Sun cutie

After a whole week of rain and storms
we finally got some wonderful weather by the weekend!! We really didn't do much this past week because if the yucky storms but we did go Gymboree class and went and played with Lincoln (our buddy across the street).
This weekend was great! Deric and I ha a fun date night Saturday. My best friend came over to keep Amelia. Val just adores Amelia and that always makes leaving her for a few hours easier! Deric and I went to see "21 Jump Street" first then went to dinner at "Bonefish" and ended our night at Starbucks for a nice decaf latte! Perfect date!
Today (Sunday) we went to church. We went back to Fellowship today... It just felt right. We haven't been to happy at FBC. We loved our Sunday school class but not so much the worship . So it was time to change. Anyhow, after church we came home and I put ribs in the crockpot while Deric went to hit
Golf balls. Amelia took a 2 hour nap while I sewed. We went for a walk, ate those yummy yummy ribs. Then finished the night with a family walk! I got Amelia in the bath, read a few books and out she went! Busy girl today!
I really am planning to do a post on what all Amelia is doing now... She is crazy smart (of course)! We just can't get enough of our princess!

Petting Zoo

We had such a fun filled day today! This morning we had a new friend over for a play date! Jolie is just 4 months older than Amelia. The girls seemed to play well together. Amelia wasn't so sure at first what to think of another kid playing with her stuff! Thankfully she was always really sweet to our new friend and they ended up having a blast! We have already planned for more fun dates!
After lunch we packed up and headed over to our safari/petting zoo in a neighboring town. My "AR mom" joined us as well as her daughter as grand-daughter who are here from
FL. Amelia LOVED the zoo! She went crazy!! And we couldn't have picked a better day to go! I was 83 out and just beautiful!!!
We let the babies sleep in the car on the way over but they woke up right when we pulled it. Amelia knew it was fun time!! We went straight for the baby animals that were out! I wish I would have videoed her. All she did was say "awwww baby"! Cutest thing ever! I didn't let her hold any of them but she was happy just to pet and look!

We did the drive through part last. We enjoyed a snack and the air conditioning! We let Amelia sit up front so she could see the animals better. Of course she thought that was pretty neat!

We will be taking her back I am sure!
We will have to take Daddy next time!

Spring is in the Air

I seriously can not believe our mild winter! We have been so lucky to missed any bad winter storms!
Today couldn't have been a more perfect day! It was almost 80 degrees out. I was so happy it was one of my normal days off!
We have had nice weather this whole week so we have been spending as much time outside as we can. :) here is a few iPhone pics to keep y'all updated!
* the only outfit I didn't make was the butterfly tunic. My sweet MIL bought that for Amelia. I have been in a sewing mood again... :)

Snow and Sweethearts

I have just been playing with Amelia every moment of the day. I can not get enough of her lately. She is just a doll and at such a fun stage! So there is my reasoning for not keeping up the blog. Even when she naps I could blog but I am either cleaning up messes, sewing, getting dinner around, or maybe even getting a shower in peace! Let me tell you the shower will last at least 20 minutes!

Our weeks have been a bit crazy. Deric was traveling for work  for a few days last week. So Amelia and I had some fun girl time. I decided I wanted to check out a few "gyms" for Amelia. She is so active now she needs to burn some energy.  Since she doesn't go to MDO or daycare she needed more play time with other toddlers. She goes to church nursery but doesn't always do so well so we have been really bad about going to church theses days. I think it is because the time we drop  her off is just about her lunch time and then nap. Plus we aren't going every Sunday so that throws her off. We need to work on that. :)

Anyhow, I took her to "Gymboree" first and she loved it! Amelia jumped right into the fun and had to be the center of attention. The very next day I took her to "Little Gym" she also had a wonderful time and knew what to do a little more so I think she had more fun. Little Gym is closer to our house but the monthly fee is a bit more and the open play times do not work with my work schedule so we went with Gymboree. Gymboree works great with my schedule and they even have a evening play time so Deric and I can take Amelia together some!

We didn't get to go this past Monday because we had a bit of a "snow" storm so the gym was closed. I say it like that because most of ya'll know I am from Indiana and this southern winter isn't really winter most of the time! Schools were closed and so was everything else in town for not even 3 inches of snow!  I did take the chance to get Amelia in her snowsuit and snap some photos. It was really cold out so we stayed outside for maybe 5 minutes! We bought her snowsuit while we were home for Christmas in case we had a big winter storm like last year. I don't think we will get it since it is now it is back n the 50's! It is fine with me!

Our Valentines Day was spent at home with the three of us! It was perfect! I made dinner for us and cheesecake for desert. Amelia and I got Deric a Kuerig.... he has wanted one forever and I figured it was time! Deric brought me home flowers and gift certificate for a manicure and pedicure! I am planning on using that next week when he get back from another business trip! I will need it!

