I've recently made a couple of visits to 2nd helpings, and wanted to share what caught my eye!
Thursday, April 18, 2013
Store Browsing: 2nd helpings
One of my favorite places to visit for an all around great day out is 2nd helpings. I love to first grab a delicious salad, wrap or sandwich in the cafe. Then I stroll through the art gallery, view beautiful art-from paintings and pottery to jewelry and woodwork. Then to make my trip complete, I peruse through the upscale resale store to find gently used name brand clothing, Orvis goods and fine linens and furniture.
I've recently made a couple of visits to 2nd helpings, and wanted to share what caught my eye!
I've recently made a couple of visits to 2nd helpings, and wanted to share what caught my eye!
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Never Say Never
After three and a half years of apartment living, Mr. Price and I have managed to become homeowners! We signed our life away and the keys were handed to us on the last day of February. I didn't mind living in an apartment. The neighbors and the noise were just unfortunately becoming too much. But that's a story for another time...
We began our home search in November 2012. An excellent realtor was recommended to us by a family member, and she got right to work. We could not have been more pleased with her.
She sent us lots of houses to review by email, and then we spent several Saturday mornings touring homes in different areas of town.
I have never been really impressed with the homes here in Roanoke. They just don't seem to have that Southern charm I'm used to. Split-foyer homes are very popular here, and I don't think I've ever seen one in Georgia (where I grew up). Early in our marriage, I remember telling Mr. Price, that I would NEVER live in a split-foyer home. They were the ugliest things I had seen.
After touring one or two of these homes with our realtor, I finally asked her to stop sending them to us to review. I just didn't like them. Especially if it was in a split-foyer only neighborhood.
So we continued our home search for a few more months. We were disappointed to learn that home prices here are relatively high. You can't get as much house as you can in other parts of the Southeast. But since there's nothing we can do about that, except relocate, we just had to get over it.
We looked at several homes, but nothing suited us. Either it was a great price, but needed too much work, or it was in great condition, but just more than we could or wanted to pay. We started to think we were just being too picky.
My husband wasn't a big fan of split-foyers either, but he finally convinced me that we owed it to ourselves to give them another chance. Our realtor told us that they were often the biggest bang for your buck. "But split-foyer homes have no charm. They all look exactly the same," I thought. Mr. Price is very much a function over form kind of guy. So I agreed to give them a second chance.
Shortly after making that decision, our realtor sent us an email about a split-foyer house that had just been reduced by $5,000. So we checked it out. It was a foreclosure that had been purchased by someone who flips houses. And guess what? We bought it!
I really still can't believe it. So what changed my mind? Here are a few reasons:
It has a two car garage. Many of the homes in our price range only had a one car garage, or no covered garage.
It has three bathrooms. Many of the others in our price range only had one or one-and-a-half.
Although small, it has an updated kitchen.
It is in an area of the county that we like and were already used to. The lot size was larger than most we had seen.
A major perk to us was the view of the mountains, which are pictured above.
Lastly, it is one of the nicest looking split foyers I have seen, and another plus for me is that the rest of the neighborhood is not full of houses that look the same.
I wanted to share pictures of the inside of the house with you, but I just can't bring myself to show you what it currently looks like. Everything is unpacked, but nothing has found a home. We are living in lots of clutter. It is driving me a little crazy, but chasing a one year old around all day, doesn't leave me much time to worry about it.
I hope to be sharing some home improvement and organizing projects with you as we are able to complete them. If you have any tips for us, please, please share them!
Sunday, April 7, 2013
Monthly Review: March 2013
our babe:
her hair is getting longer and longer. i find myself trying to comb it over to one side so it's not always in her eyes. and she is getting cute little curls in the back, too!
since our move out of the apartment and into the house, i find it hard to keep up with her. i don't have a designated play area for her yet, and she seldom likes to play with her toys. she is much more into going through the house and making a mess. i really am dying to get an established routine, and maybe some baby friendly activities so she won't get so bored.
