Sweet Miss Molly

Today our little bitty is 7 months old.

Little miss you are full of personality.
You make all kinds of noises and sounds, and smile all the time!

You weigh exactly 16 pounds and are growing by the day.
You have 2 bottom teeth that you got at 5 1/2 months.  And boy do they hurt.

You are crawling (real crawling) and pulling up on everything.  Jumping in your bed is one of your favorite things...  Daddy already had to lower your crib to the lowest level so you won't fall out.
You are not the best sleeper or napper, but I am prayerful that will change!

You really like peaches and fruit, and thankfully I have not found one thing that you really won't eat.
However, you hate to have your face and hands cleaned after eating.

Bath time is your favorite!  You have to learn to sit down though, so you won't get hurt.

You love to play peek a boo, and have things brush against your face.
You love to look in the mirror and laugh at yourself.

You hate wearing socks...and find a way to yank them off every time they are on your feet.
You love to go on runs/walks in the jogging stroller.

You are my joy through the day.
You are beautiful my Molly Reese.

The Pumpkin Patch

Once upon a time...there was a little family who took a trip to the pumpkin patch.

Mommy and Daddy were so excited because this was Molly's first Halloween.

They took tons and tons of pictures, but Molly was too curious looking at the big, orange, round things, to smile for the camera.

 She wasn't sure what to think...

 But mommy and daddy had fun taking her.

                                        Happy Halloween!!!

Lately...

Much has happened over the past month, and sadly to say, I don't even know where to begin.  This has been a big month for Molly, and one that has stirred many emotions in me.  We have gone from crawling, to standing in our bed, to jumping in our bed, to pulling up on EVERYTHING around the house, to falling and bonking our head, to sick with ear infections, and to waking back up in the middle of the night.  Gone are the days where I can get things done around the house.  I am constantly by her side all of the time making sure her wobbly little legs don't give out as she bounces up and down.

We were on a roll about 3 weeks ago...Molly had become really good about putting herself to sleep in her crib after I laid her down for a nap.  She was also doing great sleeping through the night.  Needless to say...it was wonderful!

A couple weeks ago, Matt left for a business trip to Chicago, so Molly and I made the journey down to Houston to stay with my parents while he was gone.  While we were there, Molly somehow learned how to pull herself up in the crib, and now thinks it is the coolest thing ever.  It however, has not been the coolest thing ever for this momma.  Nap time has now become more of a challenge to get her to go to sleep.  With our new found discovery, this is all we want to do.  No more just laying her down and she puts herself to sleep. Oh no!  I wake up to her crying at 4am because she has been jumping and can't shimmy herself back down.  And now we are awake because well, we've been jumping.  All that to say, I have truly started to feel exhausted.  Exhausted from spending hours upon hours bouncing and singing, to try and get her to sleep...and stay asleep!  Am I doing something wrong to have her back up in the middle of the night?  Is she teething again?  Is she hungry?  I have no idea...

Regardless of her new found fun, and at times, my frustration,  I am choosing daily to be joyful.  The Lord has allowed me to be home with her in this season of our lives, and I am blessed beyond measure to be able to watch her grow.  All I know is this is happening faster than I could ever have imagined, but I absolutely love being a momma to my sweet Molly Reese!