Visiting Great-Grandmas

This weekend Stuart, Hannah, and I drove to Dallas to visit our grandmothers. Before we left, I took Hannah up to the office to have Teri take a look at her. She hadn't been sleeping well and had a really wet cough. Turns out, she has ear infections in both ears. Hannah was really fussy on the way there but we had a great weekend. On Saturday, we spent the day with my Grandma. Stuart did some handy work for her while she enjoyed Hannah. We also went shopping and Grandma went crazy buying Hannah lots of toys! Uncle Barry cooked another fabulous dinner and we had a great time hanging out with Aunt Harriet, Uncle Barry, and Grandma.

Aunt Harriet and Uncle Barry go all out for dinner at their house! These are our appetizers!

I wish I would of taken more pictures of my grandmother with Hannah but this is Grandma and Hannah playing with one of the new toys that Grandma bought her.

On Sunday, we stopped by and visited Stuart's grandma. Mema looked great and also really enjoyed seeing Hannah. Hannah slept the first half of the trip home and fussed the rest. On our way home, we also stopped by the ranch. They have really done a lot out there and I was able to see where Stuart likes to spend his weekends. Hannah cried for the last hour and a half of our trip, but we made it home safe and sound.

Hannah and Mema

Pictures

Bed Head

Hannah loves Mommy taking her picture every morning before school!

Phoebe wanted to show off her new groomed self

Birthday Party

A rare family picture

Mommy's and their babies

Hannah and Addy

Hannah taking every one's waters

Thayne, Hannah, and Addy

Last Sunday we went to another 1st birthday party. It was Cady's first birthday and we had a blast hanging out at the Lange's house with lots of Hannah's friends. Colter cooked hot dogs, burgers, and dove. Hannah crawled over the yard and played with her friends. She ate her first hot dog (she actually ate all of her friend Hannah's hot dog) and an entire piece of cake! Hannah really enjoys going to all of her friends birthday parties and we have a great time hanging out with all the parents!

The Pumpkin Patch

Last year while pregnant with Hannah, I imagined and wished for this year to come to take the obligatory pumpkin patch pictures... Seriously, for a year, I had been looking forward to this. I took Hannah out the St. Luke United Methodist Church's Pumpkin Patch yesterday and here is what we got... We didn't do a lot of smiling, but we seemed to enjoy the pumpkins.

The March of Dimes - Tour de Vine

Thursday night our friends, Laura and Jeremy invited us to the March of Dimes fundraiser event, Tour de Vine. We had a great time! Outback catered and we got to dress up (Stuart even wore his suit) and Kristan stayed with Hannah. The March of Dimes is a wonderful organization and a cause I personally feel drawn too. Maybe it is because I take care of children, maybe its because I have a child, I don't know but I like to support it. Our freinds Heidi and Will Krueger's family is the Ambassador family this year, their daughter Hannah was born at 30 weeks gestation, and is doing great now. Anyways, lots of our friends were there and we really enjoyed spending the evening with Laura and Jeremy. You could buy chocolates for $20 a piece and in 10 of the chocolates were jewels. We bought 1 chocolate and there was a blue topaz in it!!! Wow, I never get lucky. We did purchase several cupcakes looking for the diamond pendant, but we didn't get it. There was a live and silent auction where Stuart bid for a this adorable tutu outfit from Le bebe for Hannah. We had a great time and thank Laura and Jeremy for inviting us to such a fun evening.

Hannah modeling her new outfit that Daddy won for her!

A gift

I walked in this afternoon to my wonderful and always thoughtful husband saying "Don't be mad, but I got you a gift..." In a way, I got excited, perhaps he meant he had spent too much money and bought me some really nice jewelry, or even and iphone, or maybe something even for Hannah..." but then I walked into the living room to find....

these... A brand new set of golf clubs! Yay! But, I do not play golf, do not enjoy golf, and certianly do not have time for golf. But he "got a good deal"... Oh what a wonderful and thoughtful husband I have...

Playing

Aunt Susie came visit

Aunt Susie came to visit for 2 whole weeks!

Fall Weather

For a few days it actually felt like Fall...

Helping Mommy Unload the Dishwasher

HAPPY BIRTHDAY AUNT AUTUMN

HAPPY BIRTHDAY AUNT AUTUMN!

