Teeth, Teeth, and More Teeth

Ainsley seems to be ahead of the game when it comes to teeth. She currently has 11 teeth. 4 more are about to make an appearance that I'm sure of. That means just 5 more to go and all her baby teeth will be in. She likes having her teeth brushed and comes straight for me when I get the toothbrush out. Tonight we let her keep the toothbrush as a diversion while Dustin cut her nails. It worked perfectly. She wiggled the brush around while Dustin cut her nails in record time. She definitely has a toothy smile!





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F is for Fish

Ainsley loves her flash cards. She loves to dump them out and she loves digging through them until she finds...the F card with a pretty yellow fish on the back. She carries the fish card around and occassionally even kisses the fish. Tonight she moved furniture and then watched a little American Idol in her chair with the fish. Ask her what a fish says and she's happy to reply (unless the video camera is out).

Nap-py Hair

If you haven't seen her recently, Ainsley has a mass of curly q's on the backside of her head that you often don't see from the front in pictures. Today she woke up with straight hair...it happens every so often. I'm guessing its weather related. Ainsley's hair after naps on straight hair days is a sight to behold. The best comparison I can find for it is Donald Trump's hair. So here is a glimpse of Ainsley's hair post nap on a straight hair day. For best viewing...click to enlarge. That's a little fro sticking out in the back on the bottom picture.

Kate and Charlie Come to Play

My cousin Ashley and her family came by for a quick visit today. Unfortunately I didn't get a picture of everyone together, but here are some pictures from our visit. Thank you for stopping by while you were in DFW!

Ham Sandwiches

Ainsley likes ham sandwiches a lot, but not eaten as a sandwich... One thing at a time.













Notice that large mass of white in the bottom of her mouth...that would be her first molar.

Favorite Things

These are a few of Ainsley's favorite things she got for Christmas (all taken with our new camera!):

Her new flash cards!













Her new chair!













Her new pillow!













She also got a new laptop that she loves, but most of her playing with it has been in the car and at 7 and a half months pregnant, I don't do backwards photography from the front seat!

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas! I hope everyone had a wonderful day. Here are some pictures from our day.

Ainsley the Angel

This is Ainsley's Christmas card from daycare. It was too cute not to share.

Santa Take 2

Actually, its still Santa Take 1, with just a touch of Photoshop from my friend Maria. I like to think I've gotten good at Photoshop, but she will always be way better than I am. So here's the perfect picture of Ainsley with Santa thanks to Photoshop and Maria.

Santa

Santa came to my work party tonight! I'm fortunate enough to have Santa's wife working mornings for me at the Recreation Center. She also planned our party this year, so Santa didn't have much of a choice but to make an appearance. Since we decided not to torture Ainsley as a baby last year with a Santa visit, I was curious to see what her reaction would be this year. While the pictures aren't the best (she threw a fit when I tried to take her sippy away), she actually really liked him. He sat about 6 feet behind us during his visit and she kept walking back and forth between the two of us and would reach out to get up in his lap. I was shocked.























Side note...I've seen some scary and not so authentic looking Santas around lately...if you like this one...he works for Picture People at Stonebriar. He's a very sweet guy and great with the kids!