Trip to the pool

 

 

 

 

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Playin' in the Sprinkler!

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Our trip to the Atlanta Zoo!

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These feet are made for WALKING!

Our Libby is walking! ALL over the place! It is now a part of our lives, she doesn't crawl anymore. Life as we knew it is O.V.E.R. She took her first few steps and then within 48 hours she was like, "wait a minute, this is really cool" so here she goes! It is so funny to see it. She gets so excited and then starts to run a little bit, hands in the air and not watching where she's going. All of this combined has led to lots of mommy & daddy worrying but she's managing great. She is rarely falling while walking now, it's only when she runs and puts up her hands that she may run into the occasional wall or couch. She is becoming such a little lady, too.I mean, seriously. She has managed to turn one and then all of a sudden, it’s almost as if she’s saying, “Pardon me, but I’m a big girl now, thanks so much for the past year, but I think I’ve got it from here” – her independent streak is really apparent now. I love it but at the same time, she’s not a baby anymore! She is really into coloring on blank paper. Don’t worry, I saved her first “picture” and it is on the fridge, dated and all. She loves to eat the crayons. Also, she knows when I say “no” – she totally knows what it means. She’ll put one in her mouth, I say no and she takes it out. But then she does it all over again and again and again. Then, repeat. She is getting it though; not to mention once she finally stops putting it in her mouth and I continue to say no, she gives up, then walks over, picks up her baby doll, and stuffs the crayon in baby’s mouth. Then she pats the baby on the head and hugs her, then kisses her. HOW am I supposed to say anything about that? It makes me cry it is so sweet!!

We are still loving the pool. I had to take this picture the other day when she & I went swimming. She just looks SO big in it – sitting on the concrete, eating her puffs with her little swim shoes on. So pool time, now we have to sit in the baby pool with all the other little people. She walks around in circles and just looks at any other big girls that are in there. She loves other children who are just a little bigger than her!


Last night we went to the park and she made two new friends – she even sat on one side of the see-saw with a little 15 month old and they really started pumping their legs up and down. It was adorable! Swinging is still a fun activity that she loves at the park.





Life is good. No, life is great. I thank God daily for His blessings and for giving me such a sweet, sweet wonderful husband and baby girl!




This was taken a few weeks ago with my phone so it's very fuzzy, but I love it. They are taking a nap together! We love Saturday naps!!

She's ONE!

This was us walking on her ONE year birthday - we had balloons on her stroller for an entire week. I'm such a dork.

Crawling in the woodchips at the park!


Digging in the dirt, and the flowers. Oops.

Our little (BIG) girl has turned one. I can hardly believe it – honestly. This year has gone by incredibly fast and has been more than I ever dreamed it would be. Both Matt & I are stunned at how quickly our first year went by with our little monkey. It has been the BEST year ever and we are so very very blessed.

Libby is a mess these days. Full personality and such a sweet, sweet countenance. Some new things Libby does:

-says bye bye while waving with those teeny tiny hands
-points to the sky if you ask her where the sky is
-throws balls, but forgets to always let go so most of the time the ball goes behind her head but she “gets” the idea of what she should be doing
-walks around with her push toys nonstop
-plays in dirt, eats dirt, puts dirt in her hair, tries to put dirt in my mouth, eats dirt. Repeat.
-would rather crawl on the driveway than in the grass that we (Matt) diligently keeps beautiful for her.
-swings and laughs the whole time
-waves hello to people. Random strangers, us, anyone close enough to “speak” to, they’ll get a wave from Libby
-loves the pool. We splish splash and go to the pool at least three times a week. She is a huge fan of the water! Swimming lessons soon.
-opens any and all doors. Anywhere. And wants to see what’s inside the cabinets.
-pats me on the back as if to say “Hey Mom, you’re pretty cool”
-eats a little bit of everything. Seriously – she is a big eater. It’s more difficult to feed her because she wants big people foods – she’s over pureed, that’s for BABIES! Feeds herself, that’s the only way to really eat after all.
-gives you five on command.
-her words include: Mama (MaaaMaaaa), Daddy (Daadaaaadaa), Soccer ball (SaaaCa, SaaaCa), Five (fiiiive in a whispered voice), Bye-Bye (BaaayeeBaaayee)
-seriously gets so excited when she sees the soccer ball. Squeals with excitement and jumps up and down. Next Mia Hamm on our hands??
-this is my favorite thing-I guess I always say things like: "where is it" or "where is your hat?" and hold my hands up as if to ask "where?" and she apparently has picked this up. So the other day I asked, "where is your bow?" and she held her hands exactly as I do, and just looked up at me and shrugged. I almost CRIED it was the sweetest thing!

Us at the pier on SSI - she was doing the "where is it?" with me.

I know I’m forgetting some Libby doings and Libby-isms, but you get the idea. Our baby has changed and grown so much in just one year. It’s truly amazing!

We had two birthday parties for her – one in Atlanta and one on SSI. Both were fun and full of lovely family and friends who all came to celebrate Libby’s birthday. Thank you to all for helping make her birthday ONE to remember. We love you all.

Libby throwing and swimming

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Dinner out...

