Dottie is now six months old!!!! Ilde came out to Cannons-borough to take Dottie's pictures. I will tell you that getting ready for this is a full production!! We start out planning about a week in advance for their outfits...usually three changes with hair bows to match (thanks to Aunt Kayla). Then I start recruiting people to help with Melonee control! Kayla had plans for this weekend so I asked Renae to come and help. This was also Aunt Renae's birthday weekend. Luckily, Kayla's plans were delayed and Renae also came...so I had two fabulous helpers!!! This really makes the pictures go smoothly.
The morning of the pictures, I got up at 6am to get started. I try to get half way dressed and Ryan gets breakfast going for the girls. Kayla arrived with more dresses for me to try on. For us to get to Cannons-borough on time it takes all hands on deck. We all pitch in and we made it to our destination.
Dottie did not get her nap in before the picture, but she did wonderful! Cannons-borough was a great place to go because we could let Melonee run loose. She chased the geese for a little while and explored every nook and cranny. Ilde took pictures by the creek to start. Of coarse five minutes into our session, someone comes up to Kayla and show her a picture of a copperhead that was down where we were. Needless to say I had to get out of Dodge! We then proceeded to go to the village area. The white chair was gone that we had used to take Melonee's six month pictures. However, we improvised with the swing and used the walls for backgrounds. Getting the girls together seems to be nearly impossible. Ilde seems to be able to get some good shots. Dottie smiled and seemed to enjoy being outside...we put her in the grass and she really enjoyed picking the grass and feeling the different textures. She is sitting up so much better.
By the time the pictures were over, the girls were exhausted!! They both fell asleep on the way home!!
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Saturday, July 2, 2011
My girls
It has been a while since I have blogged...so I will just get down to business.
Melonee has learned how to lock herself in her room, which is a little scary since she is just 18 months old. She is babbling more with some words you can understand. She will stay on the phone and talk now. When she sees a cat she immediately says meow. When Ryan leaves in the mornings, instead of running to the door crying she waves and says bye bye.
Melonee's new sayings: duck, what's this, yes, who's that, hi Dottie, shh, Matthew, Thula, Pooh, watch, eat, rock, juice, oh no, I'm sorry, super, and I am sure there's more.
Dottie is now 6 months old with her two bottom teeth coming in. She has got the sweetest spirit. The girl is happy the majority of the time. I can lay her down in the floor and she will roll all over the place. She is going to be a go getter. She also loves to put everything in her mouth. Dot is sitting up pretty good, but she will dive for what ever is in front of her at the time. I believe she is going to be very ticklish. When she gets to laughing, she is a giggle box for sure.
Ryan had to have emergency surgery Friday night (June 17, 2011)...he had to have his appendix removed. He did well through the surgery, however he needed lots of rest. So the girls got to stay with Nana and Pops one night and the other two nights they spent at Kayla's with Lovey and Papa. The girls did great. Kayla did not have a high chair so she sat a box in a chair for Melonee to eat at the table.
On Fathers Day, I took care of Ryan and got the house ready to go on the market. Kayla took Mom, Dad and the girls out! They went to get popsicles at Las Paletas, toured Scarritt Bennett, and played at the Tennessee Agriculture Park. Needless to say, I believe they had a wonderful time!!! Ryan and I did get to see them for a little bit that night.
Monday morning, I got up to go get the girls at Kayla's house. This was Kayla's birthday!!! I brought them Chick-fil-a for breakfast. Melonee was so excited!! We ate breakfast and then we headed home to see Ryan (Daddy). We really hate being away from the girls...however Melonee loves for Ryan to pick her up and he was just not ready for that. Ryan was feeling better. So we played with the girls til they tuckered out. By the time they woke up from their nap, Alice was at the house and Mom and Dad were on their way. So we went to eat at Culver's. We piddled around for a while before we went back to Kayla's. Mandi was having Kayla a birthday party. The girls were dressed up so cute in the dresses Kayla made for them. Melonee's personality has just exploded. Everyone thought she was so cute. Anne Claire held Dottie for a little while and was impressed that she did not cry at all! Dottie got the precious award for sure. Kayla's birthday went great.
