Monday, July 30, 2012

Hattie 2012

My family takes a trip to Hatteras Island every summer and every year it is one of the best weeks ever. Not b/c we do all kinds of exciting things but b/c it is chill, fun, and just good quality family time. This year we were missing my little bro and his wife, Katie...the newlyweds! They took a long honeymoon so couldn't get the time off just a month later for the trip...I was disappointed but heck you only get one honeymoon, go big if you can!

So the usual, family plus Luke's friends was quite significantly down sized to...Mom, Dad, Big bro, sis in law,   TJ, me, and the girls. Though it was little crowd compared to years before it was still fun...alot quieter though.

The quote of the week was "Hey Chasey! Watch this!". Everything Tommi did she thought was epic and of course the ever amazing professional goof off uncle made her think it really was the coolest thing ever.

We did some short beach trips, a couple trips to the sound, lots of chillin, some games, lots of pool time, and  eating...too much for all of us :)

Tommi was in heaven all week! If she has an audience she will ham it up and she did. When we were picking our rooms we went with the adjoining rooms that shared a bathroom so Tommi would have her own room. Well she picked her room and it was purple so of course she was over the top. Well TJ and I actually ended up with the smaller room b/c she was too happy with the purple room we could not take it from her! Both had queen beds so it worked out fine...just funny.

Miley did really good all week. I think she thrived off the attention and entertainment. I was VERY pleased.

The girls did plot against me all week though with a 7am wake up call! I am used to sleeping in till 9-930 at least but since I was going to bed earlier it was ok. The house did not have very thick shades so as soon as the sun came up in the light in the rooms which is what caused the wake up calls. They would wake up and see it is light and wanna get up.

This trip was much less eventful than most but yet just what I needed!

Liquid diet

So I am assuming Miley likes her strictly liquid diet. We have tried cereal mixed with breast milk, avocado with breast milk, and apples with breast milk. She wants nothing to do with any of them! I do know it doesn't really matter if she eats food yet but it is just shocking she hates it as much as she does. It is definitely a texture thing but I hope she gets over it and isn't one of those people who struggles with textures as much as her momma does.

Tuesday, July 24, 2012

6 months

My sweet with monkey girl is 6 months old now! Though I feel like she has been around forever I also feel like she just became part of the family! But oh am I in love!!!

I knew what a mothers love was but it still amazes me daily to look at her and just love her like I never knew possible! With out a doubt my heart has doubled in size!!

So at 6 months Miley is sitting up very well. Still toothless. Hisses (i know she is weird) talks, and makes every noise she can to get attention. Does not want anything to do with rolling over...she will do it if she has to from her belly to back but otherwise she could care less about rolling. She wants to be upright and watching everything going on around her. Miley is still insanely obsessed with her big sister, she laughs at her even when Tommi is not doing anything entertaining.

I feel like I finally have a normal baby when we ride in the car. Miley either plays or goes to sleep. I mean ok yes she fusses but NOTHING like it was for the first 6 months of her life. We even just made a trip to Hatteras and she did amazing! I could not have asked for a better trip with her. We did have to make a few stops but that is expected with a baby and a toddler.

One thing I can guarantee with Miley is (if she is fed and not sleepy) she will brighten anyone's day with her amazing smile! She is known for it by those around her...it is awesome!

As far as food goes..we have tried food 3 times and each time she is totally not having it. She is all excited b/c she loves watching us eat and tries to grab our food but then she gets something in her mouth and is totally thrown off. It is actually pretty comical. I think I'm gonna buy some avocado or applesauce to add a little extra flavor to her cereal and still add the milk to thin it out.


One way Miley is different than her sister is she is not a passy addict. She likes it when she is sleepy or going to sleep. She will not take it any other time. So what we used as a "mute" button for Tommi does not work with Miley!

First time on the beach

Sisters!


