-Christmas 2016-

I'm not sure why Christmas just didn't feel like Christmas this year. The entire month of December went by so fast, we were so busy that we didn't have time to just stop and enjoy the season. I hate that! I hate how busy and hectic life gets sometimes. Christmas is my favorite time of the year and I found myself in a bad mood more often than a good one this year. However; I will say that this is the first Christmas ever that I have literally not cared to receive one gift. You might think that sounds awful because Jesus is ultimately the perfect gift that any of us have received and that's all that matters. You're right, He is. Children and even some adults have a difficult time realizing that it is not about the gifts. I wanted to start our own traditions with Olivia after she was born. I wanted to bake cookies for Santa, read a Christmas book every night in the month of December, take her to see the lights, and other traditions. Once again the month was so busy that none of that happened this year and that makes me so so sad. I feel like Bradley and I are working ALL the time and she's always at Preschool. We're either at basketball games or getting home late because of work hours. Have I mentioned that I hate this? I want to be present! In my life, in my child's life, in our marriage, with our family, at church. I want to be present! Christmas will never ever be like it was this year. I won't let it. We will take the time to enjoy one another and if that means letting some things go, that's what we will do. On Christmas morning we woke up early so Liv could open her gifts and we could get ready for church. She loved being in the comfort of our own home after a long trip to my parents. She was excited to open gifts with Mama and Daddy and she kept going up to the video camera and telling it all about her new toys. She has outgrown almost all of her clothes and shoes. I didn't know if we would make it until Christmas for her to get new clothes. I had to break out one pair of boots a week before because her little feet were so cramped in the ones she had. She grows so stinkin fast. The girl loves clothes and shoes. This might be the only Christmas that she will appreciate socks and clothes but hey! they're necessities. She loved everything she got and the look of surprise with every gift she opened was priceless. We then went to church and she was so exhausted. We had a great lesson on the significance of the manger that baby Jesus was laid in. I love learning about Jesus and the history of His birth. It was so great to have service on Christmas morning.

-Thanksgiving 2016-

We had a really great Thanksgiving. We spent time with Bradley's family and it was such a low key day which made it that much better. This was Liv's first year being able to eat Thanksgiving dinner and she loved it. She's not a big meat eater, like me, but she loved turkey! We always spend Thanksgiving with Bradley's side because my family does Christmas really big. Like a whole week type of deal which I love! This was the first year spending it without his uncle there. He passed away this past September and it has been extremely hard on everyone. His presence will forever be missed. He was a one of a kind guy who was always laughing and joking. From the day he met me he accepted me and never once failed to ask me how my entire family was doing every time he saw me. The holidays are always so hard when you've lost loved ones. I lost my Nenny 6 years ago the week before Thanksgiving and it never gets any easier. We are forever thankful for the years and times that we did get to spend with them. I hope everyone had a very Happy Thanksgiving.

-Letters to Liv- {15 months}

15 months?! How? How are you 15 months old?? I have spent the majority of my nights lately looking through old pictures and videos on my phone of you. Watching you develop and grow throw them all over again. Time goes by so so fast and even though I felt like I soaked up every minute when you were little, it's so easy to forget the little things. You are the most independent little thing. You don't want anything done for you, you have to do it yourself. We're already semi- hitting those toddler twos. You are so smart and beautiful, my love. I still can't believe that God chose us to have you. You have the sweetest little soul. When we pick you up you hug us so tight and pat our backs. You have become SO obsessed with your daddy. You always want him around and you cry so hard when he leaves you. He loves that so much! I have watched y'alls relationship grow into something that will never be broken. The way he looks at you with so much joy and protection melts me every time. You are literally running everywhere and jabbering all the time! You have around ten consistent words right now and you understand wayyyy more than what you can say. You have the intonation down for "what's that? and there it is!" You still eat pretty well. You don't eat near as many veggies as you did when you were younger but, you wipe us out of fruit. And don't let you see a french fry. You would snack all day long if I would let you. Just like your mama.We recently took your pacifier away. We had been trying to only give it to you at nap and night times, but you knew it was still around during the day and if you saw it you were wanting it. So after school on Tuesday I decided to just snip the nipple off of it. You freaked out for a solid hour because it hurt your feelings so bad. You moved it all around your mouth trying to figure out a way to suck it and finally just gave up and threw it. You went to sleep easy that night, but had a fussy next day at school. Other than that you have surprisingly done really well without it. You can identify nose, eyes, mouth, ears, and feet on yourself and on us. You still love books more than anything and your newest thing is giving us a surprised look with your mouth open so wide when you see new things. We put our Christmas tree and decorations up the day after Thanksgiving you LOVE it all. When you woke up from your nap that day you were so excited to see the tree. Now, everyday when we get home from school you go around helping me plug all the Christmas lights in. This Christmas is going to be so fun. I can't wait to start our own little traditions. Love, Mama. **Word list** dog cat mama dada ew! eye eat shoe hot what's that? there it is!

