Bria - 1 year old!!!

That was the fastest year ever! Yes, I am a few days late writing your 1 year post but we have been busy celebrating your birthday, 4th of July, my Birthday and just enjoying the summer!

We actually had your Birthday party the weekend before you turned 1. We were heading to Bucklin the weekend you actually turned 1 so, we celebrated with friends and family early.

Pizza was on the menu for lunch, then mommy made homemade ice cream and got your cake from Walmart. You opened a ton of new toys and clothes, which you have seemed to enjoy all of them. The clothes were perfect for the hot summer. Then it was time to do your "smash cake", you weren't interested hardly at all. You played with it a little but there really wasn't any smashing. After your party ended most of the family stuck around and talked while you, Connor and Colton went swimming. After we got everyone down for a nap your Uncles decided it was a good idea for everyone to get their suits back on and we go to the Wakefield City pool. The kids loved it!

On your real birthday, July 2 we took your to your 1 year check-up. Trust me we heard how many times we were bad parents making you do that on your birthday but you won't even remember it and the only way you will know is when you read this or someone tells you. Anyways you were 29 3/4 in tall which was the 72% for your age, 19 lbs and 6 oz which was the 44% and your head was 45 cm and the 50%. The doctor thought everything looked perfect and you were actually on track with an 18 month old based on your speech, walking etc. The doctor gave you a cookie for your birthday when she was done, but then the nurse had to come in and give you your 4 shots that you needed. As you usual you cried but who is to blame you. After those were over the nurse gave you another cookie which made things all better. After that appointment we had to walk next door so you could get your blood drawn. Of course once again you cried but once again no one is blaming you for that. After that we got in the car and headed to Bucklin.

For being 1 you have 8 teeth and your 4 molars are working their way in, which hasn't made for a fun few weeks but it is getting better. You are walking everywhere and love to torture your puppy. Solid foods are getting better, and we actually found a sippy cup you will drink milk out of. You are completely off formula (thank god!) and get 1 bottle of milk at night. The milk transition hasn't been that easy as people have seen from my post on facebook, but with the new sippy cup we are getting better. I would say your favorite food right now is yogurt, strawberries and hot dogs.

I think that is all for now, hopefully your mom can keep this blog going with updates on you and our lives!!!

 Enjoy some photos from you Birthday party!!!

Bria - 11 Months

Where has the time gone?!?!?! I can't believe in a few weeks we will be celebrating your first birthday! The past month has been exciting and a little rough.

May 31st your dad and I came back from a weekend in Chicago and you weren't feeling the best. We took you home and gave you tylenol hoping it would pass. That evening you ended up with 103.6 temperature and we took you to the ER because we weren't sure what was wrong. After a few hours they said you had an ear infection in both ears, gave you some motrin and amoxicillin and sent us up with a prescription as well. At this point mom wasn't feeling very well either so dad was probably wanting to run away from us both! The next day dad came home from work early to watch you so mom could go to the doctor, I ended up with fluid on my ears and a viral infection. Almost 2 weeks later my cough is almost gone!! After 7 days of being on the amoxicillin and finally feeling better you broke out in a horrible rash! Ended up taking you back to the doctor to find out what happened and they said as of right now they are just calling it a reaction to the medicine and advised us to stop and that the rash would clear up in 3-4 days. Thank god it did!

While having all of those fun doctor visits your weight went between 18-19lbs so you are still pretty tiny. They didn't check anything else until your 1 year appointment but we at least know your weight. You are still wearing size 3 diapers and probably will for awhile. You have 8 teeth now and starting to put everything in your mouth, lately it has been puppys toys! The biggest accomplishment.... you are officially walking! You are everywhere, but it is so fun.

Now that it is getting warmer we bought you a little pool for outside a few Sundays ago and love to swim. You get to go at Aunt Amy's when the weather is nice too, little water bug. You do have a few words you say, dadda of course, now mama every now and then, when you are playing with a certain toy you will say cheese. And once in awhile in sounds like you say a lot more words but I really doubt you are.

You are also finally eating better! We don't struggle with solid foods as much as we use too and you get solids at about every meal now, especially when you are at daycare.

In a few weeks we will be celebrating your birthday, we are doing it a week early at our house in Wakefield because we will be in Buckling for your actual birthday.

We love you so much baby girl!

Bria's Baptism

So many first and exciting things when you have kids!

Last weekend we got Bria baptized and it was my first Mother's Day!

Brian actually gave me my Mother's Day gift on Thursday because we had family here all weekend to help Bria celebrate!

My Gift. I love it!!! :)

Saturday afternoon Uncle Dustin, Aunt Jodi, cousin Connor, Uncle Jordan, Aunt Amy, cousin Colton and Grammy and Papa all came over to Wakefield to hang out and have dinner. Daddy, Uncle D and Uncle Jordan even went fishing for a little while before it started to rain.

Then on Sunday we all got up and around and headed off to the Mizpah United Methodist Church outside of Wakefield. There your Grandma and Grandpa Sturges and great-grandma mammy met us for church.

