Just an Update...

I know it's been a while! We haven't done anything out of the ordinary lately so I really didn't see the need to post. Just wanted to write a little something today. We did hang out with some friends over the weekend. We went to Katie & Micheal's Friday night & ate & played games. I have figured out though that Terry does not need to hang out with Matthew very often! Get those two together & things get crazy! Saturday we went to Winona to Chelsea's to a cookout. A friend of their's had a stroke several months ago while overseas. He is back home, so we had a cookout for him.

I finally had my crown done Tuesday! That was the nicest dentist office I have ever been in! It is so clean & neat & everyone was so friendly! The dentist, himself, is crazy! Not crazy-crazy, but funny-crazy! Now I think I have carpel tunnel in my left wrist!! It started hurting during my pregnancy. It stopped for the longest after Natalee was born, but started hurting again a couple of weeks ago. I really need to make an appointment to see the doc....I'll put that on my to do list!

Natalee had a check up from her last ear infection yesterday. She had NO ear infections!! I thought she was getting one because she kept pulling at her ear, but it turns out it's part of her teething! She now weighs 14 lbs. 9 oz, which means she has gained 1 lb 3 oz in exactly a month! She is getting so big! She can now wear some 3-6 month clothes & is still in a few 0-3 month clothes, not too many though!

Well we are taking Natalee on her first "road trip", "mini-vacay"...whatever you would like to call it, this weekend. We will be going to Arkansas with my grandmother, mom, Callaway & Dustin to visit with my grandmother's brother. Uncle Richard owns a peach orchard in Conway. I'll post when we get back to let you know how everything was!

I also missed Wordless Wednesday yesterday, but I do have a couple of pics I'll try to post later!

Almost Wordless Wednesday

Reading with daddy!

Whew, What a Weekend!

This has been a crazy, lazy weekend! Friday night, Terry & I went to Starkville for a "Date Night". We ate at Applebee's then went to see Transformers 2. Natalee stayed at the Mitchell's. They had so much fun watching her play & laugh! We spent the night with them when we got back cause it was so late. Saturday morning we got up & ate breakfast. We left there around 10 cause we had a lot of stuff to do around the house...needless to say we didn't get any of it done! Instead, we dressed Natalee in her swimsuit & got out her little pool. She had so much fun!! She loves water!






Today we got up, went to church & we are finally doing some housework! Here is a pic of Natalee in her new dress Aunt BB bought her!


Now for the good news!! Natalee can finally sit up on her own for a long period of time & she loves to play that way. She has also said her first word! Betcha can't guess what it was? DaDa of course! Terry is just "tickled pink"! And the best part...Natalee has a tooth, actually TWO teeth. I noticed one coming through Thursday night. It has barely broken the skin but it's there! Well it has come up more since then. A few minutes ago, I was feeling around & the one right beside it has broken through too!! I was going to upload a video of Natalee jumping in her jumperoo, but it won't upload. I'll try to get it to soon.

For the Love of....

Mirrors! Natalee just loves mirrors! When she gets close to a mirror, she has to "give the baby sugars"! It is just too cute!

Wordless Wednesday!

(I'm gonna try to do this every Wednesday..so stay tuned)

Happy 4th!

Yes, I'm getting bad about not posting everyday, but I'll try to get better! I hope everyone had a Happy & Safe 4th! I know we had a good weekend. We celebrated with Mr. Roger & Mrs. Delma last Tuesday since we were gonna be gone over the weekend. They came to our house & we grilled some chicken. We also had baked beans, ranch potatoes, Italian bread & oreo cheesecake for dessert. Mrs. Delma fed Natalee her supper & helped give her a bath & put her to bed before they left. I know she loved that! They always love their visits with Natalee! Carol & Madison came to visit Friday, so Brandi & Natalee met them in Greenwood for lunch & to do a little shopping Friday afternoon. I got a little housework done before I had to go to moms. Since Deadra & William were here, we cooked out Friday night & visited. Saturday morning, when Terry got home from work, we loaded up the truck & went to Grenada. We met Jenn, Mike & Owen for breakfast then went to their place in Gore Springs to drop off our stuff, since we were staying the night with them. My family was at the lake so we decided to ride up & see what they were up to. Deadra & William had their ski boat, so Owen went out on the lake with the kids as soon as we got there. While we were waiting on him to get back, we just sat around & talked. We decided to eat with them since it was a big group of people. We had burgers, ribs, smoked sausage, cream cheese & jalapeno stuffed sausage, shish-ka-bobs, baked beans, chips & dips, and so much more! For dessert, we had homemade vanilla ice cream, homemade oreo ice cream, brownies, chess squares, rice krispie treats, & cupcakes. Needless to say we had leftovers for days! We went back to Gore Springs & shot fireworks, well Mike & Terry shot fireworks. Me, Jenn, Owen, Natalee & Ryan just watched! To our suprise, Natalee LOVED the fireworks! She never made a noise & stared at the pretty colors! Sunday morning we got up, cooked breakfast & were on our way. We had a family reunion to go to so we didn't get to spend the day with the Ponder's. But we will get together another weekend & spend the whole weekend at the "Lake House". Here are a couple of pics of Natalee! The last one is of her & Madison at the family reunion. There is 3 months difference in their age...