On Tuesday, Ryan and I met Anita and Mama at Cracker Barrel for lunch. We (Ryan and I) had to meet with Lisa (our Realtor) so we could put our house on the market. Therefore, the girls went home with Anita for the afternoon. Anita enjoys spending time with the girls.
Well, the pictures of the house looked so good I decided to mess the kitchen up real good the next day!! I cooked a roast, pinto beans, cornbread, corn on the cob and mashed potatoes. Ryan decided that it was time for Dottie to sit in the high chair. As soon as Dottie was buckled in, and Melonee realized that Dottie was in her chair she was not happy.....then Ryan got Melonee's booster chair and tied it onto a regular chair....that made it all better. Mel is excited to be at the table eating with us. Ryan has always said the blessing before we eat (Melonee is usually already eating) we hold hands including Melonee and Dottie and bow our heads. Melonee has really picked up on this and now says Amen at the end of the blessing. I fixed her plate with everything on it except the corn. She usually will not eat it when we cut it off the cob for her, however she saw me eating it on the cob and wanted to do the same as me. We gave her a little piece and she went to town on it! She looked like she really enjoyed it. Dottie was really enjoying her first time in the high chair. We put a few toys on the tray and she played while we ate. This has really made our meal times easier!!
Ryan went back to work so I took the day to play with the girls and relax. Melonee has started this high pitch squeal that feels like it will break glass. I was trying to get Dottie to go down for a nap when she started into the squeal. I said shh. Melonee. Dottie finally fell asleep and Melonee kissed her on the head and followed me sounding the shh the whole way down the hall and trying to climb up on Dottie's crib. It is amazing that Dottie did not wake up.
When Dottie is awake, she likes to watch Melonee and interact with her. Dottie loves to pull Mel's hair. They do get in the floor and Mel will try to put something in Dottie's mouth and Dot will try to pull at her. I believe that Dottie will eventually get the best of Mel. Dot has a layed back personality, but is very strong and aggressive. Time will only tell.
Melonee has learned how to lock herself in her room, which is a little scary since she is just 18 months old. She is babbling more with some words you can understand. She will stay on the phone and talk now. When she sees a cat she immediately says meow. When Ryan leaves in the mornings, instead of running to the door crying she waves and says bye bye.
Melonee's new sayings: duck, what's this, yes, who's that, hi Dottie, shh, Matthew, Thula, Pooh, watch, eat, rock, juice, oh no, I'm sorry, super, and I am sure there's more.
Dottie is now 6 months old with her two bottom teeth coming in. She has got the sweetest spirit. The girl is happy the majority of the time. I can lay her down in the floor and she will roll all over the place. She is going to be a go getter. She also loves to put everything in her mouth. Dot is sitting up pretty good, but she will dive for what ever is in front of her at the time. I believe she is going to be very ticklish. When she gets to laughing, she is a giggle box for sure.
Ryan had to have emergency surgery Friday night (June 17, 2011)...he had to have his appendix removed. He did well through the surgery, however he needed lots of rest. So the girls got to stay with Nana and Pops one night and the other two nights they spent at Kayla's with Lovey and Papa. The girls did great. Kayla did not have a high chair so she sat a box in a chair for Melonee to eat at the table.
On Fathers Day, I took care of Ryan and got the house ready to go on the market. Kayla took Mom, Dad and the girls out! They went to get popsicles at Las Paletas, toured Scarritt Bennett, and played at the Tennessee Agriculture Park. Needless to say, I believe they had a wonderful time!!! Ryan and I did get to see them for a little bit that night.
Monday morning, I got up to go get the girls at Kayla's house. This was Kayla's birthday!!! I brought them Chick-fil-a for breakfast. Melonee was so excited!! We ate breakfast and then we headed home to see Ryan (Daddy). We really hate being away from the girls...however Melonee loves for Ryan to pick her up and he was just not ready for that. Ryan was feeling better. So we played with the girls til they tuckered out. By the time they woke up from their nap, Alice was at the house and Mom and Dad were on their way. So we went to eat at Culver's. We piddled around for a while before we went back to Kayla's. Mandi was having Kayla a birthday party. The girls were dressed up so cute in the dresses Kayla made for them. Melonee's personality has just exploded. Everyone thought she was so cute. Anne Claire held Dottie for a little while and was impressed that she did not cry at all! Dottie got the precious award for sure. Kayla's birthday went great.
