Oh No

Monkey is now getting up on her knees and all the way on her hands! I have been trying all day to get a picture of her doing it. She gets up and I get the camera ready and then she falls back on her stomach. Hopefully in the next few days I can get it on camera or video.

I want her to slow down, it feels like just last week that she was learning to army crawl. Saturday will be 6 months and it makes to sad. She as gotten so big. Her independence has grown and her personality has started to develop. She is a big ham! She loves meeting people, she smiles at them and then hides her face in the person holding her shirt.

We went for another walk and this time we went with our friend Lindsay to go get her daughter at day care. We have a day care center right at the end of our street in the front of the neighborhood. We stopped and got snoballs on the way home.

Lindsay with her ladybug


Monkey hanging out in her stroller

Today I went and got my hair cut. For the first time EVER I got my hair colored and highlighted. I went back to a color closer to what I had when I was younger (hair has gotten darker with red highlights as I have gotten older).


Before



New color

Lots and Lots

We have been busy bees lately.

We celebrated my dad's birthday, G to Monkey. We went to mass and brunch after. While at brunch Monkey got a hold of G's fork as he was bringing it to his mouth and brought it to her's instead! She got a tiny taste of the cake he was eating.

Monkey with G

My brother, Robert, came and his girlfriend, Sherri. (Uncle Wittie and Aunt Sherri)

Robert loving the coffee!

So much fun that Monkey fell asleep on the way home.

Don't know how she sleeps like that

Aunt Caitlyn sent us a Halloween outfit from California.



We woke up early one morning and went to the park around the block and rode the swings for the first time ever. She got a kick out of it.


We went on a family walk and met up with some friends and their daughter.

This is how she rides it sometimes. So funny!

We have a lot planned for the month of October. I'll update as much as I can.

Weather

Dear Weather,

I know this is the South but could you please get cooler? Having days where it's cool in the mornings and then scorching by lunch are just getting tiring.



I want the leaves to fall off the trees(even if it is a hassle to rake them up). I want to be able to wear sweaters and boots. I want to not walk outside and start sweating to death because of the humidity. Can we just get rid of the humidity all together, it plays havoc with my hair anyways. All of my cute clothes are fall and winter clothes and I am ready to wear them.

I want to be able to open my windows for a while during the day and let the breeze blow through. I want it cool for Halloween so we don't die of heat exhaustion while going Trick or Treating. Really cold weather would be nice for Christmas as my Christmas dress is a thick fabric.




I know this is the South, but other places are already having cool weather and it is making me envious of them. If you could work on not giving us an Indian Summer I would really appreciate it.

With a hopeful outlook,
J

Football

I love this time of year!

The air starts getting cooler (at least I hope it does, tired of 100 degree weather), and football is on TV all day Saturday and Sunday.
It's time again to see all our friends every weekend and time to BBQ.

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Tonight is the Gold game, that means everyone from LSU should be wearing a Gold shirt! I remember when I was a student getting up at noon to get ready to go tailgating. You've never seen tailgating until you go to a SEC tailgate party. At a home game for us we may heckle you with "Tiger bait" but after all is said and done we will invite you over to join our party and maybe a little gator to eat(especially if we are playing Florida).

Got my purple shoes and Monkey is dressed in gold!



She has her own mike the tiger!


This is the video played in the stadium.



GEAUX TIGERS!!

Save our coast

This was on a shirt that a local radio station was giving away.

Driving rules for Baton Rouge

Got these from a local DJ on his website. Thought they were funny and needed to be shared.


1. First you must learn to pronounce the city name. It is Batt'n Roodge.

2. Forget the traffic rules you learned elsewhere. Baton Rouge has its own version of traffic rules... Hold on and pray.

3. All directions start with, 'Get on I-10' ... which has no beginning and no end. (well, it does, but no one here has ever been to either side)

4. The Chamber of Commerce calls getting through traffic a 'scenic drive.'

5. The morning rush hour is from 6:00 to 10:00. The evening rush hour is from 3:00 to 7:00. Friday's rush hour starts Thursday morning.

6. If you actually stop at a yellow light, you will get rear-ended.

7. Hoo Shoo Too Road can only be pronounced by a native.

8. Construction on I-12 is a way of life, and a permanent form of entertainment.

9. All unfamiliar sights are explained by the phrase, 'Oh, So this is what Denham Springs!' Looks Like!

10. If you actually see someone with their turn signal on, it is probably a factory defect (because you know turn signals are merely a SUGGESTION, never required!)

