Baby Momma

Dear Amelia -

In 1 month from today, Billy and Pam's wedding will be over. It will be Daddy's birthday and we'll all be tired from the fun events from the day before! We are starting to buckle down last minute details for our family. Should be a blast!

Another wedding that's coming up fast is Meghann and Weston's. You won't be attending but Mommy and Daddy are going to fly down to Arizona for the weekend! I can't wait but I will miss you so much. I helped Meghann with her invites yesterday while you stayed home with Daddy. Finn was sad you weren't there.

Aunty Kiki (not to be confused with Grandma Kiki) email a picture of Mommy when she was around your age...

I can see the resemblance between the two of us in this picture. Its funny how all of a sudden you look so much more like Daddy. Its fun to watch you change and grow!

Tonight, its just me and you kid. Daddy is picking up an extra shift at work. I think we might go for a dip in Grandma Kiki's pool...its going to be HOT today!

Love,

Mom

Big Girl

Dear Amelia -

This morning you looked different to me...

You look more like a kid than a baby. I swear, it happened right over night. I don't know if its because your face is thinning out a little bit or what. 

You are one cute kid! 

Tonight you are hangin with Daddy while I go over to Finn's house to help his momma out with invitations. I love wedding stuff!

Love,

Mom

Beach!

Dear Amelia -

You had such a wonderful day yesterday! You and Daddy spent the afternoon at the beach with Kiki, Papa Jim, Ana and Aubrey! Looks like you had a great time! 

By the time you got home, you were TIRED. You slept until 515. When you got up, I fed you a little formula which you threw up so I had to give you a bath! 

After your bath, we tried to make you walk but you weren't interested. Then it was bed time! Today you and Daddy are just hangin at home! I'll see you after work!

Love,

Mom

First day of Daycare

Dear Amelia -

As mentioned in Friday's blog, Friday was your first day of daycare! Although it was hard dropping you off, it was so fun to pick you up! You were all smiles when you saw me. I called in the middle of the day and they said you were doing well but you didn't go down for your first nap and had to be held in order to take a nap. You only took about 1 1/2 hour nap all day. There is a little girl named Olivia there that is only 10 days older than you so you two will be able to pal around together. 

After picking you up, we went over to Glamma and Cookies to take a picture of the new waterfall in their back yard! Its beautiful and dedicated to your Great Grandpa Bob. Some of the rocks in the waterfall were taken from Lake Superior by MY Great Grandpa (Gram Gram's dad) in the 70's (thats before Mommy and Daddy were even born!) and used as the fireplace at the cabin that once belonged to Gram Gram and Great Grandpa Bob. 

Its pretty special and beautiful! It looks even prettier in person!

You and I went home shortly after that. Since Daddy was out of town, you and I just hung out the rest of the night. I put you to bed at your normal time. Around midnight, I woke up thinking someone broke into the house. I sprinted (that's like a slow walk for others) into your room and went back to my room with you where you and I slept the rest of the night together in bed. I was scared. Norman made sure we were safe! Ended up no one broke in of course!

Saturday - We went to Old Navy for a short shopping trip. Mommy's clothes are getting too big so I got myself 2 new shirts and you one new pair of pants. After Old Navy, we went home to wait for Ashley to come over for a visit. Ashley and I talked about Pam's bachelorette party. All the details are covered, now we just need to wait for the big weekend! YIPPIE! After Ashley left, we were bored. We ran to Target to buy stuff we needed and stuff we didn't need. 

Saturday night there were some bad storms after I put you to bed. SCARRRY! I set up the pack n play in my room and you slept in there for the rest of the night. Hopkins didn't even end up getting any rain, everywhere around us did tho.

Sunday - FINALLY Daddy was home from his guys weekend. He had a great time! Once he got home, I went to go get a massage! It was awesome! 

Daddy just called and said you guys are headed to the beach with Kiki, Ana, Papa Jim and Aubrey! Hope you have fun and have lots of sunscreen on!

Love,

Mom

Happy Birthday Kiki!

Dear Amelia -

I just got to work after dropping you off at daycare for the very first time. I hope you do well. I'm probably more sad than you are. I'll admit it, I cried. You've never been with a stranger before but Laura seems like a very nice person and there's lots of fun kids to play with. Here you are at home before we left for your first day.

Last night we had Grandma Kiki, Ana and Aubrey over to celebrate Kiki's birthday (which is today!) She got new dishes and cups from us and the Soukups! Daddy made chicken, asparagus and salad. It was nummy as usual. After they left, we started to do our normal night time stuff, when Daddy went down stairs to find the water had backed up in the basement! Agh, not again! (For those of you who don't know, roots grow into our pipes which makes the water back up...it happens about twice a year and is expensive.) So we had to call Roto Rooter to come out and take care of it. We want to get you to sleep before they got to the house. Mission accomplished. You slept thru the very noisy task of getting thru all of the roots. 

I'm so glad that the water backed up last night instead of tonight because Daddy goes to Uncle Doodies cabin for GUYS WEEKEND tonight. We will miss him lots and lots. Good thing we have Norman to protect us. 

Well, I hope you are having a fun time at Laura's. I miss you.

Love,

Mom

SO BIG!

Dear Amelia -

Lydia sent me some pictures yesterday from when you were only 7 or so days old. You look SOOO tiny. I can't believe how much you've grown!

You and Mr Stephens 11/08

You 9 months old!

Such a big girl!

Tonight we are celebrating Grandma Kiki's birthday at our house! Ana is in town for the weekend while her parents go to Lalapalooza. We haven't seen Ana for awhile so it'll be fun to see her! 

Love,

Mom

Cabin!

Dear Amelia -

We had so much fun up at the cabin for the long weekend! While we were in the car on the way up, Molly sent me a video of you...WAVING! You haven't stopped waved since you learned how to wave. it's adorable. (Sorry, I tried to upload the video but it won't work!)

Saturday - You woke up around 630. We waited for everyone to wake up while we snuggled on the porch. After everyone was up, we went out to the grill fire pit and watched Katie make breakfast. At one point, I sat down on my chair and accidently sat on a bee. That little bee stung me right in my butt!! Didn't hurt real bad but it did sting. After breakfast, I started to feel sick so you and I took a nap and that did the trick. Daddy got up to the cabin Saturday night around 5 with Norman. After you went to bed, some of the fam went up about 4 cabins where there was a really fun band. We sang and danced. Glamma, Gram Gram and Molly stayed at the cabin with you while you slept.

Sunday - You slept until 730! Good thing too because Mommy and Daddy were tired from staying up playing games. We didn't really do all that much on Sunday. It was a little rainy so we spent some of the day inside.

Monday - We got up early and decided to head over to the wheat field to take your 9 month pictures! It was beautiful out and you were in a great mood. The pictures turned out AWESOME!!! Best ones yet! Cookie does such an amazing job. Here's my fav...check the rest out HERE.

Later on Monday, we had a picnic out on the boat. You were not diggin the boat ride, or I guess I should say your lifejacket. You cried for over a hour straight. Monday night, we bbq'd and sat around the fire. 

Tuesday - Up early. 

We started packing for home. We had so much fun at the cabin but you require a lot of stuff so we needed to pack up early. Awesome Uncle Aldo had to be back in Winona by 4 so we left the cabin around 930. Made it to Minnetonka by 1. Pretty decent timing. You were perfect in the car, no crying! 

I'll upload some more pictures from the cabin this week!

Love,

Mom