Loving this weather!

Every afternoon when Chad gets home from work and after we eat we usually go for a walk around the neighborhood. Morgan absolutely loves going for her walks.



As soon as we get the stroller out she knows exactly where she is going. Her little hands go up in the sit until Chad or I pick her up.



It's also a great time for us as a family because we get to talk about our days or anything else that's going on. No tv just pure enjoyment. It's also a wonderful stress reliever as well!



Of course today was no different. The weather is getting pretty hot in Mississippi with a lovely temp of 85 for our walk this afternoon. I really hate to see what September has in store if it's already this hot!



Hope everyone has had a wonderful afternoon!

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Life can be too short

Wednesday I found out that a recent student that I taught for 2 years (11th & 12th) went into have a brain surgery. He passed out. This was a kid that had it all going for him but god had other plans.

About 30 minutes ago it was confirmed that he passed away. He went from pitching in a college baseball game to passing away in less than 2 days.

It's hard for me to put into words my pain that this family must be going through & for his girlfriend of several years.

I never thought I would see a former student passed away in my short 4 years of teaching.

It just goes to show you, never take life for granted because you are never promised tomorrow.

Here is the full story
http://t.co/ZirzpN2

Please pray for this family.

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Best and Worst Foods

So I got the  email from babycenter and thought it was so interesting that I would share.

5 worst foods to feed your kid
* Soda
* Juice
* Crackers
* Processed meals
* Gelatin desserts
Click here for more information.

Would have never thought crackers and gelatin were on that list. The others dont surprise me though.


10 BEST foods
* Squash
* Lentils
* Dark green leafy vegetables
* Broccoli
* Blueberries
* Avocados
* Meat
* Prunes
* Garbanzo beans
* Mandarin oranges
If you want some more info about why they are good click here

In other news, Morgan thought it would be good to give mommy some big wet sloppy sugars but instead of a kiss I got my lip bitten by her 2 little teeth-ouch!

Super Bulldog Weekend

on our way to see the bulldogs!

Saturday we took Morgan to her first ever Super Bulldog Weekend at MSU. We had planned on attending the baseball game against Florida but that quickly changed when we went to check the score and it was 10-0. No thanks I think we will pass as hot as it was.

So we visited with my brother and his girlfriend who are at MSU. Morgan got some good crawling time in and a good ringing of the cowbell also.



We went and visited around the campus and then went to the football game.

jumbrotron for football

she was absolutely terrified of bully-screaming at the top of her little lungs poor thing.

trying to figure out what in the world was going on at the spring football game with daddy

clapping for the bulldogs

happy girl but a little hot (it was only about 90 degrees!!)

not sure what to think of the grass...we were trying to give her some crawling time and she hated the grass!

last stop we ate at Obys and this was one little sleepy girl. She slept very well on the way home!

Please Pray

Please say a special prayer for this sweet family. They lost their little boy that was only 8 weeks old last night. I could not imagine the pain that they are facing. Abby works in the same district as both Chad and I.

Baker was born at 35 weeks. Baker was born due to his mom having dangerously low amniotic fluid which caused decreased fetal movement.

http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/bakertroxler/journal

Spring Festival

Sunday we had our annual Spring Festival at church and we had so much fun. So much fun I really only snapped a few pictures. It was a beautiful day for it!

trying to show Mrs. Ava Sophie and playing with Lawler

It was hard to take a picture of all the small kids that are in our community group but here is two attempts


Take two (Morgan was not too happy about letting anyone hold her)

I really should have taken more pictures but live and learn. Gotta cherish all these moments and cant forget them!

Oh Nose

Well I know there are first for everything but this is always a first that any parent doesnt like to see come. Tonight Morgan was crawling over to me and she seemed to lose her balance with her foot under her and went face down right on the floor. Her poor little face went straight into the wood floors and the crying began and it made mommy feel oh so terrible.

I scooped her up really quickly to love on her and then I realized that her little nose had blood in it.  My heart just broke a little bit bigger.

