8 months old!

Hello my sweet girl,

You are 8 months old today and my have you changed in a month. You are such a talker baby girl! Your daddy and I love being woken up by you saying Ma ma or Da da....It just melts our hearts. You are completely amazed by "balloons". We always try to keep one in the house for you to play with. If we ask you "Amberly, Where's the balloon?" you will completely turn and twist your body/head all around until you locate it in the room...you are such a smart little munchkin. You have a 2nd bottom tooth now and you have really seemed to become a pro at eating and chewing. You have finally figured out how to put the puffs in your mouth by yourself, but still have a hard time trying to pick up the slippery bananas or noodles..You are always very interested in what everyone else is eating. You have tried mashed potatoes and Mac n cheese...both really soft foods. Mommy is still a little nervous about other stuff. Once you get more teeth we can try something new. You know how to hold your own bottle, but it really only seems to be when YOU are in the mood to.

The weather has been beautiful..finally! The easter bunny brought you a new bathing suit and a little baby pool for you. YOU LOVE THE POOL! You splash and kick and wiggle in it...You yell at me when I go to get out though. We are so excited to take you into Nana and Papas pool. The water is still too cold right now, but really soon we will be having that first adventure! You are so close to crawling now. You rock yourself from a sitting position forward to your belly. You have figured out how to push yourself backwards, but not quite how to move forwards. You LOVE to stand. You will grab on to anyone/anything and try and pull yourself up to a standing position. you will even take steps if mommy or daddy is holding your hands. Daddy bought you a walker to help you become more independent in the house. You cant really reach the ground to much yet...you can reach just enough to push yourself backwards. You love "some" dogs. Sasha and Buster (nana and papas dogs) grab your undivided attention whenever they come into a room. Sasha lets you pull on her ears and then when shes done she just licks your face or hands to get you to stop. You have moved into a new car seat now. You are becoming such a big girl and so fast.

I have to tell you about a story for a second, Mommy and Daddy were running late to grandpas birthday party. Daddy had just gotten home from work and was changing really fast. He sat on the bed next to you to put on his shoes and didnt have a shirt on at the time. You touched his back with your hand and he jokingly jumped away and said ooooo...You laughed so hard at that! He did it again and you laughed even harder! This continued for about 15 mins....Little girl..In this moment...nothing else mattered in the world! We didnt care that we would be even later to the party. We didnt care if they would be upset with us...Your daddy and I just looked at eachother and you and we ALL smiled! In this moment we really realized this is our life, and we couldnt be more happy!

Ok back to other stuff! You love having other kids around. Your cousin Ashleigh is your FAVORITE! You just light up when she comes around you. She dances and makes faces at you and you just crack up. We welcomed your brand new little baby cousin Madison into the world just 4 days ago on the 12th. She weighed a little more than you but not by much. You had no idea what to think of her and DID NOT like for mommy or daddy to pay any attention to her. We could not believe that at only 8 months old, you would start to show some jealousy.

Mommy and Daddy's love for you grows every second of every day! Your laugh can take our breath away! You are our world!

Love you

Mommy!

7 Months old

To my sweet,

I cannot believe you are 7 months old...I literally blinked and a month had gone by already. Mommy and Daddy love you so very much and are so overjoyed with your every "NEW" developmental milestone. I have to say the biggest one was on 3/10/10...Your first tooth had broken through. We were at nana and papa's house to pick up something and I had just finished feeding you your dinner. You started to bite down on my knuckle and I felt something in your mouth..I used my fingertip to feel around on your bottom gums then I started to flip cause I felt and saw your first tooth. Of course, I cried... Daddy was smiling away...he was soo proud...and Nana and papa just laughed at us. You also decided that now that you have your tooth, you will actually chew on your puffs instead of spit them out. You are still trying to put them in your mouth by yourself, but just havent figured out how to open your hand.

Mommy and Daddy went and looked at a daycare for you...We were not happy with it...Not happy at the thought of you in daycare at all...so, Mommy gets to stay home with you for a while. I am so excited that I get to be the one to teach you! I get to be there to see you do so many more of your 1sts. Speaking of a first, Your Grandpa Rick and Grandma Vicki took you to busch gardens for the first time...You loved the fish tank and all the animals. They said you fought sleep the entire day..You wanted to see everything! You say momma and are starting to make the da sounds for dada...we had to adjust your jumper to the next level because you werent able to really jump anymore. You had a pretty bad stomach bug that lasted about 10 days...We dont like you to be sick, so hopefully that doesnt happen anymore. We went to the park for the first time as a family...it was the first warm day of the year, and we took full advantage of it. You loved the swings and you went down the slide..this was such a fun day!

We are looking forward to the months ahead...warm weather, swimming in the pool, lots of family BBQ's and new family members to meet...especially your baby cousin Madison Rae...She should be born in April sometime.

Love you sooo much my sweet!

Mommy

1/2 a year!!! 6 months of happiness!

Hello my sweet!