-Happy Halloween 2016-

We had a pretty good Halloween. Harding had Homecoming the night of our church and neighborhood trunk or treat so we missed them. We had the kids go around the building to trick-or-treat at work and Olivia loved it. Until she figured out that it was me behind the glasses. She still cries every time she sees me in the hallways, but quickly calms down. She was Doc McStuffins this year and boy, did she love her costume. She didn't want to take it off. She's still not old enough to eat any candy but she got a lot of it. They also had a little party that afternoon and I got to sit in there with her. She loved it so much and I was thankful that I got to be there. That was the first party she has ever experienced. I can't believe how much of a difference a year makes. Halloween will get more fun every single year and I can't wait.

{Letters to Liv}-14 Months

Livy, You are growing up so so fast these days. You are currently taking your morning nap as I write this. I love our Fridays together. We spent most of the morning eating snacks, watching Finding Nemo, and reading your books. You still love a good book. You love anything educational really. You still bring us your variety of 100 First Word books and will back up into our laps, open them, and immediately start pointing and will either ask "what's that?" or name what you're pointing to. You are literally growing up. I can't keep clothes and shoes that fit you right now. We just bought you a ton of clothes for when you started preschool in August and you've already outgrown the majority of them. Let's just say Christmas can't come soon enough. You are so independent and want to do everything on your own. You love to help me cook and clean. You are TERRIFIED of the vacuum cleaner but are just fine if I'm holding you while using it. You want to do all the sweeping and get so upset if I don't let you. Your favorite thing to play with is Mama's wallet. You take everything out, spread it all out, put it all back in then repeat the process. You love anything with a challenge. You talk ALL the time. It is still mostly jabbering but every now and then you can throw out a real word and we have a dance party. You imitate everything or at least try to. You have 8 teeth now and I swear your teething will be the death of me. You literally clean us out of food and I don't know where you put it all. Your daddy and I joke all the time that the majority of the grocery trips consist of "your" food. That's okay though, we want you to eat. Any kind of pasta or fruit are your favorite foods. You have dialed it back on the veggies and won't hardly touch them anymore. If I would let you snack all day you definitely would. You sign "eat" all the time and shake your head yes or no. You know what it means when I say "are you wet? or did you poop?" You will point and look at your diaper and go straight to your room to get it changed. Then you love to go throw it in the trash. You are starting to prefer taking a shower with mama rather than a bath lately. I think it makes you feel so big to be in there with me. Your daddy has easily become your favorite person. The minute he walks in the door you scream "dada!" and start running to him. Melts me every single time. We have been attempting to get rid of the pacifier, but you are pretty attached to it. Especially at night. You are getting too old for it though so this shall be fun. Oh, and your teacher put a ponytail in your hair yesterday for the first time and it was SO cute! We love you so so much baby girl. We love watching you grow, but also hate it at the same time. Love, Mama

||Pumpkin Patch 2016||

We FINALLY got to go to the pumpkin patch this past weekend. I have been begging Bradley every year since we started dating to take me and something always seemed to come up. Now that we have Livy girl, we will make it a yearly tradition to always take her. She had SO much fun. We started on a hay ride that took us through pastures and down by the river. When we got close to the river the cows would come up to the trailer to be fed. Her face lit up when she saw real cows. Up until this point in her little life she has only seen dogs and cats. The minute she saw them she started pointing at them and saying "cow! Moooo! cow!" It was so sweet. Then she held out her corn to feed it and she was brave until it tried to take it from her hand. Then she quickly threw it on the ground and snuggled into her daddy. It was a cute moment that made him melt. When we got out to the pumpkin patch she immediately started trying to pick up all the pumpkins. She went down the rows and patted each pumpkin until she found the one that she could actually pick up. And that's the one we brought home. She was so intrigued by all the new things she was seeing. She kept saying "what's that?" to everything. We love getting to experience all of her first adventures. We just love being parents period. She's the light of our lives and we are so so thankful to God for blessing us with her.

