RCD vs. Beanie

This was from a couple of weeks or so ago...These two crack me up!  Bean is so good with her and pretty much lets her get away with murder.  LOL  Check out the video below of her playing tugging of war with him.  I love her "just lay on him" technique.  Ha ha ha

She cracks me up how she grunts!

More Pumpkin Patch

She was fascinated by the goards.  She stayed busy "organizing" and rearranging them.  LOL

NO IDEA why she decided to lick this pumpkin stem, but I'm SO happy Agnieszka caught it on film.  Sometimes, I guess you just get an urge to lick a pumpkin...

This pic is one of my faves.  I love the way the sun shines on her.  Gorgeous

I had to end this post with my silly monkey.  I'm always laughing at her...or shaking my head at her.  

Videos are the best way to capture her personality.  I'll post some soon...Hope these bettered your day a bit.  

Little Punkin'

As promised, I'm starting the "catch-up" process with pictures and videos.  Here are a few from the Pumpkin Patch in October 2013.  Agnieszka found this church in Grapevine that set up a pumpkin patch with adorable backdrops.  The volunteers running the pumpkin patch were so sweet and let us move around whatever pumpkins and props we wanted.  Agnieszka really took some BEAUTIFUL shots and I'm so happy with the way they turned out.  

For as happy as my little one is, for some reason, she's not so smiley during photo shoots.  Miss Serious all the way.  Every now and then, she would smile, but I think they all turned out cute, nonetheless.  LOL

You can see into her soul through these beautiful eyes.
Do yourself a favor and click on this to ZOOM IN.  

So proud.  "Look at my pumpkin"

This, folks, is what we call "the Wilson mouth".  Some of the facial expressions she makes remind me so much of my dad.

There are several other shots from this shoot that I'll post soon.  Have a wonderful day.  I get to go renew my Driver's License  - that's been expired for a year and a half....I know, I know....

Happy FIRST Birthday, Rossleigh!!!!

Oh my goodness!! I honestly can't believe it's been a YEAR since my beautiful baby was born. While I knew that becoming a mother was going to be an amazing, life-changing experience, I never dreamed that this little girl of mine would bring this much JOY to my life and every life she touches.  

Her life started out pretty scary for all of us, and part of me actually worried that being poked, prodded, stuck, and cut open might affect what her personality would be like.  I thought she might be a fussy baby or not feel like she had much to smile about.  It sounds silly to me now, but it was something I was legitimately concerned about.  Silly mama!!  I don't think you could find a happier child.

Look at how much she's changed!!  

The first time she smiled, it changed our lives and she's been smiling ever since.  I have honestly never seen a baby that is SO HAPPY!!  The child is always smiling or giggling and even has her laugh out loud moments!!!  Sure, when she's tired or hungry, she's a little sassy, but the majority of the time, she just oozes sweetness.  

I'm babbling, but just wanted to say that she is a BLESSING and an absolute GIFT from God.  We can't wait until her party on Saturday!  

Happy Rossleigh's Birthday!!!

Who turned out the lights?

Apparently, we're going to have to start removing the hats when Rossleigh is napping.  It doesn't seem to matter how much you roll the hat up; with the way she warts around in bed, they tend to end up over her eyes.  

Little Owl

I have been WAITING for Rossleigh to be big enough to fit into this sweet outfit Nicole gave her!!  The little hat just makes the outfit.  I'm normally a bow mama, but the hat is pretty darn cute here.  :)

I put it on her today and she was in such a good mood, I thought we'd have a little photo shoot (although you can't really tell her great mood from the expressions on her face).  My favorite is the last one.  Ha ha!!

Self-inflicted blindfold

With the weather turning chilly, I dressed Rossleigh in a sleep sack this evening (with built-in mittens, since we've established that she won't keep her hands covered) and I put a little hat on her to help keep her head and ears warm.  She likes to spend her time by flailing her arms around every which way and rubbing her face with her fists.  This was what she looked like post-flail - she had a self-inflicted but unintentional blindfold!  LOL  Afterwards, she was moving her head all around and cooing as if she was saying, "Hey!  Who turned out the lights?"  Silly girl!

