Here are some pictures to capture the past couple months:
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Sunday, August 11, 2013
7 Months
Happy 7 month birthday Lane! WE LOVE YOU SOOOOO MUCH!
Here are some pictures to capture the past couple months:
Here are some pictures to capture the past couple months:
Thursday, August 8, 2013
Wow
Too much is happening with little miss Lane for me to not write this down. Thankfully, I have already finished 51 pages of her baby book, but this past week alone we've hit some major milestones. Overall it's been a pretty crazy past couple of weeks for us.
In sad news for the Dorman family, Luke lost his job about a week ago. It came as a bit of a shock, but luckily we have Dave Ramsey's emergency fund in place, so I think it will just be the beginning of something amazing God has in store for us. Luke really has handled everything so well (much better than I would). I get angry about stuff, but Luke has such peace and control over his emotions. I do know that this is a blessing in disguise. Luke really was not happy...he was trying hard, but overall things just were not going well. Now Luke has the chance to really decide what he wants to do. Change career paths totally, or just maybe switch things up slightly?! I'm somewhat excited to see what's ahead for us.
In case you didn't know, I'm heading up our church MOPS group this upcoming year. That's right folks...they let me take charge. MOPS stands for Mothers of Preschoolers in case you were wondering. We meet every 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month from September to May. The kids are being watched in childcare rooms, and we moms socialize, have a speaker, do a craft, and some fun games. I started attending while pregnant with Lane and loved getting to know and become friends with all of the other moms. So if you live in Savannah and want more information just let me know. I hosted a fun day of planning at my house with the steering committee where we nailed down most of the major things. I'll be sure to share a lot of the items we do on here in the future.
In SUPER HAPPY NEWS!!!! Luke and I celebrated 4 years of wedded bliss on July 25th. We've had a crazy fun ride, and I think it gets better every year. Watching Luke become a dad and SERIOUSLY ROCKING THE DAD ROLE has made me love him even more in different ways. We kept the anniversary low key and chose to grill out at the house on the egg. The egg is treating me very well (a gift that keeps on giving)!
In Lane news: we had friend Ellie Grace (who was born 2 days after Lane) come play for a couple of days recently. It was wonderful to see how much they interacted even at such a young age. They loved sharing toys and constantly checking out what the other one was doing. We went on boat rides, swam at the pool, and just hung out. It will be fun to see them interact again when we hang out during football season.
In big milestone news: Lane's top two teeth arrived on July 31st. She has 4 teeth in total now. She was still pretty chill when the teeth cut through, so let's pray the rest of her teeth come in as smoothly. I am going to say she really started crawling just yesterday on August 7th. She was army low crawling forward before today, but yesterday she actually got up on all fours and truly crawled. Just as soon as that happened I turned around, and she can now go from laying flat on the ground to sitting up. As soon as that happened she went from laying flat on her back, to sitting up, then pulling up on the side of her crib. So I guess tonight we'll be lowering her crib mattress. I feel like she is going to be running around this house tomorrow. I mean WOW! When she wakes up from her nap we are headed to buy some bumper coverings for our coffee table. She already pulled up on that this morning.
So that's the major happenings in the Dorman household. Please pray that Luke finds himself employed and HAPPY(most important) somewhat soon.
I'll do a picture purge here soon, but today I'll just stick with some text.
In sad news for the Dorman family, Luke lost his job about a week ago. It came as a bit of a shock, but luckily we have Dave Ramsey's emergency fund in place, so I think it will just be the beginning of something amazing God has in store for us. Luke really has handled everything so well (much better than I would). I get angry about stuff, but Luke has such peace and control over his emotions. I do know that this is a blessing in disguise. Luke really was not happy...he was trying hard, but overall things just were not going well. Now Luke has the chance to really decide what he wants to do. Change career paths totally, or just maybe switch things up slightly?! I'm somewhat excited to see what's ahead for us.
In case you didn't know, I'm heading up our church MOPS group this upcoming year. That's right folks...they let me take charge. MOPS stands for Mothers of Preschoolers in case you were wondering. We meet every 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month from September to May. The kids are being watched in childcare rooms, and we moms socialize, have a speaker, do a craft, and some fun games. I started attending while pregnant with Lane and loved getting to know and become friends with all of the other moms. So if you live in Savannah and want more information just let me know. I hosted a fun day of planning at my house with the steering committee where we nailed down most of the major things. I'll be sure to share a lot of the items we do on here in the future.
In SUPER HAPPY NEWS!!!! Luke and I celebrated 4 years of wedded bliss on July 25th. We've had a crazy fun ride, and I think it gets better every year. Watching Luke become a dad and SERIOUSLY ROCKING THE DAD ROLE has made me love him even more in different ways. We kept the anniversary low key and chose to grill out at the house on the egg. The egg is treating me very well (a gift that keeps on giving)!
In Lane news: we had friend Ellie Grace (who was born 2 days after Lane) come play for a couple of days recently. It was wonderful to see how much they interacted even at such a young age. They loved sharing toys and constantly checking out what the other one was doing. We went on boat rides, swam at the pool, and just hung out. It will be fun to see them interact again when we hang out during football season.
In big milestone news: Lane's top two teeth arrived on July 31st. She has 4 teeth in total now. She was still pretty chill when the teeth cut through, so let's pray the rest of her teeth come in as smoothly. I am going to say she really started crawling just yesterday on August 7th. She was army low crawling forward before today, but yesterday she actually got up on all fours and truly crawled. Just as soon as that happened I turned around, and she can now go from laying flat on the ground to sitting up. As soon as that happened she went from laying flat on her back, to sitting up, then pulling up on the side of her crib. So I guess tonight we'll be lowering her crib mattress. I feel like she is going to be running around this house tomorrow. I mean WOW! When she wakes up from her nap we are headed to buy some bumper coverings for our coffee table. She already pulled up on that this morning.
