUmuraSZGyYgq2TZnjE8WFVDjN-jDm8SQVspjVTxnn1ER5vIgvZ0MaMJf2zln9PgfTo4WqENoBukLHyNmYJEXaP5EClBGwdWEmZYqikTEormdVfxaJMM/s1600/DSC_0636.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNths_sXPD0cYPjudf0h-NXVgCUmuraSZGyYgq2TZnjE8WFVDjN-jDm8SQVspjVTxnn1ER5vIgvZ0MaMJf2zln9PgfTo4WqENoBukLHyNmYJEXaP5EClBGwdWEmZYqikTEormdVfxaJMM/s320/DSC_0636.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700649842584136018" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Rosalie checking out her haul.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir_U085aJ01vwArlWOkWlpJR34PgIjOlJ9JPx8_V_KXKQ418nevYfyqMQzqgcnUDBDNesVIJLYj4GU1BhT5BJAo7Wn1aQkcA67a23AUQePD7iMVCgk1y3IW3VzFIcBAbfQSrbVTJjG4OY/s1600/DSC_0641.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir_U085aJ01vwArlWOkWlpJR34PgIjOlJ9JPx8_V_KXKQ418nevYfyqMQzqgcnUDBDNesVIJLYj4GU1BhT5BJAo7Wn1aQkcA67a23AUQePD7iMVCgk1y3IW3VzFIcBAbfQSrbVTJjG4OY/s320/DSC_0641.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700649836746143842" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Opening her American girl doll from Nama and Hapa.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6N-vnwCBhyphenhyphenULP_vRI8AaCPgyuGOgxhDAT8_ey5HNbGdzV4RJ3yHEHqws9Bb012IpybHyoDKApY0tYmg0sAW_T0OHvEpFsl4cE-nYR20adqjPfKH-eXyRdLvJXYsbxdO53R8ypHTYPPNQ/s1600/DSC_0646.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6N-vnwCBhyphenhyphenULP_vRI8AaCPgyuGOgxhDAT8_ey5HNbGdzV4RJ3yHEHqws9Bb012IpybHyoDKApY0tYmg0sAW_T0OHvEpFsl4cE-nYR20adqjPfKH-eXyRdLvJXYsbxdO53R8ypHTYPPNQ/s320/DSC_0646.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700649828247885762" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The scooter and helmet that Santa brought.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYymoB9tvDNP7eIhcsv6A_pF5YkgNM8nIBfmV93oUl3eloozcU77oAFDL_rXfn4TuQRx5uwSZerLPYXGw2JD1Oc7cNSGUui06XYrLmkhj3nglHuqd8QbGfmLjPZspP1YVG5KnLrfDoliQ/s1600/DSC_0648.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYymoB9tvDNP7eIhcsv6A_pF5YkgNM8nIBfmV93oUl3eloozcU77oAFDL_rXfn4TuQRx5uwSZerLPYXGw2JD1Oc7cNSGUui06XYrLmkhj3nglHuqd8QbGfmLjPZspP1YVG5KnLrfDoliQ/s320/DSC_0648.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700649824879385906" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Grumpy in her beautiful Christmas dress from Gammy and Pops. She loved it, she saw herself in the mirror and said she was a princess and began to twirl. So cute.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCAaXsnEzLF4RcOE-QzyI8JHn7bUcnG_eWCAV_fkPE6QEKYuuFvLQcmD26W0SCtY-ytj00rR3oT58I1cjVMesOS7wJUh9a1WGfDbDE0I_TdQMqVsWbwJoDSmX1s7twouLcfc0aESguU5k/s1600/DSC_0652.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCAaXsnEzLF4RcOE-QzyI8JHn7bUcnG_eWCAV_fkPE6QEKYuuFvLQcmD26W0SCtY-ytj00rR3oT58I1cjVMesOS7wJUh9a1WGfDbDE0I_TdQMqVsWbwJoDSmX1s7twouLcfc0aESguU5k/s320/DSC_0652.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700649818171935122" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Ruth in her cute dress from Marci. We have a beautiful dress for her too, but I was scared she would ruin it with spit up.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We had a really fun Christmas hanging out with my family. We went to Pappasito's on Christmas eve and chowed down all all sorts of yummy treats. We had Christmas dinner with our family friends the Tueller's, and Rosalie had a blast playing with their daughter Olivia, who is a senior in high school. She had so much fun with all of her toys on Christmas. It was so much fun doing Christmas with her at this age. She got some paper dolls and legos, and she enjoys making Sean play both of those with her. She loves her basketball hoop too, but is not quiet coordinated enough to throw it in, she is working on her dunking skills right now. We had a great time.</div>Courtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16737701728904366174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774896143237357291.post-55992471926490376322012-01-04T06:07:00.000-08:002012-01-04T08:16:13.410-08:00Christmas Festivities<div style="text-align: center;">First we trimmed the tree while listening to Christmas tunes.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjax3CDxN_s6Zp1EaLFEnaD1xM-171Ej8ihKnnqop3VijBGYIAcIvgfvbz8gsPTqd21Hv6Y7NzvqN29dKmZHUA1J-TPew8LbFrzdLPlqftZFC6R-pEUIuyzKO891-5ItE5kxXXQHPMusM/s1600/DSC_0284_2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjax3CDxN_s6Zp1EaLFEnaD1xM-171Ej8ihKnnqop3VijBGYIAcIvgfvbz8gsPTqd21Hv6Y7NzvqN29dKmZHUA1J-TPew8LbFrzdLPlqftZFC6R-pEUIuyzKO891-5ItE5kxXXQHPMusM/s320/DSC_0284_2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693806946686693666" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px; " /></a>Rosalie's favorite is Mariah Carey Christmas cd. for a while that was all she would let us play.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibE_G3Mcf3OvNL7Izw-XQQEHKcBd8TUapJaNDUxN-fx8c0HWIz_dRbueVmD7DtBmKYq3o5ln7XuO_OKnUFFDSmaB49OrkQziTR0QAZ2K6lyswFEYiqpLkM3k3yKoSTD1tWyrUAZ9CcEtQ/s1600/DSC_0296_2.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibE_G3Mcf3OvNL7Izw-XQQEHKcBd8TUapJaNDUxN-fx8c0HWIz_dRbueVmD7DtBmKYq3o5ln7XuO_OKnUFFDSmaB49OrkQziTR0QAZ2K6lyswFEYiqpLkM3k3yKoSTD1tWyrUAZ9CcEtQ/s320/DSC_0296_2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693806937969800514" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Next, Rosalie helped put up the stockings.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhVP98EcFqOFUndIq4W9dtMlVhkhMHsz8XUH6Bd_wl_t91_9lZNuwOBGqkqZ33xLTnm9WlDoVgdhRw207up2y11uhEj7vk0NS7Ii3EEIPad66Pcubd1rM1Rsc2-heR37tLEvEfxRFANAY/s1600/DSC_0303_2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhVP98EcFqOFUndIq4W9dtMlVhkhMHsz8XUH6Bd_wl_t91_9lZNuwOBGqkqZ33xLTnm9WlDoVgdhRw207up2y11uhEj7vk0NS7Ii3EEIPad66Pcubd1rM1Rsc2-heR37tLEvEfxRFANAY/s320/DSC_0303_2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693806936946684834" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Then we made some gingerbread.</div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo6h8Nz8C_g4QTRV9uk7GZUF1VkgYDgqEyTAVIVgoXkwfOWl76vNjPmn2pQZ4CEdf_paIrQ-kmrHtfozo7fel-3Te4kQR_hyphenhyphen8GLF1hfwOj5lD3usBb-VsVaxLaSiriz75-STqu2QG8osU/s320/DSC_0580.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693807766820530002" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px; " /><div style="text-align: center;">Rosalie sampled the dough first.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9qb9RZ4Ph6HGH6sdxAj9bCAXSUWDwwi74MfmhPijUtTmzc1qkF2X7r51gyfhYh3Q6WSEiVLECNS0FwXA48CP-Sq83lpJw57kDZ-AGmootOYDRAl7y4GqSM8arWmVTmfJpzIzDnXqRGNg/s1600/DSC_0582.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9qb9RZ4Ph6HGH6sdxAj9bCAXSUWDwwi74MfmhPijUtTmzc1qkF2X7r51gyfhYh3Q6WSEiVLECNS0FwXA48CP-Sq83lpJw57kDZ-AGmootOYDRAl7y4GqSM8arWmVTmfJpzIzDnXqRGNg/s1600/DSC_0582.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9qb9RZ4Ph6HGH6sdxAj9bCAXSUWDwwi74MfmhPijUtTmzc1qkF2X7r51gyfhYh3Q6WSEiVLECNS0FwXA48CP-Sq83lpJw57kDZ-AGmootOYDRAl7y4GqSM8arWmVTmfJpzIzDnXqRGNg/s320/DSC_0582.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693807763071202882" style="display: block; 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margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center;"> We turned that dough into a house.</div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbjnnjXBybhmKDZuRjMtp7zJZw6swH5fr_a9Ob-L_PXUgrRwjrP3XwXbmIrbuvlGcgj8w6BGe2sArPs8o5OKkrQ9H37yymK6B0K86C2SS2l5JRbDFrGb6va0x6Sw9p4DaFZR257gCCn1M/s320/IMG_0109.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693807742219032866" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px; " /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEdYjZ5lQi1LkiGAkZ6TbuZFflZ88-z3V-x20s7TIg4YPo2VLxndcp5A4eBoVSurdOoaKvn5m5CuJKeDNiR8XdILQJiP9ZgdpvTDDGSWNbChmz-Jyhy-aVExlbuu55hOAGTf31aI9yeV4/s1600/DSC_0594.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEdYjZ5lQi1LkiGAkZ6TbuZFflZ88-z3V-x20s7TIg4YPo2VLxndcp5A4eBoVSurdOoaKvn5m5CuJKeDNiR8XdILQJiP9ZgdpvTDDGSWNbChmz-Jyhy-aVExlbuu55hOAGTf31aI9yeV4/s320/DSC_0594.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693808504888820594" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Beautiful isn't it?</div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtrjtvSW_fAHJVGVHc7G7KRScooUN5fYRAXpLFiP_uu4h-zafDJrZMRZNxVItpzT9SnQTln_GWn6X6kbKNO8h8UbBWjAxSdKgcRXzoU4_qsLTVfWvsyS6BUw8v6djzI_P6AC1vZZ38XZc/s320/IMG_0114.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693808512948594242" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px; " /></span><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000ee;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">Then a crazy elf named Elf came to hang out.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCmCVibPRPqih3Tkh_5miRDRk9np_ttXJyahRcjvPqtBASqspSp49Iw85JKX4Itr7qjegxDpABs6EqLWThD8yHhwfgYGpi9_sz0j9RhPcyHU1vuI0_ifizfDP1pTrGQoIe44zI5B1wnV4/s1600/IMG_0116.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCmCVibPRPqih3Tkh_5miRDRk9np_ttXJyahRcjvPqtBASqspSp49Iw85JKX4Itr7qjegxDpABs6EqLWThD8yHhwfgYGpi9_sz0j9RhPcyHU1vuI0_ifizfDP1pTrGQoIe44zI5B1wnV4/s320/IMG_0116.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693808509410173042" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px; " /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center; ">Rosalie and Ruth all dolled up in their Christmas red.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtrjtvSW_fAHJVGVHc7G7KRScooUN5fYRAXpLFiP_uu4h-zafDJrZMRZNxVItpzT9SnQTln_GWn6X6kbKNO8h8UbBWjAxSdKgcRXzoU4_qsLTVfWvsyS6BUw8v6djzI_P6AC1vZZ38XZc/s1600/IMG_0114.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEdYjZ5lQi1LkiGAkZ6TbuZFflZ88-z3V-x20s7TIg4YPo2VLxndcp5A4eBoVSurdOoaKvn5m5CuJKeDNiR8XdILQJiP9ZgdpvTDDGSWNbChmz-Jyhy-aVExlbuu55hOAGTf31aI9yeV4/s1600/DSC_0594.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhVP98EcFqOFUndIq4W9dtMlVhkhMHsz8XUH6Bd_wl_t91_9lZNuwOBGqkqZ33xLTnm9WlDoVgdhRw207up2y11uhEj7vk0NS7Ii3EEIPad66Pcubd1rM1Rsc2-heR37tLEvEfxRFANAY/s1600/DSC_0303_2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7EXannNuBR7hjulzt_JySoCQwmgVtxQqUjKqgRvuW-8Ig_hL32y9kFR8b8cE-z9WxLNoARQp7ewOLDoX3Xg7D4bhFkSGNDk5yk3_9s0xRGD811RsuHBeCsCLqvs-uv7R2MCmPIhhifMA/s1600/IMG_0135.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4DcDxby07ag4uyPkwWjkyJfgJd49EKLx3XBIQg1QjPXzFUW6t461Lys1-HsDnYmV2-vJ2WqpbH86xPdq-I_J-x5K44I4HKZjhkTCSVV9UZ7muALBSyu7e3jhD7cTo1ObCPdzW5lLWkvQ/s1600/Rosalie+%2526+Santa+2011.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4DcDxby07ag4uyPkwWjkyJfgJd49EKLx3XBIQg1QjPXzFUW6t461Lys1-HsDnYmV2-vJ2WqpbH86xPdq-I_J-x5K44I4HKZjhkTCSVV9UZ7muALBSyu7e3jhD7cTo1ObCPdzW5lLWkvQ/s320/Rosalie+%2526+Santa+2011.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693808527043495490" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Then we visited the big man himself, Ruth was screaming so we spared him the agony of holding her at that time.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7EXannNuBR7hjulzt_JySoCQwmgVtxQqUjKqgRvuW-8Ig_hL32y9kFR8b8cE-z9WxLNoARQp7ewOLDoX3Xg7D4bhFkSGNDk5yk3_9s0xRGD811RsuHBeCsCLqvs-uv7R2MCmPIhhifMA/s1600/IMG_0135.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7EXannNuBR7hjulzt_JySoCQwmgVtxQqUjKqgRvuW-8Ig_hL32y9kFR8b8cE-z9WxLNoARQp7ewOLDoX3Xg7D4bhFkSGNDk5yk3_9s0xRGD811RsuHBeCsCLqvs-uv7R2MCmPIhhifMA/s320/IMG_0135.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693808528262139010" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Then we got some yummy treats from friends, and Rosalie ate them all.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Christmas at my parents' house to follow.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4DcDxby07ag4uyPkwWjkyJfgJd49EKLx3XBIQg1QjPXzFUW6t461Lys1-HsDnYmV2-vJ2WqpbH86xPdq-I_J-x5K44I4HKZjhkTCSVV9UZ7muALBSyu7e3jhD7cTo1ObCPdzW5lLWkvQ/s1600/Rosalie+%2526+Santa+2011.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4DcDxby07ag4uyPkwWjkyJfgJd49EKLx3XBIQg1QjPXzFUW6t461Lys1-HsDnYmV2-vJ2WqpbH86xPdq-I_J-x5K44I4HKZjhkTCSVV9UZ7muALBSyu7e3jhD7cTo1ObCPdzW5lLWkvQ/s1600/Rosalie+%2526+Santa+2011.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCmCVibPRPqih3Tkh_5miRDRk9np_ttXJyahRcjvPqtBASqspSp49Iw85JKX4Itr7qjegxDpABs6EqLWThD8yHhwfgYGpi9_sz0j9RhPcyHU1vuI0_ifizfDP1pTrGQoIe44zI5B1wnV4/s1600/IMG_0116.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjax3CDxN_s6Zp1EaLFEnaD1xM-171Ej8ihKnnqop3VijBGYIAcIvgfvbz8gsPTqd21Hv6Y7NzvqN29dKmZHUA1J-TPew8LbFrzdLPlqftZFC6R-pEUIuyzKO891-5ItE5kxXXQHPMusM/s1600/DSC_0284_2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a></div>Courtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16737701728904366174noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774896143237357291.post-85921192048654830022012-01-02T20:31:00.000-08:002012-01-04T06:07:17.576-08:00Ruth 1 Month Photos<div style="text-align: center;">I realize this is a month late. I dressed Ruth up in the little dress that was mine, and that I put Rosalie in when she was a baby and I took her 1 month pictures. It is crazy looking at them now and seeing how much she has grown in this last month. At one month she was still just a little eating, sleeping, pooping machine with a bad cold. She only liked to sleep in our arms, had very few times during the day of being awake. She mostly was awake in the late evening and didn't want to go to sleep until around 11 or 12. She wanted to be rocked or bounced and was pretty exhausting. She didn't cry much, unless you put her down and she wanted to be held. Here are a few of the pictures of her. I also threw one in of Rosalie at the bottom. They look almost identical. You can tell it isn't Ruth because there is a different bow on the headband.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixKeuZWP2tczNdOwxXbTBOqb46OkMItIy95HcFnbXz3BClkQPjJ2F2TIXoldPtZkH8-YmtoR9bHXo1IJIN7DO_BD2Ke39fcl274krCGYyT0WbfozJ0tH8yXYu2-p6bqr623dBJDKdRzSw/s1600/DSC_0278.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfNO1JuFhP-DOjME67ovKW5qStYgw7LRECEAtJ4k2AUrKDJcPdGCkvYPfdc9edIfwtyUFffMduMDQ4fRdAVEZTwE9hRq6I5hpIW8I8FJbbiitrUXInMDDOdpW1SN6h8n6dOlaIQ_7HyJ4/s1600/DSC_0557.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfNO1JuFhP-DOjME67ovKW5qStYgw7LRECEAtJ4k2AUrKDJcPdGCkvYPfdc9edIfwtyUFffMduMDQ4fRdAVEZTwE9hRq6I5hpIW8I8FJbbiitrUXInMDDOdpW1SN6h8n6dOlaIQ_7HyJ4/s320/DSC_0557.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693260390603849746" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCvb0zP1CGRxHKvr3H-0wLPMrlZXTcQZf8nhLsMtvdAFw4KNj1AKirVOp2VLd29wVaHWPBMagLwwvi3K6A-Ilbo_jXiB4etOPHMLi4kWGCiu3NZDWzlVpVxr7xGlYnca2LEo7K7d6Alko/s1600/DSC_0564.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq2FEdBTjzESfxk3XhY182vP1kqhAIz36giVIfZ88sf5LI_TrcBeg49DBMNceKZt1LXM2WmbkdKoit8GCsNrjXzj_RiR-e__DufdzA14qbaRfGyavopOpriEPhRUYl58iP6phypiewah0/s320/DSC_0542_2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693259639095555474" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixKeuZWP2tczNdOwxXbTBOqb46OkMItIy95HcFnbXz3BClkQPjJ2F2TIXoldPtZkH8-YmtoR9bHXo1IJIN7DO_BD2Ke39fcl274krCGYyT0WbfozJ0tH8yXYu2-p6bqr623dBJDKdRzSw/s320/DSC_0278.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693260395419722658" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px; " /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">This one is Rosalie, can you tell? Even their hair looks the same at this point, because Rosalie's darkened a little and Ruth's has lightened. But I still think that Ruth's hair is darker than Rosalie's ever was.</span></div>Courtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16737701728904366174noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774896143237357291.post-60066012713360530062012-01-02T07:59:00.000-08:002012-01-02T12:19:51.451-08:00ThanksgivingWe had a blast visiting Sean's family for Thanksgiving. Though our trip started out with a crazy flight filled with lots of spitting up drama, the week turned out peaceful and fun.