6 months old

Saylor, you are 6 months old! (yesterday!)

Its hard to believe that 6 months has come and gone so fast since the day I brought my baby home. What an incredible 6 months they have been though! It is amazing how quickly babies grow, and change, and adapt- it truly is a miracle! Each day Saylor becomes more animated, more alert, more fun, and more like a little person, it is such a joy to watch and help her learn and grow.

Unfortunately, Saylor's 6 month well baby check up was actually on her 6 month birthday (a big reason we did her party before!) so poor baby had to get shots yesterday. She did pretty good, only cried for a second, and only fussed a little last night- and still slept all night (thank you Lord!!). So, I have her stats already :)

Height- 26.5 inches. still 95%

Weight- 17 lbs, 12 oz. she slowed down a little with weight, now she is only in the 85%, ha!

Head circ- 17. 5 inches, she has quite the noggin!

There are so many new and exciting things you are doing these days Saylor! You roll every way possible, you can scoot around, you can sit unsupported for about 30 secs at a time, you babble almost constantly- nothing that sounds like a word though, you drool like crazy- but no teeth yet. You have started sleeping through the night, which I am so thankful for! You are totally weaned now and get 4 bottles a day. You have tried (Tried is the key word here, you are not on solids on a regular basis quite yet!) rice cereal, oatmeal, carrots, sweet potatoes, green beans, peas, pears, bananas, and you just tried applesauce. The only things you have showed any kind of interest in are peas and pears. You cannot. get. enough. of. pears. Peas? You could not make funnier faces when we put those in your mouth, haha! I have a video of you eating peas I need to upload- funny stuff :)

You wear size 3 diapers, clothing ranges anywhere from 6- 12 mos, and size 2 shoes fit you, they just don't stand a chance on your feet- you wiggle them off before I can get both shoes on!

You get cuter everday and I love being your mommy!

A very merry half birthday!

Yesterday (mon), my sweet Saylor Kate turned half a year old! We had a fun little half birthday party for her on Sun afternoon. It was fun, but a lot more work than I had anticipated- can't imagine what the first bday will be like!!

We had a sweet little gathering of family and friends, ha and "half" food. It was a lot of fun, and totally worth all the sweat and tears :) (ok, and by tears I mean getting the budget talk from my hubby too many times, ha!)

Me and my sweet baby girl

Saylor with her Gigi ( my mom)

Posing in her sailor outfit, love this one!

some of the food

some of the decorations

It was so much fun, can't wait to do it again in 6 months! Happy Half Birthday sweet girl!!

pictures post!

This week has me very busy and kinda stressed! I have a lot going on and sooo much to do before Sunday! (more on that later!)

Saylor will be six months old in 4 short days (I cannot believe it is June already!!), and I've been kinda picture happy lately, so...

Thanks to Aunt Cheney for the sweet purple outfit :)

Posing in her daddy approved bathing suit before going to the pool for the first time!

Look who can sit up by herself now! Big girl!

She just started making this "turtle" face, not really sure what that's all about!

Love this sweet face!

*btw, these were all from my phone, so the quality is not the best!

A few of my favorite things

It's Show Us Your Life Friday at Kelly's Korner! Today is things that you love/ make you happy.


Of course number one, I love my God!

Then, my sweet family :)


I love me some iced coffee! Yummy! Some days I drink more of this than water


I definitely LOVE Target! That place totally makes me happy :) And, I think little Miss Saylor loves it too, haha I'm sure Stephen loves that!


I love my sweet friends

I love helping people however I can

I love wearing jackets (ha, weird I know), but I prefer fall to summer

I love being crafty, even though I am not that good- I still love to satisfy the urge :)

I also love giving presents, but sometimes I need a little help with ideas. If you're like me I have a solution! My friend L is totally crafty, and makes all kinds of cute things! If you're looking for a father's day gift, or a baby gift, or even a little something for yourself you should totally check out her etsy store, Cutesy Crochet and Paper Crafts! She has everything from sweet little crochet hats and blankets for babies, to holiday and home decor! If you see something you really like, head over to my friend Rebekah's blog- she's doing a giveaway- if you win, you get an item of your choice from Cutesy Crochet and Paper Crafts!!

Thanks for letting me share a few of my favorite things with you, I'm looking forward to reading a few of yours!

Time is not on my side

Ugh, time is something I never seem to have enough of. Some days just go by so fast, and yet it seems like I get nothing done. Other days I have so much to do that I wish I could get by without sleeping at all. Saylor will be 6 months old in a week, and I wonder where did these past 6 months go?! I hate that I always feel so rushed; I want to slow down and enjoy every minute, every day because her babyhood is just flying by! If time could just stop so I can clean the house, put up the laundry, clean my car!!, organize my gazillion photos on the computer, scrapbook Saylors first 6 months, make some hairbows, and have 2 seconds of me time that would be great!! I would much rather play with and hold my little baby than do the dishes, but they must get done! Ha, and some days by the time nap time rolls around I'm so exhausted I just want to nap myself, but those days are gone!

Saylor is getting so big, so fast, I just want to soak up every second! She's quickly becoming more and more independent, and it's such a bittersweet feeling- I mean, she's only 5 months old and she prefers to hold her own bottles!!

bad hair day

Haha, poor kid :) Between her cowlick and increasing little bald spot, some days I just can't make it behave!

And, just so you know I didn't let my poor little baby go around all day looking crazy, I managed to somewhat tame the crazy.

big girl with her sippy cup!

Fun with the cricut

Today went by too fast! I went and spent the afternoon at a my friend Leslie's house while Saylor spent some quality time with her dad.

Oh my goodness, did we have fun today! Leslie and I had some much needed girl talk and then we did some crafting, because thats what we do :) We tried out a new cricut cartridge today, and we loved it, ha we had too much fun playing around with it! How cute are these little critters?!

I hate to say anything, because I certainly do not want to jinx it, but Saylor has become a SO much better sleeper! For the past 2 weeks she has been STTN, and it has been quite wonderful :) Naps still leave a little to be desired, but she usually has at least one good nap a day, so I'll take it!

Playing peek-a-boo before I took the bumpers off for good.

I swear, this child thinks her crib is a jungle gym sometimes!

Now that my child has started sleeping better, I guess I should to, ha!