Big girl so fast!

My smallest princess is getting so big so fast!!! I cant not believe in just 1 week and 1 day she will be 8  months old!!! It seems like just yesterday we brought her home from the hospital. She is doing so many wonderful things now! She says MOMMMMA and DADDDDA all the time, which of course melts my heart. She tries so so so hard to crawl, and can scoot backwards a little bit instead of forwards. Her favorite toy of all time is a little yellow rubber ducky, and of course she still loves her pink silky blankie. Her hair is finally laying down a little bit now...grin...{for those of you who don't know she was born with TONS of hair that stuck STRAIGHT UP}!

She has been sleeping all night for a while now, but every now and then she will wake up for a little 3am snack. I can't blame her though, I still wake up hungry every now and then too. We bought her very first sippie cup a couple of days ago {she has never taken a bottle} and its so adorable watching her try to figure out what to do with it. She got the hang of it I do believe, but she definitely likes to play with it more than she does drink her apple just from it.

I think there is something I should put on my blog that I haven't ever talked about to anyone except my closets friends and family. I know Bailee's adorable ears stick out more than other kids, and the reason for this is because she inherited it from me. When I was little, my ears stuck out just like hers. I had surgery when I was 4 to have them pinned back. I am very thankful my parents chose this for me, because kids are so incredibly mean, and I would hate to have "sticky-outty" ears now. Bailee's ears don't stick out quite as much as mine did, but it is still noticeable. When we were meeting with the orthopedic surgeon a few months ago he said a quick fix for this would be to put a little band over her ears during the day. Well me being the stubborn lovely mom I am, I didn't really want to do this for some reason. I figured her ears would go back on their own....and well they haven't.


I have finally decided to give the head band idea a try for a little while. I am perfectly happy with her adorable ears staying just the way they are, but as I said before KIDS ARE MEAN. I don't ever want anyone to make fun of her for being a little different, or her to feel self conscious about anything on her beautiful little body.

Hopefully the head band will work because I really do not like the idea of my baby being put to sleep {I was a nervous wreck when Carlee had tubes put in a year ago}!! I think she looks so dang cute it her head bands, and I have decided I must learn to make those cute flowers crafty moms are making now days to decorate them with. I feel a craft day with one of my best friends Justina coming up very soon!!! {by the way click here to visit Justina's super cute blog}

I could go on and on about my baby girl, but I must continue on my quest of designing Carlee's birthday invitations! Have a wonderful Wednesday everyone!!!

First Dentist Visit!

Carlee Kaye Arnold has been given the official A+ on her first dentist visit. 

 She did so so so good!!!!!!! 

 We love our new dentist, Mandy Shearer at Soddy Daisy Smiles! They have top of the line technology, and everyone is so incredibly sweet!!! Carlee told everyone how she brushes the cavity bugs away every morning and night...and of course they were so proud of her!! She was so excited about her very first dentist visit, and actually can't wait to go back!!!

all ready for her visit

they gave her those super cool glasses to wear

baby sister was there too

look at those perfect white teeth

Tu-Tu beauties!!

So I know I said in my last post I would be blogging more in 2012. Well in case you haven't noticed....I haven't. Life seems to be so incredibly bust lately, and I honestly have been repelling technology. I feel like I can't focus on having fun with my family if I am always in front of the computer. So from now on I am only going to be blogging when both of my girls are asleep...so I don't take any valuable time away from them. Makes sense right?

Anyways...here are some absolutely adorable pictures I took a week ago of my beautiful girls!!! I love them so very much!!

nose pickin princess...priceless!!

Busy little momma

Life has been pretty hectic for me lately...{thats why I have been MIA on my blog for a while}. We had a wonderful holiday season this year, I hope everyone else did as well!!! Now that the holidays are over, I get to focus on my little big girls 5th birthday party! AHHHHH! I can not believe she will be 5 in a month!

{Ok, enough talking about that right now before I start to cry}

This year for Christmas, I didnt take to many pictures. I thought that videos would be a better way to save those precious memories. But the few pictures I did snap turned out super cute!!!!

PowPow and his girls

Greg and Pam

Bailee and Uncle Greg

foot rub from Grumpy

my loves

my daddy and baby bailee

Hopefully ill be blogging more frequently this year! XOXO everyone!