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp0j-22ugBsAStDzivOMEBDa4Vu9wLlgK-vgiCC0hJP3ihc1dqc4wvc8tUYKff0juKnEfz9kasc7HzspkwRCtgBwAyMTBh9dcXQQ-x7cPAjbTcrnC1ZOgLIzfTjHEt3KnPyGSGwpNf6q0/s1600/DSC_0316.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp0j-22ugBsAStDzivOMEBDa4Vu9wLlgK-vgiCC0hJP3ihc1dqc4wvc8tUYKff0juKnEfz9kasc7HzspkwRCtgBwAyMTBh9dcXQQ-x7cPAjbTcrnC1ZOgLIzfTjHEt3KnPyGSGwpNf6q0/s320/DSC_0316.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693070284312858130" /></a>We went on walk/runs on the beach each morning. I only participated on Thanksgiving day, but it was so much fun. Rosalie especially loved searching for sea shells that Linda laid out for her to find.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoIZdLs30RiZAAXs3irRpQZ3q02SfQbVBXuskzlKgGNqDQpGrERo9dEnz84CP8j-nia-0g6QJbg5U8NhFrN-FcMXqUBaJHJy-YexqVtNogawuZuXo0LUqvcqAkz2C2_VwXsOLrHwxwAW4/s1600/DSC_0350.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoIZdLs30RiZAAXs3irRpQZ3q02SfQbVBXuskzlKgGNqDQpGrERo9dEnz84CP8j-nia-0g6QJbg5U8NhFrN-FcMXqUBaJHJy-YexqVtNogawuZuXo0LUqvcqAkz2C2_VwXsOLrHwxwAW4/s320/DSC_0350.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693070281171162610" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Making a sand pile.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIa19iXn1vUZtqzHNwFpFNnXlg1MJXF_-dyUPKtdo6-fr_HF-dRAxIDlTcjl32L_N7bFZP_MVLTw3NeeG5VVazH3EDe5HVkzTr6Nz_N-OzBOicBV-Gsp0SmbIKcUBNqkKW2upkYL-wgnQ/s1600/DSC_0318.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIa19iXn1vUZtqzHNwFpFNnXlg1MJXF_-dyUPKtdo6-fr_HF-dRAxIDlTcjl32L_N7bFZP_MVLTw3NeeG5VVazH3EDe5HVkzTr6Nz_N-OzBOicBV-Gsp0SmbIKcUBNqkKW2upkYL-wgnQ/s320/DSC_0318.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693070232108079698" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Ruth's first time at the beach, snuggling with Gammy, she was so little.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKijhVltprwF7h0IfemFSeg_XlEWpIC6ZTMkM2ZoKPqHorSx3QHlxS-4kESu8PTEoD49ztg08dgSLrwI48espzxdthBpKGQ5xhj5jo4dTIIRm-Viw63f3qsl7ja2-Mz89_V-e2Q6aQzS0/s1600/DSC_0310.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKijhVltprwF7h0IfemFSeg_XlEWpIC6ZTMkM2ZoKPqHorSx3QHlxS-4kESu8PTEoD49ztg08dgSLrwI48espzxdthBpKGQ5xhj5jo4dTIIRm-Viw63f3qsl7ja2-Mz89_V-e2Q6aQzS0/s320/DSC_0310.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693070223386322466" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Rosalie, with Pops in the back ground.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfQdIla-oL4QB5cPihH0yTgSSi5sbDP9JYVeY69C725KO8m9wF0_U86BTP_P-cXzWknsMd8fvSCHxiQFjnpPMshPVRH1ERRZrm2jZdqsh5iT8MUCXr-WopeM8iP7F9AjpJxyvq-jTfQUY/s1600/DSC_0366+-+Version+2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfQdIla-oL4QB5cPihH0yTgSSi5sbDP9JYVeY69C725KO8m9wF0_U86BTP_P-cXzWknsMd8fvSCHxiQFjnpPMshPVRH1ERRZrm2jZdqsh5iT8MUCXr-WopeM8iP7F9AjpJxyvq-jTfQUY/s320/DSC_0366+-+Version+2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693070217237118162" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Rosalie loves her sister, giving her kisses.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv5JWqghG7e9_p9zhumpDJQYvQuNNdrXhNusFCFwmCLblWmwCo-YxGE7yiHP1ZPFKXRizwgyhx1Gekb4N9gqxXO6Z5CkwAyGGzyDDEZn2pdFMZ9q2HVJ6d86ioDWqlv-9t7mHGh4E0iKs/s1600/DSC_0368+-+Version+2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv5JWqghG7e9_p9zhumpDJQYvQuNNdrXhNusFCFwmCLblWmwCo-YxGE7yiHP1ZPFKXRizwgyhx1Gekb4N9gqxXO6Z5CkwAyGGzyDDEZn2pdFMZ9q2HVJ6d86ioDWqlv-9t7mHGh4E0iKs/s320/DSC_0368+-+Version+2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693069002789888386" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">This is what Rosalie calls hugs, she snuggles her cheek up next to Ruth's.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwBFjvY9uF5S7bHU3idE0ihs_3QG_700eFG90TsE6Peqo4o20mjDfcj-ll18elOIPu41OdXTR1EzIOeZlvZcpr3fTHaeB3d7OrUbtgrgDAGFPLUZp-oL1xRfMIKe1O3pOf8Ls5-Ruj8A4/s1600/DSC_0374.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwBFjvY9uF5S7bHU3idE0ihs_3QG_700eFG90TsE6Peqo4o20mjDfcj-ll18elOIPu41OdXTR1EzIOeZlvZcpr3fTHaeB3d7OrUbtgrgDAGFPLUZp-oL1xRfMIKe1O3pOf8Ls5-Ruj8A4/s320/DSC_0374.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693068992327623010" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Enjoying the sunset on the beach one evening. Isn't it beautiful?</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt8Qii_T3zFshjdcvUYV6QF9zsYemwWJE880mmPYRi7H_6jYABKRW9XaNEiJZLlqsH3rTMmAVXyr4e3v_rNPmrLETWr642-Mg239UnPb0JKCwC0Eks6uIM3vm6BJWre_WHq2dRa8iVnXY/s1600/DSC_0382.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt8Qii_T3zFshjdcvUYV6QF9zsYemwWJE880mmPYRi7H_6jYABKRW9XaNEiJZLlqsH3rTMmAVXyr4e3v_rNPmrLETWr642-Mg239UnPb0JKCwC0Eks6uIM3vm6BJWre_WHq2dRa8iVnXY/s320/DSC_0382.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693068989280928082" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Picking up rocks.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu8otiE4aw33mYcKlR9x0blXfbQIVxwf5Csdgh5k_cXfHUKhw3uQnEnethHSAOD_EYgNPovLBQNRMTitCOAe1T2sOsz_QemQ3-dnITOotsFBZKrDwST5rdZVT3-oBe7R9Vt9jN2boU7eQ/s1600/DSC_0385.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu8otiE4aw33mYcKlR9x0blXfbQIVxwf5Csdgh5k_cXfHUKhw3uQnEnethHSAOD_EYgNPovLBQNRMTitCOAe1T2sOsz_QemQ3-dnITOotsFBZKrDwST5rdZVT3-oBe7R9Vt9jN2boU7eQ/s320/DSC_0385.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693068976516108034" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Our ghetto girl in her diaper.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvilGQcTAUii0bAtd9ruSzBR-kaQbngQOjlUY38062lHk6vlRuRRFGGp5DHgH8sDc-KUO_imIJKWXKTAxnXbXTOEfwzJI4rj77hCaa3_H1r0m1hR9_f-UPoNZrXVFsN19wPLQ4KFrtWLA/s1600/DSC_0395.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvilGQcTAUii0bAtd9ruSzBR-kaQbngQOjlUY38062lHk6vlRuRRFGGp5DHgH8sDc-KUO_imIJKWXKTAxnXbXTOEfwzJI4rj77hCaa3_H1r0m1hR9_f-UPoNZrXVFsN19wPLQ4KFrtWLA/s320/DSC_0395.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693068976061742914" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Ruth enjoyed the sunset as well.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigTA0TVMmcpkDp0LXQUkrt1msrA2A26tLoa_OUeWkscmt9NNrXE3cLQG58y_TKid1UsKQ0stISPYb5Y_h0eY3HzKgT0dm6C1e3fITiLSCVY2P8h6yQeQev2COHCxbhH1tEWIQ1sWXq1zI/s1600/DSC_0432.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigTA0TVMmcpkDp0LXQUkrt1msrA2A26tLoa_OUeWkscmt9NNrXE3cLQG58y_TKid1UsKQ0stISPYb5Y_h0eY3HzKgT0dm6C1e3fITiLSCVY2P8h6yQeQev2COHCxbhH1tEWIQ1sWXq1zI/s320/DSC_0432.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693067620766331266" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">At the animal farm, feeding the bunny...</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWdHF7X2J5AQ9NHeXQUro-3mOWynszxBbezgG6i4wE2tc2aqzC4FNpr_F7d3FHMI0FLNU_rF4-407zZ_4x3aVJslT9taMPKPH-Zxt3gc8BkjevqvY-ipKeEscl14tB_WqfrEvRcvjNtkI/s1600/DSC_0482.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWdHF7X2J5AQ9NHeXQUro-3mOWynszxBbezgG6i4wE2tc2aqzC4FNpr_F7d3FHMI0FLNU_rF4-407zZ_4x3aVJslT9taMPKPH-Zxt3gc8BkjevqvY-ipKeEscl14tB_WqfrEvRcvjNtkI/s320/DSC_0482.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693067617967696274" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">holding the guinea pigs...</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG0ctTV1FScmGrWwqZ0PLjQlsOGMfMJOkYbS1mVFeITh7xCz3tDwpip6XkuYTieiew9Nsm_yELhef_d-CN9MOdlNKa4oeBTQAsqZDoES7zth53G_Z1p5_yz4n1R7PYtUkV5MAesiZhBVw/s1600/DSC_0501.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG0ctTV1FScmGrWwqZ0PLjQlsOGMfMJOkYbS1mVFeITh7xCz3tDwpip6XkuYTieiew9Nsm_yELhef_d-CN9MOdlNKa4oeBTQAsqZDoES7zth53G_Z1p5_yz4n1R7PYtUkV5MAesiZhBVw/s320/DSC_0501.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693067605956985362" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">and riding the horses.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCjyzR51rurYdgCRbqsa-XarVbA9L1SoLEqdPlhqddcIGLc3dMZrfDH2PnyJaN_JNDMg88ozlSDbtMhq-T1P1Ned0YvhhsnDhIPiHQinD18KFnQ4VuHJ7cj00LA3xw8q3ebGSV_-LSdNU/s1600/DSC_0505.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCjyzR51rurYdgCRbqsa-XarVbA9L1SoLEqdPlhqddcIGLc3dMZrfDH2PnyJaN_JNDMg88ozlSDbtMhq-T1P1Ned0YvhhsnDhIPiHQinD18KFnQ4VuHJ7cj00LA3xw8q3ebGSV_-LSdNU/s320/DSC_0505.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693067599342820690" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Ruth enjoyed snuggling at the animal farm.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC20iZaeNR2BPRvwJUFd8JOopwtyfzsHAJfBugeYVYmd1q4LRReXRjvQdotBWNUXUuMG-WH_hy6_DL8K_2RIl44zzvB36MJMdkB22wapX4m0WLJr_-XoS7XciY6cGXabJ9QFm4x0fsglg/s1600/DSC_0513.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC20iZaeNR2BPRvwJUFd8JOopwtyfzsHAJfBugeYVYmd1q4LRReXRjvQdotBWNUXUuMG-WH_hy6_DL8K_2RIl44zzvB36MJMdkB22wapX4m0WLJr_-XoS7XciY6cGXabJ9QFm4x0fsglg/s320/DSC_0513.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693067593571919234" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Riding the train,</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJP77PElV62K-PqeU1vhSV75nDV2foYmzvMJDt6E883joHaLWtlxpLfwIa2uS55dzUKkTGTbmVg7KyBnao7fBj4d3jKMiJ83JO1TX3RGsJD3dFJ5ZkERRHocNzbdbWISRV-wd3OwKmf6Y/s1600/DSC_0518.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJP77PElV62K-PqeU1vhSV75nDV2foYmzvMJDt6E883joHaLWtlxpLfwIa2uS55dzUKkTGTbmVg7KyBnao7fBj4d3jKMiJ83JO1TX3RGsJD3dFJ5ZkERRHocNzbdbWISRV-wd3OwKmf6Y/s320/DSC_0518.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693066819297830226" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Sean loved it,</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmYNW7Zy46PNxjaUMyC4QEXX9gQ3qJ-dY2cGPtKuXQrjWkwbCbp5dwwVDUOQhvPOeoS8-uphwMRDvPLkuTBI0MQE0cRGt1EDdHPjyP5CAY66IhLjjuWW6hjPqVbnqgXO6ib5w8bCc-r8s/s1600/DSC_0526.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmYNW7Zy46PNxjaUMyC4QEXX9gQ3qJ-dY2cGPtKuXQrjWkwbCbp5dwwVDUOQhvPOeoS8-uphwMRDvPLkuTBI0MQE0cRGt1EDdHPjyP5CAY66IhLjjuWW6hjPqVbnqgXO6ib5w8bCc-r8s/s320/DSC_0526.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693066811868300834" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">and so did Rosalie.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIqTScXMeavQJvpEjeaV8zCOyJ8SjZ31uvaYNC5D0PI1W9R6u7tNiRbK5ljb1hknmD7EK4UOR1QuClpLH2QqtXMMesftmsslGXUkxCNyqjkLXiI5nbHSXb3nE_o5O5cr8Siuo7SPuul-w/s1600/DSC_0531.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIqTScXMeavQJvpEjeaV8zCOyJ8SjZ31uvaYNC5D0PI1W9R6u7tNiRbK5ljb1hknmD7EK4UOR1QuClpLH2QqtXMMesftmsslGXUkxCNyqjkLXiI5nbHSXb3nE_o5O5cr8Siuo7SPuul-w/s320/DSC_0531.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693066808518487042" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">She also loved playing in the corn box.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7pX3CffoHpgi5nRGUOtpZjMQVqg6_36pxUDEhY2D1t9uSUxmh4onIgXDKVtnGVwfTWjs6iFGkEoQLaGvQHrbFohgEirbzJPX0Yot_x3tImUMjKhaBp1gd8i5rbS6yJMCQTTkmsdoYXKM/s1600/IMG_0084.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7pX3CffoHpgi5nRGUOtpZjMQVqg6_36pxUDEhY2D1t9uSUxmh4onIgXDKVtnGVwfTWjs6iFGkEoQLaGvQHrbFohgEirbzJPX0Yot_x3tImUMjKhaBp1gd8i5rbS6yJMCQTTkmsdoYXKM/s320/IMG_0084.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693066800544464354" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Rosalie had so much fun playing with her cousin Ellie, here they are enjoying a cousin breakfast. They played so well together the whole week, we hardly saw her while we were there.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggpcdkmmmKBxROfmYq4ZaJceQ8UugM3Qv0vSsHIhtGkiupdC4XaDZxAfkogYjfUpMjZanvTcnJVKoPbboaaoJd4XE0wVoPhcMsse47jMabBcWm-U2jyj8Ms3v7lrb_BbhNBWDzsLFWXbU/s1600/IMG_0078.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggpcdkmmmKBxROfmYq4ZaJceQ8UugM3Qv0vSsHIhtGkiupdC4XaDZxAfkogYjfUpMjZanvTcnJVKoPbboaaoJd4XE0wVoPhcMsse47jMabBcWm-U2jyj8Ms3v7lrb_BbhNBWDzsLFWXbU/s320/IMG_0078.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693066799032907810" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Lounging by the pool in the back yard. Rosalie wanted to swim, but it was not quite warm enough.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">It was a really great week to get to see family and relax. We had fun, and it was great for Rosalie to get to know her cousins Alice and Ellie. There are so many stories from that week, but I figured I would just post the fun pictures.</div>Courtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16737701728904366174noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774896143237357291.post-85037481308738731432011-12-04T19:41:00.000-08:002011-12-06T15:50:30.222-08:00Ruth's first 2 weeks and a few other firsts<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyTPNbjozfcjwYSETvoLBo9BW-JbzUQUvarnrPMOholYmmTVtk-JMXtBgmNVdeie58KlSgaAWl2IKy6YTvDYFvrlfz9ja-Dgb5vtoEM2lmWl9pCblttuIg-8yia7YhG8aRoiC4n2fblrI/s1600/DSC_0214.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVb4KYla4k3fcLQhCg3I9H0R2FBGTaMd5xHOf1oghAdRrlpaCJL5mZW3ODChJsWkLNphIH2Gtr1fIhYgEdGuSdf1tgwoXTQHnjbBUVqj_9vLWB6sNIcIbNjYCunukHoo6GMOGDOxKMPwY/s320/DSC_0159_2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683116669826364882" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px; " /></span><div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000ee;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "></span></span></div></div><span class="Apple-style-span">For her first week at home we started out wating for the pediatrician to clear us so we could leave the hospital, we were finally able to leave around 2pm. Then we took Ruth on her first car ride to Costco, where she went shopping for a few essentials for the first time.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxOxetssaJq9i18XKOX3BsvDKjWke4CuhKtj6qTVDDOyJ84qhW2LJYN0vYryPNXMudtfNTEKaMrUGS-3ILwmf8DEtUxuIWU6JhCzW1OlIPnvu1-JrDve8DKVHO9PecFUGJTrKrBCBiMJY/s320/DSC_0153_2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683116676085473602" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px; " /></span><span class="Apple-style-span"> Then we went home for a relaxing weekend with just Sean and Ruth and I, while Rosalie stayed in Austin and visited grandma. Rosalie had an amazing time, then came back to us on Monday with grandma.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "></span><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000ee;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKKPU4JNMafnGj0y5RoRayTYfAlFi5JXhiAB3c-axrBSmBYRc8UaAHWPhqWc4rgFr8Q9qyvOxw15KvHNiJMV15offNFKdNuZWTy4eCiufMsJKl7uGlAVtYzLwl6GbI9uF0P5QxHHMcaro/s320/DSC_0162_2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683116665992040578" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px; " /></span></span></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhihbSEPHCQkvNtkg-472bMOQaSSC3b7_WePczkBZLURZTJ8GBZaSurByq1qeLZ9wUVWMHrOfaBbA58LbIeREzXDvH3vsGV4fXR5LwuBVTHBXA3loogegiKUJjgW3UJfKZX4l5C1xzoxTk/s1600/DSC_0246_2.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhihbSEPHCQkvNtkg-472bMOQaSSC3b7_WePczkBZLURZTJ8GBZaSurByq1qeLZ9wUVWMHrOfaBbA58LbIeREzXDvH3vsGV4fXR5LwuBVTHBXA3loogegiKUJjgW3UJfKZX4l5C1xzoxTk/s320/DSC_0246_2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683164127046396290" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px; " /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZv5-t4trA2053gVsvdpzs6lDS_xnl8kpiHb6nKoB98bb1xdoDxY2jtiIl94IG9x9yc_4euFIqP52ZaRsrXX_N9PaLRVXhQeUPEqH9LNy1afX5tjWd3ZLl0lpS68KH-3L5cSyZA3Ydb8o/s1600/DSC_0202_2.