It's been awhile -

It has been a little while since our last post, so much has been going on that the blog has been put on the back burner. Libby is now rolling over like a champ and holding her head up very well. She also has started to laugh a little - or at least she is making a very good effort to. It is so cute.

I started back to work last week and it was tough. For those working mothers out there that work a 40 hour week...I don't see how you do it. Just being back to work part time is going to take some getting used to. But once we get into the routine of it all we should be alright.

We also took our first road trip. Mom and I went to Mistletoe Market in Jackson to start our Christmas shopping. We had a lot of fun and got a lot of goodies, Libby is a great shopper. She also attended her first football game at Millsaps where her Uncle Russell plays basketball. Jeremy may have been slightly disappointed that her first football game was not at Mississippi State, but with the bulldogs record this year I don't think he minds...See the pictures below of all our latest adventures.

*no one warned me about the logistics of traveling with a baby and staying in a hotel room...interesting- with each little event I come to appreciate Moms more and more and I know why God gave us the abilty to multi-task...

L for Libby

Ashley & Andy came to visit & Andy got to practice his Daddy skills.

Pocahontas on Halloween

Pocahontas at the Halloween Party on our street - obviously having a ball...

At the football game with Uncle Russell

Posing with Mimie & Pop - Libby hates the wind, but loves her Mimie and Pop.

Having a snack with my Daddy.

Lunch with Mimie & Pop

Looking nonchalant with my uncle

Watching the game

Telling Pop how the world works...

This is my favorite blanket, Mimie knit it for me...rumor is she whipped it up in two days with no trouble at all. Eat your heart out Martha...

Mimie showing me her mad knitting skills.

What a weekend...

With Halloween just around the corner there were lots of fun things going on this weekend.
On Friday night we took Libby to Zoo Boo at the Memphis Zoo. It was alot of fun and as you can see from the pictures Libby loved every minute of it.

This is a picture of all of the kids that were actually awake for the festivities. Brittany, Sims, Mari Lampton & Gates

March & I made a picture - not sure how this happened when all we seemed to dothat night was try to get the perfect picture of all the kids...

We also got together with some friends and watched football and all the kids were very festive in their Halloween gear...we had alot of fun but the costumes didn't stay on for long, just long enough for show and tell and this photo op

Jeremy's photo skills

Elizabeth's photo skills...which one do you think has had a photography class?

Libby Lou loves bath time

She looks a little bewildered, but trust me she loves a good scrubbing!

We also tried our first episode of baby Einstein. She was intrigued for about 15 minutes...just long enough to clean the kitchen...but we will take what we can get...

My, how you have grown!

Libby will be 3 months old tomorrow & it is so hard to believe!
I thought I would attach a few comparison pics to show how much she has changed.
The first one is the day we brought her home from the hospital and the second one was just the other day when we were going to run errands.

This week...

Here are just a pictures of Libby that I took this week...So many people say that she looks like Jeremy, but sometimes when she makes certain faces, I see me, especially when she wrinkles her forehead...

This tummy time stuff is seriously overrated, half the time I am licking this dang blanket...lucky for mom, I took a break to pose for this photo.

I am the cutest little pumpkin on the block.

This is the window that my friend, Veronica painted...we Love it and it looks great in the nursery! It took us a while to figure out how to hang it. Jeremy talked me out of suspending it from our plaster ceilings with chains...definitely glad that we did this instead.

A close up view - notice Hagan made it into the painting!

Milestone #1

Libby rolled over this week! It did take a little coaxing from a toy that she had never seen before that was just a few feet away from her on her blanket, and after about 30 minutes she went from back to tummy...there is always that pesky arm that seems to add to the ordeal, but she finally managed to get around it.

I would have video taped it, but it took so long, I think I will wait until she really masters it...

I have a slight fear of missing out on the big milestones when I go back to work in November, so I was happy that I got to witness this "first" for myself.

*just a little side note to Mimie & NaNa who will be watching Libby for me...if she does do something amazing, and I am sure she will...just don't tell me about it. When I see it for myself and call you to tell you, please act shocked (like it is something you never dreamed would have happened). That will make this whole working mom lifestyle much better for me. :)

Communication 101

Libby - has found her little voice and has started "talking" to us daily.

Too cute not to share!

one little, two little, three little indians...

I am realizing that I need to take advantage of Libby's first years and have fun with her wardrobe, I know the days of putting her in what I want are numbered so - this Halloween, I had lots of fun...and I think she likes it too...

After making the curtains in her nursery - I thought how hard could a Halloween costume be? So, after a trip to Hancocks and a few sketches I got to work. see pictures below (not pictured - her shoes and accessories - still under construction)