Dear Stay at Home Mama,

Do you know how lucky (or should I say blessed) you are that you get to call yourself that? I don't know if you do. I would give anything to be able to have that title. To have the opportunity to stay home with my baby EVERY single day. I know that it is without a doubt THE hardest job on earth. I know you have your days when you want to pull your hair out and scream at the top of your lungs. That's the way it goes. I know that you need your space sometimes for "me" time, but as a working mama, please DO NOT take the days you get to spend with them for granted. I can't tell you how sick it makes me to go to work every morning and see SAHM's bringing in their children, dressed to the nines or in their Lululemon workout clothes knowing that they are dropping their children off for babysitting so they can spend the entire day doing what they want to do. Do you know what that looks like to us working mama's? Do you know how it makes us feel? Probably not. As a therapist, I understand 100% the importance of social interaction for children. I definitely promote and encourage it. 2-3 times a week or play dates or bible class at church is definitely sufficient. This post might seem like I am envious of SAHM's. But not these kinds. I am envious, I admit, of the ones who spend their entire day with their children making memories. I dream every single day of what it would be like to not have to get up and go to work. To be able to go get my sleepy baby when she cries and rock her as long as we want. To make a healthy breakfast every morning followed by a walk around our neighborhood. To have picnic's and story time in the backyard. To teach her how to bake cookies and have dinner ready for Daddy when he gets home. Instead, I get to peak in the window at her at work and watch other women take care of MY baby. I watch them read to her, feed her, change her diaper, and spend time with her. Things that I, her Mama should be doing. I am very thankful that she at least gets to be where I work and that she has such great women taking care of her every day. I love my job. I love helping those sweet babies. I love helping my husband provide for our family. But I love being a Mama more. So please, spend those sometimes exhausting moments with your babies presently and be thankful that you get to.

||My New Journey||

I just received my Premium Starter Kit from Young Living Essential Oils yesterday. Now, before you say anything about me being so against any type of network marketing organizations/companies I will honestly come clean and admit that you are right. I couldn't tell you how many people have approached me in the past few years about joining or trying Plexus. I am definitely that person who rolls their eyes and gets annoyed at things like that. Honestly, I probably never would have even tried essential oils either if I hadn't have gone through some postpartum depression a couple of months ago. I'm self-diagnosing or everyone else was diagnosing me seemed like. I did notice that I was having some trouble being happy, I didn't have an appetite and was losing weight and just wasn't enjoying life. I was so stressed out with work and I was to the point to where I literally just couldn't do it anymore. I'm not against modern medicine in any way, it obviously works, but I definitely don't think it is good for you. My own personal opinion about going to the doctor knowing that they would most likely prescribe me a "happy" pill was probably too egocentric. I'm not better than that, I don't look down on people who take meds, I just didn't want them for myself. That's when the researching began. I have a friend who uses oils and she was so nice to give me a couple to try when Liv was really congested almost two months ago. I could tell that they helped her breathe better so I really dug into the research after that. Now, almost everything I have read seems to be more testimonial rather than having research data to support them. However; I still feel comfortable putting them on our bodies and diffusing them because if you look at the label of almost every single health care product you use, there's a mile long ingredient list. In oils, there's maybe one or two ingredients and they're all natural/organic. At least Young Living's are. Their seed to seal process is what hooked me. No other company offers that or owns their own farms where the plants are grown. There are so many toxins that our bodies come into contact with on a daily basis that we dont' realize. The lotions, our face wash, shampoo, deodorant. Everything has so many chemicals in it. When we started trying to conceive back in August 2014, I completely stopped taking any kind of medicine and was super conscious of every single thing that I ate or put on my body. I still have not taken anything and I am so conscious and hesitant to give Liv anything. When she was five months old she got two recurrent ear infections and was so sick. The first round of antibiotics they gave her was Amoxicillin and the second round was Cefdinir. She was fine when taking the Amoxicillin, but the Cefdinir stripped her little stomach and she projectile vomited at least 5-7 times every time she ate sweet potatoes (her favorite) and green beans. It was traumatic for both her and I. She will not touch either one of those now. At that point I was finished with medicines and wanted something more natural. Thankfully, other than the occasional seasonal allergy flare up, she hasn't been sick since. Obviously I am very methodological and I need to know every detail and fact about anything I am putting on me or her. We would be completely organic, natural, and toxin/chemical free if it were up to me. My husband does not share those same feelings. He's all about saving money and everything organic or all natural seems to cost a fortune. When I first brought the idea of using and possibly selling essential oils, he basically rolled his eyes like I always had. About a month ago I signed up for an Introduction to Essential Oils class hosted by a woman whose blog I follow. I had been reading all about her essential oils journey for the past year or so and I am amazed at the wonders it has done for her body and family. I knew that that was the team that I wanted to be on. Upon entering the class I got 3 oils; Happy, Thieves, and Sleepy to try out while taking the class. I instantly fell in love with all 3 of them. Bradley even loves Thieves. Every morning he says "put your voodoo on me" before he leaves for work. He loves the smell of it and I think it secretly helps him, but he doesn't want to admit it. After that, I took the plunge and ordered my Premium Starter Kit. I got it in last night and I'm even more in love. I immediately started diffusing Lavender and rubbed Stress Away on my wrists and over my heart. Perfect timing as well because Liv has an ear infection caused by teething. I've been diffusing Lavender and rubbed 1 drop Copaiba and 1 drop Lavender mixed with coconut oil on her jawline. I lathered myself in Stress Away this morning because she was so fussy and restless. I noticed a change in me almost instantly after inhaling it and she calmed a little as well from smelling it on me. I washed our sheets in the free Thieves Laundry detergent I got in my kit and oh my, they smell so good. I'm so excited to learn more about this lifestyle and share it with others. If anyone is interested and wants more information message me. There are so many different blends and not only oils, but a whole cleaning line, oral and skin care line. October is going to be a great month to sign up with so many different promo options and three free oils.

