Today was a gorgeous day! However, Natalie and I spent most of it inside the Greenwood Park Mall with my sister looking for a dress for her wedding since the dress I was going to wear does not fit at all in the chest area (thanks to the pregnancy)! Today, was very unsuccessful in the dress shopping department which you would think wouldn't be too hard since we were looking for a black dress. I think I pulled every single black dress imaginable from the rack! I really liked one dress (the only one Amanda and I agreed on) but it showed my stomach a little bit which made me feel a tad bit uncomfortable, but at least it fit in the boob area :) We went upstairs to the bra department to try on one of those "sucker-inners" to see if that would help eliminate my stomach, but instead it just spread my fat to a different area on my body in which the dress helped emphasize! Needless to say, I did not buy the dress and by the time we got to the 2nd to last store, I was at my limit of defeat and finally snapped on my poor sister. I told her that she should find another bridesmaid that will fit into the dresses she likes because our tastes were not jiving! Of course I apologized later, but I still don't have a dress, but I did add a blister to each foot...yay!
On a good note, Natalie was overall really great during our shopping adventure! She only fussed once and that was only because she was tired. She barely slept at all today, so hopefully she sleeps well tonight. It was great to have Amanda there to help feed Natalie in the car while I sat in the backseat pumping (oh the joys of breastfeeding!). I think Natalie and I (probably Amanda too) are pooped after the defeating shopping trip today. We get to do it again next Sunday...yipee! Can't wait to try on more dresses that look hideous on me!
When I arrived home, Bobby had the grill going with some of our friends and we had a late night cookout lit by a lantern on the table. It felt like we were all camping. Bobby even had a campfire going so we could sit around and make some s'mores. Hershey's makes milk chocolate bars with caramel in the middle, and they are a must try on s'mores! At first Natalie didn't like being outside with the fire (probably didn't like the smell of it) but she took a short nap in her Mamaroo inside, then later sat with me around the fire. It was a great night for a fire, until it started to rain and back inside we went! That is one of the things I will miss about our house is our backyard whenever we move. Even though our house is in the city, it feels more country-like due to the treeline and empty space behind our house. Can't wait for many more nights like this around the fire pit at home!
Keeping up with our family and our everyday little adventures!
Saturday, April 30, 2011
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Fussy little girl
Tonight, my sister drove from Indy to Terre Haute to watch Natalie while Bobby and I attended the Crisis Pregnancy Center fundraiser dinner. Bobby and I enjoyed ourselves at the dinner, and they had a great speaker, Abby Johnson (ex-director of Planned Parenthood). It lasted a little longer than scheduled, and we rode with our neighbors there but couldn't find them or get ahold of them on their phones, so I made Bobby take me home so I could relieve Amanda of her "duties" and so she could finally leave to go home since she had to work in the morning.
When I got home, Amanda was finishing up homework and Natalie was sleeping on the couch. However, although it seemed peaceful when I walked in, this was totally not the case while we were away! Amanda said she placed Natalie in every imaginable position she could think of and even tried to feed her, but Natalie was not having any of it I guess (can we say separation anxiety?!) Amanda was to the point where she was going to put Natalie in her stroller and push her around the apartment, but she finally got her to sleep on the couch while placed on her stomach (where she still currently lies, so I know I'm in for a very sleepless night for mommy!)
Even though Amanda is getting married this summer, I think this was still great birth control for her, but wasn't enough to scare her away from babysitting this summer (thank goodness)! The plan is for Natalie and I to go up to Indy on Saturday to go dress shopping for me for Amanda's wedding since my boobs are way too huge to fit in the dress I was originally going to wear. Too bad I couldn't just chop these things off because the dress fits well everywhere else and God knows I would not miss the added size of these things one bit! I really hope Natalie does not inherit the robustness of my bust...haha! Unfortunately, I don't think she has a choice! I really hope the shopping trip on Saturday goes better than Natalie and Amanda's night they had together today!
When I got home, Amanda was finishing up homework and Natalie was sleeping on the couch. However, although it seemed peaceful when I walked in, this was totally not the case while we were away! Amanda said she placed Natalie in every imaginable position she could think of and even tried to feed her, but Natalie was not having any of it I guess (can we say separation anxiety?!) Amanda was to the point where she was going to put Natalie in her stroller and push her around the apartment, but she finally got her to sleep on the couch while placed on her stomach (where she still currently lies, so I know I'm in for a very sleepless night for mommy!)
