sweet cousins

Last week, Teagan and I headed to North Augusta to visit with my family before my maternity leave ended. It was our first night away from Patrick...I was a little nervous about it, but Teagan ended up doing great! Here are a few pictures of the sweet cousins. :)

Caroline being sweet and allowing Teagan to borrow her bumbo. 

oh.my.word. can't tell you how many laughs this one has gotten out of me. 

 ...another funny face from Caroline

...and Cayden finally agreed to join the pictures. impossible to get them all looking.

happy 3 months!

Sweet T, you have brought so much joy to our lives in the last three months. You stole our hearts the moment we met you and continue to more and more each day. As much as I want time to slow down and for you to not grow up so quickly,  each new week brings something fun with it and makes it a little easier. You are becoming more interactive, smiling and talking to us a ton. We think we may have even heard a little chuckle out of you but no full on belly laughs yet. You've also started to frown right before you begin to cry. oh my, you break our hearts with that one. You're still sleeping pretty well through the night, 9pm-7am, sometimes with a little 5am wake up call for your dad to come and give you your paci. You're still holding up your head well and absolutely love 'standing'. Tummy time has become less of an event, at least for the first 3-5 minutes-you were even working on rolling over the other day but got too frustrated before it happened. You spit up.... a.ton. You've gotten better at controlling your little hands and getting them to your mouth (looks like you might be favoring your first two fingers on your left hand). You're in size 2 diapers & size 6 months for your footed pjs. You've started to recognize familiar things-you smile when you see me or your dad, you also smile when you see Olivia the Owl and Waud L. Duck-your first 2 best (non-human) friends. 

Big Things at 3 Months

You love smiling...and when you get on your mat with Olivia you smile, coo, and flap your arms at her. It is so sweet to watch you recognize things. 

why a picture of our wall art and speaker? oh, because there is a chance you might think these are your friends too. You've always loved looking at them-I think it is the contrast of the dark color against the walls. The other day, after we had been out of town for 3 days, we got home and your eyes went straight to them. You smiled and cooed at them-you either knew you were home or think they are your friends.

very content sitting up in your bumbo

 sometimes tummy time isn't so bad...

and sometimes you even fall asleep...

...but then you wake up and realize you are on your tummy

...and decide you do not like it after all :) 

oh and you continue to get cuter and cuter. we may be slightly biased though. 

 and you continue to grow...that's why we are retiring this laundry basket from our monthly photoshoot-you do not like how small it is. 

3 month photoshoot

I can't stop laughing at this one. I think it is her impression of her dad on a roller coaster. :) 

Comparison Pictures

We love you to pieces sweet one. 

life lately

Well our sweet girl turns 3 months old tomorrow-I'll give her her very own official post tomorrow about all the things she's doing. For now, an update on life lately through pictures. 

Patrick's tennis matches are one of our favorite parts of the weekend. We get to watch some great tennis, I get to teach Teagan about the rules and scoring (because if her dad and Pappy have anything to do with it, she will be playing tennis), and we get to see great friends...not to mention getting to spend time outside with the crisp coolness of fall and a cup of coffee is pretty awesome too. 

'Uncle' Matt is Patrick's doubles partner, so we get to see 'Aunt' Hea every Saturday...fun, fun! 

Teagan's best friend Maggie Marshall is normally there to cheer on her dad too-they're only 5 days apart...and Angela and I get to share stories about our sweet little girls. 

Play time when dad gets home from work! 

...and snuggle time too! one of these little sweeties is asleep, and it isn't the one that is supposed to be. :) 

visits from Mammy :) 

We love cheering on our Clemson Tigers! :) 

sweet little tiger feet :) 

the little smirk before she realizes she's doing tummy time :) 

love this little girl :)

...and these eyelashes! 

tummy time is becoming less of a struggle-at least for the first few minutes

This past weekend, we went back to Clemson for a little roommate + hubbies (and baby) reunion. We rented a lake house about 15 minutes from campus, stayed up late soaking up each other's company, enjoyed our coffee together in the morning, spent some time around campus, and got to cheer on our tigers to another victory (although it wasn't the prettiest performance)! It was one amazing weekend-already looking forward to the next time we do it. love, love, love Clemson and all the people we were with too. 

Clemson Alumni

(Heather and I both married Furman grads so they helped take the pictures)

roommate love :) 

...praying already that Teagan will have friends like these

me with my sister Lauren who is a senior at Clemson

stubborn little Teagan refusing to look at the camera :)

Me with my (hopefully) future tiger-sure would make a momma happy! :) 

Patrick being sweet and joining the picture...he might be a Furman grad but he is a Gamecock fan. 

...and then his true side showed. still love him. 

all the girls in our clemson t's

group shot before the game

most exciting 25 seconds in college football! 

time to head back home...can't wait to do it again! 

my two loves :)