11 Months

Your 11 month post is VERY LATE. We had a very rough start to your 11th month. Just before you turned 11 months you got really sick. You ran a high fever for 12 days straight. You coughed, had a runny nose, and your voice was hoarse. We went to the doctor and found out that you had a severe ear infection. After a week you were still not better, and you broke out in a horrible rash all over.They did blood work and your platelet count was 80,000. It should have been over 300,000. They reaslized this was caused by the constant high fever. After several more trips and blood work you finally were diagnosed with Hystophylis Influenza. It is a bacterial infection that takes over the nose.

You learned so many new things over the month. You got a baby doll named Girl while you were sick. You feed her a bottle and play with her all the time. You can stand up all by yourself now. You will take a few steps here and there, but you are still not walking. You are suck a good girl. You started sleeping all night in your bed again. You wouldn't while you were sick.
You also started imitating us! You love to wear a necklace while you are playing. You eat pretty much anything we eat, but still will not eat meat. That is ok though, because Mommy doesn't really like meat either. You still do everything with your left hand. I can't believe how fast you are growing. You love to laugh and smile! You have such a personality!

Mommy and Me Pics

10 Months

I can't believe in two short months my precious baby will be 1 year old. It seems like everyday you change, learn new things, and get bigger and bigger. They baby days are over for you. You think you are such a big girl now. It truly amazes me how quickly you learn new things. I hope this continues for you forever. You are our precious gift from God. The best thing that has ever been given to us. Your smile lights up our lives. You are such a precious little girl. You know what "NO" means and you try to be smooth and get us to smile after you get in trouble. This is just hilarious to me but I am trying to be tough and not let you see me laugh! When you start walking you will be ready to potty trained. For about 3 months you have known when you had a wet diaper and feel of it. Lolly bought you a potty chair and we already practice. You will sit on it forever, but so far no tinkle.

You have the most outgoing personality in the world. If someone sits down beside us when we go out to eat you immediately put on a show until they say something to you. You smile at everyone. You are the quickest crawler I have ever seen. It is like you are running you are so fast. I still love when you call the dogs. You also call anyone who you want like a dog. So smart!!!!

You crawl everywhere.

You pull up on everything. You get brave sometimes and let go!

You eat lots of big girl food and rarely take a bottle. You mainly just want one when you first wake up.

We finally found a sippy cup you like. You love any with a straw. See, you are trying to act way to big.

You talk so much. All the time.

We are about to start your first swimming lesson in a couple of hours.

You eat tons of food all the time.

9 months

The changes you have made in one month are unbelievable. They day you turned 8 months you started to scoot across the floor. Now you are crawling as fast as you can everywhere! It is amazing! You went for your 9 month visit and you weigh 20 lbs 2oz. and are 28 1/2 inches long. Dr. Farr said you could start having real food such as potatoes, peas, and green beans! You are a super happy baby! You haven't slept well since the storm. I think it really messed your schedule up. You love to walk with us helping you. I really thing you will be walking in the next month.

You still only take 6 oz of formula, but will rarely take a bottle. When you do you never take all 6 ozs.

You are wearing 6-9 month clothes.

You wave at everyone, call the dogs, patty cake, tell people to come here.

You are a talker. You say dada , mama, lolly, sissy, Bob Bob, pop, dog, book, bye, hi and more.

You pull up on everything.

You are going through a phase where you want mommy and daddy a lot. You do not want to be put down at all.

You still love Elmo.

You love to watch the dogs and call them. You click you tounge and motion with your hands for them to come here.

You love to hear the Barney song and dance everytime we sing it!

You have 8 teeth and 3 are about to poke through.

8 Months Old

I can't believe how much you have changed in one month. It is unbelievable. You can do so much on your own now. I love to see you accomplishing new things! I love when I come home and you start smiling so big and jumping up and down in your daddy's lap! It makes me so happy! I am so blessed to have you as my little girl! You are perfect! You make me so happy!

You are still only drinking 6 oz. of formula.

You eat three times a day.

You can feed yourself finger foods. You love puffs and cry when they are all gone.

You can scoot yourself anywhere you want now!

The days of you being still are over. You want to grab and hold everything.

You now have 8 teeth!

You are wearing 6 or 9 months in clothes most of the time.

You are a huge Daddy's girl. You have him wrapped around your little finger.

You finally said MaMa and Lolly.

You motion your hands to come here when you drop something. And you call it like a dog!

You click your tounge constantly! It is super cute!

You want to walk around holding Daddy's hands all the time. You are really good at it!

You pat-a-cake anytime we tell you too!

You can mimic us when we do things like touch our hands a certain number of times on something!