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZv5-t4trA2053gVsvdpzs6lDS_xnl8kpiHb6nKoB98bb1xdoDxY2jtiIl94IG9x9yc_4euFIqP52ZaRsrXX_N9PaLRVXhQeUPEqH9LNy1afX5tjWd3ZLl0lpS68KH-3L5cSyZA3Ydb8o/s320/DSC_0202_2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683164115673135042" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px; " /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP3OlUpUa5gM02Y1nJQn6Iu7W_dpsfceSznEaFsjg1u6oAs4Hf6cdKmaUu1dIoHKi-42DxWS9XZLcVpgEZg0YfnME60a61KlfdsA7kq15ljh5dZXagY7rojDqTf1hTokmFJ1Vrlz7Bi_8/s1600/DSC_0201_2.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP3OlUpUa5gM02Y1nJQn6Iu7W_dpsfceSznEaFsjg1u6oAs4Hf6cdKmaUu1dIoHKi-42DxWS9XZLcVpgEZg0YfnME60a61KlfdsA7kq15ljh5dZXagY7rojDqTf1hTokmFJ1Vrlz7Bi_8/s320/DSC_0201_2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683164113746585154" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px; " /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp-Iqrh8d9s6l9dylUVmwr4f1sFlZ0YBMWefGXbJw1-vw9m4P6P-Bp9tgNU-e6iz-aZq-LoQkSlnBrTcqwCvR-aqu7U6GTpXhhg3-WYyCxqlzTe5XaiDT7peq1xdj0EFjgd9zxtaVw6GY/s1600/DSC_0252_2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp-Iqrh8d9s6l9dylUVmwr4f1sFlZ0YBMWefGXbJw1-vw9m4P6P-Bp9tgNU-e6iz-aZq-LoQkSlnBrTcqwCvR-aqu7U6GTpXhhg3-WYyCxqlzTe5XaiDT7peq1xdj0EFjgd9zxtaVw6GY/s1600/DSC_0252_2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span"><div>Sean worked that week and my mom stayed with us and helped around the house. It was nice having her here to entertain Rosalie so that I could once again adjust to having a new baby around. Grandma took us all to Ruth's first trip to chick fil a. Then she took Rosalie to play at toys r us, and to Walmart, and to the butterfly museum. It was a good week, Ruth didn't get too smothered by her sister. Sometime during that week Ruth got her first bath, but it was undocumented. So her second bath has all the pictures, and you will notice her umbilical cord had fallen off by that point, it fell of really early.</div></span><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1anN8UubFelWNhcrjVB_YJhOaO6w_sV-t06gSJeuGUBuX-rzvwJJjKE-llgjaYq8T5zuqLHrkETdmmOr4ia_Pz9ntqucWFmgkaZiKk1SFMt0KhOMRojWvcMR3GsairpX0iXetLyqpj-8/s320/DSC_0196_2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683116664607895762" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px; " /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">all snuggled in her towel after her bath<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTBLHD3kMn2msuoROTMpB8dWDP-g91O-SNpHAoxPfY_kFsvf4_8xOUkYqpOiQREs2H-leklmJeH_HQmud6sYuzTE46b2pdIQCIjQOGRnlYEAjkt7Wj_RwSEwLMB74RJBMUvK_Jw6iaKUE/s1600/DSC_0255_2.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTBLHD3kMn2msuoROTMpB8dWDP-g91O-SNpHAoxPfY_kFsvf4_8xOUkYqpOiQREs2H-leklmJeH_HQmud6sYuzTE46b2pdIQCIjQOGRnlYEAjkt7Wj_RwSEwLMB74RJBMUvK_Jw6iaKUE/s320/DSC_0255_2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683164105205626386" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px; " /></a>first bath together, it was chaos<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp-Iqrh8d9s6l9dylUVmwr4f1sFlZ0YBMWefGXbJw1-vw9m4P6P-Bp9tgNU-e6iz-aZq-LoQkSlnBrTcqwCvR-aqu7U6GTpXhhg3-WYyCxqlzTe5XaiDT7peq1xdj0EFjgd9zxtaVw6GY/s1600/DSC_0252_2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp-Iqrh8d9s6l9dylUVmwr4f1sFlZ0YBMWefGXbJw1-vw9m4P6P-Bp9tgNU-e6iz-aZq-LoQkSlnBrTcqwCvR-aqu7U6GTpXhhg3-WYyCxqlzTe5XaiDT7peq1xdj0EFjgd9zxtaVw6GY/s320/DSC_0252_2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683164103622878626" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Rosalie loves to "hold" Ruth, she asks for it all day long.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTBLHD3kMn2msuoROTMpB8dWDP-g91O-SNpHAoxPfY_kFsvf4_8xOUkYqpOiQREs2H-leklmJeH_HQmud6sYuzTE46b2pdIQCIjQOGRnlYEAjkt7Wj_RwSEwLMB74RJBMUvK_Jw6iaKUE/s1600/DSC_0255_2.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTBLHD3kMn2msuoROTMpB8dWDP-g91O-SNpHAoxPfY_kFsvf4_8xOUkYqpOiQREs2H-leklmJeH_HQmud6sYuzTE46b2pdIQCIjQOGRnlYEAjkt7Wj_RwSEwLMB74RJBMUvK_Jw6iaKUE/s1600/DSC_0255_2.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><span class="Apple-style-span"><div>For Ruth's second week Sean had paternity leave. The first day after my mom left was chaos. Ruth had her first blow out diaper, and her first huge spit up which required me to do a lot of laundry, and Rosalie fell asleep in panties in my bed, and that gave me some laundry to do as well. I spent the whole day doing laundry and feeding a baby every hour( or so it seemed). After that is settled down a bit, Sean took Rosalie to the gym and to run errands every day to ware her out, he also took her on a date to the movies, she was so excited. We had Ruth's first dr appointment and she weighed in at 6 lbs. 9 oz. gaining weight like a champ. She eats so often that it makes sense that she wo use gain fast. Those weeks went by so fast, it is crazy how much they grow in such a short amount of time. We are still trying to figure out how to juggle these two cute girls, but it is fun.</div><div>One thing Rosalie did during Sean's paternity leave was to go on her first movie date, she went with Sean to see Puss in Boots and she absolutely loved it.</div></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP2p8aTzChiaE_Mp4-a5TAiRZ2exTEoW6FuTnHaaO9JhzcgTtKHuMTbsRgLYez6k7mdL20RzVXiaQ8Arj6v6s-f_ZL8IWkI_uaShXztPiO8V-G-cz2j56maf9b6JXzdyJ8kctw_Zspb3E/s1600/DSC_0249.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP2p8aTzChiaE_Mp4-a5TAiRZ2exTEoW6FuTnHaaO9JhzcgTtKHuMTbsRgLYez6k7mdL20RzVXiaQ8Arj6v6s-f_ZL8IWkI_uaShXztPiO8V-G-cz2j56maf9b6JXzdyJ8kctw_Zspb3E/s320/DSC_0249.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683165267714813394" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px; " /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhihbSEPHCQkvNtkg-472bMOQaSSC3b7_WePczkBZLURZTJ8GBZaSurByq1qeLZ9wUVWMHrOfaBbA58LbIeREzXDvH3vsGV4fXR5LwuBVTHBXA3loogegiKUJjgW3UJfKZX4l5C1xzoxTk/s1600/DSC_0246_2.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp-Iqrh8d9s6l9dylUVmwr4f1sFlZ0YBMWefGXbJw1-vw9m4P6P-Bp9tgNU-e6iz-aZq-LoQkSlnBrTcqwCvR-aqu7U6GTpXhhg3-WYyCxqlzTe5XaiDT7peq1xdj0EFjgd9zxtaVw6GY/s1600/DSC_0252_2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTBLHD3kMn2msuoROTMpB8dWDP-g91O-SNpHAoxPfY_kFsvf4_8xOUkYqpOiQREs2H-leklmJeH_HQmud6sYuzTE46b2pdIQCIjQOGRnlYEAjkt7Wj_RwSEwLMB74RJBMUvK_Jw6iaKUE/s1600/DSC_0255_2.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><div>Some things we had learned about Ruth at this point:</div><div>She has pretty curly hair when it gets wet.</div><div>Her eyes look like they will be blue.</div><div>She loves to eat, and can't seem to fall asleep without nursing, which will be a challenge to get over.</div><div>She seems a little mixed up about night an day.</div><div>She loves to eat.</div><div>She doesn't mind the constant kisses from her sister.</div><div>She loves to sleep with her head tilted back at an odd angle.</div><div>She falls asleep during tummy time every time, she likes to sleep on her tummy I guess.</div><div>And there are more things we are learning each day, we love her.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Of the pictures below, can you guess which one is Rosalie?</div></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdhbzfiL8KZwWztV2WmbdY2RhgX440a8x2Pa5H434mPV-v7Widqya8jV2sHLPaisX9VBQ99sM9zzCljOPLXyix8XamqrS0Dp2I4nDpRHEmfQp24jN8bOd8Rz_Ncf0FGXglxtWIsA_DtDA/s1600/DSC_0279_2.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdhbzfiL8KZwWztV2WmbdY2RhgX440a8x2Pa5H434mPV-v7Widqya8jV2sHLPaisX9VBQ99sM9zzCljOPLXyix8XamqrS0Dp2I4nDpRHEmfQp24jN8bOd8Rz_Ncf0FGXglxtWIsA_DtDA/s320/DSC_0279_2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683165290821286306" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px; " /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY3zqLA3jHDsJcIviDVZ137-LCi2G5jSozZr_T2AWlKB9p1E0zDoTElWRvS3tU2nf7nigb4-hLSdA5yjq4bgyMzphdftea7MAfVohleTGWtyHMe7KS5ug-jF3H9-woLF6E4qzt42FkEFU/s1600/DSC_0278_2.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY3zqLA3jHDsJcIviDVZ137-LCi2G5jSozZr_T2AWlKB9p1E0zDoTElWRvS3tU2nf7nigb4-hLSdA5yjq4bgyMzphdftea7MAfVohleTGWtyHMe7KS5ug-jF3H9-woLF6E4qzt42FkEFU/s320/DSC_0278_2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683165285242654274" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px; " /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWSLfPMeDcumO3L1SF9CXUhmBSZEYZ2imb3ejQRpTh89UuR-qJNwsiC8E3JBd-zLlfYQPp0vlhy8k-FKtsQoYPuBEvhSG1T1_JM3akG16xnBPkdmTNy2TYj4fg8OOXp_IJhwP7pRSissw/s1600/DSC_0274_2.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWSLfPMeDcumO3L1SF9CXUhmBSZEYZ2imb3ejQRpTh89UuR-qJNwsiC8E3JBd-zLlfYQPp0vlhy8k-FKtsQoYPuBEvhSG1T1_JM3akG16xnBPkdmTNy2TYj4fg8OOXp_IJhwP7pRSissw/s320/DSC_0274_2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683165281950386706" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px; " /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyTPNbjozfcjwYSETvoLBo9BW-JbzUQUvarnrPMOholYmmTVtk-JMXtBgmNVdeie58KlSgaAWl2IKy6YTvDYFvrlfz9ja-Dgb5vtoEM2lmWl9pCblttuIg-8yia7YhG8aRoiC4n2fblrI/s1600/DSC_0214.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyTPNbjozfcjwYSETvoLBo9BW-JbzUQUvarnrPMOholYmmTVtk-JMXtBgmNVdeie58KlSgaAWl2IKy6YTvDYFvrlfz9ja-Dgb5vtoEM2lmWl9pCblttuIg-8yia7YhG8aRoiC4n2fblrI/s320/DSC_0214.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683165952992518786" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center;">this one is Rosalie of course, but they sure do look a lot alike. Not so much in these pictures, but I will post some where they are identical later.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdhbzfiL8KZwWztV2WmbdY2RhgX440a8x2Pa5H434mPV-v7Widqya8jV2sHLPaisX9VBQ99sM9zzCljOPLXyix8XamqrS0Dp2I4nDpRHEmfQp24jN8bOd8Rz_Ncf0FGXglxtWIsA_DtDA/s1600/DSC_0279_2.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP2p8aTzChiaE_Mp4-a5TAiRZ2exTEoW6FuTnHaaO9JhzcgTtKHuMTbsRgLYez6k7mdL20RzVXiaQ8Arj6v6s-f_ZL8IWkI_uaShXztPiO8V-G-cz2j56maf9b6JXzdyJ8kctw_Zspb3E/s1600/DSC_0249.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "></span></div>Courtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16737701728904366174noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774896143237357291.post-7431983060408922932011-12-04T19:28:00.000-08:002011-12-05T07:57:39.962-08:00Halloween<div style="text-align: left;">I know this is late, but I had to post some of our festivities because this is the first year that Rosalie was really into it.</div><div>First we went to our ward Halloween trunk or treat and she dressed in her pumpkin costume, she even wore the hat the whole time. She loved saying trick or treat and getting the candy and then would say thank you. It was really cute, she did not like the dark hallway set up for the haunted classroom and got a little scared when we walked past that, but the people in costume did not even phase her. After that she ate candy the whole way home in the car, so I hid it from her the next day, and she kept telling me that the ghost had stolen her candy, something she learned from an episode of Little Einsteins.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga17K9ow4AEZT3_ykRRExHCO-LfPE9FyL7Ec8jhjUwJpxbu3T6TKEv1lTfDDkJOFEzGwmB5Aj4k10QGmKkpG4Gt1I-LM-2R2Hohbc1B_Q15c3UU2flCuJIA1SrDPN_gartmrdJFjbgfXA/s1600/DSC_0060_2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga17K9ow4AEZT3_ykRRExHCO-LfPE9FyL7Ec8jhjUwJpxbu3T6TKEv1lTfDDkJOFEzGwmB5Aj4k10QGmKkpG4Gt1I-LM-2R2Hohbc1B_Q15c3UU2flCuJIA1SrDPN_gartmrdJFjbgfXA/s320/DSC_0060_2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682673552461156754" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px; " /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0iKj5l4_SRZNWerfOpbzf_BWWS1e9Bl6QCM99D5gxg7NiaoPzH8-RW1NNHTBmO8mTXinMwUjFQxPOAq9C1-PvDTJuzbK18VOoj-_JpO3RZ54qFW1Uv3AHYUuFyK4lElbQmyr96sVEDVI/s1600/DSC_0064_2.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0iKj5l4_SRZNWerfOpbzf_BWWS1e9Bl6QCM99D5gxg7NiaoPzH8-RW1NNHTBmO8mTXinMwUjFQxPOAq9C1-PvDTJuzbK18VOoj-_JpO3RZ54qFW1Uv3AHYUuFyK4lElbQmyr96sVEDVI/s320/DSC_0064_2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682673547304232658" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px; " /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu95LlmYg35fCaYvPJp0MqvphbXxOnUD40e95_uiO_eRxm38WeI-LcUy42w3b7ffRYO419yy3cbRbO9uq_joOmWSfPu0IrRRUs0msVwBo7q_rPFIrQmVhNe1MXGn_QDcWnNzwQeFk5kJc/s1600/DSC_0069_2.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu95LlmYg35fCaYvPJp0MqvphbXxOnUD40e95_uiO_eRxm38WeI-LcUy42w3b7ffRYO419yy3cbRbO9uq_joOmWSfPu0IrRRUs0msVwBo7q_rPFIrQmVhNe1MXGn_QDcWnNzwQeFk5kJc/s320/DSC_0069_2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682673542740093138" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px; " /></a><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000ee;"><u><br /></u></span></div><div><br /></div><div>The next day we went to our apartment complex party and she dressed up as a sea horse. I did not get many good pictures because she is not very cooperative sometimes, but she definitely looked adorable.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9JPKprag9w-CVLM02tWZMDs0KlLi3DwchrlXeGjKPuK0XybtqsaE-MfkIWkJWgP7t6KYa_nYLMoQ-6IqfQNLSJuq_1Hlq29-HegTpjlXyttqrXJWZhJnuZVFaGZR50j4fB6YlF8ijMkk/s1600/DSC_0076_2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9JPKprag9w-CVLM02tWZMDs0KlLi3DwchrlXeGjKPuK0XybtqsaE-MfkIWkJWgP7t6KYa_nYLMoQ-6IqfQNLSJuq_1Hlq29-HegTpjlXyttqrXJWZhJnuZVFaGZR50j4fB6YlF8ijMkk/s320/DSC_0076_2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682672483188075538" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px; " /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6wkUxfZ5DSFDYcQ9mVX6HfiPOmWVxzmncct6VqQplEPPvwfRQ7CcuhOgIABoTkt1bbWIsTLrNvlpZs5v-atQudYFwopkYEuGNfFdvq2FPMSFe5ZNtDa8FH2_Xx9GUqIwDN8ePuratJ5g/s1600/DSC_0072_2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6wkUxfZ5DSFDYcQ9mVX6HfiPOmWVxzmncct6VqQplEPPvwfRQ7CcuhOgIABoTkt1bbWIsTLrNvlpZs5v-atQudYFwopkYEuGNfFdvq2FPMSFe5ZNtDa8FH2_Xx9GUqIwDN8ePuratJ5g/s320/DSC_0072_2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682672472017857618" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px; " /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil-CMdzDK8exXgfXhudnnum7tJZN4vmjxqQwybp8QDwqv0H1ViNOrXLq8fLswTggjtBNT0aYpCNv0H2vFQyvpj_WVgVWBXM7JdNhNNbn30XlECBigiboGL51PB83NP8JzVt78yvunmu3k/s1600/DSC_0071_2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil-CMdzDK8exXgfXhudnnum7tJZN4vmjxqQwybp8QDwqv0H1ViNOrXLq8fLswTggjtBNT0aYpCNv0H2vFQyvpj_WVgVWBXM7JdNhNNbn30XlECBigiboGL51PB83NP8JzVt78yvunmu3k/s320/DSC_0071_2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682672472067292242" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Then we went to the Boo at the Zoo and tric or treated at the zoo and walked around and saw the animals. She took the sea horse costume with her but decided that she did not want to wear it, but we had a good time anyways.</div><div><br /></div><div>On actual Halloween day we spent it with her in her witch costume, and went to buy pumpkins and carved them that night. She was so excited to put fire in the pumpkin because we had just watched an episode of special agent oso where they carved pumpkins and put candles inside. She really enjoyed the entire process and so did we. It is really fun doing the holidays with toddlers who are so excited and love discovering the whole new traditions.