On Tuesday, Ryan and I met Anita and Mama at Cracker Barrel for lunch. We (Ryan and I) had to meet with Lisa (our Realtor) so we could put our house on the market. Therefore, the girls went home with Anita for the afternoon. Anita enjoys spending time with the girls.
Well, the pictures of the house looked so good I decided to mess the kitchen up real good the next day!! I cooked a roast, pinto beans, cornbread, corn on the cob and mashed potatoes. Ryan decided that it was time for Dottie to sit in the high chair. As soon as Dottie was buckled in, and Melonee realized that Dottie was in her chair she was not happy.....then Ryan got Melonee's booster chair and tied it onto a regular chair....that made it all better. Mel is excited to be at the table eating with us. Ryan has always said the blessing before we eat (Melonee is usually already eating) we hold hands including Melonee and Dottie and bow our heads. Melonee has really picked up on this and now says Amen at the end of the blessing. I fixed her plate with everything on it except the corn. She usually will not eat it when we cut it off the cob for her, however she saw me eating it on the cob and wanted to do the same as me. We gave her a little piece and she went to town on it! She looked like she really enjoyed it. Dottie was really enjoying her first time in the high chair. We put a few toys on the tray and she played while we ate. This has really made our meal times easier!!
Ryan went back to work so I took the day to play with the girls and relax. Melonee has started this high pitch squeal that feels like it will break glass. I was trying to get Dottie to go down for a nap when she started into the squeal. I said shh. Melonee. Dottie finally fell asleep and Melonee kissed her on the head and followed me sounding the shh the whole way down the hall and trying to climb up on Dottie's crib. It is amazing that Dottie did not wake up.
Friday, June 3, 2011
Time to catch up!
Time sure does fly! Let's see if I can remember everything that has happened the past month!
Melonee went to the rodeo with Nana. She loved it. She sat in Nana's lap and watched the whole show in amazement. Mel is going to be an animal lover. Melonee is picking up new words...sunshine, Ryan, Thula, Mathew, juice, Dot, yuck, mango and Pooh. She is also loving the warm weather. When we go outside, it is hard to get Mel to come back inside. Lovey and Papa got the girls a swing set and they love it.
Dottie is sitting up better every day. We are spoon feeding her now. Thanks to Lovey we finally have conquered the spoon feedings! Dottie is very alert an active. Memorial day weekend Aunt Barbara came in from Missouri and brought Casey and Sarah over to Lovey's. Dottie sat in Aunt Barb's lap and bounced and smiled the whole time. That afternoon we took the girls up to Uncle John's. They have lots of animals....Melonee loved it. She would point to the ducks and say duck....she wanted to pet the dogs but had to wait till uncle John held him down so she could pet him.
Dottie is also acting like she may crawl. Flipping over is not a problem. She is starting to get her knees up and push forward...more of a scoot. When she is napping in her crib we lay the pacifier next to her and when she wakes up she will grab it and put it in her mouth. Her sleeping habits have changed a little. We lay her down in her crib at about eight-thirty or so and she has been waking up at about twelve...I the get her and she sleeps with me the rest of the night. Bad habit I know but I have to get some sleep.
Mel is sleeping better these days. She is going to have allergies. She has had a runny nose
on and off for a couple of months. We spent one weekend at Nana's and Pop's...we were outside a lot. Ryan and Pop's were cleaning up the land that we are going to buy to build on. Nana had bought the girls a kitchen set to play with so I put it together and Aunt Renae took care of Dottie and Mel ran around with Nana.
Memorial Day weekend we spent at Lovey's. She got the girls a swimming pool. Mel wouldn't get init but she enjoyed playing in the water standing beside the pool. Also, between Mel, Papa, and Alice they ate a whole container of chocolate covered raisins. The whole weekend we were with Lovey, Papa, Kayla, Alice, Ryan...and all the local extended family. I always enjoy those weekends. Mel really loves being with the family.
Melonee went to the rodeo with Nana. She loved it. She sat in Nana's lap and watched the whole show in amazement. Mel is going to be an animal lover. Melonee is picking up new words...sunshine, Ryan, Thula, Mathew, juice, Dot, yuck, mango and Pooh. She is also loving the warm weather. When we go outside, it is hard to get Mel to come back inside. Lovey and Papa got the girls a swing set and they love it.
