49 Weeks

Reme Lynn,

I must be in denial because I forgot to write you a letter last night! That is the first time that has happened! I'm not sure what I was thinking, I knew you turned 49 weeks old. Your Gmomma sends us a text every Wednesday morning too! Your daddy and I even talked about it so I'm blaming it on denial. I'm glad you're getting older and I'm sad you're getting older! You are literally growing everyday! You've gotten taller and your face is changing! 

We had a fun filled weekend with the circus, game night and the zoo!! You loved the circus! You were especially into the acrobats but you totally fell asleep during the finale! Confetti canons, hundreds of people signing and dancing and a loud band! Perfect environment for a nap! 

We finally got a decent day with some warm sun to get outside! We had a lovely time as always!

I'm holding on to these last few weeks as tightly as I can! You'll be a whole year old soon!! It's not that I don't want you to be, it's just that I want to savor every second!

Love you, 

Your forgetful Mommy

48 Weeks

Réme,

I don't have a ton to report this week. We've been trying to get back into a routine with some difficulty. You are so very upset when I drop you off for school! It's heartbreaking! 

Your daddy was smart to remind me  about the Wonder Weeks and sure enough you're going through the leap of Sequences. You're figuring out how things works and in what order and that actions have results! So this phase shall too pass! I just hope it's soon! Another sign of this transition is shyness and you have been unusually shy lately too! Oh and let's not forget that you have only slept through the night once maybe twice in the last 2 months! Another sign of transition! That one is my favorite! Arg! 

We went shopping on Saturday and rode a Merry go round! You loved it and didnt want to stop! You were having so much fun! It was so sweet!!

We also started another Kindermusik class! This one has children closer to your age! Although you never venture very far from my reach you are exploring more and singing & dancing a lot!

I love you kitty cat,

Mommy 

11 Months

Happy 11th Month in this World!

Eleven Loves

I love that you said cat

I love playing tickle game with you

I love this new shy phase you're gong through

I love your bow-legged walk

I love cooking with you sitting on the kitchen counter

I loved spending New Year's Eve with just the three of us

I love that Mac n Cheese gets you jacked up

I love that you're a world traveler

I love how well you travel

I love that you kiss your books

I love seeing you reach for daddy

I. LOVE. YOU

Eleven Months! How is that possible?

47 Weeks

You said your first official word! Cat! Actually it was kitty cat. The first time you said it I passed it off as a fluke. We were at dinner with Mark, Holly, Jon Jon, Alan & Daddy at the Italian place on the resort called Capers. We were waiting for dinner to arrive while you & I were playing the Guess the Animal game on my phone. You would make a noise when your favs would go by dog, cow, chick, frog then came the cat and plain as day you said "kitty cat"! Uncle Mark looked up with such surprise in his eye, she said kitty cat!!! Maybe I thought! Then at the airport we were shopping for souvenirs and you got all excited, "kitty cat, cat, kitty cat"! I looked and on a rack there were a bunch of stuffed animals but I didn't see a cat. Fish, dolphin, mermaid? Nope, kitty cat! And there it was!! A tiny little stuffed black & white cat!! I ran to find your dad! Brought him to the rack, what's this Réme Lynn?? Cat! Kitty cat! 

We had an amazing time in Mexico! You travel so well!! The resort was very nice and our room was lovely! They had a crib for you and everything! 

You only actually slept in it once but you played in it a lot! 

It was rainy the first two days but we made the best of it! You loved spending time getting to know your cousins! 

Your new favorite food is a cheese quesadilla and pancakes! Not together but those were the two things you enjoyed the most! Each morning we'd head to the Carnival restaurant and eat on the patio! It was gorgeous!! And delicious!! 

The wedding was gorgeous! You weren't your normal party girl self that night and passed out in my arms just as they cut the cake! We did the Cuban Shuffle and the headed back to our room a little early but we had a delightful time! So happy for Dru & Jaime! We wish them all the happiness in the world! 

