Smiley Pictures!

My favorite!

Y'all, I'm in amazement at how much I love this child!

Update!

Oh goodness. I'm definitely falling behind on my blogging. I'll do a quick fill-in since Caroline should be up soon.

We were hoping Judd would be finished working yesterday, but it seems the rain that we thought was coming changed its mind. So they're still plowing and filling in ruts. I'm SO ready for him to be finished (do I say that every post?) so we can spend some time together. I feel like I never see him! Either way, I keep reminding myself that it's almost over...

I'm getting SOOOO excited about the upcoming holidays. Thanksgiving is this coming week and we'll get to see lots of family! We're going to Senatobia on Wednesday or Thursday for Thanksgiving with my family and coming back on Saturday morning for Thanksgiving with Judd's family. I'm excited to see everyone. We haven't even MET baby Davis yet. Judd has been working so much that we haven't even met our niece! So I'm excited that we'll get to do that.

Ahem, is it okay that I count Black Friday as a holiday? 'Cause technically, it is as big of a day as Thanksgiving! Ha! Judd and Andrew are keeping our children, and Audra, Mom, and I are going SHOPPING! We'll hit Kohl's first (which opens at 4am) then probably head to Target. After Target we'll head to the mall! I LOVE Black Friday. I even have coupons to take with me! I'm only a *wee bit* nervous about Judd keeping Caroline for an entire day without me. He's totally capable, but I haven't left her for this long...ever. I'm gonna miss her a lot!

Obviously, I'm pumped about Christmas! We're putting up our tree this coming week as soon as Judd is finished working! I've already got some gifts on the way to the house that I can wrap so there will already be gifts under the tree! Not to mention, Caroline has the *CUTEST* outfits...complete with a big matching bow for all of them! She is going to be precious. Judd says it's like I'm dressing up my own personal doll. He's totally right. ;)

In totally non-holiday news - we are definitely moving! We've got lots of plans for the house we're moving in to. We're adding the bedroom and bathroom and gutting the majority of the house. It's almost like we're changing the whole thing! The house needs a lot of work though. WAY more work than our current house needed. But it's always fun to have a clean slate and start over when designing and building! I'm excited to get started (which will be soon, I think) and get moved in. Our goal is to move in by planting season. That should put us moving March-April! That's not very far!

I'm actually scared to write about this...but I've been holding out! Caroline has now slept through the night for a solid week!!!!!!!!!!! Yes, that was worth 5,000 exclamation points! She eats around 11-11:30pm and doesn't eat again until about 7-8am. Yes, you read that right! I feel like a new woman! I'm honestly afraid to say too much about it for fear that she'll hear me and start waking back up...just to show me who's running the show around here. Regardless, the week of great sleep was totally needed and appreciated. I also can't believe that in 1 week, my baby will be 3 months old! I also got an Ergo baby carrier - because my child wants NOTHING to do with independent play. Ha! She wants to be held every moment of the day. Most people are blaming that on me, but honestly, I've TRIED to put her down since she was little. She wants nothing to do with it! You would think I was hurting her if you heard her screams! I've gotten a lot of "just let her cry" comments, but I honestly just can't do it. I feel sorry for her AND it annoys me to hear her scream for so long. (I only know this from forcing her to sit in her swing while I eat a meal!) I just tell myself that one day, I'll be wishing she would let me hold her. So, I try to soak in those moments as best as I can. I think having this carrier will really help.

I know you all were hoping for pictures of Caroline, but unfortunately my camera has been in the car for the last week so I don't really have any to share. I'll take plenty next week during Thanksgiving festivities to show you! Have a wonderful Thanksgiving! And may you find many, many sales on Black Friday! ;)

MIA

So sorry that I've been MIA for a while. We've been busy! We spent almost a week in Southaven with Audra & Andrew then came back to a very different baby! I was SURE it was reflux, but her pedi assures me that it's colic. So...we're gonna wait it out for another week and if I'm still concerned we'll see another doctor for a second opinion. Also, believe it or not, my 2 month old daughter has a tooth coming in! I can barely see it - but it's definitely there! CRAZY! So that is probably adding somewhat to her recent fussiness.

She got her 2 month shots today. I totally dreaded them. My poor baby! A friend from church was the nurse who gave her the shots and he was so sweet to her. Couldn't have asked for a better nurse! He even called later on to check on her. :)

Judd and I have also been sick. Ugh. It seems to never end. If it's not one thing, it's another. Luckily we both got z-packs today and hopefully they'll make us better in no time! I hope so!

In other news, we're renovating another house. Yes, I'm also surprised that those words are coming out of my mouth (or fingers, technically.) It's going to be a lot of work but Judd and I won't be doing most of it this time. We're adding a bedroom/bathroom, ripping ceilings and floors, gutting bathrooms, & knocking down a wall inside the house! I'm excited, but I'm also already for it to be over with...and we haven't even started. Judd is finally finished harvesting and now they're filling in massive ruts in the field. Hopefully they'll be done with that soon and he can spend some much needed time with his family!