V loves to stomp her feet back and forth, kind of like doing the cha-cha-cha, when she is upset and when she is happy. it's kind of cute.
sleeping is still an issue. although we've made great strides, she will sleep for six to seven hours straight now. there's still a morning wake up call between 2 am and 4 am. this situation is really testing my faith and patience. satan would love for me to think my prayers about this challenge aren't being heard or attended to.
march - the month of illness:
march 2013 will be the month i remember that illness spread throughout our household. i refer to this illness as the plague, but we are pretty sure it was the norovirus, a highly contagious stomach virus. it all began on a wednesday when V and I were running errands. i was getting her out of her car seat when she vomited all over the back seat of my husbands car. and let me just say i am glad she was the culprit of this mess, because mr. price may be a little OCD. after cleaning up the mess and heading home, she began to vomit every 10-20 minutes for the next 5 or so hours. i was scared, because i had never experienced a stomach virus before, and didn't know if her symptoms were normal. luckily, that was the worst of it, but she still couldn't keep anything down for two more days. she was actually a couple of vomits away from needing IV fluids, but praise God, that it didn't come to that.
on friday afternoon, i came down with the illness for several hours, but felt better by the early morning hours. which was a good thing because that's when mr. price got sick. it took us a good week to recover. my parents arrived 48 hours after our symptoms disappeared, but that didn't seem to help, because they all became sick too.
whew! i am tired just reliving that. and to top it off, i now have some upper respiratory illness or severe cold. i've been battling a sore throat, cough and congestion for almost two weeks.
let's just say i am so ready for warmer weather and physical wellness.
snow in march:
so while my parents were visiting and my mom and sister were recovering with their bouts of the virus, it snowed about 4 1/2 inches. this is probably the most snow we received during this 2012/2013 winter season. i failed to document other snowfalls, mainly because it all melted the day after. we have a gentle slope in our backyard, and the neighbors' kids were all having fun sledding down.
easter:
last easter i was very moved by the holiday. this year i just seemed to be so overwhelmed that i didn't reflect on it as much as i should have. since i got sick again with a cold, i didn't even make it to church. i did watch andy stanley like i do most every other sunday.
the saturday before easter we attended an easter eggstravagza at our church office. they had activities for the children and an easter egg hunt. for the infants they had an area with lots of plastic eggs. however, we learned that V was afraid of the grass. she was not sure about the texture under her feet, and wanted me to hold her while we were outside. she did complete one activity which is pictured just above. that's supposed to be her hand print, but it is hard to get an infant to keep their fingers spread.
last year, valrie was only a few months old when we celebrated easter. but that didn't stop me from going out and buying resurrection eggs. these eggs aren't filled with candy, but symbols of the easter story. a donkey, a chalice, a cross, leather whips, a spear, 3 coins, a die, a white cloth, a stone, and a crown. this is a useful activity to help tell the story of Jesus's death and ressurection to children. although V isn't comprehending the story, she has had a grand time playing with the eggs, as you can see in the pictures above.
that about wraps up our month. i really hope to be reporting that we are all back to good health and were able to enjoy the beginning of spring! see you in april!
her hair is getting longer and longer. i find myself trying to comb it over to one side so it's not always in her eyes. and she is getting cute little curls in the back, too!
since our move out of the apartment and into the house, i find it hard to keep up with her. i don't have a designated play area for her yet, and she seldom likes to play with her toys. she is much more into going through the house and making a mess. i really am dying to get an established routine, and maybe some baby friendly activities so she won't get so bored.
V loves to stomp her feet back and forth, kind of like doing the cha-cha-cha, when she is upset and when she is happy. it's kind of cute.
sleeping is still an issue. although we've made great strides, she will sleep for six to seven hours straight now. there's still a morning wake up call between 2 am and 4 am. this situation is really testing my faith and patience. satan would love for me to think my prayers about this challenge aren't being heard or attended to.
march - the month of illness:
march 2013 will be the month i remember that illness spread throughout our household. i refer to this illness as the plague, but we are pretty sure it was the norovirus, a highly contagious stomach virus. it all began on a wednesday when V and I were running errands. i was getting her out of her car seat when she vomited all over the back seat of my husbands car. and let me just say i am glad she was the culprit of this mess, because mr. price may be a little OCD. after cleaning up the mess and heading home, she began to vomit every 10-20 minutes for the next 5 or so hours. i was scared, because i had never experienced a stomach virus before, and didn't know if her symptoms were normal. luckily, that was the worst of it, but she still couldn't keep anything down for two more days. she was actually a couple of vomits away from needing IV fluids, but praise God, that it didn't come to that.
on friday afternoon, i came down with the illness for several hours, but felt better by the early morning hours. which was a good thing because that's when mr. price got sick. it took us a good week to recover. my parents arrived 48 hours after our symptoms disappeared, but that didn't seem to help, because they all became sick too.
whew! i am tired just reliving that. and to top it off, i now have some upper respiratory illness or severe cold. i've been battling a sore throat, cough and congestion for almost two weeks.