Dottie is sitting up better every day. We are spoon feeding her now. Thanks to Lovey we finally have conquered the spoon feedings! Dottie is very alert an active. Memorial day weekend Aunt Barbara came in from Missouri and brought Casey and Sarah over to Lovey's. Dottie sat in Aunt Barb's lap and bounced and smiled the whole time. That afternoon we took the girls up to Uncle John's. They have lots of animals....Melonee loved it. She would point to the ducks and say duck....she wanted to pet the dogs but had to wait till uncle John held him down so she could pet him.
Dottie is also acting like she may crawl. Flipping over is not a problem. She is starting to get her knees up and push forward...more of a scoot. When she is napping in her crib we lay the pacifier next to her and when she wakes up she will grab it and put it in her mouth. Her sleeping habits have changed a little. We lay her down in her crib at about eight-thirty or so and she has been waking up at about twelve...I the get her and she sleeps with me the rest of the night. Bad habit I know but I have to get some sleep.
Mel is sleeping better these days. She is going to have allergies. She has had a runny nose
on and off for a couple of months. We spent one weekend at Nana's and Pop's...we were outside a lot. Ryan and Pop's were cleaning up the land that we are going to buy to build on. Nana had bought the girls a kitchen set to play with so I put it together and Aunt Renae took care of Dottie and Mel ran around with Nana.
Sunday, May 29, 2011
Pictures March/April 2011
Easter morning!!!! Dottie getting her basket. Her first Easter!!! Lovey and Aunt Kayla monogrammed their baskets.
Melonee got up late! She had been sick. (Dottie had already gone back to sleep!) Melonee is eating a chocolate bunny.
Melonee on Easter morning at the churches Easter egg hunt.
Four generations. Jennifer, Melonee, Dottie Florida, Papa Payne, and Grannie Payne.
Melonee in Lovey's flowers.
Dottie being cute!
Family picture at Lovey's
Papa, Lovey, and Dottie swinging.
Melonee enjoying a fresh picked strawberry!!
Dottie getting a taste of a strawberry.
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Tired little Melonee
We had a full and eventful week and weekend. I had to work on April 29th, so Anita kept the girls for me. Melonee was still feeling run down. Anita could not get her to eat very much. The girl has been sick for a month. However, they had a wonderful time with Nana. Renae was helping Nana when I arrived. We waited on Ryan to get off and we all went to eat supper at the Olive Garden. Melonee still would not eat. Nana and I took the girls home. Ryan, Renae, and Matthew went to see Tata in the hospital. Tot had breast cancer and had it removed.
Saturday, we drove to Decherd to help Lovey with yard work. Well, Ryan helped. I have had sinus issues...so Dottie and I took a nap. Melonee helped Lovey while Papa directed Ryan on what needed to be done. Lovey found a swing set for the girls so we went a picked it up. Ryan and Papa hauled it to the house.
Sunday...church day. We finally made it all the way through Sunday school and services!!!! What a great accomplishment. After church, we came home and ate lunch and got the girls a nap. Then we went to see Aunt Kayla, Papa and Lovey. Ryan and I went on to Franklin for a couple of hours. When Ryan and I got back Melonee was wearing a dress. Kayla had monogrammed a dress for her while we were gone. Dottie had just gone to sleep. We ate supper at Aunt Kayla's and then we went home.
Monday....I was worn completely out. My house was a disaster zone and my sinuses were completely messed up. Lovey decided to come and get the girls so I could get some sleep. Well, Melonee had not had her nap yet and it was lunch time...so I made her lunch before she took a nap. Not such a good idea. I have never seen such. She fell asleep while she was eating. Too funny. I had a video clip, however I cannot get it to download!
Saturday, we drove to Decherd to help Lovey with yard work. Well, Ryan helped. I have had sinus issues...so Dottie and I took a nap. Melonee helped Lovey while Papa directed Ryan on what needed to be done. Lovey found a swing set for the girls so we went a picked it up. Ryan and Papa hauled it to the house.
