So Close!

Sheridan is so close to walking! She is now pushing toys and walking behind them - caught a little on video tape you can see below. I am sure she will be walking by her first birthday for sure. As I was sorting through pictures I realize I hadn't posted several of them so there are some new photos below as well. Things are busy, busy, busy!

A Girls Road Trip

We just got back from a girls weekend! My mom, Sheridan and I packed the car (and I mean packed the car - you would think we were travleling for a month) and headed to Kansas City on Friday and just got back late this afternoon. Tomorrow is sure to be an interesting day as Sheridan slept most of the car ride home and then due to extreme crankiness is now taking a nap at home. So, we will see how well she sleeps this evening. We went to visit my mom's cousins Elaine and Carla and their mom Marge...I guess you could say my second cousins?? Hannah, Carla's daughter also made an appearance Saturday night. Which was awesome, because Hannah is studying photography and she has an AMAZING eye - so we got some fabulous shots of Sheridan, which you can see below. The weather was gorgeous in KC, even warm on Saturday at 70+ degrees. We spent most of our time outdoors doing some window shopping and blowing bubbles! It was a great weekend and Sheridan was such an angel, as usual. Can't wait until our family vacation in May!

A little later tonight...just found out the reason Sheridan was probably so tired is b/c she is running a fever of about 101! Poor little lady, maybe road trips aren't her thing after all. Below are what I have narrowed down as my favorites, I know a lot are very similar but I had to share.

The Best

I cannot believe how big Sheridan is getting and how close we are to her first birthday. Seems like she is changing so fast and growing up so quickly. She is now crawling all over the place, pulling herself up and scaling around the room - holding on to anything she can find. She, of course, loves everything that she is not supposed to have including cords, computers, vents...pretty much anything but her toys. She is getting really good and opening drawers and cabinets, we have to keep a close eye so fingers don't get pinched. She is also extremely distracted - making diaper changes more and more difficult so we are now getting diapers changed in record time. There are so many "bests" these days I had to make a little slideshow:

Make a Smilebox slideshow

Capturing the moment

I often times "set-up" photos of Sheridan before I take them, but there are moments when I see something and I just have to capture it. The other night while I was finishing cleaning up the kitchen Jon took Sheridan upstairs to get her ready for bed. As I walked up the stairs to join them I could hear that story time had begun. I peeked my head into the room to see them both on the floor, Sheridan totally intrigued by the story. It was so cute to see the interaction that I had to "capture the moment".

A new puppy?

So, the other night when we had that terrible ice storm Jon, Sheridan and I went down the street to Doc and Eddie's for a quick bite to eat. When we walked in we were greeted by a cute little pup. A little odd to find a dog in a restaurant but it certainly wouldn't be the first. The workers apologized and said they had found her outside in the cold (without a collar) and were trying to decide what to do with her. They were all young and most either lived in apartments or with their parents and didn't have a place to keep her. They tried the humane society but b/c of the weather they wouldn't pick her up until the next morning. When they started talking about letting her go to see if she would just go home I gave Jon the look and within a few minutes she was in our car and we were on our way to introduce her to Stallone (only for the night of course until the humane society could pick her up in the morning).

Unfortunately the pup (who we later nicknamed whiney) and the Stallone didn't exactly hit it off. We tried to give her a nice little place to hang out in the basement however she made it very clear to us that is not where she wanted to be - which is when she also received her nickname. Whiney spent the night between Jon's legs in the guestroom - while Stallone and I stayed in our room for the night. The humane society picked her up by 9:30 the next morning.

While this particular pup wasn't the right fit for us it was kind of fun to have a small dog in the house. I know, you are thinking I'm crazy right? Why add to the chaos? Which we probably won't, but it was just a thought...

Below are some pics of Sheridan too!

Make a Smilebox scrapbook

A Very Merry First Christmas!

What a wonderful Christmas! We had such a great time this and it was so exciting to share this first holiday with Sheridan. I thought for sure she would get completely distracted by the wrapping paper and tissue but she seemed to actually enjoy her gifts (just a few).

On another note we had Sheridan's 9 month appointment last week. She is progressing beautifully and she even waved at Dr. Dek! She weighed 16 lbs 5 oz (9%) and she is 26 3/4 in length (21%). A growing girl for sure. She has also recently learned to crawl! While she isn't moving super fast with the right motivation she is on the go. She can also pull herself up. I turn my back for a second and she has either crawled across the room or is standing up at the ottoman. Baby proofing begins!

Below are some pictures from Christmas.

Ode to Garth

Today we had to say goodbye
To our favorite pup Garthman,
He spent most of his days
Circling the treat trash can.

He's been our friend for 16 years
He danced, sang and circled too,
Snuggled under the covers
Just to say I love you.

We all will miss the little man
Grandma will miss him more,
We know he's in a better place
Eating snausages, pupperoni and treats galore!

We'll miss you old man....