So that's the major happenings in the Dorman household. Please pray that Luke finds himself employed and HAPPY(most important) somewhat soon.
I'll do a picture purge here soon, but today I'll just stick with some text.
Wednesday, July 17, 2013
Home
Recently we've stayed right here in Savannah (mainly due to illness), but it's been nice. We started Lane on her first round with real food. She doesn't seem to like anything tart like apples, but seems to like sweet potatoes, green beans, and avocado. I use the word like very loosely...we are happy if the girl eats 4 tablespoons of anything. She prefers the bottle over the spoon at this point in life. My pediatrician said I have to start trying for three real food meals a day (yikes that is going to be a lot of work).
Lane also came down with her first real illness. She got double ear infections! I thought she was teething, so I waited 4 whole days to take her in. Just so you other mothers know, if your child has green snot in the afternoon then you should take your baby in. Green snot in the morning isn't necessarily worthy of a visit, so the key is afternoon! She only had a low grade fever, and wasn't being a pill, so poor thing had to wait a few days for me to realize. After her six month check up this morning we did see that her two top teeth are about to break through...so she is teething too.
We have been boating, beaching, and pooling it up a lot! Lane even has a nice tan going. I'll picture purge all of the lovely photos at the end!
Lane says mama all of the time, and can say dada but rarely does it. They are not technically her first words since I don't think she can associate them with anything...it's really just babble. It will pull on your heart strings to hear her upset saying mama mama mama though.
Still no forward crawling, but the girl can barrel roll and back scoot like a pro (especially if she is trying to reach something she isn't allowed to have). The closest thing to crawling at this point is her up rocking on her hands and knees. I think Lane would love to skip the whole crawling thing altogether and just start walking.
At her 6 month appointment today I got her latest stats:
Lane also came down with her first real illness. She got double ear infections! I thought she was teething, so I waited 4 whole days to take her in. Just so you other mothers know, if your child has green snot in the afternoon then you should take your baby in. Green snot in the morning isn't necessarily worthy of a visit, so the key is afternoon! She only had a low grade fever, and wasn't being a pill, so poor thing had to wait a few days for me to realize. After her six month check up this morning we did see that her two top teeth are about to break through...so she is teething too.
We have been boating, beaching, and pooling it up a lot! Lane even has a nice tan going. I'll picture purge all of the lovely photos at the end!
Lane says mama all of the time, and can say dada but rarely does it. They are not technically her first words since I don't think she can associate them with anything...it's really just babble. It will pull on your heart strings to hear her upset saying mama mama mama though.
Still no forward crawling, but the girl can barrel roll and back scoot like a pro (especially if she is trying to reach something she isn't allowed to have). The closest thing to crawling at this point is her up rocking on her hands and knees. I think Lane would love to skip the whole crawling thing altogether and just start walking.
At her 6 month appointment today I got her latest stats:
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| Officially the tallest chick in your class! |
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| Real Food Face |
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| Baths are fun! |
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| Sick Baby |
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| 4th of July |
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| Sorry for the blur! I just wanted to capture the way you chill most nights before you roll over to start sleeping! Sucking your thumb with feet up |
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| With newly engaged Aunt Katie!! Sorry for the boyish blue...I was about to put on your pink swim diaper |
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| Isn't this the prettiest view |
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| Always trying to roll over while changing |
Tuesday, June 25, 2013
Family Time
Have I ever mentioned how blessed Luke, Lane, and I are? We both have amazing families!! We just returned Sunday from a week long vacation with my family at Lake Keowee in South Carolina. It's a beautiful lake, and we were fortunate enough to stay at Chad Morris's home (he is the offensive coordinator for Clemson). After the lake we headed north for Charlotte to watch my first cousin Tyler marry one of my good friends Lisa.
Before we left for the lake, Lane gave Luke his first father's day present. The Big Green Egg was something Luke has been wishing for a while now, so I am was so excited to see his face when he came home. Lane fits perfectly in the egg right now :)
In baby news: Lane is such a blessing!
On May 31st her two bottom teeth broke through. They are all the way out and very sharp now. I think she is actually about to have her third tooth break through this week or next. Thankfully she hasn't been a pill like I've heard could happen. She didn't get the runs either, but I do realize this is only two teeth and we still have a full mouth to go :I
Lane can easily roll over both ways now, and scoot herself backwards like a champ. No forward crawling at this point though. She can also move herself around in circles on her belly too. I use to put her in the middle of the bed with no worries, but now she can barrel roll and push herself all the way to the edge. Sitting is still Lane's favorite position though. I sit her in the middle of the room with toys all around and she can play for long periods of time just happy as ever.
I am still pumping, but we do rice cereal one feeding a day (maybe). I am trying to start two feedings a day this week. She sleeps through the night, but every now and then she gets a little crazy on me and wakes up. Last night she woke up twice actually...and I'm not sure why. Maybe some gas hit???
Toys she loves right now: Baby Einstein Exersaucer, Johnny Jump Up, Any toy with crinkle sound, and she really loves this sterling silver teething ring.
Picture Purge Time!!!!!!!!
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| Pretty nieces Mary Alice and Lily |
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| Lane loves to scare people! She just giggles so much |
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| Lane and PawPaw Match! |
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| All of the Tennyson ladies |
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| That's right....the Groom passed out before saying I Do! |
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| He did recover eventually though and finally kissed the bride!! |
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| I LOVE THIS PICTURE |
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| 5 Months |
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| Luke's first Father's Day present! |
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| Lane loves her exersaucer |
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