Lucky 13!

Happy 13 months Finley! Wow I can't believe that that this time last year you were only one month old. We were in Columbia, Ohio and finding our groove with sleeping, feedings, and baseball game. So much has change yet remains the same.
What I'm doing now:
*I no longer eatting any baby food and have completely weaned from nursing...I love grilled cheese, chicken, chicken nuggets/fingers, yogurt, carrots, green beans, strawberries (your favorite), turkey, oranges, spaghetti, and more. For the most part you are a good eater but you do have your moments. You weaned off breast milk very easily...much to my dismay.
*You say many words like dada, mama, juice, doda (doggie), Tata (Tucker), Papa, bat (bath), babba (bubbles), bir (bird), bye bye, Gamecock, ducduc (duck),
*You sleep until around 7:30-8:00 am and you still take a morning nap and an afternoon nap.
*We are teaching you sign language and right now you can sign juice, please, eat, more, all done, hot, milk
*You love to sing with Momma and unfortunately I think you have my voice.

Happy Birthday to B

Happy Birthday to B...my best friend, best Daddy in the world, love of my life, my husband. It is so hard to believe that this is the 9th birthday that we have celebrated together. We met when we were in our twenties but now we have left them behind. Many may feel a little sad and depressed to turn 30 but I was not. I am very happily married to a man who I love and adore and who feels the same way about me. We are incredibly blessed with a healthy, beautiful, vivacious baby girl that we love more than anything in the world. We have our health, family, friends, and faith. Each year that we have on this earth is a blessing and gift from God therefore I treat each birthday that way. I am happy that we have lived another year and we are celebrating life...not getting older.

B and I had a great night celebrating his birthday. He was a little afraid that I would throw him a party but I didn't. I got a babysitter for Finley and we went to dinner at one of his favorite restaurants, Ruth's Chris. YUMMY!! It was just as good as we remembered. It was only or 2nd date since Finley was born and while we missed her we enjoyed some adult conversation and our dinner with out trying to feed a baby at the same time. We both said that we had such great birthdays that we can't wait to turn 30 again next year! HA!

What is she eating?!?!?!?

This is a true, kinda funny, kinda gross story that happened this morning.
We were all in the den enjoying our morning coffee, breakfast, and cartoons. Finley was happily playing with her toys and had pulled them all out of the wicker basket. She then climbed into the basket, plopped down, and was playing away. She is at the age where everything goes straight into her mouth. That is how she explores so we usually keep a very close eye on her. The conversation between B and I went something like this...

B: She's eating something...What is she eating?
Me: I don't know what is it? Man she stinks, this diaper change is yours!
B: She's eating chocolate...
Me: Chocolate! Where did she get chocolate?!?
At this time we both get up to figure out what she has in her mouth and we see it...her diaper is oozing out of the leg and she has poop covering her, her clothes, her toys, the basket, her hand, and her MOUTH! YEP she was not eating chocolate...

Finley is on an antibiotic that causes her to have some really messy diapers plus it turns it a funny reddish brown color. FUN! Needless to say we immediately scooped her up, striped her down, and put her in the bath were we scrubbed everything especially her mouth.

PARRRTYYY!

We celebrated Finley's 1st Birthday on March 19th and she had a great time. All of our family was there...Mimi and Grandad came up from Jacksonville, Papa and G Rock, The Bolen family, Nanny, and many more friends. We set up "Finley's Garden" in the backyard and it turned out just like I had picutred it. Finley didn't really care for the cake but she did have a good time playing with all of her friends. Her are some pictures from her party...