Playing Ball with Daddy

Sunday night was so nice we decided to go outside and play. Brynlee sat in her stroller while we entertained. I found out that she loved for us to roll the ball to her and then chase after it. Here is a video of Duane and her.




Here is Brynlee's version of playing catch....errr I mean fetch. She rolls the ball and I fetch it. Sorry the video is all over the place.




Somedays I want to pinch myself. I can't believe I get to spend my days with these two. God has given me so much more than I deserve.

Brynlee's Sweet Laugh

We learned a few weeks ago that Brynlee loves to see balls thrown in the air or bounced. Here is a video of my nephews throwing baseballs in the air. I could watch this video all day. I love her laugh.

Planning and Creating

What have I been up to lately?  Planning  Planning what you ask...Brynlee's 1st Birthday.  I know it is 2 months away but I don't want anything about her birthday to be stressful.  I am a procrastinator by nature and I am determined NOT to be while planning her party.  I am also really excited to have a nice party for my baby girl.  I know she won't remember it but I still want it to be really nice.   I have also been creating wrappers for Hershey Nuggets to give out as party favors.  I have been teaching myself photoshop these past few months.  Here is what I created so far. 

I don't plan on using all of them.  I just made these from backgrounds I liked.  Which one is your favorite?  Do you have any phrase suggestions?

I heart photoshop

 Over Thanksgiving my sister-in-law Karen introduced me to the world of digital scrapbooking.  She showed me one of her albums that she completed recently and I was in LOVE.  After telling me how easy it was compared to traditional scrapbooking...I was sold!  No more spending time hauling out all the scrapbook stuff.  Woo hoo!  So, the past few months I have been building my gallery of graphics and playing around with photoshop.  (If anyone knows a great graphics site, please share)  I designed a new blog header for me and after talking with Lisa, one of my best friends from college, I decided to give her a total blog make-over.  Go to her blog and check it out.  It was fun and helped me learn a lot about photoshop.  I plan on making myself a new background soon.  

I am also working on Brynlee's 1st year album.  I plan on having this done before her 1st birthday party.  It will be neat to play a slideshow of her scrapbook on our TV during the party.  Do you love technology as much as I do? 

Is it July yet?

I bought a swimsuit for Brynlee about a month ago.  When we were snowed in, I decided to get it out and snap a few pictures.  I was quickly falling deaper in love with her and so will you! 

It cracks me up when she skydives! 

I am IN LOVE with this picture!

9 months picture...the rest of the story

For the last 8 months, I have dressed her up, put her in her bed, set a sign next to her, and took her picture.  That was...until now.  I can no longer put the sign next to her because this is what happens. 

no sign = great picture

wanting to hold the sign

looking at the sign

Grabbing the sign

Grabbing her feet

Try to imagine that I am acting like a complete idiot trying to get her to look at me. 

Momma, you are acting so silly! 

Can you tell her momma used to be a teacher?  She already knows how to raise her hand. 

Playing with her feet

feeling her crib sheet WHILE grabbing the sign

Still acting like an idiot! 

Tore down the sign

Finally a game of peek-a-boo! 

Whew!  I am exhausted all over again! 

9 Months

Time is something that is flying by at the Dietrich household.  Someone please find me a pause button.  This is the first month that I am getting emotional typing this post.  I stare at her everyday and think "how did I get this lucky?"  If you have been around Brynlee the past few months you know that she is one of the best babies ever.  I can put her down awake in her crib for a nap or to go night night and I never hear peep out of her.  She lays her head down and goes to sleep on her own.  Sometime she wakes up from her nap early and I don't even know she is awake.  She just hangs out in her crib and plays with her blanket until I come and get her.  She sleeps 11 hours each night and takes two naps totaling 3-4 hours during the day.  She never crys and smiles at everything. 

Here are some fun things you learned this month:

• you are finally crawling...well your own version of it 
• You cut 4 teeth this month.  Jan 12, 15, 16, and 29.  (did you notice that 3 of them were in the same week, I know I did)
• When you see something you want, you hold your arms out and open your mouth really wide 

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  You always want the cell phone, laptop, remote, or my cup 
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  You are 100% sitting by yourself 
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  You learned how to smack you tongue
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  You love to play peek-a-boo.  You are now the one who covers your face with the blanket.  It is so cute! 
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  You love to play with your socks, tags, and small blankets.  Here you are playing with the tag on your boppy forgetting about the fun ball popper in front of you. 
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  You are up on your hands and knees rocking away.  You haven't figured out how to crawl this way but you will soon.  Sometimes I think you enjoy dragging yourself around.  Looks like alot of work to me. 

Here are a few more fun pictures from this month. 

I love to watch you sleep

Happy 9 month birthday Brynlee bear!  You are so loved. 

Please note that the sign is taped behind her.  The next blog post will explain that.  I'll give you a preview...she has a huge curiosity button!