I feel like there were other things that I was going to blog about, but my daughter is somewhat fussy tonight and Mommy seems to be the only one she wants. I'm going to go feed her and make her feel a little better. Have a great night!

2 Months Old!

Comparison to last month!

Oh my. Two months old already! Time is certainly flying by! Your personality is really shining through more and more every day. Some things about you this month:

• You enjoy baths a little more now. (Meaning, you don't scream - just whimper.)


• You'll let me put you down more often than before.


• You push with your feet CONSTANTLY. You will literally crawl on the ground if someone will put their hands behind you to push off.


• You take a 4 hour afternoon nap!! You're napping as I type now.


• You still love your paci.


• You haven't had to be taken out of church one single time...yet!


• You're not a fan of having your diaper or clothes changed.


• You sleep in your crib a lot now!


• You're settling into a schedule. You set this schedule yourself! Not me!


• You're SO happy when you first wake up. At night, when I'm preparing to feed you, I'll look down thru my half closed eyes and see you grin from ear to ear. It always wakes me up and makes me talk to you to see you smile some more. I love it. I live for those smiles!


• You're sleeping longer stretches at night, which I certainly appreciate!


• It's official - you look like your Mommy. ;)
  
• Your Daddy loves you so much, he made "Sweet Caroline" by Niel Diamond his ringtone for when you and I call him.
  

Okay, this seriously looks like my baby pictures.

Can you tell she looks like me?

The smile I live for!

Big blue eyes!

A little bigger than last time!

Her 2 month shots are coming up and I dread them. :( I bet I cry harder than she does. I am anxious to see how much she weighs though! When we stand on the scale with her at home it's a 10lb difference! That would be almost 4lbs since birth! Since babies are supposed to double their birth weight by 6 months and she was 6lbs 9.7oz at birth, that wouldn't give us very far to go! :)

Happy 2 Months, sweet girl. Mommy and Daddy love you more than anything in the world! You make every day worth getting up for!

Welcome Baby Davis!!

Baby Davis Camille Foster has made it!! We can't wait to go see her! She has a head full of beautiful dark hair and big chubby cheeks! Supposedly she talks a lot already! Reminds me of Caroline!

Davis Camille Foster - born October 27, 2009 at 7:36am weighing in at 8lbs 8oz and 19 3/4 inches long! She was born via c-section! Mom and baby Davis are doing great!

Caroline and Davis will be 2 months apart! It'll be great to have them so close in age. I hope they're close! She looks so much bigger than Caroline did when she was born. Ha! In Caroline's defense, Davis was "baked" almost 2 weeks longer! Without further adieu - here she is!

Growth Spurt! AH!

Oh my. What a day we've had! Caroline is apparently hitting a growth spurt - which means very little sleep, lots of eating, and fussy fussy fussy!! Needless to say, this growth spurt can't pass quickly enough. She only wants to be held...which is difficult when I need to shower, eat, or even go to the bathroom. So...I haven't showered today and every meal has been eaten with her in the other arm and (even though you don't care) I had to make her cry for a sec if I had to go pee. Judd has been working SO hard this week, getting in at night around 10pm. Tonight they had to work extra late because it's supposed to rain tomorrow. It's midnight and he's still not home.

To add to this tough day, I woke up this morning with a sore throat and a REALLY runny nose. Totally out of nowhere! I think the lack of sleep is killing my immune system this year. I've haven't gotten sick twice in two months in forever. I'm hoping it'll pass soon though.

Why am I on the computer right now instead of sleeping? Well, in all honesty, I'm waiting on the other shoe to drop. Everytime I've put Caroline down in her crib for a nap today she's woken up in less than an hour. This makes for a really grumpy Mommy when I'm alllllmost asleep and have to get up yet again. So, I've decided to just stay awake at least until Judd gets home. (As I was typing this, she woke up looking for her paci...)

Well I am going to sit (and hopefully fall asleep) on the couch until Judd gets home. Goodnight, all! Thank you for reading about my pity party!

Finer Things

Finer Things wants to know, what finer things in life are you thankful for?

1. My sweet baby is finally in my arms instead of my belly.
2. Fall candles and long sleeve shirts are back!
3. The fact that I'm pretty sure my husband is getting me this comforter for Christmas...
4. Netflix movies coming in the mail this week.
5. Caroline's professional pictures coming in the mail.
6. Five hours of consecutive sleep last night!!
7. Wearing non-maternity jeans!
8. Having home cooked dinners most of the week!
9. Judd having Monday and Tuesday afternoon off...(although it really needs to quit raining)
10. Seeing our good friend, Hunter!