Even though Amanda is getting married this summer, I think this was still great birth control for her, but wasn't enough to scare her away from babysitting this summer (thank goodness)! The plan is for Natalie and I to go up to Indy on Saturday to go dress shopping for me for Amanda's wedding since my boobs are way too huge to fit in the dress I was originally going to wear. Too bad I couldn't just chop these things off because the dress fits well everywhere else and God knows I would not miss the added size of these things one bit! I really hope Natalie does not inherit the robustness of my bust...haha! Unfortunately, I don't think she has a choice! I really hope the shopping trip on Saturday goes better than Natalie and Amanda's night they had together today!
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Real Estate
We've had a couple of busy days!
Yesterday, Natalie and I met Bobby at the Remax office to make an offer on a house that we really liked! We made an offer at the original maximum price we wanted to spend, which did make me a little nervous, but we thought this house really had it all and had a huge lot (which would make for LOTS of mowing)! Then, I took Natalie home to feed her and to get a check that I forgot for the ernest money deposit for the offer. After dropping off the check, Natalie and I were headed to Walmart for some lovely grocery shopping, but before we went there an old patient of mine was outside, so we stopped by. I have driven by his house a few times to see if him and his wife were outside because the last time I saw them I was pregnant. My patient's wife got to hold Natalie and we had a good little visit before heading off to the store. Overall, Natalie was good in Walmart and slept most of the time!
Natalie has been sleeping good overall and taking naps during the day so I think she is getting back to her routine. Yay!
Today, our realtor came over to our house to go over the seller's counter offer and to determine where we wanted to go from there. Bobby and I decided to counter offer, knowing that there was a strong possibility of another set of buyers putting in an offer on the house as well. However, we stood by the maximum price we did not want to go over by any means! We got a call from the realtor late tonight to let us know that they did not accept our counter offer because someone else put in a better offer. After receiving the news, Bobby asked me on a scale of 1 to 10 (10 being the most disappointed) how disappointed I was, in which I stated only a 3 because the price of this house was stressful on top of not having our house on the market yet. Bobby replied with a 4 for him and said he was stressed too about the amount of money we were about to spend. Both of us (not knowing what the other was doing) had both prayed today asking God to lead us in the right direction in regard of this home. So, it was not meant to be, and the search for a new house continues. Or, the talk about possibly remodeling our current home to meet our needs. So, we will see where God leads us. I love the location of our current house, but I just don't like how small it is and the lack of storage that's available. It would be nice to just add a 2nd story...if only it was that easy!
Tonight was 31 cent scoop night at Baskin Robbins, so Rebekah (our neighbor), Natalie, and I all went. We never go there even though it is walking distance from our house, and now I know why because on a regular night 1 scoop is $2.39 (insane!). After Bobby and I finished our ice cream I just put the spoon to Natalie's mouth and she made the funniest face, but shortly after smiled really big. She has been "talking" up a storm today and I even got her to laugh once today. She is growing up too fast!
Yesterday, Natalie and I met Bobby at the Remax office to make an offer on a house that we really liked! We made an offer at the original maximum price we wanted to spend, which did make me a little nervous, but we thought this house really had it all and had a huge lot (which would make for LOTS of mowing)! Then, I took Natalie home to feed her and to get a check that I forgot for the ernest money deposit for the offer. After dropping off the check, Natalie and I were headed to Walmart for some lovely grocery shopping, but before we went there an old patient of mine was outside, so we stopped by. I have driven by his house a few times to see if him and his wife were outside because the last time I saw them I was pregnant. My patient's wife got to hold Natalie and we had a good little visit before heading off to the store. Overall, Natalie was good in Walmart and slept most of the time!
Natalie has been sleeping good overall and taking naps during the day so I think she is getting back to her routine. Yay!
Today, our realtor came over to our house to go over the seller's counter offer and to determine where we wanted to go from there. Bobby and I decided to counter offer, knowing that there was a strong possibility of another set of buyers putting in an offer on the house as well. However, we stood by the maximum price we did not want to go over by any means! We got a call from the realtor late tonight to let us know that they did not accept our counter offer because someone else put in a better offer. After receiving the news, Bobby asked me on a scale of 1 to 10 (10 being the most disappointed) how disappointed I was, in which I stated only a 3 because the price of this house was stressful on top of not having our house on the market yet. Bobby replied with a 4 for him and said he was stressed too about the amount of money we were about to spend. Both of us (not knowing what the other was doing) had both prayed today asking God to lead us in the right direction in regard of this home. So, it was not meant to be, and the search for a new house continues. Or, the talk about possibly remodeling our current home to meet our needs. So, we will see where God leads us. I love the location of our current house, but I just don't like how small it is and the lack of storage that's available. It would be nice to just add a 2nd story...if only it was that easy!
