3 Months~Big Day!!

I was so excited to be off for Lilah's big 3 month b-day! I couldn't wait to show her the ropes on what us women love to do on special days such as this!!

1. We slept in!!! Girls need their beauty rest!

Here is Lilah dressed and loaded up wondering what on earth her

Momma was dragging her out to do!

2. Starbucks! I think this was more for me, of course, but still, all part of a complete girl's day.

No, no, Starbucks...THANK YOU.

3. We hit the Mall. We may not have the best mall, but it's a mall none the less. We found some great sales and found Lilah's first MUST HAVE ONESIES.

My favorite part of the day was just having fun with my sweet Lilah Bean. We hopped in the photo booth and snapped some fun pics together. I thought it was a fun way to remember the girlie day we spent together for her 3 month day.

When we got home from all our girlie fun, this is what I found in the back seat,

a completely pooped Lilah Bean.

I am so blessed to have a sweet daughter that I can have so much fun with and love!!

(Yay Heather!! I finally updated!!)

Sweet Spider

Lilah's first Halloween is one I will never forget, not only was she the cutest spider even known to man, but she also spent the majority of the day screaming with a painful tummy ache!! I was so happy that I was at least able to snap some pictures of her in her costume. The great part was that she was actually in a pretty good mood for the part that counted...the Trick or Treating!!

Here is my sweet spider.....


And here she is again letting me know just how she was feeling!!


Cousin Layne sure made her first Halloween extra fun!

We walked and watched Cousin Layne rack up on the candy

Daddy and Cousin Layne

OOoooOOoooooOOOOOooooo!!! Pretty scary guys!

Momma and Auntie Whitney (and don't forget Cousin Layton, to be arriving in Jan.!!)

The women returned to hold down the fort and pass out candy to the eager

Trick or Treaters while the men forged on door to door

Love at first FRIGHT!

Corey found these masks fo $1 and was so proud of

himself for adding to the fun.

They were pretty scary if you ask me.....creepy looking!

Lilah wasn't one bit scared of Daddy in his mask! She was actually all grins....

a girl after my own heart. Maybe Halloween will be her favorite too!

SEE...these are scary masks! Ewwww. Well here we are, our first Halloween!!

A Few of Momma's Favorites

All Momma's have their favorites. Now, this Momma has 100 favorites already, but, I'll spare you and just share a few!!

Pumpkin Patch 2009

Lilah took her first trip to the Pumpkin Patch and she was the cutest pumpkin there!

She told me all about it on the way home!

Sick Sweetie

Poor Lilah woke up with this face this morning, and being a new Momma, it wasn't until the afternoon when it dawned on me that my little sweetie MIGHT be sick!!

I called my sister and said, "Hey Lacie, I think Lilah may be sick!"

and she responded, "Well, she probley is, Linds." Wow. We sound very bright don't we?

Took her temp and sure enough, 100.0 on the dot. Poor thing just had to suffer and fuss all morning before her Momma caught the hint!!

In traditional nurses fashion, I stripped the bed and every blanket that she could have possibly touched over the last 48 hours (well, I won't lie, I literally washed EVERYTHING in her room that could possibly wear the flu!!!)

Then off to the Natural Health Clinic we went to see what was ailing my little sweetie. After her little testing session, the conclusion was a lung infection her body was fighting well, but having difficulty getting rid of. Because we attempt supplements and food as healing modes before any pharmaceuticals, we began with a 100% natural herbal dropper used to aid in lung healing.

(If we sound like hippie's.......well maybe we sorta are!!)

I laid Lilah in her vibrating chair that she loves for a nap (so she could sleep upright.) A few minutes later a came in the room and she had pulled the burp cloth up over her face as if she was trying to escape the world!! Poor little thing!!

That night, we let her stay in her swing for her evening nap. She was feeling so rotten!! Her little nose was so loud, we had to turn up the TV ~like the concerned parents that we are! :) ~

With a little extra Momma love......

And some extra attention from Daddy......


We had our sweet Lilah feeling all better in just a few days!!

Road Trip!

At 4 whole big weeks, we took Lilah on her first road trip. Corey is going to be in a wedding in October and we had to get him fitted for a tux. We woke up early (well, semi-early) and hit the road to Sugarland. It's impossible to take two gals to Sugarland and JUST get fitted for a tux, shopping must be involved!!

Lilah gave us the thumbs up! She's ready to hit the open road. Daddy is all smiles too, so far so good!
Now, there is one thing about Lilah, she poops like a crazy baby anytime we are in public! I always have to have extra clothes, LOTS of diapers and wipees!

First stop: Tuxedo place. Lilah was needing to eat and their bathrooms were tiny and filthy. Typical of a place men shop. There was an employee who was gracious enough to let me use their large handicap dressing room. It was nice, but a little weird nursing with men in dressing rooms all around you with a smacking baby. Lilah is also NOT a lady when it comes to her baby crazy pooping. She was ripping them so loud and I was so embarrassed. She blew out 2, YES 2 diapers in 10 minutes. It was loud and smelly and I was so glad to get out of there!!!

Here we are again in the dressing room with yet ANOTHER major blow out! I mean what is this child eating? This one required a wardrobe change. I know I am mentioning poop a lot, but that was pretty much all she did the whole trip!

Little fun with Dad while Momma shopped.

Mohawks are in for all the truely hip baby girls this year.



Momma is pretty ready to head home after a quick stop at Buckee's for some late night snacks. Lilah also made her first road trip friend, Buckee himself in the flesh...or.....fur!

She was quite the trooper. Poor baby was worn out and exausted! She was good though, so I know the Winters' girls shopping gene is pumping through those little veins. Yay!! I did learn that nursing anywhere sounds easy enough but is actually super tricky, babies really can sleep through anything AND i don't want to do that again anytime soon.....

or until it's time to pick up the tux.

First Sunday

Lilah's first Sunday to go to church. Isn't she a cutie? We did great, pulled up to the church parking lot and she spit up all over her pretty dress, of course! She also blew out her bloomers at lunch. My little toot!!

My 29th Birthday!!

HaPpY BiRtHdAy to me!!

I cannot believe that I am 29 this year. Wow, were does the time go?

I feel like I was just 20 last year!

I have so many wonderful things to be thankful for this year:

1. My wonderful family:

My sweet husband Corey and my new daughter, Lilah.

They mean the absolute world to me and I enjoy them so much.

I look forward to seeing them both everyday.

2. I have a JOB!!

The last 2 birthdays I have been in nursing school and I can finally say

that I am a working girl this year. I am blessed with a wonderful job and

coworkers that I actually look forward to working with!

3. I am healthy and happy:

Not everyone in the world can say that; it is a true blessing.

4. Much to look forward to:

I am only 29 (as hard as it is to put the word only) which means I have a lot of

life left to look forward to. So many exciting things still to experience and do!!

Bring it on 29!!

I was able to enjoy my special day at home with Lilah in our PJ's just hanging out and enjoying the joy of spending time with her. That evening Corey, Lilah and I went to dinner at Red Lobster and had wonderful family time!

Lilah even got me a cake!

She also got me a card that said "Thanks for taking such good care of me~Love, Lilah"It was a very sweet birthday, and I think that I have a pretty sweet husband too!!

Thanks Babe!!