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZa3cJFoPvbrE3b-6FcIhnNQw1ANo1EeadkZ9L0UF_2bHNvc1qDRp99Sgoeg1zmlnJFw0CZA5npzOi3MwbGtR0SsdWw4axRqbcnOg3F2bDP3yIX77qDdcfgJmU9vsN8kWOAvQkAMotiBA/s1600/DSC_0121_2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZa3cJFoPvbrE3b-6FcIhnNQw1ANo1EeadkZ9L0UF_2bHNvc1qDRp99Sgoeg1zmlnJFw0CZA5npzOi3MwbGtR0SsdWw4axRqbcnOg3F2bDP3yIX77qDdcfgJmU9vsN8kWOAvQkAMotiBA/s320/DSC_0121_2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682664065407029954" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center;">her witch costume, minus the hat</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgfXQGXj4HRa13t50-peoAVffxuhT11SyJVflo9Dz8EzDWGW9W5dpOX08GbdcdtCMuMb91_lggxOkFloRsKXfXnuWSVTgxC03ZSpYfvCJ9UHrqafJrCZ-OHNw8sY5TaLWef_7S_2KchKw/s1600/DSC_0124_2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgfXQGXj4HRa13t50-peoAVffxuhT11SyJVflo9Dz8EzDWGW9W5dpOX08GbdcdtCMuMb91_lggxOkFloRsKXfXnuWSVTgxC03ZSpYfvCJ9UHrqafJrCZ-OHNw8sY5TaLWef_7S_2KchKw/s320/DSC_0124_2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682663938746395602" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center;">scooping guts, she loved and hated this part, it was funny how grossed out she was, but kept doing it</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNJa0Os8ZAFdH_dTvJcdIExZsXHQPzjck7kG-ltFp74gDRjBMxrh67TzOQdwmHfBiIac89PqX7NjSa-vwWGrv_Y64sTxb885IOq5wt_PD0awJD2rxLbgPZpXm4iVSzCEvQYV8TDa-uQ-A/s1600/DSC_0127_2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNJa0Os8ZAFdH_dTvJcdIExZsXHQPzjck7kG-ltFp74gDRjBMxrh67TzOQdwmHfBiIac89PqX7NjSa-vwWGrv_Y64sTxb885IOq5wt_PD0awJD2rxLbgPZpXm4iVSzCEvQYV8TDa-uQ-A/s320/DSC_0127_2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682663932066745362" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center;">getting out the guts</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi712gyNbJUOthpJ8-p1-xD4f_rifgcU53DrsAeXxSh5PkVssxOfYnrXWfzVkWSbNh4pLJZH7HKiMftESh2XJpqJYoZvhVKI3T0E6qSkw1na-lPPkMyrgoKiew0mKTVlB34QBr6v4Mxt8c/s1600/DSC_0129_2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi712gyNbJUOthpJ8-p1-xD4f_rifgcU53DrsAeXxSh5PkVssxOfYnrXWfzVkWSbNh4pLJZH7HKiMftESh2XJpqJYoZvhVKI3T0E6qSkw1na-lPPkMyrgoKiew0mKTVlB34QBr6v4Mxt8c/s320/DSC_0129_2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682663923737073554" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center;">wearing her hat to carve the pumpkins</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifNmlICiPPyNFE2ju0dBmZaOwX-zHBwtUEPJY2lmDTjNpb7ktQdEIz2R4hIHTy_8926UwJGlOiA0C57G8XHPFOmFubgDB9ChLExXWLPIbeR3e0zNZURiOca9VK272d_rkdGPHkJyrSzhI/s1600/DSC_0135_2.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifNmlICiPPyNFE2ju0dBmZaOwX-zHBwtUEPJY2lmDTjNpb7ktQdEIz2R4hIHTy_8926UwJGlOiA0C57G8XHPFOmFubgDB9ChLExXWLPIbeR3e0zNZURiOca9VK272d_rkdGPHkJyrSzhI/s320/DSC_0135_2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682663920100473506" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center;">carving the pumpkins</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwkVlDU6bs17X2h1bUG-_y6vVKBOrSLTyEqVjF08jqYXrm8zNojE5wz8m9Ph-s-uJT9M4e1Jd1IFo_RzHwGvpwcdeZaMdpxakRwHDEai9ef_wRGRrEISlmcT7dpmrA1-h4D1uKuNoV7PI/s1600/DSC_0138_2.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwkVlDU6bs17X2h1bUG-_y6vVKBOrSLTyEqVjF08jqYXrm8zNojE5wz8m9Ph-s-uJT9M4e1Jd1IFo_RzHwGvpwcdeZaMdpxakRwHDEai9ef_wRGRrEISlmcT7dpmrA1-h4D1uKuNoV7PI/s320/DSC_0138_2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682663918043483778" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px; " /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000ee;"><u><br /></u></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">our masterpieces</div><div><br /></div></div></div></div>Courtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16737701728904366174noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774896143237357291.post-16313165917256426932011-11-21T09:19:00.000-08:002011-11-21T12:08:16.955-08:00Ruth's Birth<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9nlrExEotQfPL3S169FaPfqPGt6qXx43YeGigMV2G-jkJNAOHauDh_EWoSEB_JWWzpDkxYUtdThb0rWsn35uemNVGyfO5ahnvATWXM204RuxcfMLBcgmX67-Dtt-JITn_iTFXHnfpBRU/s320/DSC_0227.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677541155222494802" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px; " /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLHAOx34DLSsRPw0RgtqOqzImVQaNxQzWnbZQPe1k5eQM8XRr3H3PEoYEXeaqzvZNC4Zke8mZrZa3je5Fz1qc8nf6WsnDG6dhVvGck9Uw7ZxGhLbxBHTdQLYEzjddhHXPTL1yTKMaxDVc/s1600/DSC_0199.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLHAOx34DLSsRPw0RgtqOqzImVQaNxQzWnbZQPe1k5eQM8XRr3H3PEoYEXeaqzvZNC4Zke8mZrZa3je5Fz1qc8nf6WsnDG6dhVvGck9Uw7ZxGhLbxBHTdQLYEzjddhHXPTL1yTKMaxDVc/s320/DSC_0199.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677541146281111586" /></a></div><br />I went to my regular appointment on the 2nd and the Dr. stirred things up, but I felt fine. I had a few contractions, but nothing major so I didn't expect to go into labor. I even got scheduled to be induced by the 4th if I didn't have her. I was just so anxious to meet her. I was feeling fine physically, just a little tired. It was kind of a crazy day, I had to get rides from two different people to get to my dr appointment and home, because our 2nd car was in the shop and Sean had to work at a client. So Sarah, my good friend that picked me up, and I went to lunch with Rosalie. After that I came home took a nap and did some laundry and made dinner. Around 8:30 when I was putting Rosalie to bed I started getting contractions around 7 minutes apart. I kept thinking they would go away, because I had been having contractions every evening around that time. They were a little more painful, but not unmanageable, and I could easily talk through them. We went to bed around 10:30, Sean asked how I was doing and I told him I was sure it would go away and I would be fine. I couldn't sleep though, every time I would start to fall asleep I would get a contraction, so I laid on the heating pad for a bit to try and relax, and that didn't help, so I got in the shower and tried to relax. But at that point it was midnight and they were like 3.5 minutes apart and not going away. My contractions weren't regular, some would be 3.5 minutes apart and some would be 5 or 7, so I just kept telling myself it would stop. <div>Well at 1 I packed things up and woke Sean up and told him it wasn't stopping and we probably needed to go to the hospital. I called Sarah, who I had asked in advance if I went into labor in the middle of the night if I could call her. Amazingly she was still awake because her husband was in California for work and because of the time difference she stayed up late talking to him on the phone. So she was at our house within 10 minutes and we set off for the hospital. <div>We arrived around 1:40 AM to an obnoxious desk lady who would not get off the phone to admit us, she made me fill out more paperwork (what is the point of pre-registration if you have to fill out the same stuff when you get there in labor?) and once that was finished she showed me to the labor and delivery room. There we waited for the nurses to come and check us in and all of that fun stuff. The contractions weren't terrible, but I was soooooooo tired and they would not let me fall asleep. I did not want to have a baby in the middle of the night because I didn't want to be tired, but I didn't really get to choose. Finally the nurses got everything sorted out and ready, and around 3 I finally got an epidural so that I could get some sleep. This time it worked on both sides, but it was different. I could move my legs still and feel them, but I think he got it too high or something because it made my arms kind of heavy and my chest was really itchy from it. Sean and I got some sleep at that point, maybe around 2 hours, and it wasn't really sleep so much as just some rest. </div></div><div>My mom and sister arrived around 5:30 and were in the waiting room, then my water broke at 5:45, it was so weird. It was a loud popping sound, and made Sean wake up and ask what happened. We got the nurses and they took care of things, then my mom and sister came in and waited with us, since there was no going back to sleep at that point. I think I was only a 7 when my water broke, then things went pretty fast. At that point my epidural was no longer working and I could feel a ton of pressure with every contraction, and by pressure I mean it was really uncomfortable. They came in at 6:15 to check my progress and I was a 10 and then I stared feeling like pushing, but the Dr wasn't there yet, and the on call Dr was no where to be found. This is when the real pain started, and I was told not to push. How can they tell you not to push when your body just wants to push and get the baby out. I waited for like 20 to 25 minutes of "not pushing" in a serious amount of pain. And the Dr. finally arrived and suited up. Once they got me all set up to push the Dr said just go for it don't even wait for a contraction, and I pushed twice and out she came. It HURT! I was shaking and semi-crying at that point. But I managed to do it. And seriously I have no faith in epidurals, that is 2 times now that something didn't work out right.</div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkUxWaWXzsixkgXckROV_E0nE6h9DooJHbHdvYsGBdFkMGK0n2ye7cS7G3-VOQ49hvShS6GCFhPLuiL2GmowpOl2Wi8IF8AzU0rEpZQxJR8bJzWzEft6sEmY2851SYbXf2pBSfvsR5FKM/s320/DSC_0145.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677541125217404082" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px; " /></span><div>Anyways, I was so relieved that she was out and after that everything is kind of a blur. It was 6:57 when she was born, so Sean called Sarah to check on Rosalie, and of course she was up early that day. So he left to go pick her up while I tried to feed Ruth. For some reason right after Sean left and before they gave Ruth back to me, I just broke down into uncontrollable tears, I just could not stop crying, I think it was a combination of things, the pain, the emotion of her finally being here, exhaustion, and relief. Then they handed her back to me, and a funny thing, the nurses just unsnapped my gown without asking and handed me the baby, and my mom and sister were trying to take pictures, so if I look naked, I'm not, the gown is on, just unsnapped, and I couldn't really move to fix it because of the blood pressure cuff and the iv and the baby. It was funny.</div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc8jIDjPTqxjilJTws5mvZTzdcPDhrkbZnCkI7dGra9I4PBWXp73DdNOXCDwSylPA2Rs8-DQSIKVbWYLpgVISbfH_5csr5I2haVYosutRtO4fEfyPtLBGH6n3PB5xxU_rcrBGm22Hd0N8/s320/DSC_0162.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677541129938321154" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px; " /></span><div>Then they took Ruth up to the nursery and took me up to my mother baby room. And Ruth stayed in the nursery most of the day waiting for the pediatrician to come check her out and to get her bath. It stunk because my dad was flying through Houston and was able to come to the hospital between flights, but was not able to see Ruth because she was still in the nursery. </div><div>It took forever to get out of the hospital on Saturday, but we finally got home, Rosalie stayed with my parents in Austin for the weekend, and we were able to recover a bit. It was really nice and peaceful, and we are so glad Ruth is part of our family.</div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMYu2WrEUScIC7fN1Eo8-xCu1lt1vu8vK9aZ9wEgCTzSI5jiRQ_g5iXSwx4vSciSMSFhKNdXp81MR2bKWlS-PioBw2C1BDOvavr-nE-xxuHpox_f5sntW1hG6Jj2zepJuHX3CGou7m3NA/s320/DSC_0154.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677541142925423698" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px; " /></span><div>She weighed in at 6 lbs 2 oz. and was 20.5 inches long born at 6:57 AM, she has brown hair that looks like it has some curl in it, and her eyes look like they will be blue or green, but not brown because they are too light for that. We love her so much already!</div>Courtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16737701728904366174noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774896143237357291.post-36359504242583153062011-10-28T05:42:00.000-07:002011-10-28T05:57:00.671-07:00This past weekWell last week I went to my dr appointment and was having a regular day, picked Rosalie up from the sitter and did a couple of things and came home to find we had been broken into. They took all of our electronics and some jewelry and a few random things. It shattered our happy little world. I had been getting everything ready for baby and felt that the house was finally in order and settled and was ready for her to come any day. Luckily she is still hanging out in my belly so that we could pick up the pieces and re-organize. I have had a roller coaster of emotions, hours where I cry uncontrollably, hours where I'm fuming mad, and hours of acceptance, normal emotions of grief.<div>This last year has beena really bizarre one for our family, we have had trials from all ends of the spectrum but we are still managing. It hasn't been easy, but I'm so grateful for the things we have, and right now I'm so grateful that baby Ruth is about to join our family. She is going to bring joy and happiness that only a new angel from heaven can bring, and I can't wait to meet her. I have anxiety about how I can handle two kids, but I think this will be one of the greatest blessings for us and for Rosalie to have a sister. I know this started out a bit negative, but i had to get through that in order to move on. I'm grateful for my husband who works so hard and supports us, I'm grateful for the love and support we received from our family and friends through this crazy time, and I'm grateful for the gospel and the knowledge I have that gives me strength through trials. </div><div>The dr said Ruth will probably be here by November 4th and we just can't wait, I have a list of things I want to get done, and I hope to take Rosalie trick or treating, she has so many costumes and looks cute in all of them, once I can I will post pictures of those. For now there are no pictures for my blog, but soon.</div>Courtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16737701728904366174noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774896143237357291.post-39600671343917956552011-10-18T06:08:00.001-07:002011-10-18T06:21:18.790-07:00Our Little Family<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjWKrkVQjNPyVjukne6tg7oIOiHexcP8x6nueQgTkZ_hBFs8I6S7ehtLgATZNlIpe6aFXhvJVXWY6xvN53V5yBZfl-t_4skmouJpA3hk5whZp8T-BNs16CtmmQuHupcYSY7DPI7HLYEo4/s1600/DSC_0028.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjWKrkVQjNPyVjukne6tg7oIOiHexcP8x6nueQgTkZ_hBFs8I6S7ehtLgATZNlIpe6aFXhvJVXWY6xvN53V5yBZfl-t_4skmouJpA3hk5whZp8T-BNs16CtmmQuHupcYSY7DPI7HLYEo4/s320/DSC_0028.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664820147879529282" /></a>My 34 week belly, I'm terrible at posing.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq1776gUfi-ykERaxK5g4apfUEbqBaGdDLbi6nDzOEP0X7b0RcRKiDMt6xNVUEWHpdyzviVklaTAKuPTrmgWuUYKz2NpmYpY2Ln57Z9GSUzwimq1LviGuNtiPA47IOYXqd-dGr4CuPMQs/s1600/DSC_0024.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq1776gUfi-ykERaxK5g4apfUEbqBaGdDLbi6nDzOEP0X7b0RcRKiDMt6xNVUEWHpdyzviVklaTAKuPTrmgWuUYKz2NpmYpY2Ln57Z9GSUzwimq1LviGuNtiPA47IOYXqd-dGr4CuPMQs/s320/DSC_0024.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664820139296271602" /></a>Sean and me, he hates this so much.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ5FK1n8s9rT3JciTHmV1zKSIe-6n0ROIqlbLQj18tsYksHXtcNhvU6wJevYZC3zvRssHz6icCvGObvsDw10pTo9x_XXlxxfKCJyfbMHx0SZf4NxYGNbV5OVy4SJnrhxqJkaLTT818dLY/s1600/DSC_0007.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ5FK1n8s9rT3JciTHmV1zKSIe-6n0ROIqlbLQj18tsYksHXtcNhvU6wJevYZC3zvRssHz6icCvGObvsDw10pTo9x_XXlxxfKCJyfbMHx0SZf4NxYGNbV5OVy4SJnrhxqJkaLTT818dLY/s320/DSC_0007.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664820137253664210" /></a>Sean's face says exactly how he feels about family pictures, but I thought this was cool.