Tonight was 31 cent scoop night at Baskin Robbins, so Rebekah (our neighbor), Natalie, and I all went. We never go there even though it is walking distance from our house, and now I know why because on a regular night 1 scoop is $2.39 (insane!). After Bobby and I finished our ice cream I just put the spoon to Natalie's mouth and she made the funniest face, but shortly after smiled really big. She has been "talking" up a storm today and I even got her to laugh once today. She is growing up too fast!
Sunday, April 24, 2011
Happy Easter!
This is probably going to be a long one since I haven't done one in a few days so bear with me!
Starting with Thursday night, Natalie decided she didn't want to eat much before bedtime, so I knew she was going to wake up in the middle of the night. She went to bed around 11:30 or so and woke up around 2:30am Friday morning while Bobby was getting ready to go into work at 3am...yuck! So, I was up at 2:30am then again at 5:30am! Not fun when you are used to her sleeping well throughout the night! Unfortunately, this pattern continued the rest of Easter weekend. Saturday morning she woke up at 2:30am again and then 6:30am and Sunday morning she woke up at 4:30am then I had to get her up around 8am to get around for church.
On Friday, Bobby got home a little after noon after going into work at 3am! We got around to go to lunch in Terre Haute with some friends, then headed back home to finish packing up to head up north for the weekend. It felt like we were packing up the whole house to head home for just a couple of days! Once we finally got on the road to Indy, we stopped by the Apple store for them to look at Bobby's work computer (waste of a trip), then proceeded to Fishers where Cassie (my friend) lives during rush hour and holiday weekend (horrible traffic, it's horrible on a normal day, but I think it was at least 10 times worse this day). Cassie just had a baby boy the previous Saturday, so I was glad to finally make it to Indy to meet the little guy. Unfortunately, Natalie was not on her best behavior and was extremely fussy! It didn't matter if we fed her or changed her, she just was not a happy camper at Cassie's house. We were able to get a picture of Cassie and I along with our little ones, Gavin and Natalie, but the last picture we got included the 2 of them crying. My camera battery had died, so I can't wait to see how it turned out from Cassie's camera (pictures to come). Once we left Cassie's house, we met up with Amanda to take her up north with us. We ate dinner and Natalie slept during the whole thing in her carseat. On our way home, Bobby was exhausted, so I eventually took over driving so he could sleep in the back, but that didn't last long because someone was hungry! Instead of pulling over since we were SO close to my parents' house, Bobby tried feeding her while in her carseat, which didn't go that well since it's an awkward angle to feed her. We finally made it home to my parents' house, dropped of Amanda, visited for a little bit, then headed to Bobby's parents' house where we were staying for the weekend.
Saturday, Natalie got to meet her great-great Grandma Frick and her great Grandma and Grandpa Barry. We met up with my family around 1pm at my Grandma Frick's house to visit before heading to my parents' house to celebrate Easter. Grandma Frick has dementia and recently fractured her hip, but was in a great state of mind this day and we had a great visit, short but good. Natalie was intrigued with Grandma Frick and just stared and stared at her. Natalie did awesome during this visit and was not fussy at all! It was nice to be able to get pictures with my grandma who is 92!
Saturday afternoon, we had Easter dinner in which my mom made an awesome standing rib roast (prime rib) with tons of fixings and way too much dessert! Everything tasted great! Unfortunately, my dad was ill and ended up in bed the rest of the weekend after visiting my grandma. He missed all the good food and visiting, he was especially upset on missing out on "Natalie time." Hopefully he feels better soon! My Grandma and Grandpa Barry came over for dinner as well, and this was their first time meeting Natalie since they were in Florida for the winter. Natalie just stared at my grandpa. Natalie was a little bit fussy today, but not too bad overall. She ended up with 3 Easter baskets at my parents' house: one from us, one from my parents, and one from my grandparents. Then she got more goodies from her Grandma and Grandpa Andreae the following day. Can we say spoiled?! She got lots of great goodies!
Sunday, we woke up early to go to church at 9am at my parents' church. It was a little hectic since we got up a little late from Natalie waking up at 4:30am and mommy and daddy still wanting to sleep after all that! We made it to church and Natalie was so pretty in her Easter dress (fit much better than the dress from the day before even though they were the same size). She did great during church while Grandma Lisa held her. She slept during most of it and then was a happy baby when church let out. After church, we headed back to Bobby's parents' house for the Easter egg hunt with Natalie's cousins and then ate a late lunch. She was crabby, but I was finally able to get her to take a nap (which wasn't long enough). She was just extra fussy today for some reason and I guess didn't want to be passed around to everyone. The car ride home went well! She slept the whole time and I fed her when we stopped for dinner after being in the car for almost 3 hours. She didn't even wake up when I fed her, just kept her eyes closed but drank it all up! Oh, the life! I don't know how she will do sleeping today, I anticipate to wake up at least once since her weekend was very much out of her norm!
