Papa came to visit!!!

or at least that is what CJ has taken to calling him :) I love how the first born grandchild typically gets to "name" the grandparents... you can go into it with the best of intentions of what you'd LIKE to be called but isn't it so much more special when they give you a name? :)

Don't you think so "Nina"?? :)

Love...

Spoiled...

This... is not my dish.... I did not MAKE this...

oh but I'm SOOOO happy SHE did!!! :)
Thanks Mama! :) it was YUMMY!

The Weeekend Report ~ I LOVE Tradition!

Lunch Date on Friday at CountryMum's with guess.... WHO!!!?? :) We played baby mix-up to see if it threw any of you off!?!?! :)

No??

You can all still tell that they are their father's daughters!?!? :) Doesn't matter who's holding them!? :)

We enjoyed Chicken Caesar Salad, rolls, fruit salad, sparkling cider and Aunt Judy, J.T. and I all thought we were eating lunch at a fancy restaurant!! :) It was delicious, festive and a GREAT time all around... J.T. thinks it should be a monthly occurance and I couldn't agree more! :)

Friday night we went to the annual Christmas Party at a family whom Husband coached their girls (who are now all out of college and everything!) and the wife was his assistant track coach for a while... it is always a great time to sit in their basement and watch the show go down with one of the guests (a brother of the host) and laugh the night away... we enjoy it EVERY year :)

Is there REALLY a child labor law? What about if the child is working ON a child!? :) So happy that Bri Bri came home with Husband after church to pick us up for her Mama's B-day pah-ty... so helpful to have an extra set of loving, capable hands :)And the STAR of the show... :) Brando was SUPER excited to see Minnie because while I was in the hospital he had a bit of a cold so he did not hold her... he was psyched that she came before he had to head back to school after Thanksgiving break but he was disappointed that he didn't get to "bond". How CUTE is THAT ladies, for a 21 year old guy!?!? :) I think they bonded WELL yesterday...

She was a big fan :)

She's not TOO sure about THIS one however... (and frankly, neither are we!? :) hee hee hee)

TiTi does support the "sporty-chicks" though :) I hope these are just the first of MANY pairs of Nikes.... BIL L... you are the sneaker buyer... can you help us out as the years go by!? :)

And... as IS tradition... we celebrated Bets b-day and then the girls put together their treat baskets to hand out while I just sit in the rocking chair and WATCH :) it's a great day :)

She's eyeing the cookie table but she'll have to wait until NEXT year to sample any of the girl's tasty treats... :)

and speaking of "Tradition".... what would a hang out time at Mimi's be without a nap with your favorite pooch...??

Great weekend all around...

Have I mentioned LATELY??

How I LOVE this man?? He takes over with Minnie after her last feeding so I can go to bed...he takes care of Reebsie's meds, he helps get dinner ready, he burps and changes Minnie's messy pants from the time he walks through the door after school, he makes me laugh DAILY, and tells me I'm doing a good job...
Yeah, I love him....

So... How's it GOING??

Husband started back to school this week (sniff sniff) and Minnie and I have been ON our own! :)

Trying to come up with a routine and I think she's a big fan so far :) I expect that this will change on almost a DAILY basis but so far it is what is working for us...

Girlfriend likes to get up sometime between 5:45AM and 7AM (Mama much prefers the 7AM :) Minnie likes sometime around 6:15-6:30 which is a nice compromise :)

She likes to eat right away (of course!!!) and then sometimes turns into skreetchy pants until 9ish and sometimes will just hang out...

She eats again 2 1/2-3 hours later (depending on when she woke up)

She gets washclothed down and dressed (in fresh PJs, Daddy's preference :) for the day, has another nap and eats again around 1...

She's a big fan of hanging out in her bouncy seat looking at the Christmas tree lights until she zonks out until 4PMish when she's ready to eat again and be happy that Daddy has come home while she was snoozin' :)

After that...all you know what breaks loose :) she likes to be held, bounced, walked, talked to and pretty much anything or she turns into a "skreetching me-me" :) It would be dinner time :)

She eats again around sometime between 7-8 depending on her last feeding and then hangs out with Dad until 8:30-9:30 when she's out for the night... well... really the early AM... I could almost set the clock by her waking up at 2:48AM... she eats, goes back to sleep by 3:45 and we start the process all over again.

I def. can't complain... she's only up once a night and for a 2 1/2 week old... yeah... pretty happy with that....:)

P.S. Outfit courtesy of HB :) Thanks Auntie HB for the fun green pjs! :) They are a little big on me but Mom says that's ok, I'll just get to wear them more often if I start early :) Besides... they are none too big in the FEET :)

Me and The Girl...

Minnie, Girlfriend, Cheesecake, Lovie, Gorgeous, SO cute, skreetchy-pants... all of the above and THEN some :)


I love my little "mini-Husband" :) and its amazing how much MORE I love her OUTSIDE my body :)