Busy, busy, busy

Aaliyah and daddy fishing in Greg and Kristy's pond.
Petting a doe. She was very friendly and when Aaliyah would stop petting her she would come back for more!

Petting a BIG buck

Aaliyah passed out at the reception

This is right before we moved her to our room

Pretty picture at the rehearsal.

Holding hands.

Run through No. 1

Run No. 2

Kaylan and her dad in her awesome hat my mom bought her. Doesn't she look gorgeous?

Tired of standing

Run No. 3

Swimming in the pond

Ciara relaxing in the grass at the rehearsal dinner

The bride and bridesmaids. I look pretty stupid with my pants rolled up! I was in the pond with Aaliyah

Aunt Kaylan and Ciara

Ciara is still doing very well. She had a doctors appointment last Monday and she weighed in at 9lb 14 oz. So I am pretty sure she is up to 10 lbs by now. She is so chubby! It is wonderful.

This past weekend was my best friend Kaylan's wedding. Aaliyah was one of the flower girls and I was the maid of honor. I didn't have a chance to get a lot of pictures because I was so busy but my mom got quite a few. As soon as I steal them from her I will share them with you. Aaliyah did a good job, but she was ready for her nap by the time the ceremony started. She actually fell asleep while we were taking pictures and I thought for sure she wasn't going to want to wake up and walk down those stairs! But thankfully she woke up and cooperated. We did have one snag though. She refused to hold her flowers while walking down the stairs. She wanted to carry her puppy! So we finally just gave in and let her carry her puppy down the stairs. The ring bearer she walked with carried her flowers and his pillow at the same time. As soon as we got to the reception she passed out and slept for about 3 hours. Luckily our hotel room was on the first floor and Mom took her to the room and laid with her a bit. Corey went and relieved her as soon as the band started. He didn't want to dance anyway so he was happy laying in the room watching TV.

I had such a great time and was so happy to see my best friend happy. On our way home from Foxburg (where Kaylan and Lief got married) we stopped at the Double Diamond Deer Ranch so Aaliyah could see the deer again. They were very friendly with her and she got to pet a couple. She really enjoyed her visit with the deer. Last weekend was Lief and Kaylan's rehearsal. We drove up to Foxburg and Aaliyah did so great at doing everything she was told! Afterwards Lief's mom hosted a rehearsal dinner at the Baer pond and pavilion. There were kids there for Aaliyah to play with and she was able to swim in the pond. She had such a great time! She also had a milestone this past week. She pooped in the potty!!! I went in to check on her and asked if she was done going pee and she told me no. So I told her I had to go feed Ciara and for her to come in the living room when she was done. A couple of minutes later she comes running in the living room yelling "I did it mommy, I did it" So I asked her if she pee peed and she said come and look. I couldn't believe it!! I am so proud of her. I told her she could have a whole chocolate bar for being such a big girl. We still have quite a way to go, but we are making progress.

Ciara has been doing well with her therapy. I continue to do a little bit on a daily basis and she is responding well. She is moving her head a lot more and "tracking" her toys. She is also holding a play ring in her hand and she has started to bring her hands to her mouth. She is completely out of newborn clothes and I have busted out the 0-3 month outfits. It is neat to see her wearing Aaliyah's old clothes.

Corey and I have been doing well. Unfortunately we must have caught a bug because we were both sick yesterday and still aren't feeling well today. Hopefully it passes soon. I had to call mom to watch the girls a little bit last night because I felt so horrible.

I am exhausted from Kaylan's wedding and broke!!! I spent so much money to be a part of her special day, but it was SO worth it. I love her so much and I would do anything in the world for her. I am a bit jealous though that she is in Jamaica right now!!!!

We are going camping this weekend with the Barnoff family. Aaliyah has vacation bible school every evening this week and she is so excited about it. We are going to take her to the Sykesville Fair on Wednesday evening so she will miss school that night. They are going to have a farm petting zoo and I know she will enjoy that!

Please continue to pray for Ciara's health and well being.