Tonight, was our three year anniversary. While we decided to keep in pretty low key, we headed out to downtown Decatur for some of our favorite food, Mexican! Here are the pics from the event.

 

 

 

 

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Double Digits!

Cannot believe our sweet thing is ten months old! It is amazing!

Libby is waving bye-bye nonstop, screaming, getting our attention any possible way that she can....as if we are ever not paying attention to her! Ha!

On Tuesday she BLEW MATT KISSES as he was backing out of the driveway. I thought he was going to slam the brakes and run up to the front door and hug and kiss her instead of going to work! SO sweet!!

She has her little walking toy that she pushes all over the house. It is so cute and full of fun gadgets, she loves it. We wonder when she'll walk because she sure is cruising on all fours at an extreme pace. She does stand for several seconds without holding onto anything.

We are going to SSI next week for several days for a mini-vacation. Can't wait to see everyone. You won't believe how big Libby is, she's just about toddler size!

Love to all.

Soccer Superstar

Hello all! I'm sorry I haven't posted any pictures lately - we have been so busy!
Libby is quickly approaching her ten month birthday. I cannot believe it! She's getting so big!
Updates on what she's doing: crawling everywhere. House is childproofed but still, she manages to get into every single thing that she can! Our indoor plants have become her digging area. And she's quick, too. Turn your head for a second and she's gone! She's standing at times for a few seconds without holding onto anything. She claps - waves bye bye and for several days now has been saying "bye bye" at the appropriate times so we know she knows what she's saying. It is adorable. She doesn't say it, she pretty much screams it, BYE BYE! All the while waving fanatically. :)
She LOVES the soccer ball. Every evening we play outside with the ball and she squeals and claps and crawls around chasing it. Matt, as you can imagine, loves this. :) It's so cute!
She can also feed herself finger foods and drink her water our of a sippy cup. Watch out world!
She is eating SO MUCH these days. I make her baby food and she is loving it!
Our Little Libby is not so little anymore, and every single day gets better and better! She is an absolute joy!

Weekend Trip to Charleston

The three of us headed to Charleston this weekend. We had an absolute blast. One of the top favorite weekends I have EVER had! The weather was amazing, our hotel was lovely and in the middle of everything, and to be with my two favorite people in the world, for two whole days was nothing short of perfect! We got in late(ish) Friday, around 7 PM, and Libby was ready to rock and roll after sleeping the entire car ride, minus about one hour. So we changed and loaded up the stroller and hit the streets. Charleston is one of our favorite cities so we were so excited to show Libby around. We walked and went to Market street, then found a great place to have dinner for the night. Got up Saturday morning and Daddy had to go do some stuff for work, so Libby and I began our day around 7:30 AM. We got up, I got a decaf tea(I still have not had any caffeine since finding out I was prego, so great to have kicked that habit), and we hit the streets. It was absolutely gorgeous!! She and I walked that morning, looked at the shops, then went to the hotel and had our breakfast. Oatmeal, bananas, and some water. I'm not kidding when I say that she stops traffic! Everyone stopped to see her, and she smiled and laughed and just giggled that precious little giggle. :) Then it was naptime from 9:30 until 11ish. She was zonked out and I laid beside her and read my book. So much fun. After the turkey woke up we went out for another stroll and found a fun place to have lunch. She ate all of her food and tasted most of mine too! After our mother/daughter lunch out, it was time to meet Daddy at the hotel. She literally shrieked with excitement! Then it was back to the streets and she napped a bit while Matt and I went to our favorite rooftop place and had a glass of wine while she was all comfy and cozy in her stroller. She is such an angel!

It's hard to explain, but something about Saturday will be forever in my memory bank of my baby girl. It was just the two of us, and I was such a proud Mommy. Being with her out of town, and spending the day with just her, ahh, something about it brings tears to my eyes still! It was just really special and such a fun bonding time. I am so thankful for her.

She did great in the car, there and back. We know her schedule so well now so it's easy to determine when it's good to be in the car and when we should let her play. Remarkably she didn't get off schedule much while we were gone.

Other Libby at Nine Months and Two Weeks News:
She's drinking water; she loves it. Out of her sippy cup and out of our cups. She loves to drink it if we put it in our straws and give her some through that. Hilarious how she opens her mouth waiting for it.
She crawls tooooo fast. And she's into everything, good and bad. Cannot be trusted alone in any rooms!

Waiting on Daddy to get home!

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The Tolers and Mimi in town

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A few more...

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Libby and Daddy

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Decatur Easter Egg Hunt

What a great weekend we had! Libby and I went to the Decatur Easter Egg hunt on Saturday morning with some neighbors. We walked to the Square and had such a great time! It was fun to see so many children and families. I loved it! Being a Mom means I get to do so many fun things now, with my very own baby. :) It is incredible. Dad had to miss it this year, but we are really looking forward to this upcoming weekend, Easter and the Masters! The Easter Bunny will be coming on Saturday night - her basket is just adorable and her dress is so sweet! I love having a Sister who owns her own children's clothing store. Libs will be very well dressed for sure!! We are going to be going to a new church on Sunday morning. I'm really excited and praying that we will soon find a church home in Atlanta.

Here are some pics from Saturday morning. Happy Easter week, everyone.