Four Months

Laney is almost four and a half months old! The past month has really flown by and she is getting funnier, cuter (if that's possible) and more expressive every day. She's getting better at rolling over and holding things in her hands, which go directly in her mouth. I got out Sophie the Giraffe and she loves chewing on it. She also loves when I sing (yikes) especially Wheels on the Bus, Laney Had a Little Lamb, and a Laney song I made up to the tune of La Bamba, ha.

At her 4 month checkup last week, Laney weighed 13/10 (50%) and was 25 inches long (75%). The doctor said she can start rice cereal now so we're going to try it this weekend. She was sleeping through the night great at 3 months but she's had some setback since then. I'm going to try to feed her more during the day and see if it helps.

Here are some recent photos. Thanks to Lindsey McRae for letting us borrow the Bumbo and Lindsey Miller for letting us borrow Harper's pumpkin dress!

grilling with daddy - check out that bald spot (on baby not daddy)!

her new middle finger trick! ha!

up close on the bald spot

Brooke Rainey Photos

I'm so excited to share some of the wonderful photos from our session with Brooke in August! Laney was a little tired so we couldn't get her to smile but she still did great. Brooke knew all the baby photographer tricks, like pulling the paci out her mouth right before the shot. :)

                                    

Yay for October!

HGTV in Mississippi

I'm excited to share that the town where my parents live (and where I got married), Aberdeen, Mississippi, will be featured in an HGTV show called "Hometown Renovations." It's scheduled to begin in January. Celebrity makeup artist Billy Brasfield (his hottest client currently is Lady Gaga, he has done all of her videos and major appearances including the VMAs) is from Aberdeen has restored many old houses, including one where he lives part-time. You can learn more about Billy and his work in Aberdeen in this youtube video.

His involvement with preserving the town's historic buildings is how my mom met him and got to be in the show! The HGTV crew followed Billy for a few weeks as he fixed up a couple of the houses he owns and then worked on his own home. We will (hopefully) get to see my mom as she picks out paint colors and arranges furniture, artwork and accessories at Billy's house. She was also involved with planning a fundraising dinner for Save Aberdeen Landmarks, which brings Billy's friend Wynonna Judd to town.

I may even have a tiny cameo! I sat in the audience at a church dedication (an old church was moved to a new home in town) when I went to visit for a week with Laney. It was fun to watch the producer and crew as they set up the shots. They had huge fans going and drinks for everyone because it was scorching.  A typical Mississippi day in the eyes of America. It should be a fun show...I'll keep you posted.

Here are a few pics that mom got as was show was being filmed..

"after" shot of one of Billy's rental houses

mom said they did this shot of Billy getting in his car over and over and over

the crew at Billy's house (we visited that day! wish i had gotten a photo with laney)

wall of artwork that mom designed

billy