Whew! A Big Week!

Wow, she's cute!
My first bite of big girl food

We all had Chinese food on Friday

A lot has happened since our last post. Last Sunday, Cora rolled over. Coy, Mar Mar and I watched (and held their breath) as she did it! On Friday night, she started rice cereal. We all had Chinese food that night. Cora loved eating big girl food. You can see the pictures of our fancy meal. I’m sure I’ll have more to post after Thanksgiving so stay tuned.

Our family wishes yours a wonderful Thanksgiving. We are more thankful this year than we ever knew that we could be. Our blessings are many. May God bless you as you spend this special time with your families.

Cora-copia :) Gobble!Gobble!

1/3 of a Year Old

We went to Cora’s checkup yesterday. We stopped by for my flu shot first to show Cora that the shots were not going to be too bad. It must have worked too- she cried when they gave her the 3 shots but as soon as I picked her up, she stopped. I had planned to feed her immediately after the shots. Last time it stopped her crying instantly. But this time, she had stopped crying before she even started to eat. My little trooper!
The doctor is very pleased with her progress! She is no longer in the 90% across the board. She is still growing, but has slowed down a little (very typical for 4 months old). Here are her latest stats: 14 lb. 15.5oz (75%), 25.5 in (90%), and her head circumference is in the 70% range.
Cora is laughing a little but she smiles non-stop. She has come very close to rolling several times. This morning she rolled from back to front but I am not counting it because she was on the bed beside me. I think she might have rolled because I was pushing the bed down on one side. Any day now!
We also got the green light to start some rice cereal. We were even told that in about 2 weeks we could try some veggies and/or fruit. Wow! I was not expecting that. She is growing up so fast!
Other than the appointments, we've had a fun week. On Tuesday we went out to lunch with our dear friend, Emily. She gets our gold star of the week. You can link to her blog (Mighty Team Myers) and see why. She, David and their families can use all of the prayers and well-wishes that they can get. They have just jumped over a major hurdle and David is on his way back to being the healthy hunk that he was before. On Thursday we took Coy to the airport EARLY and have been “just the girls” for the past couple of days. Cora and I miss him and can’t wait to meet him at the airport later today.
I should sign off for now. My little peanut is napping and she should be waking up soon. Enjoy the pictures of our little 4 month old!

Cora with Mrs. Emily

Happy Birthday, Grandpa! Sorry we could not be there with you today. Hopefully this will be good enough for now. Enjoy your day!

Happy Halloween!

Before going to Aundrea's on Halloween morning.

Holding hands!

Our little cow-girl

Stacie, Carson the Cow, Cora the Turkey and The Turkey Mama

Our tuckered-out little turkey

On Friday, we enjoyed cruising Stacie & Regan’s neighborhood. We ended up carrying the children and pulling the wagon. Carson was an adorable cow and Cora was a pretty tuckered-out turkey. Unfortunately, trick-or-treating happens around the same time that we usually go to bed-- so Cora slept through most of the festivities.

We have pictures of her in a cow costume and a turkey costume. The turkey was the real one. The cow was the backup- but once we knew that Carson was a cow, we had to get some pictures of them together. These will be great to show them when they are getting ready for the prom!Fun times!!!

A Beautiful Tribute

Cora with Cousin Tedra and Uncle Ted

Saturday was a beautiful day to join the town of Farmville, NC in the dedication of their veterans’ memorial. Cora’s great-uncle Ted was the featured speaker. We were all very moved by his words and the kind words spoken about Mr. Ichabod and Mrs. Annie Pearl Allen (Cora’s great grandparents) by Congressman Walter B. Jones. Among the many honored were Mr. Irving (Granddaddy Irv.), his brothers, Bill and Ted, and their nephew Ben Hobgood. We are so proud of all of them- and were so proud to be able to attend.

Aside from the ceremony, we had a great time visiting with family members who had never met Cora (and those who had too, of course). After the dedication, we ate lunch and fellowshipped at Uncle Butch’s house. We also visited with Kathy and Great Grandma MeMa. Kathy is so tenderhearted that she was moved to tears when she met her newest great niece. MeMa is Cora’s only living great grandparent. We were excited for her to meet them both. It was nice to see everyone. We are so blessed to have such great families.

We have lots of pictures of this special day.

Uncle Ted and Congressman Jones

Cora with Cousin Tedra and Grandma Jennie

Cousin Ben was great at making Cora smile


Cousin LeeAnn entertained us with beautiful music!


Having fun with Granddaddy Irv and Gabby (Great Aunt Betsy)