tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43555755500783561332023-12-12T11:40:22.860-06:00Into the SunsetThe journey of our "happily ever after"...Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00183914717287669495noreply@blogger.comBlogger201125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4355575550078356133.post-9837992873247451102013-11-04T19:55:00.001-06:002013-11-04T19:55:31.622-06:001 YEAR!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Rylie turned 1 almost a week ago, but today she had her 1 year check up, so my stats are now up to date.</div>
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<em>Momma, I have to wear shoes for my photo shoot?</em></div>
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Yes, honey, big girls wear shoes.</div>
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<em>So, I'm a BIG girl now??</em></div>
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Yes ma'am.</div>
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<em>In that case, I better show everyone how I can stand like a big girl!</em></div>
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That's a great idea, sweetheart.</div>
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<em>I thought so..</em></div>
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<em>Now, if I could just get down there and make my escape!</em></div>
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Not yet, give me a smile!</div>
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<em>How was that? That was a good one, huh?</em></div>
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Yes it was. You have the prettiest smile...</div>
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<em>Ok, so NOW can I get out of here?</em></div>
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<em>Pleeeaase??</em></div>
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How about just one more smile?</div>
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<em>THEN can I get out of here?</em></div>
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So, what is the big ONE year old doing?</div>
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She is trying so hard to talk. Her favorite phrase is Uh-oh! She drops things just so she can say it.</div>
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She loves talking to her daddy on the cell phone. She thinks it's so funny when he calls and talks to her on speaker phone.</div>
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She still loves her scooting method to get around, but she does crawl in the traditional manner too.</div>
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She pulls up and cruises on everything.</div>
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She can walk with her little walker, but won't let go...yet...</div>
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She loves staring out the window when it is open.</div>
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She loves books and reading. She can kind of say "book." It sounds like "guk."</div>
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She is eating a variety of finger foods. She loves her cheerios, bananas, beans, and yogurt bites. She's still not too crazy about vegetables but she gets lots in the form of her favorite "Spinach, Peas, and Pears" baby food pouch.</div>
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She drinks whole milk from a cup.</div>
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She loves animals, especially her puppies.</div>
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She loves her stuffed animals (especially Pooh) and hugs and pats their bottoms like they are little babies.</div>
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Sleep schedule is still the same: To bed by 8, up by 6:30. Wakes once during the night.</div>
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She has two more teeth (top middle).</div>
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She is wearing size 12 months and even starting to wear some 18 month stuff.</div>
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She wears size 4 diapers.</div>
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She weighs 19lb 11oz (just under 25th percentile).</div>
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She is 29.5 inches tall (50-75 percentile).</div>
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Size 3 shoes (when she will keep them on). I think she'll be in a size 4 soon.</div>
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I cannot believe our baby is a whole year old. This has been the greatest year of my life so far, and I can't wait to see what unfolds in her second year!</div>
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<a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/221/25877F158DE8B57F7F3D3EC4897E61C5.png" style="border: 0px currentColor !important;" /></a>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00183914717287669495noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4355575550078356133.post-85722510545827596052013-10-28T21:35:00.000-05:002013-10-29T08:36:14.503-05:00Dear Rylie<br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Dear Rylie,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Tomorrow is your very first birthday.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This first year we have shared together has
been the happiest, most fulfilling of my life so far.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Before you were born, I had no idea what to
expect.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I knew life would change.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I knew it would never be the same, but
from the moment I saw you, I knew I would never want it to be.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">My heart has been ruined by the deepest most profound love
we humans could ever encounter here on earth.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It is unlike anything I could have imagined.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you are old enough to be given this letter
to read, you are no doubt old enough to understand love, but until you
experience this love for yourself, you may not quite understand how a heart can
be so full of love that it actually hurts.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">In your first year of life, you have given me the greatest
gifts and taught me the most important lessons I have learned in my first 30
years of living.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">You made me a mom.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">You gave me a reason.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>A reason for life, a reason to love, a reason to fight, a reason to
