Wow! What a wonderful weekend we had!! I'll start off by saying I have to be the luckiest woman in the world when it comes to my man! Not only is he gorgeous and sexy, but he's the most considerate too!!! I should also add that he's a cooker AND a cleaner!!!!! So the best birthday weekend ever started off with Mr Hubby bringing my new car home from work ( he gets to drive it some, after all he does pay for it!) with newly tinted windows! Which is so funny, cause after me and Aubree met him for lunch friday, I called a place in bristol and had an appoitment to drop it off on monday, when I told Scott, he told me to cancel it and tell them we would call back later. So I did, and thought nothing of it. Sooo, when Scott got home friday, he told me to come outside with him, I figured he wanted me to clean my trash out of his car cause I am SO horrible about cleaning out a vehicle, so I figure he was making a point so I'd be better with the new one. I even said "you want me to get my trash out of your car huh?? I was going to but Aubree was fussing and we ran straight in so I could feed her" which was not only a good excuse, but the truth too. SO, he actually says "yes" so I follow him out and we stop at the porch steps, my new car is parked in the driveway and Scott stops and says "Happy Birthday." I'm thinking, uh, I already know about the car so whats he thinking?? So, I'm like "what?" and then I notice, the windows!!! And I can't believe I didn't notice immediately cause they sure are tinted!! So the car that already looked awesome, looks even more so. (And I will get pictures posted pronto). He had taken it that day and gotten it done!! AND, as if that wasn't enough, we still had a day planned for saturday, my actual birthday, which I knew nothing about. I was just to get up saturday and get ready. We left the house around 10am, and drove for quite a bit. Ended up having a WONDERFUL picnic at Grandfather mountain, so much awesome food, then we rode on the Blue Ridge Parkway for a bit, then ended up in Blowing Rock NC, which is one of my favorite places, we were going to Canyons for dinner. Which coincidentally, is where we "got" Aubree if you know what I mean. October 8 last year, Scott and I headed to Blowing Rock for the day, ended up staying the night, and viola! Needless to say, I love the place even more now. We walked around downtown for a bit, let Bailey play on the playground, went to Tijuana Fats for some nachos. When we got to Canyons, it was super packed so we decided to head on back and stopped in Boone NC I wanted Backyard Burger, which was just as good as a 4 course meal, AND we got to set outside. After that it took about an hour to get home. It was a wonderful day and I got to spend it with my 3 favorite people!! I still can't get over how lucky I am and want to pinch myself all the time. I have two wonderful daughters, and a man that no other could ever rival. SOmetimes it makes me sad to know I only have about 20-30 or so more years with this man (God willing).
Aubree continues to amaze me daily and is changing so quickly its alarming! Last week or so I started mouthing the word "Oh" to her, greatly exagerating my facial expressions while saying it. She's picked up on it and it's the cutest thing! She's also started "talking" more and is constantly blessing us with her chatters and singing. She's also laughing out loud now and it's the cutes thing ever!! She greets every morning with a huge smile on her face and is the happiest baby I've ever seen. She seldom cries, and if she does it's for mere seconds, and stops soon as she finds out she's not alone. I've never been around a baby with such a cheerful disposition, and anyone who spends time with her immediately considers having children! Everyone constantly tells us what a good baby we have and I fully agree! Breast feeding is still going wonderfully and I'm 100% comfortable doing it wherever little miss gets hungry, we simply pop under a blanket and go! Although, at 24 inches long, I don't know how easy it will be when she gets longer! I plan to stop at 12 months. She has been super super drooly the past couple of weeks. So bad we have to keep a bib on her. I'm hoping she isnt teething already! I can definetely wait awhile on the teeth. Not just because of breast feeding, but the pain and fussiness that goes with it. We've gotten a really good schedule down and she keeps to it as long as we're home. We wake up around 630-7 am, then it's off to school with big sis, so she goes back to sleep in the car around 8am. Usually wakes back up when we get back home around 845am. Stays up for about an hour and a half to 2 hours, then down for a 2-3 hour nap. Back up for a bit, then back to sleep around 230ish, for another hour or so. She normally stays awake off and on until bedtime, which is between 9-10 pm. She is still getting up some nights at 2-230am, then again at 4isha, then up at 6-630sih. Friday night she skipped the 2am feeding, and went straight through to 415am. I don't mind the night wakings and feedings at all actually, and will miss them even when she goes through the night. Luckily, I'm not one that has ever required lots of sleep, so if I can get 6 hours a night, even if it's broken sleep, I'm good. We let daddy sleep in the other room sometimes so he can get interrupted sleep some.
Bailey has her 10th birthday coming up the 27th!! Hard to believe my other baby is that big!! I love the age gap between them though! We're starting her celebration early, this friday actually. I'm picking her and her friend Britton, up early from school at noon, then we're heading to Gatlinburg TN, where we'll be staying in a nice cabin (www.mountaintopresorts) on Douglas Lake for the weekend. We're goign to Dollywoods Splash Country on friday afternoon and all day saturday as well. Scott and I will probably switch off days and one of us keep Aubree at the cabin. Not sure how well a 2 and a half month old would do at a water park. We have a pool in our backyard, and her toes have yet to touch the water! I believe it's to cool for one that small, and while she LOVES taking baths, I dont' want to put her in cold water since she has no idea why. They do have a heated kids area I believe so we're going to check on renting a cabana for the day and may do that. I could take a blanket and lay out for her to nap. Dont want her in the water though unless it's where I can set down and hold her. No point in getting in those germs this early! If theres a warm childrens area where I can set and hold her and splash her feet and legs she'd probably enjoy that, so we'll see!! I'm as excited as Bailey, I love water slides and haven't gotten to play in the water in a while!!!!
Posted by Beverly on Monday, September 10, 2007 at 12:04
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You ARE lucky! Geesh she's a good napper! My little guy hardly takes naps during the day anymore. If he does, it's for like 10 minutes - hard to get anything done anymore. I love that he sleeps through the night mostly, but I do enjoy when he wakes and lays in bed with me nursing. All I can see are those beady little eyes watching me and every once in a while he'll get a huge smile on his face. WOW I love those times! He'll usually have his legs propped up on my legs while he's laying there. So precious!
Comments by RMB from United States on Wednesday, September 12, 2007 at 14:23
