"The fundamental mission of motherhood now is the same as it always was: to nurture, protect, and instruct children, to create a home environment that enables them to learn and grow, to help them develop a heart for God and his purposes, and to send them out into the world prepared to live both fully and meaningfully."

-Sally Clarkson from the Mission of Motherhood

Monday, October 22, 2012

Mary Claire is 8 months!

Another wonderful month with our baby girl!
Taking in Bubba's soccer game with Papa

Cousin time!

Playing catch with Bubba

On a lunch date with Mommy and Daddy

Playing in the car with Mommy

Playdate with Grant---bad hair day!  Hope Grant can see past it!



We've had to resort to the "Pebbles" do at times.  It helps!

Mommy tried to sneak a sweet picture of how angelic she is when she eats right before bed.  That sweet chubby face and hands!

She's learning to wrestle...


Is learning to love the swing!

Likes to pose for Mommy

Went to more soccer games for Clarky---glad SC is there to play with!

A little snuggle time before bed with AnnMarie

Enjoying the shade and some talk time with Sissy

Was petted by some guy in a hoodie
Um Bubba's room is treacherous...  Good thing we're not crawling yet...

Got to go to big school to have lunch with Sissy

So funny!  We took a trip to Midland, and it was so dry that her hair was almost "relaxed" and had little curl!  Looks a lot longer! :)

Got to go to her first volleyball game and cheer for cousin Madison!  Go #20!!  It was so much fun.  She was so content, and finally drifted off to sleep in Aunt Jana's arms.

The volleyball star!

Matched with big sister and cousin SC at church.  Cuteee little angels!

*Started saying "Bay" for her baby doll :)

*Looves her bottles and still doesn't like baby food.  sigh.  Gonna start trying more table food.  Maybe that will help?  She's got six teeth so hopefully so!

*Rolls EVERYWHERE, and is kind of starting to show signs of crawling, but it hasn't happened yet.  Honestly, Mommy is glad because I think the Lord knows I can't keep up with anything else right now! :)


Mary Claire is 7 months!

Some snapshots...
Loves her excersaucer

Hates baby food

We took a little mini-cation to San Antonio (Hyatt Wild Oak Ranch).  She loves swimming!

Got a bath in a sink




The hard life

Sarah Catherine came too!

She had a last lunch with big sister before school started.

Has a lot of sleeps in her car seat

Loves big bro
Has been known to have a fro...


Is just good at being cute

Played with Sissy's new lunchbox

Played in the backseat with her siblings (don't worry, we weren't moving) :)

Tries really hard to cheer for the tigers, but Mommy's team is making it really hard this year... :(

Drove a little with Daddy

Poor baby just laid down and went to sleep while grocery shopping!

Uh oh.  Got Sissy good when she was least expecting it!



Modeled some Shrimp and Grits clothing for Mommy.
Initiated a standoff against baby food

Had some fun cousin play time!
*Saying MaMa, DaDa, Nigh Nigh
*sits up well, rolls over well, but no crawling (Mommy thinks it's because she's either held or put in a contraption all the time in order to keep her safe from her wild big brother!) :)
*still a great sleeper
*very much DiSLikEs baby food :(
*loves to laugh at her siblings and is happy all the time except when she's tired or hungry