The newest member of KISS

 Sydney is in training to join Gene Simmons and KISS.  Her tongue is long and impressive and she shows it off all the time.  Although I hope she finds another life calling to pursue someday, I'll just be happy if she is willing to look after me in my old age. 

Mobile....ish

My sweet Sydney has no need to crawl.  She can roll and pivot herself quite well allowing her to get anywhere she desires.  He new love is peekaboo.  When I say peekaboo, I don't mean the normal version; Sydney feels that her own rules apply.  She likes to pull her bib, or a blanket over her face and wait for us to pull it away.  Then she smiles, giggles, and pulls the bib or blanket back over her face.  Sometimes, when I'm not paying attention, she rolls into a hiding place, like under the couch!

Leaps and Bounds

My sweet Sydney is growing up so fast!! I feel like every time I blink, another month has gone by. So, in our house, we have a new family rule: NO BLINKING!

Syd is 7 months old today! She is so tall! She loves standing in her exersaucer and rolling around every chance she gets. She has 2 brand new teeth and loves to chew on everything. She likes oatmeal, but really has no other interest in food. She is super busy. She needs to see, touch, taste, and explore every little thing. This becomes a problem when trying to change her diaper. She spots something, rolls and tries to squirm away.

She still looks like her Daddy, and her eyes are a very interesting color that continues to change. Her little personality is starting to shine. She has her daddy's "who, me?!" Look down already. Although many boys have shown interest in Sydney, her heart only croons for one boy so far, (besides Daddy and Grandpa) and that is her boyfriend, Creed. Luckily, their feelings are mutual.

She loves to stick out her tongue! She can sit up, without help, like a big girl! She loves to talk!!!! The list goes on and on!

She brings the spirit to everyone she meets and has a nag for softening hearts everywhere.

My sweet Sydney is perfection!

Christmas

Christmas was wonderful!! Now that I have an iPad, I hope to blog more!!!

Full term....Less than three weeks 'til D Day

Ok All,
We are 37 weeks!  Lovely is rolling a ton and contracting.  We went to the Dr. today and all is well.  The process has started.  We've been watching a lot of Walker Texas Ranger and we salsa danced as we did the dishes today, complete with body rolls and shimmys.  We are quite a sight.  We also had one of my young women take some beautiful pictures for us!  I hope you enjoy them!

Hello All!
At 34 weeks, Lovely measures in at the size of a large Cantaloupe.  I like to picture the huge melons that I used to eat in Missouri at the Evans'!  Anyway, the frequent need to pee has gotten worse and yesterday I found myself at the grocery store one sneeze away from having to lie and tell people my water had broken.......luckily, I was able to make it to a nearby friends' house before any such accident took place.  Phew!  We can now say that Lovely responds to bright lights.  She sure tried to kick the flashlight out of Ryan's hands.  I'm still feeling wonderful!  It's mostly giggles, and belting of show tunes over here.  I'm finding myself more and more motivated to get stuff done and run errands.  Pregnancy couldn't even keep me from, working 6 hours at the rummage sale!  I feel so blessed to feel so good!  The weather is getting nice and we enjoy being outside!  She's as active as ever and we try our best not to keep Daddy up at night when we get bored.  I'm doing way better than I have in the past!  (Though I did get him up an hour early this morning to make waffles with me)  He's such a good man! 
We miss and love you all!!!
Love,
Brooke, Ryan, and Lovely

Hello All!!!!!
Well, 33 weeks has come and Lovely and I are still doing and feeling
great!  She has surpassed the size of a honeydew and proudly measures
in at the size of a pineapple!  We are nearing the home stretch and
have to go to the doctor every 2 weeks now!  She is supposedly almost
5 pounds!!!  She gets the hiccups and loves dancing around for Daddy.
It's funny.  She'll move for him whenever he wants, but when someone
else tries to feel, she refuses to perform.  Ha! A Daddy's girl from
the start?  we'll see! As you can see from the photo, my belly has
become my new convenient shelf, (except for when she kicks the bowl)
June 18th seems to be fast approaching!  Yesterday I bought sour cream
that expires on June 18, 2012!!!!!  Lovely's room is near finished and
Ryan and I sat in there last night to read the scriptures and I think
that might become our new habit!  Now if only I could choose a car
seat!  Ryan is doing great!  He seems more than happy to help me sit
up when I lay down and gets a good laugh every time I sneeze and
immediately check to make sure I haven't peed my pants. (those who
have been pregnant know the feeling!)  The only time I was pretty sure
Ryan must have had a death wish was when I was weighing myself this
week and he stepped on the scale from behind me without me noticing.
I looked down and about had a heart attack when I realized he was
laughing......the turd......  Well, That's all I can think of.
Grandpa was sure to tell her not to come in the next two weeks while
they are out of the country but that she was free to come anytime
after that.  (I have no doubt Lovely and grandpa will be best friends
from the moment they first meet.)
We love you all!!!
Keep the Faith!
Love,
Brooke, Ryan, and Lovely