Goodness Gracious!

So my mom emailed me this picture of me when I was a baby. Allie looks IDENTICAL to me when I was a baby. It is pretty crazy! Let me know what you think.

Snot, cough, and a whole lot of tears

Our poor baby girl has been sick for about a week now, coughing in her sleep(and occasionally not in her sleep), she has a constant runny nose, and is extremely grumpy most of the day. So I took her in to her doctor today. Turns out, she has a sinus infection. Her doctor said her nasal passages are swollen. She is now on her first prescription medicine ever!She should be getting better soon!

Anniversary

Max and I first got together January 23, 2005. That means in 2 days it is our 6 year anniversary! I made him this video last night. Hope you enjoy it as much as Max did!
You will have to pause the blog music before watching this!!

It's been a while!

Allie and I have both been pretty sick with a bad cold. I feel so bad for her because at night she has a hard time breathing through her nose, so she wakes up often crying. I have been rubbing Vicks on her chest to hopefully help her out.
I got my hair colored the other day. It's a lot darker. I love it. This coming Thursday I will be getting a perm! I haven't had one in a few years. I'm nervous, but also excited.
The diet I have been doing is going great!! As of today I have lost 13lbs...and it's only day 9! Pretty amazing to step on the scale every morning and see the pounds shredding!

10 Months

I cannot believe it. Our baby girl is 10 months old today...and man have they flown by! That means only 2 months until she is 1. About 2 months until Max comes home for R&R.
Allie has 2 teeth poking through her bottom gums!!! I am so excited.

Diet!

My New Years resolution is a classic...to lose weight and feel better about myself. I have started the HCG diet and have lost 2 pounds since this morning! It's exciting. I am excited to be a better looking me!

They Grow So Fast!

Babies grow SO fast!! It feels like just yesterday that I was in labor with Allie, and now she is almost 10 months old. Today I was looking at pictures of Allie the day she was born. It makes me so sad that she has grown so fast. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE watching her grow and learn. I just don't like how fast it goes by...that she has changed so much, and I can't tell until I look at her pictures growing up. 

Now it is time for baby # 2! Haha. People are always asking us when #2 will happen. Well as much as we'd like number 2 as soon as we can, we are going to wait about another year and a half. That's the plan anyways...although, when Max comes home, we wouldn't mind having another right away. We will see. 

Here is a picture of Allie the day we came home from the hospital, and her at almost 10 months!

Allie....will you please stop growing up so fast?

First Tooth!!!

Allie has FINALLY done it. She cut her very first tooth today! When this tooth comes all the way out, I will take a picture and post it on here for you all to see.

First Shiner

Yep. Allie fell very hard today, and unfortunately her right cheek caught her fall. She was standing, holding onto my friend's hand, and she fell face first, and hit her cheek hard on a toy drum. It bruised instantly. She cried so hard, and I cried too. I hate that feeling, knowing that she is in pain. She has been grumpy since. Poor thing!

These pictures really do the bruise no justice! It looks way worse in person.

It's been a while!

I am so behind! It's been way too long since I have updated this blog.

Allie and I's Christmas was alright. It was probably my worst Christmas yet, but we made the best of it. We got to see family, which was nice. 

Great news! My mom is coming to visit me this week!! I am super excited. She will probably be here on my birthday, which is Thursday. I will be 22, and I can't even believe it.

Miss Allie

3 Years!

This post is a day late, but yesterday was my and Max's 3 year wedding anniversary! It's crazy to think it's been that long. This is something I wrote to him:

"I love you. You are the rock in our family, and we aren't the same without you! I am sooo proud of you, and I KNOW that someday, Allie will be just as proud that her daddy is a soldier! You make such huge sacrifices to make sure that our family is taken care of. You work SO hard. A lot of guys could learn from you, my love. Not only in your work ethic, but most definitely in how you treat me! You treat me like every wife should be treated...with respect and love. When I'm down on myself; feel like I need to lose weight; or any insecurity I have, you always know how to make me feel better. You know me better than ANYONE in this world. There are times when I'm so down, and no one can make me feel better, but you. I really hope you realize how much I am totally in love with you. You are an AMAZING husband and father, and I feel EXTREMELY lucky to have you in my life. Lucky to have you as my husband! And Allie is just as lucky to have you as her father. I love you sweetie. You never cease to amaze me."

And this is what he wrote back to me:

"Thank you babe for being such a loving and supportive wife. You say all of these great things about how i treat you, but to be honest, I am just mirroring how you love and treat me each and every day. You are here for me when most other women would find it easier not to... you support my occupation no matter how dangerous it may be, just because you know that in my heart i know that its the right thing for us. I love you and Allie with all of my heart and that will never change. You make me just as proud. You are the strongest woman I know. Keep your chin up and know that you and Allie are all that i need to be happy in this life, and i cant wait to have you both in my arms again."

 

 

Here are some of the photos from our wedding ceremony we had in the October after our wedding.

 

 

 

 

Allie

Happy 9 months to Allie! She is growing and growing...getting into EVERYTHING, and crawling! I haven't posted any updated pics of Allie recently, so here they are!

Deployment

Here are some of the pictures Max has taken. He says Iraq is really gross, and it smells all the time. He says he tries to keep his mind busy, and off of being gone. He has already got to meet Robin Williams and Lance Armstrong!

Max and the guys in his vehicle. Max is the vehicle leader.

 Hard at work!

 He's got a big wad of JERKY in his cheek. haha

On a mission. His eyes are a little irritated being in that climate.

Ready to leave on a mission.

He's so handsome!

This is a 50cal...I think. haha

An Arabic Coke.

Santa

I took Allie to see Santa at our mall here. They have the best one; his beard and mustache are all real! She did good. She didn't cry, but she didn't smile either. The picture still turned out good, so I was pleased.

Christmas

Our camera died a couple months ago, and we finally got a new one! It takes great pictures. So here are some pictures of our beautiful Christmas tree, and the candy train I made last night!

New Blog!

My friend and I have started a blog together. It's a blog that will have crafts and recipes. Follow it!!! The web address for it is: http://craftandbakestop.blogspot.com

Update

So, I suppose I should update everyone on what's going on with us!

Allie is almost crawling! I never knew I could feel so proud as I do when my daughter does something new. She also has two little teeth that are just below her gums. These two teeth, will be her first. I can't believe she is almost 9 months old, and just now getting teeth & crawling. I think this is a preview of what is to come. She will be a procrastinator! She will wait til the last minute to do things, just like her father and I. I feel beyond blessed. I say that all the time but it's so true. We are blessed to have such a good baby! I love her to pieces. 

I've been doing okay. It's been so hard to be happy with the holidays being here. I just haven't been in the Christmas spirit this year. I finally put up our Christmas tree last night, though. It's my and Allie's 1 year to decorate girly. All pink and silver! It's beautiful. I would put a picture on here, but every time I take a picture, all you can see is the lights. 

Max is doing well. He's staying busy. We get to talk on skype every day. It's nice! We are lucky we get to talk at all. We couldn't imagine being back in the WW era, when they didn't get to talk at all. They could only write for years! We are grateful.

Family Pictures

Max & Allie

Max and Allie got their own special photo shoot in their matching uniforms! It was so precious. She is such a daddy's girl!