I know, I know.....I'm a slacker. It's been over a month since my last blog post, and I do apologize. I have been busy people! June and July have had a full schedule. Let's see....we had Father's Day, Teething, Trip to Arizona, and Fourth of July, and did I mention that I am the mother of a TEETHING baby. I told you it was busy!
Where do we start....let's see. How about Father's Day... This being Justin's first year as a Father, I wanted to make it special. As an early gift, I secretly upgraded our Direct TV package to include DVR (I know, we've been a little behind). For those you that know Justin (or any man with the last name MAY) knows how much he enjoys TV. So it was the perfect gift. He has enjoyed it so far, however most of our recordings have been of Bubble Guppies and Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. The Bubble Guppies are Karsyn's favorite. Every time she hears the song, she stops what she is doing and stares intensely at the TV and shakes her hands. It's so cute. I don't have a video of her watching it, but here's the catchy theme song. Believe me, it WILL get stuck in your head!
We generally always have lunch for my Dad (Deddy) on Father's Day. This year was no different, but this time it was at Kim and Scott's new house in Apex (which is beautiful by the way). We had already planned on having dinner with Justin's Dad on Sunday night, so driving to Apex for lunch and then back to Greensboro was going to be a chore. Justin really didn't want to drive that far, but he did. So after church, we quickly went home, changed clothes, and hopped back in the car and drove an 1hr 20 minutes to Apex. Luckily, Karsyn fell asleep as we were leaving church and slept the whole way. We enjoyed lunch and were able to spend a few quality moments with my family before heading back to Greensboro. We left Apex at around 3:30 and arrived at LongHorn in Greensboro at 5. I thought we did good! That even included an emergency stop at Walmart for a necessary bathroom break (for me), and we also ran out of diapers! Our dinner with Justin's Dad was good, and better yet, no dishes to clean up! We always enjoy spending time with Justin's brothers, we just need to do it more often!
Justin had already enjoyed his DVR for a week before Father's Day, so he thought that was his gift. But being the AMAZING Father that he is, I thought he deserved more. So I scored him a new pair of Under Armour POLARIZED sunglasses, which he loves! Although it was busy, I think Father's Day ranks pretty high. Here are some pics of our lunch that day.
Papa & Karsyn
Daddy & Karsyn
Mama & Pops
Hanging Out
The week after Father's Day was one of the hardest weeks of my life! I had to fly to Arizona for work and was away from my precious baby! I knew she would be in good hands but it was just the fact of me being away from her. I did better than I thought, but I still missed her. Arizona was beautiful, but H-O-T! We flew into Phoenix, and when we arrived it was a blazing 113 (and this was at 6pm!) Ever stick your head in an oven? Our other office is actually in Prescott (2 hours North of Phoenix) and it's not quite as hot, but it was still hot. Prescott is a neat little town. (Reminds me of downtown Boone)
It's the home of the World's Oldest Rodeo! So every Summer they have Frontier Days and a week long Rodeo. We missed the Rodeo by one week, but the town was still decked out with banners and such. Here are a couple area pics of AZ.
View from the parking lot at Davidson's. You could see for miles!
While I was out of town, Justin took off work to keep Karsyn. He's such a good Daddy! He stepped up and took her (solo) to her 6 month check-up, which included shots. He sent me this picture, as I was boarding the plane... and of course it brightened my day.
After weigh-in, before shots
She's growing like a weed. At her appointment, she weighed 16.5 lbs and was 25 inches tall. She cried for about 30 seconds after the shots, but calmed down with a little milk, and a hug from Daddy!
While I was enduring the blazing UV rays 'outwest', Justin and Karsyn were relaxing by the pool!
Karsyn LOVES the water!
July 1 marked Karsyn's 7th month of "post-womb" life, and also marked the first "teething-moment". She's been slobbering and drooling for a while now, but lately it's been really "thick." She's also been very irritable and moody. (Justin would say, like her Mother) On July 1, she had a total MELTDOWN. She was fussy all day, but later that night we were in the living room playing, and I had to blow my nose, so I did, and she went NUTS! I wasn't sure what is was, but a couple days later, I noticed a tooth trying to poke through on her bottom leftside. So we've been going through this process for the last couple of weeks.
No Kleenex!!!! My favorite part of this picture is Cabela in the background, just hanging out.
All better now.
July 4th was pretty quiet for us this year. We both had the day off, so of course we spent time together as a family. I think we went to BJ's and bought diapers and baby food. Doesn't that sound exciting?? Karsyn is not a fan of loud noises, so pretty much fireworks are out of the question. Our house is between Gibsonville and Reidsville, so we heard fireworks from both directions. Cabela found her normal "safe-place" during the show.
Here's a pic of our little firecracker! You'll notice her tongue - she's feeling her new teeth!
I heart the Red, White & Blue!
I know I've written about bath time a few times before, but I'm going to do it again. She still LOVES it. She's getting a little big for her baby tub, so over the last 2 weeks, we've experimented in the kitchen sink, and then last night she took a "big girl" bath. It was no surprise, she loved it too. She loves to splash and play with bath toys. At least she's not going to be the dirty kid in class!
Reaching into the other side...not scared at all.
I even tried to crawl!
Happy Girl!
What's not to love about a baby in the sink?
I'm going to close with 2 of my favorite 'recent' pics of Karsyn. These were taken on Meme and Papa's deck. She's such a cutie! Hopefully, it won't be so much time between posts next time!
The week after Father's Day was one of the hardest weeks of my life! I had to fly to Arizona for work and was away from my precious baby! I knew she would be in good hands but it was just the fact of me being away from her. I did better than I thought, but I still missed her. Arizona was beautiful, but H-O-T! We flew into Phoenix, and when we arrived it was a blazing 113 (and this was at 6pm!) Ever stick your head in an oven? Our other office is actually in Prescott (2 hours North of Phoenix) and it's not quite as hot, but it was still hot. Prescott is a neat little town. (Reminds me of downtown Boone)
Gosh, I love this little girl!
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