11 months!!!

Dearest Camryn,

You are 11 months old today! Yesterday you celebrated your 1st Valentine's Day!!! (your last 1st holiday!) You got a balloon, two dogs, an elephant, cards and money! You came and surprised Mommy at work with a Valentine Serenade from the Community Foundation! It made my day! Your favorite things are looking out the window, reading books and playing with our animals! Daddy is amazed by your dexterity! He thinks the way you turn the pages in your books is amazing! (Along with everything else that you do! :)) We all think you are pretty amazing and love watching you learn! Your favorite stuffed animal is Lenny. You squeeze him REALLY tight and make the cutest face when we tell you to give him hugs. You love eating bananas, not cut up though, you like taking bites of it while Mommy holds it! You want to be a big girl! You want what we are eating so we are starting to experiment more with that! You prefer to drink out of a sippy cup with a straw! You will walk along the couch now, but haven't taken any steps on your own! You say Dadda, Momma, Nana, Deedee, but mostly still babble alot!!! The past 11 months have been the greatest ever! We love you baby girl!!!

(Here you are at 11 months...you don't like to sit still very long unless it is to look at books! :))



Love you,
Mommy & Daddy

I'm officially...

A BAD BLOGGER!

The past few months I have been trying to be better, but I have still only managed a post a month. I have had every intention of blogging in between Camryn's monthly "birthdays", but have not had much success. Christmas came and went and I had pictures that I wanted to get on here, but when you have 7 Christmases in 2 days and a baby who is into everything that isn't always easy. By the time I get Camryn and we get home from work, eat dinner, get her bath and get her to bed, I am usually on the verge of passing out too! Today is Camryn's 10 month birthday! 1o MONTHS!!!! Where has time gone? Camryn is getting into EVERYTHING! She doesn't like to be held unless she is super exhausted and enjoys walking around in her new shoes with help! She is learning something new everyday. She prefers yogurt meltaways over puffs and has a new love for club crackers. She also would rather drink out of a straw than use a sippy cup...Miss Big Stuff!!! At her 9 month check up she weighed in at 19lbs 4oz and is 29 1/4 inches long. Here are some catch up pictures to fill everyone's Camryn fix! We hope everyone had a fantastic holiday!

Christmas morning with her presents!

This Christmas business is fun!!!

Snoozing in her big girl car seat!

Our best option out of the 10 month old pictures with Lenny! For the most part he was getting attacked!

And last, but not least 2 of my favorites on Emily's 30th birthday and Camryn's 10 month birthday!!!

In other news....we sold our house in Brownsburg and everything went smoothly with the closing, so we moved the day after Christmas. All of our things are currently in a huge storage unit until we can find our future home. The search has been frustrating to say the least, but we are trying to stay positive that the right home will come up for us! Hopefully I will have something exciting to post regarding that soon! Keep checking in and I apologize for the lack of posts! Hopefully all of the extra pictures will more than make up for it! :)

Love,
Mark, Missy & Camryn

9 months!

Dear Camryn,

Today you turned 9 months old! You have the greatest personality a parent could ask for! You love to laugh and smile and are so easy going. Your favorite foods are apple, strawberry banana baby food, puffs and yogurt meltaways. You are on the go now...not in a full crawl, but a quick army crawl. You love sitting up and playing and are learning something new everyday. You say "dada" and "momma". You love hearing ABCs, Itsy Bitsy Spider and Twinkle Twinkle Little Star. You also love reading books and when Grandma Crispen spells your name for you! You are working on getting 4 top teeth and have 2 on the bottle. You are drooling everywhere! :) For your 9 month birthday we took you to Sears to see if you would do better with pictures in a studio before we spent money on a good photographer! SURPRISE....you acted goofy just like the little girl we know and see everyday! These past 9 months and the 9 months before when I was carrying you have truly been the greatest of my life! We love you baby girl!!!Here you are at 9 months old:

Love,
Mommy & Daddy

8 months

There may only be a couple of hours left in this day, but I am proud of myself for getting this post up on Camryn's 8 month birthday! Camryn had a busy 8 month birthday. She spent her day with Aunt Emily, then came home and played with the dogs, went back to Aunt Emily & Uncle Ryan's for dinner, home for bath and bed! Once again, I must apologize for my lack of posting. I always say that I am going to try to be better, but there is rarely enough time in the day. I have started working out with one of my friends after our kiddos go to bed, so my evenings are pretty booked!

