Monday, January 30, 2012

No shortage of smiles at our house...

Mattie will be 7 months this week and her personality is really starting to show. She laughs and smiles all the time. We love playing with her and hearing all her excited squeals and coos. She is eating lots of new foods and has done well with everything except green beans. She has been sleeping through the night for two weeks now and it has been amazing. She is still napping good too. We are truly blessed.

Monday, January 23, 2012

Moving on up(stairs)

Well, tonight is the night. THE night, people. Mattie is a big girl. She's sleeping in her room- in her crib - upstairs. It's hard to imagine that this day is finally here. There were so many "Mattie will sleep upstairs when..." statements that have been fulfilled and here we are. She has been sleeping through the night consistently for almost 2 weeks. She is doing awesome. She self-soothes and we can lay her down awake and she'll put herself to sleep. Naps are going well, too. She takes a 2 hr nap in the morning and a 1-2 hr nap in the afternoon. Sometimes she needs a quick nap before bed. This girl is a sleeper!

Tonight we are happy that she's doing so well, but sad to see her not in her pack n play at bedtime. This is going to be the first of many steps she takes away from us. And I hope the next one is a looong time from now. ;)

I realized this week that we never posted final pics of the nursery. We love it and love seeing her in it. I thought it was fitting to share these photos since she's upstairs enjoying her new digs as I type this. Enjoy!

Thursday, January 12, 2012

Eat & Play

Mattie Cakes is all about playing and eating! See for yourself :)

Special thanks to Miss Eleri for the awesome videos while I was at work this week!




Saturday, January 7, 2012

Smilin' and Rollin' - A daily routine

This girl is too much fun. Mattie is growing so fast and rolling all the time. She's started rolling over when we try to change her diaper and starts trying to crawl away by flapping her arms and legs. She cracks us up on a daily basis.

She is making lots of new noises and, mark it down, that on Jan. 5, 2012 at approximately 9 p.m., she said "momma". It was not clear as if you and I were saying it, but the "Mmm" and "ah" sounds were definitely there. George and I have both been repeating "momma" and "dada" over and over to her. It was so cute!

This week George and I went back to work after a wonderful Christmas break. Mattie went to Eleri's house yesterday for the first time in two weeks and had a blast playing with Henry. Eleri is always so great at sending me photos throughout the day so I know how Mattie's day is going. It makes being at work much easier. Below is an adorable video she took of her during some playtime. This is the cute person we get the joy of hanging out with every day. Such a blessing!


Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Happy 6 months to our Mattie Cakes!

It's hard to believe its been six months already. Don't think we could love her anymore! We celebrated with Mattie today and had a great time!









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