Shelby Sitting Up

She seems too little to be doing this already. It's too cute.

Gabe's 3rd Birthday

Gabriel had 2 days of celebration for his birthday this year. Jeremy's parents came for Gabe's actual birthday and we had a really nice time. Gabe loved all his gifts, but his favorite was the play-doh. He was also excited about the Little Einteins Rocket and characters. He played with his new toys for the rest of the afternoon and kept making animals out of play-doh. Grandpa worked tirelessly to teach Gabe how to roll out the doh and use the shape cutters. It was a wonderful QUIET way to enjoy the day.
The next celebration happened this past weekend. We had lots of Gabe's friends over and enjoyed some yummy crawfish and beautiful weather. Jeremy made a dinosaur cake, which was just incredible. I told him he should think of making a career change. Gabe absolutely loved it. It was really wonderful to see my cousin and her famil as well. Her little boy is not even 2 yet and almost as big as Gabe. The 2 of them had a blast playing rough together. And even Shelby was able to enjoy some of the festivities. Unfortunately, both kids are sick now, but I think Gabe would say it was worth it. He had a smile on his face the whole day.

20 Weeks Old

Shelby has definitely come a long way in 20 weeks. This little girl will be trying to crawl before I know it. She is doing the airplane thing every time her belly hits the floor and has just begun trying to scoot. She has dicovered her feet this week and is now always grabbing for them when she is on her back or sitting up in her Bumbo chair. She is eating fruits and vegetables, which is very evident by her orange colored nose. I am trying to keep orange foods to a bare minimum, but it doesn't seem to matter. Gabe had the same thing happen and I think it's kinda cute.

Shelby gets the biggest kick out of Gabe. Last night he was dancing for all of us and Shelby fell onto her side she was laughing so hard at him. I really love watching them together and how Shelby seems to look at Gabe with awe. Gabe has gotten a bit testy with her now that she is starting to reach for his toys. And I know that is just the beginning of sibling rivalry. I try to explain why she is doing it, but of course he doesn't really understand which is okay. He is so great with her the majority of the time, I have no complaints. Shelby is still taking 3 naps a day and sleeps about eleven hours. She and Gabe are still sharing a room, which is hard soemtimes. But she loves her pack n' play and will not sleep in anyhting else. I am really looking foward to the summer and watching Shelby grow even more.

Another Baby Shower

Since we started the mom's group here, there have been 5 babies born. Arianna is due May 28, but will not be living in Gulfort. They are going back to Miami. So we threw her an early baby shower last night. We wanted to get her something to remember us by, so we purchased a Walter Anderson print for the nursery. He was a famous artist of South MS and his family carries on his business. We also got her a few things for baby including a onsie for a little girl (keeping our fingers crossed for a baby girl). We had a mexican fiesta party and it was lots of fun. We played a few games and enjoyed some yummy margaritas. I am so sad that soon Arianna will be leaving, but now we know we are leaving as well. I believe everyone had a great time including the mommy to be.

Shelby's Dedication

We had Shelby dedicated this past weekend. It was a nice little ceremony at the Presbyterian Church we attended in Gulfport. The Pastor is a good friend of Jeremy's and his wife is one of my closest friends here. Arianna's family joined us as well, along with my Aunt, Uncle and cousins. Shelby wore our family's babptismal dress that has been worn by 3 generations. She looked so beautiful and sweet in this dress. We are hoping to have all the intials of everyone who wore it sown into the slip. I am so glad we did this before we move again.

Gabe and His Shoes

This little boy loves to wear other people's shoes. He walks around in my tennis shoes, heels, flip flops, sandals and slippers. He loves to put on Jeremy's work boots and tell me "I'm goin to work wit daddy". My mom came to visit this last weekend and Gabe really liked her knee-high boots. He wanted to wear them so bad so mom finally put them on him. It was hilarious watching him try to walk in them and act normal. We all got the giggles and he couldn't walk anymore.