Luckily they did the baptism fairly early in case you got cranky or fell asleep. You did pretty well and you like water so I think that helped with the pastor putting it on your head. After Church some Women of the Church had Punch and Cookies for us in the fellowship hall for us to celebrate. After that we all headed up and went to eat lunch at Nelson's Landing.

It was nothing to big or exciting but you are now baptized and had a fun weekend doing it!

Also, on Mother's day you started taking a few steps. You get excited and fall down but you are starting to get pretty good. I am expecting you to be walking before your first birthday! You also finally said mama but you haven't really don't it since then, but I will take it!!!

We love you baby girl!!!

Bria- 10 Months

Baby girls was 10 months old May 2, 2015. I can't believe she will be 1 in 2 months! 

We didn't have a check- up this month but I would guess you are still only about 20lbs. You are still wearing size 3 diapers but your clothes vary anywhere from 6 months-12 months clothes. It is a good thing you don't like wearing shoes because we can't find any to fit your little fit. Mom has bought a few for you because they were too adorable not too but they look like clown shoes on you.

Mom and dad started making you a play room in the basement. So far it has foam flooring and a wall painted with chalk board paint. Eventually we will do something with the rest of the walls because they are gross, but for now it houses your toys so the living doesn't look like a toy store exploded. 

This coming weekend you will be baptized and mom's first Mother's day. 

Other than that we will have busy weekends the rest of May, then June should be fairly calm and then your 1st birthday will be here!

We love you so much baby girl!

Bria - 9 Months

I am a little more ahead this time; April 2, 2015 you were 9 months old. People say time flies and man does it. I have to look back through pictures to remember how little you once were and how far you have come!

We finally had a 9 month appointment. You were 17lbs 6 oz and 27 1/2 in. long. I was a little off on my guesses for height the last few months but that is ok. The doctor was happy with all of your numbers and luckily you didn't have to have any shots done. Your 12 month check up is going to be hard though so mommy and daddy are both going to go and hopefully one of us can make it through!

Not a lot has been going on. You are crawling all over the place and love to stand and pull yourself up on things. Last night we found you attempting to stand on the chair Great-Grandma Fisher gave you for Christmas. You actually achieved your goal and made it to where you could stand on the chair and grab the DVDs behind it. You even made it back down to the floor and sitting without any help!

Foods are still a struggle. You love fruit but vegetables are another story. You will eat meat but only solid meat the adults are eating, none of the baby food meats.

You also got to meet the Easter Bunny the Friday before Easter. You didn't cry but you wouldn't smile either, maybe next year! We spent Easter in Bucklin as Great-Grandma Fisher's 80th birthday party was the same weekend. The Easter Bunny even found you there and brought you some clothes, candy, money, treats and bath toys. You were quite spoiled. Next year we will actually be able to color and hunt for easter eggs.

Other than that things have just been moving along day by day. Next month we will be getting you baptized and we are starting to talk about your 1st Birthday Party!

Bria- 8 months

Once again I am behind. You will be 9 months old next week and I'm just now writing your 8 month blog!

We still didn't have a check up so we aren't sure on your stats but we are assuming you are still under 20lbs. We have put you on the scale at home a few times and you have gotten up to 18 pounds. You are very petite but I am ok with that, not sure the doctor will be though.

You finally got your 4th tooth down but didn't seem to effect you too much, at least that we noticed. This month you got to enjoy your first St. Patrick's Day. We took you to the parade in Aggieville but you slept through most of it. But you hung out like a trooper all day so that was good. 

Last weekend you and mom went to Topeka to help Connor celebrate his 1st birthday. You got to go swimming which you didn't like very much unless you were in the hot/warm tub. 

You say dada, daddy, hi daddy but still no mama. Dad swears you said it the other day but I wasn't around and I think he just wanted to screw with me. 

You are also officially crawling and everywhere! You don't like to sit still and you especially like to stand up. 

I think that is about all the excitement you have had in the last month. Next week we finally go to the doctor for your 9 month check up and see how you are progressing. You will also have your first easter!!

Bria - 7 months

Considering you are going to be 8 months next week I'm a little behind on the 7 month post!

February 2nd you were 7 months old! 

We didn't have a check up this time but somewhere during the month we weighed you and that came in around 16lbs. I don't think the height has changed a lot but at least your weight seemed to go up.

You are up to 3 teeth and the 4th work is working its way down. Food still is not your thing even though you have your chompers. You are pretty picky but so are your dad and I!

You are now crawling, sitting, pulling yourself up on things. Let's just say things around here have definitely changed. Had a baby gate up that quickly broke so we are waiting on a new more durable one to come in the mail that will fit the door. With crawling the past week you have discovered Miller's food and love to pull it out of the bowl and throw it across the laundry room. Silly girl. 

We have talked about lowering your crib because you now can pull yourself up on the sides or the front. 

You also got to out in the snow for the first time!!!

not the best pictures because you wouldn't open your eyes, but you just look so darn cute in your giant snow suit!

Another Holiday or it was your First Valentine's Day!! You got some new KSU clothes and mom shared her flowers with you. 

February was a big month considering all your teeth that have come in and crawling but other than that we are still just loving having you around and seeing what crazy thing you are going to do next.

We love you baby girl!!!!