Showing posts with label Nancy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Nancy. Show all posts

Wednesday, December 30, 2015

Nancy | 8 Months


Mommy's angel,

You turned 8 months old on Christmas Eve. I put you in Auntie Hope's dress that she wore over Christmas exactly 25 years ago! Your Mimi even smocked the collar! It was a really special to see you crawling around in it. It's a bit shorter than the dresses you have because Mimi said that was "the style." That was a definite perk for you in terms of crawling speed. :) Everyone is smitten over you. I have your Nana and Fanta in love with snapchat because I send them videos all day of you doing menial little things. The littlest things you do happen to be the sweetest, most treasured moments to us. I'm so thankful to spend my days filled with you. Daddy and I live for your smiles and giggles. You are so beautiful, and it's still hard to believe you're ours.

God loves you, and so do I!

Love,
Mommy

 Christmas 1990 in the same dress you're wearing!

Walk & Ride |  Moccs
I bought this little car/walker combo secondhand for you. For some reason, when you're on it, you look so much bigger to me! 

Beach Baby ExerSaucer
 Here you are being a cutie watching Daddy mow the backyard (or "back gah-den" as he calls it). He's been working really hard on it for you. The new grass patch right in font of you used to be the home to tall, overgrown shrubs, and Daddy is in the process of clearing out the remaining shrubs in the back too! He actually just built steps off of our patio. He said that you would like being able to run in and out of the house that way a lot more...straight onto the grass! He also wants to build a little swing set for you, but that will come after he finishes some other yard things first. :)

 We had an impromptu dinner date with your GrandMimi and Chief at the Original Pancake House. You are now a fan of pancakes! Your #1 favorite food though? It's a toss up between sweet potatoes and apples. You also love avocados.

Rock on, baby girl! (But you've also been trying to mimic my "I love you" sign. ;)) This is the makeshift fence/gate we've made to keep you in the playroom (though you've managed to be adventurous and escape twice). 

 Daddy requested that I buy bubble bath for you. He loves giving you baths while I make dinner. This picture of your big blue eyes (and new teeth) pierces me! This month you doubled your tooth count from 2 to 4!!! I can't believe you have your four front teeth. My baby is growing up!


 Crib Sheet | Pajamas | Taggie
You randomly decided that this was the month that you were going to sleep 12 hours straight. You go to bed around 7:30ish and wake up around 7:30ish. I knew you could and would sleep those 12 hours on your own when you were ready! Oh, and you still love sleeping with your booty in the air. I love it.

Ergo 360
 We still love snuggling. I think between your Daddy and I sharing touch as our #1 love language, we'll surely pass the same along to you. :)

Nancypie, you love your pups. You love to play with them, you love to watch them playing, you even smile and nose scrunch at Tina when she comes in the room sometimes. Speaking of nose scrunches, Auntie Hope says that's what your love language is: nose scrunches. It's so dang cute.


What else?
  • This month you learned how to lower yourself down. Last month, you would cry for help because you felt "stuck" once you pulled up. Now, you're up, down, and all around everywhere. 
  • You're "crusing" around the furniture too. Slowly but surely. 
  • You say "mama" and that's all for now. :) We have been trying desperately to get you to say "dada" this month, but we're still waiting. You are signing "milk" now! And still waving...but only when you feel like it. You really mimic my hand motions, and I know soon your signing back will be exploding. Daddy likes learning the signs too and thinks it's really cool that we're teaching you that. (Did I mention how much I love your Daddy? He's the best. He's so supportive of the mommy I am, and he works so hard for our family.)
  • You have this little girly sounding "aaa!" bark/exclamation that you do sometimes for various reasons. You yell it it at the dogs when they're barking, you yell it when something loud (e.g. the tub faucet, the disposal) is on and you want to compete with the sound, you yell it when you want me to yell something silly back, and you yell it when Mimi lets you crawl into her shower with the metal rattle to make loud echoes. 
  • At night after your nurse, you've been loving Daddy putting you to sleep instead of mommy. It melts me. You two are so sweet together.
  • Daddy is ready to give you a brother or sister. Mommy is not ready. (But I do think it's really cute and endearing that Daddy is.)


Lots of merriness this month....
Other 8 Month Memories:
Your 1st Thanksgiving
Picking Out Our Christmas Tree
Meeting Santa (NOT a fan!)
Our Christmas Card
Our Family Photos
A Very Merry Weekend
Your 1st Christmas

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Tuesday, December 29, 2015

Christmas 2015

When people say that Christmas is even more fun when you have kids, it's every bit of true and more. Having Nancy around this Christmas heightened our joy, celebration, and love throughout the season. I hear (and believe) that it only gets better!!! Don't mind me while I post oh-so-many photos documenting our first Christmas as Mommy and Daddy.

