Wisdom Teeth Emergency Removal

OH NO...not surgery!

Auntie Destiny has been complaining of her jaw hurting.  She could not figure out why...so she went to the dentist.   The dentist told her that she had to have her wisdom teeth removed....long story short she goes to the oral surgeon and he tells her she has to have the removed immediately!  Destiny called me and ask if I would pick her up...DUH! Of course!...in an hour? Uh...sure let me get dressed and I will be right there.

I did not think it was right to take pictures of Auntie Destiny because she was in bad shape so I took pictures of the bean in her rocking big girl stroller!  It was one of Pixie's first rides in it...she seemed to dig it!

Auntie Destiny and Uncle Erik ended up staying the weekend at our house and Brendan of course took great care of her.

Hey mama...I am a big girl!

We needed a nap...that is her tell..the bright red eyes!  She was a trooper...anything for her auntie. 

A duck or a giraffe?

Sometimes there are no words for the outfits we put her in...we think she is the cutest thing in the world.  I feel like I should give a shout out to Jackson as this is an outfit I think he would dig...it is called the durrrafe (duck and girrafe).   Enjoy!

Mornings with Destiny

We are so grateful for Auntie Destiny...we bombard her right when she walks in the door.  Tuesdays are especially hard for us because we have gone 4 days without seeing her...ok that is not really true because we generally see her on Fridays as well...Usually, like in these pictures, we do not even let her take off her jacket before we want attention!

Bridget LOVES puppets it is one of her favorite things to play with in the morning...mostly I think it is so she can cram it in her mouth...but she gets very excited when you make them talk.

 Auntie Destiny, Bean and Lion the puppet

Our morning visit in Pixie's room

New speakers for dad....

Oh wait they are broken!  D'oh!

Brendan found these speakers online..they are a rega something something that he has wanted FOREVER!  I think they are on every Christmas list I have ever seen.  So he finally found some online...he was so excited.   When they got to the house the boxes were a bit beat up.   He took them down stairs and set them up only to be broken (sad panda)...but they look really cool in the room!  Now  he is trying to see if he can get them fixed...fingers crossed!

 The white ones are the new ones...

Dad and the bean admitting defeat!

Pixie turns eight months

Seriously!  These were some of the hardest pictures to take.  Part because she can sit up on her own but she cannot quite navigate what happens when she moves...so she cannot catch herself yet...so it was a ton of flying off the bunny and near misses.  I am happy to announce that we both came out alive!  Her personality is really starting to shine...she is the funniest little girl and so darn happy.  Such a little blessing!
 

Physical Milestones:  She can sit up on her own and perfers to sit up...no more tummy time or back time.  She can't quite figure out how to get into the sitting position or how to get out of a full body reach.  She loves to lean and reach for her toys then kind of fuss for help.  She also makes what we call "old man face"  it is when she pulls her lips in and smacks them together.

Favorite Toys:  Blocks!  Especially when dada stacks them and she can knock them over.  She also loves a triangle with tags on it.  Soft books and cardboard books.  She is really into turning the pages.  She loves picture books with faces.  

Favorite Games:  Knocking blocks over and looking at the baby in the mirror (this is usually done while I get ready for work)

Words:  Definately Dada!

Like I said these pictures were tough work... sorry they are so blurry but we were both in action the entire time!

 

Compare....Oh my she grows so fast...we are only talking about 4 weeks!

 

We hold her too much

As Papa James would say...you hold her too much.  I think that is his way of saying let me hold her.  But it is true...she is our first so we (I) hold her a ton and thus we are a bit delayed in crawling...to be honest I am OK that she is not crawling...Here is dad's attempt to get her to crawl...basically she kept scooting under the swing...Good try dad!

Weekend of randomness

It was a very busy weekend for us!

The 4th fell on a Wednesday and I had a wedding, where they served Italian food! No-one seems as upset by this as I am... but seriously...the 4th is a time of BBQ (specifically hot dogs!)...oh bother!  Brendan and bean went over to Grandma Billie's and Papa James for a BBQ at least for her first 4th she got to celebrate it properly!  Sorry bean...mom was not around so there is no picture of your 1st 4th of July...but you did not see fireworks or stay up late...so it was just like any other day...

As you know, my mothers day present was a garden.  We have loved it!  Brendan does all of the work and I reap all of the benefits.  While Bean was taking a nap Brendan went out and brought in one head of lettuce...I think it is bigger than Pix!

Self portrait entitled I am not an alien!

I finally convinced Brendan that I needed to bring Pix up for a visit to his work.  Of course the ladies were all about it and Pix was all about Uncle Sydney.  This is where Brendan would say...who isn't though.  We then went over to Gregg and Beth Ann's house to play with Hank...we had a ton of fun and found some new toys that we needed the glockenspiel!

 Uncle Sydney, mom and Bridget...clearly mom is the only one that can follow directions...they were having their own love fest. 

Auntie Kathleen and Uncle Connor went away for a friends wedding.  They left Olive, their puppy, with Papa James and Grandma Billie so when we went over there for our Saturday morning visit it was a fun surprise to see Olive!  Olive is so sweet and gentle around Bridget...they wore each other out.

We have found our toes...I know this is a bit X rated...but it is one of the only pictures I have of her with her toes in her mouth...she can lay on the changing table for quite some time amusing herself with her feet!

This was us telling dad to hurry home from work...

because of her fountain of youth (drool) she has rashes...she is ok...don't worry!