Late Update!

Well Baker you're 15 1/2 months old and what a fun kid you are! Your dad and I enjoy every minute with you. You are full of life, spunk, and attitude! Your favorite words are hey, Dada, bop-bop, and bye. You have your own language and make very funny noises with your mouth. Tomorrow we take the 1st steps of getting you off your "bop-bop"! We're all a little nervous!You weigh a whopping 20 pounds. You're 30 in. tall and your head circumference is in the 60th percentile. So to sum it all up..you're short, skinny, and have a big head! But you're perfect to us!
You really do love shoes!

You spied a dog in the distance!

Party Time!

Last weekend Baker was invited to help Olivia celebrate her 2nd birthday. (I didn't get a good picture of the birthday girl!) We all had fun at the Little Gym in Greenville. Baker's favorite part was running under the parachute (when she wasn't suppose to). Baker slept hard that night!

The kids were suppose to be jumping on this, but Baker was more excited about the bubbles.

An unlimited supply of balls! Baker could not have been happier!

It was too cute to see Baker with Bo. She called out baby and gave him a hug!

Puppy Love!

As soon as I saw this man enter the park with his new puppy (she was so new, she didn't even have a name) I knew where Baker would be! She was truly in love! It was so sweet to see how loving Baker was. It was also so sweet of this stranger to let Baker love all over his dog! :)

Baker and Mommy Day!

I think that being a mom, wife, teacher, and friend will always be a juggling act and a constant struggle for me. Over the past few weeks I've gotten much better! I'm not bringing home as much work and I'm leaving work at a decent time! Most importantly I've been spending a lot of time with my family! Today Baker and I had our 1st "real" mommy/daughter day! It was so much fun for both of us. We made some great memories! After running a few errands, we spent some time at the park! She was on the move the entire time. I believe her favorite part was watching all the kids and flirting with the adults! Her head was on a swivel the entire time.

playing in the sand

eating the sand

I thought it was so funny that she was attached to my water bottle. She toted it around the entire playground.

tasting the mulch

After a fun afternoon at the park, we ended our day with a hot fudge sundae at McDonald's. Before we left, she was covered in chocolate and ketchup (from chewing on the packs).

What a day! Wish us luck..when she's over the ear infection..the "bop-bop" is making it's way out of Baker's life! I think getting rid of the pacifier is going to be 10 times harder than the bottle! I'm not looking forward to it!

Again?

The saying goes something like.."Mother's just know". Well, after 4 nights of no sleep, a very cranky baby, and giving her extra breathing treatments I just knew Baker had an ear infection. I called the doctor 1st thing this morning and off we went! I was right! Baker has her 3rd ear infection, one each month since December. She like clock work! This is her 2nd double ear infection. Poor thing! Check out the hair! It's actually long enough to stick up!

Baker's favorite books are our photo albums. Sometimes she gets a little "too involved" with them and we have to put them away. I love that she enjoys them since our family doesn't live close by. (Except for Uncle T and Uncle Nick! They're at Clemson!) We go through the pictures naming all the people who love her!

Tender Love and Care!

I think Baker and I both need a little help! I promise I do take good care of Baker! She's a tough little girl. She has to be to survive around here!

Snow Video!

Baker loves HER Kota! Today I caught her sneaking Kota dog food. She opens his dog food storage container and grabs handfuls of dog food. I couldn't stop her. It was just too precious because she knew she was being sneaky!