Happy Friday

Is it a lovely Single.Mom.Friday.Work day! Yep, J is back at work today for not one, BUT two 24 hour shifts. AWESOME, right?

Listen, I love my husband, really, but sometimes he says things that make me want to punch him. For example, last night Landry woke up crying and I pulled the I'm asleep and I didn't hear her kind of thing. (Yeah, you know what I'm talking about!) After a minute or two he rolls over and says,

"Hey, the baby is crying." The baby?? Last I checked she was OUR DAUGHTER. As I stammer out of bed (I may have thrown a pillow at him while I was getting out of the bed) I said back, "Well, she is your daughter too ya know!" And his lovely reply was "I spent all day with her, remember?" >insert Punch in face now<  Again - Awesome, right?

See what most of you don't know is that last night he was home, but won't be back for 48 hours. And this is where I get the girls all to myself with no help.

What a crazy life of a fireman's wife, BUT it's our life and wouldn't have it any other way! 

Happy Friday!

A little Thursday night wrestling

It's all fun and games until someone gets hurts! Poor little Landry...

ThRoWbAcK tHuRsDaY - WeLl NoT tHaT fAr

It saddens me that I don't have more wedding pictures in my house. AND the only one that can change that is myself. I caught myself looking at these today...

I know, throwback Thursday should be way older, but it was such a wonderful time of my life that I want to remember forever!

Happy Thursday!

Fun Day Thursday

About a month ago, we found out that Finley's FIRST childhood friend will be moving to Huntsville. (About 3 hours from Austin) Short story - Finley and Avery go to an 'at home' daycare along with a few others. There are 5 total 'little' ones. Finley and Avery have been there since Day 1 together so they are total BFF's. So when Ms. Stacey text me and asked if I was interested in picking up Avery from school that day I jumped (literally) at the chance! 

Here they are all loaded in the car headed to our house.

I called J on the way home and told him I was bringing Avery home with  us for a few hours his reply was "Ah, what's another girl? Bring her on!" When we arrived they both wanted to sit in his lap. It was the cutest.thing.ever.

They crashed the John Deere into the garage.

Then they got thirsty. So they sat and cooled off in front of the fan J put out.

I  knew I wouldn't have time to cook, so we made a pit stop on the way home and got pizza! After dinner, I bathed ALL 3 girls, washed hair and got their jammies on.

They sat in my bed and watched a few minutes of cartoons until Mrs. Stacey arrived! We Finley had such a great time. I hope we get to do it again before she leaves. We absolutely love our favorite red head! We are really going to miss her. Stacey and I have promised ourselves that we will try our best to meet halfway throughout the year so the girls can have play dates together.

6 Months

My Sweet Landry:

Six Months:

Weight - 18 lbs. 3 oz. (51%)
Height - 26" (87%)
Head circumference - 43.5 cm

Here is Finley's Six month stats

- Wear size 2 diapers
- Wear size 6 & 9 month jammies
- Momma chose to quit nursing shortly after you turned 5 months
- Over the last week you have been eating 5 1/2 oz at each feeding every 3-4 hours
- We have tried apples - that's about it
- Bedtime 8 - 8:30 pm
- I have been giving you a bath with your sister, which really helps me out. Both you and Finley love it
- Found our toes and hands! You can't keep them out of your mouth
- You are laughing and babbling so much
- Your sleep patterns have really been somewhat better. Sleeping good at night and naps are getting more of a pattern. Morning, lunchtime, afternoon and usually short evening nap
- You also love for the blanket to touch your face
- I took you out of the sleep sack & your are rolling over and sleeping great
- Starting sleeping on your tummy

While at your check up your Dr. noticed a little bulge on your belly button. When you were born you had an umbilical hernia, but it was to go away in time. Well it did. - But at your check up it had returned and the Dr. said we recommended we go to have an Ultrasound and check it out. And we did - and my worst fear happened.

To be continued...

World of Fantasy - Disney on Ice

On Thursday, Finley and I had our first 'Disney on Ice Date'. We went with a girlfriend of mine and her daughter. Finley and Avery go to the sitter together. Being a school night, they did surprisingly well. We first stopped at Chic-fil-A for a quit bite to eat and then it was off the Ice Show.

On our way to pick up our friends

Finley and her BFF 

Getting ready for the show to start. I may have been a little more excited than her! 

There was Mickey Mouse and Friends...

And To-Mater...

from the movie 'Cars'

and then there was 'The Little Mermaid' and 'Tinkerbell'

Group photo during intermission

Then finally 'Toy Story 3'

This photo really looks like Avery is asleep, but she wasn't. Finley was telling her to say 'cheese'

Over all, SUPER GREAT show and we CANNOT wait to do it again next year. If you haven't been to a Disney Ice show, it is a MUST. This would be momma's best date yet! Daddy was nice enough to watch Landry while Finley and I could go out and it was a perfect day!