Thursday, April 22, 2010
What is 3 will soon be 4!
Bradley and I are thrilled to be adding another child to our family this Fall! Sometime around Thanksgiving our little family of 3 will become a family of 4. We are so, so happy. Yes, we will again be waiting to find out if the baby is a boy or a girl until he or she is born. I know, I know, most of you think we're crazy...but we absolutely loved finding out that way with Claire and are fully on board to do that again. Please join us in rejoicing in this new life and praising God for giving us another child! We fully believe that we would have nothing, including our children, without Him.
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
The Wilkie's are in Virginia!!
Last week, Steven, Tara and Elliot flew to Virginia from Texas for a little bit of training for their job. (Big sis Adaya stayed in TX with her Mimi and Papa). Fortunately, Bradley, Claire and I were able to drive up and visit. Claire finally got to meet them and we finally got our hands on our newest nephew, Elliot! We had a blast and were so, so thankful for the time we spent up there! We haven't seen Steven in Tara in almost 2 years, but it was like they'd never left. Tara and I were instantly comparing our "mom" notes and Steven and Bradley were joking with each other from the start. Ashley came up one night too and we were all together (minus Christine and Adaya) for a few short hours. Our hearts were just full of joy and it gave us just a taste of what our summer is going to look like when they are all here in NC. Steven and Tara, we LOVE you guys! Thanks for letting us come and visit you during your busy, busy week. We absolutely cannot wait until June!
Bradley couldn't wait to squeeze this munchkin. Elliot and Claire were fast friends and they're gonna have a blast hanging out this summer!
Claire and I with Tara and Elliot. Claire and Elliot are only 4 1/2 months apart.
Claire quickly bonded with her Uncle Steven...is it because he's a big kid at heart? :) And of course, Uncle Ashley is always fun to play with!
Bradley and I getting some last minute sugar in from Elliot before we had to head back to NC.
All of the Wilkie Men...plus one.
Bradley couldn't wait to squeeze this munchkin. Elliot and Claire were fast friends and they're gonna have a blast hanging out this summer!
Claire and I with Tara and Elliot. Claire and Elliot are only 4 1/2 months apart.
Claire quickly bonded with her Uncle Steven...is it because he's a big kid at heart? :) And of course, Uncle Ashley is always fun to play with!
Bradley and I getting some last minute sugar in from Elliot before we had to head back to NC.
Claire is 1!!!!
I know, I know...this blog post is 2 weeks late. Whew, what a 2 weeks we've had!! Claire had her first birthday and a party, lots of family came into town for the celebration, and we went to Virginia to see more family that we hadn't seen in almost 2 years! But, finally, life is calming down again. Well, I don't really want to say "finally" because it was a blast! But, you know what I mean. :) Here are some pics and facts about Claire at 12 months:
*She is now practically running around. We have to keep our eye on her every second or else she'll be down the hallway, in her room, pulling toys and books off of the shelf. :)
*She is saying LOTS of words! When she hears a dog bark, she says, "ruff!". She also says mama, dada, wow, hey, ball and much, much more. In fact, I think she's saying more than I give her credit for.
*She is still sleeping 12 hours at night and taking 2, 2 hour naps during the day. (Praise the Lord!)
*We have started to wean her and she is now drinking cow's milk throughout the day and only nursing morning and bedtime. It took a couple of weeks for her to really like the cows milk, but once she realized that if she was thirsty, that was what she had to drink...she drank it up like a champ! :) I started her on sippy cups with water when she was approx 9 months old, so she already knew how to drink from a sippy.
*She does NOT like to walk on the ground outside. We have worked and worked at getting her to like it and sometimes she will do great, but then the next day will have a fit again. I think it has a lot to do with the uneven ground and also that the ground is "dirty"...(ha ha...she's her mama's girl)....if she falls then she's not to happy about having dirt on her. But, like everything else, we, as her parents, are persistant, and she is slowly getting used to it.
*We haven't made it to the doc for her one year appt yet, but I think she weighs approx 21 1/2 pounds. She hasn't gained much since last month...and may have even lost some...but she's a lot more active and seems to have developed a "pickiness" when eating some of her usually favorite foods.
*She LOVES to play. Everyday, one or both of us sit in the floor with her and wrestle and/or play with her. We take her outside and walk around. We swing her in the swing. We play peek-a-boo with a blanket. We play, "I'm gonna get you..."...athough she doesn't grasp the concept...she always runs into our arms when we say that...ha! We tickle. We search for things like her ball, daddy or other things. We LOVE to play with her and she LOVES to play with us.
*She's eating a wider variety of foods, but has started to not want to eat other foods. For instance, she loves green beans, but at some meals, she wants nothing to do with them. It's not because she doesn't like them...I think she just doesn't want to eat them for that meal. (Again...the girl is just like her mama). Other foods that she likes are: enchiladas, baked pasta, quesadillas, chex cereal, oranges, grapes, cantelope, mexican chicken casserole. She also LOVES to drink out of a cup. I think it's more because it's a fun game than because she's thirsty...but whatever the reason...I'm thankful for it. It'll make for an easier transition when the time comes.
