First Haircut and Watermelon

On Friday I took Allie to get her first haircut. It was probably way over due, but I was having a hard time coming to the realization that it was time. We didn't have something drastic done. We just had it "evened off" and hopefully it will help thicken it up. Bless her heart she was given hair like her mother. The above picture is the final outcome. She did so well. She never cried or whined or anything. She was pretty serious the entire time and was happy when it was over.

This was her look the entire time!

I love this picture. She looks like such a big girl getting her hair dried. Of course when I dry it with a brush it never stays that straight. It always flips out.

Now on to watermelon. Allie loves watermelon! We all went to the store yesterday and I picked up a watermelon for all of us to enjoy. When I started cutting it, Jarod brought Allie into the kitchen and started eating some of the slices. The pictures below show Allie eating her watermelon. Notice how wet her shirt is from the beginning and how wet her shirt is at the end.

Annie Brooke Tenery

My sweet niece, Annie Brooke Tenery, was born Friday afternoon right before 1:00 pm. She weighed 8lbs. 8oz. and was 19 1/2 in. long. We can't quite tell who she looks like but she definitely has my brother's chin like the other 2 kids. She has really dark, curly hair which was a shock to us all. Both of her names are after family. Annie was my great grandmother's name and she had dark, curly hair. Brooke is Kelly's sisters name and she also has dark, curly hair. She had some fluid in her lungs so she was put in NICU until 9:00 pm. that night. The only one who had seen her was my brother (her daddy). Kelly (her mom) didn't get to hold her until that night. Of course being the aunt that I am, stayed until we could see her. Annie and mom are both doing well. Her brother Greer and sister Karlie are ecstatic about her! Sorry for all of the pictures. I'm a very proud aunt and just had to share several.
First family picture: Karlie, Greer, Annie, Kelly and Scott

Greer came down with strep throat and had to wear a mask, so Allie and Karlie thought they would wear one too!

This is the very first picture I took of Annie. It was before any of us got to hold her and she was back at the nurses station waiting to meet her mommy.

Look at those sweet cheeks!

Pink might be her color!

Greer, Annie, Poppy, Mimi and Karlie

This was the last picture I took of her before I left the hospital on Saturday. I hope to see her again next weekend!

Mother's Day

I just wanted to share some pictures from Mother's Day. We all had a great day. Jarod, Allie and I went to church with my parents and my brother and his family. Then we all headed to my Granny's for lunch and some relaxation! It was so nice being together. I love being with my family and my mom was lucky enough to have all of her kids and grand kids with her. After we ate and chatted, Jarod took Allie and my nephew Greer and niece Karlie outside to play. Eventually we all ended up outside. It was a beautiful day to be outside. Some of the pictures below are pretty funny of the cousins. They were swinging as I was taking pictures and laughing the entire time. Allie just lights up when she is around her cousins and there is going to be a new baby girl cousin added this Friday! We are so excited. Allie loves that her name is going to be Annie b/c of the show Little Einsteins.
I hope every mother had a great Mother's Day!

We could never get a picture of Allie looking at the camera.

Greer, Allie and Karlie

I love Karlie's cheesy grin!

Can't you just hear the laughter in this picture?

My brother Scott, his wife Kelly and soon to be baby Annie!

A family of four soon to be five!!! I'm sure I will have lots of pictures to share of my new niece next week!!! I just love babies.

2 Year Check-Up

Allie finally went for her two year check-up on Thursday. It was delayed b/c of the cold she had. I felt like the appointment went really well. She weighed 29.7 lbs. and is in the 89th percentile. She is 35 in. tall and is in the 76th percentile. So, she is a little heavier than she is tall, but he isn't worried. She only had one shot and she didn't even cry! I was shocked. Her lips quivered but no tears. I think if she would of had another shot we would of had tears for sure! She cried and threw a fit when we had to take her shoes off to be weighed and measured. What a girl! For some reason she is obsessed with shoes. She always wants to have them on or for us to have our shoes on. At Carmen's they have to keep all of the shoes outside in a basket b/c she likes to take everyone their shoes. Her doctor thinks she is doing great. He expressed a concern with her speech development b/c she refuses to talk to him. When he asked me if I was concerned I just laughed. I assured him that she talks mostly in complete sentences, a lot of 3 word phrases, sings, and already tries to read familiar books. She is just so shy when she doesn't know you. My family (besides my parents) never thought she talked until Easter. So, hopefully he believes me and won't ask again.
I feel like every day she is learning something new or saying something new. All day today she has told us "No, it's mine." "Mine, mine, mine". Which, yes she has told us this before, but now she points her finger at us or tries to hit us. Oh the joys of turning 2!