play, a reason to give.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">You made me more vulnerable than I could have ever imagined.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Someone once told me, “Once you become a
parent, you’ll never have another worry-free day in your life.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Now I get it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">You made me fall in love with your daddy all over again.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You never know how much you can love a man until
you see him as a father.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Tonight, I laid down with you to help you fall asleep.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You peeked at me through your sleepy eyelids
and gave a soft, sweet squeal.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You
softly placed your hands on my cheeks and patted my face as you leaned in for
some kisses.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A tear came to my eye.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I never want to forget little moments like
this, and part of me is scared that I will.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Someday, when life is too busy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When there are after school activities,
homework, and social agendas.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Someday,
when there are boys, a car to drive, and a cell phone that’s ringing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Someday when there is college life, a
wedding, and a family of your own.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Will
I remember these moments?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Will I
remember that first year with you?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
year that changed my life for the better. The year that made us, us. The year that introduced us and bonded us for life. Of <em>course</em> I will, sweetheart. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Tonight is the last night before you’re a big 1-year old.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This time last year, I was in the hospital
anticipating your arrival, not knowing what to expect, not knowing what this
new life would bring.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>To say that you
are so special to me would be an understatement.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>To say that you are my life, my breath, my
heart, and my <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">reason</i> might start to
describe what you mean to me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Rylie, I love you more than you may ever know.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I thank God for every moment I have with
you.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am so lucky to be your
mother.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I still can’t believe God picked
me and entrusted me with your life.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
can’t imagine how I could deserve to call you mine.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My promise to you is that I will do
everything in my power to give you the best life, the deepest love, and the
greatest joy that you deserve.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Because, after all, you gave it all to me first. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Love you forever and ever,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Mommy<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00183914717287669495noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4355575550078356133.post-82791203501635780072013-09-30T14:30:00.000-05:002013-09-30T14:32:13.747-05:0011 Months and 30 years<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Rylie turned the big eleven yesterday...months that is. But you may as well have told her she was turning 30. She wasn't feeling too great about it. </div>
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<em>Momma, I don't want my picture taken right now.</em></div>
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Are you sure, sweetheart? It will only take a minute. Today is a big day! You're 11 months old now! </div>
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What did I say wrong?</div>
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Are you sad that you're already 11 months?</div>
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How about standing up and talking to daddy?</div>
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<em>Yay! It's my favorite!!</em></div>
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(Just for the record, I know her mattress needs to be moved down. She sleeps in her pack 'n' play in our room, so she only gets in her crib for picture taking...fully supervised.)</div>
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About two hours and one nap later, she was feeling a little better about the whole thing.</div>
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<em>Here's what I think about this 11 months thing...</em></div>
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You know, it's not that bad. It means your big 1 YEAR birthday party is only a month away...</div>
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<em>Oh yeah! That means my very own cake?</em></div>
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Yes, sweetheart. Your very own cake...</div>
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<em>Well, in that case, what's not to love about this whole 11-months thing?</em></div>
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So, what's going on at 11 months?</div>
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She is still loves to smile, giggle, and "talk." She's starting to get very serious at times. You can almost see the wheels turning in her head. When she's in "the zone," she won't crack a smile for anything...except her daddy.</div>
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She is doing some modified version of crawling to get where she wants to go. It's more of a cross between scooting and crawling, but it's very effective. She can follow me all over the house doing it.</div>
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She is now very independent in pulling up and cruising along the coffee table.</div>
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Just look at those long legs...</div>
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<em>Momma, I'm a big girl!!</em></div>
