11 months

Sadie celebrated her 11 month birthday on Tuesday by pulling up in her crib...

On Thursday, she decided to pull up on the coffee table & cruise around it!

Then she decided that she would rather play with her monthly picture sticker instead of leaving it on for her pictures. She also thought it would be more fun to rock in her chair than to smile for the camera - already starting to do what her mama doesn't want her to.

Pumpkins!

We cheated this year since there wasn't really a good time for us to go to the real pumpkin patch, & we didn't know if Sadie would sit still long enough for the hay ride. We went to pick out pumpkins at the farmer's market & pretended like we were in the field!

Of course, there is not one good picture of them together or apart because I was trying to be sneaking & not call attention to ourselves taking pictures at the farmer's market - ha!

I did finally get Sadie smiling at the camera, but Harrison was a little too worried about the fact that there was a spider on that cat's tail.
Then we went home to carve & paint pumpkins. I couldn't find any paint brushes (of course), so we settled on hand prints on one pumpkin. The other one is still on the dining room table!

Harrison did not like the inside of the pumpkin. He said it was nasty!
Some of these pictures turned out a little too much like those awkward family photos!!

Look Alikes

Several times that I have been taking pictures of Sadie, it occurs to me that her pictures look a lot like ones I had taken of Harrison. Here are a couple of examples.

9 Months

We took Sadie for her 9 month check-up the same day we took Harrison in & got a positive strep test. Thankfully, he did not pass on his sickness to her (but he did pass it to me!)

Weight: 17lbs 12 oz - 25-50%
Length: 28in - 50-75%
Head Circumference: 17.5in - 25-50%

Her growth has remained around the same percentages on the growth chart.

Sadie is wearing a range of sizes, somewhere between 6-12 months in clothes. Except for shoes, her foot is still so tiny that she is wearing a 0-6 months shoe. She is in a size 3 diaper. Sadly, before the month is over, we will be purchasing our first diapers. We were so blessed to have so many diapers given to us before she was born! The top of her closet now looks empty where all the diapers have been.

Sadie still doesn't have any teeth so she is still mainly eating baby food. We have started some finger foods like puffs, soft fruits & vegetables, she has tried a few french fries & spaghetti. She is a great eater! She is still drinking 5-6 bottles a day with breakfast, lunch, supper & a couple of snacks. She also thinks she is entitled to anything you are eating if you eat in front of her!

Sadie has been crawling for a little while now. Even though she is capable of regular crawling, she prefers to army crawl for some reason. She is pulling up to her knees, but not to standing.

She absolutely loves her big brother! He can barely look in her direction & she is giggling & kicking her feet in excitement. It is the cutest thing! Naturally, she wants to play with all his toys instead of hers. Thankfully, he usually wants to play with her & shares quite well.

Sadie, like most girls, loves to talk. She is saying dada, mama, baba, nana, uh-oh - mostly gabbing. She has learned recently to clap & wave bye-bye. She has the sweetest little smile and is the most laid back baby. It is so fun watching these two precious babies grow up - even though it is happening too fast!

Pictures!

Catching up on posting some pictures...

These sweet babies really do love each other, & we definitely are loving them!

Water Slide

Harrison had a fun Saturday a couple of weekends ago. While I was putting Sadie down for a nap, Brian was getting creative with a new "toy" for Harrison.

HE HAD SO MUCH FUN!!!
Every day since, he has asked to go down his slide into the pool!

Saturday with the besties

This past Saturday has been a long time coming. Ashley, Lauren, Mollie & I got to hang out with all of our kids! We had so much fun! Ashley was coming to town with her two boys for a birthday party. So she & Mollie decided to come together so the four of us could hang out & get the kiddos to all play together at the same time.

Ashley, Mollie, Lauren & I lived together our junior year in college in the Delta Gamma house. Yes, four girls in a dorm room! It was, by far, the funniest year of college. Lauren & I were friends, Mollie & Ashley were friends, & Ashley & I were sort of friends, so the 4 of us decided we would try living together. It was one of the best decisions of my life. The four of us would stay up all hours of the night talking & laughing & crying. We played jokes on each other & a few other people. I don't think that any of us fought over anything that year. We have experienced many things together & this was just another set of memories to add to our list.

Ashley has 2 boys, Steele (7) & Kase (4). Mollie has 1 boy, Elias (3). Lauren has 1 girl, Ana Spencer (almost 1!!). Elias & Harrison are 2 days shy of being exactly 6 months apart. Ana Spencer & Sadie are exactly (to the day) 5 months apart.  So we had a full house on Saturday!

We ate pizza & let the kids play inside. Lauren was definitely not used to having that many boys in her house! Then we changed all the kids into swim suits (except for Sadie, she took a 2 hour nap while everyone else went outside) & let them play in the sprinklers & the pool. Then we had a little make shift picnic with all of our snacks.

We have definitely let our time between seeing each other get too long. It is so easy to put off doing things like this because life stuff always gets in the way or there are too many things that have to line up with kids or you have to think about nap times & meal times, etc, etc. But God created us for relationships, and I think women especially need time to be together with each other to talk, laugh & cry together & just support each other. God brought these special ladies into my life a little more than 10 years ago for a reason. They are all very special to me. I know they are in my life not for a season but for a reason, and I so desperately want our kids to know & love each other too!

6 months

Nothing like writing your 6 month update 4 days before your baby girl is 7 months old...

Stats:

Weight: 14lbs 15 1/2oz (40%)                                     (Harrison) 17lbs 1oz (50%)
Length: 25 3/4" (50%)                                                                  27" (60%)
Head Circumference: 16 3/4" (50%)                                             17 1/2" (60%)

She is still keeping up with him except for weight. She is trying her best to gain weight though, this girl has an appetite!

This is her usual schedule - of course, sometimes there are extra feedings in there & differences in times. Nurses at 6am, 6pm & 7:30pm. Takes 4oz bottles at 9am, 12pm, 3pm. Eats fruit with cereal at 8:30am, fruit & vegetable mixed at 12pm, vegetable & fruit mixed with cereal at 6pm. I swear she would eat as much as we will give her though. Lots of times at her night feeding, we add an extra serving of applesauce.

Sadie is wearing a size 2 diaper, size 6 month clothes (pjs are getting a little short), size 1 shoes (she never wears shoes, I just know what size fits her).

She is still sleeping all night. We usually put her to bed at 7:30pm & she wakes up at 6am ready to eat.
She still loves her paci. She is drooling up a storm, but no sign of any teeth yet. She is rolling all over the place & doing a little bit of a belly crawl.

Sadie is the sweetest little baby. She hardly ever cries. She is always smiling. Her favorite person in the world is Harrison. Anything he does (short of throwing his sippy cup & hitting her in the nose) is the funniest thing in the world to her.

Right after her 6 month birthday, she got her first bruise. It just happened to be on her nose in the middle of her eyes from a bouncy seat accident.

My boyfriend Charlie

Sadie's boyfriend Charlie was welcomed into the world June 26th. Charlie's mama is my best friend Corrie (we have been friends since elementary school). We will definitely try to be in-laws one day!! He came in at 9lbs 7oz & 21.5 inches. Mama & I drove to Memphis Wednesday morning to get in a little loving on the new babe. He is such a cutie pie & has a head FULL of black hair! Sadie was already trying to hold his hand at their first meeting - I don't know how much her daddy will like that!

We can't wait to love on him some more and spoil him rotten!!