8 Months Old Today!

Seriously? 8 months old already? Wow, in 2 weeks she will have been out of my tummy as long as she was in my tummy. That is crazy. These past 8 months have been THE best. She is SUCH a drama queen. I don't know where that came from...me perhaps? Yes I think so -- I KNOW so. She thinks she is so much bigger than she really is. She is so strong willed and always wants the opposite of what you are doing or giving her (besides the boob or food of course.) And she is so BUSY BUSY.

Some fun things about her:

-She has always loved standing, but loves it even more now that she can pull herself up. Which she does A LOT now. Night time and nap time is such a joy. (kidding) She pulls herself up and can't get down without totally falling over so she starts crying - and then I have to go in and lay her back down. We moved her crib down lower a few days ago. 2 of my friends babies have fallen out of their crib and it just made me super nervous and scared me too much I didn't want that happening to her. Oh well, she likes it better now cause she can see out without having to pull her bumper pads down! :)

Here's the crib before we moved it lower. She is on her knees here.

And the crib moved lower!Such a BIG girl!

-She will only do a few crawls and then back to her frog hop scoot. Maybe one day she will realize crawling is so much easier. :) My friend told me her baby learned to crawl cause he didn't like being on the tile in his diaper. I tried that -- no success. She didn't mind it and kept scooting.

-She is quite the little UNPICKY eater. She has loved everything I have given her. 2 days ago I started giving her a little yogurt. She loves it! And puffs are her FAVORITE. She can eat like 20 of them on just a couple minutes. And then stars yelling at me to give her more.

She also loves being in her high chair.

-She loves playing with her feet now more than ever before. Or eating her toes. She pulls them up by her face while on her back or grabs her feet and leans over to eat her toes while she is sitting. YUM.

Dang blogger uploaded this pic sideways. Oh well.

-She claps at everything now! It is so cute. And it makes a little noise when she claps. Adorable. and I am trying to teach her how to wave bye-bye.

-When she is upset or wants something she says 'Ma-Ma' and when she is super happy she says 'Da-Da' I really think she knows what she is saying. She is too smart not to. The other day was SO funny. She was really tired and fussy and was scooting across the floor towards me and says, 'Mommeeee.' haha. I was SO funny we were laughing pretty hard.

-She is learning to climb. She can climb up the bottom stair and is trying to figure out how to continue up the stairs. She is one smart girl -- she will learn how to very quickly.

-Her favorite things to watch are Mickey Mouse Clubhouse and Baby Beethoven and Baby Mozart. She just stares at the TV and gets super excited.

-She is starting to get separation anxiety. When Kelly or I leave the room she starts fussing. And when one of us isn't in the room and she knows we are there she looks or scoots around trying to find us.

-Her 2 bottom teeth show a TON now. They are so dang cute! Her top ones are going to come in VERY soon. She did so well teeting with the bottom 2 but the top ones are really bothering her and she is fussier.

-She still gets up once a night to nurse. She is only up to eat and right back to sleep and I don't think this is going to change any time soon. She was sick a couple weeks ago and ever since then going to sleep at night is a LOT of work. She used to go down between 7:30-8 - some nights now she will go to sleep about 8, sleep for like 45 minutes max and then be up till 10:30 or 11. I am really hoping this will change. I am trying so hard to get her back in her old routine! Nap time is still GOOD thankfully. AND in the mornings she sleeps till 9:30 (yay)!

I could go on and on...I have such a beautiful and wonderful baby girl. She is my world and I hope one day she knows it. She is growing way too fast and I am cherishing every stage in her life. I can't believe it's the countown to her 1st birthday! And before I know it she will be standing on her own, walking, and talking. Some days I wish she was so teeny tiny again but I am so glad she is how big she is right now because I can play with her and giggle with her. I love her little fingers and toes. I love when she touches my face with her little fingers. I love feeling her hair on her cute little head. I love her little teeth smile. I love her giggles, her cries, and her screams. This girl makes my life a heaven on earth.

I love you Rylee Laurel Giles!