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I know...It makes me cry a little on the inside, but I'm so proud of everything you are learning to do!</div>
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<em>Yeah, like my pulling up trick?!</em><br />
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Yes, like your pulling up trick.<br />
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<em>Hmm...that's pretty far to reach...</em></div>
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<em>I think I'll just peel my number off instead. That's a fun trick too.</em><br />
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<em>See, Momma, I got it off all in once piece.</em></div>
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<em>Yay!! Momma helped me reach!</em><br />
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<em>Hehe! Try to catch me now!!</em></div>
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She still loves to laugh, smile, babble, and imitate annoying sounds that her daddy teaches her. It's funny until you have to listen to the same sound for an hour straight in Target. ;)</div>
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<em>ANOTHER photo shoot, Momma??</em></div>
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Yep, it's that time again. Another birthday!!<br />
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<em>How about a little wave?</em></div>
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<em>And how 'bout this? They need to know I'm still practicing hard on my crawling skills.</em></div>
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<em>And they should also know that my feet are near the top of the list of my favorite toys.</em></div>
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<em>Well, I think that's all I've got, Momma. I'm fresh out of new material.</em></div>
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<em>Now, I can do that!!</em></div>
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<em>BYYYEEE!!! See ya next month!!!</em></div>
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She still loves to play, squeal, laugh, read, and babble.</div>
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She can entertain herself on the floor for a long time while sitting playing with toys.</div>
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She has started to scoot short distances on her bottom to get to her toys.</div>
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Breaking news!! She is getting more comfortable on her belly and even scoots around and plays while on her belly for more than 30 seconds. This is a big accomplishment for this belly-hating girl.</div>
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She even rolls over and sleeps on her belly sometimes during the night.</div>
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She can hold her sippy cup all by herself.</div>
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She has started eating some this week. Her favorite? Prunes. Of all things...</div>
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She just finished off a big bowl (meaning probably 1/8-1/4 cup) of oatmeal and prunes mixed together. </div>
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She waves hello with both hands when she's excited to see you.</div>
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Her hair is still long and dark.</div>
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She still loves the dogs.</div>
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She is still chewing on everything and drooling a ton, but no teeth yet!</div>
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She has been going to bed around 8 this week. </div>
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She still wakes up 1-2 times per night.</div>
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She takes a long nap most afternoons.</div>
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She weighs 18lbs. 1oz.</div>
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She is 27.5 inches long.</div>
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She wears size 3 diapers.</div>
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She is wearing her first pair of 12 month pjs right now. Double digits. How did that happen? They fit her perfectly.</div>
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<em>It's my birthday again, Momma? </em></div>
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Yep, you get to have one every month!</div>
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<em>Yay!</em></div>
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<em>Wait a second. Doesn't that mean I should be on my 8th cake by now?</em></div>
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Maybe, but since you don't like food, you probably wouldn't like cake either.</div>
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<em>True...food is icky.</em></div>
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<em>Are you sure, Momma? Cake isn't like food. Its more like...well, CAKE!</em></div>
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<em>Is that all?!?! I'm such a big girl, Momma!</em><br />
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<em>Look! I can almost crawl.</em></div>
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<em>See! Now, if I could just get my feet behind me...</em></div>
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<em>Well, that didn't work too well.</em><br />
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<em>Should I practice some more, Momma??</em></div>
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<em>Ok, folks! Stay tuned until next month! You won't be able to catch me by then!!</em></div>
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She loves to smile, giggle, squeal, and play.</div>
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She loves to sit and play with toys and look at books. </div>
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She loves to "read." If you aren't reading to her, she tries to read the books herself by babbling. </div>
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She loves to stand in her bouncer, and she can spin around and play with all the toys and stay entertained for a long time.</div>
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She still loves her baths and her bath toys.</div>
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Our pool broke while we were in Seattle, so she didn't get to swim until we went to South Carolina this week. She loved the pool. She was a little scared of the ocean. The loud waves and strong winds freaked her out a little.</div>
