Height prediction for Jocelyn

Jocelyn was in the 75th percentile for weight and only the 50th percentile for height this time. Of course with Levi being 6'5" we have thought she would be tall so I asked our doctor. She said they usually average the mom and dad's height and so she thinks Jocelyn will be 5'10" or 5'11". That is good news as I wanted a tall daughter and Levi didn't want her so tall that she was taller than ALL the boys! Although no boys during the high school years would be fine with both of us! So we will see how that prediction turns out in about 12-13 years!

More birthday pictures

Jocelyn is ONE!!!

Today my baby girl turned one! It is hard to believe I have been a mom for a whole year! She has given us much joy and we had a great birthday party for her on Saturday. She started eating her cake with a fork and ended up using her hands and made a big mess of her face and hands as was expected! She is getting her first year molars and still trying to figure out the walking thing. She walks a few steps but hasn't gotten the whole balance thing figured out. She opened all of her gifts and was actually interested in the gifts and not just the tissue paper. I was impressed by that.

Today, on her birthday, she got to stay home with mom and then when dad got home she got to go on a horseback ride. While they did that I started painting a kitchen set that my dad made for me when I was two so Jocelyn can use it.

step in the right direction

Jocelyn took her first steps on Sunday night! Hooray! It was so much fun. I held her and pointed her in Daddy's direction first. She went back and forth between mom and dad. So much fun to see her grow up but sad too. The most she has taken is 5 steps but usually it is 2 or 3 before she falls one way and we have to catch her.

I am weaning her off of breast feeding. Tougher than I thought it would be. I am still feeding her once a day and am hoping to continue doing that for a while. We will see. That is the only snuggle time I get since she is getting more active.

I had parent teacher conferences this week and was gone for 2 evenings in a row. I missed Jocelyn so much and when I got home I had to have some snuggle time. Levi kept her up a little bit on Wednesday night. Thursday night she woke up crying and of course I broke the rules and went in and rocked her back to sleep. I am going to miss the cuddles when she gets bigger!

Jocelyn turns one on Monday! She is having her birthday party on Saturday. Hopefully Mommy can keep dry eyes through this turning one process.

I leave her for the first time tonight for a women's retreat. I leave at 5ish and get back tomorrow at 1ish. So not leaving for a huge chunk of time BUT it is overnight! Small steps....

Levi at the state fair

Levi got 3rd place roping at the state fair roping. He wasn't excited about his overall performance as he broke out several times which has a 5 second penalty. He won a fast time check and a 3rd place check which helps keep him going for a few more ropings! He will rope again the first Sunday in October in Bennington (one Jocelyn and I can actually go to) and then he will rope at Nationals at the end of October. Hoping for a big win at nationals!

Mice Infestation

UGH! We found out we have mice in our attic space. Levi has started running a trap line up there trying to catch them. I am not comfortable in my own home knowing there are living things other than the 3 of us here. Ewwwww!

We actually started a baiting system that my good friend Clarissa told us about. I am hoping and praying that will stop the mice from even entering into our wonderful cozy home!

Hopefully none of you have to deal with mice this fall....it is yucky! Thankfully I have my strong MAN to take care of the little critters. I can't handle the sight of them let alone touch them. Sometimes I wonder about country living......

9-29-08 The mice problem has been taken care of. Levi caught 4 mice. I am so glad that they are gone! The baiting system seems to be working No more mice in several weeks.