Skylar | 4 Month Update

Friday, July 22, 2016

July 20, 2016

Oh how fast has the time gone. I can't believe its already been 4 months.
Its truly been an adjustment trying to get the hang of having 2 kids. People told me, "one is one, two is ten." And it sure does feel that way. Its been fun though. I enjoy all the cuddles, noise, chaos at times and growth. Skylar has come to grow our love, not only for her, but for one another. I didn't think I could love Brandon and Noah any more than I did, but I can. Seeing both of them interact with her is the most beautiful thing to see. She brings us so much joy!
Taking her to her 4 month appointment was a little bittersweet. Sad that she is growing so fast, but happy and excited of what is to come. Skylar would hardly stay still before the Dr came in the room - demolishing the white paper covering the bench. She is the definition of wiggle worm.
Skylar at FOUR months
Weight: 15 pounds 4 ounces
(82nd percentile)
Height: 23.3 inches
(54 percentile)
Dr. Carson said she is perfect. And I couldn't agree any more. She checked out great and did awesome for her while she did her check-up. She obviously got her 4 month shots which she wasn't very happy about, but still did great, no fever or anything.

We had to wait a few days after her check up to get her ears pierced. So we came back after the weekend. Brandon wasn't very excited about this part so he just took video. It was hard, but she looks precious!

What's new?
So many things have changed just within the past few months time.

· Words! She has said her first word! Muma. We always just lay for a bit in the mornings to hear her chat.
She's a chatter box in the mornings. And she said it. Brandon and I looked at each other in disbelief and thought it was a coincidence. Then she said it again. And she practically cried. And then again. It was so cute! We are just two proud parents. I mean, obviously we are telling the whole world.
· Jump-a-roo Girl can jump. We set her in a bouncer about a month and a half ago and she like it.
Now a days, she will go hard on that thing. Its funny to see her get excited and just go at it. She will alsoplay with the toys, or at least drool on them.
· Eat She eats food. She is a little weird about it still but she will move it around in her mouth and get the flavor.
I think she just doesn't know exactly what to do with it yet. She has had banana, apple sauce, rice cereal and a Ella's Kitchen, carrots, apples & parsnips. As of today, she eats half a banana per day.
· Attentive Sky is an attentive little booger. She wants to know everything and see everyone. Especially big brother.
She will follow him with her eyes until he is out of sight. With all the jumping and running around Brandon and Noah do, she is always entertained.

4 month photo dump; Pictures that didn't make it to social media.

Weekend Get-Away | Ruidoso

Wednesday, July 13, 2016

July 6, 2016

Happy Wednesday Ya'll! I'm still rubbing my eyes from such a fun weekend.
We were invited to one of our friends cabin in Ruidoso, NM to basically just hang out and have a good time. We literally are all such good friends. I can honestly say Dani is my best friend. Brandon and Aaron are in a subtle bro-mance and Noah loves Eli & Paige so much. Then, there's Sky and Oli, the couple who I'm crossing my fingers one day end up together. They are so cute! I can't even imagine how much fun it would be to call them our family. Anyway, I don't wanna jinx it.
We ate. We played. We explored. We ate. We played. Had heart to hearts. And then ate again.
The weather was just absolutely incredible. So the outdoors is were we mostly spent our time. Sunday, we had breakfast at Lincoln County Grill . I think we all had the Chicken Friend Steak breakfast and it was delicious! After, Dani and I shopped for a bit at the cutest kids boutique Klassy Kids , where I purchased Skylar a Baltic Amber teething necklace. People swear by these things. After that we headed to the river and then some pony rides. Somehow Eli always ends up naked. The dude's awesome!

We went back to the cabin for the rest of the day for naps, including adult naps and then it was playing time after that. We hung out while the men played some intense pink ping pong, babies expressed their love for one another and toddlers fought over ping pong balls.
It's all fun and games until someone gets hit with a ping pong paddle. Oli is quite indestructible but this time actually hurt.

Here is Exhibit A of the baby lovin. Oli just wanted to love on Sky. And Skylar actually wasn't complaining.


Theirs a good picture of Naoh's chipped teeth. This happened when he was little and decided to ride his four wheeler off a step onto tile. He was so sad, it just broke my heart.

We had dinner at Anaheim Jacks and something about how neat and non messy the burger was gave my OCDness satisfaction. It was also very yummy. They had the "Build Your Own" Burger option so I was obviously very excited.

Then here's Brandon being a baby whisperer. Oh, this man, I love him.



Sunday came too soon but it was here. Our last day. We cleaned the cabin and headed out to lunch. We went to the world famous Can't Stop Smokin'. We can never go to Ruidoso and not make a stop. Brandon and I like BBQ so much! I mean, we had it at our wedding. This place has unreal food. Can't get enough. Yum Yum! We ordered a drink but hadn't noticed they did not have any options that were not coke, so we decided on Orange Crush. Now we stopped drinking cokes about the time that Skylar was born. So this was a real treat! Especially for Noah because he is not allowed to drink coke. Well after just a few sips, he instantly became hyper. He was talking all kinds of jibber jabber and acting like a maniac. It was just hilarious to look at him. He kept saying, "More bubbles mommy." It was hilarious!

We had such a great mini vacation. We absolutely needed it. We can get so caught up with life and work that we forget to stop and look at all of Gods beauty and creation around us. It was a great time and I hope we can do that again soon. Hope your week finishes strong.