Christmas past and present

Seven Months... over the hump and headed toward being 1 :)

Our Mattie Monster- MaTaterTot- MattieCakes is Seven Months old! People are right when they say that time does go by faster with the second one! Mattea had her Six month check up a little late due to our trip to Arizona during that time and the fact that we changed doctors and she is now seeing a regular pediatric doc. So she saw the doc a week shy of turning 7 months. Weighing in at 18lbs 8oz and 27 inches tall. Now I have to say that i think they didn't do her length right... kinda had her all sideways as she wanted to roll over and grab the nurses shirt. Since this was the same clinic that Mattea was seen after her discharge from the NICU with the neo-natal doc, they knew about her birth history and were sure to check for her heart murmur right away. The doctor said that she could still hear a murmur, but she was not sure it was the same thing as the VSD she had been diagnosed with at birth. So she has set us up with Cardiology the first week of January to have it checked out again. Other than that.... our Mattea is growing good, is healthy (except for the constant runny nose every child under 10 seems to have lately) and is just a sweet girl.  

Here are some things Mattea is doing or Loves to do...
* Sitting
*Trying hard to get on all fours
*Loves to scream to get your attention
*Loves to scream at her sister
*LOVES HER SISTER!!!
*Loves to scream along as you sing her a song
*Makes sure to let you know that she is not done eating her yummy foods
*Is still a drooling manic with NO teeth!
*Loves to get her hands on anything that her sister has
*Loves to give and receive kisses and hugs
*Loves to laugh and smile... especially at her sister :)
*Will roll across the floor to get to something she really wants to get her mouth on

Intsagram pics

Library fun

Karis performing a puppet show for Mattea and Mommy... the tricertops was HUNGRY!

Karis listening to the Muppets and John Denver Christmas CD... Mattea wants to hear the GREAT album too!

Matching Sisters

Cookie Fun!!!

Sisters...

FREEDOM!!!

Karis playing dress up in last years Halloween costume.

Walker Christmas pics

Christmas Pics and Mattea Six month shots

Walker girls at six months

Mattea Six Month Pics

Christmas Wishes

Even though our girls are extremely blessed in the toy department... family has been asking about what they would want or need. As a family we have decided to give the girls 3 gifts a piece for Christmas... one from daddy, one from mommy and one from sister. Full stockings will be provided from Santa. So below are the girls amazon wish lists. They are just a guide to some of the things... also... Karis is in 4T clothes and Mattea is 6-9month. Merry Christmas!

http://www.amazon.com/registry/wishlist/2I88TQ80LHR2/ref=cm_wl_rlist_go_o_T1-1

http://www.amazon.com/registry/wishlist/1HU0C52M1RMHC/ref=cm_wl_rlist_go_o_T1-2

Zoo Pictures

KK using the top of Mattea's bottle as binoculars. 

Mattea having fun on the afternoon as well

Kamodo Dragon Exibit

Elephant

Family Pics on Thanksgiving Eve

Mimi, Mattea, and Karis

Walkers and Leites

Mimi and her grandkids

Family Thanksgiving Trip

There will be several updates to this blog in future days, so PAY ATTENTION. Mimi, Auntie Tiff and her family, as well as our family gathered in Gilbert, Arizona to spend some time together over the Thanksgiving holiday. 

 Auntie Tiff with Bobby and Mattea

 Karis, Zach and Garrett at the Phoenix Zoo

Mimi and Mattea in Mimi's living room

Halloween 2012

Karis was soooo excited for Trick or Treating this year! It was great to hear her talk about it and even now over a week later she often mentions, "Halloween's Over :(" We just took the girls to a few Church members homes, to my boss Rogine's house, Teri their daycare providers house and to Pine Hills Assisted Living Facility. At a few places we went people would look at Karis and ask me, "Is that the little girl from the Newspaper this week?" Karis is happy to be a superstar!  

Silly girl life

Sporting the messy face

"when do I get my haircut????"

Early Morning Saturday Breakfast

Loving her jumpy :)

In her boat...

AGAIN... "When do I get my haircut!!!!????"

Pumpkin goo

Karis was a little unsure about the pumpkin guts

"That is yucky mommy!!!"

Attack of the pumpkin goo :)