let's just say i am so ready for warmer weather and physical wellness.
snow in march:
so while my parents were visiting and my mom and sister were recovering with their bouts of the virus, it snowed about 4 1/2 inches. this is probably the most snow we received during this 2012/2013 winter season. i failed to document other snowfalls, mainly because it all melted the day after. we have a gentle slope in our backyard, and the neighbors' kids were all having fun sledding down.
easter:
last easter i was very moved by the holiday. this year i just seemed to be so overwhelmed that i didn't reflect on it as much as i should have. since i got sick again with a cold, i didn't even make it to church. i did watch andy stanley like i do most every other sunday.
the saturday before easter we attended an easter eggstravagza at our church office. they had activities for the children and an easter egg hunt. for the infants they had an area with lots of plastic eggs. however, we learned that V was afraid of the grass. she was not sure about the texture under her feet, and wanted me to hold her while we were outside. she did complete one activity which is pictured just above. that's supposed to be her hand print, but it is hard to get an infant to keep their fingers spread.
last year, valrie was only a few months old when we celebrated easter. but that didn't stop me from going out and buying resurrection eggs. these eggs aren't filled with candy, but symbols of the easter story. a donkey, a chalice, a cross, leather whips, a spear, 3 coins, a die, a white cloth, a stone, and a crown. this is a useful activity to help tell the story of Jesus's death and ressurection to children. although V isn't comprehending the story, she has had a grand time playing with the eggs, as you can see in the pictures above.
that about wraps up our month. i really hope to be reporting that we are all back to good health and were able to enjoy the beginning of spring! see you in april!
Tuesday, April 2, 2013
I LOVE
United States Return Address Stamps!
I immediately added these return address stamps to my wish list when I saw them on Joanna Goddard's blog. I had just recently told Mr. Price that I was excited to finally be able to purchase a return address stamp now that we are homeowners and have a permanent address. And these stamps by Paper Pastries are perfect. They do have a hefty price tag for a return address stamp ($60), but c'mon they.are.so.awesome. I'm sure the company has received an increase in orders after the creative blog world took notice. Hopefully we can find it in our budget to purchase one in the near future. It sure would make letter writing and corresponding so much more fun!
to see other things i love, click here.
I immediately added these return address stamps to my wish list when I saw them on Joanna Goddard's blog. I had just recently told Mr. Price that I was excited to finally be able to purchase a return address stamp now that we are homeowners and have a permanent address. And these stamps by Paper Pastries are perfect. They do have a hefty price tag for a return address stamp ($60), but c'mon they.are.so.awesome. I'm sure the company has received an increase in orders after the creative blog world took notice. Hopefully we can find it in our budget to purchase one in the near future. It sure would make letter writing and corresponding so much more fun!
to see other things i love, click here.
Monday, April 1, 2013
A First Birthday Party
I love planning parties. You'd probably think I was crazy if I told you that I've been planning my baby's first birthday party since before she was born. Mostly I deliberated on where to hold the festivities, since there is a seven-hour distance from us and most of the other party guests. I finally settled on asking a relative if we could use their seven bedroom home in Montreat, NC. It was a nice meet-in-the-middle location for all the party goers.
This party was a family only affair. And our darling daughter has many doting family members. Two sets of great-grandparents, two sets of grandparents, three aunts and one uncle. They were all there to help us celebrate her first birthday.
For people who love planning party details, you don't need to go much further than Pinterest to find all the inspiration you need. There are many creative ideas to peruse on this online pinning site. With so much inspiration, it's easy to go a little overboard, and maybe set some unrealistic party goals.
So from the beginning, I told myself I wasn't going to get disappointed if I couldn't complete every party detail. The focal point of the party isn't how elaborate the decorations are or how creative the food is. It's all about celebrating a life.
So here are a few scenes of our girl's first birthday party.
I think silhouettes are sweet and classic. Mr. Price is a whiz at the computer, and he was able to create a silhouette of V using Microsoft Paint. (yes, Paint! We don't have Photoshop, which I know would have been much easier.) I used her silhouette to create a banner.
With 15 people in attendance, I wanted to keep the food simple and easy to make. I wasn't going to be able to pull together a large menu. So we had chili and baked potatoes. I used a Pioneer Woman recipe, and also made a Paleo chili for our health conscious family members.
