Kristi's Wedding Weekend :)

This past weekend the Wade family went to Indianapolis for one of my best friends weddings.  Kristi was one of my roommates all through out college and we made MANY MANY memories with each other.  There is something about living with a group of girls in college that just brings your friendship to a whole new level.  Kristi is one of those girls that just makes your heart smile and when she asked me to be in her wedding I was over joyed to share her special day with her and her new wonderful husband Jeff.   Since I was in the wedding Mommy, Daddy, and Lanie packed up Friday afternoon and headed up north.  It was Lanie's first time to stay in a hotel and she did great, couldn't have asked for a better one year old.  Lanie got to meet lots of people including another one of Mommy's roommates Becca and her husband who is also a friend from college Manges (or Brent hahaha). 
Saturday Lanie spent the whole day with Daddy because Mommy was off with the bride doing wedding stuff.  Luckly Grandma and Grandpa Maxheimer are friends with Kristi too and came up for the wedding and to help out with Lanie Bug when needed.  The wedding was so beautiful and Kristi was breath taking.  Then we were off to the reception where luckly another bridesmaid took a picture of Lanie and I because I pretty much stopped taking pictures at a certain point and then realized that I didn't get any of Lanie and I or any of Mark and I.  Lanie stayed strong till about 9:30 and then slept on Mommy for awhile so that Grandma and Grandpa could get some dancing in.  Grandma and Grandpa took Lanie back to the hotel to sleep so Mommy and Daddy could dance the night away.  We had such a good time and the band was soooo good.  Our normal IU crew (missing a few people) were all there and boy do we love to dance crazy. I am pretty sure that I only left the dance floor a few times. Over all the weekend was a wonderful weekend and Lanie can handle about 3-4 hours in a car before she starts to melt so Florida in June will be interesting!!!!!

Visiting friends :)

I know I have been bad with Lanie's blog for ummm I think it’s been three weeks so I have missed three posts sorry for the four readers I have out there :) Lanie is just a ball of energy and that has made writing a post while she is awake near to impossible and then when we do get her down for the night I am so exhausted I am not far behind her. 

Lanie has sprung 4 teeth!!! It only took 13 months, but she has 2 bottom and 2 top teeth poking through.  She looks pretty cute with her teeth and I think she is proud of them because I get some pretty big smiles so she can show them off.  I think having some actual teeth to chew/ tear her food has helped with her eating.  She is still picky and likes weird food combinations (like fruit on top of everything), but she is doing much better. 

Lanie loves to be outside so last week while I had off for spring break we were blessed with amazing weather and spent most of it outside do fun activities.  Lanie had two zoo trips in one week. She went to the Zoo with her cousins, Grandma Amy, and Aunt Melissa and then we went to Louisville to visit our friends Katie & Chad and their son Landon.  While we were there the boys went golfing and the gals and kiddos went to the Zoo. It was a really good time Lanie loved the giraffes and saw some lions performing reproduction (hahhaha).  Our little bug is getting bigger every day; I can't wait for summer and all the fun adventures that will come our way!!!!!



Landon and Lanie at the Zoo



Toddler EKKKK!

Whoops I missed last week sorry friend and family.  Lanie has a lot in her little life that I have not shared on here yet so to name a few. 
1) A couple weeks ago our adventurous little girl was running around and smacked her mouth on the foot board of our bed.  Lanie busted open the top part of her gum.  There was lots of crying, blood, and panic from a Mommy that should have reacted calmly.  There is a calm parent and a stressed out parent and Mark seems to be taking on the role of the calm one which leave me with stressed! She is fine and the bleeding stopped with plenty of cuddles and paci/lovey.

2) Finally she has started cutting teeth....4 at one time! She is getting her top one it has busted through, the other top one is working its way out, and her two bottom are working there way out as well.  I will get a picture as soon as she will let me, but she is pretty picky about showing her new teeth. I am just glad she has some because I think baby dentures would have been a pretty penny.

3) With the teeth cutting through it has also sprung a new Lanie.  I knew she was a good baby and people were always saying that she was going to be a feisty toddler....well I think it has happened.  Most of the time people think we are crazy because tend to do better in public, but at home she is a crazy child.  There has been several full blown fits over putting a toy up, not being able to go up the stairs, taking the remote away, saying no to something that might harm her, you name it the girl gets mad.  She has actually put her self on the floor and kicked her feet isn't she a little young for that?

