Dancing with Daddy

Noah loves making Allie dance. This has become a daily event at our house. Allie likes it too it normally ends with her cracking up. I tried to sneak a video sorry it is kinda dark...



Allie is now finding her thumbs on a very regular basis. She doesn't seem to prefer them over the passy... She has several thumb sucking options...

Here is the peace sign
The hook around the noseSwitch hands and suck on the fingers

and the full hand flare out

You gotta do whatever it takes to get those teefers to stop hurting!

The happenings as of late...

In the last several weeks Allie has really started teething and this has made our house a little less than pleasant home to be in. Allie has been a lot more fussy than normal and well after day 3 of the random crying cause her teeth hurt I thought I needed to document the event. I must preface these pictures by sayin that Noah was holding her and trying to console her I wasn't just snapping pictures with her fending for herself. I feel so helpless in this time but she does make some pretty funny faces when she gets upset. She has mastered the bottom lip stuck out and that is pretty much all it takes to melt her daddy's heart and he is ready to give her whatever she needs to be happy again... I tried to capture this event but it moves into crying so fast it is hard to catch... this is the best I could do.

then the crying begins...

followed by a full body cry accompanied by flailing arms...

and then finally into full on screaming...

oh I am sure this is only the beginning of the teething stage. Poor Allie Grace I hope your teeth feel better soon.

When her teeth are not hurting Allie loves playing in her excersaucer. She amazes me how she has already figured out how to spin the toys and shake the rattle. She will do one with each hand and gets them going really fast then she cracks up because she is so happy with herself. Your getting to be such a big girl!


This week Allie has started sitting up without assistance. She will sit for 10-20 seconds before falling to one side or the other. Just tonight she sat for a while longer... Soon and very soon she will be sitting up for however long she wants... oh baby girl it is all going so fast.

The last couple days (before today) it has been nice outside, Sunny and in the high 40's so we decided to seize the opportunity to take Cubbie on a mini walk. Allie likes getting all bundled up and going for a walk... it is one of the few things (besides a bath) that calms her when her teeth hurt.

Now that Cubbie got his hair cut he can't stand to walk in the cold for very long so inevitably he ends up in the stroller with Allie on our way back... she doesn't seem to mind.
My happy girl... we did a little photo shoot during tummy time the other day.

Today I looked out the window only to see HUGE flurries coming down. This was technically Allie's first snow since we were in Florida during the first snow of the year so we had to get bundled up and go experience it. She was very interested in this new phenomenon.

She would just stare at it...

but I eventually got a smile out of her

Getting Crafty

Noah got me a nice sewing machine for Christmas and I had been dieing to think of something fun to make with it. As most of you know my friend Celeste is having a baby boy (Cannan) in March. On a side note Allie can't wait to have another baby around :)!! Anyways while I was in Florida for Christmas I was trying to think of something fun I could make Celeste and Cannan and after talking to my other super crafty friend Kim we decided that together we could figure out how to make baby bedding. How hard could it be right? So Kim and I had a blast going to JoAnn's, picking out fabric and then spending a couple of days working on our new masterpiece. We were SO thrilled how it turned out we couldn't wait to give it to Celeste. I think she liked it too...

PS...her nursery theme is birds...



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So now I am getting addicted to my sewing machine... yesterday I decided to make a fun toy for Allie. She is teething SO bad and loves putting things in her mouth so what better to make then a soft block that has LOTS of things to chew on :) She loves it! And yes I even monogrammed the A on it!



Now what can I make today?...

The many adventures of Gracie

Allie got a stuffed doll in her stocking at Nana's house named Gracie. She is about at the age where it is time to introduce a "lovie" something that she can bond with and use as a "security blanket" for lack of a better term. I thought I had a little snugly bunny that would serve this purpose but Allie decided that Gracie is going to be her lovie. Since the week she got it she loves this doll. She loves chewing on her pigtails, her hand, whatever. She will not sit in her exersaucer unless Gracie sits in there with her. I have Nana on the hunt for backup Gracies in case I need them in the future :)
Gracie likes posing for pics with Allie. She can always help get her to smile...

Gracie is great to chew on when your teefers hurt...

She is a good companion when we watch Baby genius videos

She is a must have while napping in mommy's arms at church...

She is always around while helping mommy cook in the kitchen

Or when sleeping in mommy's arms...

Or first thing when you wake up from a nap...She is always there when it is time to go to sleep for the night.

Gracie we love you! We are so glad you have come into our lives!

3 Month photo shoot

3 Months- January 3rd

This month Allie is really starting to develop her personality. I can see her strong will starting to form. She wants to be independent, she always wants to stand up and is less satisfied by laying in my arms. I keep telling her she is still my baby and she can't grow up yet but I can see her changing more and more every day. She makes me laugh all the time and I love carrying on conversations with her. When she is in the right mood she would talk forever!


Teething is now in full force! Everything she has goes in her mouth. Her favorite things to chew on are Noah or my fingers, her hand, Gracie's (her baby doll) pigtails, bibs, burp cloths, teething rings and anything else she can get her hands on and get in her mouth!



Allie LOVES her aunt Brooke. She thinks she is hilarious. Brooke loves Allie unless she poops or spits up. Allie still has an affinity for spitting up on Aunt Brooke.... it is quite comical.

Chillin with Aunt Brooke and the soon to be Uncle Will. She is trying to talk them into having a honeymoon baby so she can have more cousins!


What up world! I am 3 months old can you believe it? My mommy can't!

She is such a happy baby and loves life!