Spring Break in Linden

Before we left...how cute is this?

New Nephew!

Our one and only...

Brody Michael Boatright

Coming in at 7 lbs. 10 oz. and 21 in. long, Mabry's cousin arrived at 11:33 today to proud parents, Matt and Jaclyn.  Mom and baby did and are doing great.  Hopefully we'll get more pictures soon.  We love you guys!

11 Weeks

Well, here we are after 11 amazing weeks!  Everyday is so fun with Miss Mabry.  She's alert to everything around her and just talks and grins and kicks her legs all the time.  She also LOVES to take a bath but I don't have any pictures of that right now.  It's on the list...

Her hand is her new favorite thing.  Forget the sucker - let's see how much of my fist I can fit in here.  And, our first big bow action.  Her hair doesn't hold them in very well, and the headband doesn't work the best with hair but I thought it was cute for a couple of pictures.

She was definitely more concerned with her hand than smiling for me.   Check out that belly!
The other day we went to get her up from her nap and this is position we found her in: Off the side of the wedge (those little velcro pads on there don't faze Moo Moo) she sleeps on and her head buried in the corner of the bumper pads.  You can't see it but her left arm is sticking out the side of the crib!  We thought it was hilarious and figured we should get a picture of this strange occurance, but she did it AGAIN after her next nap!  Exactly the same.  3 times total. So, no more wedge. 
She must be thinking, "Come on Mom, do I really look like I want to be sitting here???"

Big girl on Daddy's lap.

We were having a great converstation!
The Collier fam came to visit a couple of weeks ago.  Uncle Ty is a natural, but we all knew that.

Fun Times

Well, little MooMoo went to the doctor last week.  She now weighs 13 lb. 12 oz. and is 23 inches long!  So far she's taking after her mom.

Mabry has also discovered the television.  She knows where to look for it no matter where she's laying in the living room... Here is where she gets her diaper changed the most and if you can't tell, she's got her head turned so she can see the tv.  

Notice the face on her daddy...he's so good!  

Bumbo time!  

We're still working on head control but as long as she leans against the couch she can hold it straight.
They say "tummy time" is good for babies.  SUPPOSEDLY they learn how to push up and work their neck and back muscles.  Mabry here just thinks it's fun to lay there.  Not much pushing up for this girl.   She can turn from one side to the other if she wants to...IF. 

Nap time!
I can't get over how precious she is!

Just because...

This has been the most fun week.  Mabry is really becoming alert and responding to different things.  She is starting to smile on purpose when we talk to her, and she LOVES the star lights up on her play gym.  When she gets really excited she raises her eyebrows really high and kicks her legs like crazy.  It's adorable.  Yesterday when I got her up from her nap she started smiling at me when I leaned over her bed and started talking to her.  Awww....

I know I'm supposed to have pictures to go with what I just told you - I'm working on it, ok?

But here are some just for fun.  By the way, she's 8 WEEKS OLD today!  Sheesh!

Sip N See

These lovely girls threw me a great little party last weekend so I could show off Mabry.

THE Jessica Medlin

Jeremiah's Birthday surprise....Shack, BJ, and Kevin.  Yes, they are posing for the yearbook 
Jami and Ava came to join us.  I don't think she was near as enthused as it appears.  She had more fun on the stairs...
Sweet Mamma...She's not glowing is she???  And she didn't even fight me to take her picture
the mom.
cute little shoes on cute little feet
I've just about had enough partying...
The next day I think...just cute.

Week 6

Mabry is growing and changing so fast! I can't believe she'll be 6 weeks old tomorrow. Every day is more fun than the last and its so fun to watch her learn more about herself.
Some things she's discovered:
How to turn her head from one side to the other while she's laying on her tummy.
How to hold her head up and look at me
Kind of how to smile...although it's still mostly gas I think :)
That she doesn't like to quit eating to burp
That she loves movement
That she can put her hands in her mouth and suck on them


playing in my gym.
tummy time.

jealous.

These two pictures should actually be reversed. She really started going to town on her hand for the first time and it was really cute. Then I decided I don't know if I really want to enforce that habit because I can never take the hand away. So, I replaced it with her sucker, which she continued to hold in her mouth. Until she falls asleep of course and her hand falls down, and then the sucker goes with it. So, here comes the hand again....sheesh.

oh geez, ANOTHER picture?? I'm so embarrassed.

look jami i can almost hold this thing by myself.

Hope you enjoyed a glimpse of life at the Boatrights.