9 months and play dates!

What a fun month this has been! McNeill is in a hilarious phase. Her little personality is starting to show and she is WILD! She is into everything, always making faces and is loud. She is sooooo much fun.




We had a play date on Friday with some of my friends from Auburn and their babies. Melanie was so sweet to cook brunch and have all of us over. I am so thankful for these girls and that we have stayed in touch since graduation. Mattie was 1 in September and Jackson will be 1 in January. I thought it would be funny to buy the babies antlers to wear during pictures. The babies didn't think it was too funny. They kept pulling them off and it really hurt Jackson's feelings that we put them on him. So funny! Missed you Stacy and Will!!

Sitting with Santa!

On Sunday afternoon we went to my cousin's house to see Santa. I had my work Christmas party Saturday night so McNeill had been in Arab with our parents. My parents brought her down Sunday after church. We had lunch at Flip and noticed McNeill felt a little warm. We checked her temperature once we got to my cousin's house and it was 102.7. Bless her! Needless to say she wasn't feeling very good while sitting in Santa's lap. You can tell by her eyes that she doesn't feel well. Hopefully that means Santa will be extra good to her this year!!










And finally a candy cane to make it all better!

Happy Thanksgiving!!

Here are some pictures from Thanksgiving. We had lunch with Drew's family and dinner with mine. Her 9 month pictures and pictures with Santa are coming soon...

8 Months..

A lot has happened since my last post (and yes I know she'll be 9 months old next week). McNeill has had her second ear infection and I have had food poisoning. I promise I take pictures of her I just haven't had a chance to update the blog.

We kept James and Cate on the night of the AL/LSU game. We had a blast letting all the kiddos play together. We had three kids three and under. Cate turned 3 in July, James was just a few weeks shy of turning 2 and then McNeill.



McNeill has gotten so "busy" this month. She pulls up on everything. She got to a standing position by crawling her hands up the wall the other day. You can't turn your back on her for a second! She loves playing in her highchair with cheerios and measuring cups and spoons. She has also gotten very vocal this month...always babbling and hollering. She has the funniest little expressions.

October Fun!

I hope everyone had a Happy Halloween! My little pumpkin was sick on Halloween so we didn't do much. We had Trunk or Treat at church the week before and then attempted to get a picture of McNeill and Anna Scott. Anyone that has ever tried to photograph one kid, nevertheless two kids, knows how hard it is to get a good photo. Our endeavors were hilarious! Here are a few photos from our photo shoot and from Trunk or Treat.












And, this was from our play date last Friday. I love being off with her on Fridays! She has started making this funny face all the time. You can sort of see it in the pictures below. She wrinkles up her face and gives this goofy grin. Love her...

7 Months!

Sorry for the delay in posting. The past few weeks have been a whirlwind. McNeill had her first ear infection and Drew had finals.

It seems like there is something new everyday with McNeill. She has started reaching for people (which melts my heart) and LOVES cheerios. She can also hold her own bottle very well now. This picture was taken about a month ago when she first started trying to hold her bottle. Sometimes she got a little confused... :)

And for you nurses out there...no we dont let her hold her bottle lying down.



And, this is her playing with Mrs. Katie during one of the Auburn games.





We were all so happy that the Hardison's decided to come to Birmingham last weekend! We miss them so much. We went to Davenport's and McNeill loved watching them make pizza.





And, I just thought these pictures were funny. She is such a mess!

McNeill Crawls!

Hope everyone has had a great week. McNeill is now crawling (on her forearms) and has two teeth! She won't let me take a picture of her teeth, but hopefully soon!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EnCRtNGJdw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NF88gchGQx0

McNeill LOVES pressing her face up against the side of her pack and play. She looks so silly.





She is still not napping well at daycare so she usually falls asleep as soon as we get home or on the way home. Poor baby...



And, this was on one of Drew's study breaks. It is too much trouble getting both Drew and McNeill to look at the camera :)

Sally's Bday, Work, 6 Months and Football

A lot has happened since the last time I posted....

McNeill has been sick this week so she went to Arab and stayed with her grandparents for a few days. Drew and I enjoyed having date nights, but we missed her like crazy!! We took her to Arab on Monday night and were able to celebrate Sally's 70th birthday. My Aunt Sally is one of the best women I know! She is so thoughtful, ALWAYS doing things for others. We had a wonderful dinner celebrating her.




I have changed my work schedule and am now working at Alabama Pain Physicians Monday-Thursday. I miss my friends at Oak Mountain so much but I am really enjoying having all day off on Friday with McNeill!! We enjoyed our play time this Friday.




McNeill turned 6 months old on the 1st. Her check up isn't until Friday...I cant wait to see how big she is! She is babbling a lot more and is very busy. Her new favorite thing is Lucy. She just smiles at Lucy and pulls her hair. Luckily Lucy just sits there and lets her do it. When McNeill got back from Arab I think she was just as excited to see Lucy as she was us.

I had the hardest time trying to take her picture. She was more interested in the paper and eventually got it and ate it (after spitting up carrots on her dress).





And Lastly, The Laney's have a football kick-off party at their home every year. This year was extra fun with all the new kiddos! Can you tell my child spits up a lot? :)




Their expressions are classic.


These are the Arab children at the party. Owen (Matt and Kristin Fall), McNeill, Micah (Jake and Blair Kelley), and Anna Scott.


It looks like McNeill is telling Owen, "Everything will be all right."



War Eagle!!