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christmas 2010

i'm always a little sad when christmas is over...i look forward to the days off from work, the food, the gift giving, and the family time. for the 24th we didn't do much, i cleaned out my car which is a HUGE chore for me, hung out with the folks and had some delish frozen pizza for dinner. we came home and watched some dexter and then sent mila to bed. i was pretty excited for christmas morning because this is the first year that mila really seemed to understand the whole christmas thing.

opening her new charm bracelet that came in her stocking

the disney princess collection was pretty high on her list...

new blanket (she now has four giraffe blankets and a pillow, spoiled much?) from daddy, i really wish he would have picked a different color. now i get to listen to david yell at her every five minutes for dragging it on the ground or leaving it on the floor...men...

the only present scout paid attention to, he mostly crawled around on mila's toys slapping and tasting. he also chewed on quite a bit of wrapping paper

one of the fam after all the gifts were opened

me and the boy

after breakfast and arguing with mila about toys we went over to the barn for dinner and presents from my mom and dad. here are all the grand kiddos

kenadi 2, hailyn 4, scout 9 months, kayden 3, mila 3, lauryn 17 months, and kamryn 3.

then scout went down for a nap while the cousins opened another round of presents from grandma and grandpa (my dad looks pretty cool in his sweatpants holding the remote and a beer. classy.)

I'd say my kiddos did pretty good this year, mila got a baby all gone, nursery station, princess dolls, strawberry shortcake car, a pile of gap clothes, charm bracelet, blanket, princess activity pad, tea set, pretend brownies, etc. scouty got: a pile of gap clothes, new robeez boots, tool set, a scout dog, green monkey, cars, new tennis shoes and he and new baby got their pottery barn duffel bags:

david didn't get anything from me because he bought himself an xbox and blinds the month before and said that would be his presents. he got me a new coat, some perfume, and gloves (that look like old lady gloves, so i returned them). my parents got us a nice little gift card to the home depot so we can remodel the upstairs bathroom(!), new serving/mixing bowls, some other kitchen utensils, calender, a new ironing board for david, and a boot scraper so he's not tracking mud in the house anymore. good prezzies that will all go to use :)

after din din we had the yummy dessert i made, the grand raspberry trifle (martha's recipe) and went home to watch the town. on sunday we went back over to hang out with the fam while aren and david went skiing. kamryn got her ears pierced which led to this...

i am still shocked and amazed at how good she did! i'll start from the beginning. so she tells me she wants earrings like kam so we go to claire's and check out the price and ask when a good time would be since i definitely wanted to people doing it at the same time. the girl tells me 5:15 is the latest we can come in so we go home and take naps and wait for david to get home from workie. on the way there she tells me she wants "pink ones, no purple, no maybe pink. pink, mom. okay?" so we get there and they mark her ears

scout watches from stroller, ready to cover his eyes with his blanket

she talks to the caire's girls while she waits, complimenting their earrings and headbands. then its time...she still has no idea what is actually going to happen. they put the little guns to her ears and count to 3. all she says is "ouch" then picked a sucker from the jar and that was it :) not a single tear from my brave girl.

after that we went back to the barn so she could show grandma and grandpa and played baby with her brother

all in all it was a great weekend! now i'm counting down the days until christmas 2011 :)

9 months. almost.

my little scouty guy will be nine months old in a few days, i can't believe how fast it's gone! other than his constant spitting up after bottles he has been a really good little babe. he is such a sweet little guy, he is so content and happy just sitting on my lap being close to me (probably because i'm his favorite). he's at the stage where everything he puts in his hand automatically goes to his mouth, which is annoying. especially when he is crawling around our house exploring. he usually likes to check out the kitchen and he always bee lines it to hank's god dish, it's like come on scout just because you have a dog name doesn't mean you get to eat dog food.

he hasn't had too many accidents yet, just a few fights with the coffee table in our basement when he was first learning to pull himself up. although, this morning when i was getting him dressed he kind of sort of fell off the changing table, lucky for me our new stroller was folded up right where he fell so it softened his fall :) i did however have to pull him up by his ankle. he only cried for a second. i promise. anywho...some of his accomplishments include sitting, standing, cruising along furniture, crawling on all fours, rolling, and eating. this boy can eat. with mila there was a limited variety of baby food she would eat. not scout. he has had (and enjoyed) everything from squash and green beans to applesauce and peach granola. and usually one jar of baby food is not enough. 

he sleeps a lot, usually when we get home from day care he plays with mila or explores the house until he gets hungry (which doesn't take long) then it's bathtime and bedtime, most nights before seven. i hate that he goes to bed that early but it is nearly impossible for us to keep him awake. he is so smiley all the time and sweet. just love him. here are some pics:

seconds old...

one month...

two months...

3 months...

4 months...

5 months...

6 months...

7 months...

8 months...

and almost 9 months...

mini davids

so a few weeks before mila was born i was trying to imagine what she would look like, i'm thinking she will probably have dark hair like me and green eyes because if you haven't noticed my husband is a 28-year-old german/norwegian with blond hair, blue eyes blond eyebrows and eyelashes that you can barely see they are so light and surley dark hair trumps blond hair right? wrong.

seriously though, look at this picture of us from way back when (don't mind the zit on david's chin and the broken blood vessels in his eye from the fight he was in a few weeks prior to this picture) wouldn't you say i have the more dominant features and coloring?!?! i mean you can't even see his brows or lashes!

