Strike a pose!

I am just now getting around to posting some of our family photos that were taken while we were in Indiana in September by a good family friend. They turned out really well despite Adrian not being in the best mood that afternoon! You should have seen us attempting to get her to smile! It was a hoot! Arent we so lucky to have such a good looking family?! Enjoy

How did we fit it all in?!

The past month has been rather busy for the Hamiltons and I do not see it slowing down any time in the near future (due to the Holidays and traveling). But that is fine with us because we have been blessed with so many good friends and family which means there is always an activity to partake in! Over the last few weeks we have celebrated Halloween, enjoyed the company of Nicks parents who stayed with us as well as my dad who came the weekend before them. We have celebrated birthdays, attended my first Cowboys game at the new stadium, celebrated an fantastic engagement, had our first monthly "Family Dinner" with some good friends, been visited by 3 of my uncles, watched every game of the World Series :(, I went to New Orleans to celebrate Claires upcoming nuptials and we got a new family car.

Even though life has been fast paced lately we still try to slow down and enjoy our time toegther because if you dont you will miss all the milestones that Adrian hits on what seems like a daily basis. Now that we have a 10 month old life has gotten a bit more interesting. She stands whenever it is possible and can push anything across the house - I just know she will be walking by her first birthday! Adrian loves to play games with us such as her fake-cough-because -it -makes-mommy-and-daddy-laugh and her I-swear-I-ate-that-but-really-I-gave-it-to-the-dog game. She has become such a personality! She loves bath time and cries when we take her out, story time is cuddle time and I cherish it every night, her favorite place to be is out and about in her stroller because she loves to people watch and touch all the clothes on the racks as she flies by. She has already become so independent especially at school- she is the only one that sleeps when she wants to (which of course is when the others are awake) and eats at a different time then the rest of her class just because she can (says her teachers)! Every day we see her turning more and more into a toddler which is very exciting but makes you a bit sad because babyhood is seeming more and more in the past. But that is just the nature of life.

The holidays are coming up and I can barely contain my excitement to celebrate with now having Adrian in our lives. I cannot wait to see how she reacts to all the decorations, family gatherings and presents! If she is anything like her mom she will love it all! Here are a few pictures of the past month or so. How did we fit it all in?!

 Look! I can stand now!

 I'm cute!

 Playing at Maamas house!

 My first visit to a petting zoo.

 She didnt know what to think about the pumpkins

 School  yearbook picture day! Blue makes her eyes pop!

 Family day at the Arbortetum

 The happiest strawberry you have ever seen!

 She wanted to touch and hold every pumpkin.

 10 months old!

 OU and Rangers in the same day! We were representing! *both lost that day ..tear

 Uncle Randy giving kisses

 XO Sisters in New Orleans (just missing Claire)

Happy upcoming nuptials to Cdub

Us at the cowboy game

Our new family ride

Crazy how time flies...

On my way into work today it hit me like a ton of bricks - Wow, Adrian will be nine months tomorrow! She is the same age as the same time it took for her to get here. I know that sounds so simplistic in nature but in reality it is amazing! It is amazing because I barely remember being pregnant - for nine long months I carried her with me everywhere that I went. I felt every kick, every hiccup and every turn that she made. I was amazed by how God could create such a miracle and how lucky I was to be on the receiving end. But today when I look at her I cannot imagine the time before her. She has had such an amazing impact on both of our lives that it makes everything before seem, well, it is hard to even remember.

These past nine months have been blissful but trying at the same time. We have had our ups and downs learning to be parents and Adrian learning to be a baby. We have all cried during sleepless nights and cried during joyous milestones that we have experienced together. At times when I am overly tired or frustrated I have to take a step back and tell myself that I should just enjoy the moment because this moment I will never have back. Rocking my baby back to sleep at 3 am last night was one of them - now when I look back I only feel how soft, warm and cuddly she felt in my arms while she fell back to sleep rather than being upset that I was up at 3 am! This is just one lesson that I have learned over the past 9 months.

If these last nine months have taught me anything they have taught me that the next nine months are going to go by too fast! To think that nine months ago my Adrian could not roll over, hold a bottle, say momma and dada, crawl, stand up, laugh, play with the dogs, feed herself puffs and dance to music is incredible! I am excited for the next nine months and every day there after but I am praying, as I imagine all parents do, that time will stand still - even just for a day. I will need to remind myself to always look for the positive, to stop and smell the babies, and to thank God everyday for all that I have been given. Here is to the next 9 months!

Almost here!

 Newborn pictures

 A month old

6 month pictures- such a big girl!

 

Taking a bath - last night 9 months

Ridng her automobile - 9 months

Looking like a big girl- makes mamma want to cry

Feels like just yesterday Adrian was napping in her lilttle chair right next to me (2-3 months)

Beautiful girl, becoming more aware. 2 months

 

She was so tiny!