Recent happenings

I know I promised to try and update more often but we have been crazy busy lately! Here are some pictures! I will post them, then if I have time left I will update you on our lives!

Sporting another winter hat with daddy!

My sister-in-law Rachel chilling with Tori when they were up for her baptism!

My grandma posing with her two newest great-granddaughters, Sofia on the left at almost two months and Tori on the right at almost four months.

Tori having a conversation with my grandpa!

Auntie Rachel and Uncle Eric brought the cutest little hooded towel with them from Texas for Tori! She had to use it for her bath the night she got it!

Oh the grumpy face!

Tori and Sofia wiggling around on the table!

Getting two babies to cooperate during pictures is hard! Sofia is in the pink and Tori is in the brown!

Apparently we were not interesting enough for them!

Cousins!

We were trying to determine the size difference. We couldn't figure it out but they both had checkups shortly after Sofia's visit and Sofia was 22.5 inches and Tori was 24.5 inches.

One of my favorite pictures of Tori and her daddy!

Waiting patiently for church to begin.

I must have been trying to point something out to her!

Listening intently to pastor Gary.

She was so hot in her dress I decided to let her sit in the pew.

Soooooooo tired!

And she's out!

Perfect little angel!

Her little tongue was going but she didn't have her pacifier!

The church at the corner of 14th and Court always has a pumpkin patch and since we didn't make it to an actual pumpkin patch I thought I would try to get some good fall pictures of Tori at the church one. Stacy met me out there, but as you can tell in this picture Tori was not a fan.

But we kept trying....

...and trying! Oh well maybe next year!

Her four month picture! Can't believe it! So happy

Visiting great grandma Watts on Halloween.

I didn't know ducks chomped on their fists!

Such a good picture!

What an innocent face!

Happy little family!

Having a blast!

Picture with her great grandparents.

She fell asleep between our stops.

Around Halloween she discovered that she had a voice. She loves making funny sounds with peoples hands.

Wiggling on the counter at Me-maws and grandpas.

Our final stop was at our friends house. Their daughter Laila is on the left sitting with her legs so nicely crossed! She is going to be a big sister in a few weeks!

Since Tori didn't cooperate at the pumpkin patch Me-maw got her some to try pictures at home so on Halloween I took some of her in her costume with them. I am pretty proud of them!

This is the only picture that I think she looks like me in!

Love this one!

Mocha was on the other side of the fence when I was taking Tori's pictures!

Mocha has also decided that the chair in Tori's room is hers....

Even if I am sitting in it!

WOW! That was alot of pictures!

Sorry again for the delay in posting, like I said we have been crazy busy! The past few weeks we have had the baptism with my family being in town, Halloween, Devin got a new job (still at CAT, same department, similar job, more money), I've gone back to work (I take Tori with me! She loves it and so do I! I am going to be working alot until the end of the year), and our biggest news is that we have decided to build a house, so our evenings have been consumed with meeting with builders! We think we have almost found our builder and we are just working on plans and getting the lot and whatnot!

Tori has had a busy few weeks too! She has discovered her voice which is very entertaining to listen to! She is also mildly obsessed with her feet. She plays with them all of the time, even during diaper changes, which many of you know makes it a little more difficult to change her! And her newest thing is rolling from back to tummy! So now she rolls both ways! She isn't rolling to get to things yet, but I know it is coming! Tori is also trying to push up on her knees when she is on the floor on her tummy, but everytime she tries she faceplants. She can't figure out how to hold both her front half and back half up at the same time!

Tori had her four month checkup this past Tuesday. Everything went well except for her weight gain, which was only 7 oz in almost 7 weeks. They are suppossed to gain 2-4oz a week. Whooops! Dr. Kahn wanted me to start giving her formula or rice cereral, but I fought against it! She is not having anything besides breastmilk until she is 6 months old! At one point he told me double what she is eating and bring her back in for a weight check on Friday. I was so pissed by this point about how little he knew about breastfeeding I told him to double what he ate by Friday! Needless to say we compromised and I took her back in on Friday and she had gained, not quite as much as he would have liked, but oh well! So now she is 10lb 14oz and we go back for another weight check on Friday. She was 24.5 inches long! She is a happy and is growing, so I am not too concerned about her weight! I will just simply feed her more! I hope we don't have to do these weekly weight checks for a long period of time!

Thanks for checking in! It's nice to know people still are reading! I never realized how much time blogging takes!

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Sorry!

I bet you thought I disappeared! I just got busy and couldn't find time to sit down and update the blog. This post is all older pictures from when Tori was three months old. I plan to blog alot this week if I know people are reading the blog and want more. I have baptism, cousin, and halloween pictures for future posts.

Tori and daddy cuddling watching the Cowboys on opening day.

All dressed to visit daddy at work!

Tori loves her daddy!

Pullin on her carseat toy!

Rockin the Nikes.

Chillin in the Bumbo while mommy cooks.

Happy three month old!