we are both extremely pale so there was no surprise there when mila came out with almost translucent skin but i am still weirded out by her blond hair. and then scout comes out with quite a bit of hair and to my surprise it's black! look at this:

and then much to my dismay it all fell out and has been coming in blond. stupid blond hair. don't get me wrong i love the way the littles look, i think they are beautiful but i really wish one of them would take after the mama, i am the one that has to carry them for 40ish weeks and then push them out. i will say mila is starting to look a little more like me in the face, when she was a little babe and even before her toddler years my dad referred to her as L.D. (little david). but every now and then i catch them making identical expressions:

although no one agrees with me i do think scout will take after me a little more in the features department. below is an example of mila at 8 or 9 months and a recent one of scout who is almost 9 months:

 

he already has twice the amount of hair as mila did at that age (which isn't saying much, stupid bald babes), different ears, his eyes are more like mine (mila's are more like david's), and the lips could be from either of since we both have large ones.

some pics from the weekend. scouty's cheeks are my absolute favorite! and one of him showing off his now teefers:

mila making a "david" face

and making a sweet face :)

well hopefully this next one will have dark hair. that's all i want. if not i'm going to start looking around for baby/kid hair dye.

3 amigos.

hailyn + kamryn + mila = the 3 amigos. kam and hailyn are two of my nieces and mila's besties. they fight like cats and dogs but every once in a while they get along great. hailyn is almost five and kam is 3 1/2 months older than mila. it's definitely a love/hate relationship between kam and meals, probably because for the first two years of their lives mila was constantly being bit, scratched, hit, and kicked by kam :) after a while she started to fight back. i hope they stay close forever, i know i loved having two of my cousins around when i as growing up and they are still my best friends.

the biting started early on :)

kam's always had a little more meat on her bones :)

and now

love them very much.

dress-up.

this year mila has discovered the world of dress-up. it is impossible for her to leave her regular clothes on when we get home from day care or running errands. tutu's are her go-to, and she will pair one with just about anything...

she is also a big fan of princess dresses. the only annoying thing about princess dresses is that they are usually made for a four or five-year-old which means they are always to big or too long. here she is as snow white, the thing in her hand is a pencil sharpener (she thinks she's taking a picture)

 

this next outfit is her absolute favorite. if she can't find it we are in trouble. it's a pink fairy costume and she likes to wear it with her pink helmet.

 

and last but not least is the night gown, which she calls her "good"night gown. she now has 4 or 5 of them, don't bother buying this little girl footed pajamas or two piece pj's. she girl loves her some dresses so why not where one to bed? she has even started putting tutu's under her night gowns to "make them more beau-ti-ful" (her words, not mine). it all started with a silky pink one with "coarsies" (horses) on it:

 

we've now moved into the winter months which means long sleeved night gowns. last week while at the macy's i got her the ugliest tinker bell night gown i have ever seen, it even came with matching slippers. and if you know me then you know i don't buy anything with characters on them because i think anything plastered with a princess face or dora is absolutely hideous. i do however make exceptions when it comes to pajamas because they do not leave the house. anyways here she is in her tinker bell night gown:

 

and here are more random dress up moments:

 
 
 

 

 

love that girl.
 

 

 

greetings.

 
so this is my second attempt at becoming a blogger and i think it's going to stick this time. because i hate scrap booking and i'm horrible at updating baby books this will have to do. if you don't know me already allow me to introduce myself. i'm amy, a wife to david and a mama to mila (3), scout (9 mos.) and another baby boy due in april. i am not the kind of mom that buys organic and has a spotless house, at any given time you could find fruit loops or teddy grams between our couch cushions. my laundry is usually so far behind that i have to dedicate an entire night to cycling, sorting, and folding (and then i usually neglect to put it away). i have a full time job so cooking dinner when i get home is usually put on the back burner, plus i grew up in a house that usually only ate at home one or two nights a week.

i believe introductions are in order. first there is the husband. david. journeyman carpenter and lover of fishing, call of duty, and getting on my nerves (but you gotta love him). he is a great dad, i couldn't have asked for a better dad for our chilern, he never complains about changing poopy diapers and he even takes the kids places all by himself. this is him:

next is our first born. mila elizabeth. she is the one who taught me how to be a mom. you can never imagine how much you will love your child. she is busy, crazy, sweet, hilarious, and can sometimes be a sh*t head :) but we can't imagine our lives with out our beautiful girl. she goes by the names: meals, stinky, stink, mila bila, bobby j, and mealy bob. here she is:

next is our chunky little 9-month-old. scout lucas. he is the sweetest most lovable baby. i never thought i would like having a boy but boy was i wrong :) scout had a rough start which included transient tachypnea of the newborn (TTN) which is fancy shamncy way of saying fluid in the longs after birth. my poor little guy was stuck in the hospital for his first five days in the outside world in the hospital hooked up to IV's, nasal cannula's, and monitors. it's somewhat common and he made a full recovery (thank the lord!) he is crawling like crazy and loves exploring our house (he usually ends up at our dog's food and water dishes). any-who here he is:

and some oldies

next is baby #3. or i guess i should say baby #3 and boy #2. this pregnancy was a bit of a shock to say the least. scout was about 3 1/2 months when we discovered he was going be a big brother. after the shock wore off i became pretty excited, i had always wanted three kiddos anyways. i'm 24 weeks today and i'm hoping i deliver on his due date or after it, i've never carried that long but i would really like for scout to be one before this little guy makes his debut :) here he is:

and last but not least our dog hank. hank is a chewer of furniture and a bit of a weirdo but he is a very mellow and sweet pupper. he likes to wiggle his but and his stumpy little tail wags at lightning fast speeds when he gets excited. he goes by hanky. hanky is a one-year-old brindle boxer. and we love him.

well that's the whole fam bam. hopefully between now and tomorrow i will think of a clever and exciting post (but it probably won't happen).

disclaimer: please excuse any spelling and/or grammar errors. it's been a while.