Tyndell Meets Nana!

This past weekend, Tyndell and I went up to NC to see my parents, aunt and uncle, and Nana, my Dad and Uncle Paul's mother. It was a great trip seeing everyone and so precious to see Nana meet Tyndell for the first time. She really enjoyed the visits we made and she was doing so much better than I expected. I'm so so glad I went up there even if it was just for a long weekend. Nana is the last of Jeff and I's grandparents, unfortunately. Seeing Nana makes me think of all the stories she told me over the years that somehow I will manage to recap to Tyndell when she gets older and they apply to situations. I have really been thinking a lot about how my Nana and Mamaw (my mother's mom) have shaped my life and the effect they have had on me - it's really powerful when you think about it. Ah....anyway - we had such a great time at PT and AT's house - it's so pretty and relaxing up there. AND - sweet tea, fried green tomatoes - need I say more? mmmm! Needless to say - wonderful family time!

Messy Faces

Eating new foods has been quite an adventure to say the least! I haven't found anything that she seems to have an allergy with so we're pretty much just eating whatever we want now. Tyndell still loves peas the best though!

Afterschool Boredom and Yard Update

One evening when Tyndell and I had some extra time, we decided to go play in the yard, show off some of our plants, and take some funny pictures. I'm pretty proud of my bromeliads right now - they almost died once and came alive again with this beautiful flower! Tyndell had a great time pulling up our grass which finally came back with the rains and feeling dirt.

Work Picnic and Seven Month Update!

This past weekend, my company had a picnic and we stopped by for a couple of hours. It was fun to be social with some of the ole work colleagues but it was SO hot (even for me - and I like it 80 degrees+ no matter what!) for sweet Tyndell! We had to get back in the car to encourage some cooling down and naptime for her. I never got the chance to introduce her to my co-workers actually b/c when I was on maternity leave, Tyndell was just too small and tired to take her out of the house a lot. By the time six weeks had gone by and I went back to work, I just never had found the time to bring her to the office, so it was nice for everyone to see her finally.

So...on an update note...Tyndell is Seven Months now! Wow! You can't tell from these pictures (which I shamelessly stole from the ones taken by someone else in the office), but she is sitting up on her own now and has TWO teeth (or "teefers" as Tante calls them yess!). We didn't have a doctor's appointment this month but our prediction is that she is close to 16 lbs now and probably 27 inches....who knows. She's wearing a mix of 3-6 month/6 month+ clothes though so still a little small. She is loving trying new foods (I found a fruit she likes finally! and we are exploring some yogurt and cheese), has a renewed interest in standing up again, and is really noticing the puppies lately. AND - Tyndell gets to meet her GREAT-Grandmother this weekend for the first time - we are making the trek up to NC to see GG, Papa, PT, AT, and Nana! So fun!

Fourth of July Trip

I am finally getting around to posting photos from our Fourth of July trip to the Jersey Shore - there was definitely lots of family! The good thing is that usually the weather is horrible when we go up there, but it was actually really nice this year. Who knew?! Anyway - here are few from hanging out and then some more formal ones of everyone at the lifeguard boats.

Biggest Fan

Here is Tyndell with Jeff's Aunt Dee -she is probably the biggest
fan of this blog so since we are visiting family this weekend - I
thought she should get her own post. Hooray!

More Bouncing!

Tyndell is all about bouncing! Here is a new swing/bouncer we tried
out over the weekend - good times full of laughs! I feel like all my
photos now are fuzzy but this girl is on the move!

Lovin' My Donut

Tyndell is officially big enough to stand in her exersaucer, or
"Donut" as Jeff's Mom would say - I'm stealing this term because it's
great. The B&B gave her this gift and we are so excited to finally
use it! Thanks guys!

She loves exploring all the toys and bounces like crazy in the donut.
It's so fun watching her discover the world and get more and more
alert. She is also able to sit up now sometimes but still head plants
a lot. Getting big! Our official 6 Month stats are: 14 lbs, 26
inches and apparantly still small - headed - oh well - I think it's
beautiful haha. Not biased at all....

Happy 6 Months!