Pinky Doll

This is Pinky Doll...she used to be mine.

I used to cuddle with her, love her, and play with her.

She was my favorite doll. Now she is Rylee's.

Rylee LOVES her.

Now SHE cuddles with her, loves her, and plays with her.

She always sleeps with her.

She doesn't fall asleep as good without her.

I love that I could pass on something so special to my daughter and that she loves her so much.

Pinky has a little rattle inside her and Rylee loves to shake her around so she rattles.

It is so cute listening to the rattle in her bedroom while she is trying to fall asleep cause I know she is playing with her.

This is my cute little baby girl sleeping with Pinky. Isn't that so cute?

Here she goes!

The past week or so Rylee would crawl for a split second but tonight was an actual crawl. I actually had the camera because I was trying to get a video of Rylee pulling herself up to the couch. She was about to pull herself up for the first time and I grabbed my phone to get it on video because the camera was upstairs. BUT it was too dark in the room and I didn't want to move and turn on the light and her not do it so I didn't get her first time on camera! I was so sad! By the time I got the camera and put new batteries in it she wouldn't do it again. Oh well. But I did get her first time crawling on video as a result! Well, here she is crawling!! No more frog hop scoot thing! Unless her crawling was just a one time thing. :) I really can't believe how big she is getting and that she is almost 8 months old. Times goes by WAY TOO FAST.

(Don't mind me .. I was a little excited haha)

All About Rylee

Just wanted to share a couple videos of Rylee...

Here is her latest thing she does. She makes this noise when she eats - after every bite. It's pretty much the only time she'll do it. I totally didn't notice the applesauce dropping onto her bib until after I was done recording. I was too focused on holding the camera straight haha. And she is a bit fussy - she's been pretty sick.


And here is her funny scoot. I call it the frog hop. She is so stinkin fast! She has been doing this for at least a couple months and now she does the downward dog ALL THE TIME (see picture below). She just needs to coordinate her hands and knees moving together and she'll be able to crawl. Or maybe she'll just keep doing this until she walks...at least she gets around! She has mastered going from sitting to her belly and from her belly to sitting. She is getting so BIG.

Downward dog...look at those CHUNKY LEGS!!

Rylee's first valentine's day!

Poor baby has been sick. She has spent a lot of time sleeping - and mostly in her swing. I have loved having this swing the past week! Hopefully she'll get better soon. Today she seems to be, but we'll see.

We bought her a high chair a few weeks ago and she LOVES it. She looks so big in it! Here she is showing off her cute bottom teeth! They are showing a lot now and are SO CUTE!

I LOVE MY LITTLE MONSTER!!!

4 Years of Our Eternity

Today was our 4 year anniversary. 4 YEARS. I cannot believe it has been that long since we were sealed together for eternity. I am so extremely blessed to have Kelly as my eternal companion. He makes me so extremely and incredibly happy. He works SO SO SO hard for us. He has built up his business and is doing VERY well. So well that I am able to stay home with our beautiful daughter and take care of her and watch her grow everyday. He works so hard everyday so we can live in OUR home. I am the luckiest girl alive. Rylee is the luckiest baby alive. If I wouldn't have married Kelly I wouldn't have my beautiful and sweet sweet baby. She is the biggest miracle and biggest blessing in our lives - she is our world. I don't honestly know how we got so lucky to have such an amazing little spirit to be with us for eternity. Rylee is the most beautiful and amazing little being. These past 4 years have been THE BEST - especially this past year and I CAN NOT wait to see what happens in future years. Happy Anniversary KELLY - I love you more than words can express. Thank you for all you do for me. You are my best friend and the love of my life and I can't imagine life without you in it!





Here are some of my favorite pictures from our wedding February 2, 2007.And this is my favorite wedding picture. Absolutely beautiful.Kelly surprised me with a dozen roses today. Such a sweetheart. :)Here is us tonight. I have taken a picture of us every year.

Tonight was fun. We went to dinner at Texas Roadhouse - our favorite place ever that we go to every year for our anniversary. And then just back home to have a fun relaxing evening.