Illegal Cuteness...

Is it legal to be this cute?

Thanksgiving!

Hummm....what am I thankful for??? Here's a hint...

It looks like Ramsey loved her first Thanksgiving! So precious.

We had a great Thanksgiving! We have to thank my mom for cooking--I know it's a big job! Now that Thanksgiving is over, Christmas is upon us! We put up our Christmas trees started decorating Thursday when we got home and I finished it up late last night. Our house is very Christmas-y. I think we're ready for Santa!

Lucky for me, Santa came early this year....a few days ago David surprised me with a new camera. I love it! It's a Nikon D3000. Now I just have to learn how to use it. I had my mom take a few family pictures of us on Thanksgiving. I think they turned out pretty good. If we could just get Ramsey to smile without being right in her face. We'll keep working on that.

I really like this one. I think David looks like a model...ha! :)

This year I decided to make homemade Christmas presents. Scary, I know. Anyway, I finished those today. Some gifts will be store bought, but I personally think homemade gifts are the best! Next up on the agenda: Taking a good Christmas card picture. May the force be with us. :)

9 Weeks!

Ramsey turned 9 weeks yesterday!

She's growing everyday! Lately, she's all about her hands. She sucks on them constantly, swings them around, bats at things, and even punches people in the face! Obviously, she still doesn't have control of her hands and arms, but I think she's starting to put it all together. She also slobbers like crazy! I've started putting bibs on her everyday. She's been holding her head up longer and longer each day. And she loves music! It makes me wonder if we have a musical child, which would be weird since we are so not musical. She also loves to straighten her legs and kick off. I think she's ready to run and jump!

Big girl sitting in her Bumbo. She wore her Happy Harvest outfit yesterday...she's ready for Turkey Day!

She still LOVES bath time. It always puts her in the best mood and I think she'd stay in there forever if we'd let her. She tries to kick off the end of the tub and stretch out. I let her take a couple of baths in our tub last week, which she loved. The last bath she took in the big tub ended badly....so badly. It was Poo Poo Girl in her finest moment. I won't give details. Needless to say, she was back to her own tub the next night. :) Last night I told David that we're not going to be able to give her baths in the kitchen anymore. In just the past few days, she has figured out how to splash and she makes a watery mess. After we finish scrubbing her down, we put washcloths on her chest and head to keep her warm while she plays. Just like me, she hates to be cold!

We're off to celebrate Ramsey's 1st Thanksgiving! :)

Our 1st Day!

My first day back to work went really well! Ramsey's first day of "school" was perfect! My students were happy to see me and I loved seeing them. Of course, the newness of having me back wore off by...oh, lunchtime! Ha! :) Back to more important matters...Ramsey's first day! We got to school about 30 minutes early so we could get a diaper change, fed, and settled in. Then we were off to Rise and Shine. Rise and Shine is a daily assembly we have before school to announce birthdays, sing our school song, announcements, etc. She was wide eyed during all this! I thought she might be scared or cry because of the noise, but she was surprisingly happy. A little before 8, we (meaning me, Ramsey, and my 23 students) walked to the nursery to drop her off. :( Amazingly, no tears were shed as I passed her off to her nursery teacher..tears from her or me, that is! When I went back down to feed her at 9:30 she was sound asleep. And same thing at 12:35. And same thing at 1:40. I couldn't believe it! My girl usually catnaps. She must have been tired from getting up early (Hello 5:30 am!) and all the excitement of her first day! I definitely missed her and thought about her all day! When school was out at 2:45, I couldn't wait to go grab her! It was all good!!! :)

Mommy and Ramsey off to school...

Ramsey saying bye-bye to Daddy....(a sleepy Daddy!)

Tomorrow is the BIG DAY!

Ramsey and I are off to school in just hours! My lesson plans are done, my classroom is clean and organized, my car is loaded, our clothes are laid out, lunch is packed. I think I'm ready. Nervous, but ready. This is a first for me; taking a baby to work! I know I've said it a zillion times, but I just hope and pray Ramsey is happy (and good!) in the nursery at work. Considering I have to wake up super early in the morning; I'm off to bed! Yes, it's 7:39 p.m. This is soooo To Be Continued....

One of my favorite pictures of me with my angel who I'm going to miss dearly even if she is just down the hall and even if I'll only be away from her for 5 hours total...(The day we brought her home from the hospital.)

A Playdate!

We finally had our long awaited playdate with Baby Dawson! He and his mommy, Sara, came over on Thursday and we had the BEST time! Dawson will be one month old on the 23rd when Ramsey turns two months.

Of course, we couldn't get both babies happy and looking at the camera at the same time! Look at that baby boy's precious smile...

The babies didn't really care too much about each other, but Sara and I chatted it up! It was such a fun day. We can't wait to do it again!!

8 Weeks!

Ramsey Kate is 8 weeks!

She's getting so big! She's now wearing mostly size 3-6 month clothes. She's moving into size 2 diapers as soon as our size 1's are gone. We weighed her the other day and she's about 12 pounds!

She still smiles when we talk to her and she's laughed twice in her sleep. We have yet to make her laugh when she's awake...I guess we're just not that funny?

She watched a Baby Einstein DVD the other day and lasted about 15 minutes. I think she'll like them eventually; maybe we'll try again in a few weeks. She loves to look around, stare at our faces, go outside, and be held, especially rocked. She usually wakes up twice at night, midnight and 3-ish. Lately, we've been getting up around 7 in the morning and going to bed around 9:30. She starts out in her bed and ends up in ours. :) She naps several times throughout the day in her swing. Yesterday, I put her on the couch and she fell asleep; that was a first...

I've been trying to prepare (mentally, physically, emotionally!) for my first day back at work, which is Monday! I hope Ramsey does okay in the nursery. I left her with my mom yesterday for about an hour while I ran to my school to pick up and drop off a few things. That was the first time to be away from her! Believe it or not, we both survived...whew! I'm going to miss her like crazy!! But I LOVE my job; she's going to school with me; her nursery teacher is wonderful; the 3 other kids in the nursery are precious; and I'm able to check in on her throughout the day. I'm lucky to have this situation. Okay, I'm just going to keep telling myself all that...hopefully I won't be a crazy mess on Monday morning!!! :)