Baby girl is 1!!

Cannot believe it (so cliche) but our little baby is 1...wow is all I can say!  

Ruby Kate you are an amazing, spirited, fearless, energetic, non-sleeping, take over the world one day little girl.  You are such a blessing in our lives.  Your brother loves you more than anything in this world and your daddy and I do too.  You have more bruises than your brother had at this age and it's because you are our wild one. You can already climb up the slide further than Smith (but don't tell him). You are going to walk any day now.  When Smith gets carried away and hits your or hurts you you cuss him out (in your own way) and hit him back.  Oh man-we don't need to worry about you taking care of yourself.  You are a beautiful little one and keep us on our toes every minute.  We can't wait to see what the years hold for you my dear

Stats:

23 lbs (75%)

31 inches (97%)

Size 4 diapers 

Clothing size 18-24m and some 2T yikes

End of summer

We had a great end of summer!  Here is the recap:

Ty and I drove to Memphis for the day to visit our great friends new baby, Hasten.  It was awesome seeing them, even for a few hours.  We can't wait to visit with them more soon.

The kids and I drove to Arkansas for a last minute trip!  It was so much fun and a much needed visit with Emily.  She took us in and spoiled us.  It looked like Christmas when we got there.  Smith had the best time playing with the dogs, going to the farmer's market, going to the park and as he says, just playing.  They did great on the long car ride.  I was so nervous about doing it by myself but we made it and I did finally give in to a DVD player for him.  He was obsessed and watched the same movie whenever I let him watch it, he calls it Monster Guys (Monster's Inc).

We got home and then left 3 days later to go to my parents for 4 days and then the beach for a week. September is one of my favorite times at the beach.  We had amazing weather!  We had a really nice routine going and Ty even worked from there.  It was not fun leaving.  I was pretty bummed when we got home.

Smith started a Mother's Day Out program today.  He cried for a while but the teacher sent me a message that he calmed down.  He only slept for 20 minutes and didn't eat much (which is so weird for him) and came away with a small eye injury but otherwise he had a good day.  

Oh Piff

The has been one of those weeks when I wanted cocktail hour to begin at 7am. Everyday.  Joking (kind of).  I am worn out in every sense of the word.  Smith has had moments of being possessed by the devil and he also had a bad allergic reaction to something unknown that scared the poo out of me.  Ruby Kate won't sleep and just screams.  A lot.  She was up from 1-4am last night, ugh.  I'm pretty sure she is 10 months old and not a newborn.  I digress..The last thing I wanted to do was go over to a friends house tonight for dinner and for the kids to play.  I just wanted to go to bed.  But we committed to it so I had to go.  I don't know the husband or wife very well so that added to my anxiety, ha but Ty has been friends with the husband for a while.  They just built a home near us.  It ended up being so fun and the wife and I have so many things in common.  It was really good for the soul kind of fun and I didn't even drink, haha.  I have really been missing my friends so much lately.  This was a good reassurance to me to never give up on making new friends.  Make new friends but keep the old, one is silver but the others gold.  

And random pics not from tonight 

In case you can't tell the alligator is eating RK's head...that kind of week

Summer time

Lately:

-Spent 2 weeks at my parents for the 4th of July

-Alicia's bachorette party at the lake

-Went to Auburn, AL for my old ATL roommate's wedding

-RK turned 10 months and Smith turned 2 1/2

-Started potty training then stopped, hahah. Peeing 3 times in the Target aisles was too much for me

-I read 3 books; I haven't read a non baby book in 3 years so this is big.  I read, The Inferno, Gone Girl and reread The Great Gatsby

Summer is flying by!  We have a few more trips planned before summer's end

9 months

Ruby Kate turned 9 months old on Sunday, ahhhh!  She is the sweetest thing.  We had her well check up yesterday.  She weighs 21.5 pounds and is 29 1/4 inches.  Guess it's time to get her a new car seat. Everything was good except she is anemic.  It's not too bad, we just have to get more iron in her.  I haven't been feeding her oatmeal because it messes her tummy up and just didn't think about giving her meat, but now I am for sure.  She just started sleeping 11 continuous hours last week!  I am hoping no more middle of the night feedings for her.  Fingers crossed because I was starting to get delirious, ha.

Summer Fun

It's been a fun summer so far with a trip to the lake and a week at the River!  We are home for about 2 weeks then back to the River for the 4th of July week.  It is so relaxing down there and it just makes me happy.  I really hope we can move down there one day.

The kids have been  happy and healthy lately, knock on wood.  Although RK had another ear infection earlier  ugh, number 2 so far.  Smith has never had one.  Poor second child, she gets all the germs.  

RK is still not crawling.  I'm a little perplexed because S totally was by 8 months and I was thinking being a second and a girl she would do it early.  We have her 9 month appt Monday so I will discuss with her ped.  Her hair is starting to lay down, boo.  She is "talking" up a storm and her favorite thing to do is happy scream, haha!  Especially in the grocery store!  She is just the happiest baby.  I would have ten if they were all like her and Smith (and if I had a cook, housekeeper, personal trainer and a lot of money, hahaha)

Smith is talking like crazy too and it's so fun to hear what comes out of his mouth.  I would love to peak in his brain because I don't know how he comes up with some things.  He loves his sister and when he gets hurt he automatically sucks his thumb and rubs her head to calm down.  It is the cutest thing.  S starts swim lessons today.  He is pretty timid so I'm nervous how this is going to go.  We got out the plastic pool at my parents and he loved it so hopefully he will love the big pool.  He liked it last year but who knows....

We have a lot of fun events coming up-2 bachelorette parties, an engagement party, 2 weddings and lots of traveling!  Good times

Back to reality

So much has happened I don't have time to write it all down, ha.

We just got back from spending about 3 weeks at my parents with a trip home in between.  It was awesome!  We celebrated Ty's birthday and his new job!  And we celebrated big!  Lots of drinking, eating, boating, golfing and playing.   We even braved a beach trip with just our little family.  It was so much fun and a lot of work.  We always go with my parents to the beach so this was new.  But we really enjoyed it and even went out to dinner with the early birds.  Our kids go to bed so early that is is hard to go out with them but it worked out great going early.  I was nervous about all the long car trips but they both did really well and still no DVD player!  I'm impressed!

The kids are goods and growing like crazy.  Smith is talking up a storm.  He loves singing, playing the guitar and drums.  He can throw a football like nobody's business.  His favorite song is Mumford and Sons. I Will Wait.

RK is so sweet.  She is sleeping better and sometimes even 10 hours.  She is sitting by herself but no crawling yet.   I'm sure she will follow S and be about 8 or so months before that happens.  I have been making all of her food and she seems to really like everything.  Her hair still sticks straight up and I love it so much. Her bottom two teeth are also in.