Doodlebug

True story: Today Natalie took Channing to the mirror she kept giving herself a stink look at not smiling at herself. Natalie then put her bow on for her and then she would smile so big at herself. She knows when she looks pretty : ) I love this little girl.

Well I am LOVING my life as a stay at home mom and not having to worry about school. It has been packed with one thing after another and it is so amazing to just focus all my attention on Channing and her needs and not have to think in my head please hurry up and go to sleep so i can try and squeeze in 15 minutes of studying before you wake up. Now i enjoy the time i get to hold her and rock her to sleep and sometimes hold her after shes fallen asleep to watch her and give her extra kisses. These two weeks are bitter sweet because i get to taste what it would be like to just get to stay home with her and now I am dreading going back to school even more. Ugg! Just keep telling myself it will be worth it to be able to support myself and Channing if ever need be. Anyway... the first night after taking my exams was the twins lacrosse banquet. I helped my mom put this together and made the deserts for it so we stopped by to see the end result. It was awesome we then had to leave because Channing got her shots that day and had a bad fever from it : (.

Channing and her Granddaddy at the banquet
Dads company (Sawgrass) made banners for all the seniors this was natalie and nicoles over the desert table before it was all the way set up (notice the cake pops that we made they were a hit) Every player got to take home one of the table decorations




The next day David and Dad finished out the turkey season strong and got some turkeys! (yes i am such a good wife I let David go hunting even though i wanted to)

My sexy hunter

Saturday night we got the chance to go to Taylor and Jen Williamsons wedding at Magnolia Gardens. Welllll Channing still had a fever and was a little fussy so i was hesitant about going but Lendrum called and said he was going and would drive so that I could sit in the back with Channing. We ended up getting lost and stuck in traffic so we missed the ceremony : ( but made it in time for the reception. It was beautiful! The setting was breath taking the oak trees surrounded the outside dinning area and the inside building had an amazing indoor green house. The food was fabulous and taylor and jen looked like they came from a jcrew magazine. I also enjoyed getting to see my friend Caitlyn and get to catch up a tiny bit with her since she moved recently : ( .


Channing and Sugar
Lendrum and Mckay (who says hes chans godfather lol) I love my cousins/brothers
You can't see the background but it's beautiful... aunt step : )

The next morning Nicole, Channing, and I got up early and went Charleston National Yard Sale. We racked up! We got two jump-a-roos, a ton of toys and books, every disney princess dress outfits which im in love with and cant wait until she wants to dress up!, a baby pool, swimy diaper, high chair booster, and a lot more of stuff and only spent 60. After we went and got fabric for nicoles prom dress and then went and got it altered its going to look so good!
some of our jack pot from Saturday

Random side note... Natalie is a great aunt. Every day she gets home from school around lunch time and holds Channing for 20 mins or so to let me eat lunch without trying to juggle channing. She will play with her whenever I am at my parents house and I need help.
(kim and goose bought her this outfit)

Channing now grabs her feet and thinks she is grown, she tries to walk and eat and drink etc.

Easter Week

So today was my last final yayyy! Which meant last week sucked because I had to study my hiney off which is bad enough let alone try to juggle Channing. Thank goodness i have amazing friends and family that volunteered to help watch her for me so I could study without her. It was so amazing to study without channing, I was 100% more productive. I really took for granted how easy it was to study and how simple going to school was before I had Chan.

Friday my friend Mollie was amazing enough to watch boo along with her other two kids. Yea super mom! This was the first time that someone not family watched her, it was easy leaving her because i know how good a mom Mollie is. When i dropped Channing off Mollie also gave me the cutest clothes ever. Who babysits for free and gives you amazingly cute stuff at the same time....shes awesome.
One of the outfits that Mollie gave us
Ethan is such a sweet boy and was so nice to Channing. He would give her kisses and hold her hand and rub her head it was so cute. All three babies playing together (notice ethan kissing chans hand..love it)

Bay Bay and Chan playing...going to be best friends
Sunshine exhausted after her play date


It was then the weekend and David got to watch her while I went to the library to study.

Channing helping her Daddy out when he was working on the computer.

Tuesday came and Aunt Stephanie was so sweet to offer to watch Channing for me. She has such a full schedule and wanted to help me so bad that she just took Channing with her to do her errands and plans. I love my Aunt Stephanie and love that Chan got to spend time and get to know her a little.

My Mom then got back from her trip from Idaho and even though she was exhausted and had a huge event that she had to plan and set up she still watched Channing for me. My mom is an awesome grandma and baby sure does love her Sugar. Channing was in another outfit that Mollie gave us the day mom watched her.

So in the middle of all that studying and baby watching it was Easter. My family was out of town : ( but we still got together with my cousins and aunts. We had a delicious dinner my aunts cook the yummiest food and I love seeing all of my cousins (especially now that lendrum and mckay are home yayyy).

Today before my exam Channing went and got her four month shots. Her stools are now blood free thanks to Neocate yay. p.s. another outfit that Mollie gave us : )

Roll Baby Roll

Chan is officially rolling over! She had rolled over a few times now and then but now as soon as i put her down she tries to roll over and budge herself around. I can't wait until she can crawl and walk!

Woohooo go baby!!! Proud mama : )

This is Channings new favorite toy she loves that it lets her stand up because she does NOT want to lay down at all ever (thanks julie and fam for letting us borrow this)

look at those chubby little legs

baby girl is teething she always makes this face and bites really hard on whatever she can and then gets mad

teething

"what is this..?

I don't know if I like this mom

..decided i love this strawberry for my teeth

We went to the strawberry patch again with more friends : ) from left to right it is...me and channing, lauren and baby thomas, mary jo and baby georgi, and britt is wearing sarah jane (she is the auntie) and amie (the mommy)yes they are identical twins lol...this picture inspired me to get my hiney in shape! I've only ate unprocessed food for two days now (I know two days is like nothing but you have to start somewhere!) Mark my words I will be back to myself by the end of the summer)

lovey checking out the strawberries

Hot mom of the year award goes to ..Mary Jo!
So even though I was really sad that I had to stop breast feeding I am so excited that I can finally after a year be on medications again! yayyy! I went to my regular doctor tuesday and got sea sickness medicine and fever blister medicine, and went to my dermatologist today for acne medicine and stuff for stretch marks. So excited to start being myself again!

Sophie

Daddy Introducing Channing to her new toy Sophie

First time trying out Sophie mmmm I think i like Sophie

yep i do

She is in love!

Channing is now teething and won't take her paci anymore. I decided to go get her a Sophie giraffe because some people swear by them. I was on my way to get one when my friend Mary Jo called and told me she had one that Georgi doesn't use anymore and Channing could use it! I was excited to save the 30 dollars and celebrated by going to Princess of Tides and spending the 30 that i saved hahah. I resisted the thousands of cute outfits that were in there but got her some headbands and bows because she outgrew her other newborn set. (p.s. i didn't spend all 30 just 10 and I am counting it as her Easter present!) o and the outfit she wore was also from Georgi, it's so nice to have awesome friends

My favorite outfit that Channing wears is her birthday suite. Her little rolls,blue eyes, and big smile are irresistible to me. In the morning when i change her I always let her talk and play nakey for a little while which she loves. I decided to upload a thousand pictures of the same thing because I love all of the pictures and her expressions and can't decide which one is my favorite.