The birthday girl and her mama on her 1st birthday!
Having fun with her daddy on her birthday!
Love this girl's cute faces!
Not a fan of the cupcake. It was her first taste of real sugar.
Playing outside at her birthday party!
Her birthday cake. Mom's first attempt at fondant turned out nicely.
Birthday cake and cupcakes served at her party.
We had a pinata and it took a big kid to bust it open.
Uncle Ashley and soon-to-be Aunt Christine couldn't come to the party, but had dinner with us the night before. Claire was so happy that they came all the way to see her!
The Pipes family all came for Claire's party! We couldn't resist having ice cream at Sunni Sky's one day!
Don, Teresa and Julia at Claire's party.
My mom came from TX and my uncle came from Maine! The only person missing was my dad, who is out of town working right now! We all got to Skype with him though!
Granddaddy and Claire are chatting with Chad and Barrett at her party.
Claire's friend, Lyddie came too.
Barrett had fun on the swing!
James was there for a short while too. He was saying bye-bye to Barrett here...they're the only boys in the midst of all these girls!
Cara and big sis Emma came too. Cara and Claire's birthdays are really close together!
*She is now practically running around. We have to keep our eye on her every second or else she'll be down the hallway, in her room, pulling toys and books off of the shelf. :)
*She is saying LOTS of words! When she hears a dog bark, she says, "ruff!". She also says mama, dada, wow, hey, ball and much, much more. In fact, I think she's saying more than I give her credit for.
*She is still sleeping 12 hours at night and taking 2, 2 hour naps during the day. (Praise the Lord!)
*We have started to wean her and she is now drinking cow's milk throughout the day and only nursing morning and bedtime. It took a couple of weeks for her to really like the cows milk, but once she realized that if she was thirsty, that was what she had to drink...she drank it up like a champ! :) I started her on sippy cups with water when she was approx 9 months old, so she already knew how to drink from a sippy.
*She does NOT like to walk on the ground outside. We have worked and worked at getting her to like it and sometimes she will do great, but then the next day will have a fit again. I think it has a lot to do with the uneven ground and also that the ground is "dirty"...(ha ha...she's her mama's girl)....if she falls then she's not to happy about having dirt on her. But, like everything else, we, as her parents, are persistant, and she is slowly getting used to it.
*We haven't made it to the doc for her one year appt yet, but I think she weighs approx 21 1/2 pounds. She hasn't gained much since last month...and may have even lost some...but she's a lot more active and seems to have developed a "pickiness" when eating some of her usually favorite foods.
*She LOVES to play. Everyday, one or both of us sit in the floor with her and wrestle and/or play with her. We take her outside and walk around. We swing her in the swing. We play peek-a-boo with a blanket. We play, "I'm gonna get you..."...athough she doesn't grasp the concept...she always runs into our arms when we say that...ha! We tickle. We search for things like her ball, daddy or other things. We LOVE to play with her and she LOVES to play with us.
*She's eating a wider variety of foods, but has started to not want to eat other foods. For instance, she loves green beans, but at some meals, she wants nothing to do with them. It's not because she doesn't like them...I think she just doesn't want to eat them for that meal. (Again...the girl is just like her mama). Other foods that she likes are: enchiladas, baked pasta, quesadillas, chex cereal, oranges, grapes, cantelope, mexican chicken casserole. She also LOVES to drink out of a cup. I think it's more because it's a fun game than because she's thirsty...but whatever the reason...I'm thankful for it. It'll make for an easier transition when the time comes.
The birthday girl and her mama on her 1st birthday!
Having fun with her daddy on her birthday!
Love this girl's cute faces!
Not a fan of the cupcake. It was her first taste of real sugar.
Playing outside at her birthday party!
Her birthday cake. Mom's first attempt at fondant turned out nicely.
Birthday cake and cupcakes served at her party.
We had a pinata and it took a big kid to bust it open.
Uncle Ashley and soon-to-be Aunt Christine couldn't come to the party, but had dinner with us the night before. Claire was so happy that they came all the way to see her!
The Pipes family all came for Claire's party! We couldn't resist having ice cream at Sunni Sky's one day!
Don, Teresa and Julia at Claire's party.
My mom came from TX and my uncle came from Maine! The only person missing was my dad, who is out of town working right now! We all got to Skype with him though!
Granddaddy and Claire are chatting with Chad and Barrett at her party.
Claire's friend, Lyddie came too.
Barrett had fun on the swing!
James was there for a short while too. He was saying bye-bye to Barrett here...they're the only boys in the midst of all these girls!
Cara and big sis Emma came too. Cara and Claire's birthdays are really close together!
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