For the record, I immediately uncovered the hat from her eyes after taking this picture.  Just had to capture the moment and her sweet silliness!!  :)

Photo Shoot

Agnieszka (one of Rossleigh's Godmothers) came over yesterday afternoon to spend some time with Miss Rossleigh.  She happens to be a wonderful photographer, so I asked her if she would mind bringing her camera over to take some family pictures of us, as well as some studio-type pictures of Rossleigh.  Boy, did we get some GREAT shots!!  She ended up taking 367 photos, so these below are just the tip of the iceberg!  :)

Here are just a few of the family shots:

And here are some of Rossleigh:

Which are your favorites?  I'll be posting more here and there over the next few days, but just wanted to show a sample of the poses Agnieszka captured!  How lucky are we to have her in our lives??  :)  

We love Ciocia Aga (Polish for Aunt Agnieszka)!!!  <3

Daddy Daycare

She loves it when her Daddy loves on her!

With me going back to work, it of course means that Miss Rossleigh will be cared for by someone else while I am gone.  It will usually be her daddy, a grandmother, Godmother, or neighbor, but today was Lance's first time to really solely take care of Rossleigh.  He's taken her out a couple of times, but they've only been for a couple of hours at a time (which is still more than what a lot of fathers would do, I believe) - once with her Uncle Willie and once with Pops (Lance's dad).   Today, however, was the first time he'd have her for 9-10 hours at a time with no assistance.  Man!!  He did GREAT!!  :)  

I, of course, checked in from time to time (like I believe most new mothers would do) via phone call or text to see how things were going.  He was just so cool and collected; it was obvious that Daddy had things under control.  The best part is that, in the scenario of caring for a baby all day, I think that most dads would immediately hand the baby back over to Mama as soon as she got home.  You know, like, "Okay, now you're home...it's time for YOU to take over now."  This guy?  Nuh-uh...I had to TAKE her away from him in order to get to see her.  He loved being able to have her all to himself for the day!!  LOL

I'm just so proud!  For a man who never really pictured himself as someone having children, he sure has turned out to be one amazing daddy!  :)

On another note, most people tend to think that Rossleigh looks more like me (but several see more of Lance in her), but she sure does have a few of her Daddy's characteristics.  At this point in her life, they are obviously not learned - just innate habits.  Check out the picture below.  This was taken a few days after we were able to bring her home from the hospital and she was still sleeping with us.  I left out of the room one morning to pump and when I returned I came back to this sight.  I just HAD to capture the moment!! 

They even SLEEP just alike!  Check out their legs - each of them has one hanging off the bed.  Isn't that hilarious??

Looking back...

Sometimes it's hard to believe that Rossleigh is just 9 1/2 weeks old.  When I look back at everything that she's been through in her short little life, it just doesn't even seem real.  It feels like it was almost like a dream?  Fortunately (and unfortunately), I have pictures to remind me of how far she has come...

September 26th, 2012 (just shortly before noon) - Happiest day of my life!!  :)

First time I got to see her - about 10:00pm
the day she was born. It was a LONG day!

First family photo - taken the morning of her surgery (5 days old)

Post-surgery in PICU/recovery.  Swollen, but rockin' the bow!  ;)

Post-surgery...Love the expression on her face!

Happy little bean pod!

Daddy getting to REALLY hold her for the first time after surgery.
  

First time for Nana, Pops, and Gigi to get to hold Rossleigh.  Such happy, happy grandparents!

First time to be able to wear CLOTHES!!!  ;)

Sweet, smiley girl

No tubes or wires!  Last night in the hospital.  Praise the Lord!

Finally at home in my own bed!!  :)