Crosbi: 11 & 12 Months

It's true. It's been such a busy season that I'm having to combine months 11 and 12. Still, I'm doing much better blogging about Crosbi than recording everything in her baby book. This morning I flipped through it and noticed my last addition was during month nine. Oops. Good thing I can reference this blog and jot down all the notes I made here. If I have another child, that poor kid will be lucky...

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Crosbi's First Birthday

I just realized I never posted an 11 month update. Eek. I'm just happy that I'm getting Crosbi's birthday posted. It has been incredibly busy around here. Trying to stay on top of work while chasing a very fast walking toddler is daunting. Throw in a trip to Missouri and we're a bit behind. But I will get that 11 month post on here soon. Speaking of Missouri, last week we traveled home for Thanksgiving...

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Almost Thanksgiving

Is it too early to make New Years resolutions? If not, I'm resolving to blog more. Hoping to get more thoughts and photos recorded in 2013. Until then, I'll stop by when I can! It's hard to believe this time last year I was 9+ months pregnant, praying that I would go into labor. To say I was over being pregnant is an understatement. A year later that little girl who kicked and flipped in my belly...

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Crosbi: 10 Months

My baby girl turns one in less than a month. Can someone tell me how that is possible? If this is any indication of how the next 18 years will be, I don't know if I can take it. I want her to stay a baby forever. This stage has definitely been the most fun. I adore Crosbi's personality. She is such a joy and completes our home in a way I could have never imagined. She's just fun to have around. There...

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Crosbi: 9 Months

Nine months. How did we get here so fast? This past month has been packed with emotions. I have laughed louder and cried harder than I can remember these last few weeks. I'm actually wiping away tears now. I just put you down for your morning nap and even when you're falling asleep you melt me. You laid on your back, with one arm under my neck so that you could play with my hair. Todd and I always...

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Folly Beach 2012

Video created using the 8mm camera app on my iPhone; music by Lavender Diamond....

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Outtakes

Life has been busy. A little too busy for my liking. I haven't had any time for this blog, and for the first time in my life I'm dealing with stress/tension headaches. I'm daily learning how to juggle all of my responsibilities. Who would have thought taking care of a nine month old (who isn't the world's best napper) would take up nearly all of my time? I've been spending a lot of time praying about...

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Crosbi: 8 Months

What a month! I feel like I'm barely staying afloat. I'm definitely struggling with time management these days. I really thought working part-time to stay home with Crosbi would allow me to be somewhat of a supermom. I'm learning that's not the case. Thankfully it just takes one sweet smile from my little girl to help melt the stress. These days I'm needing lots of those smiles! Crosbi, where...

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Food & Family

They say when it rains it pours, and that seems to always be the case, but I'm learning that this saying doesn't have to be negative. It has been pouring around here, but we've been soaking in the best kind of rain. Cool, refreshing rain that you want to dance in. Rain that brings life. Rain that you wouldn't mind staying around awhile. Since July 26th we have had family in our home. First my family,...

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Crosbi: 7 Months

I have a love-hate relationship with my iPhone. I love being able to FaceTime with Todd when he's away for work. I think instagram is the coolest and having the ability to read my favorite blogs while I'm nursing Crosbi is so convenient. Especially since I rarely have time to sit and read these days. But my phone can be a time zapper. I'll lie in bed and scroll through Facebook when I have three...

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Remember

Remember the day you rubbed oatmeal all over your face and your hair? Remember that while I was cleaning the oatmeal mess, you crawled around on the floor and found something tiny to put in your mouth? Remember when I started digging it out to realize it was a bug? Remember how I was so grossed out I had to use a spoon to get it out? Remember how I took you upstairs to play and you wouldn't leave...

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Playroom Dreaming

This September will mark five years in our home. In the past five years our house has remained largely undecorated for several reasons. One, I will admit, I have relatively expensive taste (I would recreate Pottery Barn in my home if I could!) I wish I was a flea market / garage sale girl, but I'm just really not. I do have those moments where I find a good deal on great pieces, but they're few and...

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Crawling

Folks, she did it. Crosbi crawled for the first time yesterday. I'm not sure I'm ready for her to be mobile, but here we go! So proud of my little mover and shaker. Since I hadn't originally planned to post this video, kindly ignore my daughter's lack of bloomers and the messy house. Enjoy!   Once she mastered getting to the laptop, she headed straight for the outlets. Those things are baby magnets! Things just got a little more interesting around he...

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Crosbi: 6 Months

Here we are at the halfway to a year mark. Actually, we're well past that. Crosbi is more than a week into her seventh month. I really want to blog more regularly, but I've been too busy spending time with my girl. She and I are really finding our groove and daily I'm reminded that leaving my career was God's best plan for us. I give her lots of time to play and explore our home and in return, she's...

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