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Her hair is long enough for pigtails and ponytails. It was very curly in the humidity this week. She still has a section in the back that is stick- straight.</div>
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She still loves the dogs and kicks her legs super fast with excitement when they run under her when I carry her around.</div>
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She loves giving kisses and hugs, but sometimes she licks your mouth...which is probably how Ryan and I both ended up with her cold this week.</div>
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She still isn't eating much. She'll take a few bites here and there, but almost always ends up gagging and sometimes vomiting. But as you can see, it hasn't hindered her growth at all ;).</div>
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She is still in size 3 diapers.</div>
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Size 9 month clothes.</div>
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I can't believe her next size will be 12 months and it's coming fast. Her 9 month sleepers are going to be too short in a few weeks, I'm afraid. Where does time go?</div>
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She is still drooling and chewing on everything, but has no teeth yet. I had a dream the other night that we woke up and she had 4 lower teeth. But it was just a dream.</div>
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She is back to waking up twice a night most nights...Usually between 12 and 1am, and again between 4 and 5am. She goes to bed by 8:30 most nights, but tonight she was out by 7:45.</div>
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She still loves to sleep with her hands behind her head. She occasionally rolls herself on her side to sleep too. </div>
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She loves other kids and had tons of fun with her cousins this weekend. She loves giving Clara kisses and chewed on her sunglasses for a while too. Cora wasn't too sure about Rylie, but they played with toys on the floor for a bit. </div>
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She will be meeting some new friends this week at a new "school." And she will have visit from Nonny and Pop Pop all the way from Alabama!</div>
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Since my last post, we have been to Seattle and back. We had a great trip overall. We didn't have as much time for sight-seeing as I had hoped, but we are very proud that Ryan was a part of such a big event for student engineers. Plus, it gave us just enough of a taste of the Pacific Northwest that we MUST go back to do some more exploring! Beautiful only begins to describe what we saw.</div>
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Rylie didn't bat an eye at the fact that we were soaring over the landscape in a little puddle-jumper they called a plane.</div>
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Rylie is 7 whole months old today. She has had another great month and is learning and growing so fast these days.</div>
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<em>Momma, I didn't brush my hair after my bath last night. I was too tired. Do I look okay?</em></div>
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She still loves to smile, laugh, and squeal.</div>
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She's now a pro at sitting.</div>
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She loves to stand in her little bouncer and now uses her feet and arms to spin the seat all the way around.</div>
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She still loves the water. Since she can sit unsupported, she is now taking baths in her bath tub.</div>
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She loves the dogs. She chirps like a bird to speak to them (<a href="http://ryanandmelissawood.blogspot.com/2013/05/how-to-speak-dog.html">see last post</a>).</div>
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She has tried lots of foods. At this point, I let her taste a lot of my food with her tongue. If she doesn't make an icky face, I'll puree a little and let her try it with a spoon. That almost never happens. </div>
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She makes an icky face at everything except spinach and water. Maybe she'll be a salad girl like her momma. Or maybe she's holding out for chocolate chip cookies, my other favorite...</div>
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Oh, and she loves frozen bananas.</div>
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We recently had to put away nearly all of her 6 month clothes and move on to 9 months. I squeezed her in a 6 month sleeper last night because all of her pj's were either packed or in the laundry. The sleeves were barely long enough to cover her elbows and her feet were about to pop out of the footies. How did that happen?</div>
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Last night, she slept from 7:30 until 5:30 this morning. 10 hours! </div>
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She still loves to sleep with her hands behind her head. She is doing it right now. I should be using her nap time to finish packing as we are headed to Seattle in a few hours!</div>
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This is a tutorial from Rylie on how to speak dog.</div>
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I mean bird.</div>
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Let me put it this way: Rylie has started communicating with the dogs by chirping like a bird.</div>
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She's still working on teaching them their manners. Before long, we'll be calling her the dog whisperer.</div>
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I have never been the type to want a bunch of attention drawn to me in public. I dress in simple clothes. I speak when I need to, but I'm not one to strike up a conversation with a perfect stranger. I leave people alone and they leave me alone.</div>
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Well, at least that's the way it was until Rylie came along. People are drawn to her, and since I'm usually the one with her, that means I have to talk to people. Yes, even perfect strangers. </div>
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I had an old lady chase me down at the grocery store so she could get a closer look at Rylie. And no, I'm not exaggerating when I say "chase." She almost ran. We have people come up to our table at restaurants every time we go out to eat. We have spouses getting in competitions with each other to see who can make her smile first. It's crazy! </div>
