And She's Off....

Last night Savannah figured out how to really crawl. She now crawls by coordinating her arms and legs to alternate. She is going to be all over the place in a few days, once she gets up to speed. Chase and I are working hard tonight and over the weekend to baby-proof the house so that baby girl will be free to roam the house. First on Chase's to-do list...install the baby gate at the top of the steps. I'm wanting to have in it place before BR's birthday party Saturday because there are going to be some little friends that could fall down the stairs here so I want them to be safe as well. 

I made 2 videos today at work of SC crawling around. Check out her moves....

Happy 3rd Birthday!

Happy 3rd Birthday, to our beautiful 

Brantley Rae!

I can hardly believe this day has come already! Time has flown by so so fast. Brantley is smart, sassy and a whole lot of sweet! We will be celebrating her birthday this weekend with a Sweet Shoppe party here at our house. It's going to be so much fun! She can hardly wait!!

Tonight we're having dinner with the grandparents and a few other family members and then lots of friends on Saturday. We're ready to celebrate the life of our Brantley Rae! We are so thankful that God has given us 3 wonderful years with her and we look forward to many many more!!

What's Been Going On

I have been on a serious blogging break but I didn't even mean to be really. I've just been busy! I started working 4 days a week at Dawson Memorial Baptist Church in their nursery. I also stay an additional 2 hours to care for one of the teachers children as well. The other little girl I keep is only 2 days older than Savannah so it's really fun. I can't wait to see this girls interact once they are both more mobile. So far it's going well. Savannah is adjusting to sleeping at school as best she can. Her naps are only about 30 minutes and she has to be swinging, bouncing or being held by me. That part is a pain since at home I can just lay her in the crib and she will sleep for an hour, but we manage and she's happy!

Brantley is now in the 3-year-old class there 3 days a week. She is warming up to her new teachers and new friends. All of the kids in her class are older than her, most are turning 4 soon, so I think she feels a little behind or something. I'm considering moving her down to the 2 year old class but then she would be the oldest. I can't decide! She's been having accidents and that part is driving me crazy. But not everyday and not every time, thankfully. She knows when she needs to go, she just won't stop and tell me (or anyone) in time! Oh well, she will get it. We're just taking it one day at a time.

This is Brantley playing dress-up at school the other day. Her sweet teacher sent me this picture.

I need to get better at taking pictures again. They are all on my phone! Oops! What would I do without it and Instagram!?!

I am super thankful for this job opportunity. God's plan and his timing are perfect, always! I get to take both my girls to work with me and Savannah is in the same room with me. It's wonderful! God is so good! Sometimes I forget how blessed I am, Chase and I are, to have all that we do including 2 beautiful, healthy little girls. I want to give God all the glory and thank Him for it all.

Last weekend, Brantley helped her Daddy outside in the yard for a few hours while Savannah slept and played. That allowed me to actually get some work done downstairs in my sewing room. It was great! I love this picture of BR! She's such a cutie pie!!

Speaking of Brantley....she turns 3 on Monday!! What?! I'm not sure it's really sank in with me that she'll be 3. Time is going by so fast! We're going to take her out to dinner Monday night to celebrate and then her party is next Saturday. 

Her party is going to be really SWEET! We will have cake and candy galore! Brantley definitely has a sweet tooth so this party is perfect for her. I didn't mention this part to the dentist today because I didn't figure he would approve. haha! Speaking of....

Big girl went to the dentist for the very first time today. She did great! She got her picture made and they let her put her hand print on the wall. She now goes to Dr. Johnson at Pediatric & Adolescent Dentistry in Hoover. The doctor and the dental hygienist were very nice. Brantley was a little shy/scared at first but then she laid down and let the hygienist clean her teeth. Big girl!! I was so so proud.

After the dentist trip, I took BR to her PawPaw's house so that she could go to the boat show with her daddy and PawPaw.

PawPaw and BR by the fountain at the BJCC. Her PawPaw loves her so much! I'm really glad they were able to spend that time together!

They caught a trout in that big tank. Brantley came home with a big sticker that said, "I caught a Trout." She was pretty excited about it! Again, I'm really glad they got to go and have some fun together!

