Pumpkin Patch

Today we took Callie Beth to the Airlie Pumpkin Patch.  I have really been looking forward to this and the day was beautiful!  She had a great time soaking everything in and running around. Can’t smile when too much is going on :) Getting ready to take off She loved the little calf…she started mooing at it Wasn’t so sure about the sheep She insisted on going up this and wanted to go down the slide.  It was definitely too big for her.  Maybe having doubts once we got up there…? After shot…Don’t think she liked it :)  Death grip on Mom Time for the corn maze.  She LOVED running around this.  At one point another family started following us.  Not a good idea when a one and a half year old is leading you through. Now time to pick out the perfect pumpkin Callie Beth picked out this one….good pick Having lunch in the back of the truck with Dad Cheesin for the camera with Mom Loves to be tickled!

Miss Spider

Here is a cute little spider outfit I made for Miss Callie Beth.  I thought it turned out pretty good.  She really loved the eyes an bows :) Callie Beth’s hair in finally long enough for full pig-tails.  I love it but boy does it make her look grown up.  Such a little girl now

Oh Baby!

Lately, Callie Beth has had a little obsession with baby dolls.  She burps them, she sings to them, she rocks them.  Last week I showed her how to swaddle them.  She thought it was the greatest thing ever and hasn’t put those baby dolls down all week. 

Here she is carrying her baby around Giving her baby a kiss Giving hugs Wrapping her baby up And even cleaning with her baby And here Callie Beth was playing in Jake’s things and came up to me with his hat on. How cute! Who knows….She had to take baby, her blankie, and Tigger to Grandma’s house yesterday.  Last night she got quiet and she walked in with all this: baby, blankie, another blankie to wrap baby up with, the kitchen towel, and Jake’s hat! Hopefully she will be a big help when her baby brother or sister comes :)

Monkey See Monkey Do

We really need to watch ourselves these days :) 

Callie Beth is an observer and she learns by watching and doing.  She is quite good at figuring things out on her own…which we love about her.  She wants to be doing everything we do. 

I captured these pictures while Jake was working on taxidermy.  She is obsessed with animals.  She calls them elk and deer.   She loves to play in the nasty garage!  I mean look at all the stuff she can get in to.  Boy, I can’t wait till we get a shop for him.  Jake makes sure she is safe.  He loves that someone will keep him company out there. 

I guess she had been watching him brush the deer so she picked up the brush and headed over to do it herself.  Jake was painting here.  She insisted on her own brush.  You can’t see it in the picture but there is a HUGE pile of animals that Jake touched up and updated for a family friend.  Callie Beth took her paint brush and went back to the pile.  She then dragged an animal up for her to work on (Jake of course helped when he realized what she was doing). 

Aquarium

The bank had a nice dinner party at the aquarium not long ago.  We had the entire aquarium to ourselves.  I was going to be a little late because I had my 12 week appointment, an ultrasound, and lab work.  I ended up being much later….It took the lady 25 minutes to get 7 tubes of blood….I was SO frustrated I was going to miss a lot of the fun at the aquarium.  Oh well. 

The pictures didn’t turn out too great and Callie Beth was running around that place like she owned it. 

Checking out the jellyfish with Grandma and Sam Now the snakes with Grandma, Sam and Will With Aunt Jill looking at the fish Running….to catch up the Grandma Taking it all in… Shark Tank Stopped to take a picture with Dad With Dad and the cousins

I’m the Big Sister!

Callie Beth is going to be a big sister!  I am 12 weeks.  That makes baby number 2 due April 18th.  (CB was due March 18th).  These are the ultrasounds from 12 weeks.

This is an extreme close up of the head with a little hand by its mouth. I had my 12 week appointment yesterday.  Everything looked great.  It was hard to find the heartbeat.  I guess I have a pretty strong artery in my tummy so they kept hearing my heart beat.  We finally got it after about 10 minutes.  The heart rate was at 160 and during my ultrasound was 156. 

I will have to add the ultrasounds from 7 weeks but they are on my school computer. 

I’ve been feeling okay.  A little nauseas and EXTREMELY exhausted.  I have also been getting head aches (minor).  

Jake and I are so excited to add to our little family!

Crafty Projects

I Love Love Love personalized stuff!  Here are some things I have worked on lately…

Monogrammed shirt-  I made these earlier in the summer but had to wait to post them.  We had 4 little girl birthday parties to attend and one baby gift to get so I made these for all of them.  Of course I had to make one for my little one too.  They turned out so cute! Initial Onsie- My first skirt…by no means perfect but I thought it turned out so cute!  (It is hanging crooked…I promise it is even) :)  I made it 18-24 months so Callie Beth can wear it awhile. A little big but she will grow into it! She LOVES her skirt too!More cute stuff to come…

18 Months Old!

Callie Beth was 18 months old on the 21st.  I can’t believe how much time flies!  She is such a fun and happy little girl.   She is such a blessing and amazes us each day.  It is really hard to remember our lives without her.    Her second birthday will be here before we know it.

Here is what’s going on with her these days:

• Her vocabulary is growing every day
• She loves to read
• She is a picky eater (not about what she eats but when she eats)
• She loves babies but really enjoys playing with the big kids
• She is down to one nap a day (most days)
• She definitely tests her limits but overall she is a good girl.  She really doesn’t throw many fits.  She actually stays in time-out when she is put there
• She still LOVES her blankie
• She has 16 teeth
• She loves to talk on the phone (both pretend and real)
• She rarely lets you feed her anymore.  She is pretty good at using a spoon and a fork.
• She loves to dance
• She is still in 18 month clothes (and probably will be for awhile).  She just got into wearing size 6 shoes.
• Enjoys writing and drawing
• Can climb and go down 3 steps without holding on
• Likes to help around the house
• Knows a lot of parts of her body
• Can kick a ball the entire length of our backyard
• She loves to be upside down and thrown around

Laughing as she thinks it is so funny to run from me while I try to take pictures.

In deep thought…planning her next move! Silly girl!At 9 months, her head was just up to the top of the white spotYes, she still has the same scowl as her Daddy