Keeping you hanging...

I actually am NOT trying to keep you hanging but I forgot that I hadn't posted Matney's Christmas pics and now I can't get more than one to upload. This is one of my favorites but I promise they are all great. I will try again later today and see if I can get it to work.



We have been totally busy here in the Heald house. Last week on Thursday we had about 15 people here to eat dinner...all female except my husband who sat in the room even for the pregnancy/childbirth discussions. I know that Susan, Gina and Jen all had pictures up on their blogs so check it out if you are interested in estrogen! I was way too busy eating Jen's sugar cookies (she only makes them once a year and I LOVE THEM) to take any pictures. We had a WONDERFUL time catching up in our Christmas pjs. I cannot imagine my life without these ladies.

Every night since Thursday we've had some Christmas party to attend and we are worn out! Tonight is the last day of our Christmas party marathon and only I am going so Jared and Matney will be hanging out without me. I will miss them!

Is there a mouse in the Heald house???

IS THERE A MOUSE IN THE HOUSE?
Nope! If you notice in the last post Matney pulled out Funetti cake and Rainbow Chip icing...that this pregnant lady didn't remember we had. While dinner cooked my cupcakes baked. Yummy! Jared is trying to be healthy eater and I REALLY like to make my cupcakes a little too full so that they spill over the sides and the top is crunchy. Since he isn't eating any of them, sometime in the last few hours I might have had a couple tops. And I don't feel bad about it at all. They were GOOD! Thanks for finding this, Matney. She loves her Mommy!

I have about 15 girls coming over for dinner tomorrow night and I am super excited about it. But, ladies, if you notice your cupcakes aren't as tall as you'd expect or that they seem to have an abundance of icing...just don't ask questions!

Playing in the kitchen

Matney was rolling around on the ground last night while I cooked dinner. I could see her out of the corner of my eye but wasn't paying much attention. Until she was squeeling. I looked down and she'd emptied out the bottom shelf and was SO PROUD of herself. Jared didn't seem too impressed with her new toys when he came home. She enjoyed every minute of it though and if it keeps her quiet to let me cook we will do it again tonight!

Matney and HER puppy

There are pigs flying all around in the sky if you look out your window right now. promise. At least there are for anyone who has known me since I was a kid. You read the title post correctly. I have given up and handed him over. I am so lonley!

Here are pictures of Matney and her puppy. She LOVES this dog. She has to have him to sleep, she makes us carry him from room to room. I am trying HARD not to let him go in the car so that our chances of loosing him are less.

9 Months Old...and egg yolks

It is hard to believe that Matney is 9 months old! We went for her check-up last week and she is 28 (and something...can't remember!) inches tall and weighs 19lbs10oz. That puts here in the 74the percentile for height and 69th for weight. She is a big girl but her growth does seem to be slowing a bit. The dr checked her and said he has no concerns and that she is doing GREAT!

We talked about her not really being a good eater except for her 2 favorite things. Hard to believe she has such a belly from banana oatmeal and pears and mangos! He said she doesn't seem to be a kid that likes baby food and just start giving her more of what we're eating. I boiled her an egg to see if she'd like egg yolk and YUCK! She spit it across the room each time I put it in her mouth. Jared and I both hate eggs so I am not suprised. We may try again later but for now I guess we'll move on to the next food!

You have GOT to check this out!!!

TRUST ME...

go to www.basspro.com/santaphotos
click on link "already have a photo?" view photo button
enter this pass code:
Batch B113
Photo 31 150

It will say "PROOF" ... look in the "O"

Just trust me.

HA!

Our first Christmas decoration

I have been waiting WEEKS to get this up. Once again, in WR week this month (it is always good to go home!), Mom, Donna and I were shopping and found a PINK tree! Now you know I couldn't pass that up even though my husband knew I had Christmas trees in my room as a kid and said M wasn't ever going to have one. We found the perfect tree and the cutest pink and green ornaments...and bought them all!

M and I went to visit my Grandmama and Loretta at the store later and were showing off our great find. Loretta has been asking for months about what she could get Matney that she would keep for years and when she saw the tree she knew she had it! So, Loretta ended up getting M her pink Christmas tree, I stayed out of trouble with Jared and Matney LOVES it in her room. At night we take her in to get ready for bed and change her by the tree light. She rolls over and gets so excited when we let her touch it. What a happy girl! THANKS LORETTA! Look back in the spring, I think every little girl needs a pink Easter tree too!!!


Also notice this outfit. M is by her tree in her Christmas outfit. Did she need more clothes? No. Did she and Grandma get distracted out shopping the day after Thanksgiving and come home with this cuteness? Yes. I can't leave them alone for a minute! I will also tell you that M turned 9 months old yesterday and this is an 18 month outfit...and the first thing she has worn in a while that isn't too tight. She's a big girl!

Spoiled...

Spoiled. And I don't mean Matney. I mean all of you blog readers who are getting so many pictures of Miss M in one day. But, I am here and have time so I took the pictures off the camera tonight. Baby girl was TIRED so she went to be early.

I tried to take these pictures of one of my favorite outfits for Matney. I love it even if it isn't pink. Mom gave it to her last week in WR and I honestly wasn't so sure about it. However, once it was on her...WAY CUTE! Matney wasn't in the mood for more photos this week so here is our cute girl having a FIT! I see this face SEVERAL times a day. Hope you enjoy!





Oh, don't worry. I have ribbon that is brown with teal dots and will make her a perfectly matching bow before she wears this again. I know you were concerned!

Outfit number 2

I have HATED myself since M was born for not taking her to have newborn naked baby pictures. So, here they are 8.5 months later. And I LOVE them!


This top one is my personal favorite. SO Matney!