Party Animal

The last few weeks have been pretty quiet around this house, save for a few events. Allie celebrated her first Halloween as a lamb. It was hard to find costumes small enough for her. It came down to being Snow White or a lamb. I figured once she's introduced to Disney princesses, she'll be a princess every year for Halloween. So the lamb won out. And it was so cute! I only put her in it for the day, and we didn't go anywhere. She's too little to trick-or-treat. She didn't so much like the hat, it was a little big for her.

We've been trying to get down a decent schedule during the days. I think we're finally to the point where I can get her and I ready in the mornings, have some time for a couple chores and feeding, and then head over to Grandma's house for the afternoon until Daddy comes home. Unless it's Monday or Friday, and then Daddy relieves Momma so she can go to work. So far it's working, except Luke and I pretty much only see each other on weekends now.

November 2nd is Josh's birthday, so we went to the Fox house to celebrate. Allie wore the very first dress I got her: blue with zebra stripes. It's still a little big on her, and a little summery, but with a onesie underneath, she was ready to party in her party dress.

November 10th is Lucas' birthday, his first birthday actually. And Allie was invited to her first birthday party for a peer. Of course she had to get a new outfit for the occasion:

And after strangers keep referring to Allie as "he," Momma also got her a few bows for her hair. It was a fun party, with pizza and lots of kids. There was even a pinata! Allie has a new BFF, nearly-3-year-old Sam. He took to Allie, giving her a kiss and talking to her throughout the night. At one point, he got up off the couch and said "I'm going to get a book to read to Allie," and proceeded to read to her all about dinosaurs. It was so cute!

One day, Grandma took some pics of Allie in this cute outfit we got from a friend at work before she outgrew it. Which probably happened the next day with how fast she's growing up!

At the end of October, Allie had her 2 month doctor visit. All is well! Doctor checked out her umbilical hernia, and said it's a big one, and she'll probably have it until she's 3 or 4 years old. She said there's nothing to worry about, even had me stick my finger in it to feel how small the actual hole is. Allie is now 22 inches long and 11 pounds 12 ounces. Though now she's probably closer to 12 pounds. Still not bigger than the cat! She's 67% for weight, but only 27% for height. She also has a small head. Sad news with 2 month checkups--shots. She got three of them and an oral immunization. But she only cried for a minute before she was happy again. 

Well, Little Bear is talking in her crib, wanting Momma to come hang out. Gotta run!