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Love to Hug Grandma!

A-Day

Today was Auburn's A-Day game. While Brad and I did not go, I could not pass up an opportunity to dress Paige in her adorable AU dress. We can't wait to take her to games in the fall and let her get the full gameday experience!

On a different note, this is the same dress she came home from the hospital in - what a difference 9 weeks makes!

Warrrrr Eagle!!!

Say Yes to the Dress

Since I have been staying home I have started watching a lot more TV. I like to have it on just for the noise during the day and I like to have something to watch while feeding Little P. During my first week by myself I decided I needed to start taping a bunch of new shows ("Bang for Your Buck", "Curb Appeal: the Whole Block", "Tough as Nails", "Selling New York", and "Say Yes to the Dress") to try out, old ones would do too ("House Hunters", "House Hunters International", "Friends"), as long as I didn't have to watch commercials.

My favorite has got to be "Say Yes to the Dress". Has anyone seen this show? It a 30 min. show on TLC showing girls picking out their wedding dresses from New York City's acclaimed Kleinfelds. I love seeing all of the expensive dresses - the most expensive dress I have seen so far is $24,000 - yes, $24,000. Now, the family did not buy it for $24,000. They got the sample dress for just over $13,000. How crazy is that??? $24,000 for a wedding dress?!? Shoot, $13,000 is crazy too!!

No show comes without drama and this one has its fair share. You get to see the controlling moms, girls that bring their fiancee's (I am too traditional for this), and "rollercoaster ride" of being a consultant (2 have gotten fired - oh so exciting).

The whole thing makes me want to start saving for Paige's wedding dress right now. I would love to take her to Kleinfelds when it is time for her to get married. Yes, I am the crazy mom who has already started thinking about her daughter's wedding. In fact, I started thinking about it before she was born. When we were deciding on a name I thought about how it would look on a wedding program. If I didn't think it would look good then the name did not make the cut - ha!

I don't think either of us can resist this sweet little thing!

2 months

Paige, you are 2 months old!

• You continue to grow like a weed! You weigh 10 lbs, 9 oz and are just over 22 inches long. According to the doctor this is smack-dab average. We love your chubby little cheeks and chubby little belly. You are wearing size 1 diapers and have grown in to 0-3 month clothes.
• Overall you are a very happy baby. You are not a fan of Sundays (not sure why, but that is ok). You love to smile and we love to see those smiles!!
• You still do not have much hair. The little bit you have is a darker brown on top and lighter brown in back. Your eyes are still gray/blue. I am expecting them to change because my eyes are brown and Daddy's are hazel, but with that being said, who knows what color they will be.
• You don't mind having your diaper changed now (it was a pretty traumatic experience before, or so you thought). I think you actually enjoy it because it gives you a chance to lay on your back and kick around. You have also started grabbing on to things, especially shirt collars or my hair. I have a feeling necklaces and earrings may be next.
• You are sleeping longer and longer throughout the night. We still don't have an exact schedule or set number of hours you are sleeping. But, you have slept 8 hours a couple of nights! Momma and Daddy thank you!
• Some of your "first" experiences this month included - your first road trip (to Huntsville to meet Momma and Nanny's friends and family), first time to church (you did great), first trip across the bay, first time to small group Bible study, and first visit with friends (the Eckley's).
• One of your favorite ways to be held is upright, looking over someone's shoulder standing up. You love to look around and don't want to miss anything. You normally like a little bounce while we are standing around.
• We are starting to get out more. We try to take you out to eat at least once a week. It has gotten easier with each trip out. So far, the Mexican restaurant and Cracker Barrel are our favorites. Riding in the car started out kind of rocky but has gotten better with time. You like it when we drive fast and don't really like it when the car stops (so stop lights/signs and traffic are not our friends).

I am amazed at how much you have changed and how each day it seems like you have learned something new and have become a little more independent. We love you Little P and I can't wait to see what this month has in store!

Finding Time

I feel like my time at home with Paige is flying by! I wasn't sure how I would like staying home and I didn't know if I would actually get things done, but I have enjoyed it and have been amazed at how much I actually get done.

Now, with that being said, there are days that I get nothing done - partially my fault (when I don't want to put Paige down) and partially Paige's fault (when Paige won't let me put her down).

Here is the question - how do you find time for exercise? I had all these plans of getting on the treadmill, doing sit-ups, or going on walks and haven't found time to do any. I mean really, how hard is it to find time to do sit-ups? Right now my "exercise" mainly consists of walking and bouncing Paige around the house. Real exercise, i.e. the treadmill is going to have to happen when I go back to work (that is what lunch is for). On a happy note, I have lost most of my Paige-weight and have about 6 lbs to go.

Any suggestions for getting a little bit of exercise in our day??

Now, no post is complete without a few pictures of Paige...

Photo Shoot

One of our favorite things to do is have what we call photo shoots. That is where we pose Paige and take a lot of pictures. We normally get carried away and take way too many. Here are a few from one of the latest shoots.

Madi couldn't help but join in the fun.

Slumber Party

You could say Paige had her first slumber party a few weeks ago! Her new friend Kate came to visit. Really, our awesome friends, the Eckleys, stopped by for a visit a few weeks ago (I know, I am way behind!). They were on their way to New Orleans for a conference and stayed with us for a night on their way. They are always so sweet to visit!! Check out their blog for more details on the visit and for more pictures.

Matt, Paige and Emily

Matt and Paige

Me and their daughter, Kate. She is a sweety - I could just eat her up!!! I just love all of her hair (especially compared to our sweet little one with very little hair)!

LeeAnn holding Katerine LeeAnn and Emily holding Emily Paige.

Yes, you read that right, and no we didn't name our daughters after each other, that is just how it turned out (grandparents and greatgrandparents were involved in each of the names).

Kate, Paige and Ben.

Ben is always so sweet and is an awesome big brother to Kate!

Matt and Emily - we always love your visits and they mean so much to us! You are such special friends and we treasure your friendship. I love how we don't miss a beat even though we live 5 hours apart and don't get to see each other nearly enough! Thank you for visiting and please come back soon!