As a treat for our family members, we splurged and bought gourmet hot chocolate from Ticket Kitchen. I think it was a hit! I discovered Ticket Kitchen on blogs about two years ago, but this was my first time trying their hot chocolate. I've been waiting for an occasion to indulge, and it was definitely worth the splurge.
I wish I could have made a birthday cake using my grain mill and freshly ground flour, but it just wasn't in the cards. I ordered a plain chocolate cake from the 2nd helpings Cafe and added sprinkles to it myself. This was the cake for the adults. I made almond flour cupcakes for the birthday girl, and other family members who don't eat grain.
And I guess this is the time I should tell you about the Birthday Party FAIL! At least one thing has to go wrong at a party, right!?! As we were singing Happy Birthday to V, I lit the candle on her birthday cupcake and set it in front of her. She immediately reached out grabbed it, burning one of her fingers. The singing came to a halt, while screaming commenced. I felt like such a idiot! I guess I didn't get the memo that you don't light candles in front of babies. Seems like I should have known that...
Another minor fail, was the fact that I didn't finish completely dressing my baby. That's right, no special 1 year birthday outfit for this girl. A shopping trip for a special outfit wasn't in the cards either. I don't know, it didn't bother me either. But I put her in a long shirt and forgot to put pants on the girl. The sad thing is that I didn't even realize it until I was reviewing pictures of the party. She was wearing the cutest little socks that Mr. Price's mother bought her for the occasion. They had birthday candles on them and pretty ribbon. Definitely think I'll be adding those her birthday scrapbox.
Since the eating her of cupcake was a failure, we moved right into opening presents, which helped her settle down a bit. She sat in my lap almost the entire time we opened presents.
All in all I think the party was a success. And it was great to be able to celebrate it with those who love her the most!
I know the 2nd birthday party will come around just as fast. But no, I am not already planning it!
This party was a family only affair. And our darling daughter has many doting family members. Two sets of great-grandparents, two sets of grandparents, three aunts and one uncle. They were all there to help us celebrate her first birthday.
For people who love planning party details, you don't need to go much further than Pinterest to find all the inspiration you need. There are many creative ideas to peruse on this online pinning site. With so much inspiration, it's easy to go a little overboard, and maybe set some unrealistic party goals.
So from the beginning, I told myself I wasn't going to get disappointed if I couldn't complete every party detail. The focal point of the party isn't how elaborate the decorations are or how creative the food is. It's all about celebrating a life.
So here are a few scenes of our girl's first birthday party.
I think silhouettes are sweet and classic. Mr. Price is a whiz at the computer, and he was able to create a silhouette of V using Microsoft Paint. (yes, Paint! We don't have Photoshop, which I know would have been much easier.) I used her silhouette to create a banner.
With 15 people in attendance, I wanted to keep the food simple and easy to make. I wasn't going to be able to pull together a large menu. So we had chili and baked potatoes. I used a Pioneer Woman recipe, and also made a Paleo chili for our health conscious family members.
As a treat for our family members, we splurged and bought gourmet hot chocolate from Ticket Kitchen. I think it was a hit! I discovered Ticket Kitchen on blogs about two years ago, but this was my first time trying their hot chocolate. I've been waiting for an occasion to indulge, and it was definitely worth the splurge.
I wish I could have made a birthday cake using my grain mill and freshly ground flour, but it just wasn't in the cards. I ordered a plain chocolate cake from the 2nd helpings Cafe and added sprinkles to it myself. This was the cake for the adults. I made almond flour cupcakes for the birthday girl, and other family members who don't eat grain.
And I guess this is the time I should tell you about the Birthday Party FAIL! At least one thing has to go wrong at a party, right!?! As we were singing Happy Birthday to V, I lit the candle on her birthday cupcake and set it in front of her. She immediately reached out grabbed it, burning one of her fingers. The singing came to a halt, while screaming commenced. I felt like such a idiot! I guess I didn't get the memo that you don't light candles in front of babies. Seems like I should have known that...
Another minor fail, was the fact that I didn't finish completely dressing my baby. That's right, no special 1 year birthday outfit for this girl. A shopping trip for a special outfit wasn't in the cards either. I don't know, it didn't bother me either. But I put her in a long shirt and forgot to put pants on the girl. The sad thing is that I didn't even realize it until I was reviewing pictures of the party. She was wearing the cutest little socks that Mr. Price's mother bought her for the occasion. They had birthday candles on them and pretty ribbon. Definitely think I'll be adding those her birthday scrapbox.
Since the eating her of cupcake was a failure, we moved right into opening presents, which helped her settle down a bit. She sat in my lap almost the entire time we opened presents.
