Two Months Old!

Mallory hit the ripe old age of two months old yesterday! We celebrated by taking her to the doctor and getting her some shots. She did not enjoy the shots (surprise...surprise). She is up to 10 lb 12 oz and is doing great. We are so in love with our little girl.

Mallory was extra sleepy and fussy yesterday after the shots so I was sitting on the couch holding her while she slept. While I was sitting there I was watching an old episode of er (in another blog I might tell you how much er I've watched since Mallory was born). It was an episode where Carter and Luca went to Africa. While there they treated children that had typhoid, whooping cough, and polio among other things. People had walked for miles through dangerous conditions to get the medical treatment. Some would live and some would die. It made me so thankful that I was able to just drive to the doctor's office that morning and with four simple shots my baby was protected from these diseases that could easily kill her. We are so blessed.

Today was a little more fun than yesterday. Mallory and I went to lunch with Tina. Tina and I must have been boring because half way through our lunch Mallory was snoring. We followed this up with a trip to the mall with some shopping for me.

I couldn't let this big day pass without a few more pictures of Mallory. Enjoy! :)

What Do You Think?

We've been trying to figure out who Mallory looks like. We had been thinking she looked more like Matthew, but now that Matthew and I looked at my baby picture we see some of me in her too. We think she may have my nose. Her eyes started out looking blue, but now it looks like they will be darker like Matthew's. So...what do you think?

Sawing Logs

Matthew is to my right on the couch snoring and Mallory is to my left snoring also. I wish I knew how to record this and share it with the world, because it sure is sweet and funny!

FOOD!

I got this from Lisa's Blog. Here are the rules, share 7 things you didn’t realize you needed to know about me and food.

1. I love sweets! After watching Elf, Matthew and I decided that I am definitely an elf. Pancakes are one of my favorites because you can soak them in syrup.

2. I love corn on the cob. I can't stand canned corn. I used to struggle just to open a can and pour it in if a recipe called for it. Now that my braces are off, I'm looking forward to my next ear of corn.

3. I will eat vegetables, but there are none that I really love other than corn on the cob. I hope that Mallory will like vegetables more than her mommy and daddy do.

4. I really like bread and pastas! Maybe I secretly run just so that I have a reason to carb0load.

5. It really bothers me to drink out of a can without a koozie. If I am out somewhere and there are canned drinks, I will wrap a napkin around the drink just to avoid the naked can. One of my favorite Christmas gifts this year was a koozie from Matthew. It is lime green with hot pink polk-a-dots and has a M monogrammed on it. I also have a koozie in my desk drawer at work that I cut down to size to fit one of the half Dr. Peppers. Maybe I'm a little crazy on this one.

6. I rediscovered last night how much more enjoyable popcorn is without braces.

7. When I was a little girl I always wanted to get mashed potatoes and macaroni and cheese for my two vegetables when we went to Luby's. My mom never let me because she said it was too much starch. I guess she was ahead of her time with the low carb diets. I know this one is random, but I was running out.

I tag any one who wants to share and the person in Panama that is reading my blog. I really want to know who you are amigo!

Now what you really want. ..pictures of sweet Mallory!

This was her tonight when we were hanging out. You can see how much her cheeks and chin are filling out in this one. Her hair is starting to grow back in nicely too. My mom and I were talking about it yesterday. She no longer has a receding hair line. We couldn't figure out what the opposite of a receding hair line is. All we could come up with was preceding, but that didn't sound right. Anyone have an idea?


Last night she screamed the whole way home from Life Group. This is her as soon as I set her down where she could see the ceiling fan.

A few days ago I came out of the bathroom after taking shower and found this little sweety resting on my pillow. Don't worry, Matthew was awake.

Thankfully she doesn't make this face too often.

I just couldn't resist this one. Her expression is too sweet.

My days at home are passing by too quickly. We are still looking for someone to take care of Mallory on Friday afternoons. If you know anyone who might be interested in watching out little sweety for a couple of hours, let me know.

HOCUS FOCUS

Here is a little game for all you bloggers out there. Can you tell what is different between these two pictures of me?



Need a hint? Something is missing in the bottom pic. Give up???

NO MORE BRACES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The day came this morning when my orthodontist finally removed my braces. It was not a moment too soon. When he put them on, he estimated it would be 2 years. That was in August 2005. I'm just thankful my obstetrician wasn't 7 months under with her estimate of how long I would be pregnant!



