My Favorite Spot

Is down at the park, so down to the park we go!

Abbie's First time in a playground swing. She Loooooved it!

October 27, 2010

Fashion Show

I thought I had more pictures than this. She has so many more cute outfits I wanted to remember. Here are the ones I did capture.

A lovely pre-loved dress from her cousins. September 26, 2010

I love this dress!! There are little bloomers with ruffles!
October 3, 2010

Sweet Little Polka Dot Cupcake

October 23, 2010

Sporting her new Christmas digs.

December 25, 2010

Cute Cute Cute!!!

January 30, 2011

Oh Goodness

It's Candy Apple Goodness!!

Don't move! I've caught you red handed!

Abbie just watches and learns.

This one is for you mom and Aunt Amy. Think chocolate pudding...

Don't step on a crack

Don't worry no one's back is injured. We're just at one of Brady's favorite places: Dr. Amy's Office!! She's a chiropractor here in town and we took our birthing class together. Thank goodness for her during the last part of pregnancy. My sacrum was outta place and causing some pain. She has an amazing at home birth story. Her son was having difficulty breathing. She adjusted his neck and back and he started breathing much better and wasn't blue anymore. It makes me wonder what would have happened at a hospital where they might not trust the skill or technique that a chiropractor has. I'm sure he would have gotten the care he needed, but would it have been more elaborate and much more of an "ado" than a simple adjustment could fix?

Anywhoo...I happened to have my camera with me on this visit so I took some pictures. Brady loves looking at the spine model. I think he's kinda amazed that he's got one of those in his body. He's a pro now at helping Dr. Amy use the adjustment table while mommy is getting her adjustment. He also likes to "get the popcorn out" of his body. Dr. Amy will do his back and then he'll turn himself over to get his neck done. He knows the drill.

Here Abbie is lounging in one of her favorite spots. She too loves going to the chiro. I noticed that she would always have her head going to one side. I can't remember which now. I would try to get her to turn it the other way and she'd resist. Dr. Amy said she was tight on one side. After getting adjusted the first time Abbie seemed much more comfortable and happier. I asked what does a baby do to need to be out-of-whack like that. I was answered "be born." Huh, that makes sense. Chiropractic had also helped Abbie "go" during those first few weeks. It has something to do with the sacrum being out of alignment and pressure in the wrong spot. That interferes with the baby's ability to recognize the need to push and "go."

Thank you to Dr. Amy for helping us keep our backs and bodies healthy!!

Oh. He wasn't just being silly.

Today has been an eventful day in the land of dirty diapers. This evening I was telling Carl that I'd changed THREE dirtied-by-Brady diapers today. That boy is a "once a day" kinda kid, so this was odd. Brady chimes in, "And now I did four!" Thinking he's just randomly spouting that off I laugh and go on my way.

It was true.

Today's dirty diaper count: Stephanie 3, Carl 1.

A Blessed Blessing

Abigail was Blessed on August 22, 2010. Grandma Charlene made the beautiful heirloom dress she wore. I knew that I wanted eyelet fabric for the dress. Nothing too frilly or fancy. Grandma is good at smocking, but I am not very fond of it. This dress turned out perfect.
Gretchen showed me the fabric what was used. It was originally purchased to make decor for her oldest daughters nursery 13 years ago. Gretchen had held on to the leftover fabric. I don't know how they decided to use it, but they did. Honestly I was nervous and worried when she asked me if I wanted to see it. I saw it and almost started to cry. It was PERFECT! Grandma also made the slip. The lace trim was the very last of what remained from the previous family dresses she had made. Grandma did do smocking on the dress. It was just the right amount. I love the delicate little pink flowers at the neck line. The blanket was made by Carl's maternal grandmother, Grandma 'Tilla. We received that while expecting Brady.
I made the headband using pink ribbon and an oh-so-delicate crochet flower. In the center of the flower is a pearl that I collected from my maternal grandmothers belongings after she passed.My mother crocheted little booties. Aren't they adorable?!? Oh I just want to eat them up! And the little feet in them! It was a wonderful day/event. We had a lot of family in town. It was also the weekend that Carl's brother moved here. The blessing, of course, was a sweet one. The circle was much smaller than you might see in a Utah ward, but it didn't matter. The intimacy of the event made it sweet. Just like our little girl is. She is a blessing. Everyday.

3rd Annual Christmas Rockout

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