Happy 1/2 Birthday baby girl! I cannot believe you are 6 months old already. You have brought so much joy to our lives and happiness to our hearts. You love to meet new people and are sooo happy! Always smiling, well, unless you are tired or hungry. We went for your 6 month check up and you weighed 19 lbs and you grew to 26 inches..Yaay...your getting taller! Dr. Pai said you were growing perfectly, and was so happy to see you sitting all by yourself. You are getting so curious now. Every noise you hear, you have to turn to see what it is. I can only imagine how curious you are going to be once you are crawling. Speaking of that, You are slowly making your way to that wonderful stage. You push up on your hands and lift your belly. You just cant seem to get your knees tucked under you yet. Mommy and Daddy have been trying to help you with that, but you just spring your legs back out from under you, like a little frog. You LOVE your Daddy! My heart melts every time I see you look at him. You give him this look , that I try to explain but really cant...Its almost like....ugh...just brings tears to my eyes! Its pure unconditional love!!!! You love your mommy too..We have a complete bond that all daddy's out there would not be able to understand. You are my Breath, My heartbeat...My World!

Lets see, We did alot over this past month...We took our first Road trip to Jacksonville to see Aunt Kelly, and Auntie SKO. You did WONDERFUL in the car the entire ride. Slept basically the whole way there. You had fun with your Friends Dillon and Elyse. Dillon wanted to kiss you and love on you the whole time, while lysee tried to beat you up. You had your first spill which scared your mommy to death! This is when I realized you were starting to become more mobile. Luckily, Everything was ok..If it wasn't for Aunt Kelly, Mommy would have had a heart attack and we would have been on our way to the hospital. I have learned this was just one of the MANY yet to come... You loved your Aunt Kelly and of Course you thought your Auntie SKO was just the funniest person alive...I haven't seen you smile so much at 1 person like you do with SKO, well except for your cousins Ashleigh and Olivia.

You have had so much fun with your Grandma Vicki and your Cousin Olivia over these past couple Mondays. They ware you out by the end of the day. I love coming up the drive way and hearing you laughing inside the house...

We spent a day with your boyfriend Cobe too. Mommy thought she was going to have her hands full watching both of you by myself...but, It was a piece of cake..You two were cracking me up..You kept trying to eat him and he would look at me like.."hello, can you get this girl please" ...It was so much fun...

You love to eat...Sweet potatoes are your favorite.. You have been introduced to your first sippie cup and are getting pretty good at bringing it to your mouth. You are starting to teethe...so you are beginning to get a little fussier at times. You are constantly putting your fists in your mouth or whatever toy you can get your hands on. You love to be sung to and you love to be entertained. Bath time is still your favorite time of the day. You had your first time on the swings at the park and loved it. You LOVE baby bop from Barney! Mommy and Daddy only let you watch Barney or Play with me sesame in the morning after your bottle. You are completely amazed by these people on the TV and basically don't move...We will hear you laugh and talk back to them..well in your own words or noises anyways. We went and saw your new cousin Madison on the 4d ultrasound..that was really cool. You stared at the screen for a little while, then got bored. Mommy cut up some fruit into tiny pieces and let you try them...You weren't sure about it so you spit it out. You liked playing with the fruit on your tray though. You sit up by yourself. If you want something in front of you, you will reach for it and sometimes end up on your belly. Your not to sure about the rolling over stuff yet. You get half way over and then freak out and go back to your starting position, especially on your back. You are rolling from your belly to back pretty often now though. You wake up at 7:30 in the morning almost everyday and just talk to yourself in your room for a little while. Daddy and I listen to you on the monitor and just giggle.

You are your own little person. We are really seeing what type of personality you have and love every little minute of it. We wish time would slow down, but we always look forward to the NEW things you do...We love you sooooooo much!

XOXO

Mommy

5 months old

Hello my sweet,

You are now 5 months old and full of smiles. You are such a happy girl. You only cry or fuss when you are sleepy or want to eat. You love spending time on your belly and playing with your toys. You have discovered your feet and are always grabbing at them now. You have been on baby food for the past month and oh how you've grown. Mommy has given you another nickname.."munchie" Short for Munchikin...I actually seem to call you that more than buggie lately. Daddy and I are constantly trying to get you to say Ma ma or Da da...At this point we dont mind which one you say first, as long as you do. You have tried, but mostly you just smile and raise your voice at us. We cant help but giggle at all the many faces you make and the stuff that you are starting to do. You like to play with your toys in your high chair and have learned that if you drop your toy mommy or daddy will pick it back up for you. This is starting to be your favorite game. You love to stand up now! We will hold you by your hands and you will stand for a while, but then end up flopping down on your bottom. You have outgrown your baby bathtub and absolutely LOVE being in the big bath now. You kick and Kick, like you are going swimming and love to play on your belly in the bath. We are still working on you sitting up by yourself. You are fine as long as you are concentrating on something, but once you look away, you fall over... We celebrated our first christmas as a family and brought in the new year together. We love you more and more everyday and thank god that he has brought you into our lives!!!!!

I love you with all my heart...

xoxo...Mommy

Oh what a year!

Oh the year of 2009, How much can I thank thee.....

Thank you for getting me through a long 39 weeks of pregnancy and an appendectomy.

