Tuesday, November 8, 2016

go vote


Today we had the opportunity to cast our ballot and vote for local, state and federal offices. I'm not one to share my political views publicly, but I will say that I'm glad that, after today, we won't be receiving any more political phone calls, letters, fliers or door hangers! Today was the second time that Margo got to go in the voting booth and I look forward to explaining the democratic process to her as she grows up.

Tuesday, November 1, 2016

margo's first halloween

Admittedly, Halloween is one of my least favorite holiday's but, having my very own baby doll to dress up made it a lot more fun. She was more interested in the leaves when I took her outside, but she was a happy little jack-o-lantern. 




"Seriously Mom, how many more pictures are we going to take?!" -Margo


Then she had a wardrobe change into her Princess Leia costume. She was such a ham in this outfit, it was hard to narrow it down to just two pictures. I made her wig with a tutorial from this website. It was super easy and she didn't mind wearing it at all. My mom found a plush Princess Leia for her and she loves to chew on the buns! 





Thursday, October 27, 2016

margo: eight months


Today Margo is eight months old and Alex is 28, what a fun day! We went to the doctor yesterday for her flu shot and she weighed in at 18.5lbs (60th %ile) and 25 inches long (4th %ile).


Margo is growing right before my eyes! She rolls across the room to get to whatever she wants and would love to be crawling, but hasn't quite figured it out. She finally has two little teeth and worked hard to get them! She babbles up a storm and giggles all the time. She loves her daddy and lights up every time he walks in the room. She tries to "pet" Moose but he's too fast for her, whenever she does get him she pulls chunks of hair out and tries to eat it...someday they'll be best friends, just not quite yet.

Her favorite toy is a toss up between an old parmesan cheese container that I've filled with ribbons tied together that she pulls out and her Little People Nativity. She reads books with me every day and we love our trips to the library. Our evening walk is one of my favorite times of the day since she coo's and chats the whole way, Alex and I get to catch up and Moose tries to catch all the squirrels we see.

She has started to enjoy food (finally) and is eating a variety of vegetables, fruit, yogurt, cottage cheese and chicken. So far I've made all of her baby food and we're both enjoying it. It's forcing me to make things I've never made or tasted, so we're branching out! Her daily schedule is still the same as last month, so we're pretty predictable.

We love this girl so much and we love getting to be her parents. I'd be lying if I said there weren't challenging days, but I know this stage of life is fleeting so I'm trying to enjoy every second.

bath time babe

happy after nap time

Margo on the first cool day this fall

hanging out with the pumpkins at the Vintage Market in Chesterfield 

a family that wears robes together, stays (warm) together

she woke up as happy as a clam


happy 28th birthday alex


That stud up there is 28 years old today! He is the most kind, generous, hard working, adventurous, loving, silly and loyal man I know and I am so glad that he's mine! Margo is one lucky lady to have him for a dad. I am so thankful for how he leads our family and pushes me toward Christ.  I can only hope that this year is as good as the last!
Happy Birthday Alex!!