Sunday...church day. We finally made it all the way through Sunday school and services!!!! What a great accomplishment. After church, we came home and ate lunch and got the girls a nap. Then we went to see Aunt Kayla, Papa and Lovey. Ryan and I went on to Franklin for a couple of hours. When Ryan and I got back Melonee was wearing a dress. Kayla had monogrammed a dress for her while we were gone. Dottie had just gone to sleep. We ate supper at Aunt Kayla's and then we went home.
Monday....I was worn completely out. My house was a disaster zone and my sinuses were completely messed up. Lovey decided to come and get the girls so I could get some sleep. Well, Melonee had not had her nap yet and it was lunch time...so I made her lunch before she took a nap. Not such a good idea. I have never seen such. She fell asleep while she was eating. Too funny. I had a video clip, however I cannot get it to download!
Saturday, May 7, 2011
Easter
Easter morning is here!! The baskets are ready. Dottie and Ryan are the first to arise. I got up and went to the living room and the baskets were gone. Ryan had put them on the front porch. I guess the Easter bunny doesn't come inside? Anyway, we got pictures of Dottie with her basket. As Dottie fell back to sleep, Melonee got up. Melonee found her basket and immediately wanted a chocolate marshmallows bunny. We got pictures of her with her basket. Then the race to church. We dressed both girls up with all the accessories. Proud parents. Off to the Easter egg hunt at church. Dottie was tired so Ryan stayed in the gym with her. I took Melonee outside for the hunt. She passed 10 eggs before she picked one up. Melonee was just so happy to be outside with all the other children. She ran around and looked everywhere. We ended up with five eggs in her basket, but she enjoyed every minute. As we walked back inside, Melonee was grinning from ear to ear. I see Ryan in the back with Dottie. Dottie is looking hungry and Melonee is looking sleepy. Therefore, I can see we are not going to be able to stay for church. Ryan and I look at each other and head to the car. Ryan volunteered to ride in the back with the girls as I drive to Lovey and Papa's for Easter dinner.
Lovey has got a wonderful dinner going. Everything looks perfect. We try to slip the girls in without waking them up...so much for that. Melonee wakes up and starts running around. She sees her other Easter basket from Lovey and Papa. Oh Wow! Another basket from Aunt Kayla and Aunt Alice. However, we try to take the girls pictures while they are still in their Easter dresses. Well, that is a mission impossible due to the short nap. All we can do is our best with what we have to work with. I think we got some pretty good shots.
All the family started piling in one by one. Ryan got Dottie to sleep. I made Melonee a plate to eat. Are we going to actually get to sit down and eat with everyone? YES! The table was full of people and food. What a wonderful meal with dessert too! Dottie woke up as we were finishing dessert. Now it was time to open baskets. First Melonee and Dottie....(Mom still gets Kayla, Alice and myself a basket along with Ryan and Ryan.) More pictures....
We walked over to Aunt Alices house....it is coming right along. Melonee enjoyed throwing coke bottles out of the windows. It will be nice to have Alice so close especially when the girls and I come home during the week.
We had a wonderful visit with the family. Fun, fun, fun.
Lovey has got a wonderful dinner going. Everything looks perfect. We try to slip the girls in without waking them up...so much for that. Melonee wakes up and starts running around. She sees her other Easter basket from Lovey and Papa. Oh Wow! Another basket from Aunt Kayla and Aunt Alice. However, we try to take the girls pictures while they are still in their Easter dresses. Well, that is a mission impossible due to the short nap. All we can do is our best with what we have to work with. I think we got some pretty good shots.
All the family started piling in one by one. Ryan got Dottie to sleep. I made Melonee a plate to eat. Are we going to actually get to sit down and eat with everyone? YES! The table was full of people and food. What a wonderful meal with dessert too! Dottie woke up as we were finishing dessert. Now it was time to open baskets. First Melonee and Dottie....(Mom still gets Kayla, Alice and myself a basket along with Ryan and Ryan.) More pictures....
We walked over to Aunt Alices house....it is coming right along. Melonee enjoyed throwing coke bottles out of the windows. It will be nice to have Alice so close especially when the girls and I come home during the week.
We had a wonderful visit with the family. Fun, fun, fun.
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Last couple weeks of April
On April 20, 2011, Dottie rolled over on her own for the first time! This was very exciting! Dottie is getting bigger every day. She is such a happy baby....laughing and giggling more. She is just so sweet!!
