just some of Shelby's clothing for the Halloween season

11 week stats

Miss Shelby is now 12 lbs and 10 oz.

She is a whopping 24 and 1/4 inches long.

Her Dr. said she is the average height of a 5 month old.

it's the little things

It wasn't too long ago that while at a hotel we discovered Shelby's love for a round throw pillow.

I was telling Kate about it and she brought these to Shelby so she can continue the fun at home.

Lucky girl!!!

cupcakes

Here are picture of two little ladies I love to pieces enjoying cupcakes!!

before and after pics

Shelby on 8/17/10

Shelby on 10/13/10

Shelby on 8/22/10

Shelby on 10/13/10

and... a bonus "AWWWWW" moment. (Please excuse the lack of a diaper cover!)

the necklace

I used to have a necklace that looked like this.

It was a gift from my Mother that she gave me as my "Mommy Necklace" for becoming a Mom. I got it last December and wore it an anticipation of being a Mother. I took it off on 2/5/10 and gave it to Mr. D. who in turn has no idea what happened to it and we are assuming it was left behind at a hotel in the middle of no where Pennsylvania. None the less, bygones are bygones and this necklace is bygone.

Fast forward to much happier times. My mother offered to buy me a new "Mommy Necklace". I declined because she has done more than you can imagine in helping us with our adoption. It wasn't something I "needed" and I feel horrible for losing the last necklace.

On a side note, I take LOTS of pictures of Shelby. I can't always reach my camera so many of the everyday pictures are on my camera phone. I send frequent text pictures out. On September 8th, I texted out this sweet picture of Shelby.

Last week, my Mother gave me a "going back to work necklace" and here is what it looks like....

I absolutely positively LOVE it! The pendant has Shelby full name inscribed on the back. It is truly one of my most cherished possessions.

Fall

I am sure you all expected a dry spell after reading three post from me yesterday. But.... I am posting again today!! I just remembered I never posted pictures of our fall scenes outside.

The 31 days of trick of treating are not going very well. Everyone is just busy. I stopped buying candy because it was just sitting here and I was just eating it. Things may pick up later in the month. We are trying to plan our big annual Halloween party but we don't know if our city is doing Trick or Treating on Saturday or Sunday. It sure would make the planning easier if we knew. The good thing is this party has been going on for so many years, there is really nothing to "plan" other than who is cooking what. It's gonna be fun!