Riedel-Fonner News

Monday, April 25, 2011

11 months

I know that every month I am saying, “I can’t believe it has been (however) many months since Brin came home…But this month, I REALLY CAN’T believe she will be 1 in just a few short weeks!! It blows my mind every time I think about how our lives have changed in 11 months. We could not be happier, we have not smiled so much, we have not found so much joy as we have in the last 11 months!

Brin,

We LOVE YOU with ALL of our hearts! God knew exactly where he was sending you…and what a PERFECT choice…you are WONDERFUL and complete our family!

At 11 months Brin is:

Walking around all furniture

Beginning to let go of furniture and test her standing skills

Says Hi Dad when Nick comes in her sight

Says HI on the phone

LOVES stuffed animals

Still waiting on 2 teeth on the bottom

Eating some table food: bread, mashed potatoes, apple sauce, couscous, sweet potatoes

Drinking water out of the bottom of a straw

VERY musical

has lots of exzima

Is giving kisses

Has NO FEAR

Rarely cries when she falls or bonks

LOVES the dog

Roars like a lion, barks like a dog, makes a wind sound for elephant

Beginning to drink out of a sippy cup

loves to crawl into the bathroom or crawl on Lola’s dog bed

Spend 3 days (M,W,F) at Aunt Nona’s, Tuesday’s with Julie Stanley (directly across the street from school) and Thursdays with Nick.

Brin’s favorite place to sit and play. She is a pro at getting in and out…this child is FEARLESS!!!

We’re gonna be great friends…

Colleen and Quinn were in from Vegas last week and we got to spend 2 AWESOME nights with them! Colleen and Quinn came over for a vegetarian pasta dinner on Thursday. It was great to spend the evening with them. The kids played (as much as a 2yr old and 11month old can), took a bath, and we talked. We asked Colleen and Dom to be Brins God parents…they were soo excited and so are we! We wish they were closer but treasure every moment we get to visit together.

Getting back into the swing…

Bare with me as I get back in to the swing of the blog. Our computer crashed and we have been with out means to blog. A TON has happened since then…so stay tuned as (hopefully) I get it all blogged. (not sure if it will all be in order)

Just a cute picture from election day!

Monday, March 28, 2011

We’ve got a copycat in the house…

We have noticed lately that every time we cough Brin coughs right after us. It is really funny and sometimes we catch her thinking it’s funny too.

Sunday, March 27, 2011

Brin @ 10 months

Ok, so I am a few days behind…but I am still in the month of March…:) On Sunday, March 20th, Brin turned 10 months old. She has got so much personality and ENERGY! Everyday Nick and I comment to each other how much we love that little girl. She brings such joy and laughter to our house, smiles, and snuggles. Last night we were reminiscing about how much our lives have changed in the past 10.5 months. We are so happy and feel more blessed to have her home than we ever thought we would…

At 10 months Brin is/can:

Eating some big people food (cooked carrots, bread, bananas, puffs, teether biscuits)

Walking around furniture

Dancing to music

“Sings” to the radio in the car

Takes 2 naps a day…usually 1.5 to 2 hours

Loves to play with Lola. She will take Lola’s bone or rope and dangle it in the air or try to throw it to her.

LOVES her bottle and babies (ANY stuffed animal)

She is particularly attached to a stuffed pig we appropriately named Bacon.

She is laughing at us and herself

She can clap, wave bye bye, and make kisses

She stood alone on Wednesday with Nona for about 4 seconds

She has been VERY snuggly lately

Crawls FAST…loves to crawl to the bathroom and the ramp in the backroom. We usually keep those doors closed but she can hear the quietest creak of the doors opening in those rooms and will be there faster than you can blink.

Pictures of Brin at 10 Months:We had an escapee…she took off crawling…found her laughing in the kitchen!

Just wanted to eat…was not too happy about more pictures!Hanging out with Daddy in the car…she was having SOOO much fun!She is OBSESSED with chewing on the corners of the coffee table and laughs at us when we tell her NO.She LOVES to play with Lola.

Brin,

You are the best baby and we love you more than words. We love to wake up to see you in the morning. Our lives are filled with such joy and appreciation for you and the gift given to us! You mean the WORLD to our family. Keep laughing baby girl and making your heart smile because you make ours smile every day!

Love,

Mommy

Friday, March 18, 2011

Brin Rocks Out!

Tonight, Brin and I met Chris and Nona at Mama & Me Pizza for dinner. There was a fundraiser for the Homewood referendum. Several bands played and the resturant donated some proceeds to the Citizens for Homewood Schools committee. Chris and his band played…Brin and I missed his part but we were there to enjoy the last hour of it. As soon as the music started, she began to dance and barely stopped when it was time to leave. She was cracking us up!! Here is a little snip of her “performance”.