Wordless Wednesday

She's 7!

I am late with this but last week Audrey Claire turned 7 months old! A lot has changed in just a short period of time. Here is an update of what she is up to these days:

-She LOVES her walker. This may be the best investment I've made so far. It is so nice for her to be able to "get around on her own". And get around she does. She is all over the place. She loves to go all over the house but a few of her favorites are by the back door so she can see outside, right in front of the stove in the kitchen, by the computer so she can see her picture (ok so she's kinda vain, but wouldn't you be if you were as cute as she is?), and in our bedroom looking at herself in the mirror (told you she was vain).

-She is talking a lot more these days. She mostly says "Dadadadada"! I have a video I will upload later of her talking.

-Have I mentioned that she is growing? She just had her 6 month check up two weeks ago and is in the 99th percentile for her height and went down to the 94th percentile for her weight. The doctor says her height and weight are proportioned, just most babies her size are 9 months old. I know Daddy is hoping for a basketball player!

-She really hasn't tried to crawl too much this month. But if you went and stayed with your grandparents wouldn't you try to be held as much as possible? Maybe we can work on that this month!

-We haven't been doing much baby food. I know babies are supposed to make a mess but things got out of control with her. Every time I gave her solid food, she spit out every bite. Not because she didn't like it, but because she thought she was cute. She would spit and laugh about it. She really ended up getting more on her and me than she ate! So instead of getting aggravated with her we put the baby food aside last month. Her doctor says nutritionally, she gets everything she needs from the formula. I guess that's another thing we can work on next month.

-She still has only two bottom teeth; however, I think some more may be on their way. Absolutely everything within reach goes in her mouth so she can chew on it. She is also drooling a lot more than she was.

-She is now a big girl and goes to the nursery for Sunday School and "Big Church". She even goes in there for night church too. This took me a little while to get used to. Up until this past Sunday I would go check on her in between class and big church.

-We are experimenting with juice in a "sippy cup". We started that just yesterday. We have only tried apple juice so far. She mainly likes to chew on the cup. Go figure!

-Lastly, she spent her first nights without Mommy and Daddy this month. We went to Kentucky for a few days and she stayed with ReRe and Pops in Crystal Springs. I know she had a great time. I hear she even got to work for Mrs. Amy at KeyHabits even though we haven't seen a check. We missed her a lot but we were able to video chat which really helped!

Beach Mini-Vacation

A little over a week ago, my family had a trip to Orange Beach planned. I really wanted to go but didn't want to leave Seth. Audrey Claire kept begging me so I finally gave in:) I mean after all, the baby knew she needed new fall clothes, plus Madison was gonna be there. So after breakfast at Waffle House we followed Daniel, Michelle, and Madison down there. Once we were there we did a little shopping. Ok, we did a lot of shopping. It was a tax free weekend down there! Poor Audrey thought she could keep up with her momma but before we were done, she was knocked out in the stroller. Good thing she is such a good baby. We were in and out of stores and it wasn't cool by any means, and she never fussed. I think she already realizes the less she fusses, the longer we shop which means more stuff for her. She also knew that ReRe and Pops were available for purchases too so she was acting even sweeter.

That night we walked to the beach for a few minutes. And by few I mean like two. She loved watching the waves crash. However, they weren't so cool when I put her down and let the water touch her. How cute is she with her sunglasses on? (BTW, I had a swim suit on under my tank top that tied in the back. I know it looks like it, but I do not have a huge knot on my back!)

She is her mother's child. By that I mean she loves water but is not a fan of the sand. I knew she would like the pool so we headed there next. She LOVED splashing and watching Madison play.

The next morning we went to the beach one more time to watch Madison play in the waves. It was getting really close to nap time and I guess watching Madison and the sun wore her out. She was so sweet. Instead of fussing, (told you she was good!) she kept laying her head down on my mom's head like this:

We didn't even make it back to the condo before she was out.