So today is Tyndell's 6 Month birthday - whoa! It is going so fast!
Here she is on the way back from a place we like to walk to for
dinner. It was so funny - everytime we were walking, she would put
her feet up on the tray like she was lounging and when we'd stop,
she'd put her feet down. She is all about her feet lately and
reaching and grabbing (especially hair). Other milestones include
eating real solids! We've been eating oatmeal for a while, but now
we've also tried sweet potatos, peas (her favorite so far), and
apples. It's so fun watching her reaction to the different
tastes....just more fun stuff happening all the time!

Out for a Stroll....

Last week, Shelley and I took our girls, Madelyn and Tyndell, out for a walk together and Aaron took these cute pictures of us "racing strollers!" Madelyn is now 4 months and Tyndell is almost 6 months so they are both growing like weeds and it's nice that we are both in our routines with work, life, etc. Slowly - we are getting the hang of this parenting thing haha!

Where's Tyndell?

Can you find the baby in this picture?

Zen 3 - Blue 0

This scene was reinacted - but there WERE animals harmed in the
process. Looks like Blue went down again today. Back to the washing
machine he goes!

Daddy and Daughter Time

There are no words!!!! This is a new favorite - major cute points!

Zen vs. Blue

So this cute little puppy stuffed animal or "Blue" as Jeff named him
is currently the object of Zen's affection. If Blue is anywhere in
the vicinity of Zen, she can't focus on anything else. We've actually
had to wash Blue subsequent to several kidnappings unfortunately...so
begins the war on toys. Any good ideas for teaching dogs the
difference between their toys and kids' toys?

5 Month Update!

Wow...I can't believe another month has gone by! We celebrated
Mother's Day with a nap and Chinese food. Unfortunately we (mostly I)
have been sick for the last two weeks so I was still trying to rest
and kick the last bit. I think it's almost over though. This cool
Obi-Wan-esque picture was taken while resting on the couch this past
weekend.

Mobile Uploading?! Yessss!

This is my first attempt at mobile posting to the blog...if this works
then I can be even more blog saavy and update more often. Tyndell's
flying superhero karma be with me!!!

Cereal Face, Sleepy Face, and Toys!!

Tyndell is starting to grab things, so toys become more fun immediately (our favorite is this colorful zebra)! AND...we've been trying out some cereal at dinner time - sometimes she likes it, sometimes she doesn't. AND...she's still sleeping well - usually from about 8:30/9pm-ish til 6:30/7am-ish. Not bad, eh? Sometimes she even tries to sneak a little snooze in after school...like in this picture. You may also notice the old man hairdo. She's slowly growing back the hair on top of her head...and it's a completely different color. It was super dark when she was born and it looks a bit blonder as it comes in. Anyway - we're just sleeping, eating, and playing...

4 Month Update!

Here are some pictures my parents took of all of us right before they left Florida, so I'm claiming them as the closest 4 month pictures. I am so horrible - all I've been doing is taking cheesy random phone pictures as opposed to nice real camera pictures. Eventually - I'm going to do better! When Tyndell had her 4 month appointment the other week, she weighed in at 10 lbs, 12 oz and 24 inches so I think she's slowly catching up to "normal." The strange thing is that the doctor she said her head was a little small - I have no idea what that really means but our doctor didn't seem too concerned. So - here are some things we've accomplished in the last month:

1. Two visits to the zoo

2. Two visits to the beach

3. Lots of hair loss and hair color changes (she's slowly going bald and blonde haha)

4. Laughter

5. Grabbing objects

6. More alertness during the day - especially on "walks"

7. Superhero-esque flying (she really likes being lifted up above your head)

8. Growing into socks and shoes!

9. Marathon sleep sessions at night (we are oh SO BLESSED!!)

10. The first crusty nose/sniffles and experience with the bulb squeezy thingie

Anyway - it's been a great month - getting more fun all the time. Tyndell has been such a good baby - very chill and happy. Jeff and I keep looking at each other thinking, "no - for real - when is she just going to start freaking out all the time?" It seems that as long as she's full and gotten her beauty, sleep, she's pretty happy. Ah - LOVE!

And as I side note - I LOVE LOVE LOVE the picture of Tyndell, my Mom, and I - how cute! We miss you guys!! Come back soon!!!