The Moss Family: February 2011

Saturday, February 26, 2011

Cupcakes and Backyard FUN!!!!

McCullough's turning ONE

Join us for cupcakes and backyard fun!!!

Here is a quick glance of McCullough's first birthday. It was a very special day with grandparents and friends!!!! McCullough loved every minute!!!

Well it's really hard for me to believe, but my baby girl is ONE!!! I just can't figure out how a year flew by - I know everyone says it, but it really went by fast (despite the many sleepless nights those first few months :)) It's been a big month...

-someone started WALKING!!!

-She also cut her front left tooth

-learned to climb up and down stairs

-and is now a professional in the kitchen!!

She is talking like crazy and can officially say:

mama

dada

papa

bye - bye (this is her favorite) and she likes to wave as she does it

night night

ba ba (bottle)

uh oh

ah chooo (and laughs like she sneezes)

ball

nana (for her grandmother and her banana)

Stats:

Born: 6lbs 10 ounces One Year: 19 lbs 9 oz (25-50%)

Height: 20'' 30'' (75%)

She loves her shoes and is able to walk much better in them than before (probably b/c I had her in shoes 2.5 sizes too SMALL)

She loves the outdoors

She's VERY social and prefers to talk to other people at the restaurant and walks up to every table!

She likes to feed herself much more than being fed (which is fine with me)

She most certainly enjoyed her cake at her birthday party!!

She loves to play with other children, and just got moved up to the Butterfly class at Sunday School~~

She laughs all the time

She knows how to hug - it's really sweet, she puts her head down on your shoulder

She isn't a big fan of dogs anymore which is kind of sad. She likes them from a far but is terrified of them if they get near.

That's all I can think of right now... check the blog over the next few months to watch McCullough grow!!! Thanks for sharing in this amazing first year of life!!! We are so blessed.

Love,

Courtney and Ben

Sunday, February 13, 2011

And she's WALKING!!!

Well... this past week (Tues the 8th to be exact)...McCullough took her first real steps. She has been taking a few steps here and there...but this was more than that!! She is officially figuring out 'this walking thing' but she's not big on performing!! So, if we pretend not to be watching...she up and starts walking again!! It's really fun!!

SNOW IN AUSTIN!!!!

Last week, we went to bed with the hopes of snow (we have been disappointed MANY times, so our hopes weren't too high! BUT....it really happened!!!

McCullough was a little confused, but really excited!!

And...as usual, if we can call it a party...then the Trimbles are a part of it. They showed up bright and early for a SNOW DAY PARTY!!! The girls had a blast, but us moms definitely enjoyed it more!! Pancakes were a must :))

SO...what do you do when your precious nephew lives 7 hours away...ICHAT in the snow :)) Thankfully I got to talk to him before all the snow was gone. He wanted to see me make McCullough a snowman. He was PRECIOUS and LOVED to watch me smash snowman all over my deck!! He just laughed and laughed!!

And this was me...for about an hour... using up all the snow!!!

By the time McC got up from her nap, Ben was at work, and my snowman had all but melted...so this was the best pic I could take of her with the snowman, while her holding and the camera!! :)))

11 months

Well...with only one week until McCullough's first birthday, I figured it was never too late to post her 11 month pic!! She is SO active that I couldn't really get a good pic of her smiling, with the 11 months sign in the pic, but you get the picture :)

It's been a fabulous month! We spent Christmas in Baton Rouge, then went to Dallas. McCullough's first cousin Margaret was born, and Samuel turned 3, and great grandmother Meg turned 90!!!!

She still has 4 teeth (missing her two front teeth - but that's ok). She is crawling like crazy, pulling up, and trying to get into any cabinet, toilet, or file drawer. She's a mess and a total blast!!