||My Little Bro Got Hitched||

Yesterday we attended my little brothers' wedding. I can't believe that he is old enough to be married. He's an adult now, we both are and it's so strange to think about. How fast time has gone. I can remember him being so little and me being SO protective. Probably too much for his liking and who am I kidding, I still am. I would literally want to fight anyone who ever treated him wrong and I would still protect him if he would let me. It's usually the parents that have a hard time letting their kids grow up and become independent, not the siblings. Blake and I have always been so close and told each other almost everything about what was going on in our lives. We have never been afraid to tell each other that we were in the wrong or give advice. During my dating years, that was the one thing I always looked for in a guy. Whether or not he treated my brother like I felt he should be treated, like he was their own brother. I remember the nights when I would lie in bed,crying over a stupid relationship and heart break. Blake would come into my room, crawl into bed with me and rub my back or play with my hair to comfort me. He would tell me how they weren't worth it and that it would get better. Dang it, the tears are now flowing. I held it together so well yesterday and now I can't stop. When I met Bradley, I was of course nervous about our relationship. When I told Blake about him, it was like it was nothing. Exactly the way I hoped he would react. From that moment on I was excited for them to meet. When they did, Bradley was so kind and treated him with respect and I knew he was the one for me. I never could have imagined the bond and friendship they would develop. From playing college ball together to coaching together now. Bradley protects him in the way that I always have and I know that he would never let anything happen to him. He said to me the other day "I feel like he's my real brother, not my brother-in-law." Cue the tears again. I remember meeting Bailey when they were freshmen in college. They were friends for a while and tried dating, but it wasn't the right timing. They were so young and new to college. They needed to be free and spontaneous, as we all did. Now, when it came to girls and Blake I was extremely protective and I wanted every last one of them to know that they would have to deal with me if they hurt him. Needless to say I never really liked any of them. I remember the summer day that Blake text me asking me what I thought about Bailey. That they had been talking again and he wanted to know how I felt about her. I told him that I liked her and that there wasn't anything that she had done to make me not like her. Let me tell ya, that was a pretty big deal for me to say that because he knew I could always find something wrong with the girl he was talking to, but not her. After that they grew closer and closer and I could tell that she was the one that he wanted to spend the rest of his life with. She fits in perfectly with our family and he seems to fit in perfectly with hers. I have always prayed for his spouse. That she would love the Lord and complete him in a way that no one else could. That's Bailey. He lights up when he's with her or sees her and I can tell that she shares the same love and adoration for him. I'll never forget going with him to pick out her ring, helping him plan the proposal, or yesterday. It was perfect and filled with so much love. Now I pray for their life together and that they keep God at the center of their marriage. Congrats Blake and Bailey, I love y'all!