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Maybe He is teaching me something through her. How to be a more social person. Or how to bring a smile to a stranger's face. Or that it's okay to walk up to a perfect stranger and pay them a compliment, even if it's about their cute baby. Or maybe He just wanted a good laugh.</div>
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In any case, I am always happy that Rylie brings so many smiles to the faces of perfect strangers. I am happy that she brightens the day for more than just myself. God has given this world a gift. How He entrusted such a special gift into my hands is beyond what I can comprehend, but I am so grateful to be a part of it. </div>
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Our sweet girl is the big 1/2. 6 whole months old. This post is a day late, but she had her 6 month check up today, so I have her current stats for you today.</div>
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<em>Another photo shoot, mom?</em></div>
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<em>Momma! Are you seeing this?!?! No hands!! and no Bobby pillow to catch me!</em></div>
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A little repositioning and we were ready for round 2. Well, almost.</div>
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Me: Ahem. Sweetheart? I hate to interrupt your break, but we have a photo shoot to finish here.</div>
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So, what is happening at 6 months?</div>
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She is still loving to smile, laugh, and squeal, especially with her daddy.</div>
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He doesn't stand a chance.</div>
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She can sit briefly unsupported, but eventually topples over backwards every time.</div>
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She can roll front-to-back and back-to-front. The fact that she only chooses to do so once every other week is another story.</div>
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She still loves to stand.</div>
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She still loves to "swim" in the big tub. And splash water all the way up the walls. </div>
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Her hair is still dark and growing long. It is wavy/curly on top and stick-straight in the back.</div>
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She is starting to love the dogs. She laughs when they come close to her. She likes to pet Copper when he lays next to her.</div>
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She went on her first walk in the stroller without the car seat attached and loved it.</div>
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She can sit up like a big girl in the cart at Walmart. </div>
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She can also sit in the high chairs at restaurants. </div>
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In addition to the foods she tried last time, she has tried squash, avocado, green beans, and baby oatmeal. </div>
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She hates them all.</div>
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First, she makes a terribly icky face, then gags. Yes, she actually gags. </div>
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Poor girl. She must have inherited my aversion to any foods with a snotty texture (oatmeal, yogurt, etc). That's pretty much all she gets to eat right now. Different flavored snot.</div>
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She is still drooling...</div>
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No, she doesn't have any teeth yet.</div>
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She weighs 16 lbs 8 oz. Babies typically double their weight by 6 months. She almost hit that one right on the nose! (Her birth weight was 8 lbs 2 oz).</div>
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She is 26.25 inches tall.</div>
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She wears size 2 diapers.</div>
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She wears size 6 month clothes and is starting to wear some 6-9 month and 9 month clothes.</div>
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She still goes to bed around 7:30 and wakes twice during the night.</div>
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She loves to sleep with her hands behind her head.</div>
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Don't you just want to kiss those little cheeks? Or pinch 'em? Then kiss 'em again? </div>
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It's been a long time since the last running update (or any update for that matter). I thought I'd share a little of the progress made over the past six months since my first postpartum workout. You can read about that first 30 minutes on the treadmill <a href="http://ryanandmelissawood.blogspot.com/2012/11/getting-back-into-it.html">here</a>.</div>
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I haven't devoted as much time as I would like to my training, but somehow, snuggling a baby always pulls rank over running on the treadmill at 5am. Despite having a disjointed and sometimes dysfunctional training schedule, I have somehow managed to semi-train for a full marathon and a 200-mile relay.</div>
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I say "semi-train" because while I have eeked out just enough miles to make it through these races, I haven't had enough high-quality training to actually excel in these races.</div>
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I made it to the end of the Southern Indiana Classic Marathon on April 6th even though I wanted nothing more than to hitchhike a ride to the end by mile 16...then had to run 10.2 more miles...</div>
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Well, I actually walked most of the last 3 miles, but I made it.</div>
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My friend, Laura in the picture above won 3rd female overall. She has a 10-month old baby girl. I wonder if I could be that speedy in 4 more months.</div>
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But in any case, I have made progress. The picture on the left is my workout from 10 days postpartum. Barely 1.5 miles in 30 minutes. On the right is my workout from today. 7 miles in 1 hour and I played with the incline a bunch through the run so my elevation gain was 1099ft.<br />
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Below is a picture of Rylie sleeping through my workout at 10 days old. On the right, is her playing through the first 30 minutes of my run today. She dozed off during the last half of the run. <br />