We got her back up to the room and in the bed and she didn't make a peep for a while!

Overall we had a fun but quick trip. We headed home Saturday night so we could go to church with Daddy Sunday morning!

Road-trips!

Last Friday, Audrey Claire and I went on a last minute (like packed in twenty minutes) road trip to Orange Beach for a mini vacation with my family. We got back really late Saturday night and had a really busy Sunday. We went to church, had lunch with friends, and packed Audrey's stuff to last a week-yes, you read it correctly, I said a week! She left with ReRe and Pops (my parents) and is staying at their house until Thursday. Or at least that's the plan. This is her first time to be away from us over night! We will see who cries first because they miss AC. My bet is on Seth:) Anyway, we wanted to go on a trip of some kind for our anniversary in July and are just now able to get away. We contemplated several different options and finally decided on Louisville, KY. Our friends Annie and Matthew moved up there after getting married and we want to visit with them while we have the chance. We are leaving today as soon as Seth gets off work and driving to Birmingham, then off to Louisville tomorrow.

I said all that to say I have been gone most of the weekend and am leaving again today, which doesn't leave much time to blog. I will upload pictures from the beach and this week when we get back Thursday! But in the meantime, here's a picture for you:

This was one day last week after I gave Audrey Claire a bath. How cute is she in her robe?

Wordless Wednesday

Sunday with the Brown Boys

This past Sunday, Seth's dad and brothers came for a visit. They met us after church at Crescent City Grill, one of our favorite places to eat here in Hattiesburg. It has REALLY good New Orleans cuisine. Audrey Claire slept for a while when we first got there which was good since we had about a 45 minute wait. Once she woke up, she sat in a big-girl chair and I fed her green beans which are now her favorites! (No picture! Sorry)

At lunch, Mr. Donnie asked "So what kind of home project do y'all want to do today?" At which point I almost jumped out of my seat. I have been wanting more cabinets in our kitchen since we moved in our house. So, like any good daughter-in-law, I immediately took over the conversation at this point and gave suggestions on how we could use their help:)

So after lunch we fought the temptation to take naps (well most of us, you'll see what I am talking about later) and headed to Lowe's to get the cabinets. I was so excited to finally get more cabinet space!! Here are some pictures of how the afternoon went-

Of course before any work could be done, Audrey Claire had to get some play time in with her Popa D.

Uncle Hunter had to get some play time in too!

Hunter was such a good helper while we were all busy in the kitchen!

Here they are putting finishing touches on the cabinets

And as usual, we couldn't have done it without Tucker!

Sorry Tucker. I had too! But in his defense, he DID babysit AC while the rest of us went to Lowe's. So I guess he deserves a little credit.

Thanks for helping us out Brown Boys!!

Hanging with Judah

On Thursday of this week, we got to babysit Judah for a little while. He is a handsome little squirt! He is already 3 months old! I knew it would be interesting having two babies by myself. But to my surprise, they really did great. When he first got here, he was sleeping and so was Audrey Claire so I had a good hour of silence. There was only one 20 minute period in the whole day when they were both crying. Darla came to visit us that afternoon. It was nice to have another set of hands to help! Other than the 20 minute crying session, we really had a fun day!

Here is his sweet little self sleeping when he first got to our house!

He woke up hungry while Audrey was still sleeping. So I fed him and let him swing for a while. I love this picture of him. Hopefully, his Daddy won't see this picture of him in the pink swing! :)

When Audrey Claire woke up and saw another baby in her house she wasn't sure what to think.

But all Judah had to do was smile a few times like this and she felt better about the situation.

She even shared her toys with Judah. Here she is showing him how to "rock out" with her "Sound Stage". I am sure his Daddy would appreciate this activity much better than the pink swing!

At the end of the day all I could think was "Thank you Lord for inspiring someone to invent a Bumbo seat" (P.S. Judah's sock is coming off in this picture because AC loved pulling them off)