Happy Easter from the Andreae's!
Starting with Thursday night, Natalie decided she didn't want to eat much before bedtime, so I knew she was going to wake up in the middle of the night. She went to bed around 11:30 or so and woke up around 2:30am Friday morning while Bobby was getting ready to go into work at 3am...yuck! So, I was up at 2:30am then again at 5:30am! Not fun when you are used to her sleeping well throughout the night! Unfortunately, this pattern continued the rest of Easter weekend. Saturday morning she woke up at 2:30am again and then 6:30am and Sunday morning she woke up at 4:30am then I had to get her up around 8am to get around for church.
On Friday, Bobby got home a little after noon after going into work at 3am! We got around to go to lunch in Terre Haute with some friends, then headed back home to finish packing up to head up north for the weekend. It felt like we were packing up the whole house to head home for just a couple of days! Once we finally got on the road to Indy, we stopped by the Apple store for them to look at Bobby's work computer (waste of a trip), then proceeded to Fishers where Cassie (my friend) lives during rush hour and holiday weekend (horrible traffic, it's horrible on a normal day, but I think it was at least 10 times worse this day). Cassie just had a baby boy the previous Saturday, so I was glad to finally make it to Indy to meet the little guy. Unfortunately, Natalie was not on her best behavior and was extremely fussy! It didn't matter if we fed her or changed her, she just was not a happy camper at Cassie's house. We were able to get a picture of Cassie and I along with our little ones, Gavin and Natalie, but the last picture we got included the 2 of them crying. My camera battery had died, so I can't wait to see how it turned out from Cassie's camera (pictures to come). Once we left Cassie's house, we met up with Amanda to take her up north with us. We ate dinner and Natalie slept during the whole thing in her carseat. On our way home, Bobby was exhausted, so I eventually took over driving so he could sleep in the back, but that didn't last long because someone was hungry! Instead of pulling over since we were SO close to my parents' house, Bobby tried feeding her while in her carseat, which didn't go that well since it's an awkward angle to feed her. We finally made it home to my parents' house, dropped of Amanda, visited for a little bit, then headed to Bobby's parents' house where we were staying for the weekend.
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| Not happy campers :) |
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| Gavin 6 days and Natalie 2 months |
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| Brandi, Natalie, Gavin, and Cassie |
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| They adored each other...Natalie and Great-Great Grandma Frick |
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| 4 generations |
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| The girls |
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| This 0/3 dress and tights were HUGE! |
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| Admiring Great-Great Grandma Frick |
Saturday afternoon, we had Easter dinner in which my mom made an awesome standing rib roast (prime rib) with tons of fixings and way too much dessert! Everything tasted great! Unfortunately, my dad was ill and ended up in bed the rest of the weekend after visiting my grandma. He missed all the good food and visiting, he was especially upset on missing out on "Natalie time." Hopefully he feels better soon! My Grandma and Grandpa Barry came over for dinner as well, and this was their first time meeting Natalie since they were in Florida for the winter. Natalie just stared at my grandpa. Natalie was a little bit fussy today, but not too bad overall. She ended up with 3 Easter baskets at my parents' house: one from us, one from my parents, and one from my grandparents. Then she got more goodies from her Grandma and Grandpa Andreae the following day. Can we say spoiled?! She got lots of great goodies!
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| Great Grandpa Barry |
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| Great Grandma and Grandpa Barry |
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| Buried under Easter baskets :) |
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| Love this picture because it looks like she is trying to look inside the basket. |
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| Happy Easter! |
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| Okay, I've had enough! |
Sunday, we woke up early to go to church at 9am at my parents' church. It was a little hectic since we got up a little late from Natalie waking up at 4:30am and mommy and daddy still wanting to sleep after all that! We made it to church and Natalie was so pretty in her Easter dress (fit much better than the dress from the day before even though they were the same size). She did great during church while Grandma Lisa held her. She slept during most of it and then was a happy baby when church let out. After church, we headed back to Bobby's parents' house for the Easter egg hunt with Natalie's cousins and then ate a late lunch. She was crabby, but I was finally able to get her to take a nap (which wasn't long enough). She was just extra fussy today for some reason and I guess didn't want to be passed around to everyone. The car ride home went well! She slept the whole time and I fed her when we stopped for dinner after being in the car for almost 3 hours. She didn't even wake up when I fed her, just kept her eyes closed but drank it all up! Oh, the life! I don't know how she will do sleeping today, I anticipate to wake up at least once since her weekend was very much out of her norm!
