4 months.....

Amelia went in for her 4-month check up today. She weighs 12 pounds, 10 ounces and is 23 inches long. Yes, she is a shorty! She also had to get two shots and it was sad. She's been asleep for two hours now, poor little thing! I took advantage of her extra long nap to organize her clothing for Spring. Man oh man, does she have a lot of clothes! We have been blessed to receive hand-downs from Amelia's older cousins. They are enough ahead of her that they will not miss the clothes, but close enough that the clothes are still in style. Thanks Lacey, Cami, and Lily!!

Here are the clothes that no longer fit Miss Amelia:

These are still hanging around:



And these I can't wait to put on her!

Developmentally, she's right on track. She smiles when I talk to her and she "talks" all the time. I swear she was even singing along with the car radio on Saturday night! She is not rolling over yet, but I can tell she is seriously thinking about it. She loves her grab ball and her stuffed lamb doll. She also loves to shake her little rattle. It is so much fun to see her play, learn, and grow!

Civic-Minded

I want to use this post to brag on someone else's baby today. He is the son of my co-worker and he is the most civic-minded six year old I know. His name is Kyler. Kyler asked his mom if he could be a part of Relay For Life this year,and she obliged. He set a goal to raise $2,000! Whoa buddy, that's a lot of money for a six-year-old to raise!! He is still quite short of his goal, and planning a garage sale on April 2nd at the Agri-Civic Center in Chandler aka the Lincoln County Fairgrounds. I am planning to donate items to this cause. If you, like me, have some clutter to get rid of and HATE doing garage sales, consider donating to Kyler's Relay For Life team. You can contact me here, or via Facebook if you have some stuff to donate. OR maybe you don't have enough stuff. Maybe you could come on down and check it out.

I cannot pass up an opportunity to share a picture of my beautiful daughter:

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A Facebook "friend" of mine posted this as her status: "If I have curves, I'm fat. If I wear makeup, I'm fake. If I like to get dressed up, I'm a hoochie. If I say what I think, I'm a b----. If I cry sometimes, I'm a drama queen. If I have guy friends, I'm a slut. If I stand up for myself, I'm mouthy. Seems like you can't do anything now a days without being labeled.. So what, go ahead and label me, see if i give a ----! Repost this if your proud of who you are!" I asked her if she really believed this and she said yes. I do all of these things, and I never think that others have that kind of opinion of me. So, that begs the question: do others label us, or do we label ourselves? If this woman truly believes that others think of her this way, does that put out a signal that causes others to react in that way? As women, we tend to be down on ourselves. That kind of attitude gives other people permission to do the same. I challenge you to lift someone up today. Give out words of encouragement or a nice compliment. You never know how far it can go.