Santa Claus is coming to town!

Yesterday was a big day in Allie's world, she got to meet Santa Claus!  She threw up all over her outfit right before Santa came out. I think it was just nerves, I mean it's a big deal when you meet Santa for the first time.  But as soon as I put her in his arms, she felt right at home. She just relaxed, smiled and threw up the peace sign.  

 Just Chillin with my boy Santa

I also had some fun with her at home trying to learn how to shoot in manual mode with my 'mom cam.'  Not too shabby if I do say so myself.

Last Sunday we went to have her 3 month pictures done at the Factory in Franklin.  I'll share those as soon as I get them.


On a more depressing note, I have to go back to work on Monday and to say that I'm dreading it is an understatement. This has been the quickest 16 weeks of my entire life.  I feel like it was just yesterday that I was 9 months pregnant and looking forward to maternity leave, it's amazing how fast time goes by when you're at home having fun with your baby. Grandma Pitta will be keeping Allie during the day, so I know she'll be in good hands, but I am going to miss her so much, I can't even stand to think about it.  I've really gotten used to spending my days with her, and I have truly loved every second of it.  I think I was born to be a stay at home mom...just sayin.

Daddy's 30th birthday!

Happy 30th Birthday to the best husband and daddy in the world. We love you so much and are so lucky to have you in our lives! Thank you for loving us, taking care of us, and always making us laugh.

3 Months old!

Wow, I just realized it's almost been a month since I last posted, shame on me.  Believe it or not, Allie & I have actually been busy.  I couldn't tell you what we've been busy doing, but I'm sure our days have been filled with nothing but important stuff.  It's amazing how fast time flies when you're staying at home, I cannot believe it's been 3 months already.  I want to cry when I think about having to go back to work in 11 days.  Let's not even talk about it, I feel sick.


Can you believe this sweet girl is 3 months old already?

I might be bias, but I happen to think she's the best baby around.  At 3 months she's mastered sitting up in her bumbo seat, she kills tummy time, she talks in full sentences (ok maybe just lots of coo's, but I completely understand what she's saying), and she sleeps in her own big girl bed ALL NIGHT LONG!!!  I mean that last fact alone makes her the best baby in the world in my eyes, it means mommy gets lots of good sleep!  My favorite thing about her right now is when I go to pick her up out of her crib in the mornings. She is just laying there staring at her butterfly mobile, talking to herself, and when she sees me her legs go straight up in the air and she throws her arms up and smiles from ear to ear in excitement to see somebody, it's amazing and makes me all warm and fuzzy inside. 


She had a great first Thanksgiving, she got to try mashed potatoes and sweet potatoes.  She prefers sweet potatoes like her daddy. 

Happy Thanksgiving!

I'll end by sharing a few more pics of her being awesome.

She stands up on her own, she seriously has legs of steel

Her first pony ride

Helping mommy cook 

Weekend away

This weekend Jeff and I spent our first long weekend away from Allie, and as much fun as we had, it was really hard being away from her for so long.  We went to Rosemary Beach for our friend Mark's wedding, it was a gorgeous wedding, great weather, and we got to hang out with some great friends.

The bride & groom

But we could not wait to get home to this sweet little face

And if it's even possible, I think Jeff may have missed her more than I did.  He was literally counting the minutes on the plane ride home. He kept asking "how many more minutes until I see Allie?"  And we had a wonderful lazy Sunday just hanging out as a family.

I brought Allie a present back from the beach, her first pair of Tom's, how cute are they?!?! I just couldn't resist.

If you don't know about Tom's, check out their website and learn more about them, it's a great company with a great cause.  


Allie had a blast at her Grandma & Popp's house and I know they loved spending so much time with her.  But I'll be honest, it's gonna be a long time before I leave her for that long again, I missed her WAY too much!!


Congratulations to Mark & Allison, and thank you for a great weekend!!

David Arms art gallery opening

I'm a little late in blogging this but better late than never.  A couple of weeks ago we went to Leiper's Fork for the grand opening of my uncle's art gallery.  For those of you that don't know, my uncle is an extremely talented christian artist in Nashville.  You can check out his work here.  I'm sure you've all seen the 'igbok' bumper stickers while driving around (no matter where you live...they're everywhere!), that's also my uncle.  You can read more about that and get your very own bumper sticker and other igbok products here.


His gallery is amazing, but I didn't expect anything less.  We had a great time visiting with family and Allie got to spend some good quality time with Granny & Papa.

Halloween

Allie wasn't a huge fan of her costumes this year, but being the good parent that I am, I forced her wear them long enough for me to get a picture. I felt bad for a second for torturing her, but she'll thank me for it later.  Maybe.


Here's my little pumpkin.

And about 5 seconds later....

And the night before Halloween she was a flower.  Such a beautiful little blossom :).  Before you call DCS on me for letting my 2 month old 'sit' on the back of a couch, I assure you that her dad was holding her, notice his arm on the right side?  She was fully supported...I swear :).

We went to my friend Gina's house for a little Halloween party and trick or treating, even though Allie can't technically trick or treat yet.


The DeJean cowboys...

And me and my little pumpkin...

I hope you all had a happy and safe Halloween!

2 months old

Happy 2 month birthday to my sweet baby girl!

I can't believe it's been 2 months since Allie was born. She changes so much every single day.  Her sweet (and at times, diva like) personality are really starting to show...as are her fat rolls.  She had her 2 month Dr.'s appointment yesterday and she weighed in at a whopping 12 lbs. 3 oz.  She's in the 80th percentile in weight, and 50th percentile in height.  Look at my little chunky monkey.

She's recently started to coo and giggle, and it absolutely melts my heart every time.

I was singing "you are my sunshine" to her and she was trying

to sing back to me

She still loves sleeping on my chest, and I'm not complaining. These are some of my favorite moments that I will cherish while they last.

aren't those cheeks ridiculously kissable?

I've started story time too and I think she likes it.  It's supposed to help develop her language skills early...I'm hoping to have a little baby genius.

Being 2 months old is really exhausting.