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVohhtXCL34TGJI2SO50fHgXkg0c15LQCqF1nRP0MhrauG5pLC7Gt69WQG1MILZZVuUAoNHWBe45Mut5PypCM60RaJwWcqR1agjWjrzDu-3KuV2_pLpgL1CYuX_1y1Ff-or4HkhAQrgHg/s1600/DSC_1048a.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVohhtXCL34TGJI2SO50fHgXkg0c15LQCqF1nRP0MhrauG5pLC7Gt69WQG1MILZZVuUAoNHWBe45Mut5PypCM60RaJwWcqR1agjWjrzDu-3KuV2_pLpgL1CYuX_1y1Ff-or4HkhAQrgHg/s320/DSC_1048a.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664819726273747442" /></a>Rosalie's favorite climbing ladder at the park, she doesn't look for pictures, I swear she purposefully looks away and avoids it.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB0xQNP7HOpiqwOxAzTg4HW4nyjgZWiaUQUDCDPsnvEKv3v2TdYy0aNSNwuQ3ZecMrWHiy1ASZzgsNG_tS6zUbhqDOBuIccgCpG1KVSu-VlJx1xqkIKAtvwgC80hSFFJFKHKVQr5ZSalY/s1600/DSC_1045a.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB0xQNP7HOpiqwOxAzTg4HW4nyjgZWiaUQUDCDPsnvEKv3v2TdYy0aNSNwuQ3ZecMrWHiy1ASZzgsNG_tS6zUbhqDOBuIccgCpG1KVSu-VlJx1xqkIKAtvwgC80hSFFJFKHKVQr5ZSalY/s320/DSC_1045a.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664819729214595650" /></a>The slide, Rosalie loves that too, she was looking at dogs during this picture.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYUPMlKAA6xCtm3jhjW8JjZLfZGr-BfGjMtpjBk3IuO038y3zkqznvsIQyP3zxF9qUvQ3og-Rb5ZoZNa4whjj1XLFyEzqEKHovhyQ-XlLeXY7ffdE4vmoGlI8-NglJCcMpzdSNPhUclvQ/s1600/DSC_0045a.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 305px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYUPMlKAA6xCtm3jhjW8JjZLfZGr-BfGjMtpjBk3IuO038y3zkqznvsIQyP3zxF9qUvQ3og-Rb5ZoZNa4whjj1XLFyEzqEKHovhyQ-XlLeXY7ffdE4vmoGlI8-NglJCcMpzdSNPhUclvQ/s320/DSC_0045a.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664819702471438082" /></a>Rosalie absolutely loves the swing, which is why we thought we would do pictures there. We got some real natural smiles from her. She does not pose for the camera.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGWYOPwBfTWQ0LGvcH359WEP-RAYO7_wIurSSIhH_mgngjos9asRAoPdc5rVIhTCLsPiHLmXb2FOHdrSztVI4ajMMWlcdYBk6EU8inGl2deELDtKRuT3DVMfbqWLEAc5sQVKIa0DoD2WY/s1600/DSC_0022a.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGWYOPwBfTWQ0LGvcH359WEP-RAYO7_wIurSSIhH_mgngjos9asRAoPdc5rVIhTCLsPiHLmXb2FOHdrSztVI4ajMMWlcdYBk6EU8inGl2deELDtKRuT3DVMfbqWLEAc5sQVKIa0DoD2WY/s320/DSC_0022a.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664819693100445298" /></a>We would hold the swing and then make her fly really high, so she would smile, she loved it, and we got a couple of good ones. Ruth is there too, in my belly, but we will probably have to get a few more pictures once she is born.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipD66GxuMCtKnH4C8VPz14xGk5LRMuQ2EazpGap_QpsprojwvQ7L_K-0Cg6jTeMkq7Vo3-ZwzhHbdHRZRnCh-kmgp4UDz6KkaV2eBGm0irkLSOHr9xAJudla4LOc7AUvqaiaILcPEx4g4/s1600/DSC_0016a.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 226px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipD66GxuMCtKnH4C8VPz14xGk5LRMuQ2EazpGap_QpsprojwvQ7L_K-0Cg6jTeMkq7Vo3-ZwzhHbdHRZRnCh-kmgp4UDz6KkaV2eBGm0irkLSOHr9xAJudla4LOc7AUvqaiaILcPEx4g4/s320/DSC_0016a.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664819690850311298" /></a>They seriously adore each other, you can totally see it in this picture. There is nothing I love more than hearing Sean make Rosalie laugh hysterically. Those two have so much fun together, and it really makes me melt. Sean is the best dad and really loves his little girl, it is so fun to see him with her. Although sometimes he gives her what she wants even if I say no, she is sneaky and knows how to manipulate the system already. Thanks to Sean for posing for a few shots, and to Linda for asking for a family picture for her birthday. I finally had an excuse to catch him on camera. And thanks to Nicole for spending time on a Saturday morning to help us out.Courtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16737701728904366174noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774896143237357291.post-40631234065115037232011-10-09T16:24:00.001-07:002011-10-09T16:29:22.481-07:00Rosalie<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBOfbz69i23rcLeLdmZX0zakU9Kmp9yrJq7t4aqgzaIfw8RNkVdmNOCgOp4JXZLefvnso4FrhlMByl5ygd1jQhSC7ZdKg5yP0t4CUucRLsby0972T-aRgIXcesbgwLpdwY_oveFanu_k4/s1600/DSC_1043c.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 314px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBOfbz69i23rcLeLdmZX0zakU9Kmp9yrJq7t4aqgzaIfw8RNkVdmNOCgOp4JXZLefvnso4FrhlMByl5ygd1jQhSC7ZdKg5yP0t4CUucRLsby0972T-aRgIXcesbgwLpdwY_oveFanu_k4/s320/DSC_1043c.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661637544547690610" /></a>I'm seriously lucky to have this girl as my own. She is so much fun and so interested in the world and such a great kid all around. I am excited to give her a sister in a few short weeks, but I'm sad I'm losing my baby. She is so grown up lately, she sleeps in her big girl bed, she cleans her toys, she tries to cook food on her own (this scares me to death). I've decided that these next five weeks I'm going to spend every minute I can just loving her before I get busy with a newborn and lose that time. We will be having lots of craft time--painting and play dough, tea parties, pretend food, baby dolls, trains, playing with little animals, and going on adventures such as the zoo, the park, and whatever else I can manage the energy for. I just want her to know I love her even though I will be super busy soon. She is the best, and she will be an amazing big sister.Courtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16737701728904366174noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774896143237357291.post-57748794657553232011-10-01T17:39:00.001-07:002011-10-01T17:45:17.676-07:0034 Weeks<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioWjpvJfsDc_9doZspL0PnN04oYnja5oANO0lGnxl0VtgyXY7XImNlYrEMrEr2KTJXqNRNEcl2KCZkMAL_Qv2cx6xB_cxkwSboAv5jQKk4pycyJhYiAyWkNtPP1fIfvCrXkOjMdK5B410/s1600/DSC_1052.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioWjpvJfsDc_9doZspL0PnN04oYnja5oANO0lGnxl0VtgyXY7XImNlYrEMrEr2KTJXqNRNEcl2KCZkMAL_Qv2cx6xB_cxkwSboAv5jQKk4pycyJhYiAyWkNtPP1fIfvCrXkOjMdK5B410/s320/DSC_1052.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5658688288499738130" /></a>I've made it this far, only 6 weeks left. If I can make it that long... I keep having lots of contractions, especially at night when I'm trying to get to sleep. I have lots to do, so hopefully it all gets done in time. I also hope that I can keep up with Rosalie these next few weeks. I'm just so slow and tired, and chasing her is tough, as well as bending over to get anything she has thrown or to pick her up... It is definitely a much different experience being pregnant and taking care of a 2 year old. But it is oh so much fun. I am so excited for Rosalie to be a big sister, I just know she will be amazing. She is such a caring little monster, and I call her little monster because sometimes she is just that. I also get so sad sometimes thinking about how I'm going to lose my alone time with her, I really cherish the time we spend snuggling together and playing, I hope that I can still manage to have some time just for her. Well I just thought I would post that pic of my belly, courtesy of Nicole. Hope you all enjoy.Courtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16737701728904366174noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774896143237357291.post-72933811446407465232011-09-21T14:31:00.001-07:002011-09-21T14:46:50.087-07:00Rosalie's songRosalie has recently started singing random songs all of the time. She likes to pretend to play on her guitar purse and sing a song and makes me dance. She is so entertaining and we love it. Sorry that the video is upside down, the phone is not very clear on which way to hold it in order for the movie to be the right way.<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dx_zNpv5cnmdcyi_8edUEaE7sJVboXhJCaGbKvfpVKIAlt7yxdCI-f2I0BeTEZsUiSxnQK8daCAHV8f6Dx1qQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Courtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16737701728904366174noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774896143237357291.post-1824136560594866972011-09-20T11:22:00.000-07:002011-09-20T15:49:08.822-07:00August Recap<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuOtWH6fI58OJeZ_b4hbZ7uwaI22GmR8Y7bAQosfSQTJCCITsFPs4sbDmE6Ps0b67dbg4sL8YTtqNzZ5YRl2cgklGkGZwQC2wo21wf-BlBxFFj3CyVO0pI5bW24L6tPuWtJUvnRjpG9hE/s1600/IMAG0239.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 191px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuOtWH6fI58OJeZ_b4hbZ7uwaI22GmR8Y7bAQosfSQTJCCITsFPs4sbDmE6Ps0b67dbg4sL8YTtqNzZ5YRl2cgklGkGZwQC2wo21wf-BlBxFFj3CyVO0pI5bW24L6tPuWtJUvnRjpG9hE/s320/IMAG0239.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654515588842718434" /></a>Blurry I know, she moved last second, but here we are having a tea party with her puppy and she is pouring the tea and stirring it with a spoon. So fun.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUAsIA3reT4CohPVekIHLY8e3QENOCXtpNWgg69R_C2JuLWA8cvR15foW8oG7Ao5HtlCr0Dw3C9VoPnyo5TGIcTHGwW1A0D_khE2fUruvqY-sM7GET_8hayrbae7CKo_1A215cSVdX1x4/s1600/IMAG0236.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 191px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUAsIA3reT4CohPVekIHLY8e3QENOCXtpNWgg69R_C2JuLWA8cvR15foW8oG7Ao5HtlCr0Dw3C9VoPnyo5TGIcTHGwW1A0D_khE2fUruvqY-sM7GET_8hayrbae7CKo_1A215cSVdX1x4/s320/IMAG0236.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654512827382291858" /></a>I made a baby car seat cover, it was a fun easy craft.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidgKJkp6wFKnQI7HlRf_Gfeq8CXMKtchLRGCYjhiOICZb4sS-p3EInsA2RI7Y0JJ137K4aF6s7qd0PEBtbPJiPnqIDJ7qvjLvkdGqE8oyBink33cIoTEbZv4z8-c5SWWfsNMiCXzJ1tdc/s1600/IMAG0234.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 191px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidgKJkp6wFKnQI7HlRf_Gfeq8CXMKtchLRGCYjhiOICZb4sS-p3EInsA2RI7Y0JJ137K4aF6s7qd0PEBtbPJiPnqIDJ7qvjLvkdGqE8oyBink33cIoTEbZv4z8-c5SWWfsNMiCXzJ1tdc/s320/IMAG0234.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654512829780979810" /></a>Rosalie learned the joy of watercolors. She has a love of arts and crafts like me, it is so fun. The only thing is that when I went to clean it all up she threw a huge tantrum.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnzfNSzk_rlnajsHza7sfdMo4Z2K6CJP2jG1dPfo422QLnLO-Mb5fLeThei3Ik6xS9ODguIb9gtqyXV-O34snHrMiX4StdE0T5ghIhqeUwA91ozGfH0IGu35AAJInjUFngCQzugG2Im24/s1600/IMAG0248.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 191px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnzfNSzk_rlnajsHza7sfdMo4Z2K6CJP2jG1dPfo422QLnLO-Mb5fLeThei3Ik6xS9ODguIb9gtqyXV-O34snHrMiX4StdE0T5ghIhqeUwA91ozGfH0IGu35AAJInjUFngCQzugG2Im24/s320/IMAG0248.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654512823277076338" /></a>Sean worked from home one morning so I could do my glucose test early and he could stay with Rosalie. This is what I found when I got back.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaPOrM4KKULjkUo_Tl6d6K3NsyXXZJVxUT044lSzmNOrKHfBiueyYzDkfk90eVs2DtviP7IlQ6uHheow0pRKHLVUI3VtnJF3k6nboV67HWwwKCXv06raJfRzcieKLWBItTCAsQN7kMxV8/s1600/IMAG0249.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaPOrM4KKULjkUo_Tl6d6K3NsyXXZJVxUT044lSzmNOrKHfBiueyYzDkfk90eVs2DtviP7IlQ6uHheow0pRKHLVUI3VtnJF3k6nboV67HWwwKCXv06raJfRzcieKLWBItTCAsQN7kMxV8/s320/IMAG0249.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654512822002903778" /></a>Rosalie started carrying around her stuffed puppy everywhere. So I showed her she could put it in her little purse, she thought that was really nifty.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCtFgtGCTVaFWz0_SE7Dh1DxRjDmcgLr89ptBoRcam3rOG4tYgb6H3OwK1jpnoUFcGm4gVBTZEmQwq75OeZw0BJVGGCoDQ6jIMr2l6R3XP1BvF7Fur6WNvjlIGZlamKoW3JvsVFuT5MTo/s1600/IMAG0250.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 191px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCtFgtGCTVaFWz0_SE7Dh1DxRjDmcgLr89ptBoRcam3rOG4tYgb6H3OwK1jpnoUFcGm4gVBTZEmQwq75OeZw0BJVGGCoDQ6jIMr2l6R3XP1BvF7Fur6WNvjlIGZlamKoW3JvsVFuT5MTo/s320/IMAG0250.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654512583649689122" /></a>Snuggles with her dad. I just love watching the relationship between these two. He loves her so much and she adores her dad, it is so great, he is so loving and affectionate with her. She is using his hand as a pillow if you can't tell.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ5wQkxXFOEJ8McHKzkokhtAxmkWlQOe1crK4X3n5np8vBumyrSakiw2iz8okUrdIz_LLBFuUHLKWke_FDjOUVCB8_PUe1LHGL39wGcYZB6Jjt8m18qzZhz_NtiGh3sfy_If5xeMAJ1VA/s1600/IMAG0251.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 191px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ5wQkxXFOEJ8McHKzkokhtAxmkWlQOe1crK4X3n5np8vBumyrSakiw2iz8okUrdIz_LLBFuUHLKWke_FDjOUVCB8_PUe1LHGL39wGcYZB6Jjt8m18qzZhz_NtiGh3sfy_If5xeMAJ1VA/s320/IMAG0251.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654512580424635698" /></a>Rosalie loves to color, sometimes she colors herself.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_ge1nIFXE9AB0Z9eEBM56q_UFxKevi_QYUB2zpPo5ow7lABDpaahOKlzX8K8znutDi7q3Rc2C710Ri3FNyQ-9Yx_3kIZGV3X7DPhQsR_pwrmo8qdQVrqanpQs4D9D958Sjx5hcN9obqg/s1600/IMAG0254.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 191px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_ge1nIFXE9AB0Z9eEBM56q_UFxKevi_QYUB2zpPo5ow7lABDpaahOKlzX8K8znutDi7q3Rc2C710Ri3FNyQ-9Yx_3kIZGV3X7DPhQsR_pwrmo8qdQVrqanpQs4D9D958Sjx5hcN9obqg/s320/IMAG0254.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654512574609494530" /></a>We spent a week with my family. Rosalie loves her uncle Grey, and would sit next to him whenever he was around.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzpmsz4KaHWXv3yVu650zAy3t2G_CZ3AGagefWHvLzqe5Z5QL9KHmk6Kg1RuuIoFRXLP5wWQfIeWNYbhCx5bZHZ8V5N7KFo41TEG5qFIN4IcQXYiDsamd04K6E_84_6KzOXewJ27fCqdM/s1600/IMAG0255.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 191px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzpmsz4KaHWXv3yVu650zAy3t2G_CZ3AGagefWHvLzqe5Z5QL9KHmk6Kg1RuuIoFRXLP5wWQfIeWNYbhCx5bZHZ8V5N7KFo41TEG5qFIN4IcQXYiDsamd04K6E_84_6KzOXewJ27fCqdM/s320/IMAG0255.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654512569050580354" /></a>Every time we are at the store and see bikes Rosalie wants to "ride" them. She hasn't figured out how to peddle, but her feet finally reach the peddles. We should probably get her one this winter when we can actually enjoy the outdoors. She also insists on wearing a helmet, what a safety conscious little girl.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmA98Dq0xgMB4T1ONiE2mLaLkrrR7JFKmZrDHmyxXVrBSMUhPn6-IfXzq9gAZNtugVfTaS6zP2lZIOgtA6bvhZJvyY0z7nPcySEuhu_s_day3VQozyL_2AAVpW_3BBGJ-6LNPyJgsg7so/s1600/IMAG0260.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 191px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmA98Dq0xgMB4T1ONiE2mLaLkrrR7JFKmZrDHmyxXVrBSMUhPn6-IfXzq9gAZNtugVfTaS6zP2lZIOgtA6bvhZJvyY0z7nPcySEuhu_s_day3VQozyL_2AAVpW_3BBGJ-6LNPyJgsg7so/s320/IMAG0260.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654512568812817794" /></a>Snuggling with Uncle Grey again.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-x7EDC1ft-6ceiLdjfGZMbypeA0hYI749m2CIcntWEOsVGXUAtCo8jxMYiNmN-KndhVmjby59cHNnTPtLhgtfJO1LhCl-e8LIUn2B48HzT5mjFRaaiebFBwNPyMy5ot7xaLibubA21zM/s1600/IMAG0264.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 191px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-x7EDC1ft-6ceiLdjfGZMbypeA0hYI749m2CIcntWEOsVGXUAtCo8jxMYiNmN-KndhVmjby59cHNnTPtLhgtfJO1LhCl-e8LIUn2B48HzT5mjFRaaiebFBwNPyMy5ot7xaLibubA21zM/s320/IMAG0264.