Presley's first mini vacation!

Presley had her first out of town excursion last weekend to Panama City Beach. My parents own a timeshare there and we all went down for a quick get away. She was such a good girl! We went down to the beach late Saturday afternoon and she sat under a shade canopy in her bouncy seat and slept a little bit and then enjoyed the scenery! The next day, Presley and I stayed in the nice, cool condo when everyone else went down to the beach again. We both took a little cat nap! And then later on that afternoon we went to the kids pool and Presley sat in one of the chairs with her Papaw. Isn't she so cute sitting in her seat with her hat on like a big girl?

I really wanted to take her into the pool, but by the time we brought her down there, the water was too cold. I would like to take her to the beach again before the warm weather fades away, so we can dip her toes into the water! I think she's really going to like the beach in the Spring time, when she's older and can actually enjoy it.

We went out to eat at The Treasure Ship on Sunday night and our niece and nephews loved it! There was a pirate who came around and talked to them and made balloon animals. Presley really enjoyed it...she slept through the entire thing! Ha ha! We left on Monday to come back home. It was a short trip, and we really enjoyed ourselves, but I think we will save the big vacation get away for when Presley is a little bit older!

Presley at Three Months!

WOW! Look at this big girl! Look at that double chin! Ha ha! She is definitely getting some fat on her now. It's about time! I added the pictures of Presley at each month to the right side of the page for everyone to see her at different months and how she's grown. The picture labeled "Brand New" was one we took as soon as we got home from the hospital...so 2 days old technically.

Presley can now suck on her fists, reach out for things (and occasionally grab them!), blow some bubbles, drool like CRAZY, and coo/babble a bit. She has only laughed out loud a few times and it is just precious when she does it! I can't wait for her to start laughing and talking more...of course then we'll wish she has an "off" button to push! ;) She got weighed today and the grand total was.......11 lbs, 5 oz. That is 19 ounces gained in 17 days! YAY PRESLEY! I'm so proud of her! :)

We also went on our first "play date" today with a new friend named Piper. She's too cute and I think Miss Presley and Miss Piper are going to be great friends! Of course now their play dates consist of them sitting in their carseats sleeping and Mommies eating lunch and talking! But that will change soon enough! There will come a day, very soon, when I won't be able to contain Presley in one spot!

WiLd hAiR!

Presley definitely has her daddy's hair! LOL! It is slightly wavy when it's dry, but it gets super curly after a bath, as evidenced in the pictures above! It's turning a lighter color too! Maybe Miss Priss will have blonde hair like her Mama! ;)

And of course she's doing her favorite thing as of late...eating her fists!

Presley and her Moby!

i L.O.V.E. wearing my baby! And clearly Presley loves being worn! Ha ha! We went walking the other day and she completely fell asleep right in her Moby wrap. I just adore the picture of her all snuggled up to me! I cherish these moments, because I know that there will come a day when she will be too busy to be cuddled with and loved on. :(

playtime

Here are some pictures of today's playtime! Presley did not like it at first, but after Daddy got down with her and played too, she LOVED it! The gym was a hand me down from her cousin Kole, and she loved it when she played with it as a baby too. The first picture caught Presley on film doing her newest trick.....chewing her fists! She discovered them (I say them, but I mean her left hand mainly!) about 2 or 3 days ago and hasn't let up since! The last two pictures show off Presley's newest onesie! Isn't it adorable? We got it at my friend's store in Mississippi when we went to visit! Her store is just adorable and she's working on getting her stuff online, and here is her site: www.soverymary.com

details, details...

Since I have gotten many requests on the mommy message board I go to, I am posting about how I created the letters for Presley's name and the bird artwork.

NAME- I got 6 in. wooden circles from Walmart, back in their craft section. Each one was around $1, I think. I painted them light pink. Then I just printed out the letters from word on my computer, cut them out and traced them onto the wood. (You have to resize them to something crazy like 400-ish to make them big enough!) Then painted the actual letter white.

I hot glued the ribbon to the back to hang them. I also put some hot glue on the bow to keep it from pulling out when I hung the letter up. The flower is just cut from foam and hot glued to the top of the nail, after we hung them to cover it up.

ARTWORK- I bought some blank canvases, also from Walmart's craft section. Then painted them which ever color I wanted. The birds are cut from scrapbook paper which I found at Michael's. I used spray adhesive to attach them to the canvases. Then I just added all the details with some puff paint and that's it!

Hope this helps everyone! I was so excited to have all of Presley's artwork be completely custom from her Mommy and Nana! They were all made out of LOVE!

NURSERY!

Well, after 11.5 weeks, Presley FINALLY has a completed nursery! The furniture didn't arrive until after she did. And since we did not know if Sweet Pea was a girl or boy, we didn't really have specific things picked out for the nursery. But when Presley made her debut and was in fact, a GIRL!, I decided to do a "bird/nature" theme. I had so much fun decorating her room for her! Every detail was meticulously planned for Presley! ALL of the artwork, except for the tree and the quote above her crib, was made by me and/or my Mom. We even did the letters for her name! I LOVE everything about this beautiful room!

2.2.2

Presley is 2 months, 2 weeks and 2 days old today! I thought that was so cool! Our baby is growing up so fast. She'll be a teenager before we know it!

Here are some pictures from today. She got some new bows and headbands to wear and she was super excited about it! Ha ha! Isn't she so cute? Ok so the angle on the flower pic is not that great....but it looks cute in person, I promise! ;)

Mr. Funny Face

Presley LOVES this crazy toy! It is one of her favorites! It is a hand-me-down toy from either Jaden or Kole, but she doesn't care...she loves as if it were her very own! The huge red nose squeeks as do the hearts and the stars jingle. They get her attention every time! She can be doing tummy time, which she very much does NOT enjoy, but she'll turn her head to see where all the noise is coming from! I call it Mr. Funny Face, but who knows what she'll end up calling it!

great benefits!

Ha ha! Isn't this so cute! I think it is absolutely true!

Last Mommy & Me group =(

Today was the last day Presley and I attended our Mommy & Me group. It's a group for well, mommies and babies!! We all get together and give advice, vent, cry, laugh, whatever we need to do! It was such a good thing for us to be able to go to and I wish we could continue to do so. But I start work next week and my schedule just won't allow us to go. So I'm pretty sad about it! Oh well, I have a few of the girls phone numbers, so maybe we can just keep in touch privately. Because the advice of a seasoned mother is INVALUABLE, I tell ya!!

I also posted the newest pictures of Miss Priss! We took them on Sunday after church. I think she is the most adorable baby on earth, but then again, I'm a little partial!

OH, I almost forgot! Presley always gets weighed at the group and today she weighed..........
10 lbs 2oz!! Yay Presley! 15 oz in 15 days....that's perfect weight gain!