momma's girl

she is her momma's world...

THANKS sooooo much Uncle Josh for taking these pictures for us! Ivy sends hugs to you and Aunt Randi!

Words don't describe...

Our baby girl....total sweetness!

More typical Nay-Nayness

Though not evidenced by these pictures, Ivy does wear clothes!...Most the time anyway. The last picture above, is of her completely bare in her crib, and looking like a captive I must say. She has found that a 'good' way to get out of taking her naps, is to undress, diaper and all, and yell for us. Once we've redressed her, plopped her back in her crib, and left the room...she starts stripping all over again. Sigh. :-)

Gone are the days...

Once again!

Gone are the days of feeling real tiny.
I'll feel like a whale real soon.
Cause as much as we'd hoped
and prayed it'd happen.
Ivy's sibling should be here by June! (we think....if we are calculating right)

We tested on Sunday and it still wasn't clear
so we tested again today.
And this time the little blue lines popped right up
and said that a baby is near!

Sooooo, as Mom's tummy gets bigger,
and rounder and queazier,
prepare to give her some space.
She won't fit through the doors or into her clothes
and will soon have another to chase!

Surprise Grandma and Grandpa! Love from the new little one!

Over the river and through the woods...

We LOVE going to Grandma and Grandpa's house in Boca, and got to do so last weekend! Ivy's great grandparents Honey, Duke, and Gen, and Uncle Brad and Aunt Amanda all came over to see us while we were there. Needless to say, Ivy got totally spoiled with nonstop attention the entire time!

Aunt Manda thought it would be cool if Ivy were to walk around randomly saying "'Bless you dude" so she and Uncle Brad worked on teaching her this and waddaya know! Ivy now walks around saying "shoo shoo dude!" It is sooo funny! and if you say "shoo shoo dude" to her, she will fake a sneeze! It has kept us laughing, thats for sure!

Grandma and Grandpa live right off a beautiful golf course that has some awesome hills. The video I'm posting doesn't do those hills justice! Ivy loved running up and down them with Grandma! I'm also posting a pic of the awesome Ficus tree in Grandma and Grandpa's backyard. I think it is so beautiful.

On Saturday, RT and I got to go out on a date for the first time in a long time, while Grandma kept Ivy. We had a lot of fun! We first went to the Panther's Training Camp for a few hours and hung out with a bunch of our other hockey-crazy friends. Look how good he looks in full gear!Then we got to go to a really fun Mexican restaurant and actually ate our food while it was hot and at the same time! This doesn't happen when you have an almost 2 year old with you! Thanks Grandma!

Beautimous!

The Laws of Ivy

#1. Never turn off the light when leaving a room...that's her job.

#2. If she goes to bed, then so does her Pooh bear. He is her hostage.

#3. If you are going to spend time in front of a computer, then she gets to sit in your lap and control the mouse, which in TuRrn tends to
deterrrr you fRoM spending time on yUr computer and mOre time witH her. It took us 3 days to
write this.

#4. When given a phone, never expect her to say more than "Hi". This is all the phone time her hectic schedule allows for and she will immediately give the phone back.

#5. The tv belongs to her...which is why Mom and Dad know the theme songs to Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, Handy Manny, Lilo and Stitch, My friends Tigger and Pooh, etc. etc. etc.

#6. Books aren't meant to be read from front to back. Random is so much more interesting.

#7. If she puts her forehead to your lips, that means kiss it...even if you now have a busted lip.