More Snow!!

This was more of a snow day then the last! It has been snowing since about 9 this morning and actually started to really stick to the ground around 11! They say the real accumulation will be this evening and throughout the night. I can't wait to see what it looks like in the morning!! Our plan is to go to a friend's house in Brentwood mid-morning. Hopefully the snow won't keep us away!! Oh and the "sled" Emory is riding, is the top to a Rubbermaid container that Chase drilled to holes in and tied a rope too! Redneck sledding!! (He owes me a new container!)

The Past Few Days

Emory and baby Colt. She absolutely loves him.

She has discovered the computer!!

Anytime I'm on the computer now she climbs up in my lap and request that I put the Elmo game on. What is it about that red, furry puppet?!

I don't know what got her started on doing this, but it's pretty cute!!

So Proud!!

I didn't take a picture...which now I'm wishing I had...but Emory pooped and pee peed in the potty all by herself last night!!!! For the last month or so she has been interested in sitting on the potty but not so much going on the potty. She just wanted to pretend to go and then wipe. Well, last night, while we were watching the UAB basketball game she wanted to go sit on the potty. For whatever reason, she is under the impression she needs to be naked to do so. Anyway, she come up to me and said "mommy, I want to go tee tee." I said ok let's go. She then proceeded to try and take her shirt off, which I told her was not necessary, then she tried to take off her diaper and pants together. Anyway, she walked down the hall and she sat on her potty, then she got up, then she'd sit back down. I asked her if she was done and she said no. I told her I was going to go finish watching the game and left her on the potty. I didn't really think she'd do anything. She came into the living room a few minutes later and said "all done mommy." So I put a clean diaper on her and didn't think anything of it. Five minutes later my mom went back to the bathroom to get ready for bed and said, "Umm, Erin, there's poop in her potty!" We were so proud of her and I think she was a little confused as to why...we did have a little bit of a delayed reaction! Ha! She hasn't wanted to sit on the potty since last night but at least we're getting there!

21 Months

I know I skipped the 20 month update but not much has changed. I really do this for me so that I can look back and say when she did what. So here it goes...

-Wt: 26 lbs
-Ht: 33.5 inches
- She celebrated her 2nd Christmas and it was SO much fun!
- Favorite phrase: "No Mommy!" Not cool by the way!!
- I want to start potty training her but I don't know that I have the patience for it right now. We have a little potty but all she wants to do is sit on it and pretend then use the toliet paper to wipe. At least she's somewhat interested.
- She has recently started dropping food off her highchair, looking down at it, saying "uh-oh" then proceeds to call for Belle (our little dog). Smart kid.
-On the flip side of that...she also likes to intentionally put food on the floor, as if she is offering it the dogs, and then gets angry and yells at them when they eat it. Poor dogs, they are so confused!
-She's still obsessed with the phone. Anything is a phone! She will have full conversations with herself. It's pretty funny to listen to. I really need to get it on video.
-One more thing I need to get on video...her singing her "ABC's" She must sing that song 30 times a day. As do I!
-I started to purge us of the toys in our house the other day and Emory kept coming up and taking things out she hadn't played with in months!! She would grab it from me and say "No Mommy." When she wasn't looking I would take it back and throw it in the bin!! They are now safe and sound in the attic. She hasn't missed them one bit!
-Recently she has become hard to get to bed. I guess we were due at some point since she's been so good up until now. For instance, tonight I put her in her bed at 8:30pm and I don't think she actually fell asleep until 10pm. Tonight was actually a good night. There wasn't any screaming and crying. Just fussing and calling out to us every minute or so hoping we would come and get her! The nights before she's slept in our bed or gone to sleep in her bed only to wake up screaming in the middle of the night and moved to our bed! It also takes A LOT of reassuring that we are still here. The door has to stay open now and the lamp in the bathroom has to be on because it shines into her room. I also have to stand by her crib and sing songs then slowly walk out of her room! Any suggestions!?!?

I think there is more but I'm getting tired and can't think straight.

The past 21 months have been wonderful and I thank God for her everyday! She has been such a joy and wonderful blessing to our lives!!

Welcome Back Merriss!

Patrick came home safe and sound in mid-December and last Friday night we were able to get down to Birmingham to see him and Meghan and celebrate his safe return with wonderful friends. These are the times I miss Birmingham!!!

Time with Friends

They had so much fun riding around on this thing. I promise we didn't even stage this. Emory got on the back all by herself.

Last weekend we spent the day over at Kate and Baxter's house to let the kids play and let the adults hang out during nap time. As always the kiddos were so cute and played very well together. They even took a pretty good nap and gave us time to play Sequence...I forgot how much fun games can be!


After nap time we built the kids a fort out of the pillows on the couch and let them run out any energy they were storing for later. Then it was snack time...grapes and cheese. They both insisted on eating their grapes with a spoon!

Snow Day 2010

Chase and Emory's snowman from the night before.

She was trying to color the snow with her sidewalk chalk

Well, it was a snow day to the state of Tennessee at least. I didn't think that Emory would have any interest in playing in the snow. Mainly because I would make her wear her hat and gloves, and she's never been a big fan. I was wrong. She found her hat and gloves while I was ironing an pack our clothes for our trip to Birmingham and insisted she put them on. She kept telling me "snow mommy." I told her we would go after I was done packing everything for our trip. The third time she come to me I gave in and we went and played outside in the freezing cold!!! Apparently she is impervious to cold, mommy however is not, so we didn't stay out too long!

Bath Time Fun!!

We had to do something with all that hair!!! These are the pictures that we will use to embarrass her later in life!! Haha!

Happy New Year and Happy Birthday to Me!

I haven't really considered what my New Year's Resolutions are going to be this year but I feel the need to make a few. So I'm going to make it up as I go...

1) Start a devotion time. I have the book but it's finding the 15 minutes to do it everyday. It makes my day SO much better when I do sit down to do one. you would think that would encourage me to do it everyday. I'm kinda hoping that since I'm writing it down that I will be held accountable now!

2) I could say lose weight but I usually get an eye roll when I say that one so I will say...start a work out routine...or at least do something everyday. I really just want to get my energy level back up. Chasing after a toddler everyday is wearing me down!! :)

3) Be more money wise. Enough said.

I think that's enough for right now...I might come up with more as the month progresses.

Anyway...moving on! Today was my 28th birthday and it has been a wonderful day. Katie and Jordan and another one of Katie's friends came to town Saturday night so they have been here today too. This morning Chase cooked breakfast, French Toast and waffles and bacon, it was so yummy! We just laid around most of the morning then headed out to have lunch just the three of us while the girls went shopping. Now, the advantage to Katie being here...DATE NIGHT!! Chase and I went to see Sherlock Holmes and then went and had a quiet dinner and took our time eating. It was so nice to get out and spend quality time with each other! The movie was very good, the only issue was the theater was freezing. The high today was only 28 so I guess it was too cold to truly heat the big theater the movie was showing in. We kept our coats on the whole time...my feet are still trying to defrost! Dinner was sushi...yummm! I've been wanting sushi for a while but it's hard to go get sushi with a little one...mainly because there usually isn't anything she can eat too!

It's been a great new year so far and we are looking forward to the rest of 2010!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!