We didn't really get anything for Amelia. She did get some things from her grandparents and her Aunt Jen. So I figured she was just fine. I did buy her these ADORABLE sparkley shoes!!! I couldn't resit. Not only do they fit her tiny feet but she can walk and run in them really well. I have had the hardest time finding cute shoes for her. She is just barley fitting into a size 3. They are a  bit big so she usually wears her size 2 shoes.
I made her a sensory box the day it snowed so I did buy her a few toys for her box.

All of these photos expect the snow one were taken with my iphone... I need to get better at taking photos with our real camera! I also got back Amelia's photos from her birthday photo shoot so I will post them later. Maybe this weekend! HA

HAPPY FEBRUARY!

 I have been really slacking in the blogging department. But I have been enjoying every moment with our ONE YEAR OLD! Amelia has really grown up in the last couple of weeks. I can't believe how much she has turned into a toddler. It is very bittersweet!

I did however manage to whip up the cutest little jeans ever! I have had the material for a while and I knew I wanted to make these jeans. But  I knew I needed to wait until Amelia was walking really good. Because you can see the cuteness better! 

 I ordered Amelia's shirt from a local lady. She does a great job! She also did Amelia's first birthday shirt. I love that I can get away with dressing Amelia up however I want for now! I am sure she will look back at her photos and just roll her eyes at her outfits! We all did and still do!

For the records

I wanted to write down Amelia's stats from her 12 month well baby check that we had on Thursday.
She weighs 18.0 pounds even and was 27 inches long. She was in the 10th percentile across the board. She has always been in the 5th% or 10th. So she is still on petite side but very healthy.
We changed pediatricians also this visit. Our first one has moved to a non for profit office. :( It is great he is giving back but I was sad to change. However, our new doctor was just wonderful! Amelia really liked him as well. They even gave her a new book at her appointment! She also got 4 shots that day. She has done really well with shots thus far. She has never had a reaction besides the normal low grade fever. I am thankful for that!
Here are a few iPhone pictures I took the past couple of days.

Happy Birthday, Amelia

Today we celebrate  Amelia's first year of life. Amelia has been beyond the best gift ever! I can  hardly believe she is already a year old! She has brought so much joy, happiness, excitement, love, and a few tears and a bit frustration into our lives! :) I have always dreamed about being a mommy and I couldn't have been happier the way I feel about being Amelia's mommy. I look at her everyday and thank the Lord for blessing us with such an amazing little girl.

Little girl.... yes, she has turned into a toddler! It is such a bittersweet feeling. I am so happy she has hit all her milestones and beyond at this age but I am also a bit sad to see that she isn't an infant. She rolled over, crawled, and walked early! She has kept us on our toes! I can't even fathom what she will be doing this time next year! Hopefully, she is still super sweet and listens to everything we say! Right.... that is how it works?

Here is what she is doing at 12 Months.. or at Age One......

~wearing 9 months clothes and I have been getting her in 12 months but they are a bit big still
~size 3 diaper, medium setting on her cloth
~ drinking 7oz of WHOLE milk every 4 hours.... you LOVE your milk!
~sleeping one 2.5~ 3 hour nap every day around 12:30 but the holidays messed you up so we are working to get you back on schedule
~ talking up a storm! these are the words I know you are saying  when you say them ... "mama, dada, div,look, go"  you chit-chat all the time and we just love it
~ your giggle keeps your daddy and I in stitches.. it is the cutest sound ever
~  you get into EVERYTHING...
~ you think you need to help mommy with everything
~ you got babies for Christmas and your birthday and you LOVE to hold them. Carry around a stuffed animal or baby doll hugging them saying "awwww". You sway back and forth with them too. SO SWEET! I think you will love playing babies when you get bigger
~ you LOVE to hear music or to be sang too you always  "sing" and dance when you hear music
~  love books and now love your puzzles
~ really good at playing on your own
~ still have a love/hate relationship with the the dogs, you are getting better at petting them instead of yanking at their hair!
~  you are a bit of a stinker... when I do tell you "no" you will just look at me with the biggest cheesy face and giggle. It make me laugh and I can't keep a straight face. I will have to tell you 10x or more "no" before you give up.

Amelia~
I could not be more thankful to be your mommy. I don't know you will ever know just how much your Daddy and I love you. My heart is filled to the top and is over spilling with pride and love when I look at you. Truly, you are just the happiest girl most days. We do have some tough days here and there but overall we get through them. We have days when you are just so whiny and want to held and  I just want a break. But, when I sit a rock you and sing my heart melts when you make your "goie-goie" sound. I sit and think about one day when you may not want me to hold or spend quite snuggle time with me. Some days housework can wait because you are growing up to fast  and need mommy time. And I will choose play and snuggle time over anything else first!  You are my sunshine, sweetie girl.
Hugs and Kisses,
Mommy