Selfless, OCD Mom

Sally loves to cut with scissors at ECFE, so I thought it was time to buy her a pair of her own.  She sat at the table and cut for 30  minutes straight...causing a rather large mess of little pieces of paper.

She was happy to help clean them up when it was time to be done.

This was 5 minutes in

I guess there could be worse messes. 

**I once saw something that said "Whoever came up with OCD, obviously didn't have OCD or they would have named it CDO {alphabetized letters!}

Can I have some?

Reid made a quick apperance yesterday to help out at Libby's 4 month check:

Weight: 15lbs 4oz --84%

Length: 24 1/2in-- 61%

Head: 41.6cm --69%
 
Healthy Girl!
 
Reid was excited because it meant he got to have a little snack/dinner before he headed to class.  Sally is known for her "Can I have some?" before she even knows what you're about to eat.  Reid took full advantage of it yesterday...
 

Second Half of Texas and the Zoo

Good Morning!!

So excited she can finally wear her new outfit from Grandma and George

Giggles with Andy

If there's a candy store you can bet I'll be there :) What is it with the craze of mustaches? I don't get it

Downtown Denton at 'the square'

The Courthouse is the center of 'the square'

Drinking a COLD bottle...Hell pretty much froze over when that happened!

Kari telling Libby what it's like to work here at the Mellow Mushroom....delicious pizza!!

Pretty Pretty girl ready to head to church

Girlfriends

Waiting to board the plane...it was 30 minutes delayed. 

Traveling is hard work..;) There were at least 6 'infant in arms' on the plane.  Mine, was of course, the best one and the cutest :)

On to Daddy-Daughter time

Helping Daddy make coffee...one of her favorite things about the weekends!

Beautiful day to go to the Zoo!

:)

Her favorite animal she saw

Reid sent me this picture with the caption "Our Mommies look the same"

Lunch Time!

Dinner with Delores. Thank you for watching Sally while Reid had a review session for class!

On her way to pick up her sister and her mommy!  When they got under the tunnel part to pick us up Sally said, "Oh, is this Texas?" As if we were just down the street the whole time ;)

"Let me take a closer look!" Mommy scored big with a Belle Pez Dispenser.  She rocked it, wrapped it up in a blanket and snuggled with it in bed.  **Side note: Daddy didn't know these clothes were set aside in a "too small" pile :)

"We're a family again!"-Sally

**Mommy always takes too long with the video to capture the real giggles that were happening 2 minutes before this

I think it's safe to say we all had a fabulous weekend!

4 months!

We had a happy little girl on our hands this morning after her morning nap!

I developed my morning nap this month!! 2-3hours!

I learned how to use my hands better, I can grab and hang on to things

I'm almost rolling over

I love being on my tummy!

Hey, where is my sister going?

I'm really good at the airplane, soon I'll have rock hard abs!

Libby brings so much happiness and joy to our family, as well as strangers! We love you Libbers!!

Texas and Trains

We're back! We had a AM-AH-ZING {right Kari? :)} time in Texas with our fabulous host and hostess!! It did my heart well to see my good friend and spend some quality time with her! Thank you thank you for your extra special hospitality and love, we're so glad to have made the trip!! We miss you already!

Libby was a great little traveler! She turned many heads at her cuteness.  Literally, a whole boarding gate area looked and ahhhh-ed at her as we walked by, it was if we were in a parade. 

We pretty much turned heads everywhere, picture a baby in the Bjorn, a bright green stroller, filled with bags and me rolling my suitcase behind.  Everyone thought I was nuts for not checking things, my response was, "Hey I juggle two kids at the grocery store, this will be pretty much the same." The only time I really needed help was getting my bag up and out of the overhead storage on the plane.  Both times, the people who helped get it down ended up carrying my bag all the way off the plane for me.  Most people really do want to help and aren't irritated that you chose to travel with a baby.

Our time in Texas was a perfect balance between touristy things and just relaxing.  It was nice to only have to worry about an infant for a few days. 

I think I need to start giving my kids a better chance at proving their adaptability.  I'm such a routine follower that when things get changed up when away from home, I think my kids will crumble.  They usually rise to the occasion and far exceed my expectations.  For instance, Libby doesn't do the whole bottle thing very well.  Twice during the trip she drank a bottle that wasn't to her perfectly warmed temperature!  She fell asleep numerous times just hanging out in her car seat {thank you thank you to Kari's generous neighbors for borrowing us a car seat, pack n play and bouncy seat!!} and Bjorn.

I could go on and on about details, but I have a load of pictures to share and a little lady who's waiting to play, I missed her so!

Fell asleep moments before takeoff and slept for most of the ride.  If she wasn't sleeping she was all smiles with her neighboring passengers!

We made it! Anxiously waiting for Kari to pull up!

Fixin' to have a great day with Kari!

Yay for no socks!!

Lunch with the girls...amazing Guac!!

Chit chattin' with Kari

So cool!! Fort Worth stock yards.  There is a rodeo every Friday and Saturday and the Bulls walk down the street in a procession!



Ye-Ha



Note the adaptable baby :)

Girlfriends!!

That's the end of the first set of Texas. 

Next up, first set of Daddy and Sally.  Reid was a very good daddy and husband while I was away.  Sally had special time and adventures as well as staying on schedule.  I came home to the laundry done, the house organized and a bouquet of flowers on the table!

Last year when I went to Arizona I missed Sally A LOT.  This time, I missed her, but it was definitely a very good break for us.  It's good to be home and getting back on schedule.  In the back of my mind, I know that being away for a week this coming winter, for a destination wedding, will also be a great break and that I can do it.  It makes me be a better mom!

Daddy's solo ponytail

Train Museum...she looks soooooo old!!

Excited!

Waving to the trains as they go by

Loving her special time, just she and Daddy

Lunch, Target style.  Daddy said not to worry about her thinking she can eat lunch every time at Target because they went to a different Target :)

Happy 4 months to our sweet Libby.  We'll see if we're able to post another entry today...

Randoms

The "leftovers"

Our first taste of "sweets" after our Lenten Fast.  A Twix bar, "Lady and the Tramp" style

Just hanging out

My Beautiful Brown-eyed Girl

Showing off her natural comb-over

One of her many silly faces!

Miss Libby and I are off to Texas tomorrow for a long weekend to visit Kari, Andy and Lucy! We're verrrrrrrrrrrry excited! I'm sure we'll have plenty to share sometime next week!

Ta Ta for now!