Thank you for blessing us with a healthy beautiful little baby girl!

Thank you for bringing new friends together and Keeping old friendships strong!

Thank you for breaking The wagner/Fay/ lovett family of the 3 year curse.

Thank you for a wonderful husband and an amazing family.

Thank you for new neices born and still cooking.

I hope 2010 is just as gracious! Looking forward to seeing what the new year will bring!

4 months old

Hello my sweet,

You are officially 4 months old today and I am amazed by how different your features are now, and how much of a personality you have gotten. Your daddy and I cant help but laugh at the many things you do and the MANY faces you make. You have found that you really like the sound of your own voice, so you are constantly talking and yelling away. Now when I say yelling, its not an upset yell, its just you being loud, especially if you want attention. You will raise your eyebrows and make a crook-ed smile and then just yell and yell....its wayyyy to precious!

You had a very interesting and exciting month. It started with you getting a REALLY bad cold from your cousin Ashleigh. Mommy took you to the doctor and we found out you had an ear infection on top of it. Luckily, we got you on an antibiotic and had to wait it out. Thanksgiving morning you were coughing so hard that you couldnt catch a breath. We called the doctor to see if there was something we could give to help your cough, and the doctor told us to take you to the er...So on the morning of your very first thanksgiving, we spent an hour at all childrens hospital. Luckily, they said we were doing everyting right and you were actually almost all better. Thanksgiving dinner went well, Your Great-Grandma Wanda and Your Great-Uncle Perry came down to join us. Your daddy and I were so happy you got to meet your Great-grandma...especially, because she lives so far away from us.

We found out that Aunt Jessica and Uncle DJ are going to be having another little girl and she will be arriving in April some time...We also were blessed with your cousin Tilly as well...You are going to have two girl cousins around your age to grow up with...that is so exciting.

We decorated our house for christmas and you love all the christmas goodies that light up and make noise. Daddy did a great job decorating outside and you really like going out to see them at night.

We went on our FIRST Disney trip as a family and you did Sooooo well! We were able to take you on some of the rides and you were so amused by them. You LOVED "Its a small world" and "the hall of presidents". Mommy let you taste whipped creme for the first time too...you loved that. You were so amused by the lights and all the people.

You are now eating cereal and some baby food. You caught on really well on how to eat from a spoon. You have tried apple, prunes, and Pears so far...next its on to the veggies! We go to the doctor tomorrow for your 4 month checkup and for more shots...im sorry! I cant wait to see how much you have grown since the last visit.

Christmas is almost here and we are so excited to share in all the fun with you! We love you so much baby girl!

Love mommy!

3 months old

Well hello my princess,

Mommy cannot believe you are 3 months old already! You have filled mommys heart with so much joy and your daddy just cant get enough of you! You are consuming every ounce of love from our hearts and We are so willing to give it to you. We are starting to really get an idea of what kind of personality you are going to have. As much as I want you to be a mommy's girl, Im afraid you have alot of mommy's attitude too. Lets see, You are grumpy when you are tired and even more grumpy if you want to eat. You love to be entertained now, and If you are not getting our full attention, you demand it. You are smiling and interacting with us so much more now. You like to try and copy what we are doing. I taught you the indian game and you have so much fun with it and are starting to get louder and louder each time ..You crack us up! You are soooo extremely close to rolling over from your back to belly. You are bringing your legs up and over and you love to kick your toys on the mat. You are actually spending more time on your belly, but get aggrivated and want to flip over.

You went to the doctor because you had some bumps on your belly and it turned out that you have exema..Its not a very scary thing, it just means that you have dry and sensitive skin, so mommy and daddy need to make sure that we use special soaps and lotion to keep you moisturised. You scared mommy to death the other day, because you had a BAD reaction to a new shirt that I put on you. You screamed so loud, and mommy took your clothes off so fast and put you in the bath tub..Luckily, it worked baby girl! That was my first instinct..I guess mommy really does no best. We switched your formula to soy now, so we will see how that goes. Im hopeing that helps with your bumps too. I also tried you on a little bit of rice cereal, and I used a spoon. I was happy to see that you did great with it from the spoon, and did not gag or choke.. Daddy and I are going to introduce it to you very slowly. A little at a time, at lunch time.

You made it through your first Halloween, unfortunately it was very hot outside and you did not want to keep you costume on for more than 10 minutes...but I have to say, you were the cutest little lady bug. Mommy had to work that night, but you got to hang with your nana, papa, cousin Ashleigh, uncle Dj and Aunt jess! You are loved by so many people little girl!

We have gone on many playdates with stacia and cobe, and we finally got to see marcy and meet Kaiden. Right now, the playdates are really for us mommys, but its going to be really soon, when you will be able to play with your little friends. Mommy and Stacia brought you and Cobe to Gymboree, which is a play gym. You two were adorable together....You just stared at cobe for the longest time. You started to get fussy, then the teacher blew some magic bubbles and you were amazed. Mommy of course, had to buy them.

I love you so much buggie, I cant wait to see what you are gonna do next!

Love mommy!