{Letters to Liv}-13 Months

My sweet, sassy little girl, You are the apple of our eye and we don't know what we ever did without you. You have become your own little person the past month. You act so grown up now and you're so independent. You have recently started to test the waters with temper tantrums. I'm not sure how much of it is you seeing other kids do it at preschool or how much of it is your little personality. It's actually pretty comical to watch. You will fall out in the floor, whine for just a second then look at us. Like you really want SO much attention for it, but honey child, do you know what I do for a living? You think you are grown already and you mainly get upset when you can't do something the very first time you try it. I have NO idea who you get that from. Your favorite thing right now is anything fine motor. Your little pig and hippo toys where you put the discs in the opening are your favorites. You love to take bottle caps off and try to put them back on. You imitate EVERYTHING now, too. We really have to watch what we do in front of you because we will find you trying to do the same thing. As a Mama, you literally go everywhere I go. Even the bathroom. You were watching me the other day when mother nature was calling and you grabbed a feminine product and attempted to put it in your diaper, like you really knew what you were doing. I literally laughed out loud and you were so proud of yourself. You love to brush your hair, brush your teeth, wash your body, (attempt) to blow your nose, and take your clothes on and off. Although your most favorite activity is messing up all the clean, folded laundry. You talk ALL the time now and it makes my speechie heart so happy. You are finally saying "dada" and "daddy" and oh my, does it melt your Daddy's heart. You two are getting SO close. You want him every time you see him and sometimes you just want him to wrap you in his arms and hold you. My heart melts EVERY SINGLE TIME! You have the best Daddy that would do anything and everything for you. You still love your 100 First Words books and your absolute favorite thing to say is "cat!" We don't even own a cat, but the neighbors do and you love to watch them. Of course you do, because I hate cats. You are practically running everywhere. I must say you have extremely good balance and you always have since you started walking. Your teachers at school just love you. Every day when I pick you up they tell me what a good baby you are and that you're their favorite. You have been making so many fall art projects and I LOVE them. I can already tell that I will be that Mom that hoards every single thing you do. Since the weather has cooled off a little your class gets to go out on the playground. I'm so lucky that you get to go to preschool where I work because I never miss your firsts. My treatment room is located right where I can see you out the window. The first day you got to go out I could see your little face light up. You loved pushing the cars and shopping carts around, sliding, and going in and out of the little playhouse. You are getting to experience so much socially with your little friends and I love it. My favorite thing is when we are driving to school in the mornings, I tell you to say "Thank you, Jesus for waking us up this morning." And in your own little baby language I know you are saying it. I tear up every time because I hope you learn to love HIM at a very young age and know that everything good or not so good in your life is because of HIM. You are down to nursing one time a day now and it's at bedtime. I'm not even sure if you're getting much milk anymore. I think it's your comfort and soother to help you relax and drift off to sleep. I have been so so sad thinking about you being weaned completely. A few months ago I would have said oh my goodness, I'm ready to have my body back. But now, I feel completely balanced with nursing you at night and I wouldn't mind if you kept going for a few more months. I love that bonding time between us, still. I am so glad that I chose to breastfeed you. I feel like we will have an inseparable bond because of it. You are still a great eater and want everything we eat. You can put down some fruit, sister. I don't know where you put it, but you love any and every kind of fruit I offer you. You are growing so fast. You have outgrown almost all of your shoes and you fit into 24 month clothes comfortably. We love this life with you and we thank God every single day for allowing us to be your parents. Happy 13 Months, baby girl. Love, Mama

||Liv Turns ONE||

Last Saturday we had Liv's first birthday party at our new house. Ever since we started house hunting back in March, I had the vision of how I wanted Liv's party and I had the perfect place in mind. It sounds crazy but every house we went in to I had that mind set of looking for an area that would be great for hosting events. Our humble abode down by the river is exactly what I was looking for. It was so stressful to plan and get together but I loved it! It turned out way better than I could have imagined. Something will always go wrong when planning an event, but for the most part it went pretty smoothly. She had so many family and friends come celebrate her. We are so thankful for all those who came out and drove the distance. You all are the reason why we survived our first year as parents. She loved opening gifts and seeing everyone. There was well over 30 people in our home and she did awesome with all the chaos. For her to only be one she was really into ripping wrapping paper and paying attention to each gift she received. Christmas is definitely going to be fun this year!

