Mom put a flower on my head!

Alison celebrated her parents 5th Wedding Anniversary in style. :)

She may be concerned that her mom is trying to take so many pictures!

"I'll just look over here...."

Christening/Baptism

Alison's baptism was on July 10th. This was during the same time as Chuck's family's vacation to Missouri. We got together after mass for the event. Alison's Aunt Kelly, Uncle Luke, and Pat showed their support in the role of godparents. :)

Afterwards, we all went over to Chuck's parents house for food and fellowship. Alison had fun hanging out with lots of love.

3 months! Photo shoot time!

Alison likes to be on the move!

2 months!

Alison poses for her 2 month picture.

We went to the pediatrician today and mommy was a little more nervous about the shots than baby...

Four shots and four band-aids later. Alison was a real trooper. She wasn't happy about the shots (as to be expected) but she was awesome for the checkup.

2 month stats:

23 inches long (74%)

9 pounds 9.4 ounces (18%)

15 1/4 " head (50%)

A little kickboxing anyone?

Left cross

Left punch forward

Thinking about right cross

Left hook! She's powering through the punch.

Right uppercut and then I think I'll rest for awhile....

Baby Dedication

I'm trying to get the hang of posting more updates on the blog. Here are a few pictures of the special day we had for the baby dedications of Alison and her cousin Milo.

At first I wondered if Miles was hiding under the blanket in the above picture but then I realized that he was taking a trip up and down the aisle.

Update: Only 7 months later!

So many things have happened since the last post that I'm not sure I will begin to recap everything, but figured I would write a little note to say that I have reason to get back in the swing of the whole blogness. Maybe only 4 weeks (give or take a week) until I can post about baby Alison coming into the world. :)

Chuck and I have been busy preparing the nursery and ourselves for the addition to our family. And Flurry looks at me funny sometimes and I almost wonder if she knows whats going on. She has had to adjust to me not being able to run around with her as much and she seems concerned when I have a headache or just need to rest more often. We think she will be good most of the time. Her 1st birthday is March 28th. She will then be entering the rank of "adult dog". We'll see how that goes but we're hopeful for the best!

I know that not many people have had reason to check this out lately, but hopefully I'll get better at using it as a means to keep in touch a little more. Pictures to follow!