Lately

She seriously loves to read and being read to. 

She is totally sweet and the best snuggle buddy. She's into hugs now, too. Well leaning her face into you anyway. I'll take it!  

Sianara, yucky lovey! 

Taking care of baby :) she learns so fast! 

Blueberries are a huge hit. And she has to wear a bow or clip all the time now because her hair hangs in her eyes!

Bitty girl loves a bath and must have ALL of her toys. Especially her duckies 

I went to Steph's baby shower. So excited her sweet girl and our baby boy are due so close together.  

Saylor loves her Nina. She can even say her name and loves talking to her on the phone 

Touchdown Broncos! She'll be wearing this shirt again as we root for the Broncos in the super bowl ! This hand me down really worked out well! 

Monday was so nice we had a snack and played outside ! 

Feeling better and weighing a ton (18 lbs 11 oz). Dr. G was very happy. 

Hanging out with daddy and Ellie Grace 

Sunday best.

I guess she thought I was videoing because she started doing itsy bitsy spider like in a video I have that she watches on my phone. So cute.

Cousin Mason Fortner Mathes

Baby Mason was born January 3 (much after his due date). Coming in at 9 lbs and 21 inches, he is as cute as can be! I just have a few pics on my phone from the hospital visit. Brent and Saylor weren't able to attend due to sickness going around. 

 

Big sister Ellie Grace got to meet her much anticipated baby brother. She was so sweet. 

Can't wait for Brent and Saylor to meet the little guy!

Sick Saylor

At her 12 month dr visit, Saylor got the first part of her flu shot and needed to return in 30 days for the second part. She also hadn't gained much weight, so Dr. G wanted to weigh her again as well. Welllllll, to make it more interesting, SC decided to contract the flu the day before the appointment. Good planning, Girl! Dr. G said the test hadn't even finished running and it was very clear she indeed had the flu. Poor baby. She was pretty pitiful for about a day, but today she is back up and running (not literally). She still hadn't gained very much weight, so the dr put her on pediasure. So far she doesn't care much for it. I WISH someone would tell me to drink a vanilla milkshake everyday! Kids don't know how good they have it :) We pray she gets over the flu quickly and gains weight so we don't have to have a bunch of tests!

13 Months

Our Saylor girl is over a year old! How crazy! We love too see how she changes and grows each month (well, even each week).

As of now, she:
*weighs 17 lbs. 14 oz. (Eat up, Girl!!)
*loves to eat broccoli, peas, bread/toast, green beans, strawberries, bananas, grapes, oranges, pineapple, chicken, and turkey.
*still takes 2 naps a day, although sometimes in the afternoon it can take her forever to actually go to sleep. She just plays and plays. (I promise she is sleepy when I lay her down.)
*kisses EVERYthing. You name it she kisses it. All her toys, books, the couch, people, puzzles, my phone, everything. All day.
*loves to sing and dance. If you start a song, she will join right in.
*takes a few steps, but refuses to walk with any kind of stability.
*signs "more," "milk," and "all done."
*loves to look at pictures. Like photographs.
*loves cousin Ellie Grace. She lights up, grins from ear to ear, and sometimes claps when she spots EG.
*is attached to her owl lovey(s). She started sucking/chewing on the only owl we had and it quickly became totally disgusting. It wouldn't even come clean in the washer. But no other lovey would do. So we found some on Ebay (they are no longer sold in the store) and I'm so glad to report that yucky lovey is no more. (It was getting embarrassing to take in public.)

 *is still so sweet. She will just snuggle and snuggle. 

 *is content as can be. She just plays and kisses and snuggles and repeats. She has nothing to complain about (for the most part ). 

We are blessed with this girl and we thank God for her everyday. 

12 Months

What I can remember from a month ago.

*Weight: 17 lbs 12 oz
*Height: 28 inches
*A week ago Saylor was crawling in the kitchen and slipped and bumped her face on the ground. Saddest thing ever is when I got her up the next morning and noted that she had chipped her bottom 2 teeth.
*She pulls up on anything and everything. She will take a few steps and is prouder than ever when she does. Not enough to be a full time walker, though. I am in no hurry, just as long as she walks bu 16 months.
*She still has the sweetest disposition. Smiley all the time. She will even give a kiss now and then. And she plays so well by herself.
* Girl loves to dance. I still need to get a good session on video.
*She also loves to read. For real, she just turns the pages and babbles on like a pro. 

On to cuteness:

Putting her feet to good use

I love this face

Little bookworm. She's happiest with a book.

A visit to CKS on her birthday

She loves spaghetti

Just when we think she is the cutest/sweetest, she just gets cuter/sweeter. We are so very blessed to be this girl's mommy and daddy. We love it! (Just can't believe she is a year old!)