Teeth!

Miss Coley has 2 teeth now! She got the first one right around the time she turned 10 months and the 2nd one popped out a week later. She's been nibbling on cheese, puffs and the yogurt puffs, but she pretty much still eats baby food. We're glad these teeth are here! Maybe her nose will stop running for a little while!


And Mylie asked that I let you all know that she has teeth too!

"Sunny Days..."

We had so much fun Saturday night hanging with our friends Elmo, Abby, Zoe, Oscar and the whole gang at Sesame Street Live! We got there a little late (of course) and the show had already started, but seeing the excitement on Mylie's face when she saw Elmo dancing around was so sweet. She was a little shy at first, but quickly warmed up and waved at all of her friends. Coley is mesmerized by Elmo, so she just watched and watched and would clap sometimes too.

February Fun

Although we haven't done much lately, we've managed to keep ourselves busy as January flew by and here we are now in the middle of February!

Nothing too out of the ordinary...


Just taking baths and staying clean!

We watched the Superbowl with Michael and Shaylee.

Mylie got to stay up a little late and eat some mint chocolate chip ice cream.


We clean house often with our make up on, hair done up and in our best clothes!

Mylie had so much fun when Camille came over for the day. She hugged her often and almost pulled her over every time.


Mylie likes to watch "show" to get out of going to bed. She and David will watch Seinfeld. Mylie can name George and Kramer. David is very proud.


And here's Mylie in her comfy-cozies playing dress up. And she's posing for the camera with her "sweet" face.


Coley had her 9 month check up on Friday and she's 50% on her length (27 1/2 inches) and weight (19.3 lbs). The doctor assured me her head wasn't off the charts, but then again, she didn't tell me what percentage her head was...hmmm. Other than catching every sickness that comes and goes, Coley is doing great. She's finally, and officially, sleeping through the night. She's crawling (not too far because I eventually pick her up and carry her). And she'll wave and clap. She is such a happy baby, but still loves momma just a little bit more than everyone else. Like I've said before, I know this will pass, so I'm going to try and enjoy every minute of it.

Mylie is also growing beautifully. Her vocabulary develops more and more every day and she's starting to say the funniest things. When David gets home from work, she'll yell at him from room to another saying "Hey babe...hey David?" Even though she's starting to do it more and more, we laugh just as hard every time. And just recently she's started questioning me...for example...when she gets into trouble, she'll look at me and say "Who?" or "Why?" She starts to confuse me when I realize what she is saying. Clever? Possibly. Although so sweet and 90% of the time very well behaved, David and I are looking for a book to read for disciplining a 2 year old. She's out smarting us. We'll just tell ourselves that it is because she's just so smart!

Sweet Girls

We had the Country Critters come to Wee School last week. Mylie took her very first pony ride. She loved it...every minute of it. When the horse would move a little fast, she would say "whoa..."


We were up way too late Friday night and for some reason Mylie woke up. I went in to check on her and she said "5 minutes." I cracked up because sometimes before she goes to bed, we'll tell her she can stay up for 5 more minutes (reading, playing, watching Elmo, etc). So she got to get up for 5 minutes and listen to David and Grandpa playing XBox. And no, we haven't quit the paci yet. I'm not ready to fight that battle...and it will be a huge battle.



And here's our 9 month old girl. She is doing so great. She is eating so much (all veggies and all fruits, but still no cereal...I quit cereal) and will grunt if I don't get the spoon in her mouth quick enough. She'll eat peas, but she's not too crazy about them...but who can blame her? She's not crawling yet, but is really starting to think about it. She'll scoot backwards across the floor on her belly and also will start out in sitting position and end up in crawling position. No teeth just yet either, but I know that one is bound to show up any day (I've been saying this for 4 months now!). She is such a sweet girl and would still prefer me over most people. I know this is just her age, but I'm going to try and enjoy every minute of it! We haven't made it to the dr for her 9 month check up yet, but I'll post her stats when we do.

Christmas 2008

Is it too late to post pictures from Christmas? I hope not because we have a lot from our holiday season.


Mylie and I made gifts for our families this year. Here she is painting an ornament. I thought she'd love getting messy, but every time she would get paint on her fingers, she would say, "No...no...making a mess!"


She loved decorating the Christmas tree this year...


And Coley enjoyed watching. Speaking of Coley, she interrupted our holiday season with a little trip back to Cooks Children's Hospital. The little stinker came down with severe RSV and was admitted to the hospital for a weekend. Our pediatrician felt she would do much better if she had oxygen and IV fluids. David and I were saying "Bah Humbug" the whole time we were there. And unfortunately, it is our 2nd stay at that hospital, but we couldn't be more impressed with the doctors and nurses. They are wonderful.


Mylie did wonderful at our Wee School pageant as a little sheep. Here they are in the corral and our happy girl enjoying a cookie at the reception.




A little before Christmas, Santa visited our church for some breakfast. Mylie still looks at Santa with a questionable expression and Coley...she would prefer not to meet him at all.




Mylie made reindeer food in her class at school. She and David sprinkled it in the grass so the reindeer would be able to see it when they are flying over the houses.

We invited Santa to our house early since we would be in ABQ Christmas Eve and Christmas day.

Every little kid needs some jammies with their name on their bottoms. It just makes me think of Christmas! I just love these jammies.


Merry Christmas, Coley! She just smiled while Mylie opened her gifts.


Mylie has 3 favorites...Barney, Elmo and now Abby Cadabby.

We spent Christmas week in ABQ with our families. We spent Christmas Eve with my mom and her husband Dan (or Grami & GranDan).

Uncle RyRy and the girls


Our Christmas Eve picture. The goal was to get a picture like this with the other 2 families, but no such luck.


We made and decorated sugar cookies. Mylie liked eating the icing off the best.




Coley didn't even get a lick of icing...next year, baby Coley. However, I am happy to report that she is eating baby fruits and veggies like a champ. We still aren't having much luck with the cereal though (still gagging...tongue out and everything).

Christmas morning, we headed over to David's parents house (Nonna & Papa). Carole made a fantastic breakfast...cinnamon rolls, Eggstrada with red chile, coffee, juice...so yummy.


Papa and Coley


The Hicks Men


Nonna & Mylie


Auntie Catherine & Baby Coley


Christmas day we headed over to my dad's house (Grandpa) and spent the afternoon there. We then headed over to Cindy's house (my dad's new wife...Congrats!!!) and had a wonderful dinner with Cindy's family. I think my dad must have been hiding from the camera because I have no pictures with him and the girls.

Mylie did get a super fun red wagon. She really likes pulling things so we were sure she would have a blast pulling around the Avonite countertop samples (these are Mylie's most favorite things to play with at my dad's house...over any toy there...strange).


As you can see, the girls had their "seasonal outfits". I didn't realize how many days they wore their outfits. It seems like most of our pictures are of them in their red jammies and these shirts!


Uncle RyRy showing Mylie something impressive, I'm sure.

Aside from hanging out, eating lots, going to Dion's, watching David & my dad play Halo on XBox (snore!), napping, shopping, David's parents took us to a fun children's museum, Explora. Mylie LOVED it. I think she may be one of the smart ones...all into science. I was teasing David's parents because I said I could see through the "fun" and recognize that the focus was still on learning. I'm no dummy. Ha. It really was fun to see Mylie's brain at work.









We hope your holidays were very happy. Be checking your mailboxes soon for our super late holiday cards. Don't be surprised if they are Valentine's Day cards...I'm serious.

Merry Christmas, Happy 2009 and Happy Valentine's Day!!! Love, The Hicks.