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654510812675181810" /></a>Rosalie also learned to love playing with playdough. She loves to make little men and put buttons on them. That is my only cookie cutter I own, so she uses it to play. It is really cute, except that she demands we sit with her and pretty much do it all for her aside from putting the buttons on.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheD3XxbIgnQwe00HGbttstoTG4QH13lrWzTobFMOx2N0n6BfdeBN_IG70X4QUHzJJahJ-tsgfK_nn_G1gkvRwdhefld9Pty3E_SqYHwk2rEW0ZuEc6tYpam-52doJEeHkbkTSUOWjuT60/s1600/IMAG0262.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheD3XxbIgnQwe00HGbttstoTG4QH13lrWzTobFMOx2N0n6BfdeBN_IG70X4QUHzJJahJ-tsgfK_nn_G1gkvRwdhefld9Pty3E_SqYHwk2rEW0ZuEc6tYpam-52doJEeHkbkTSUOWjuT60/s320/IMAG0262.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654510812190064626" /></a>New toy at the grocery store, she insisted on riding Pooh Bear. We had just seen the Winnie the Pooh movie with her, which she loved, so she was really excited to find him at Walmart.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyw4a51SN0UM6nb61EyxvA5yyP1LBEmdslPMEWRSFvYmZ7sjsvb5kpApqTLTM6j0a3ch68o0PQWlJgAzMPC_sLRUUonAKa2WbPb4A0t4fr8VaNZpYuXv_3MxqzsOMo1o2YiWnR-va1MAs/s1600/IMAG0267.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 191px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyw4a51SN0UM6nb61EyxvA5yyP1LBEmdslPMEWRSFvYmZ7sjsvb5kpApqTLTM6j0a3ch68o0PQWlJgAzMPC_sLRUUonAKa2WbPb4A0t4fr8VaNZpYuXv_3MxqzsOMo1o2YiWnR-va1MAs/s320/IMAG0267.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654510810479488114" /></a>Rosalie began liking dress up. She had only ever worn dress up shoes, but this month she started liking to wear the jewelry and hats too.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO5c44Y8fSi9Xu9ZeefdXwD3i2EXbEYyK2zvHIJbEbc_D1zSTWQiFz-FMj2Wx41rxk1VuHqffmt6fdL6bX_k-y9PZImMtdEH_Ch-NxOcP8OZDJ9C2Im3EQj1dVGtfgPHtoeQF8fts2G5E/s1600/IMAG0271.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 191px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO5c44Y8fSi9Xu9ZeefdXwD3i2EXbEYyK2zvHIJbEbc_D1zSTWQiFz-FMj2Wx41rxk1VuHqffmt6fdL6bX_k-y9PZImMtdEH_Ch-NxOcP8OZDJ9C2Im3EQj1dVGtfgPHtoeQF8fts2G5E/s320/IMAG0271.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654510804262325106" /></a>My belly started to get bigger, this is around 29-30 weeks.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLYs7XBQ-6IoUYrxTgl38rhIibTq4P4Zx4Xum43_z8mwcuAfp6-y3qMFyn7tgGDSmvYEAg2Mc-NQupffJmAUX2zhXIzSeXlCfniBhIPJjebJPRj88bcDiLPujdFOMynf-8dGlg2nFaaIU/s1600/IMAG0274.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 191px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLYs7XBQ-6IoUYrxTgl38rhIibTq4P4Zx4Xum43_z8mwcuAfp6-y3qMFyn7tgGDSmvYEAg2Mc-NQupffJmAUX2zhXIzSeXlCfniBhIPJjebJPRj88bcDiLPujdFOMynf-8dGlg2nFaaIU/s320/IMAG0274.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654510800016604802" /></a>Rosalie got a box of new clothes from her Gammy and absolutely loves this dress, if you notice she is wearing her clip on earrings and there are necklaces next to her which she was spinning for the picture.<div><br /></div><div>The month of August was hot, we didn't do much outside other than swimming and we played at home and watched a lot of movies (I feel bad admitting that one). Rosalie had love affairs with Monster's Inc., All Dogs Go to Heaven, and Tangled. She also started to do a lot of imaginative play which was a lot of fun, and she had a vocabulary explosion. She learned a bunch of new words and is saying all sorts of funny sentences. She also was battling constipation, which is an on going issue. Something I really have no idea what more to do about, we have seen the dr and are giving her stuff, but I think she has a mental aversion to going #2. Until that clears up she is still only semi-potty trained. Oh well, she is just growing so fast and sometimes I don't mind keeping her in diapers and having her still be a baby. We love her so much. August was a good month.</div><div><br /></div><div>Another new post below.</div>Courtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16737701728904366174noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774896143237357291.post-75882323011254477432011-09-20T10:51:00.000-07:002011-09-20T11:21:58.764-07:00Some of Sean's Vacation<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUcY3LKmeR2EFduWm0ErVfo_8dUQann5sBXW5PsZdw3mIS4H3Goo9jChKeH8aTSgYUZgKWYDXLvy_lL6UdZ7xzxObuR8dWye11JIldSl2B57NBYbjTW7LRFHCcrx2-BDZ5XhJ_IsXIoiM/s1600/IMAG0142.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUcY3LKmeR2EFduWm0ErVfo_8dUQann5sBXW5PsZdw3mIS4H3Goo9jChKeH8aTSgYUZgKWYDXLvy_lL6UdZ7xzxObuR8dWye11JIldSl2B57NBYbjTW7LRFHCcrx2-BDZ5XhJ_IsXIoiM/s320/IMAG0142.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654506325669854098" /></a>Astros Game, not exactly Sean's vacation week, but I'll count it.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHoL9qnCli45ehUclKpEkxrn0RTnMHBe4-4wER9SjSY9ErEDk72S3Jl5Cy7iz1OAttkAG9W_DNWxaeZnRBEuTImeOmB3bIJEOLO720eFmWbYOn4kQMtn_sGYvm02OFGMp0uQZN7I0u_xk/s1600/IMAG0150.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 191px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHoL9qnCli45ehUclKpEkxrn0RTnMHBe4-4wER9SjSY9ErEDk72S3Jl5Cy7iz1OAttkAG9W_DNWxaeZnRBEuTImeOmB3bIJEOLO720eFmWbYOn4kQMtn_sGYvm02OFGMp0uQZN7I0u_xk/s320/IMAG0150.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654506164823441666" /></a>Watching the Fireworks, Rosalie did not like the sound they made. And as we were leaving the stadium she kept saying, mean fireworks.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTyObo9ZDmCe0aifoo7oda7EqTadkWcaa_Ch59bDWnDlc_KzERKEnH8lvyZE9uBU4p8pcgRl4uyYkZ4hlEX7PXmabysGfxbNnoYhfJ_ir8aMzfgQG5BbvIkRzytCmq5xMrMcqiA21uaqc/s1600/IMAG0154.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTyObo9ZDmCe0aifoo7oda7EqTadkWcaa_Ch59bDWnDlc_KzERKEnH8lvyZE9uBU4p8pcgRl4uyYkZ4hlEX7PXmabysGfxbNnoYhfJ_ir8aMzfgQG5BbvIkRzytCmq5xMrMcqiA21uaqc/s320/IMAG0154.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654506158523491250" /></a>4th of July we went to the park and nearly melted.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAtrhourEMikQNmhzgfgiifry5pkOGyZZR59TODLF1-2NNH1e9ckL4iFpsBi-qEzSNRDhyphenhyphenbJRTNQqj-myOQ3it-SP59udq3KD9AJzUiPdslnOc0Pv3YezEmu0BawpaJLoIcR1GwJUnrew/s1600/IMAG0153.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 191px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAtrhourEMikQNmhzgfgiifry5pkOGyZZR59TODLF1-2NNH1e9ckL4iFpsBi-qEzSNRDhyphenhyphenbJRTNQqj-myOQ3it-SP59udq3KD9AJzUiPdslnOc0Pv3YezEmu0BawpaJLoIcR1GwJUnrew/s320/IMAG0153.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654506159630470802" /></a>Fireworks at the Astros game.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBXqb8IdQQ9P2Kh6Qe1Zl9vFzuCHbBLofKBXkJXnAZTFYI9aWrhHxqIaDrNCK-bwmaQPYE9hd9HGVJRf1SVqciPza0liROUSZ6SYSuU48rIiUhOBVp-31MyPcMXcodxvlH1PlfpfCdyCQ/s1600/IMAG0174.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBXqb8IdQQ9P2Kh6Qe1Zl9vFzuCHbBLofKBXkJXnAZTFYI9aWrhHxqIaDrNCK-bwmaQPYE9hd9HGVJRf1SVqciPza0liROUSZ6SYSuU48rIiUhOBVp-31MyPcMXcodxvlH1PlfpfCdyCQ/s320/IMAG0174.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654506156525050690" /></a>Grocery Shopping, she loved that helicopter.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnI7rmce6VG_d7lleQ39M6b9q46GhhY-eteot39AyDNnDlNCOxCuUh7k2Y8QfondS6UqecQwMURoYl3QCBYVLa4fPwmIy0y15bSkVwy6F2BNa-b1lxdckwhyphenhyphenfgNc0U7fhJ8oN4wSYlEXU/s1600/IMAG0172.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnI7rmce6VG_d7lleQ39M6b9q46GhhY-eteot39AyDNnDlNCOxCuUh7k2Y8QfondS6UqecQwMURoYl3QCBYVLa4fPwmIy0y15bSkVwy6F2BNa-b1lxdckwhyphenhyphenfgNc0U7fhJ8oN4wSYlEXU/s320/IMAG0172.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654506151512968226" /></a>Yogurtland, finally reopened in time for Sean's vacation week. We went as a family and Rosalie absolutely loved it.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgitMlT0d16fGvL9lFzjCBQaq-9zWYASc-x_MMYSqwJEFdPAWOk6oX3FHYrwgEdL2VOTdzfAR4pwKucyXFDTAqT-gI-_3Eioc9yEcb3VaVf0aw38UNywxAlvxjVBWZ9zEC25RF74pri45w/s1600/IMAG0178.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgitMlT0d16fGvL9lFzjCBQaq-9zWYASc-x_MMYSqwJEFdPAWOk6oX3FHYrwgEdL2VOTdzfAR4pwKucyXFDTAqT-gI-_3Eioc9yEcb3VaVf0aw38UNywxAlvxjVBWZ9zEC25RF74pri45w/s320/IMAG0178.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654501609459036690" /></a>Moody Gardens. Sean's phone had all of the pictures from the Aquarium Pyramid, mine are all from the Rainforest Pyramid. So that's all you will see.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPBRwMwh3kkEY7IjvVcwTTtaCgI3L4Hr_A9VDWKDPZG2R2iRsAt7jZmVOwjstK1y5DZF-8xphLeMpKyzEffDaSc4MxMZoBoAkkbOQPo9rjXUoZDBAPLuP53Q9swkJHUgypPf1PzxAl4Xw/s1600/IMAG0179.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 191px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPBRwMwh3kkEY7IjvVcwTTtaCgI3L4Hr_A9VDWKDPZG2R2iRsAt7jZmVOwjstK1y5DZF-8xphLeMpKyzEffDaSc4MxMZoBoAkkbOQPo9rjXUoZDBAPLuP53Q9swkJHUgypPf1PzxAl4Xw/s320/IMAG0179.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654501607451247010" /></a>Rosalie is looking at a butterfly on the flowers, she was so good and didnt' grab them, but absolutely loved looking at them. It was really hot and humid in this area, and she did not want to leave it. I will have to take her to the butterfly museum sometime here in Houston, she just loves nature.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDYtu1Gn4hxa_KXeu2b9RvLb_m863C0AJJ2ZHYtVNGtApvpooZdmo7QXUT3ZI8NQFzMoyn8x_GUD59C5LSHcC9SxpEdnO1OcaeYbKy34-OyM0JiBU7wEERuY9_qUtygjnVsuBmLKbOIcA/s1600/IMAG0186.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 191px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDYtu1Gn4hxa_KXeu2b9RvLb_m863C0AJJ2ZHYtVNGtApvpooZdmo7QXUT3ZI8NQFzMoyn8x_GUD59C5LSHcC9SxpEdnO1OcaeYbKy34-OyM0JiBU7wEERuY9_qUtygjnVsuBmLKbOIcA/s320/IMAG0186.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654501600295905186" /></a>There were all sorts of animals in the Rain Forest Pyramid. Most were in areas we couldn't really get close. There were bats, and parrots, some sort of big cat, turtles, fish, and these monkeys. The monkeys were loose and walked up so close to us we could almost touch them. It was incredible. And when we were leaving they started calling out to us like they wanted us to come back.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-NUEeNMy1cey3WYShOOY5vfjI_EEI5k7egMVJ98vprKNAjkhevzihW8sXZlvExbfSP4TwFXa1ZPCq1RBqLkA3L0dZTKI5SDbMMwvMZVJfvd_l_quS63_8-X-7yatzUDGmtG-czUozpBs/s1600/IMAG0191.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-NUEeNMy1cey3WYShOOY5vfjI_EEI5k7egMVJ98vprKNAjkhevzihW8sXZlvExbfSP4TwFXa1ZPCq1RBqLkA3L0dZTKI5SDbMMwvMZVJfvd_l_quS63_8-X-7yatzUDGmtG-czUozpBs/s320/IMAG0191.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654501596112064946" /></a>We went to a swimming area that is a really small lazy river and a few slides. Rosalie really enjoyed it, but was getting worn out because she did not have a nap. So we got dressed to leave and Sean bought her an ice cream treat. She LOVED it.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzQ4p0T_Pof7kY2gwPsXn9yCAZeE4d9W0wAtu-rfJgcNP5jyC9KlYjvO3MZKZGLNOqo4A5MtpLKok-xingyG7B5hY22meU6jgqCbH8x3UFG__0kjoukywBY9YSqTaRLuEqCrS44FPKdAg/s1600/IMAG0192.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 191px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzQ4p0T_Pof7kY2gwPsXn9yCAZeE4d9W0wAtu-rfJgcNP5jyC9KlYjvO3MZKZGLNOqo4A5MtpLKok-xingyG7B5hY22meU6jgqCbH8x3UFG__0kjoukywBY9YSqTaRLuEqCrS44FPKdAg/s320/IMAG0192.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654501586869256354" /></a>In the car on the way home, she fell asleep mid drawing. She was so so tired, she didn't even stay awake until we got on the free way which was about 5 minutes from where we were parked. So fun!<div><br /></div><div>The rest of the week we spent swimming at our apartment pool. And hanging out around Houston. Sean also had a fun eye dr appointment, and dentist appointment. I'm sure he loved using his vacation days for that. We were so glad to have that week in July to spend as a family, I should have documented it then, but I'm lazy lately.</div>Courtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16737701728904366174noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774896143237357291.post-36905429015158188432011-08-14T14:51:00.000-07:002011-08-14T15:27:19.982-07:00July 2011 in Pictures<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhazU8p6tej1eL5T8mqE4NrKi8bCMgDSYFV9P0_5fsEbUKmBYHakUvVd9CKIFyd4jMJxmrn44sZXVIn8BGiYbPR3S_K0SSH8_wcYsNtpTrt6G_G2Qr_bJTWpP5tsdjbOJEbJWOBYNb66wk/s1600/IMAG0216.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>I've been terrible at blogging, and taking pictures with anything other than my phone. So here is July, minus the week of Sean's vacation which has so many pictures it deserves its own post.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp2h9EvdDkLR3pYUl0DBleUsCQKh1PU1b19CsorqWHc5dVnDcK1CxkM1_E635RtK8bDezAfbylo0pc9rrnz-rY0kTu5bDIGZZZ0Lc9uxLnLl4Ee6uNk6JIzeZx-f17Spb8VoI638qQVE4/s1600/IMAG0155.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp2h9EvdDkLR3pYUl0DBleUsCQKh1PU1b19CsorqWHc5dVnDcK1CxkM1_E635RtK8bDezAfbylo0pc9rrnz-rY0kTu5bDIGZZZ0Lc9uxLnLl4Ee6uNk6JIzeZx-f17Spb8VoI638qQVE4/s320/IMAG0155.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640837871506497474" /></a>Shopping at Costco, Rosalie loves the samples.
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwhMZXpN46tIGmBflZZcoTgDtHvOuNetqXExXe7fcyHnKbHpI-5JnclimF8wnLVH-BNmOBQncYA0D8FE9tENEKJJySyJu2LtcJ8G_RXfTTCIWSrax1ObMGMKbPsUWf-DQHvGUn9rXtsko/s1600/IMAG0156.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 191px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwhMZXpN46tIGmBflZZcoTgDtHvOuNetqXExXe7fcyHnKbHpI-5JnclimF8wnLVH-BNmOBQncYA0D8FE9tENEKJJySyJu2LtcJ8G_RXfTTCIWSrax1ObMGMKbPsUWf-DQHvGUn9rXtsko/s320/IMAG0156.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640837869554317058" /></a>She also loves to smell the flowers.
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho2cOeOHpFNKiRKNHWnPz6OOF1m8TS9HtmLtpw7MCNaQGafZkoGoplrSLrWK2YLi23JH512FfKzkLLSfTnD9_nrr-kuNzkja-enzwEeaCuiKZCmew5jDS6e35ZLLOC1-j-luwLR0MN4kg/s1600/IMAG0159.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho2cOeOHpFNKiRKNHWnPz6OOF1m8TS9HtmLtpw7MCNaQGafZkoGoplrSLrWK2YLi23JH512FfKzkLLSfTnD9_nrr-kuNzkja-enzwEeaCuiKZCmew5jDS6e35ZLLOC1-j-luwLR0MN4kg/s320/IMAG0159.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640837869236394018" /></a>Belly shot at around 22-23 weeks.
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBUGZ0kdnBWp7cXPoULqCbVimEc-ps3-4iAj-AJ563f4ZCpAks1GVw5MW4fTpDEumqIxpbZr7CbwyQmkDYnZVENbAdv4SaMrMMbb3OFZ94XX4qXh6zWCK5PYPH87R2ae-zS-FrrbU2h68/s1600/IMAG0165.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBUGZ0kdnBWp7cXPoULqCbVimEc-ps3-4iAj-AJ563f4ZCpAks1GVw5MW4fTpDEumqIxpbZr7CbwyQmkDYnZVENbAdv4SaMrMMbb3OFZ94XX4qXh6zWCK5PYPH87R2ae-zS-FrrbU2h68/s320/IMAG0165.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640837865558578130" /></a>Favorite pastime of Rosalie is making faces into the camera of my phone, with it facing her so she can see of course.
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg3WQeo_js4V2K4h9MQYLuMX3E6uY9gvnD1jh3pCmNaQDaxJYk3Fq2di4s8eP0Vq6wmCtP2FElHi6IsNBLVjzh2YYfaTBUTYcD5TTC591P77VishFTogWlGCA34qHYQFW07iGPq2GhRrU/s1600/IMAG0166.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 191px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg3WQeo_js4V2K4h9MQYLuMX3E6uY9gvnD1jh3pCmNaQDaxJYk3Fq2di4s8eP0Vq6wmCtP2FElHi6IsNBLVjzh2YYfaTBUTYcD5TTC591P77VishFTogWlGCA34qHYQFW07iGPq2GhRrU/s320/IMAG0166.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640837862195225218" /></a>Eating breakfast in a bucket.
