Can you believe...

...it has been a year since I started this blog?! I can't either. How far have we come? It all began in the early stages of my pregnancy with Camryn when we were merely hoping she would be a "viable pregnancy"! And look at her now! I have had a great time keeping this journal of our life events over the past year, and looking back, I am so thankful that I have it all recorded. What a treasure! I do not plan on stopping any time soon. :-)

Big news on our front: Camryn can sit up! It is her latest trick, and she loves it. You can tell that she feels as though she is in a whole new world when she is sitting up, it is great. She is just dying to crawl, but does not quite have that one figured out yet. She does "the swim", but cannot seem to get her knees underneath her body. I am guessing she has a couple more weeks to go before she becomes truly mobile (though she does manage to get around by rolling). Here are some new pictures of her and of our day on the boat yesterday:

In the back yard sitting in the grass:

New toy that she loves...
...to chew on while eating...
...but gets frustrated with because it is attached to the tray... (hahaha, poor kid...life is so tough!)

Another "toy" she absolutely loves (scary, I know):

And a beautiful day on the lake yesterday:Andy was in Puerto Rico all last week, so Camryn and I are both very happy to have him home. I have a quick day trip to Chicago on Thursday, and Andy just has to go to Chapel Hill. We are planning to take a trip to the pumpkin patch next weekend (weather permitting), so I am really looking forward to that. I can hardly wait to take Camryn's picture next to all the pumpkins!!

Better get some rest. Love to all!

A few pictures

Heading out on a 7am flight tomorrow, so no time to write (though we had a great weekend, so I would love to tell you all about it!). I figured the least I could do was post some pictures since I got a bunch of good ones this week. Enjoy these for now, and look for some updates on what we've been up to in a couple of days.

Despite the fact that last week was a 4 day week, it seemed to crawl by. Andy and I were both traveling (me to DC and Andy to Atlanta). I did take some time out to do a sewing project. It is called a ring sling, and Camryn and I both love it. It is soooo comfy to wear (especially now that she is getting heavier):

And the weather has been nice enough that we can sit out on the deck in the evenings:

One of the highlights of our week was the 36" TV that I scored while running. Yes...I'm serious! I was running through the neighborhood next to ours, and there was a huge TV on the curb with a sign on it that said "FREE". It even had the manual and the remote taped to the top of it. We had been considering getting a bigger TV for our bedroom, so I could not believe my eyes. I picked up the pace quite a bit, jumped in the car when I got home, and sped back to see the TV still on the curb. I asked the guy in the garage if anything was wrong with it, and he said that you just need to use component cables to hook it up because the screw-in cable wire did not work well. So he helped me load it and off I went. We still have to get a stand for it, but check this thing out:

Works great!!!!

Camryn is close to sitting up on her own now, and is getting better at rolling over. She seems to be getting the itch to move around, so hopefully (for her) she will be crawling around soon. This is her in action:

She is full of smiles these days:

She is eating all kinds of things now, and loves it (and her hook on booster seat in the kitchen):

We spent Saturday hanging out with the Wasdells watching the UConn vs. UNC football game, and UConn sadly lost in the 4th quarter. It was a sad moment. Then we all headed over the river and through the woods to Arm and Emily's house for Arm's birthday. It was fun and they had tons of food...I ate WAY too much sausage dip! Here is Camryn with the birthday boy:

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ARM!

Camryn is asleep now and I have to make some dinner. Andy is already on his way to Chicago for a couple of days, and I am gearing up for a trip to Miami, FL and Winston-Salem, NC this week. Wish us luck...it's going to be a busy few days.

Happy Labor Day

Camryn and I are enjoying a non-labor filled Labor Day today...just hanging around the house while Andy/Daddy plays golf. We spent yesterday on the lake with friends, and had great weather (in the 70s-80s, partly cloudy, nice breeze)...it was very relaxing. Here are a couple of pictures of our afternoon:

We did not do anything too exciting this past week, but here are some fun post-bath pictures from the middle of the week:

Finally, two from this morning:

BFFs:

I am heading to DC this week, and Andy to Atlanta, so it will be a busy few days. Hope everyone enjoys the 4 day week! <3

Pictures from the Reynolds' baby shower

As promised, some updates! Last weekend we went to a baby shower for Kristen and Frank which was a blast. Their baby (a girl a.k.a. another friend for Camryn) is due in the beginning of October, and we are anxiously awaiting her arrival! Here are some pictures from the shower:

Doing some dress eating:

I love this one...Camryn is like, "Oh yeah...this lady is DEFINITELY a mom...she loves me and I love her."
Playing with toys and showing off her pretty blue eyes:

Comfy in Dad's arms:

Mom taking silly self-portraits:

She had her 4 month check up this past week, and per the doctor, she is looking great! Growing...almost 15 lbs now...and healthy. We are going to try to just relax this weekend, as work has been extremely busy for both Andy and I lately. 3 days at home with no plans sounds mighty good right now. TGIF tomorrow!

Funniest picture I've seen in a while...

Carolyn took this and her caption for it on Facebook was something like, "Hayes thought Camryn needed a good slap!" HAHAHAHA

Another cute one:

More updates coming soon, I promise. Andy and I have both been slammed with work...