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| Happy Easter from the Andreae's! |
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| Evan, Alexis, Preston, Brielle |
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| Evan and Alexis |
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| Brielle and Preston |
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| All the kids gathered 'round to see Natalie |
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| The cousins |
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| Silly faces! |
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| Crazy kids! |
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| Preston (3), Alexis (4), Natalie (2 months), Brielle (5), Evan (6) |
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Running a temp...
Natalie was running a temperature today of 100.3, but went down with just a little bit of medicine and hasn't returned since! I'm pretty sure it was from her vaccinations yesterday. She wasn't acting fussy at all and still ate good like normal. She slept maybe a little more than usual, but that was about it.
I know in OT school they talked a lot about tummy time and I remember doing First Steps with a couple kids that absolutely hated "tummy time", but Natalie doesn't seem to mind it at all. Most of the time she falls asleep quickly when on her tummy.
Just having some fun on her activity mat! She loves this thing and just kicks her legs and swings her arms. She is so happy when she is under the flashing colored lights.
Tonight was her first tornado warning with the sirens going off and all, so we went over to Eric and Rebekah's house in the basement for a little bit. While we were in the basement, Eric and his brother-in-law were upstairs installing their wood floors and with all the banging we could hear, Natalie slept through all the noise. Thank goodness there were no tornadoes, just lots of rain.
Her many faces of today...
I know in OT school they talked a lot about tummy time and I remember doing First Steps with a couple kids that absolutely hated "tummy time", but Natalie doesn't seem to mind it at all. Most of the time she falls asleep quickly when on her tummy.
Just having some fun on her activity mat! She loves this thing and just kicks her legs and swings her arms. She is so happy when she is under the flashing colored lights.
Tonight was her first tornado warning with the sirens going off and all, so we went over to Eric and Rebekah's house in the basement for a little bit. While we were in the basement, Eric and his brother-in-law were upstairs installing their wood floors and with all the banging we could hear, Natalie slept through all the noise. Thank goodness there were no tornadoes, just lots of rain.
Her many faces of today...
Monday, April 18, 2011
2 Month Check-Up
Natalie had her 2 month check-up today. She had to get 3 shots and drink a vaccination as well! Poor girl :( She screamed and screamed while she got her shots, I felt so bad for her. I was kind of surprised that the needles they use on babies are the same size as adults! She now has 3 pink camouflage band-aids on her thighs. The doctor said she was healthy even though she has the cradle cap (very mild compared to others the doctor said) and her left tear duct is still clogged some (may have to have it surgically fixed). The doctor gave me a high five when she saw how much she weighed and said it was great how much she was gaining on breastmilk (she is obviously pro-breastmilk as if you couldn't tell with the high five...haha).
Natalie is now 10.16 lbs and 23 inches long!
Natalie is now 10.16 lbs and 23 inches long!
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| Before shots... |
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| ...after shots :( |
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| Her first band-aids! |
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| Her headband came today... |
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| Preview to her outfit for Amanda's wedding in July |
Sunday, April 17, 2011
2 Months Old!!!
Today Natalie is 2 months old!
Looking back a month and 2 months ago:
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| Not even a week old! |
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| Around a week old |
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| 1 month |
Things she is doing now:
1. Her neck is getting stronger so she can hold her head up for longer periods of time.
2. She seems to recognize my voice.
3. She observes peoples faces and can follow objects with her eyes.
4. She is smiling more and more!
5. She is cooing more and more!
6. Some of her 0/3 clothes are finally fitting her.
7. She is now the proud owner of little baby jeans that fit her (in newborn size)...thank goodness for 'Once Upon A Child'
8. She is loving her activity mat, as well as staring at herself in the mirror.
9. She is sleeping in her crib at night.
10. Her eyes are still blue.
11. Her hair is reddish in color (poor girl has some cradle cap going on right now)
12. Still such a little mover, constantly kicking her legs and swinging her arms.
13. She holds onto your finger when you feed her sometimes.
14. She rolled over just once so far!
We go to the doctor tomorrow for her 2 month check-up and I think she gets 1 or 2 shots :( Hopefully she will be a trooper!
I got a little carried away with the photo shoot today, so here they are!
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| Daddy's princess |
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| Happy 2 month Birthday, Natalie!!! |
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| My first pair of jeans that fit! (newborn size) |
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| Rusty and Natalie were not cooperating today! |
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| Take 2 |
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| So happy! |
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| It's tiring being 2 months old! |
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| Mad face |
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| Her royal cuteness |
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