I was so glad that we were able to spend so much time with Uncle Mark & Aunt Holly too!! We had many meals with them and they loved snuggling with you!! 

Some of my favorite moments were our naps on the beach!! So peaceful! I could do that every day!! 

Our last day there it was just me, you & daddy and we had such a great time! We ate, napped, played by the pool and beach! Just perfection!!

We took an elevator selfie every day! You loved that mirror!!

It's really hard for me to imagine that you are almost 11 months old!! You grow so much each day! You have all kinds of new sounds, moves and moods! You are a pure joy my child! 

I love you so much,

Mommy

46 Weeks

Hola mi amore,

As I write this entry we are in flight to Cancun, Mexico!! Olé! 

You are sleeping soundly at this time!

This has been a pretty mellow week just getting back into the groove which you have done so very smoothly! Drop offs at school have gone great, you seem very happy to see your friends! 

Saturday I had a long day with Street Theatre so you & daddy got some fun one on one time! I'm pretty sure you wore him out too! You guys played & played and you of course did not have any interest in taking a nap! 

I'm so excited to take you on this trip! We're going to see cousin Dru get married!! So fun! 

Te Amo,

Mamacita 

You are officially a world traveler now!

45 Weeks

Happy New Year!!! 2014 Baby! It's going to be a great year!

I feel like this has been the longest week! We have done a lot in the past seven days! We finished our trip to Texas on Friday but first we spent a day with just us and the Morris clan. We took some family photos, made a delicious dinner and just hung out. It was so nice to be all together. You really enjoyed being with your Granddad! That makes me so very happy!

 

Then on Friday we drove ALL the WAY back to Nashville!!! 12 hours in the car! TWELVE!!! Nice work kiddo! You were awake the majority of the time too. We played with your flashcards, read some books and watched some Baby Einstein! 

We couldn't wait for your Gmomma to get here on Sunday! Gpops came too! It was too quick of a visit but we made the best of our time! We went grocery shopping, went to the mall and played a lot! 

Your spunky personality gets spunkier and spunkier every day! It's so fascinating. You have such a strong will and I look forward to the day that you can tell me (and others) what's on your mind. I can tell you have a lot to say with great conviction! You were playing in the kids area while we were at the mall and crawled over to the wall puzzle thing where a little boy about 2 years old was playing. You pulled your self up and decided to play with the puzzle as well but this little boy did not like that and kept pushing your hand away and saying "no baby". Well you let him have it! You pushed him back and said with a very strong tone "da, da, da, da, da, daaaa"! He didn't know what to think. I on the other hand thought that was hilarious! You are not going to be a push over! When I told your teacher about it she just laughed and said, yep that's Reme Lynn alright. She's feisty!

 

This little girl came over and you guys just stared at each other for about 3 minutes and then all of a sudden she took both hands and squeezed  your cheeks and walked away! So funny!

You want desperately to run and walk and play with the bigger kids! Take your time my love! You'll get there before you know it! Here you are drinking with a straw! Such a big girl already!

 

Then it was our first New Year's Eve together! We had the most perfect evening! We got some lobsters (you had macaroni & cheese) and spent the night cooking, jamming out to some good house music, eating and dancing! The evening couldn't not have been better! We all had a great time!

This has been the most amazing, magical and incredible year! We are all so blessed. I hope and pray that God will continue to bless our little family and that we continue to grow mentally, physically and spiritually.

Today, New Year's Day was extremely special as well! Today we had brunch with our very special group of friends (The Ten) to find out the gender of Auntie CC's baby! It's a boy!!! Everything was so beautiful. Right down to the silverware! We are so excited for the Corams and we can't wait to meet their new little boy! You had fun playing with Harrison & Averie too! You and Harrison share a love for books and it was sweet to watch the two of you "reading" together today!

It just gets better and better!!!

I love you so very much,

Mommy