Let's be honest

Can we just talk a minute about what a chunk my daughter is!! Now, of course I love my baby girl- and yes, she is just "healthy" but really...

Let's recap her growth for just a minute...

Born at 8 lbs 8 oz

2 week check-up: back to birthweight

2 month check-up {9 weeks}: 12 lbs 7 oz {she gained 4 pounds!!}

11 weeks: 13 lbs 8 oz {confirmed by the doctor}

I LOVE that she is this way! I can't imagine the trouble and sadness there would be if we were worrying about her gaining enough weight! But let's be honest... she's and adorable little chunk!

Here she is 1 month old... but it's just too cute!

What I'm Loving Wednesday

 1.

I am loving that my baby girl is taking two full naps a day! It is amazing what you can get done in two hours... especially when I know it is coming! 

back in the day when she slept anywhere!

2. 

This month at our Wednesday night church we are doing True Love Waits- this is starting great conversations about love and dating with my 8th grade girls... Love them! 

3.

The weather is warm again {today and tomorrow only} so I can go outside without a coat again!

4.

My husband is bringing me Jamba juice for lunch- it has been far too long {considering I had this at least once a week throughout my pregnancy}

banana berry is my fav

5.

My parents live about 2 miles from us and have offered to watch Brynlee every Wednesday night so we can both be involved at church.

6.

My sister and her family {Nathaniel, Grace and baby on the way} ... really they are AMAZING people and get to come this weekend for a visit!

Chicago 2010

Florida 2009

 We love going on vacation with them!! Two years in a row... sadly, this year is out since baby Smith will be coming in April!

7.

My amazing husband... who dealt with an unhappy baby last night so I could go spend time with the other PW's from our church!

Show Us Your Life: Alma Mater

So today at Kelly's Korner we have Show us Your Life- Your Alma Mater

Now, my schooling after high school has been a little crazy. I started out at Ozark Christian College right out of high school! I absolutely loved this school. I played volleyball there and honestly learned more about God, the Bible and myself then I ever thought I would. They have amazing professors that love God and their students on a personal level. Oh how I would love to go back there and take more classes.

Ozark Christian College

volleyball christmas party

James' graduation

After my sophomore year James graduated and got a job in a Chicago suburb. So we moved. Since Ozark was not an accredited school, I spend the next year taking classes online from Tulsa Community College in Tulsa, OK. {This is because they would actually take a lot of my classes, unlike the community college in Chicago that would accept a total of 9 hours our of 60}. So I got my Associate's degree.

Then we moved back to the Tulsa area and I was able to attend Northeastern State University, Broken Arrow Campus. So NSU is my actual Alma Mater. And let me just say, I love this school. I spent two years at NSU completing my degree in Elementary Education. Since it is a commuter campus, I never attended a sporting event, or any type of event outside of Education seminars and such. But, I honestly believe that this school has the most amazing professors for Education in the entire state of Oklahoma. They are WONDERFUL {99% of them} and will do anything to help you out, while teaching you how to be a teacher. The school of Education firmly believes in teaching through example and experience. My experiences at NSU were wonderful, honestly, much better than I ever expected! So thank you NSU for a wonderful two year experience and teaching me how to be a highly effective teacher!

Northeastern State University College of Education

completing my "trying something new project: cross stitch

visiting a local historical place for Social Studies class: Totem Pole Park

 

 

 

working on our "Wii in the Classroom" project

Oh how I love Elementary Education projects... lots of fun times from my time at NSU!

What I Am Loving Wednesday

Today there are many things that I am loving

That this little cuddlebug has decided to start taking 2 hour naps in her crib {and this is after sleeping 10 hours straight last night!} 

The snow is melting and it is getting warmer which means I can run again with my new fancy shoes!

Tonight we are finally have GLIMPSE again... and I get to go {thank to my mom watching Brynlee}. I have missed my group!

And last but not least- my Valentines present which always includes pink and red Mike and Ikes {usually James has to separate them from a regular box, but they got smart and make a new box that is just pink and red!}

Have a GREAT Wednesday!

Valentines Day 2011

So just for Valentines day and in honor of my amazing husband- we will visit Valentines days of old. We figured that we have been together for 7 valentines days {which seems like a ton!}. This also made us both feel kind of old because we have been married almost 5 years {although you would think the idea that we have a child would cause the same emotion...} So here goes... hopefully I have a picture from each year.

Actually I don't have one from the first year because that was pre-digital camera. So instead here is a picture from around that time that I have scanned in...

 

 

 

2004: dating 2 months

{sorry so blurry} 2006: dating 1 1/2 years/engaged

2007: married 9 months

2008: living in Chicago

2009: back in Owasso

2010: don't have one from this year, so this is from my sister's rehearsal dinner

2011: married 4 years, 9 months/ Brynlee: 9 weeks

Brynlee had a super cute Valentines day outfit that she wore to church yesterday! I only got a picture on my phone {before she had a blowout diaper that ended up on my friend Laura}. So the one of her sleeping in it will have to do! She had these adorable pants, a pink sweater, red fuzzy socks and a red and white bow!

Happy Valentines day everyone!

Road Trip

So because of the blizzard last week, there has not been school here since last Monday. My older sister's birthday was this past Monday. Since my mom was out of school {but the main roads we good to drive on} she decided it would be fun to go see Elizabeth in Fayetteville. Elizabeth also had the day off because she gets to work from home on Mondays. Since myself and Brynlee didn't have plans {when do we ever} we went too! It was so much fun- even though it was only for the day.

Grace really likes to buckle her "geri" into the car seat

taking a nap with her dolls

Brynlee taking an actual nap

Grace eating her cheesecake with not one, but two forks!

We stayed with Grace while my sister went to her doctor appointment {she is preggers and due in eight(?) weeks}. We played a lot, ate lunch and just hung out. Nathaniel was home for a little bit since he was out of school too. It is so nice to be close to so much family. I love that Brynlee will be close to her aunts, uncles and cousins {along with grandparents of course}.

Brynlee Anne- 2 months

It is pretty crazy that my baby girl is already two months old! Although there were a couple weeks that I though we would never make it... now it is flying by!

Brynlee-
You are such a joy to everyone who knows you! I love love love your giant smile that you give all day long! You are such a happy baby {especially since we are officially sleeping through the night!} You normally sleep from about 9-4 or 5 and then will go back down for another 3-4 hours! What a difference this has made for all of us!

Although we didn't get to go to the doctor today {because we got another ten inches of snow, after last weeks blizzard} we can safely say you are healthy and growing. Last week you were weighing 11.5 lbs and 22 inches. You are completely out of newborn clothes and really wear at least 3 month with a little bit of 3-6 month mixed in! I have a feeling you will be on the move soon... you are started turning over from your stomach to your back. And many times at night we have found you facing the opposite direction after falling asleep!

EDIT: Today we did go to your 2 month check up and let's just say you have grown even more than I thought! You weigh 12 lbs 7 ounces and are 23 inches long!! SO crazy. Also can I say that watching you get your first set of shots was not fun... you were so upset you actually shed tears! Boy am I glad you won't actually remember this trauma! 

In the last month you have done the following: visited Elizabeth, Nathaniel and Gracie twice {we went again this week for Elizabeth's birthday}, had a play date with some of our best friends Laura, Bennett and Caleb, been to church a few times, partied during the super bowl, endured a blizzard {2-1 with 20+inches} and a second snow storm last night {10+ inches}, went to your cousins {bryson and selah} soccer games, and spent lots of time hanging with various family members.

We love you more than we could ever say! Can't wait to see what happens next!