6 Month Check Up

Natalee had her 6 month check up yesterday. She weighs 13 lbs. 6 oz. & was 24 3/4 inches long! She was healthy except for a small ear infection. It didn't clear up with the first antibiotics but it didn't get worse, which is a good thing. We are gonna try a different antibiotic & if that doesn't work we have to have 3 shots. If it doesn't clear up then we will have to have tubes. Hopefully it will clear up with this antibiotic!! He also gave me some Flouride drops, since I am using regular tap water for her bottles now. Dr. Boldon had to clean her ear to make sure it was infected & I think she cried worse when he did that than when she got the shots! Poor baby! She was in a great mood after that though!

A Week in Review!

Last weekend, I noticed, my tooth started hurting. I looked like it may have been cracked but I couldn't see it too well to really notice. I went to the dentist Wednesday morning. There was actually a hole in my tooth! He told me I could either have it pulled or have a root canal & a crown. I opted for the root canal & crown! My cousin, Carey Allen, is a root canal specialist (Endodontist) in Jackson. I called him as soon as I got back to work (10:45) to schedule an appointment. He was leaving for Peru on Saturday & was gonna be off Thursday & Friday, all he had open was at 12:45/1:00 that day. I had to leave work & make a trip to Jackson ASAP! I got it done though...now I'm waiting for Thursday to get my crown!

Dustin is playing on the summer baseball team at Carroll. Thursday they played Pillow Academy. Carroll won game one 12-6 & game two but I'm not sure of the final score for that game. Terry & I along with my mom & Katie Lauren took Natalee to watch Uncle Dustin play. She loved it! She loves being outside anyways, but she just sat there & watched them play. That is when she wasn't being fussy or hungry! Good Luck the rest of the season boys!

Saturday we had Natalee's 6 month pics taken. Proofs should be ready sometime this week! She was good for the most part. About halfway through she got hungry & started fussing. When she got finished eating, we finished the inside pics then moved outside. She was so cute & did such a good job! Mr. Price said he would put some of her pics on his website, but I'm not sure if he has or not yet. You can check out his pics at www.pricesphotography.com. There is no certain place hers will be. They can either be in the welcome gallery or the kids gallery. I'll try to look & see if they are up yet & let ya know!!

ETA: Price's now has 2 of Natalee's pics on their website. They are in the Welcome Gallery that comes up when you first get to their site. She is the 2nd picture & a little ways down. The first pic is a white background. She has on a white shirt with different colors on it. The second pic is outside. She is sitting in a red chair with an American outfit on, holding a flower. Too cute! Go check them out if you want to!

Happy 1/2 Birthday Natalee!

Last Monday was Natalee's 6 month birthday! I can't believe she is already 6 months old! This 1/2 year has flown by & I know the next will too! Natalee happened to be sick that day, so I had to stay home with her. I ended up taking her back to the doctor that afternoon, but they didn't see anything else wrong with her besides her bronchitis & her ear infection, which was almost cleared up. I have a couple of good pics of her, I'll have to upload later (don't have my camera with me at the moment). Now time to start planning her First Birthday Party!!!!

ETA pic:

Happy Father's Day...A Week Late

I know, I know. I'm a week late, but better late than never!

We have so many fathers in our family, it took us 3 days to celebrate! That Thursday, daddy & Irene came over and played with Natalee. We went in with Brandi & Irene & got him a smoker. He loved it! That Friday, we celebrated Terry's first Father's Day, because he had to work that Sunday. Natalee & I gave him an iPod Nano then took him to eat at Old Venice Pizza Company in Starkville. After we ate, we went by Terry's Aunt Verita's to spend a few minutes with them since we haven't seen them in several months. On our way home, we stopped by the Mitchell's so Terry could spend a few minutes with them. Terry went to work that Saturday & worked his 48 hours. That Sunday morning, Natalee & I got up & went to Stewart to meet the Mitchell's for church. We went to church with them then went to eat at Ruby Tuesday in Starkville. We spent most of the day with them & I know they enjoyed every minute of it! We gave Mr. Roger a wallet with the Christian fish symbol on it to match his belt he got for his birthday. On our way home, we stopped by the station to see Terry & to get a pic of him & Natalee but he was on a call & wouldn't be back to the station for a while, so Natalee & I dropped off his food & went home. When we got home, we went to moms to celebrate with Callaway. Again, we went in with Brandi & Dustin to get him an Arkansas Razorback Fossil watch. He is so proud of that thing, I don't think he ever takes it off! Again, Happy Father's Day to all of you dad's (a week late). We love you all!!

Like I said earlier, I didn't get a picture of Terry & Natalee on his first Father's Day, so I will upload a good pic of them later!