Christmas dresses

Here are a couple more pictures of Ally in a couple of her Christmas dresses. She met Santa for the first time on Sat. night, but could have cared less...... at least she wasn't scared!

Past few months...

Once again, time flies and I get busy and forget to blog. I am not a very computer savvy person you know..... As my mom says, " I'm trying to join the 90's" HA! Ally is now 14 mo. and started crawling 2 weeks ago. She is enrolled at Kid's First and is doing well with PT, OT, ST, and her educational goals. She LOVES Ms. Judy and Ms. Sandra. She is saying dada, mama, cat, kitty, and dog. She signs more and milk. She is still having tummy problems that have been worsened by the last surgery, and we still don't know the cause, but she is a fighter! All in all, things are going very well. Here are some pictures of the past few months! Enjoy....

before surgery

Hi Everyone! It has been such a long time since I wrote anything about Ally. She is becoming quite a little girl instead of my baby! Of course she still needs me, but playing is more important than cuddling, and talking is more important than falling asleep in my arms right now. I have heard that pretty soon she'll need money and things will change once again ( hehehe) ! Ally is growing well and is making all kinds of new syllable sounds now. She waves bye bye ( or hello), but not always on request. She laughs at "pee pie" and mommy clapping her hands with an infectious smile that showcases 2 little teeth. Bath time is Heaven sent according to her, right along with the "squirtyturtle". Stranger anxiety has begun, but it really doesn't matter who holds her when ELMO is on. Finally, she is eating baby food well, and attempting to drink from mommy's cup brings such glee. She is having her 2nd heart surgery (and it a biggie) on July 11. Chad, Kari, and Carsten are going to let us stay the night before so we will feel at home. We are grateful for them and all the prayers everyone has sent up in our behalves. God Bless you all!!!

GO HOGS GO!!

Wow how time flies! It has been almost a month since I posted and things are achangin'....
Ally is not growing that much but she looks bigger because she is holding her head up and trying(sometimes achieving) to sit up on her own.
We had such a fun family day on Saturday! We went to the game and basked in the sun.. a little too much....but we did enjoy being together outside on a beautiful day. Thank the Lord for unexpected blessings. Also thank the Lord for the Grace he gave us to endure over 48 hours of nonstop crying from a sunburned baby. Yes, I did put sunscreen on her several times, but to no avail...one step forward, two steps back...At least the Hogs beat Tennessee!!!! Here are some pics of our great day!

BECOMING A BIG GIRL

NEW TOYS!!!!

My First Easter

Although we did not get to have a family dinner with Ally on her first Easter, we made it to church and Mommy thinks her baby bunny was beautiful....(we kept losing the shoes, but she DID have some :-)