Melonee is getting into everything these days, but sweet as ever. Ryan and I have found that giving Melonee and Dottie a bath is quicker and easierr if I get in with them and hand them off to Ryan to dry off. Well, last week the three of us hopped in the bath. I started with Melonee and she was having so much fun that we left her in while we gave Dottie a bath. We finished Dottie's bath. As Ryan left with Dottie, the bubbles in the tub started dissolving...Melonee looks at me with a mischievous smile. I then start to get Mel out and I see something floating....low and behold Melonee had pooped in the tub. The chaos begins!!! I start yelling for Ryan...sling Mel out of the tub and the poo disintegrated all over the place. I started sanitizing and had to redo Mel's bath. We now know not to let Mel get too relaxed while taking a bath. Of coarse, she didn't know any better.
Melonee has been sick for about a month now. On Friday the 22nd, Melonee developed a fever. So I didn't take her to story time. Very disappointing. We missed the egg hunt. (Oh! On April 16th, Nana and I took Mel to an egg hunt in Brentwood. It was cold and damp, but Melonee had a great time.) Also, on Friday, we dropped the girls off at Nana and Pops so we could go celebrate Ryan's birthday. The girls are always excited to see the grandparents. Ryan and I went to watch the Source Code and had dinner at PF Changs with a small stop at Toys R Us. Back to Nana's we go...Mel's temp had come back...Dottie was relaxing with Pops. By the time we made it back, the medicine had kicked in and Mel was ready to go. Matthew and Renae were playing with her. She was back on the move. Somehow Mel got half of a plastic egg behind her back and slid down the couch...she had a scratch all the way down her back. That went great with the scratches on her face from a fall going to look at Alice's house earlier that week. Needless to say this made for a long night. After Melonee calmed down, we got the cake and gifts out. Ryan enjoyed his birthday celebration. Time to head home and straight to bed!
Saturday, Melonee still had a fever and felt bad. The girls and I stayed inside all day. I wanted Melonee to be ready for Easter. Dottie is still so little that there aren't any issues other than eating, sleeping, laughing, rolling, and using the bathroom. I really enjoy my girls!!!
Melonee is getting into everything these days, but sweet as ever. Ryan and I have found that giving Melonee and Dottie a bath is quicker and easierr if I get in with them and hand them off to Ryan to dry off. Well, last week the three of us hopped in the bath. I started with Melonee and she was having so much fun that we left her in while we gave Dottie a bath. We finished Dottie's bath. As Ryan left with Dottie, the bubbles in the tub started dissolving...Melonee looks at me with a mischievous smile. I then start to get Mel out and I see something floating....low and behold Melonee had pooped in the tub. The chaos begins!!! I start yelling for Ryan...sling Mel out of the tub and the poo disintegrated all over the place. I started sanitizing and had to redo Mel's bath. We now know not to let Mel get too relaxed while taking a bath. Of coarse, she didn't know any better.
Melonee has been sick for about a month now. On Friday the 22nd, Melonee developed a fever. So I didn't take her to story time. Very disappointing. We missed the egg hunt. (Oh! On April 16th, Nana and I took Mel to an egg hunt in Brentwood. It was cold and damp, but Melonee had a great time.) Also, on Friday, we dropped the girls off at Nana and Pops so we could go celebrate Ryan's birthday. The girls are always excited to see the grandparents. Ryan and I went to watch the Source Code and had dinner at PF Changs with a small stop at Toys R Us. Back to Nana's we go...Mel's temp had come back...Dottie was relaxing with Pops. By the time we made it back, the medicine had kicked in and Mel was ready to go. Matthew and Renae were playing with her. She was back on the move. Somehow Mel got half of a plastic egg behind her back and slid down the couch...she had a scratch all the way down her back. That went great with the scratches on her face from a fall going to look at Alice's house earlier that week. Needless to say this made for a long night. After Melonee calmed down, we got the cake and gifts out. Ryan enjoyed his birthday celebration. Time to head home and straight to bed!
Saturday, Melonee still had a fever and felt bad. The girls and I stayed inside all day. I wanted Melonee to be ready for Easter. Dottie is still so little that there aren't any issues other than eating, sleeping, laughing, rolling, and using the bathroom. I really enjoy my girls!!!
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