So Tori likes to tense up and make herself as stiff as a board. This is an example of that. It makes it really hard to put her in things like her carseat.

This was taken when she was just learning to reach for toys!

Winter hat and a fall fleece coat! So adorable!

Visiting the quilt shop!

First time in her exersaucer!

Mesmerized by all the toys!

No post is complete without our pets! Mocha loved laying by the screen door. I think she was sad I wouldn't let her outside!

Super kitty!

We have this nasty huge spider on our porch, but as gross as he is this is a cool picture!

We have no clue why but we have lots of toads! They are everywhere! Devin tries to get Mocha to chase them, but thankfully she's not interested!

Thanks for checking in! I'll try to update with baptism, cousin, and Halloween pics if people are reading this! If people do still check this sorry it has been so long! I promise to be better if people are reading!

Pictures galore

I had to take a break from updating for a week. The four updates in a week was a bit much. Since I haven't updated in a while there are alot of pictures!

Tori had her two month check up last Monday the 30th. She weighed 10 pounds 9 ounces and was 22.5 inches long. The doctor said she looks good and is strong for her age! We asked about the red spot on here eye and were told that it is a birthmark that will more than likely continue to grow and won't be completely gone until she is 9 or 10 so that blows. If it gets too big or puts pressure on her eye then we will look into getting it removed.

I went to the doctor on Tuesday the 31st and was put on a medicine to try and get more milk. So far I have not seen an increase. She tested my thyroid again and it was so bad that it couldn't be read. The amount of hormone I had was off the chart. It was recommended that I see an endocrinologist so I have an appointment on the 27th. I'm glad I will finally get it all straightened out since I have been dealing with it since I was 17.

Oh and Tori is rolling over from tummy to back! I tried to catch it on camera but failed. In fact she wouldn't roll over when I was looking. I was cleaning and she would be on her tummy then I would turn my back and shed be on her back! She is smiling, giggling, and making happy noises more and more! We love it!

Here are all the new pictures for the week! There are a lot! I told you guys would benefit from this new camera!

Loungin on her Boppy with a cute outfit from Uncle Eric and Aunt Rachel!

Ready for bed!

Squirming around the floor! This quilt was made by my Grandma and Tori and I both love it!

Mocha wants to keep Tori company.

Swarley has to see what is going on.

Grumpy face! Love it!

Tori is all dressed up and ready for pizza and beer with 30 of Devin's family members.

Spending some time with Uncle Patrick at dinner.

Meeting cousin Kim from Minnesota! Kim was nice enough to stand with Tori and hold her so I could eat! Thank you Kim!

Trying to be good and not spit up on Great Uncle Randy like she did last time he held her!

Tori got her shots yesterday and when we got home after I fed her I put her in her swing hoping that she would sleep for a few hours, but of course that didn't happen. She discovered the mirror in the mobile above her swing. Kept her entertained for about 45 minutes.

She was making all sorts of faces and laughing like crazy!

So happy!

Okay, she may have entertained me for a bit too! It is so fun to see her interacting more and more every day!

My favorite from her swing session! So amazed! Love it!

This morning I met Linda, my moms business partner, and one of her daughters Whitney at Starbucks so Whitney could meet Tori. Whitney is currently living in London. She is one of those people that you can go years without talking to and then pick up right where you left off when you see her next. We were best friends growing up and are still connected in many ways. Linda was (and still is) my second mom and I know when (notice I said not if but when) Whitney moves back to the states I know she will be there for Tori like Linda has been for me!

Whitney and Tori loved each other. I was so happy Tori was awake and happy!

Linda is also in love and wants me to come back to work ASAP. Shes offering to set up a pack n play in the office so Tori can go too. I'm not sure how much work the staff or the bosses would get done with Tori there.

As many of you know we spend our Labor Day weekend playing in the MDA ball-a-thon which is a 72 hour softball tournament at the park. Games are played at all hours of the day.

Rounding first...

and second....

There he goes around third...is he going to make it?

HOMERUN! Wooo! Inside the park no less! He really had to book it around the bases!

One of the mens teams that Devin organized took first place in the highest division! He was/is so excited! It is pretty cool! They played great!

Devin thought that Tori needed to pose with the trophies from the weekend. One is from the mens team mentioned above and other is for the consolation bracket championship in the top co-ed division. It was a good weekend!

I can't forget Mocha. Devin took her baseball toy away from her because it plays some annoying music. She found it in no time (on the boppy) and wanted it so bad but didn't take it.

Since the Cardinals won tonight and play the Cubs soon I thought I had better post this picture! Isn't she adorable! I love her! This was also the first time she wore jeans! Ignore the hand in her mouth. She loves to chew on them and I hate it. The nurses always said that its a sign of hunger, but she won't take the boob, bottle, or pacifier she just wants to gnaw on her hands. Looks like we will be the parents of the kid with grubby hands! I hope she grows out of the hand gnawing stage soon!

I have a few videos too of her giggling and making happy noises. I hope to post them soon so keep checking back!

Thanks for checking in!