Saturday, December 25, 2010

Merry Christmas!!!

Merry Christmas everyone!!!

Friday, December 24, 2010

Don't Forget

Don't forget to set out cookies and milk for Santa tonight!


Baby It's Cold Outside!

Its been unseasonably cold here in Wilmington, but at least we are getting use out of Randal's heavy winter coat :)

Monday, December 20, 2010

Randal Jean Meets Santa

We took Randal Jean to meet Santa on Saturday night and she did NOT like Santa!  Randal loves everyone and is the biggest flirt I have ever met, but one look at Santa and she lost her mind.  We even planned it carefully so that Matt was holding her when she was handed to Santa as she rarely goes to anyone else if I have her.  But even with our careful planning she went in to a total meltdown.  Randal is such a happy baby that I really dont think I have ever seen her like this.  I promptly stepped in and expected her to calm right down when I picked her up, but NO!  This Santa character had her spooked for sure.  Finally Santa handed her a candy cane in a noisy plastic wrapper and she calmed down, but would not let Santa touch her.  So instead of Randal and Santa pictures we have family and Santa pictures.

Although it sounds harsh I wish the guy behind the camera would have taken a few shots of Randal's meltdown but he appeared to be all of 19 and probably doesnt realize that a baby losing it over Santa is still a moment that should be captured...they should really let us parents pay a fee and have a couple minutes to take pictures of our own.  Seriously I would have paid more if they would have just let me take my own pictures and then they wouldn't have had to waste their materials.  I digress...but seriously if any of you know who puts on these Santa shindigs you should totally suggest this BYOC (bring your own camera) idea.

Okay....on to pictures.

Trying to escape:

And finally a smile when we added Daddy:

Thursday, December 16, 2010

9 1/2 months!

Randal Jean is 9 1/2 months and on the move!  I haven't done a true update about her in a while so here it goes...

She had her 9 month appt last week and weighed in at 20lbs (average) and 30in (off the charts!).  This keeps he consistent with being long and lean :)  No joke, the child is one tall 9 month old.  We are already having problems finding pants to fit her.  I completely expected to have a daughter that would have difficulty finding pants long enough, but I just didnt expect to have this issue before she was 1...I thought we would atleast wait until middle school.  Oh well, since she is only 9 1/2 months old she really could care less if her pants are short or if she has on pants at all (which she might prefer).

She is still the best eater :)  Fish and beef are her new foods and ofcourse she loved them (albeit they are mixed with lots of veggies...her faves!).  If I let her I think she would sustain off peas and cheerios...yes I said peas.  She is getting mighty good with a sippy cup, which is great as we prepare to wean around her first birthday.  I am still nursing and she nurses (or takes a bottle) 3 times a day.  Nursing only 3 times a day has meant I dropped one of my regularly scheduled pumpings at work....this makes me happy :)

She finally has teeth...two (as mentioned in the post below).

She is an EXPLORER and wants to be in to everything!  She is FAST.  Fast + Explorer = Mommy on her toes 24/7!  She is in a destructive phase right now wanting to pull everything she can out of drawers....I guess this goes along with exploring.

She likes to inspect peoples hands.  She loves bath time.  She likes to clap and gives "high fives"...she thinks she is pretty cool when she claps!

She is walking (kinda...and why didnt I mention this already!).  She can take about 4 steps at a time but needs to get some more confidence and stability before she is ready for take off.

She is increasingly interested in Cobi and Tessa and likes to share her Cheerios with them.  They don't mind the extra treats.

Occassionally she will give hugs and kisses and when she does I want to melt.

She is an absolute F-L-I-R-T.  Whenever we go shopping she will turn it on for anyone that talks to her. It is hilarious to watch her flirt with everyone and vice versa.  She seems to have a particularly enjoyable time flirting with the Costco and Tomlinson's employees.

She is happy happy happy and is the most loveable, kissable, and precious little girl ever!



Got Teeth?

Randal Jean finally has teeth, two to be exact!  And to help her teeth come along she enjoys teething on everything...literally the child will chew on any and everything.  We have plenty of frozen, textured, vibrating (you name it!) teething toys but she could care less for them and would rather chew on everything else.

Case in point...

She likes to chew on her activity center while watching Yo Gabba Gabba


Teething on daddy's old nail & hammer toy


When no toys are around the window will suffice


Exercaucer toys are yummy too


Daddy's belt...seriously kiddo?!?


And last but not least the toy chest.  (PS- Matt won the keyboard in the picture at a golf tournament and its dishwasher safe...b/c that's what everyone has always wanted in a keyboard, right?...I guess thats a good thing since its Randal's toy now)

Thursday, December 9, 2010

Let It Snow!

Last weekend while Randal and I were in Kernersville it SNOWED!!!!  It was the perfect kind of snow. It accumulated a few inches so it was enough to excite all the kiddies, but it wasn't cold enough to mess up the roads, and within 24 hrs it was almost all gone!

Randal was not too fond of the snow the first time I took her out :(  She was fine until I made her stand by herself while using a snow covered tree for support...After that she wouldnt give the snow another chance until the following day.

By Sunday she was much more comfortable with the snow...even if it was quickly melting away.