Second Mommy

In case you weren't aware, Lydia actually has two mommies. Myself and our beloved Sadie. Sadie is quick on her feet, always atuned to the slightly whine or whimper from our girl. She's the first one up the stairs and offers reinforcement during tummy time via kisses.

Well you may ask... who is this Sadie? She is our doggie.

Our doggie, who when we adopted her nearly 3 years ago was so scared, she'd hide behind the couch, never barked and wouldn't even lay in her bed... poor little thing.

Motherhood has changed Sadie as well. While she slowly became more comfortable with us, laying on the couch (when I'm not looking), begging for treats, etc... She has come out of her shell even more to keep watch over Lydia.

She now barks when the doorbell rings or if family walks in without her knowing it. She even comes to check on us in the middle of the night if I'm in Lydia's room.

During the day, she can frequently be found napping besides Lydia's crib or sprinting up the stairs at the slightest sound from the baby monitor. She's mommy's little helper and I'm pretty sure she considers herself Lydia's mommy too.

Here is Sadie waking up from her nap when I came to check on Lydia

Outdoorsy? Not so much...

So I've decided my child offically doesn't like the outdoors.... or maybe she just doesn't love fall as much as her mama does. We've gone to a few fall festivals/pumpkin farms since the weather has gotten cooler and our little Miss hasn't totally been in love.

While her cousins enjoy horses, more horses, petting bunnies....





Or picking out the perfect pumpkin...

 

Our little lady wasn't quite as excited. Inner baby dialog below...





Why am I on the ground?



What is this giant ball and why does mom insist I sit by it?





Still not happy



We grown ups had fun watching the kids play and of course took a few hundred photos to remember the day. Here are a few of my favs:

Again with the pouty face... haha

I'm pretty impressed we got 2 out of the 3 looking in the same direction and smiling

Onnie and Papa with their grandbabies

My little pumpkin

Videos

Before we became parents, I talked Kyle into getting a video camera to capture those moments where a still shot just wouldn't cut it. Kyle wasn't convinced I'd really use it and while I admit I'm not so good at remembering to use it all the time, I have captured a few cute milestones so far.

The bad part is they haven't really been viewed by anyone, so in a effort to show off our princess' milestones so proud grandparents can see her in action, below are a few recent videos of our girl.

Warning: Everyone might not love these videos as much as the grandmas, pas and great-grands, so I won't be offended if you don't watch them in full :)

Rolling Over

Hitting the highchair toy

(This was one of the first times in the highchair and she barely reached the tray)

Giggles with Mommy

(Don't be jealous of my videography skills in this one)

Sitting Up