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Next week I will be running a 200-mile relay with 5 teammates. We each will run 6 legs of the race. My total mileage will be just over 33 miles. It will be an adventure and a challenge, but it is what waits for me at the finish line that keeps me motivated through every run.</div>
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Rylie was pretty excited that we all got dressed up for church this morning.</div>
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She may not look like it...This is just her poker face.</div>
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That's more like it. Our little goofball...</div>
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<em>Just call me Pebbles!!</em></div>
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She is smiling, laughing, and starting to get really playful.</div>
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I used to think the cutest sound in the world was her giggle.</div>
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<em>IIIiiiii!!!!!</em></div>
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I cannot believe how much she has grown...</div>
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<em>Ready, Mom? See, I'm 4 months old.. It says it right here.</em></div>
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<em>Should I hold something up? Like a flag, or a torch or something to look important.</em><br />
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<em>*giggles* Momma, you're gonna make me blush.</em></div>
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<em>Ok, seriously, how's this?</em></div>
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Yes honey, you look just like the Statue of Liberty. Let me go find your torch.</div>
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<em>*giggles* Stop, Momma! You're killin' me! *giggles*</em></div>
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<em>But seriously, I could hold it right here. Wouldn't that be great?!?</em></div>
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When she's not trying to pose or laughing until her sides hurt, she is trying to sit up. So, we had to do a few pictures of her sitting like a big girl.</div>
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<em>It's easy, really. This stuff is for babies.</em></div>
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<em>Oh wait, you mean I should wait until I'm 6 months old to do this?? Well, we can fix that. I'll just take my 4 month sticker off.</em><br />
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She is cooing and babbling a lot.</div>
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She is still waking twice on most nights, but her bedtime has moved from 9-10pm to 7-8pm. Daycare must be quite strenuous.</div>
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Her hair is getting long. It has thinned in some areas, but the rest of her hair is so long that you don't notice the thinned areas much.</div>
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She is in full drool stage. I remember in my child development book in nursing school at 4 months it said, "Drooling starts." It never said when it stops. This should be fun.</div>
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I moved her up to size 2 diapers at home. She still has some size 1's at daycare that she can still use for a little longer.</div>
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She is starting to act shy around strangers...and around the baby that lives in every mirror in our house.</div>
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She has the most beautiful big brown eyes with looong eyelashes. I'm a little jealous.</div>
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Complete strangers still feel the need to come say hi to her and comment on her hair and dashing good looks. I think it's starting to go to her head. </div>
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As promised yesterday, here is the complete 3 month post with more of Rylie's photo shoot.</div>
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When I took her off the quilt and put her on the Boppy for more pictures, she kind of lost focus...</div>
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<em>Look how long my tongue is, Mommy!!</em></div>
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<em>*Giggles* Wait, wait...no, seriously, I got this...*more giggles*</em></div>
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And there she went again, sticking her tongue out at the camera.</div>
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<em>Ok, ok, Momma. Can't a girl have some fun? Let me just fix my hair a little...</em> </div>
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<em>Ta da!! See, I totally got this, Momma.</em></div>
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<em>I can even smile <strong>and </strong>stick out my tongue and still look cute!</em></div>
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<em>Daddy!!!</em></div>
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<em>Daddy, you should have seen me!! First I was like..</em></div>
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<em>Are you proud of me, Daddy??</em></div>
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After making googly eyes at her Daddy for a few minutes, she pulled it back together for one more good smile for the camera!</div>
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She loves to "talk" and even talks to inanimate objects like the ceiling fan.</div>
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She loves listening to music and even dances by waving her arms and kicking her legs.</div>
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She is doing very well in daycare. She loves watching her little "friends," and all of her teachers just love her.</div>
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We can't take her anywhere without complete strangers stopping us to comment on how beautiful she is.</div>
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Tomorrow, Rylie will be 3 months old.</div>
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It may appear as though we are confused about the season. Her outfit suggests it's a bit closer to spring, but its the only outfit she had that has the same green as in her 3 month sticker.</div>
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We also had to try on some new shoes from Nonny. She'll grow into them by memorial day.</div>
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Did you notice how her bow migrated to the other side of her head?</div>