On to important news...
Camryn is absolutely hilarious!!! Her personality is the BEST!!! She is always laughing and in a good mood. She LOVES reading books, playing with toys, jumping in her jumper, and petting animals. She now has THREE teeth and her smile lights up my world!

We had Camryn's pictures taken at the end of October and I was pretty sad with how they turned out. They didn't show the Camryn we know at all. She was freezing and I felt terrible. She was not smiling for anything. I may try again and I am also thinking about experimenting on my own with some Christmas picture ideas...we shall see! :) Below is a picture of Camryn & Lenny tonight. She was totally not interested in getting pictures with Lenny tonight. She was ready to eat and go to bed! These 2 pics will have to do for now....this Mommy is off to bed! Goodnight!!!
Love,
Mark, Missy & Camryn

7 months!

Camryn turned 7 months old on Saturday!!!! I had every intention of getting a post up on Saturday, but it was the weekend and we were busy running to Brownsburg to check on the house and then just enjoying family time. Camryn is getting so big. She LOVES eating solids. She has had sweet potatoes, butternut squash, carrots, green beans, peas, chicken, peaches, bananas and pears. As of now she only despises the chicken and green beans!!!! Her top three are carrots, pears and bananas!!! She is going to be on the move pretty soon. She has always hated being on her tummy because of her reflux, but just this week she has started enjoying it a lot more and moving around a lot more. She is definitely starting to figure it all out. She also says, "Dada" now! Needless to say a certain someone, Ahem(Mark Lowry) is just a bit excited about that! :) Life living back up north is fantastic. We are so happy that we get to be with our families all the time. Our house STILL has not sold. It has only been 2 months and they say it is only a matter of time, but we are starting to get anxious because we have a new home picked out and are just waiting for ours to sell! That is all from here! Enjoy the pictures!
Thanks for reading!
Love,
Mark, Missy & Camryn

Big Girl!!!

Today Camryn had her 6 month appointment with Dr. L. She weighed 16lbs. 12oz. and was 27in. long! She is getting so big! We got the green light to start on solids and started with some homemade sweet potatoes tonight since she has already had cereal due to her reflux! She LOVED them and wouldn't stop smiling. She also thought she was big stuff in her new high chair! She seriously just sat there smiling at everyone like she was so proud of herself! Dr. L confirmed that she is a-w-e-s-o-m-e!!! She had to have two shots today, but they didn't seem to phase her for too long! I will have to get some pictures up of her enjoying her first meal! I hope everyone has a fantastic week!

Love,
Mark, Missy & Camryn

6 months old

I cannot believe that Camryn is 6 months old already! It seems like just yesterday we walked through the doors of St. Vincent Women's to be induced and now here we are 6 months later! I will be planning a birthday party before I know it! Camryn is definitely our world. She is the best thing that has ever happened to us and we thank God everyday for blessing us with her! The other night I was laying in bed listening to the baby monitor and thinking about how lucky we are and how everything had come full circle. I was so heart broken in March of 2010 when I had my miscarriage and everyone told me that God had a plan. At the time I was trying to stay positive, but at the same time in my head I was thinking, "easy for you to say." Now here I am listening to this precious 6 month old chatting in her swing and smiling at me and I cannot imagine my life without her. Thank you God!
Now, onto some pictures, that is really what everyone wants to see anyway, right? :)

Here is Camryn's newborn picture with Lenny:
And her 6 month picture with Lenny:
She is doing so well. She goes to the doctor on Monday 9/19 for her 6 month check-up and some shots. :( She is definitely keeping us busy these days and is more active.

What's new with Camryn???
She is sitting up on her own.
She loves standing and holding onto things.
She always wants to play.
She is easy to make smile, unless a camera is present!
She has her 2 bottom teeth.
She holds her own bottle.
She loves to talk.
She LOVES animals.

Well, it is time to switch activities and play on the floor! I hope everyone is doing well! We are so happy to be back up north with our family! Have a great weekend!

Love,
Mark, Missy & Camryn