I have been thinking of cutting Mattie bangs since we learned of her dust allergies. Her hair was so long in the front it went all the way to her upper lip. Somehow she did not inherit my widows peak calick so it falls straight over her entire face like Cousin It unless a bow is in. It has been getting harder for me to keep a bow in, but at night she goes to bed with nothing in her hair. When I peek in on her all I see is hair and with a runny nose this is not pretty. Anyway, I finally got her some bangs. I think she is beautiful either way, but she looks totally different to me! I may be growing them back out, but we will see. I was going to grow them out when she was old enough to pull the hair out of her face. I wonder when this will be?
Anyway, she is cheesing it up in these pictures.

Here are some pictures of Mattie at the park. Aunt Carolene came to visit so we got some cute pictures. Mattie is really big on saying "Cheese" and making this face where her eyes are practically shut. There is also a picture of Elijah and I. To me he feels like a BIG BOY! He moves so hard sometimes it make me jump.

Toddler Bed....

Well, it has been 5 nights now. We are so proud and shocked by Mattie's sleeping habits in her big girl bed!! We added a pillow to her big girl bed and we think this is helping her fall asleep and stay in bed. (Not helping her dust allergies, but we are ordering her a special pillow soon!) We have a TV monitor and got a few laughs out of Mattie..... She slid to the opening of her bed and touched her feet on the ground and then jumped back into bed a couple of times. Another time her favorite lovey "duck" fell out of the bed. She fell out head first trying to grab it then she stood up and got back into bed. I really imagined her running around the room wild and us breaking our backs putting her back into bed at least 60 times. Luckily, this has not been the case. KNOCK ON WOOD....You never know what surprises are in store for us. However, at the moment we are very proud of our Baby Girl becoming our Big Girl!

She takes about an hour to fall asleep at night, but instead of running around in the crib she is now lying on her pillow playing with her blanket and duck. She was trying to climb out of her crib and saying "up please" over and over. Now she seems excited to get into the bed. I HOPE THIS LASTS! Naps have been rough since we got rid of her passy! This week we have had a few longer naps so I am very thankful for that!! She gets very grumpy when she only naps for an hour or no nap at all!

Now all we have to do is keep her healthy so she can sleep! Mattie catches colds VERY EASILY due to her dust allergies. She has had three summer colds and two have been back to back. I think she is finally learning how to sleep thru her coughing fits at night. She used to wake up crying, but sometimes she coughs over and over and keeps sleeping.

Also, Please start praying for Elijah and Momma! During the third trimester with Mattie I got Choleostasis of Pregnancy. So far Elijah and I are doing well and do not have choleostasis!! We hope to stay Choleostasis free as long as possible!

Thanks!

2 Firsts. Mattie's first juice box and Mattie's first taste of the delicious substance known as Zax Sauce. Also wish us luck because we just moved Mattie to a toddler bed because she was trying to climb out of her crib. We were hoping not to have to do this until she was 3. LOL !!!! You know how Mattie rolls.

Mattie loves her "bling"! She is really loving to play with bracelets and necklaces. Mattie also loves to read books all day! She is still a sweet girl as she loves to give kisses to mommy and daddy! Even Elijah gets them too!

Mattie enjoyed Daddy's birthday cake,Pineapple Upside Down Cake! She is not eating as much as she used too. However, she did enjoy cake!

Poor Puga!!! All she wanted to do was rest in her bed. Mattie had other ideas......