{Letters to Liv}-1 YEAR

Olivia Jade,

It's been ONE year, ONE whole year since your beautiful little soul came into this world and melted our hearts. I have cried on and off the past two weeks just thinking about how fast this past year went. It seems like yesterday I was going in for my 38 week appointment and was dilated to a four. You were ready to make your debut and I was a big ball of emotions. But so excited to meet you and see your pretty little face for the first time. When you arrived I couldn't help but cry from pure happiness and joy. You are the one thing that has ever made me feel that way. I have always wanted to be a Mama and you, my love, made me that. I might be exhausted and on edge a lot of the time, but please don't ever confuse that with whether or not I love you with ALL of my heart. This has been the best year of our lives so far and we are looking forward to see what the next year holds.

You have of course, blossomed even more this past month. You started (Pre) Pre-school this month and I have noticed a difference in you already (some good, some not so good.)You are in love with your baby dolls and books right now. Your teachers tell me all the time that if I was to walk in their room multiple times throughout the day I would find you in Reading Center, carrying around a baby doll, or playing with your good friend Lily. I won't even lie, that makes me so happy that you have taken to school like you have. Right before you started school you started to go grab your books, open them, and started pointing at the pictures and jabbering all about them. You can identify way more than you let on. Your favorite pictures to point out and label are cat and dog. You love animals right now and are becoming fond of your barn. You say "mama", "hi", "bye bye", "ball", "go", "cat", and "dog" consistently. You have imitated "dada" a few times but you are pretty stubborn when it comes to that word for some reason. You have word approximations for "baby" and "milk" and I can't get you to use any type of sign language for the life of me. That's okay though because I would prefer you talking over that anyway.

You have been walking everywhere for at least a month now, but you are starting to get more brave and are attempting to run through the house. Your play skills have skyrocketed this past month and I love watching you. You randomly started scribbling on paper one day and it's something that can keep you entertained for a long time. You are definitely a thinker and you love toys that you have to work hard at. Even though you might have a little temper tantrum if you can't get it the first time. I have no idea where you get that from? You love music and dancing. Oh my goodness, do you love to dance. We have no idea where you get your dance moves from. You will dance to the ring tone on our phones, you love dancing so much. You have discovered the TV within the past couple weeks as well. You love Mickey Mouse Clubhouse and Doc McStuffins. You are limited to it, but really don't care much about it unless those two shows are on.

You are so independent it gets you in trouble sometimes already. Everyone tells us that it's hard in the younger years raising an independent child, but it makes for great adults. You were eating your oatmeal one morning and you grabbed your spoon from me and started trying to feed yourself. You are getting better and better at it every day and more coordinated. I really wanted to skip the sippy cup phase so I took away your bottles and set a straw cup out one day and you literally figured it out yourself and now that's what you prefer. You still nurse 3 times a day and I have started sending you whole milk in your cup at school. You don't particularly like it yet, but will drink it. You love to chew on straws and wet wash rags. You are still fiercely teething and we all hate it. You love to hide in corners, especially to poop and you think it's hilarious when we can't reach you.

You are FINALLY sleeping in your crib all night. Woohoo!! We started you out a little at a time and within two weeks you were sleeping at least 10 hours and you actually want your bed now. We have let you sleep with us twice since you started sleeping in your crib and you don't like it anymore. You don't rest well and toss and turn all night. I definitely think starting school and you being so worn out from it has contributed to a fairly easy transition. 

I am so proud of you baby girl. You have developed so well and you work hard at things until you figure it out. You are so determined. We are so grateful to God for blessing us with an amazing blessing that is you. We love being your parents and getting to experience you. Happy First Birthday, baby girl. We love you so much!

Love,
Mama

ONE YEAR STATS:

Height: 31.5 inches

Weight: 22 lbs.

Teeth: 4 

I say: Mama, ball, hi, bye-bye, go

I love to eat: spaghetti, pancakes, fruit, applesauce, yogurt, and biscuits & gravy.

I can: wave hi and bye, clap, walk, feed my babies, and identify cat, dog, and ball.

I love: music, dancing, reading books, my baby doll, and Nova girl.