Sagey is 7 Months Old

The time since you were born has been the best days of my life! You are a wonderful baby! We love you so much! Your smile brightens my day. I can't imagine life before you. I can't believe that it has already been 7 months. It seems like yesterday I was reading to you in my belly. You have accomplished so much in these past months that it is unbelievable!

You still drink 6 oz of formula.

You eat 2 times a day.

You wave bye-bye at everyone.

You love to wave at the Precious Moments calendar on your wall. You wave everytime we walk past.

You have 7 teeth already.

You love to walk in your walker.

We went to Gatlinburg for your first time! We had a blast!

You are starting to sit up in the shopping cart and in high chairs, with your cover on them!

You talk all the time!

You still only take your paci to fall asleep, I am so thankful for this!

You say DaDa non stop! He loves to remind mommmy of it.

Baby Bond Nursing Cover Review

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Sick Baby

Sunday morning when we woke up Sagey acted like she didn't feel good. The rest of the day she was fine. Around 11 P.M. she started screaming and crying and didn't stop until after 9 the next morning. I felt so bad for her, but nothing I did helped her. I stayed home with her all day and finally last night she started to feel better. She actually slept all night for the first time in a while!

She has had so many milestones in the past few weeks! She can sit on her own now! She also has 2 new teeth at the top! Robyn bought her a walker a few weeks ago and she gets around the house very well in it! She reaches for us, holds on when she doesnt want to do something, and is constantly grabbing for things. She wants to hold on to everything. It amazes me how quickly babies learn new things!

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Addy's Birthday Party

Yesterday Sagey attended Addy's First Birthday Party! This was her very first party to attend! The party was a lot of fun and Sagey was wonderful the entire time! It is hard to believe Addy is already one! It seems like just yesterday Shawna was just finding out she was expecting. Time goes by so quickly once you have a child of your own.

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6 Months

Where has the time gone? It seems like yesterday you were sleeping all day still and couldn't do much at all. Now you want to be up and going all the time. You never want to sit down. Daddy has spoiled you rotten. Since it is so cold Daddy hasn't been working and you stay home with him everyday. I think your days are spent being held and walked around. When I get home you laugh and smile each time you see me. I love seeing that face. You still only have 2 teeth. You love to roll over and over and over. You want to stand up by yourself all the time. A few days ago you took a few steps while holding onto Lolly's hands. You can hold your bottle on your own and love to make noises. I know you are mine but I still think you are the most precious child I have ever met! I love you so much! Here are some things about you this month:

You still only drink 6 oz. of formula.

You weight 17.6 lbs and you are 27 1/2 inches tall.

You love to poke your lips out and make noises.

You want to wave all the time!

You started eating stage 2 baby food. You are not a big fan of the meat yet.

You still need to have your blankee by your face to go to sleep, no matter what time of the day or night.

You are wearing size 3-6 month clothes.

You eat Baby Mum Mum teething crackers. You love to feed them to yourself!

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Fun Baby

Tonight you have been so much fun! I sometimes think that if there were people peeping in the window watching Daddy and me they would probably think we were crazy. We played a little tickle game with you tonight. You laughed so hard! It brought tears to my eyes! Then you of course had to stand up for a while. That is your favorite thing to do right now. When I hold you or put you on your belly you rock back and forth constantly.

When you finished eating your pears you laughed for a long time. When we weren't paying attention to you , you would squeal with all your might until we looked. Then you would laugh. You did this so long and so hard that it brought tears to your eyes. You didn't mind. You just kept on playing.

Tonight as I rocked you and looked at you I realized how fast you are growing and how quickly it is going by. I remember while I was pregnant thinking I couldn't wait for you to walk and talk. Now I just want to soak in every single memory. I can't believe in lesss than a week you will be 6 months old. You are my first baby. You are teaching me how to be a mommy. I hope I don't let you down.

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My Precious Love

This week Sagey has started to eat her Mum Mum teething crackers. She loves to feed them to herself and does not want to share. Tonight she laughed at me really loudly for 20 minutes. She has also started holding her bottle more, waving, and holding onto me when I try to put her down. Robyn keeps her during the day since he isn't working right now. I love that she can stay at home in the mornings and doesn't have to get out in the cold. She loves being with her daddy and he takes such good care of her.

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Sneak Peak of Photos

Yesterday Sagey had a photo session with Jenney McAnnally Photography. I wasn't able to go but I was so happy to see the sneak peak! The pictures turned out great even without me there! Daddy took Sagey and did a great job with her!