Showing off her new talent

Her favorite sleeping position

Monday, July 9, 2012

Professional flower girl

As most everyone knows Tommi was a professional flower girl this spring/summer. She was in 3 weddings in  3 months, 2 of them were back to back weekends. Each wedding so was so different but she is wonderful! So I thought I would share a picture of her from all 3. 
Chase and Heather's wedding 3/30/12
 The first wedding was more formal. She walked by herself and only threw 3 of the feathers she was supposed to throw instead of flowers but did REALLY well walking for what I expected with all those people looking at her. She did well standing with the the maid of honor and stayed relatively quiet.
Luke and Katie's wedding 6/8/12
 The second was formal but outside so a less formal setting. She walked with the ring bearer and another flower girl and carried a ball of flowers. They all 3 did well walking together. She was a bit more antsy and did sit with my mom for a little bit during the ceremony but overall she is only 3 so it was to be expected. Plus she is the grooms niece she can do whatever she wants!
Chad and Liz's wedding 6/16/12
The third wedding was totally laid back and very whimsical in a way. She walked with the ring bearer (kinda), since it was outside and they had to walk a long way by themselves before they even got to the ceremony Tommi kinda got ahead of the ring bearer but it was ok. Then during the ceremony she talked, danced, played with the jr bridesmaids dress, and dumped her petals where she was standing. I was a bit embarrassed but the bridesmaids, grand mother of the bride, and many others told me she was one of the highlights b/c she was just acting like a kid.

She danced the night away at all 3 weddings and had a blast!!!

Update...

Life is SO good right now but then again very challenging.


Miley is such a smiley girl and so sweet! She is just a happy girl. She does not handle being tired well or waiting when it comes to eating but I sure do love her! She keeps me on my toes though. She is FINALLY doing tummy time with out a crazy fuss...of course this is b/c she is learning to push herself backwards and turn so she can get where she wants to be. I can't believe how fast she is growing up...of course the little baby is gonna be missed but not too much b/c I am a big fan of sitting up and full on playing! 


She is getting MUCH better about the car. She is actually just going to sleep or playing. Now if she is getting hungry, is overtired, or just in a bad mood it is another story but most of the time now she is doing really well. So hopefully that is true for our trip to VB then Hattie on Friday.


We tried some oatmeal cereal/breast milk mix last week. Miley is most definitely not ready for food. She just kept her mouth open and never closed on the spoon. Plus based on this photo you can see how much she liked what did go down...




So I think we will be waiting a little longer to get this food thing started...which is fine by me b/c it just adds another element to everything. She doesn't seem like she needs it so introducing it was more of a learning thing at this point.
Her nursing is so funny now...she is so distractible so the sessions are most of the time short and more often. But she makes up for it at bed time and nurses for sometimes up to an hour. It is lovely but this too shall pass and I definitely will miss our long cuddle times.
Miley sleeps in her bed for the beginning of the night then is in bed with me till morning b/c she has started to nurse a few times through the night and I'm not a fan of getting up so in bed with me nursing is working for now.


Tommi...wow Tommi! She is a character still! She is into everything...making up songs, dancing, getting naked (whenever possible), putting on her fake make up, dressing up in pretty dresses, playing ball, swinging, etc etc She is most definitely the most fun child I have ever met. TJ and I find ourselves just shaking our heads and saying "Tommi I love you!" all the time b/c she just amazes us and makes us laugh all in the same moment. She is such a sweetheart most of the time and is really a good kid. But when she has an attitude everyone needs to clear out...she can go INSANE! We find ourselves wondering how she can be SO good and SO bad all in the same day.


She is still my eager learner. She asks a million questions and just absorbs all the knowledge she can. It is great. She shocks me daily with words she knows and things she has learned that I did not teach her! I'm so proud of her.
She looks like such a big girl with her hair in braids!

We have had a BIG break through with her...she has a bad habit of not trying new foods and not eating veggies much. Well we have been making her try one bite of a new food or good veggie at dinner every night. Well on Sunday she ate some broccoli, which she likes but refuses to eat more than one bite, she ate like 5 bites. Well tonight we were able to put it on her plate and she ate it with out us telling her she has to or fight at all. I can not praise Jesus enough for this! I'm just SO happy! My baby girl is growing up!



The moment Tommi walks in a room or does anything Miley is lighting up staring at her. Miley LOVES Tommi so much and is already "looking up to her". Tommi adores Miley also but since Miley is still kinda boring it only lasts so long. I just love watching them interact and love each other so much. The connection between siblings is something no one and nothing can take away!

The name...

I was trying to come up with something and reminded me of both my girls but also could remind me of a 3rd child...if we ever decide to have one...that is still up in the air. So the typical Frazier Sisters could be out in the next 3 years sometime so I didn't want to go with that one.

Well Tommi LOVES sprinkles and sprinkles make me happy (I know the simple things in life). So since sprinkles are bright and are a way to add a little fun to ice cream or whatever else, they remind me of my girls. Both my girls are SO full of personality and they add a little bright fun to life!

It may take a bit to get things organized and up and running but I'm excited for my new project!