I know these moments happen to every parent but you just hate for your little one to be in one ounce of pain even for a split moment.

After lots of hugs and kisses from mommy and daddy and the bleeding stopped she seemed to be just fine and wanted to eat. Of course she didnt really want us to touch her little nose because it was so sensitive.

Her little nose after most of it was cleared up. Of course this picture kind of cracks me up because I was trying to get a picture of her and she stuck most of her hand over the lens.

she was in her own little world here just eating her big girl table food

Wordless Wednesday

10 Months

Happy 10 months baby girl! That means that you are now in the double digit months which makes mommy a little sad because you are growing up way too fast!

Weight: 19 lbs (40th percentile)

Height: 29.5 inches (90th percentile) (I think the nurse measured wrong last month at her check up. I think she was more like 29 inches)

Clothes: Shirts, pajamas, shorts (9-12 months), dresses (12-18 months)

Shoes: We cant seem to find any that fit really well because your foot is so narrow. Of course even if she did have some I dont think she would keep them on!
Diaper: Size 3
Sleep: You now usually go to sleep first in your room and eventually end up in our room after only about 1 to 1.5 hrs because you just wont sleep the full night in your room. We will take it because you are still sleeping. Usually you go down for the night around 8-8:30 and sleep till about 10ish and then sleep until about 6-7 am.

Liquids: You are drinking about 6-7 oz of formula 3 times a day and then nursing a little bit in the morning and sometimes after you wake up from your bed.

Food: you are eating like a champ ever since those two little teeth decided to come through.The only thing you have decided that you didn't want to eat is oatmeal so far. You are not a huge fan of the stage 3 foods.

Puffs and lil crunchies (garden tomato are your favorite!) you think are your candy and you will eat them faster than we can seem to give them to you! 

graham cracker cake which you loved! Mommy is going to have to make it for you

You are starting to get to where you really dont want to eat your baby food anymore only what mommy and daddy are eating.

Crawling seems to be such a fun thing for you to do right now and you go everywhere! We still cant believe how fast you can go from one area of the house to the other.

you love to scratch your head

You love to pull up on everything and are beginning to try to stand on your own but not walking yet.

Strolling around the neighborhood and anywhere we go is now so much fun. You love your walks anywhere we will take you in your stroller but you hate for mommy to put up the top. If mommy puts the top up you lean your head all the way forward to let me know that you cant see.

Since we have converted you over to taking baths in only the tub you absolutely love it. Daddy thinks its much better to have such a happy baby that doesn't want to get out of the tub now. You also love to play with your little duck that at one time you were terrified of.

We had to move your bed down to the lowest level because you love to stand up and we were afraid you would climb out.

When mommy gives you your bag you think its quite funny to pull everything out of it and make a big mess!

When we stayed in the hotel in Birmingham you thought it was so neat to see that other baby in the mirror

Dada  and mama you say very often and sometimes we get a hey and something that sounds kind of like a hey out.

Clapping is one of your favorite things to do behind crawling of course. We ask you to clap and you know exactly what we are talking about. You will start clapping and get so excited.

Outside is a place you love to go and will look outside the window waiting to go outside. It just amazes us to know how much you love to go outside.

We converted you over on Saturday to a big girl car seat because the straps were getting to be a little too tight for you.

You can do a partial wave and sometimes a full wave every once in a while. Hopefully we will get full waves out of you all the time soon!

You love to play with your laptop because it makes noises and you can press buttons on it.

Your favorite toy this month would have to be your play kitchen. When it starts playing the music or lighting up you get so excited. Mommy is trying to start you out early in the kitchen so you can be a big help to mommy.

You absolutely love to drink out of the tops of water bottles. As soon as mommy gets a water bottle out your little hands start clapping for your water.

Took your first trip to the zoo in Jackson.

We cant wait to see what next month has in store for us and you are getting so close to walking we will see if we can get a few steps out possibly.

Walk

Love this cute face!



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