ode to milas daydream...how my garden grows

if you have not seen the blog

www.milasdaydreams.blogspot.com

you are missing out!!! (go now....well after you see the rest of this post :))

this is my first (not so great) attempt at the great idea that milas mommy had.

of course i couldnt get gray to lay there sleeping, but i thought they were still cute awake!!

enjoy and look for more fun attempt to come

3 months!!!

3 months...REALLY??

i have no idea where the time has gone! i cant believe that gray is 3 months, or that it has been FOREVER since i have updated this blog...what a slacker! i promise to update more, my new personal goal...once a week at least! (i think ive said that 40 times before!)

the missy is growing like a weed, she is smiling constantly, and "talking" up a storm (NO idea where she gets it :)) i love just sitting with her and having a conversation, it is truly one of those amazing mommy moments when your daughter looks at you with a big smile and gives you a sweet coo...i love it!

she has rolled over a couple times, strangely enough she is way better at 'back to front', rather than the more common 'front to back,' she actually has yet to do it that way.

we just watch in amazement as she discovers new things, like her toes, sucking her thumb, and smiling when strangers talk to her....shes growing way too fast for my liking, but this girl isnt going to let anything or anyone slow her down!!

three months!

practicing standing up!

my long and lean lady

rare photo of ME and gray...im always behind the camera!

love this pic

look at those beautiful eyes!

2 months old!!!

i cant believe that my baby girls is 2months old!!

(as of 7/16/10)

time has just flown by

she had her 2 months doctors appt. today and took her shots like a champ

she weighed in at 10lbs (33%), and 23 3/34" inches long (88%)

she is growing like a weed and dr.m says shes perfect!

(i already knew that though :))

these are some recent pics that ive taken of my beautiful little lady...enjoy :)

4th of july!!!

this (soggy) 4th of july we had our first annual neighborhood cook-out!

new friends and old...food, water-slide, fireworks

we werent going to let the weather stop us...

photo by daddy

lets get this party started

sassy ellie...i asked her to say cheese...these are a few of the many faces i got :)

too cute with her balloon

hads is almost walking...still needs a little help from daddy

jenny and hads

napping

mads and the water slide

hads with some of the 270 balloons we blew up for the balloon arch

monica

loves being held by grammy

my love

Splash pad!

the weather was so nice today that we had to get out and enjoy it. we decided to join the wright girls on an outing to the splash pad! gray had such a great time watching all the action, especially maddie and hadlee. i know that she was just dreaming of next summer when she will get to participate. so until next year, we will watch from the sidelines in the the shade of a nice tree....

watching all the action!

so nice here in the shade

lots of kids&lots of water

i want to get wet too mommy!

we hope that you are all enjoying this beautiful break in the heat like we are!

my brave girl

on saturday, before all the partying, gray had an appointment at children's hospital. she was there to have an ultrasound on her sacral dimple:

A sacral dimple or pilonidal dimple is a small hole located just above the buttocks. The name comes from the sacrum, the bone at the end of the spine, over which the dimples are found. More than 2% of babies may have such dimples; almost all of these are very minor.

grays doctors concern is that these dimples can be open, which can cause infection or that it is a sign of spinal tethering. the tech said that the spinal cord didn't seem to be an issue (BIG sigh) but that there was a possibility of thehole being open..so now we wait to hear from the doctor....i hate the waiting game!!!

i was so proud of gray and how brave she was! she was a great patient and laid still while the tech preformed the ultrasound, and trust me if you know this girl you know she is rarely still when awake! ;)

ill keep you all updated, fingers crossed and lots of prayers that there wont be anything to report!

waiting room

getting started...mommys a little nervous

such a good girl!!!

being so still!

Party girl!

Gray had a few parties that she was going to this Saturday, a Matilda Jane clothing party a friend of mine hosted (trust me Gray made out like a bandit!) and her best friend Hadlees first birthday party (pics to come). I had bought this outfit for her at Gap and loved it! I thought the little bit of sparkle in the gold stripes made it the perfect festive outfit for this festive day! Maybe a little biased but I thought she looked too cute not to take a few pics!

Sweetest face!

The look I know Ill see a hundred more times in my life, its the

"are you serious mother?" look!!

strike a pose

monkey face and a big yawn!!

Hope you all had a great weekend too!

We are looking so forward to next weekend and the 4th of July!!!!