 We started the evening at cocktail hour with our extended family. This event was clearly right up Nancy's alley.

We enjoyed Moscow Mules (thanks Jane!!!), and then headed back to my mom's for a small family dinner. 

 Mimi and her best girl. The way they love each other is so dear to me!

 Nancy with her Mimi and her great-grandparents. I just can't handle Nancy and Chief looking at each other in this picture.

My forever lovah

 How he wanted this picture to go. | How I wanted this picture to go.

 My family exchanges a lot of gifts on Christmas Eve and leaves the morning for the kiddos and Santa. I like that little tradition.

 My mom gave my mimi a sweet notecard set of quotes about parenthood and family. I loved this one. And my Mimi's made-from-scratch ginger cookie on the left? Each Thanksgiving and/or Christmas, my cousins and I consume about 9350125 of these. 

 Epitome of gift opening this year: yum!

Nancy's first soccer ball! (Or maybe Daddy will have her calling it a football?) I don't know who was more excited: Nancy or Tina?

Tasting everything with those 4 new teeth!

 My whole heart for my whole life!

"You guysssss stopppppp!" (And, hey, top teethies!)

"Is this how it works, Mom?"

The biggest present was for the littlest Pie!

Car: Pink; Blue (on sale) | Plaid Flannel Pajamas (similar) | Hanna Andersson PJs - SOLD OUT (I know you're jealous. ;))
Nancy got a pink pushcar! (Complete with three cupholders and storage in the hood. Woo!) I forsee many family walks in the future with this thang!

Judgin' while she's rollin'.

Straight up chilling. I kept sitting her up and she would purposely slouch back down and put her feet up like this every. single. time. I can't! 

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Friday, December 18, 2015

Friday Favorites

ONE | SLOW COOKER HOT CHOCOLATE
I made slow cooker hot chocolate for our life group last night thanks to Shay's wayyyyy too amazing for words recipe. So. Darn. Good. And the smell that was lingering around the house...oh my word! I'm glad that turned out well because I wound up burning the chocolate peppermint cookies in the meantime. They were slice and bake. Go figure. :)

Wreath | Mugs
Holiday Home Tour Part 1

TWO | A CHRISTMAS PIE
My sweet blogging friend, Brenda, sent this surprise in the mail. I was wondering what was from Target when it arrived on my doorstep! (Thanks Brenda! We love you!!!) Pie looks precious rocking this girly tee for her first Christmas! And in true #momprobs form, I couldn't chose a favorite picture because I love them all. 

Shirt {kids clothing is buy 1 get one 50% off!} | Waffle Knit Leggings | Moccs

THREE | [UN]DIAPER BAG
I'm so glad y'all loved my [un]diaper bag post and details yesterday! It kind of made me want to buy it again in another color, but that's just unnecessary. :)

Read the original post here!

FOUR | NATIVITY
I love watching little Nancypie play with her Fisher Price Nativity. I hope to candidly document this little scene through the years as she grows and learns the true meaning of Christmas.

Fisher Price Nativity | Rug

FIVE | GLITTER
If you've been around these parts for a while, you know I love Dress Your Tech to keep my desktop background fresh and exciting. Well, this week they put out...sequins and glitter. I chose the below number for bringing in the new year (though these gold sequins were a close second).

via Design Love Fest

P.S. Can you believe next Friday is CHRISTMAS?! YAY!!!!! 

FRIDAY means I'm linking up with...5 on Friday:  DarciAprilChristina, + Natasha | Friday Favorites: A Little Bit of EverythingMomfessionals, + Grace and Love | Oh Hey, Friday: September Farm + The Farmer's Wife

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Wednesday, December 16, 2015

Our Family Photos 2015

The same day we took family pictures in Nancy's nursery, our sweet friend, Cameron, snapped a few pictures for our Christmas card. We did both shoots super quickly during Marky's lunch break. (It sure is nice to have him work a hop skip and a jump from home!) Here are some favorites from our Christmas card photo session. My favorite part is that they were taken in our backyard that Mark has been working so hard on lately!






 The pick for our 2015 Christmas Card!




 Her blue eyes pierce me!

 Judging Tina



It is so nice to have these images captured in our new home. We are thrilled to have laid our roots down in Charlotte for good. It's a wonderful place to raise a family, and I am thankful that we will be able to look back on photos of the beginning of growing our little family in this city for years upon years to come...

All images by Cameron Faye Photography


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