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<em>You mean this bow, Mommy?</em></div>
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Somehow, I always post about the time Rylie spends on her tummy. It only takes up about 0.5% of her entire day, but for some reason, she uses that time to do some cool stuff.</div>
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And so is the fact that my almost-three-month-old daughter is well on her way to beating me in a push up contest. </div>
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I suited Rylie up in her Under Armour attire. I was so excited she could finally wear her first running outfit, and even though it was too warm for a jacket, I put on my Under Armour jacket so we could match for a little while anyway.<br />
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Ryan was somewhere in a pit or swamp or something hunting for ducks and geese, so I had to do the ol' iPhone picture in the mirror trick. Unfortunately, Rylie laid her head down to snuggle just as I took the picture, so you can't see the logo on her shirt, but I didn't mind a little extra snuggle time.</div>
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The best part of her outfit is the pants. They kind of feel like the sweat-wicking material...you know, just in case Rylie jumps out of the stroller and decides to work up a good sweat. They also have the wide waist band and a little flare at the bottom. I need to get some as cool as hers. Here is an attempt to zoom in on her pants. You can kinda see the logo on her hip in this one.</div>
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This post is called "An Attempted Run" because as soon as we got to the park, that overcast sky opened up, and it's been raining ever since. With the nice temperatures, I would have just run in the rain anyway, but I didn't think that would be very kind to Rylie. So, we headed home, and I hopped on the treadmill for exactly 10 minutes before I got bored and decided I would save my energy for my 8 mile long run tomorrow morning. </div>
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She also got her first band aides at her check up.<br />
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Rylie is two months old today. I cannot believe another month has gone by since our sweet little girl came into this world. </div>
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<em>Are you ready for me, Mom? </em><br />
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<em>Yay!!</em></div>
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<em>Please stop, you're cracking me up!!</em></div>
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After a few shots on her pretty quilt, I wanted to get a few with the Boppy pillow so I could compare exactly how much she has grown in the past month.</div>
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<em>Really, Mom. We have to do this all over again. Can't you see I was amazing in the first set?</em></div>
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<em>Alright, if I must. Woo hoo...Yippee...</em></div>
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<em>Wait. This is kinda fun.</em></div>
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<em>How's this, Mom?</em></div>
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<em>Yep, who can resist this smile?</em></div>
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<em>That's a wrap!</em> </div>
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Here is the side-by-side with month 1 and 2.</div>
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It looks like she has grown 4 inches taller. I think she got her daddy's genes in the height department.</div>
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So, besides growing like a weed, what else is going on this month?</div>
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She is more alert. </div>
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She coos and "talks" when you talk to her.</div>
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She is starting to laugh a little here and there.</div>
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She loves to smile.</div>
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She is still sleeping well at night. Her longest stretch has been almost 8 hours, but she usually sleeps about 6 hours, eats, then goes back to sleep for another 3 hours or so.</div>
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She naps off and on through the day. Some days, she takes really long naps (about 3 hours). Other days, she takes short (30 minutes-1 hour) naps.</div>
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She is starting to take interest in toys, especially ones that hang above her head. She is starting to reach for them and sometimes grasp them.</div>
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She loves listening to music, especially the songs from her "Back to sleep" bear from Great-Grandma Puckett. The songs have more of a classical sound (with stringed instruments and such).</div>
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She seems to be right hand-dominant. She reaches and grasps with that hand the most.</div>
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She loves going for a "swim" in the jacuzzi bathtub.</div>
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She still loves getting her hair washed.</div>
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She still loves to snuggle after eating. She still loves to lay on Daddy's chest.</div>
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She is a great traveler. She has been on three 7.5 hour car trips and took it like a champ.</div>
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She still doesn't like tummy time. She occasionally rolls to her back to escape it...or just buries her face and cries.</div>
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Her hair is still getting longer and even a little thicker, but most parents as well as our pediatrician say babies' hair tends to start falling out between 3-4 months, so next month may be another story.</div>
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Her eyes are brown but sometimes have a greenish tint...maybe we should call them hazel.</div>
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She is getting heavier. I am guessing she's at least 11.5 pounds, if not more. We will find out next week at her check up.</div>
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She is wearing size 3 month clothing and size 1 diapers.</div>