All in all I think the party was a success. And it was great to be able to celebrate it with those who love her the most!
I know the 2nd birthday party will come around just as fast. But no, I am not already planning it!
Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Monthly Review: January and February 2013
Tonight it is 9:45 pm, I just ate french toast for supper, and I want to crawl into bed and not wake up until lunch tomorrow. I am quite certain my daughter has other plans for me though.(we are going through another phase of not sleeping well...stop the madness, please.) Plus I decided I couldn't wait any longer to write a monthly review. You may not have noticed, but I didn't write a January monthly review. We have been so busy. Doing what? I can't really remember. So I am going to do my best to write a review of the past two months.
Like we usually do, we'll start off with the interesting things our baby is doing...
She learned to take off her diaper. And not at the most opportune time. One day I found her quitely playing with her poop. I scared the poor girl by yelling "oh no" when I discovered what she was doing. But the Lord blessed me, because at least I didn't see any on her face or in her mouth!
She has also learned how to turn on the TV. We don't have a flat screen, so our heavy and bulky TV sits on an entertainment stand just within reach of V's tiny hands. It's a TV with a DVD player built in. Our babe reaches right up to press play, and presses it again and again.
In February she turned 1. What a milestone! We celebrated this occasion in Montreat, NC with all of her immediate family. That's the "adult" birthday cake pictured above. A full birthday party post to come soon, I hope.
After three long months, V is finally cutting another bottom tooth. I think I am ready for the teething phase to be complete.
January was such a busy month for us. Mr. Price was very busy with work, and worked late on several occasions. We had a visit from Mr. Price's brother and sister-in-law. January also brought a couple of snow showers, which I failed to document with my camera. And near the end of January, we made an offer on a house, and just a month later on February 28th, we closed.
The "organizer" in me was actually really looking forward to packing up our apartment. But I have found packing to be challenging with a 1 year old. So we've basically taken the grab-what-you-can-and-put-it-in- the-car approach to packing. My dream now is just to use one room of the new house to organize and plan where to put stuff. Because that's what it all feels like - just stuff!!
Hopefully we can keep you updated on the move and the new house before the next monthly review rolls around. I appreciate you hanging around.
Saturday, February 16, 2013
Store Browsing: Target Feb. 2013
My blog posting has unintentionally taken a break. We've been so busy around here. I haven't found the time to update our pictures on Photobucket, blog about my babe's first birthday party or write a monthly review. And I'm not sure when I will. I appreciate you sticking around anyway.
I rarely get time to myself these days, so a solo trip to Target is what dreams are made of! I had to run to Target last week, and I saw lots of things I wish I could have piled into my buggy. But it would have blown the budget that my husband so lovingly spends so much time on. He's a geek for a spreadsheet.
Here are some things that caught my eye...
I rarely get time to myself these days, so a solo trip to Target is what dreams are made of! I had to run to Target last week, and I saw lots of things I wish I could have piled into my buggy. But it would have blown the budget that my husband so lovingly spends so much time on. He's a geek for a spreadsheet.
Here are some things that caught my eye...
For the home I liked...
^ ^ ^ ^ Nate Berkus pillows ^ ^ ^ ^
^ ^ ^ ^ a graphic ottoman and a classy tufted ottoman ^ ^ ^ ^
^ ^ ^ ^ and I liked this artwork more in the store, not so much now. I dig the colors ^ ^ ^ ^
For my Girl
^ ^ ^ ^ that should be her motto ^ ^ ^ ^
For Me
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
A New Year
I love the new year. It's like a fresh start. A new beginning. I don't really make resolutions, but I try to think of manageable goals and things to work toward. One of those for 2013 is to enjoy the simple things in life. Being a stay at home mom doesn't allow me the freedom I once used to enjoy. But that's okay! I know I've got an important job to do. One that is hard, yet full of joy!
I was happy to finally put away the last of the Christmas decor....
and replace them with these pretty flowers.
What do you look forward to in 2013?
Thanks to Rebecca over at Simple as That blog for the inspiration to celebrate the simple things in life. I am linking up to her Simple Things Sunday photo link party
I was happy to finally put away the last of the Christmas decor....
and replace them with these pretty flowers.
What do you look forward to in 2013?
Thanks to Rebecca over at Simple as That blog for the inspiration to celebrate the simple things in life. I am linking up to her Simple Things Sunday photo link party
Monday, January 7, 2013
Monthly Review: December 2012
She loves to empty containers. If she gets a hold of the wipes, you can better believe she will pull them all out. Same with a box of Ziploc bags, box of toys, and a basket of laundry. And only just recently did she discover the fun of putting things back into boxes.
