The Headband

Does this photo say anything about her personality? She knows what she likes & she shows it! I somehow caught her expression with my slow iphone camera. Thought it was hilarious paired up with the sweet photo taken just 10 minutes prior.
Guess we will stick with the waterspout-bow combo.......

Playtime

Teagan and Presley sharing her new chair.

I absolutely LOVE play dates! We have had a few over the last month. That's another good thing about temporarily living in the burbs.....we have a few friends that have babies around the same age as Miss P.  It has been a lot of fun to get together with some other newbies to this whole parenting thing. And seeing the babies interact is so sweet and sometimes hilarious. I just wonder what they are thinking.

Presley and Lane in the pool.

Parker & Presley cooling off in the baby pool.

   Enjoy some pics of Presley and her buddies. We are gearing up for a summer packed full of play dates. I plan on keeping her pretty busy..... or maybe it will be the other way around.

On the move.

My apologies for the lapse in blogging. No, I have not been on some relaxing tropical vacation, I have been busy busy with school ending and other really important stuff. Not really, I have been exhausted because my child refuses to sleep when sleep!
Presley is ON THE MOVE! She is all over the place. Crawling or scooting to something that she can pull up on. This girl can actually stand without holding on to anything for a few seconds. She impresses us everyday with how much she is learning.
On another note, she is a really rough teether. I told Spence that since she was the easiest newborn ever, we are going to have a hell of a time with teething, I just know it. Her second tooth showed up after a week of sleepless nights, runny nose, and fussiness. 

I never even did an 8 month update. I guess I will share her picture now. And you will have to wait for stats on her 9 month. Isn't she as cute as a button? My mom and I took a few pics of her in the front yard after work one day. You should have seen the giganto sized mosquito bites (4 actually) she got. I felt terrible!

Our house is coming along wonderfully. Granite, cabinets, paint, stairway rail spindles, tile, and backsplash have all been chosen. Still looking like the end of June for move in. Waiting is really hard, but we are enjoying all the quality time out in Katy. It's nice being close to family.

up & up

.......Goes our bank account!!!!! Thanks to TARGET.

First off, I would like to confess that I can kind of be a brand snob. It is something I have been working on, well not really. But, I have when it comes to baby products. When you have this brand new to the world baby, you want nothing but the best of the best. I would have paid $10 per diaper if it promised to be made of the softest, rarest cotton you can find. Maybe not, but seriously, I went out of my way and still do to make sure what P has is the best that I can give her.

It took me 7 months, but I have learned that Pampers are not the only people that make good, absorbent diapers and Enfamil is not the only company makes healthy formula. Thanks to my good friend & mommy mentor, Julie, I have discovered Up & Up brand at Target.

180 diapers for $25.99= .14 cents per diaper

We switched over to their diapers and now, seriously, get twice as many for the same price. When I started her on formula, I talked to my pediatrician and she backs the Up & Up brand, reminding me that it is all approved by the same FDA. Sold! We use the one comparable to Enfamil Premium and have not had one issue. I bought a big box of their wipes and I can't wait to use them and realize, again, that Brand names aren't always better. Julie even told me that their baby wash is great too. Bye Bye Aveeno. Gotta think on that one because I am a little obsessed with the smell of that stuff. 

We Love you , up & up.

Oh and if you have a Target card, you save 5% on every purchase. Spencer isn't sold on that yet, he says the last thing I need is a Target credit card. He's probably right, as usual. 

Now, if only Target delivered!