Wednesday, November 21, 2007

Autumn in Tennessee


Brie and I have had a great visit with the family here in Tennessee. She has had her first grocery cart ride in Kroger with Grandmom, Granddad has taught her how to stand up holding his fingers, and with Aunt Dot she experienced her first balloon.



She has had a ball visiting the nursing home and being the center of attention. She jabbers and jabbers at Gran and just smiles at everyone else. Right now her Grammy and Grandpa and Daddy are on their way from SC, so she will see them shortly. They have been going crazy without her and can hardly wait to see her. I said I would let her start mashed meats once she turned 7 mos. so her Grammy is excited to feed her actual Thanksgiving dinner. We'll see how that goes...I'm a little nervous. I'm so glad that we got to come visit early. Everyone has really been able to enjoy getting to know our little miss and she's had an amazing time getting one on one time with each of them.

Tuesday, November 13, 2007

Homecoming




Well, the Road trip was quite the adventure. Brie did very well. We only had to stop for her once, about 10 miles before our exit to Jackson! That may have been due to the fact that we had a 3 hour layover due to a flat in Canton, NC. Luckily, it was something that happened while we were off the interstate and we got it fixed and were able to keep going.







While MaryAnne and I were at homecoming, Gabrielle was staying with Grandmom and Granddad. I was a little nervous, but she did great! She played and took naps for them and ate her carrots and sweet potatoes and they all had a ball. She is crazy about her Granddad and jumps into his arms whenever she gets the chance. She plays well with Grandmom and she even likes the noisy Tippy:)






Today, we used a toothbrush for the first time. She seemed to really like it. I don't know if it's really necessary or not, but she has two teeth and she eats more than milk, so I don't want to take the chance on letting her teeth get ucky.

Thursday, November 08, 2007

Road Trip

So, things have been trucking along with much stress. I decided to withdraw from my COUN501 class that I was taking. It sounds like a great idea to get your master's degree while being a stay at home mom...only to those who haven't tried it. I think it would have been easier to do it in residence because then I would actually get to leave the house and the kid behind and perhaps have a small chance of focusing on something remotely intellectual. Some people have to learn things the hard way....and so, now I've learned and we can all move on and I can focus on being a much less stressed wife and mommy:)
We had a doctor's visit on Oct 29 and Miss Brie weighed in at 16 lbs. and was 26inches long. The doc said she's doing great and unless something happens and I need to come in she doesn't want to see her again until she's 1!
I've started doing Baby Sign with her and she's learned to do one sign and it seems like she understands about 3. It's pretty cool. She loves to watch me do songs and stuff and she really is paying attention. You can almost see the little wheels turning:)
Tuesday she was going to Grammy's house for the evening so my mom could get her fix before we are gone for 2 weeks. Keep in mind the child is not a fan of her carseat. Well, she was giggling beside herself when Grammy walked in the house. Then she was sitting on the couch with her right next to the car seat and Gabrielle practically jumped into the seat and was laughing and happy while we were buckling her in. That child knew she was going to her Grandma's house and was happy about it!!
So, today we leave to go up to Yadkinville and pick up my friend from college MaryAnne. Then tomorrow we will head from NC to Jackson, TN where Brie and I will be staying until after Thanksgiving. I'll let you know how the Road Trip goes.