monthly post?!?

So, this momma got behind on months 7, 8, and 9 when posting and she probably has changed that much since then.  With the illness and everything else going on, blogging was always put on the back burner.  Currently, at 10 months, she is:

*crawling up a storm
*pulling up on EVERYTHING
*is a danger to herself and others :)
*says lots of words:  roar, moo, woof, mom, dad, mamaw, papaw, hat, more, ball
*shakes her head yes or no when she does or doesn't want something
*gives out lots of kisses when asked
*wears mostly size 12 month clothing (with a few 9 months here and there... pants are definitely going to be an issue.  This child is LOOONG!)
*wears a size 3 diaper (and now has to wear overnight diapers because of a pee pants issue)
*has brown hair that is typically going every which way
*refuses to wear a bow in her hair most days
*loves to take off her socks
*hates shoes
*loves Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, Little Einsteins, Gaspard and Lisa, and Doc McStuffins
*loves taking baths
*will eat ANYTHING you put in front of her.  I have yet to find a food that she doesn't like :)
*is eating more and more table food.  She loves mashed potatoes, mac and cheese, shredded cheese of any kind, baby goldfish, cheerios, bananas, and probably a whole lot of other stuff that people have given her!
*has her whole family's heart!

I did take a picture of with her nine month sticker... hope to take her 10 month before she is 11 months :)

wilson crew!

I feel so lucky to work with such amazing people on a day by day basis.  Not only do we all work so well together and love what we do, we also like to hang out after school.  These girls love Eliot SO much and always want her around, too, which makes it easy to go to dinner or other things, especially when Nick has a meeting or other event at night.  I have captured some pictures of Ellie hanging out with the girls and having a blast :)

 Chick-Fil-A Night (photo courtesy of Erin)

 Basketball Games with Aunt Jess (photobomb courtesy of Marci)

 Sweet Frog (kiddo loves some dessert, just like momma!)

Eating all of Marci's rice at the Panda Express after the basketball tourney :)

 

Love my girls and love that they love E so much!

first birthday as a mommy!

I had an incredible and low-key 27th birthday.  I couldn't have asked for more.  Saturday we celebrated with the Kane's with pizza and cookie cake (yum!) and I got to hang out with my favorites.  Sunday (on my actual birthday), Ellie and I ran errands for the week, and then I got to come home and take a nap with my favorite girl.  I got to wear sweatpants all day and do absolutely nothing!  It was FABULOUS!  Monday, we went out to eat with my family at O'Charleys and had a great time.  I will take these kind of birthdays every year from now on, please :)

I will share my birthday cake with this girl ANY day!!

 

family dedication at northside

We were so very blessed to dedicate Ellie at church.  Our whole family came and made it so special.  It was such a wonderful day filled with great memories.  Seeing how much our cutie pie is loved made me tear up throughout the program!  She got a certificate, bible, and a DVD of the day from the church, as well as lots of other goodies from our family. 

I loved her outfit and shoes... so precious!

 Mommy's girl, for sure :)

Well, she can be a Mamaw's girl a lot, too :)

 Haha, still so cute!

 Pop and Ellie

 Praising Him during the service.  So sweet.  She was so into the music!

My bigger girl, C Monkey, joined in on the action, too!  We had dinner at Mark's Feed Store afterward.

My two favorite girls in the whole wide world.  Blessed beyond belief!

mommy's night out!

Or, more like Mommy's two days out!  I went with Amie's co-workers on a road trip to IKEA and the Jeffersonville Ohio Outlets and left my loves at home for a night and most of the next day.  We had a great time talking, laughing, and most importantly, shopping!  As you can tell, we were really successful based on how the Jeep looked at the end of the trip.  Poor Cara had to be squished with all of our packages in the back :)  What a great time!

 We were packed down!

I was so happy to come home to this cutie in her new aviators... she got lots of good stuff when Mommy went shopping :)

water bugs!

Amie and I decided to take the girls swimming at the Y for a preview to see how the summer might be.  The verdict is in:  lots of time at the pool this summer!  These two little girls had a blast and so did their mommies.  Excited for swimming season and to hang out at the Clubhouse a lot this summer!

my whole heart...

Someone new has taken over my Valentine's Day love this year...  Ellie Ann, Mommy loves you more than words can express!

She got a new teapot for Valentine's Day.  Definitely Mom and Dad's sweetheart :)

Had to share because it is too funny; Little Dog (my mom and dad's basset hound) thought that Mom and Dad's gift to me was obviously meant for her since it had her picture on it.  Mom did get me a new Valentine, but she put this in the bag, too.  Priceless.  Love that Little Dog!