So Long 2012

So long 2012! Thank you for probably the best year of my life. Thank you for a healthy pregnancy. Thank you for a summer that wasn't miserable during said pregnancy. Thank you for the most perfect baby. Thank you for giving perfect baby a pretty awesome daddy. Thank you for all the things that made me laugh this year. Thank you for teaching me what was really important in life. 2012, you will always hold a special place in my heart. Here's hoping that your buddy 2013 is just as joyful for the Fergusons!

Run Mommy Run

Yesterday, the family went to Terry Hershey park to enjoy the outdoors and get a little exercise in. I've been doing good with my running sans stroller and can run about 20 minutes without popping a lung. I loaded Audrey in the BOB and took off thinking it shouldn't be that hard. Let's just say it's a little harder to run with the stroller going up the hills (well, hills by Texas standards). I didn't make it too far before deciding to turn my run into a nice walk. I stopped to capture this picture of little bit laughing at me while I was trying to run with her. I'm sure I did look funny huffing and puffing behind her stroller!

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas folks! Here's our Christmas 2012 recap. Saturday morning, we packed Ellie the Edge (my beloved car) to the top and headed to San Antonio. I was traveling with Nana, Grandpa and Audrey since Neal was already in San Antonio. First stop was Uncle Bryan's to have Heiner Christmas. How cute is the Christmas baby!

Luckily we were able to kill two birds with one stone and also celebrated with Neal's side of the family while we were in San Antonio.

We got up early on Christmas Eve morning to head back to Houston. After a relaxing day, we went to the Candlelight church service. Hands down my favorite thing to do at Christmas. Audrey was asleep when we arrived at church but woke up during the processional when the choir began belting out "Oh Come All Ye Faitful". She did pretty good and I only had to walk out with her a couple of times.

After church, we ate Chinese food at Kim Son and then came home to get in our Christmas PJs. She actually sat still while I read her The Night Before Christmas.

We woke up Christmas morning and Neal cooked breakfast for all of us. The nice thing about having a 3 month old is that we didn't have to do "Santa" until about 9 am after she'd woken up from a morning nap.

Santa and his elves were very kind to Audrey. Let's just say that we're good on toys for about a year.

There were a lot of things that didn't happen this Christmas season. We never found the time to put lights on the house. I only put out about 25% of our Christmas decorations. I didn't have my all day Bake-a-thon. We didn't get to drive around to see the good Christmas lights. We weren't able to see a Christmas play/musical/program. It's a small miracle that this post is even getting written before the new year. In the grand scheme of things, none of those things really matter. We were able to celebrate the birth of Christ with the best little Christmas present ever. Merry First Christmas Audrey!

3 Months

Our girl is 3 months old! She has changed so much in the past month. Her little personality is starting to show. It's fun for us to see who she is. Her last weight was 12 lbs, 3 oz. She's starting to wear 3-6 and 6 month clothes. There's a few 0-3s we're still able to wear, but those days are numbered. She also moved up to size 2 dipaers a while ago.

We've been doing tummy time just about everyday and she can hold that big head of hers up now. She even rolls over from her belly to her back.

She's still a pretty good sleeper at night. We've one night when she slept from 6 pm to 5 am. Score for 11 hours! Not ready to say she's sleeping through the night yet, but she's moving in the right direction. Even though she's sleeping longer now, I still find myself waking up several times a night to check on her. Since she's been born, I've been amazed at how much I can actually function on such little sleep. I guess your body just gets used to it.

Audrey can sit in her Bumbo chair pretty good. I love this picture. I get visions of her chasing Mack around the house. Hopefully he stays as fond of her as he is now.

Her favorite pastime is playing with her tongue. She's also turned into a drooling machine. Guess that means teeth are on their way. We have such great conversations with her cute little cooing. I love that she's starting to find her voice.


Oh the smiles!

Meet BOB

Meet BOB. Our newest family member. Merry Christmas to us! Turns out I hate the stroller that we bought months ago. People told me I would hate the "travel system" and I was like yea, whatever, we'll try it. It's ok if you just want to push it around the mall or something like that. It s-u-c-k-s if you want to use it on a daily basis for walks. BOB is amazing. Since Audrey is still too little to sit up, we bought the carseat adapter so we could use it now. Smooth ride and I know we'll spend many miles with our new friend.

Back in the Saddle

Work has been super busy since I've been back. This is the time of year in a school when referrals are in full force and kids are going bonkers waiting for the holidays. Busy is good and makes the day go by fast. The first day I returned, this book was waiting for me on my desk. A sweet coworker knew just how to make my first day back not so bad. It's a cute little story about Audrey Hepburn.


- Audrey is doing so good being at her "school." Those ladies are so loving. I love going to pick her up in the afternoons and seeing her little smile when she sees me.

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