Easter 2013

After church on Easter Sunday, we went to lunch at Bailey's parents with his family, grandmother, uncles, and several cousins. Sidney enjoyed providing the entertainment (as usual!)

Playing peek-a-boo/"Where's Sidney?"

Loving on Aunt AB

Cheesing with Uncle Bedford

Playing with Uncle Mark

Chelsea helping Sidney "walk"

Giving Nonnie some sugar

The Easter bunny was running late Sunday morning so Sidney's basket was there when we got home, which she looked through after she took her bottle.

Easter is so much more than the little happies we receive and even more than the extra time spent with family. We are so grateful for the gift God gave us when he sent his son to die a cruel criminal death on a cross. And even more grateful that he rose from the grave three days later.

 "Because He lives, I can face tomorrow. Because He lives, all fear is gone. Because I know He holds the future. And life is worth the living just because He lives."

 

(TWO other blog updates below...that makes THREE in ONE day!)

Crawfish

Bailey and Bedford had been wanting to have a crawfish boil for several weeks so it was decided that we would do it on Good Friday. We held it down the street from Bailey's parents at the Anton's. Thankfully the rain came early in the day and it was pleasant (but cloudy) that evening. I made a very poor attempt at capturing the afternoon/evening in photos.

We made a makeshift playpen in the back of Bedford's truck so she could play.

Yum!

Tablescapes 2013

A couple weeks ago the Church of Christ held their annual Tablescapes fundraiser for their Panama trip. It's a women's dinner/banquet where you host and decorate a table. This is the fourth or fifth year they've had it and I've helped my friend Courtney each year. She is typically the brains/ideas behind the tables and I help put it all together. (See a few of our tables from 2011 here . Apparently I didn't blog about the other years...imagine that.) This year we decorated four tables.

 

This table was centered around her friend's pewter dishes.

This table began with Courtney's lanterns.

A Christmas themed table.

A sewing themed table.

And because I just can't go without a few pictures of this sweet face...

11 Months

 

Weight: About 19 lbs.

Height: Around 28 inches (I think...)

Clothing: 9-12 months in clothes; some 18 month tops; size 1 in shoes (she mostly just wears shoes on Sundays to church; she's outgrown the other casual pair she had and all the others are too big!)

Diapers: Size 4

Feeding: Sidney gets a bottle 4 times a day. (We just stopped nursing before I spent a few days out of town). One of her bottles is regular milk. She is eating food 3 times a day. Typically she has cereal/oatmeal and some fruit/yogurt in the morning, a veggie and some fruit/yogurt at lunch, and dinner varies depending on what Bailey and I are eating. We're using up the last bits of our baby food (bought and homemade) and trying to do mostly table food. She still loves pretty much anything you give her. One of her favorites is sweet potatoes.

Hair/Eyes: Still light brown hair. It's slowly coming in a little at a time. Beautiful brown eyes.

Teeth: Her second tooth has broken through just in this last week (bottom right one).

Sleep: Sidney continues to be a great sleeper. Her last feeding is around 7:15/7:30 and she sleeps until 6 (during the school week). She still seems to understand the concept of sleeping in on Saturdays. We'll typically get up between 7:30 and 8:30 depending on what the day holds. She is usually up a little later on the weekends too (again, depending on our plans).

Fun Stuff:

-Sidney still LOVES to eat--pretty much anything. And it often seems as her stomach is an endless pit!
-She is crawling everywhere--she loves to explore the house.

-She has started "flirting" some. She'll grin and cock her head to the side as she shrugs her shoulder. It is the cutest thing ever!!!
-Sidney has been playing peek-a-boo some with a blanket. She just started trying to cover her face with her hand when you ask, "Where's Sidney?"

-Sidney still really enjoys playing with her socks. Most days when I pick her up from BB's she does not have them on because they're too wet (because she's pulled them off and been chewing on them).
-She has the sweetest giggle/laugh

-I've taken her to the park a few times to let her swing. I think she likes it more and more each time.
-She has started clapping some.

-Sidney will look around if you ask where's Mama, Dada, Lula, G-daddy, and usually find them. She enjoys looking around for Lula while she's eating breakfast.
-She's pulling up some; She'll attempt to take a couple steps if you hold her arms up.
-She's really getting the hang of "waving." She is starting to associate waving with "bye, bye."

-Bailey kept Sidney by himself for about 4 days while I was out of town at a conference. (This was the longest I've been away and that he's kept her).
-One of her new favorite "games" to play is to knock over a tower of blocks/barrels.

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