Well, for a blog post that was suppose to be short and sweet, it sure turned into a long one. Hopefully, you readers all feel back in the Williamson loop now. Haha! With the exception of me being sick with some weird cough thing, we're all doing great and trying to make the most out of every day. I'm going back to the doctor in the morning because I can hardly talk, my throat hurts really bad and I can't stop coughing, hence why I'm blogging in the middle of the night. Bummer! Hopefully, I can get on the right medication tomorrow and be on the road to healthy soon. I'm going to try and get some rest now. Night Night.

Savannah at 8 Months Old

Weight:  15 pounds     Height: 26.5 inches

Diapers: Size 3 Luvs      Clothes: 6 months, 6-9 months

Nursing: 

I'm nursing at approximately 7am, 10am, 1pm, and 7pm. I have started the weaning process, but I'm going to do it very slowly. I have about 8 weeks until I go the the beach for my friend, Jami's bachelorette weekend. I'll be gone for 4 days so Savannah is going to need to take bottles while I'm gone. This week we've dropped the 4pm feeding and replaced it with a bottle/sippy cup and snack. She is doing okay with it, but so far she has only taken 2oz of formula each day and eaten the snack. I'm attempting to switch her straight to a sippy cup during these snack feedings and only use a bottle when I wean her breakfast, lunch and bedtime feedings.

Solids:

Savannah is eating breakfast after nursing in the morning, a small snack with her 10am feeding, lunch around 12pm-1pm, snack (puffs or wagon wheels) around 4pm and then dinner at 5:30pm, and nursing again at bedtime. She is eating solids very well. We've started some meats but only with them mixed with other vegetables. I haven't attempted to make her meats yet. I've been slacking and buying most of her food lately. It's just easier to buy it. I'm buying all organic baby foods so I'm confident that she is still getting the best nutrition. She of course loves fruits and veggies. She is eating yogurt and oatmeal also.

Teeth: 

No teeth yet. Although, I do think she is teething because she's started drooling A LOT and chewing on everything she can get to her mouth. I've been trying to keep a bib on her so her clothes don't get soaked from all the drool.

Sleep:

While we're at school/work, Savannah only takes short 30 minute naps in a bouncy seat or the swing, or I can hold her but I try not to do that. She will not sleep in a bed in the nursery at all. When we're at home I put her down for a nap after she's been away for 2-2.5 hours and she usually sleeps for at least an hour, sometimes more. Nighttime sleep still isn't great because she is still waking some. About every 3rd or 4th night she'll sleep through the night, but then the next night she is back to waking at weird hours.

Words:

"dada" is really her only one right now. Chase claims that she said "momma" yesterday afternoon a few times but I haven't heard it yet. I've heard her say her /b/ sounds a few times. 

Abilities at 8 months, 8 days: 

- sitting up from being on all fours

- Crawling! Well, sort of. She has a very strange crawl. I don't have a good video of it yet but as soon as I do, I'll post it. She isn't going anywhere fast just yet but she did "crawl" towards some puffs yesterday afternoon and some toys last night at my parents house. Chase has instructions to put up the baby gate at the top of the stairs this weekend. 

- She pushes up on her feet into a plank position. Silly girl!

- Savannah loves her walker, Johnny Jump Up, and exersaucer. 

- She can roll from tummy to back and back to tummy with no trouble at all anymore.

- Her most annoying discovery is that she can now turns over during diaper changes. It's almost impossible to change her diaper without her trying to turn over to her tummy now. This drives me crazy!

- When she wakes from her naps upset, she crawls over to the crib rail and rocks, banging her head on the side of her crib. Bless her! She noggin is usually red when I go in to get her.

 She has realized that I put headbands on her head and she tries to take them off. haha

Savannah is sweet, bubbly, silly and absolutely a joy to be around. We love her very very much and we're so blessed to spend each day with her watching her grow.

Here's to 4 and Many More!

Chase and I went to dinner for our anniversary Thursday night at Surin 280. Yummo! Mom and Dad kept the girls while we went to dinner. Thanks, again!! The Thai BBQ Chicken is wonderful there. If you've never had it, then I totally recommend it. So good!

It's hard for us to believe that it's been 4 years already since we got married on that chilly day in January 2009. God has blessed us with so much already in these 4 short years and we are looking forward to continuing to build this beautiful life together. Chase is my rock and the love of my life. I don't know what I would do with out him. Here's to 4 and many more!