11. All old ladies with blue hair in Cadillacs have the right of way.

12. Lots of streets mysteriously change names as you cross intersections.
(Sherwood Forest = Siegen = Burbank)
(Old Hammond=Corporate)
(Choctaw =O'Neal) (Bluebonnet = Coursey = George O'Neal)
(College Dr = Lee =Brightside)
(Acadian = Stanford)
(Wooddale Blvd = East Airport) & the list goes on & on.

13. A trip across town will take a minimum of an hour.

14. Don't carry money, jewelry, family, etc. on Plank Road.

15. The wrought iron on windows in some parts of town is not ornamental.

16. If you leave one car length for every 10 MPH speed between you and the car in front of you, somebody will cut in front of you.

17. For directions sake, you must know the difference between the 'New' bridge (I-10) & the 'Old' bridge (190) as also you should know the difference between the 'New' mall (Mall of Louisiana) the 'Old' mall (Cortana) and 'Mall City' (Bon Marche)

And finally...

18. Anyone trying to get within 5 miles of the LSU campus on the day of an LSU Football home game either does not live in Baton Rouge or has lost their mind. GEAUX TIGERS!

Teething and Moving?!

Lately when we have been playing on the floor Monkey has started to "crawfish".  For those of you not from the south that means she crawls backward. She has yet to get up on all fours at one time, but she pushes herself backwards.



She was at the toys when we first started playing. She moved backwards and almost off the blanket.

She will get up on her knees but she hasn't gotten it figured it out to lift her stomach also.


Teething
Monkey has three teeth coming in right now. The front top two and the front bottom right one.  She is putting everything in her mouth. Right now it is her feet or just one of her fingers.

Teething rings, the ones you put in the fridge, she hates them.  I am at a loss at what to let her chew on to help her teeth. If any one actually reads this and has an idea let me know.


Leave you with a smile!

The Greats

This weekend was a visiting weekend for us. We saw all of the great grandparents, Mama Jane, Grandma, Grandpa John, Paw-Paw and Whoo-Whoo.



Monkey and Mama Jane hanging out at the table in N.O. playing with cups.



Monkey and Grandma playing on the floor.



Monkey and Whoo-Whoo hanging out before dinner.



Monkey and Paw-Paw sharing a laugh after dinner. If you notice the red spot on her head, we were playing on the floor and she was sitting up. She then saw a toy she wanted, when this happens she folds in half and goes for the toy with her mouth. She did this and then ended up missing the toy and hitting her head on another toy and the floor.

While we were in LaPlace seeing  the Kings, she got her hands on a doll. This doll is her size and looks life like. The below pictures show you how she "played" with the other person her size.


Saying hello




What is this thing in your hair?


How about a kiss?

I love that she can know our grandparents. Even if she can't remember these trips at least the grandparents will love getting to know her. Hopefully we have many more years of them getting to know each other.

Ouch

I have a sprained thumb! The web area between my thumb and first finger is bruised and swollen. This is my main hand too, I do everything with my right hand! I never realised how much you use your thumb to do little things through out the day. It is taking me twice as long to type because my thumb is immobilized.

Trying to write a grocery list earlier was torture and I think I only got 4 items written down due to the pain. Picking up monkey has been horrible! She is a wiggle worm and every time I pick her up she hits my thumb.

I'll up load a picture as soon as I figure out how to take a picture with my left hand. Going to take some meds and see if sleep helps the pain!

OK, now done complaining.

Goodnight all.

About

The title, One Step at a Time, came from my husband telling me that I need to slow down and just take everything one step at a time. You see I have very little patience and when I make a decision I like to get it done then and there.

When we bought our house I wanted to redo and fix everything all at once. We are slowly doing everything as we make it our home.

We have a 5 month old, Monkey, and I want her to be able to do everything now. Seeing her get frustrated because she can't do something makes it harder for me to have the patience to wait for her to develop at her own rate. She is teaching me to slow down and enjoy this time I have with her.

I wanted to start blogging so that I can record all my joys and sorrows that we will go through in our lives.

Hope you will join me on the journey!

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