4) Lastly, my awesome little eater has turned into a picky toddler.  She eat cream of wheat like a champ for breakfast, and does alright at day care for lunch and snack, but dinner ohhh dinner is a different story. I think we are going on week two of trying just about anything for her to eat SOMETHING.  It usually ends with her screaming crying, lots of options not eaten at the table, and me almost of the verge of tears.  I am trying to relax, but it is hard to see your child not eat.

Overall she is still awesome, but Lanie is learning how to voice her independence and being a very head strong woman myself I have a feeling Mark is going to be laughing for many years to come watching the two of us.  My nightly prayer has been for God to give me the patience to have with Lanie during her fits and dinner because it has been a battle ground lately.  I know this is just a phase, but WOOOWEEE I hope it passes of gets better sooner than later :)

The First Birthday!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Oh my goodness the fact that our baby girl is not a baby anymore, but now considered a toddler blows my mind.  I know her birthday was last saturday, but we have had a crazy week so finally just getting around her birthday post almost one week later.  On our way to dinner tonight I was telling Mark that I can't beleive we did it and she is some what normal hahahaha.  I remember the first day we brough her home.  There is video footage of what nervous parents Mark and I were.  Lanie had a little poo so we changed her diaper and like any first time parents we were ready to video tape anything and everything.  Looking back on that video I crack up because it took me forever to change her diaper.  Now its like a contest to see how quick I can get it done before she wiggles off the changing table.  God blessed us with this beautiful baby girl that we named Lanie and I had no idea how much joy she would bring to our family. 

first family photo

Love at first sight (look at my huge feet)

This year has been full of laughs, tears, and smiles. I feel like I have learned so much during this first year of being a Mom, but then on the other hand I feel like I have learned hardly anything. I still have about a million questions and I am always wondering if I am being a good enough mom, is Lanie getting enough milk, did she eat enough fruit, when did she have a bath, why won't she sit down in the tub, the questions could go on and on, but there is one thing I know for sure Mark and I love this little bug so much and are thankful everyday that God gave us the chance to be her parents :)

Now onto some pictures from the party!!!!!!!!!!!!

She thinks she is big stuff in her chair now!

That is about as messy as she got!

Rewind Picture Time!

I really like the title of this post it makes me laugh :)  I had some fun picture that I never got posted due to the C-R-A-Z-Y past couple of days so here we go.

Lanie was all dressed up for her Valentines Day party at day care

This was a close as I could get these two

Lanie was real into this adventure for awhile, but then figured out that she got stuck alot!

Winter Gal :)

Her new favorite thing to do while Mommy is cooking





Happy Valentines Day :)

So Mark and I don't really do Valentines Day.  I think the first year we dated I did a special scavenger hunt and he got me a huge teddy bear (which I got rid of at some point and will never live it down).  Any hoo after that we just did cards and that was about it.  So when we found out that Lanie was due on Feb 14th I thought well kind of corny, but cool because for the next 7 months anytime someone asked me when my due date was I said "Feb 14th "and they said "AWWWW a Valentines Baby".  So I thought well it will give us something to actually celebrate on this day that everyone else goes crazy for and Mark and I really don't.  Ohhhh but our little bug had plans of her own.  She didn't want Feb 14th to be her birthday instead she wanted Feb 18th.  Now I know many people go over their due date, but when your huge, swollen, uncomfortable, and wondering what kind of an alien is growing inside of you that won't come out, five extra days seems like an eternity.  I would hate it when people would say " Oh it will just make it that much more special when she comes she is just taking her time".  Most of the time while people were saying this I was thinking in my head of all the ways I could hurt them! My other favorite was "Well she is just not done cooking", seriously was I making bread or having a baby.  So now when I have friends who are overdue I don't give them you can wait a couple more day lines I keep it real by saying "not fun at all I feel your pain". Our baby girl is almost one and this year seriously has gone by way to fast, but looking back on this Feb 14th I remember sitting on the couch last Feb 14th thinking is this baby ever going to come out!

Boy & Chicken

It all started with Grandma Amy and her iphone app of animal noises.  This one app she has there is a little boy and a chicken with a fun tune and Lanie goes crazy for it.  You can go to all the other animals and different tunes, but every time you go back to the chicken she smiles real big and does a little dance.  For Christmas Mark and I got each other a tablet so now we have the app too and she loves to watch her Boy & Chicken. 



It is crazy that in 16 days Lanie will be one years old!!!!! We have so much fun with that crazy little girl. This time last year I was thinking when is this crazy thing going to make her grand debut and let me breath again with out horriable heart burn or a foot sticking in my ribs.