12 weeks

These are getting hard to take. She doesn't want to sit still or lay back anymore!

And...

11 weeks

our week with the marine- part 2.

We spent the rest of our time with Uncle Marine pretty much heading out to some of our favorite places with some of our favorite people.

And U.M. did a lot of this..



We went and ate sushi with our "sister", Aunt Red, where of course we laughed our heads off and were ridiculously inappropriate. It's what Aunt Red is best at. It's kind of why we love her.

It's also why she's not allowed alone with my child..

I went back to work during the week he was here. Mr. Perfect took this picture to show U.M. how upset I was the morning I went back to work.

Obviously they were more impressed with the picture than I was.

That night we headed out for Mexican with some of our faves. We met up with KP, Katie, and our pal Joe for cheap food and cheap drinks. I could eat Mexican every night. My hips currently look like I do anyway..

Somebody slept through dinner..

Some of my favorite people.

I pink puffy heart these girls..


We managed to get pretty much our entire old crew together one night for a fish fry and low country boil. It's a completely different kind of get together now being as how there were 4 little girls around. Most of the party was spent back in Baby Girls room! I never thought I'd see the day..

Two of my closest friends and our girls; there's 3 months between each of them. The one in blue is 8 months, Katie in the middle is 5 months, and Baby Girl is 2 months. Although BG and Katie are almost exactly the same size!


Best friends since elementary school..


The night before U.M. left, we got the family together at one of our favorite restaurants for dinner. Good food and U.M got to hit on our waitress, so pretty successful night. It sucks he had to leave, but we had such a good time!

The Marine and our grands.


Short two weeks, but I'm pretty sure this face will bring him back soon!

look what I can do!

I mentioned last week that BG is finally holding her head up during tummy time. Now don't take that to mean that she likes tummy time (ha), but at least we're now getting something out of it.

I finally started putting her up on the Boppy pillow or propping her on the pillow on her mat to do her tummy time and she handled that much better.

Of course, still not loving it.


A few days later on the sixteenth, I pulled the Boppy out from under her and got this...


..and then 3 days later..

I couldn't be prouder than if she was just voted President!!

As if that's not enough.. dum dum dum... last night she rolled over from her tummy to her back!!! I didn't get it on camera, and she hasn't done it again since, but it happened people!

STOP growing so fast child. You're killing me!!

Oh, and she dances now. While standing on her feet. I need to get that on video. It's positively sigh worthy!

I love this child.. What on earth did I entertain myself with before she showed up?!?

le sigh...

This is what I predict to be only the first of many homemade gifts that Baby Girl brings home for her father and I.. Isn't this precious?!? She made this with Kyndal, her sitter, last week. And I melt...



I pretty much can't wait for my macaroni covered jewelry box... =)

our week with the marine. pt. 1- memorial day wknd

We had such a good time visiting with the Marine when he finally returned home. He made his way down to Coastal Town the day after he got back in the States. We managed to cram plenty of activity into out (2) weeks with the Uncle.

On 5-29, we celebrated my Aunt's birthday as well as the Marines homecoming with a dinner at my grandparents. Of course we were late getting over there but since it was because of this..



...I was perfectly okay with not rushing. I love these two together!

We finally made it to the g-parents for dinner and cake.

Baby Girl had grabbed this card on her own and could not figure out why we all were going nuts about it. She's just so cute!

Yes, that's my Dad cheesing in the background. =)

After dinner we went out to play with the Marine's new toy...

I did not okay this.. and it will not happen again!


The next day we headed to church for the Memorial Day service. Guess who made us late?!?

Not BG and I. We were ready in plenty of time, but the boys... way late. There's a problem when the two girls are ready first. Just sayin'...

It was a great, very emotional service. They pulled all of the retired and active military up on stage and not going to lie, I choked up a bit when my parents and the Marine headed up to the stage. So stinking proud of my family.

After church we headed back to the g-parents for pictures. It didn't last long because BG slipped into meltdown mode since she hadn't napped in the nursery at church.





The boys spent the rest of their day doing this..


Baby Girl spent the rest of the day playing with Pops and Nonny.


We headed back over to the g-parents the next day for a Memorial Day low country boil.

The Marine getting ready to change his first (and only) diaper of the trip. Or probably ever!



We pulled out some old pictures to see if we could see any of me in Baby Girl.

We couldn't. Boo.

We ate our weight in low country and then headed back to the house. My bff, KP, and her family came over. Uncle Marine hadn't met KP's little girl Katie yet, so of course she had to come over. Which BG was happy about because it's her bestie.

It's funny because when Uncle met, there were no babies here. And two years ago, none of us girls were in the "family mindset" quite yet. It's such a drastic change and he remarked about how cool it was seeing us as Mom's. I bet it's weird, but I love this new dynamic of all of our lives.

Katie & U.M.

KP and her family with U.M.

It was such a great Memorial Day weekend spent with family and amazing friends. And of course it was a bit sweeter this year since Uncle Marine had just returned home.