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<a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/221/25877F158DE8B57F7F3D3EC4897E61C5.png" style="border: 0px currentColor !important;" /></a>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00183914717287669495noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4355575550078356133.post-3797114996827692942012-12-28T11:11:00.000-06:002012-12-28T11:11:10.242-06:00Gatlinburg Food and BeverageOne of my favorite parts of any vacation is the food. We made a point not to eat at any chain restaurants while we were in Gatlinburg, so everywhere we ate were places original to the area.<br />
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On our first night, we ate at a restaurant called the <a href="http://www.oldmillsquare.com/restaurant.htm">Old Mill</a> which is technically in Pigeon Forge. It boasts old fashioned southern cooking with family-style sides. I'd have to say this was one of my favorite places to eat. Between the atmosphere and the food, you really get a feel for the area. You better come hungry because every meal includes soup, salad, corn fritters, and desert in addition to your main course and sides.<br />
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Here we are at the Old Mill.<br />
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Another highlight in the Gatlinburg food world was the variety of pancake places. In case you haven't heard, I love pancakes. With a pancake joint on nearly every corner, Gatlinburg/Pigeon Forge is where I belong. </div>
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At the <a href="http://www.logcabinpancakehouse.com/">Log Cabin Pancake House</a>, we had a pretty basic breakfast. Eggs, bacon, and traditional buttermilk pancakes. It was nothing too exciting. </div>
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Here is Rylie on their front porch. She slept right through breakfast.</div>
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On our second morning, we visited <a href="http://www.flapjackspancakes.com/">Flapjack's Pancake Cabin</a>. </div>
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Now, these pancakes were something special. I think they called them cinnamon bun pancakes. I don't really care what they were called because they tasted like a slice of cinnamon heaven. <br />
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On our second night, we ate at the <a href="http://www.applewoodfarmhouserestaurant.com/">Applewood Farmhouse</a> restaurant in Pigeon Forge. The cuisine was similar to the Old Mill. It was another Southern-style restaurant. The highlight of the meal was the complementary serving of apple fritters and apple butter...yummy.</div>
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I will quickly mention the <a href="http://www.alamosteakhouse.com/">Alamo Steakhouse</a> and <a href="http://www.bennetts-bbq.com/">Bennett's Barbeque.</a> We ate at both places due to some great reviews. The food was good overall, but when it comes to steak and barbeque, we've had better.</div>
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My favorite meal was our last meal in Gatlinburg, and it was at the <a href="http://www.smoky-mtn-brewery.com/">Smoky Mountain Brewery</a>. This microbrewery and restaurant offered a variety of locally brewed beer, traditional pub foods such as wings, pizza, and burgers, and also some delicious-sounding steaks. We didn't opt to try the steak since we had just had a steak the night before. I had a delicious calzone which tasted like it had been cooked in a brick oven. Ryan had a massive burger and loved it.</div>
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We visited two wineries. We are by no means wine connoisseurs, but we did find a few good wines at at both the Mountain Valley winery and the Apple Barn Winery.</div>
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The Apple Barn had apples as big as my daughter's head.</div>
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And caramel apples big enough for my appetite...and sweet tooth.</div>
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This is only a quick overview of our food and beverage experience. I wish we could have had a few more days to try more places, but either way, I left Gatlinburg full and satisfied overall. </div>
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Be sure to scroll down to see the fun we had in the snow yesterday!</div>
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This was the fence at the side of our house. The wind caused these huge snow drifts as it accumulated. <br />
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You can see how tall it actually is here:<br />
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Excuse the running tights. I had just finished a run and these Cold Gear tights are probably the warmest item of clothing I have anyway.<br />
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We plopped Rylie right on the snow drift for a quick photo op in her first snow.<br />
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Then we headed to the back yard for snowman construction with the dogs.<br />
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After building the snowman, Copper forgot we had a new friend in the backyard and was quite shocked to see someone back there when he went outside just a few moments later.<br />
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He's usually not afraid of anything.<br />
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Frosty is his new enemy.<br />
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Finally, you cannot have this much snow and miss the opportunity for a snow angel. I plopped right down and made a beauty. <br />
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Copper destroyed it within seconds....<br />
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While going through my photos, I came across these pictures from just before we left for Gatlinburg. We didn't have internet in our cabin, so now it's catch up time!<br />
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Copper is always very interested in Rylie when she's on the floor. <br />
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I think he also likes her fluffy blankets.</div>
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<em>But mom, I want to play on the fluffy, pink blanket.</em></div>
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And so, while Rylie practiced her tummy time, Copper worked on his back time.</div>
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He's developing his ab muscles.<br />
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Or maybe he's just using his arm as a chew toy and landed on the blanket.<br />
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