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5 Months

You are already 5 months old. I still can't believe it. You are at the incredibly fun stage right now. Mommy hates leaving to go to work because I am afraid I will miss something. Everyday you learn something new! You have had your First Christmas, which was white! On Christmas Day you ate your first baby food, sweet potatoes. We were snowed in from a snow storm for 5 days. Here are some things you do:



You eat 6 oz. of formula. You don't always finish it now since you like to eat big girl food!



You love carrots! You have tried green beans, peas, carrots, squash, apples, bananas, rice, and oatmeal. You hate apples. You spit them out. I started putting them in your rice and you quit eating it.



You have 2 teeth!


You can roll from your back to your belly now. As soon as I lay you down you roll over!


You made your first T.V. appearance! Your snow picture was on ABC 33/40!

You were snowed in for 5 days.

You are wearing between between size 3-6 month close.

We can tell you are going to be very tall, you are getting so long.

We are so blessed to have you! Daddy and I do not know what we did before you. You make us so happy! We are so thankful to have you!

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Thursday's Thirteen

1. We have been snowed in for 5 days and we are going crazy.

2. No school for 4 days means Mommy and Sagey time! We are LOVING it!

3. I feel like Sagey has grown so much this week! She is becoming a big girl way to fast!

4. Last night Robyn was holding her and she yelled "MOMMA." We were both amazed!

5. This week Sagey has started rolling from her back to her belly!

6. Carrots= one happy Sagey Baby!

7.Brynley Sage was chosen as one of James Spann's favorite snow pictures. Out of over 4000 pictures she was chosen and shown on the 10 o'clock news!

8. This week we have taken lots of naps together. This is funny because Daddy says you never nap during the day.

9. Robyn and I had our first snow ball fight. We have been together 8 years and this is the first time we have ever had enough snow.

10. We have eaten more at our house this week than we have in 5 years.

11. I am super tired of snow. I am ready for summer!

12. Making up school days in June will not be very much fun, but it sure is nice to be out now!

Most Embarrasing Time as a Mommy Yet

My most embarrasing time as a mommy (yet) came a few days before Christmas. Since I had Sagey I am always in a hurry, and I spend more time getting her ready than I do myself. This particular day I really got myself dressed but in a hurry. I actually felt like I was looking cute! Mom, Granny, and I went for a dr. appt and went Christmas shopping. Of course we saw everyone we knew. I talked to people, made small talk, etc. No one ever mentioned that something strange was going on with me.
To end our day we went to lunch at Applebees. I ran into a girl I hadn't seen in a while who I used to work with. We talked for quite a long time. On the way home we stopped by McDonalds for Hot Chocolate! I reached up to adjust my earrings and something felt strange. I took them both out. I was horrified. All day long I had been wearing a green ball earring that was short, and a long dangle, silver, peace sign earring with my hair pulled back. As many people as I had been with and seen no one had the nerve to tell me that I was wearing 2 different earrings.


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New Years Resolutions 2011

This year I have two big resolutions. I know everyone makes this first resolution every year, but this year it so important for me. While I was pregnant I gained quite a bit of weight. I was the mommy who wanted to make sure baby had enough food! So this year I want to get back to my pre-pregnancy weight. It is going to be very difficult for me because I just LOVE eating. However, the school I teach at is competing with other schools in our district in a Biggest Loser contest. With the support of my co-workers and family I know I can obtain this goal!

My other resolution is to do a few things each day to keep our house in order. Since Sagey was born it has been extremely difficult to keep things in order like they were before. I am always so busy with work and her that I rarely take time to keep things organized. My husband is very organized and I want to help him keep the house like he loves it! Laundry also gets the best of me. It piles up so much quicker now. If I can keep caught up on just the laundry I will have fulfilled my goal!

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The Blizzard of 2011

I live in the south and it never snows. We may get a dusting a couple of times each year, but usually nothing more than that. Well, not this year. It is Wednesday and we have been snowed in since Sunday. Roads are closed, schools, businesses,stores.

Sunday night we were predicted to get around 4 inches of snow. Well boy did we get that, and more. We have a total of 6 inches of snow. The snow fell quickly, it looked so pretty as it fell.

We decided to take Brynley Sage outside to look at the snow for a few minutes Monday morning thinking it would be melted quickly. We made tons of pictures of her! Robyn pulled her around in her wagon and she loved looking at the beautiful snow! I came in and submitted the pictures to a few local TV stations! Sagey's picture was selected as one of over 4000 submitted by a local weatherman to be featured as one of his favorite snow pictures. The title of her award was- Youngest Person to Enjoy the Snow.

As of right now it is snowing AGAIN, and none of our snow has melted. I loved being snowed in the first few days, but now this is getting old.