11 Month Stats

You spent your 11 month birthday at the doctor getting breathing treatments. You gave me quite the scare with your retracted breathing and wheezing. 

You do not like this thing. Luckily your RSV test came back negative and we left with a diagnosis of bronchilitus. We now have our own breathing machine at home.  

Weight: 20.8 lbs (you have had another ear infection and a stomach virus leading up to this and I'm pretty sure you lost some weight)

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Eating:  when you feel good you are the BEST eater. Your favorite food is pizza. If you see anyone eating it you grunt at them until they feed you. It's really funny. We mostly stick to the healthier options but a little treat every now and then is deserved. For breakfast you eat toast and fruit. For lunch you have a protein (chicken, white beans, kidney beans, etc) and yogurt. For dinner you get more fruit and veggies plus some of whatever we are having. You are doing a great job self feeding and most of the food now ends up in your mouth and not in your high chair. 

Likes: crawling up the stairs over and over, taking baths and splashing around, being outside and swinging at the park. You laugh so hard the first few pushes. 

Dislikes: strangers and most men. You cry if anyone you don't know tries to take you and when our guy friends try to talk to you you look terrified. But you love your Daddy and your Cappy. 

Sleep:  ugh!  This month has been filled with illness and sleep has been pretty non-existent. It's like having a newborn again. Up every two hours. The good thing is I have gotten in lots of sweet snuggles. 

New tricks:  you are standing up all by your self now and doing an even better job with your push toys. You are also talking a lot more and answering our questions with your version of yes and no. Yes gets a point or big smile and something that sounds like "ehh". For no we get a very clear "uh uh". 

I feel like any day now you are gonna take off walking and speak to me in full sentences. Time slow down!

I also want you to know that even though you have been sick and struggled to sleep you have been a trooper and you keep the sweetest little smile on your face almost all day. 

Mexication

On November 22, 2013 we celebrated 10 years of marriage. I was quite pregnant so we decided to wait until the baby was here and things were calm before running off on a trip together. Isabella really makes parenting easy so we decided to take a trip to Mexico in July and left her and Isaiah with my parents. We planned our trip with three other couples and truly had an amazing time. We stayed at the Valentin Imperial Maya. I highly recommend this place. Our service was top notch and the food was great as well. The property was breathtaking. Very secluded and quiet. I loved our room and our patio went right out to a small garden and lazy river. All of our buildings went down the lazy river so we would meet up there every morning after breakfast. Around noon we all went and had lunch together and then headed to the beach for the rest of the day. It was so relaxing. One night we stayed on the beach late and got to release some baby sea turtles in to the ocean. One afternoon we went snorkeling with sea turtles and went to explore the cenotes (a natural pit, or sinkhole resulting from the collapse of limestone bedrock that exposes groundwater underneath). The water in the cenotes was so clear you could see forever. Airport, airplane and shuttle fun!

Fun times with friends.

The views…..

Cenotes

Our room

Sea Turtle Release

Adios Mexico and thanks to my super awesome hubby who works so hard for our family.

Gobble Til You Wobble

This year Mike and I made the decision to protect our holidays and calendars from getting too busy so that we can enjoy each other, our kids and the moments we are in. We are going on a holiday rotation between his family and mine so we aren't so rushed and scheduled. We spent this Thanksgiving with my parents. We went over Wednesday night and spent the night so we could wake up and start cooking the things we had left to do. 

So much to be thankful for this year. 

1. My Dad had a successful bypass and is still with us. Praise the Lord!  

2. This sweet blessing joined our family and has brought so much joy. 

3. My brother, Amber and Bryant are now living here and the boys are getting to grow up together. 

4. These two guys give me so much love!  

It was a fabulous and yummy day.  My mom did an amazing job hostessing and we are so thankful for her!  Isabella ate more than her brother. Hahahaha. She had dressing, sweet potatoes, green beans, potatoes, squash casserole and a roll!  

It was a successful first turkey day when you nap like this: