Long Weekend in Winston

We spent Labor Day weekend with Brian's family in Winston-Salem and really had a good time! Both of the girls did a really good job with being away from home. Rayna slept in the pack-n-play and only woke up once each night. Molly slept with us and did well once she FINALLY fell asleep (from all of the excitement!)

AND.....we went to church on Sunday and BOTH girls stayed in their classes!! Rayna has had a hard time staying lately, but she stayed this Sunday at Brian's parents church! I'm so hoping this will be a new trend for her! :-)

We had a great time! I think all weekends should last three days! :-)

10 Months!

I know I say this every month, but I just can't get over how quickly Rayna is growing! She's has developed such a little personality and is just so much fun.

She is cruising everywhere! Every now and then she will let go and take a couple of steps, but for the most part she is happy cruising and crawling.
She is a VERY good eater. She eats pretty much anything you put in front of her and she usually always cleans her plate. She nurses about 3 times a day and takes about 2 bottles. She's always doing very well with a sippy cup.

She now understands the word "no" and completely ignores it. She knows when she is doing something she's not supposed to do (like playing in the toilet or getting into the dog food) and looks to see if you are watching her before she does something naughty. But don't think you watching her makes her stop--she just grins at you and keeps right on doing whatever is she's not supposed to do.

She's sleeping really well now. She sleeps about 12 hours a night and is pretty consistently sleeping through the night. If she does wake up, it's only once and she nurses and goes right back to sleep. She's takes 1-2 pretty decent naps a day.

She is BUSY. I mean she never stops. From the time her little eyes open in the morning until she goes to bed at night, she is on the go. I guess that's why she has such a good appetite! :-)

We just love our sweet little 10 month old!

Molly Talk

Daddy: Are you excited about Rayna getting bigger? Then you all can play more and share a room.
Molly: Yeah, and she can get a chair and push it up to the T.V. and start Dora for me.

Me: Are you ready to take a bath?
Molly: Yeah....ummm, by the way, I need to talk to you about something.
Me: What's that?
Molly: I need to tell you that I don't need my hair washed.

Me: I'm going to go put Rayna to bed. When Daddy gets upstairs, you need to clean up the bonus room.
EXIT Me, ENTER Brian
Molly: Daddy, you need to clean up the bonus room so Mommy won't be mad at me.

Molly: Mommy! You buyed me cookies! May I eat some?
Me: No, we're getting ready to have dinner.
Molly: I don't want dinner!! I don't like dinner!
Me: Yes, you do! We are having empinadas!
Molly: I don't like empinadas!
Me: And rice.
Molly: Ewww.........I don't like rice either.
Me: And corn! You love corn!
Molly: Corn is yucky!
Me: I'm sorry you feel that way, honey, but you can't have cookies until after dinner.
Molly: I can have them after dinner? Ohh..... what's for dinner?
Me: *sigh* Empanadas.
Molly: Oooooo....I LOVE empanadas! What else?
Me: Rice.
Molly: Oh, nummy, nummy! I love rice!
Me: And corn.
Molly: Corn is my favorite!! Thank you, Mommy, for making me corn!

You gotta love that kid! :-)

Two years ago today.....

We held our precious Molly for the very first time. Now, two years later, we just can't imagine life without her. She is such an amazing little person with such an awesome little personality. We are so honored to have been chosen by God to be her parents.
To celebrate Molly's Adoption Day, we went out to eat Vietnamese. We had grand plans of trying out a Vietnamese restaurant that a friend had recommended, but when we got there they were no longer in business. We were all the way in Charlotte and it was already an hour past the girls' typical dinnertime and quickly approaching Rayna's bedtime, so we got on the phone with our amazing friend Scott (we love you, Scott!!) and he got us to another Vietnamese restaurant which turned out to be really good! Afterwards, we had ice cream for dessert! It was a fun day! Happy Adoption Day, Sweet Girl! We love you!

These are a few of our favorite (Summertime) things....

Smart Girl

Me (to Brian): After dinner, do you want to go for a w-a-l-k?

Molly: I want to go for a w-a-l-k!!

Me: Oh, do you? You think you want to go for a w-a-l-k?

Molly: Yes! That mean go for a walk!

Well.....we always knew she was a genius! :-)

Another Milestone

Well, our little Rayna has hit another milestone. She is now standing independently! She's taken a step or two, but typically she stands up and then lunges forward face-first. Does anyone know what age caution sets in? Seriously. She will jump off the bed or couch without looking back. She attempts to jump out of her high chair just about every night. The poor child is always banged up, bumped up, and bruised up. She is fearless. But that's one of the many things I love about our sweet girl!