Happy Halloween

My sweet little ladybug!

2 months already?

Claire had her two month check-up and is doing great.
She is
9 lbs 11 oz (30th percentile)
22 inches long (50th percentile)
and her head is 37 cm (10th percentile)

She has a tiny head.


We have been in Jackson all week visiting with friends and family and helping my mom get ready for the Holiday Blitz.
We braved the cold and rainy day today and went to see Jason's dad. Claire was all bundled up and ready to go. Her momma on the other hand wore shorts since she didn't bring anything else and wasn't prepared for the cold weather. At least Claire was prepared and ready to go!

Claire loves to smile and does it all the time.

This smile is for her Daddy who is sick and in Mobile without his girls. We love you!!

My mom and I will have a booth set up with lots of monogram gifts and goodies.
Come get your Christmas shopping on with lots of baby clothes and accesories, christmas monograms, sorority monograms, and everyday monograms. We have gifts for everyone in your family.

Claire will be modeling the latest baby monogram trends.

Go Cowboys!

When Jason got home from Oxford today, Claire was ready to cheer on the Dallas Cowboys. Jason loves the Cowboys just as much as the Rebels so he was pretty excited to see his little girl all ready for the big game today. Too bad they lost:(

Thank You Jen!!

I got the best package in the mail the other day from my super swap friend! Jen did an amazing job and it was like she knew everything I loved without even knowing me. Thank you so much for your thoughtfulness. You made my day!!

Check out the very cute pjs she sent Claire!

Chocolate Chip Cookies - my favorite
Willow Tree - I collect these and have been wanting this one
A very cute picture frame - perfect
I also got a very trendy case for my phone but I already had my phone in it and I forgot to take a picture of it.

How cool is Nurse Jen!!!! We look forward to getting to know you better and hopefully meeting you one day!! Thanks again for all the awesome goodies!!

Halloween Appliques


I have been working on some Halloween Appliques.
If you are interested check out Personally Yours Monograms for your very own Halloween onesie or t-shirt.

Look at my CUTE onesie

My dear friend, Catherine, made this adorable pumpkin onesie for Claire. So CUTE!! We love it Catherine.... Thank you so much!!!

Claire was thinking real hard about something as she wouldn't take her eyes off Jason.
Check out the double chin we have developing... we are starting to gain some weight which means the new formula is working!! Claire is doing so much better.

Now if we can get our air conditioner fixed (it went out last night) things will be perfect!!

BayFest

My wonderful mom came to Mobile this weekend to visit and babysit Claire so Jason and I could go to BayFest with some friends. Bayfest in a huge music festival in Mobile where they shut down the down town area for the weekend. We went Saturday and Sunday and had a great time. It was weird getting out of the house without Claire and I found myself calling my mom to check on her all the time, eventhough she was doing great and was being taken care of by the greatest mom ever!
We saw Chris Daughtry and he was great. We were right up by the stage but all you could hear was the music and not him. The farther back we went, the better it sounded.

We also heard some good local bands, The Blues Traveler, The Wallflowers, and Big and Rich.
What a great weekend!

This sweet little girl has developed a milk allergy... just like her momma!
When I called the doctor at the beginning of the week, she wasn't very helpful. We had already tried soy formula and it wasn't successful at all, so we decided to try enfamil gentlease that had 1/4 of the milk than regular enfamil.
No success either....


The past couple of days have been exhausting. It just breaks my heart when she lets out those screams and pulls her legs up to her chest and there is nothing you can do to help. She hasn't been able to relax which makes sleeping impossible, and we have had long hours of rocking.

Today we started a hypoallergenic formula. Let's see if this will work...

It seems to help! Claire is finally relaxed. I hope this continues.



For my mom's birthday, I decided to get a little creative and create a picture collage of Claire out of an old window.
She is just so precious!!
I think my mom liked it:) She loves Claire so much!
We can't wait to see her tomorrow when she comes back to Mobile for the weekend!!

Happy Birthday Jizzle!!

Today is my mom's birthday!
In honor of her big day, Claire and I have come up with a list of things that we love about her!
1. She is very loving.
2. She will get up with Claire in the middle of the night or early morning and feed her to let me sleep in.
3. She is very selfless.
4. She would do anything for you!
5. She is very talented and loves making things for Claire.
6. She loves her girls at Millsaps and is always there for them at every event they have.
7. She doesn't like taking credit for the amazing things she does.
8. She has been at the same job for over 20 years, and continues to work so hard. (eventhough she would love to move to Mobile and take care of Claire all day everyday)
9. She would drop everything she was doing if I needed her. (which she has done on many occasions)
10. She would do anything for her family!!
The list just goes on and on.... There really are no words that decribe how truly incredible she is. I am so blessed to have such an amazing mom and I strive everyday to be just like her. Claire is so lucky to have such a great Jizzle!!

Look who came to visit...

The Ball Family came to visit yesterday on their way back from the beach. Manze was so cute playing with our dogs. Jason would throw the ball to them, and she would start laughing and running around. I just love her!! I can't believe this is the only picture I took of them. Manze had taken all her snacks out of her bag and couldn't decide which one to eat. Oh, how I love this family. I can't wait for Claire to get a little bigger, so we can have play dates!