I have to share that the braces removal process was one of the most painful things I have ever experienced. After one of the assistants snapped the brackets off, my orthodontist came back and with a grinder to get rid of all the left over glue. IT WAS HORRIBLE! There was cold air blasting my teeth nonstop. The polisher was digging into my gums. I usually handle pain ok, but I wanted to scream! I was so not prepared for the pain either. I had asked Matthew what it was like when he got his braces off. He thought he remembered them using some kind of solvent to loosen the glue. He must have blocked out the painful memory from way back then.



At least it wasn't all bad, I left with Pappas and Starbucks gift cards plus a box of Crest white strips and a bottle of champagne. Something tells me that they don't give the bubbly to their teen-aged patients.





Since you've probably come to expect a picture of Mallory in all of my posts, I don't want to let you down. Here's a shot of her in her favorite spot these days. She'll just swing and look around forever. She is also really into looking at the ceiling fan even if its turned off. Go figure!



She and I were getting all geared up for a fun weekend with Anita, Nathan, and Abby but it looks like that is going to fall through. They've all been sick and now Abby is coughing with a virus and ear infection. After the last time Abby was sick and sharing germs at our house, we don't really want her to come share them with Mallory. I guess she and I will just sit around swinging and drinking champagne instead. ;)

Happy Valentines Day...a few days late

We took Mallory on her first road trip this week to see my parents. She did great! She slept for almost the whole ride there and back.

Mom and I took her shopping on Wednesday and again she did great. I realized that she is destined to be a big shopper because after all, her name is MALLory. :)

I bought this Valentines outfit for Mallory back in January. Its 3 month size. I bought a newborn one a few weeks later, because I didn't think she would fit the first one. Wrong! The first one was the one she wore. Of course, I had already washed the small one before I figured out it was too small. I hated to take her valentines outfit off of her at the end of the day. She sure wont be able to wear it again next year.

Changing subjects...Until this week I had a streak going that I was very proud of. I had not been to Wal-Mart since last summer. Yesterday I broke down and went because I needed a storage bin for my maternity clothes and groceries and didn't want to tote Mallory to two places. When I go to wal-mart I quickly realized that I had not been missing anything. The worst thing is that Mallory started screaming towards the end and I didn't get my storage bin and I forgot to use the gift card I had. If only we had a SuperTarget!

This was Mallory before we left for Wal-Mart. I know now that this face is saying, "Please, Please, Please don't take me to Wal-Mart Mommy!"

Changing subjects again...I put a map back on my blog a couple weeks ago. I'm so very curious who the hits from Europe have been. There's even one in Croatia. The only person I know from Croatia is Luka (from er). I've started to think someone I know went on a european vacation and didn't tell me.

ANOTHER WEEK WITH OUR CUTIE!

Mallory is one week older, so I have just a few more pictures of her. She seems to be growing and changing every day. Because of this her aunt thinks I should update my blog every day. If only I could be that on top of things.

You may not know that Mallory's full name is Mallory Hey You're a Duck Quacker Poke Poke Joy. Nathan added a few of those names. I'll let you guess which were his additions.

Just saying "Hey!"

You can really tell how much hair she's lost in this picture.

Mallory started sleeping in her crib in her room last week. It must be super comfy because last night she slept from 9:30 until 6:00 this morning! It was wonderful!!!! This afternoon she took a great nap in her room too. I think I got more done in those hours than I have in the last 6 weeks. It is tempting to post a picture of my kitchen sink without any dishes piled up in it.

We went up to church today so all my friends in the office could see Mallory. It melted my heart when she kept her eyes locked on me as everyone took turns holding and loving on her.

WHAT WOULD WE DO WITHOUT DIGITAL CAMERAS?

I don't know how many times in the last 5 weeks I've thought how thankful I am for digital cameras. Today was another one of those days. I put this super cute onsie on Mallory this morning that Kellee made. It's a good think she's wearing it today, because I don't know if it will fit tomorrow. Since this will probably be the only shot for it I decided to take a few pictures. I ended up with 40-50 pictures of Mallory. Good thing I don't have to pay to develop all of those!

Check out that big belly!

Mommy sure does like to take my picture.

I'm not so sure about this tummy time stuff

Could they look much happier?

We took Mallory to church for the first time last week. We almost forgot to take her picture, but thankfully Anita was here to remind us. We took three pictures; unfortunately this was the best we got.

Now a little warning...If you haven't been to the grocery store in 5 weeks, stick for the store you know for your first trip back. I went to the grocery store Friday for the first time since before Christmas. For some reason I decided this would be a good time for Mallory and I to try out our new fancy HEB. She did fine, but man was it overwhelming for me. I think I better stick to my familiar Kroger for now.