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIRSJT4AwlELMUH6N2p0ExabsXHT56UYo1DGH-70uV0eGVEy_YJGGEcyQn5KZzOJfD9t6V-nkQW4QI_P5YG1IcXjZiRksAMFZ9hmCOqkLJUQaF5Lq6g2ofT12e5cG3eDdA5ZlWRTk-ft0/s1600/IMAG0168.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 191px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIRSJT4AwlELMUH6N2p0ExabsXHT56UYo1DGH-70uV0eGVEy_YJGGEcyQn5KZzOJfD9t6V-nkQW4QI_P5YG1IcXjZiRksAMFZ9hmCOqkLJUQaF5Lq6g2ofT12e5cG3eDdA5ZlWRTk-ft0/s320/IMAG0168.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640837474142306210" /></a>Playing with mom's jewelry, I'm now missing 2 pairs of earings, but I think I lost them not her.
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgibhJhLKOzP72OPVGkbgCdor7-ixIc6GMtbTKheZqeDriRrf6Xv5_Op8jDfdmSpCh1HOjU44UnN4h6pMjKF6-yVB1LWBGLJS5CfSUjyR_UuLD6Tp8DibDNy2cB_Vr56HkttL4wxdg92dE/s1600/IMAG0169.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 191px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgibhJhLKOzP72OPVGkbgCdor7-ixIc6GMtbTKheZqeDriRrf6Xv5_Op8jDfdmSpCh1HOjU44UnN4h6pMjKF6-yVB1LWBGLJS5CfSUjyR_UuLD6Tp8DibDNy2cB_Vr56HkttL4wxdg92dE/s320/IMAG0169.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640837472377204546" /></a>She was obsessed with laying in the baby bassinet one day. I'm not sure what I'm going to do with Ruth gets here because Rosalie is always trying to commandeer the baby stuff.
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihAXgeg-1TFvxRBGhWaWswOfyiDrc6OL67uuvHCPBvrHIYcqzDVs6bXvfFIvcb_JMOIHQ0As5x3DG_AziH9GKh9ViQ838uUEpP7rszFCDrfjmoqNyTGEETW52ZfbVAFF9zexjnZvYK2s8/s1600/IMAG0172.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihAXgeg-1TFvxRBGhWaWswOfyiDrc6OL67uuvHCPBvrHIYcqzDVs6bXvfFIvcb_JMOIHQ0As5x3DG_AziH9GKh9ViQ838uUEpP7rszFCDrfjmoqNyTGEETW52ZfbVAFF9zexjnZvYK2s8/s320/IMAG0172.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640837467581537346" /></a>Yogurtland, a family favorite. Rosalie has to have her own, there is no sharing it with her because she eats it all!
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgahGNS1nXu9_fP3wC3gyzfYLsbqWxIdTUo6j8IInBGHfMXAnP4nllIlFbERw2o7ES4oB6f8PwTfMrXdIKMM1TV0bF9hSuM-FGU69qHh3dkOkvhaDV8y3scxHFqSolUr3g4rtqHRlzSalY/s1600/IMAG0174.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgahGNS1nXu9_fP3wC3gyzfYLsbqWxIdTUo6j8IInBGHfMXAnP4nllIlFbERw2o7ES4oB6f8PwTfMrXdIKMM1TV0bF9hSuM-FGU69qHh3dkOkvhaDV8y3scxHFqSolUr3g4rtqHRlzSalY/s320/IMAG0174.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640837470082547218" /></a>Helicopter at Walmart, she loves that thing as long as you don't put money and turn it on. I'm fine with that, sometimes I tell her it is broken though so that I don't have to sit there with her for 5 minutes. Poor kid.
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmSK2oGzwpjGqZCzFGld2xskmRGGlNKTcT1BorCucN9aicSj6Fw8ECWTmTnAVBaS0pzSkxveZIYpFy64dKeksRRHTMXzOHiIA4dwjCnxvd5krtanDgcoMWube5MnDhzb6CcUzjHxo-HPY/s1600/IMAG0195.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmSK2oGzwpjGqZCzFGld2xskmRGGlNKTcT1BorCucN9aicSj6Fw8ECWTmTnAVBaS0pzSkxveZIYpFy64dKeksRRHTMXzOHiIA4dwjCnxvd5krtanDgcoMWube5MnDhzb6CcUzjHxo-HPY/s320/IMAG0195.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640837462308170386" /></a>Eating frosting off the beater. She loves baking.
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-L0iw7HOIt7HoGsh0sK3w4NnX7THUee6kC5kWDIaxbgYlIPYuY4YZ3PZERK9iW6KZVxbSifh05cw1CSNGSKIW_dhbSncQVx4feIlGuLXXNjNjtrl0D1nKu2_vFqJG6-gUDWasQSuOjAQ/s1600/IMAG0196.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 191px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-L0iw7HOIt7HoGsh0sK3w4NnX7THUee6kC5kWDIaxbgYlIPYuY4YZ3PZERK9iW6KZVxbSifh05cw1CSNGSKIW_dhbSncQVx4feIlGuLXXNjNjtrl0D1nKu2_vFqJG6-gUDWasQSuOjAQ/s320/IMAG0196.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640837024462053506" /></a>French braid. She kept moving so I didn't get a good picture, but I was so excited about it.
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnVs6Mp0zClBixOmgy0jtBcWU3aTYj-vt7J_i5oLQq2YPH8f2HfjQRtOA0ykxWenPQfzKbUVwUFngQv6yqMfbfIJsRsyP6E8v8BBkXBNL-pu0p90DIDPoUAdUuETLQV8A36loiaTXhLUI/s1600/IMAG0206.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 191px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnVs6Mp0zClBixOmgy0jtBcWU3aTYj-vt7J_i5oLQq2YPH8f2HfjQRtOA0ykxWenPQfzKbUVwUFngQv6yqMfbfIJsRsyP6E8v8BBkXBNL-pu0p90DIDPoUAdUuETLQV8A36loiaTXhLUI/s320/IMAG0206.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640837020773974706" /></a>Swimming with dad, another favorite pass time.
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoZeKQai-qkjtIHynciwb9YnbRktouovGQ3U2mqZW7q8pyhhNNzQz1FWAPvJjOsoWEOsgrOlf84LGQL5zRTLx53Oyq3KaNCY3lfTHpizpmeYhq_QjjtmCqaPk161jPrjXoqIOo6WhQzY0/s1600/IMAG0202.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoZeKQai-qkjtIHynciwb9YnbRktouovGQ3U2mqZW7q8pyhhNNzQz1FWAPvJjOsoWEOsgrOlf84LGQL5zRTLx53Oyq3KaNCY3lfTHpizpmeYhq_QjjtmCqaPk161jPrjXoqIOo6WhQzY0/s320/IMAG0202.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640837017994746962" /></a>Keeping cool in the pool, something we did for most of the month of July. It is so hot here.
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdQ-FVEPfoEPILC5sxs-6b0YllgcqJQ_vMVkb0Cm_GjRpUEBm8epIiSpqQK5Iw6JLkp6yfH2XGZcbXjfOWRV8Jk9DSIw7gBby7EIixKJ0mom7TCjAIV6ML7XLdjuAM8hVJ7WQfxLQR45Q/s1600/IMAG0211.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 191px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdQ-FVEPfoEPILC5sxs-6b0YllgcqJQ_vMVkb0Cm_GjRpUEBm8epIiSpqQK5Iw6JLkp6yfH2XGZcbXjfOWRV8Jk9DSIw7gBby7EIixKJ0mom7TCjAIV6ML7XLdjuAM8hVJ7WQfxLQR45Q/s320/IMAG0211.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640837016254569458" /></a>Chilaxin and watching tv with snacks. Notice the arm behind her head, it is so funny to me that she lays like that.
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjHTwDnhbVhWXuqppDLtSzfzmSa47g-05MSi4TvOwYqMKM_7OiIp67-hR_bHh6YKqZ0W6a7NzvVvHDWm1TRxfQ20hQZynxC5PiiYcZK0su7nSoLaM9XDOul6OYsC0oZRCmMJL6BfPcku8/s1600/IMAG0214.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjHTwDnhbVhWXuqppDLtSzfzmSa47g-05MSi4TvOwYqMKM_7OiIp67-hR_bHh6YKqZ0W6a7NzvVvHDWm1TRxfQ20hQZynxC5PiiYcZK0su7nSoLaM9XDOul6OYsC0oZRCmMJL6BfPcku8/s320/IMAG0214.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640837012102693634" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhazU8p6tej1eL5T8mqE4NrKi8bCMgDSYFV9P0_5fsEbUKmBYHakUvVd9CKIFyd4jMJxmrn44sZXVIn8BGiYbPR3S_K0SSH8_wcYsNtpTrt6G_G2Qr_bJTWpP5tsdjbOJEbJWOBYNb66wk/s320/IMAG0216.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640839532482049442" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span>Walking to get the mail and making me hold on to her stuffed animal's hand, unfortunately I didn't get a great pic of it.
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhjKHwn_AtvCUSs2O0yAr1BFAlk6Rhw0xPk05WdiVlW8FcJ0NQkYOXcIADClIRug_vUVLWerhMgD2h8Jxik0AaLQyxe8e5ESkWR2Z9v0FHbZfKgGAxrvCeMU1s55n6JzCuVj6u8rsAS4o/s1600/IMAG0217.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhjKHwn_AtvCUSs2O0yAr1BFAlk6Rhw0xPk05WdiVlW8FcJ0NQkYOXcIADClIRug_vUVLWerhMgD2h8Jxik0AaLQyxe8e5ESkWR2Z9v0FHbZfKgGAxrvCeMU1s55n6JzCuVj6u8rsAS4o/s320/IMAG0217.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640833833315884114" /></a>Donuts, one of her favorite treats. But she mostly just picks the parts with frosting and sprinkles off and leaves the cake part.
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq8LoyaPGLHwdWZot9HQbU64COnYxJKQI5tzvwxX8qvvlamrnkptcegGj1912UocRwdP8YM4REHY2IToIRNOvqHBq5ViRfbMTVIaLx4RmutSAImQ6pcFrTJU24tZZ-N7dtRElNIhySTFE/s1600/IMAG0218.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 191px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq8LoyaPGLHwdWZot9HQbU64COnYxJKQI5tzvwxX8qvvlamrnkptcegGj1912UocRwdP8YM4REHY2IToIRNOvqHBq5ViRfbMTVIaLx4RmutSAImQ6pcFrTJU24tZZ-N7dtRElNIhySTFE/s320/IMAG0218.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640833828720186306" /></a>Pigtail braids, her hair is getting so long, I love it.
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUV_BFoGq7JESVYkj24UToBhSMLYBoqI2yJxCY5YeJsPtCFMG1tgBrSI7GQ0i1cG7Lj5YcNAfwlEAHmZFsv9mBvVu8ZoDBcf2sEN1xmVKm3ehmIVxMJmOeZHdW29XDnuNGn9fnlcqrqm0/s1600/IMAG0219.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUV_BFoGq7JESVYkj24UToBhSMLYBoqI2yJxCY5YeJsPtCFMG1tgBrSI7GQ0i1cG7Lj5YcNAfwlEAHmZFsv9mBvVu8ZoDBcf2sEN1xmVKm3ehmIVxMJmOeZHdW29XDnuNGn9fnlcqrqm0/s320/IMAG0219.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640833828856982642" /></a>Pigtails, so much fun.
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGM4JxiKiNMAPMz7BaZt_Y9SjVN0dDnDW7unkWrtWYFFge92nrDSMCpsDUBiz0HY8avsWC3pw4M0HLf7-quV9xEoOZWzF-GXVev0FZii5MNLRq084Gsomr1Aqp-uXunhUGXAHnbLLOaac/s1600/IMAG0220.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 191px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGM4JxiKiNMAPMz7BaZt_Y9SjVN0dDnDW7unkWrtWYFFge92nrDSMCpsDUBiz0HY8avsWC3pw4M0HLf7-quV9xEoOZWzF-GXVev0FZii5MNLRq084Gsomr1Aqp-uXunhUGXAHnbLLOaac/s320/IMAG0220.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640833824604785618" /></a>Ouchies, this is actually a really long story. Rosalie scraped her ankle, no big deal. But then she sliced her toe pretty bad, more than a scrape but not needing medical attention. So I was washing it out and trying to stop the bleeding and holding her and she passed out. So then we ended up in the Dr. office for the afternoon trying to find out why she passed out. We think it was a combination of low blood sugar, because Rosalie refuses to eat breakfast and this was at like 10 AM, and being scared from having her first cut that bled a lot. She got her finger pricked at the Dr. to check her blood, but she ended up being fine at that point because I had pumped her full of juice and a sucker and lots of snacks. It was pretty scary seeing my baby so pale, her color took forever to return, and luckily Sean was working from home that day and was able to help calm me down when everything happened. I'm just grateful she is ok and that it was nothing major, but at the time I was a crazy person.
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEismlx0T-xqF3YVMe0rYYO5jsRBQIi-bzROahKUpRSa7AAHJTk3r5bYXXKi4I3ZsoOVxFDU84yfOuFvuYU2JPrIvUbhFmY16AKCFjpsbYX4N5bVC7pCK61MllDB0qFZgG4sfJr4zQjU_Gk/s1600/IMAG0226.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 191px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEismlx0T-xqF3YVMe0rYYO5jsRBQIi-bzROahKUpRSa7AAHJTk3r5bYXXKi4I3ZsoOVxFDU84yfOuFvuYU2JPrIvUbhFmY16AKCFjpsbYX4N5bVC7pCK61MllDB0qFZgG4sfJr4zQjU_Gk/s320/IMAG0226.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640833826729029698" /></a>And last, a belly shot at around 25-26 weeks.<div>
<br /></div><div>We had a great month and are just happy to have each other and do fun things together. I am going to try to get the pictures from Sean and will post our staycation week then.