She started saying "ma-ma". Sometimes I think she is really referring to me. But then I know that is crazy because she rarely hears anyone call me that.
She also likes to bounce to the sound of music, and point at things. She has seen her father and me point the remote at the television so many times, that now when she gets her hand on the remote, she too holds it up to the TV. I really can't believe we will be celebrating her one year birthday soon.
My sister came to visit for three whole weeks! I managed to almost finish two big projects I was itching to complete. I thought I would get more done during her visit, but instead she mostly helped out with day-to-day chores. It was nice to have someone feed V while I cleaned the kitchen. Or play with her while I did laundry or even better, take a shower! We are definitely missing my sister's presence.
This year we had a small Christmas tree that we put on top of a piece of furniture in our living room. You know, so it would be out of reach from someone's tiny hands. I don't really have a good picture of it. We did attempt to read from the Advent Calendar pictured above most nights, which included our Christmas tree ornaments.
My sister was still with us on Christmas day. We had a nice breakfast and exchanged a few gifts, and then it was off to meet Pop (Mr. Price's father) and have Christmas brunch with some family in the mountains.
Mr. Price's mom and sister made a trip up to see us two days after Christmas. We took a short trip to the Hotel Roanoke to see the many decorated Christmas trees, like Mr. Price and I did last year. I can see this becoming a Christmas tradition. Then it was New Year's Eve! And oddly, after going to bed before midnight for several years - we're party animals, I tell ya - we were actually up at midnight this year!
Now it's a new year. A new start. And I'm looking forward to it! How about you?
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Quote
"I think it is more important to celebrate a birthday than a successful exam, a promotion, or a victory. Because to celebrate a birthday means to say to someone: Thank you for being you. Celebrating a birthday is exalting life and being glad for it. On a birthday we do not say: Thanks for what you did, or said, or accomplished. No, we say: Thank you for being born and being among us."
Henri Nouwen, Here and Now
first seen here.
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Monthly Review: November 2012
This monthly review is short and all about the babe. Nothing much has happened lately with me and the Mr. Plus you can check out our Thanksgiving posts here and here.
I previously mentioned that V's favorite toy was a book with flaps. It's the one thing that succeeds in occupying her time for more than a minute. However, I can to only bring it out when I know I can really watch her. Otherwise she tears the flaps off and chews on them. Just look at this book that Mr. Price's brother and sister-in-law gave her...
I've had to reach into her mouth on several occasions to retreive wads of paper. Pretty scary for this mama.
She definitely keeps me on my toes now that she is walking! Yes, you read that right. Walking at 9 1/2 months. You will pray for me, won't you? Our living room is now her playroom. Even before she was walking, we purchased what they call a super yard. It's like a circular fence that keeps babies contained to a certain area. Since our living room is so small, we open it to extend from one wall to another. This gives her the entire living area to play. Our living room won't be featured in any home decor magazine, that's for sure. But we were excited to find this super yard for half price at a second hand baby store!
She did cut two more teeth during the ninth month. That gives her six teeth now. Goodness. People said babies grow up fast! They weren't lying!
In December she will turn 10 months old and celebrate her first Christmas, which means cute PJs. I'm going to go shed a tear now...
I previously mentioned that V's favorite toy was a book with flaps. It's the one thing that succeeds in occupying her time for more than a minute. However, I can to only bring it out when I know I can really watch her. Otherwise she tears the flaps off and chews on them. Just look at this book that Mr. Price's brother and sister-in-law gave her...
I've had to reach into her mouth on several occasions to retreive wads of paper. Pretty scary for this mama.
She definitely keeps me on my toes now that she is walking! Yes, you read that right. Walking at 9 1/2 months. You will pray for me, won't you? Our living room is now her playroom. Even before she was walking, we purchased what they call a super yard. It's like a circular fence that keeps babies contained to a certain area. Since our living room is so small, we open it to extend from one wall to another. This gives her the entire living area to play. Our living room won't be featured in any home decor magazine, that's for sure. But we were excited to find this super yard for half price at a second hand baby store!
She did cut two more teeth during the ninth month. That gives her six teeth now. Goodness. People said babies grow up fast! They weren't lying!
In December she will turn 10 months old and celebrate her first Christmas, which means cute PJs. I'm going to go shed a tear now...
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