A busy Saturday

Lets just say its been a busy weekend and I haven't even started Sunday yet! Stuart left Friday around lunch for an axis deer hunt. I know he is down South some where but I actually have no clue exactly where he is which will never happen again. Basically, on Monday he called me and told me that one of their vendors wanted to take him on this hunt and he just had to go... We had a lot going on this weekend and he was supposed to watch Hannah so I wasn't to thrilled about him going in the first place... So he leaves and I come to find out that he only gets cell phone reception in route from where they staying to where they are hunting. So I have talked to him 3 total times with one being at 6am this morning. This also will never happen again. Stuart will never be where I cannot get a hold of him if something were to happen, just scary!
Anyways, so Susie had to go back to NYC today :( so we spent yesterday running errands and hanging out. I was on call last night but had a really nice call-night with only a few calls. I also took Hannah to Mimi's and went to Wine night with the girls! It was fun as always and arrived at Mimi and Pop's house to find Hannah in a great mood, in her pumpkin PJ's playing in Mimi's kitchen. Mimi had offered to let Hannah spend the night but since she hadn't been feeling well and had been waking up in the middle of the night, I thought she better stay with me. Next time though, for sure! Susie had left some stuff in my car so I ran it over to them and got to say goodbye to her and as I was leaving my Dad's I ran over a huge rattlesnake! I turned around and drove over it like 8 times to make sure its guts were literally on the pavement. I wish I could of gotten a picture of this huge snake but I was kind of grossed out and didn't want to get out of my car at 11:00pm to take a picture of a snake. And, by this afternoon, someone had moved it. (Dad said he took a shovel and threw it in the trash but he has a phobia of snakes so I don't believe him... but I don't want to look in the trash either).

This morning my friend Jenny got married and I was asked to help be the wedding coordinator. Jenny's mom, Debbie, was my mom's best friend and this was supposed to be her job. It was a beautiful family wedding and I was so honored to be able to be a part of it. Congratulations Jenny and Tyler! Mimi kept Hannah again this morning while I was at the wedding!

When I picked her up, we headed to a birthday party. Camryn turned 1 and we went to celebrate. They had a bouncy, tons of presents, and a beautiful princess cake. I am starting to figure this birthday party thing out and getting a little nervous that I am going to have to plan one for Hannah pretty soon. Hannah loved the cake and ate nearly an entire piece!

I will try and post some new pictures tomorrow!

Baby Nurse

I have a patient who is having twins soon and I told her I would keep my ears open for some help for her. (Janai, I have already given her your number :) thinking that maybe Lilly knew someone who could help her, sorry!) Anyways, so if you know of a baby nurse/nanny or know someone who has had one of these and you would like to offer her name for this sweet lady, please let me know!

Some Wednesday Love

Very Busy Girl

Over the past few weeks Hannah has really had some big (fun) changes. In the addition of our new teeth, we are pulling to stand (on everything... some things that cannot stand with us), playing patty-cake, and waving and saying bye bye. Its so cute! I cannot get over the changes we are seeing and how fast my sweet baby has grown!

Accident

I won't tell you how this accident happened, because I would hate to embarrass my husband... but it had something to do with the recliner in the living room, our tile floor, and a goose egg. Do I need to quit going to Junior League on Tuesdays?

Fiddlesticks Farm

Today we took Hannah out to Fiddlesticks Farm for some great picture opportunities. They have live animals, good, a pumpkin cannon, a corn maze, hay rides, a big slide, and a tractor ride. It was really windy and Stuart was in a bad mood so we didn't stay long enough to do anything. He promised we could go back next week when the weather was nice. We didn't even get any good pictures :( So here is what I got and I will get more next week hopefully in our new pumpkin tutu!

Meeting Emma

Last night we attended at wedding shower our friends Robert and Christi. Our friend's Rusty and Michelle were in town for the festivities and Hannah was able to meet Emma who was born on the same day as she was.

Viva Las Vegas

Shopping with Mimi at the Venetian
Mommy and Daddy have a nice dinner without me.
My first Limo ride
Limo to the hotel

Last weekend we went to Vegas and took Hannah with us. Mimi and Pops were so nice to let us bring a nanny to watch Hannah so we could enjoy it. It worked out so well! We flew in on Friday and after exploring the Wynn, we left Hannah with Kelli up in our suite and went to dinner at the Country Club and then to the casino. Saturday, Mimi treated us to a spa day! It was just decadent! We had massages, body scrubs, and facials. That afternoon we did a little shopping at the Venetian and then left Hannah with Kelli again for dinner at the SW Steakhouse. Sunday we ate at the Wynn buffet which was delicious and then spent the afternoon at Fashion Show Mall. Sunday night we had tickets to see Cher but as we were getting ready and heading down to go, we found out that she had canceled her show :( so, instead we were able to see Le Reve at the Wynn which was fabulous and a lot like O. After the show we had a wonderful dinner at Okada which was a great Japanese steak house. Monday we headed back to Midland :( We had a wonderful and much needed vacation and Hannah was a great traveler!

My Sweet Family

Hannah's 9 month well check and first tooth

Hannah had her 9 month well check yesterday! Even though she was still she was feeling better and we got a good report on her ears. Hannah has slimmed down a little and dropped from the 95th to the 75th percentile for weight. She weights 19 lbs 1 oz. I can attribute this to cutting back on nursing over the past 3 months and her recent increase in activity (crawling). We are still in the 75th percentile for height at almost 28 inches. At 9 months we are clapping, playing patty cake, and waving and saying bye bye. The changes that she has been exhibiting over the past few weeks are amazing as we are now on our way to 1 year. She is pulling up on things and interested in everything. Our biggest news is our first tooth!!!! Finally! I guess I just missed this tooth coming in since she was sick this week. I did notice her drooling a lot and figured it was probably do to a sore throat, but... when the doctor looked yesterday, there it was 1 pretty little tooth! And, one on the way right next door! Yay! I was afraid Hannah would be 1 without any teeth. I cannot believe I didn't know this tooth was there or much less my child was teething, but there you have it, a first tooth. At our well check, Hannah and I also got our flu shots. We start giving kiddos flu shots at 6 months of age. They actually get 2 their first time 6 weeks apart. I am a baby about flu shots but since I am overly exposed every year, I always get it. I usually feel bad too the first 24 hours that I get it, but not this time. A little sore arm, but I have felt just fine. Hannah seems to have tolerated it well too. She has been awfully fussy today but I think its that other tooth trying to come in.

Yesterday we also tried out our new Nanny. I am having a Nanny/Mommy's helper come one day a week to help me out a little bit. She did great with Hannah and I am really looking forward to this help. Susie is still in town and we had a great lunch (sans highchairs) at Yana's in Odessa, went to Target, Sonic, RSVP to see Darby, over to Le Bebe' then to the Boutique to try on some Uggs. I can't decide on those, but whole other blog... It was really nice to be able to run some errands without having to wake Hannah up to get her out of her carseat or not letting her get a good nap. She is also getting really heavy to hold in stores. So, not much going on this weekend. We are going to another wedding shower this evening while Hannah stays at home with Kristan. Hopefully tomorrow I will get a chance to add some new pictures and blog about our fabulous trip to Vegas!

Sick Baby

I promise to write about our Vegas trip as soon as I have time and as soon as I have caught up on my TV shows ;) But until then...

Last week I had a little virus, I lost my voice but didn't feel all that bad. Hannah had a little productive or wet cough but I never treated it with anything. We went on our trip and got back Monday. Tuesday morning I woke Hannah up for school. She nursed for a really long time and when I went to change her and get her dressed she cried and cried and cried. I took her to school and she normally lets me just sit her on the ground with the toys but instead, she arched her back and cried. So one of the teachers took her and she seemed fine. About 11ish, the school called me to tell me that Hannah had a fever and had been really quiet. I asked how high her fever was they said 100.7 (which I don't consider high, but still a fever). I had Stuart go get her and bring her up to the office to me. Teri took a look at her and she had an ear infection. Hannah was definitely not herself either, she was really quiet and just laid there on me. Since it was lunch time, I took her home and my sister who is in town came over to watch her the rest of the afternoon. She slept for 4 hours! I had a really long day yesterday with work and Junior League so I had Stuart pick up her antibiotics and pick her up from Susie. Susie said that she was acting pretty sick. Stuart picked her up and took her to dinner where she probably felt so terrible she couldn't eat. When he got her home, he took her temperature rectally and it was 104.7. Like such a good Daddy, he gave her a cool bath and brought it down to 103.5. He also tried to give her her antibiotic. He first tried to give the prescribe 1/2 tsp through a straw which didn't work, so he put a table spoon of it in her milk! Luckily she only took half her bottle. Then he couldn't find the Tylenol, so at 10:00 at night (yes, I was still at Junior League) he put her pajamas on and put her in the car to come and find me. I got home before they did and when he got her home to me she was pale and looked so sick :( I gave her some Tylenol, loved on her, took her pajamas off (to cool her down) and finally put her to bed. She slept until about 5 or 6 this morning. I got up with her, gave her Tylenol for her fever (now 102.8) and put her in my bed, she was so restless, moving all around, kicking, and grabbing, so I took her back to her bed. She slept until about 10:45 when I woke her up and nursed her. Because she has such a bad diaper rash and Augmentin can upset the stomach, I went ahead and took her back to the clinic this morning to get an antibiotic shot. She has still been running a temperature over 103 and she is just miserable. She whines and moans til she falls asleep. Poor baby! Thankfully, this is the first time she has ever been sick (at 9 months) and I know that this will not be the last, especially since she goes to Mothers Day Out.