Audrey crawled!!!!

Today, January 1st, 2010, Audrey took her first little crawls on our living room floor! Sam had gotten up with her at 7:30 to give me the chance to get a little more sleep. All of a sudden, he popped into the bedroom and announced, "Your daughter just crawled!". I don't think I've ever seen a prouder Daddy anywhere. She crawled about a foot, chasing after a plastic bowling ball she got for Christmas. I'm sad I missed it, (I'd definitely miss a little sleep to be able to see her first little crawl), but I'm so glad Sam was able to see it. She's growing up so fast and is getting so mobile! We're so proud of our little girl.

Audrey's surgery.

On Tuesday, Audrey had surgery on her little throat. She had one of the best doctors in the western United States performing the surgery, which was a comfort to us, but it was still nerve-wracking. She was a little trooper through all of it, and it will hopefully make life a little easier for our precious girl.

Here she is, snoozing in the car on the way to the hospital at 7:30 in the morning.

The nurse is taking her blood pressure before she gets into her little hospital pajamas.

I don't know about these pajamas....

I guess they're ok!

Audrey really enjoyed playing in the waiting room. She liked having Daddy rock her on the little blue rocking horse.

She did NOT want to be removed from this little red wagon.

All in all, it was a successful surgery. She woke up from the anesthesia groggy and a little cranky, but she recovered pretty quickly. She slept most of the morning, and when she woke up at 1:00 pm, she was HAPPY! She was happy all afternoon, and all evening, and most of the night, when she was supposed to be sleeping. Sam and I didn't get a whole lot of sleep. She was so good, though. She didn't get cranky unless the nurses were trying to give her medicine. Once we got home the next day, she acted like nothing happened. She slept really well that night, and we didn't even have to give her any Tylenol. She didn't show any signs of pain or crankiness. We're so, so, so grateful she came through safe and hopefully a little better than before. We're so grateful for the many friends and family members offer prayers and good thoughts. Thank you!

Audrey's Winnie The Pooh tree

Nicole's Aunt Cheryl offered to paint a tree in the nursery for Audrey, so one weekend, she and Nicole's cousin Krystal came and painted this wonderful, custom tree on the wall of the nursery for Audrey. Here are some pictures of the finished product.

It was Audrey's first Halloween and she is so stinkin' cute! It was pretty quiet. We went to a Trunk or Treat and spent some time at Grandma and Grandpa McFarlane's house. Then we went home, where Nicole's Aunt Cheryl and her cousin Krystal were working on a mural of a tree in the nursery (we'll definitely post pictures of the finished product).

Audrey and Daddy at the Trunk or Treat. Her little Halloween costume was kind of hot, but so cute. She's a little pink leopard.

Brilee being fiercely Supergirl at Grandma and Grandpa's house.

Audrey and Grandpa.

She really hated Mommy painting the nose and whiskers on her face, so it's all a little uneven, but very, very, very cute.

Pumpkin carving!!!

Last night, we went to Grandparents McFarlane's house and carved pumpkins. Sam carved a pumpkin for Audrey. We wanted a Disney princess pumpkin, but the template was too big for our little pumpkin, so he got creative...

Hard at work...

It's a jack-o-lantern factory!

He won't show us what's taking shape...

Posing with the finished product. Any resemblance?

Audrey staking claim on her pumpkin.

He's mine!

A few cute pics...

Audrey is NOT enjoying the whole solid food thing. She won't eat it from a spoon, or a cereal bottle , or do it herself... We're still trying to figure out how to make this work.

Audrey and her daddy.



She's doing the whole '80s aerobics instructor thing.

Hanging out in a laundry basket at Grandma and Grandpa McFarlane's.

She likes having her head covered sometimes when she sleeps. Little angel. I thought it made for a cute picture.

Teething...

Well, Audrey is full-on teething. She's still a sweetheart, but now she's a cranky sweetheart. She's also showing a little temper, which goes along with being her mommy's daughter. She's learning so fast, though. She's starting to figure out that Mommy is serious when she says "no". She's also starting to figure out that Daddy is fun to be with after hanging out with Mommy all day. We love her to pieces.

Audrey and Daddy taking a little nap. Mommy couldn't resist taking a picture.

Getting ready for bathtime!