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<br /></div></div>Courtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16737701728904366174noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774896143237357291.post-13649547422577146792011-07-06T06:55:00.000-07:002011-07-06T07:10:35.387-07:00Beach Day<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This was back over Memorial Day weekend, but I couldn't blog from my phone and the pictures were on my phone. I think I need to find an app or something to blog from my phone and add pictures. But here they are.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0ZSvqod592S3awpb4QvoHeK12KtAQpgRTmfMI9TPx3tPTuJdz0Jq3OtHMFRTfN1WWMWzm-OqihxoNp8y18eOLO-odBzu8KTGpLUMWO6fJSP6WMl25udVzITgoPgZ2TQFa_IgWNdynKmc/s1600/IMAG0105.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoCmXGMXSBCR_8HHifMk6bgyYMcFMl7ewLy66dDW0sH9Fd8u-4eqBlaB2qas_ZkmDHvpVhmLRteawFVTBzwrUGM3Jqew5wsvqELDfCeLM5wfMs2zjP_bx1TAYDi9DQtzMyJs68Qt2f4lg/s1600/IMAG0100.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 191px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoCmXGMXSBCR_8HHifMk6bgyYMcFMl7ewLy66dDW0sH9Fd8u-4eqBlaB2qas_ZkmDHvpVhmLRteawFVTBzwrUGM3Jqew5wsvqELDfCeLM5wfMs2zjP_bx1TAYDi9DQtzMyJs68Qt2f4lg/s320/IMAG0100.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626238566791368370" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">digging a hole in the sand and filling it with water.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT-GXhH7BrwnEKVdytIFbJZQlCvPzyyI6JC2uGpMKTlWxtKJnDeLBJW7s8UF2kc4Zg5uiMeNuuvyCCPd-dLCzdpN9uGP4YTuAwDofncyH6omhPO_wzX9ByFrr24lH38JY1WcnFuzNaw5w/s1600/IMAG0099.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 191px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT-GXhH7BrwnEKVdytIFbJZQlCvPzyyI6JC2uGpMKTlWxtKJnDeLBJW7s8UF2kc4Zg5uiMeNuuvyCCPd-dLCzdpN9uGP4YTuAwDofncyH6omhPO_wzX9ByFrr24lH38JY1WcnFuzNaw5w/s320/IMAG0099.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626238562416711858" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Proof that I was there.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBMW0j2hVf6Q8eQaGSM5Sroex0SYV7EyXeSbHC7VhAKsFz0L0ps1_QKpuM57gWy4-aZhjl82Z5v_I5kHUlBJVMDKBS2eUxfdMA8SJfs7jx3gG3G1HQr53G3bgMss8763ktZ06NdZlAWks/s1600/IMAG0101.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 191px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBMW0j2hVf6Q8eQaGSM5Sroex0SYV7EyXeSbHC7VhAKsFz0L0ps1_QKpuM57gWy4-aZhjl82Z5v_I5kHUlBJVMDKBS2eUxfdMA8SJfs7jx3gG3G1HQr53G3bgMss8763ktZ06NdZlAWks/s320/IMAG0101.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626238303214839442" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Digging still.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZpXthbUwH-Img1-gYMHoBvMzs2cFmdoZn5gbQ3huAlziXcNFZjcpvh3bszlepRqvm-ardDLWIjyGwDk8g2ZjXv4hC6N_WfrRGL3G2ilkEYsLijOhKNfq-at8ZS589jEboqOw0Vt6dYEw/s1600/IMAG0104.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 191px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZpXthbUwH-Img1-gYMHoBvMzs2cFmdoZn5gbQ3huAlziXcNFZjcpvh3bszlepRqvm-ardDLWIjyGwDk8g2ZjXv4hC6N_WfrRGL3G2ilkEYsLijOhKNfq-at8ZS589jEboqOw0Vt6dYEw/s320/IMAG0104.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626238294357391138" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">foot in hole</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2zHpIuh97GlMUjfUofd-pzgmGYu0dEydHnTMUNEqYSsKuboc2TAk0DDafmmdr_RDUdFJl_NM93jxofbpA96ZAnMiinl4ilYFeQCSWrSTrhL9-tfEY_GDWSqZ7nxydshwPhp4T3O4-AKI/s1600/IMAG0102.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 191px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2zHpIuh97GlMUjfUofd-pzgmGYu0dEydHnTMUNEqYSsKuboc2TAk0DDafmmdr_RDUdFJl_NM93jxofbpA96ZAnMiinl4ilYFeQCSWrSTrhL9-tfEY_GDWSqZ7nxydshwPhp4T3O4-AKI/s320/IMAG0102.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626238283383998594" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Pouring the water from the bucket into her hole she dug.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKInHRxn5RJUaciqj75wEuBp08PHuj6Ffx1k1ys801yiKb0sCTGtFNcEN1RtNGwHYT3FO3f4W7QTIWkVQT-cj30uyRWt0V9Rf_Zi7oyocrrxiYBRTrGe8cLnrRhSZ0MjD_6vXUOdF1YFM/s1600/IMAG0103.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 191px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKInHRxn5RJUaciqj75wEuBp08PHuj6Ffx1k1ys801yiKb0sCTGtFNcEN1RtNGwHYT3FO3f4W7QTIWkVQT-cj30uyRWt0V9Rf_Zi7oyocrrxiYBRTrGe8cLnrRhSZ0MjD_6vXUOdF1YFM/s320/IMAG0103.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626238271366899714" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVyF8InoLzXeWB8yASXDq9O8cOzfzCZjKLqvyB0XzTAZa0GIbjGx9yieGNIWMMFTIbCHNTO1BH6FcUdpEk8Byp9MsQW8XCrIUZ0dV7-Dwc0srYkWE0DeEtSlXQWcJA7yOdk78cka730K0/s1600/IMAG0097.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 191px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVyF8InoLzXeWB8yASXDq9O8cOzfzCZjKLqvyB0XzTAZa0GIbjGx9yieGNIWMMFTIbCHNTO1BH6FcUdpEk8Byp9MsQW8XCrIUZ0dV7-Dwc0srYkWE0DeEtSlXQWcJA7yOdk78cka730K0/s320/IMAG0097.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626238267153201762" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); ">Walking along the sand</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0ZSvqod592S3awpb4QvoHeK12KtAQpgRTmfMI9TPx3tPTuJdz0Jq3OtHMFRTfN1WWMWzm-OqihxoNp8y18eOLO-odBzu8KTGpLUMWO6fJSP6WMl25udVzITgoPgZ2TQFa_IgWNdynKmc/s320/IMAG0105.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626238574027572082" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 191px; height: 320px; " /></span><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >The next day, we were so burned...</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >We had a blast, and Rosalie would actually let us go out into the waves if we held her, but she was not a fan of the shallow part of the water. She was hilarious, and we definitely had a blast. Aside from getting burned in weird patches where the sunscreen missed us.</span></div><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dz_X1reCd0IE4qNoYAd4fnQyVDVGYmVxNjqs19wkcOdnIDmI2s4te12wVqtomHoMggMays37Rt9b-NsyMNWSA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><div>Here is a video of Rosalie playing in the sand. I hope it works, I can never get videos to work for me.</div>Courtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16737701728904366174noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774896143237357291.post-79568632557702533932011-06-22T17:13:00.001-07:002011-06-22T17:24:31.210-07:00Baby Girl 2<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYGGP9tKJL6bTu-EIHomnmiAoZiclrVBYZadHkT6nIz_GhoQ0mkMuvFH-B6xblemXvQG-Ib4CpHdI9JbVqrFcN3RK4Lk8mITJfI9IQ-zlkYozJLoTFiY3iNZGXYF_zqc0Cv-tpFPD67_c/s1600/06.22.11+GH+Hartley+OB+41.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYGGP9tKJL6bTu-EIHomnmiAoZiclrVBYZadHkT6nIz_GhoQ0mkMuvFH-B6xblemXvQG-Ib4CpHdI9JbVqrFcN3RK4Lk8mITJfI9IQ-zlkYozJLoTFiY3iNZGXYF_zqc0Cv-tpFPD67_c/s320/06.22.11+GH+Hartley+OB+41.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621202066369888098" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Her profile, so cute, with a smooshed little body.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfknTAtBDCWunpiVTffWjMYQ7OWNe6f3NIQmYJL-keHo7JZ4HLeueeFpmUZv0z8DpmQUm59PPSvQDoOOiT34-q8RFgBBuYbHSCmknbgBMVmL_MKjKTG1u8j7xBSXbJ5WLbitN7wCHG7hU/s1600/06.22.11+GH+Hartley+OB+18.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfknTAtBDCWunpiVTffWjMYQ7OWNe6f3NIQmYJL-keHo7JZ4HLeueeFpmUZv0z8DpmQUm59PPSvQDoOOiT34-q8RFgBBuYbHSCmknbgBMVmL_MKjKTG1u8j7xBSXbJ5WLbitN7wCHG7hU/s320/06.22.11+GH+Hartley+OB+18.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621202062070823186" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Her little hands, five fingers on each, super duper adorable.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTbUrs0_tOOcymHRUsPowKsrl9i21AWCwGJ5saGXRb_nX87nWjaTt-jV9wZGgmK_AL7cpU-r96wikXCAboE47AutmzAl_oq-cig5Po6fFzzxKoZZL0wM2wogGdg-6kNfSNTXAtB21oo9U/s1600/06.22.11+GH+Hartley+OB+14.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTbUrs0_tOOcymHRUsPowKsrl9i21AWCwGJ5saGXRb_nX87nWjaTt-jV9wZGgmK_AL7cpU-r96wikXCAboE47AutmzAl_oq-cig5Po6fFzzxKoZZL0wM2wogGdg-6kNfSNTXAtB21oo9U/s320/06.22.11+GH+Hartley+OB+14.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621202056122970642" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Teeny tiny feet, can't wait to kiss those little toes.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUv_j2H-zB_l5rpXbKXtgz-uomiPOiQmkZ1ihA1OXEbTVal5gc_SuI8Rvl0ZYO_NDexYQdHBjknEjI0svrwAmWVkngsRBHxGpX_ensudL_8Kflr0g8gb58k8qvsOEKcfSjjcWoVDrgUPc/s1600/06.22.11+GH+Hartley+OB+11.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUv_j2H-zB_l5rpXbKXtgz-uomiPOiQmkZ1ihA1OXEbTVal5gc_SuI8Rvl0ZYO_NDexYQdHBjknEjI0svrwAmWVkngsRBHxGpX_ensudL_8Kflr0g8gb58k8qvsOEKcfSjjcWoVDrgUPc/s320/06.22.11+GH+Hartley+OB+11.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621202050470610082" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Cute profile with her hand up by her face.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I can't believe that it is a girl, I was in complete shock. This pregnancy has been really different. I have been opposite with all of the foods the I could eat in the beginning and my cravings are for sweets and chocolate, and I just want diet coke. But with Rosalie I couldn't stand desserts or diet coke. And this time my skin is really clear, no acne like with Rosalie. I just didn't think it could possibly be a girl. It will be fun to pull out Rosalie's old clothes and get it ready for baby girl, and Rosalie will love having a little sister. I got the bassinet out today and Rosalie wanted to climb in, but I wouldn't let her, so she put her dolls in it instead. I'm really excited to start making baby preps and decorating/rearranging the room. It will be fun to make them a matching little girl wonderland. I think it will be fun. Poor Sean is now going to be super outnumbered. I hope he can handle it. He does say he is excited though, so now we just have to figure out a name that is as cute as Rosalie.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">As soon as I get a decent belly pic I will post it, so far all I have are a couple I took of myself in the mirror with my gym clothes on. I will have to find someone who is good at picture taking and get myself all cute. But my belly is not much bigger than it was with Rosalie, I just barely started showing last week, and even then people didn't realize I was pregnant. So I must just look chubby. Oh well, the joys of pregnancy. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">11/11/11 will be exciting, hopefully she is like Rosalie and comes right on the predicted date.</div>Courtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16737701728904366174noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774896143237357291.post-74787531824826659172011-06-18T06:25:00.000-07:002011-06-18T06:32:03.003-07:00Rosalie is Mischevious<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguUcn9VQ65iAMENAOVDWHgqGxnqgqW8BobkX_J8Tf1YCqtZlo85h6gp0pMstm70QT63A7nT00ZD3dzGMGZupVjnjWAiN-oZ3-KzjfNAI8dqGzVZz0OLvFwRF6_igIFR10_kx2VUcH-sGo/s1600/DSC_0910.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguUcn9VQ65iAMENAOVDWHgqGxnqgqW8BobkX_J8Tf1YCqtZlo85h6gp0pMstm70QT63A7nT00ZD3dzGMGZupVjnjWAiN-oZ3-KzjfNAI8dqGzVZz0OLvFwRF6_igIFR10_kx2VUcH-sGo/s320/DSC_0910.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619551325845416082" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Wearing Sean's hat. She loves doing that in her car seat when we are going somewhere with Sean, she copies him and has to wear a hat just like his.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz8W01HNf43ShZFpYeA8iGk2ArUlPM6eY2ysT_6yVQFh4vvl-Eb3If6lczoITo6gaX8VoA_ADaS_kr-vJajDDxpUnj1J08sWW8wDRDfeqH8JogkNHw98hltDwCTGjGsnWF8MB5b4PImxg/s1600/DSC_0882.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>Rosalie is always getting into something. She mostly loves to mimic things that I do, like preparing food, cleaning, etc. I turned my back the other day and she had somehow found a knife and was cutting a tomato I had out to slice for dinner. She is always digging in my drawer with the measuring cups and miscellaneous kitchen utensils. And she Also loves to do things like put on Sean's glasses, or our shoes, and pick out clothes for us to wear. So cute!!!!<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz8W01HNf43ShZFpYeA8iGk2ArUlPM6eY2ysT_6yVQFh4vvl-Eb3If6lczoITo6gaX8VoA_ADaS_kr-vJajDDxpUnj1J08sWW8wDRDfeqH8JogkNHw98hltDwCTGjGsnWF8MB5b4PImxg/s1600/DSC_0882.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz8W01HNf43ShZFpYeA8iGk2ArUlPM6eY2ysT_6yVQFh4vvl-Eb3If6lczoITo6gaX8VoA_ADaS_kr-vJajDDxpUnj1J08sWW8wDRDfeqH8JogkNHw98hltDwCTGjGsnWF8MB5b4PImxg/s320/DSC_0882.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619551322141974130" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px; " /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjis-W6sTQquPnBFZbdn5rSW374v9HSDzPdrImQ5w-lhgaPTpDYHjAJ4ru1DHJuv33Zp9JbsTCVs8_OVnepF0HuS5nmaakh0kPHOl9A4Xv9meqcAOhQEHPKa_ZRRcoVkRtLyk15IpDmMVs/s1600/DSC_0883.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjis-W6sTQquPnBFZbdn5rSW374v9HSDzPdrImQ5w-lhgaPTpDYHjAJ4ru1DHJuv33Zp9JbsTCVs8_OVnepF0HuS5nmaakh0kPHOl9A4Xv9meqcAOhQEHPKa_ZRRcoVkRtLyk15IpDmMVs/s320/DSC_0883.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619551318688280050" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Sean's glasses.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEpfLemo7vYrkgD3czqRUxF2JOzrl9XBaUkKHT1Tiw1iBvhiG_eKekF2MvGQr-eKURoOM86OKyn5EazvI_yi_3rTwAhYM40HzcajL26JR0AQQl4_m6rz4rQGMUV5Ax1yF_oRabyNC7y84/s1600/DSC_0886.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEpfLemo7vYrkgD3czqRUxF2JOzrl9XBaUkKHT1Tiw1iBvhiG_eKekF2MvGQr-eKURoOM86OKyn5EazvI_yi_3rTwAhYM40HzcajL26JR0AQQl4_m6rz4rQGMUV5Ax1yF_oRabyNC7y84/s320/DSC_0886.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619551309519673842" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The flossers.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht0Avx36neXp5r4TGW6WzP-hLeJR3xIPDxy4CGjhvZ1jIFr_YpMx5oklHu_n0KiqawBI4w8MQ-Yd6ySHvkE0wVRja3LCBZPIwzFxDpNeL7NDQlxE-d7WMXFDtsecPRib7OMTkYHd2Pa-k/s1600/DSC_0887.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht0Avx36neXp5r4TGW6WzP-hLeJR3xIPDxy4CGjhvZ1jIFr_YpMx5oklHu_n0KiqawBI4w8MQ-Yd6ySHvkE0wVRja3LCBZPIwzFxDpNeL7NDQlxE-d7WMXFDtsecPRib7OMTkYHd2Pa-k/s320/DSC_0887.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619551305819436674" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">She got all of the flossers out one day and for some reason decided to poke them into the couch standing up. I thought it was hilarious, she is very creative.</div>Courtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16737701728904366174noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774896143237357291.post-49541780197137295532011-06-14T08:37:00.000-07:002011-06-14T08:59:47.909-07:00Potty Training<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjD7Dp_icp-qWy5jjTwkCtf9aHeWSGObxUfn9otvAGTYfgwDoxMpQdkuVHNO5RZz-Uq3FT6ZYUnrDNy_47_sq1Z5iPNqjJMwNPr_aN2WQyaOFwjiw9zneVMolPEYR4qS65_TYUNa8PchI/s1600/DSC_0904.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>We are working on potty training. I'm really relaxed about it, so it is kind of a long process. She does really well when I remember to keep her out of diapers, but she just refuses to do a certain business without her diaper. Hopefully she will figure it out soon. But for now she is doing great. Here are some pictures of her training her doll.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1jS3y71mN2F5PU9GWFtZIiDvincv8zvLu0tqCCGyxnG4eC4gyulyhbpfs69rYomqBnaI1-rdnbOU8Il461NUVMfLiwrFEn6AVYzXbSKZWxXTvAwQtgXUA4aYdEQSWxNjqIqqJrxmPXwQ/s1600/DSC_0901.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1jS3y71mN2F5PU9GWFtZIiDvincv8zvLu0tqCCGyxnG4eC4gyulyhbpfs69rYomqBnaI1-rdnbOU8Il461NUVMfLiwrFEn6AVYzXbSKZWxXTvAwQtgXUA4aYdEQSWxNjqIqqJrxmPXwQ/s320/DSC_0901.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618104207877288050" /></a>Changing the diaper.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFWshBFZYhq6NxHGz_TniDLerlzagpqbVzCREsKGNanEpMVeTNm41t7PUtNj1xe1_TPxHsWd9Q30urPFPukjWDrae0W8XIv4ONxImvdyz-tuEzcKBPfNuVXAzZGpmDFsWXBqSMV4VbvBA/s1600/DSC_0900.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFWshBFZYhq6NxHGz_TniDLerlzagpqbVzCREsKGNanEpMVeTNm41t7PUtNj1xe1_TPxHsWd9Q30urPFPukjWDrae0W8XIv4ONxImvdyz-tuEzcKBPfNuVXAzZGpmDFsWXBqSMV4VbvBA/s320/DSC_0900.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618104196492931074" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDw1UFO4XREj9k2iLSMWp4o3-UW8bLpJ0FSHj5fYiLiBv6d8R_KOcTcykV33SOLK1D3-4wOOUIzONU0XUh4HGVgmff4S0tmygPI8iqVN2hAnkVdYnTZySBy3jMTxlJEk5fSEfRSyFTHGg/s1600/DSC_0896.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDw1UFO4XREj9k2iLSMWp4o3-UW8bLpJ0FSHj5fYiLiBv6d8R_KOcTcykV33SOLK1D3-4wOOUIzONU0XUh4HGVgmff4S0tmygPI8iqVN2hAnkVdYnTZySBy3jMTxlJEk5fSEfRSyFTHGg/s320/DSC_0896.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618104194045021138" /></a>Not quite able to get it on.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjD7Dp_icp-qWy5jjTwkCtf9aHeWSGObxUfn9otvAGTYfgwDoxMpQdkuVHNO5RZz-Uq3FT6ZYUnrDNy_47_sq1Z5iPNqjJMwNPr_aN2WQyaOFwjiw9zneVMolPEYR4qS65_TYUNa8PchI/s1600/DSC_0904.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEQydWh7r1zrykwocJJzqSA1_uaPSs8npuAuOV0FlGvezLT5hop4_K0xbIKUeCCcb1zccOKIKa3PQILqg9zZoy8Iwb-2PROjL4o3uXl3n-acxdwo8S9RVqlCV9ZXQsKyFjMFZVHXqaej8/s1600/DSC_0903.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEQydWh7r1zrykwocJJzqSA1_uaPSs8npuAuOV0FlGvezLT5hop4_K0xbIKUeCCcb1zccOKIKa3PQILqg9zZoy8Iwb-2PROjL4o3uXl3n-acxdwo8S9RVqlCV9ZXQsKyFjMFZVHXqaej8/s320/DSC_0903.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618104213746791810" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px; " /></a>Then she decided to put the baby on the potty because the diapers were too difficult. Don't worry, the potty is completely sterile and clean, I had just bleached it.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcinv96kl8qy-1qTUtMCqL9O2gGz5e9JjVDV8b_awNIgrgDzx-Z0Xtete4jdEkhcE7-D-Jk9jzzBI9nKpq17t8LZjJYMkElBEHfXwdoF0Ew3JE-Z1CnvMV_foKU73JPEyfsTlC3SPImfs/s1600/DSC_0902.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcinv96kl8qy-1qTUtMCqL9O2gGz5e9JjVDV8b_awNIgrgDzx-Z0Xtete4jdEkhcE7-D-Jk9jzzBI9nKpq17t8LZjJYMkElBEHfXwdoF0Ew3JE-Z1CnvMV_foKU73JPEyfsTlC3SPImfs/s320/DSC_0902.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618104211221921762" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px; " /></a><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjD7Dp_icp-qWy5jjTwkCtf9aHeWSGObxUfn9otvAGTYfgwDoxMpQdkuVHNO5RZz-Uq3FT6ZYUnrDNy_47_sq1Z5iPNqjJMwNPr_aN2WQyaOFwjiw9zneVMolPEYR4qS65_TYUNa8PchI/s320/DSC_0904.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618104345257632194" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1jS3y71mN2F5PU9GWFtZIiDvincv8zvLu0tqCCGyxnG4eC4gyulyhbpfs69rYomqBnaI1-rdnbOU8Il461NUVMfLiwrFEn6AVYzXbSKZWxXTvAwQtgXUA4aYdEQSWxNjqIqqJrxmPXwQ/s1600/DSC_0901.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1jS3y71mN2F5PU9GWFtZIiDvincv8zvLu0tqCCGyxnG4eC4gyulyhbpfs69rYomqBnaI1-rdnbOU8Il461NUVMfLiwrFEn6AVYzXbSKZWxXTvAwQtgXUA4aYdEQSWxNjqIqqJrxmPXwQ/s1600/DSC_0901.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>So proud of the baby in the potty. What a funny and observant little girl she is. Rosalie loves to mock real world things that I do.</div>Courtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16737701728904366174noreply@blogger.com153