Posing before swim lessons. Then my camera died- so Merrit, please email me some pictures!
She is all ready to go on the boat! She LOVED every second on the lake!
Mommy, Sydney and Poppa Gene
Oh, and swimming in the pool Sunday morning.
Happy Fathers Day Poppa Gene, Granddaddy, Poppa, and of course, Brent!!!The tortoise wins the race, right??? Just in the last few days she has started taking more steps, but very slowly and with a motivating prize at the end. I know it is a start. We had our 15 month check up this afternoon, and to document for my memory:
Weight: 21 pounds 14 oz. (25-50%)
Height: 31 1/4 inches (75%)
Head: 17 1/2 inches (10%)
Shoe Size: 3
Diaper Size: 4 (as of this weekend when I tried one at Keri's and realized how much better they fit compared to 3s)
So, Sydney has grown in height for sure! She got 2 shots, but within a few minutes had recovered and was flirting with the nurses again. Her tubes looked good and we are going to hope we start walking in the next few weeks!
What a fun weekend we had! We went to NW Arkansas on Friday and stayed until Monday night with my Mimi, so we had lots of time to spend with family and friends. Monday Keri and the girls came and got Sydney and I and we shopped, ate and played at Chuck E Cheese. Sydney was in overload with all the noise and action (and so was I!)
Look how sweet the kiddos are packed in. Ha Ha Ha. Sydney wasn't very good sitting between them like I thought she would be. I looked back several times and she had thrown her pacey, silkie or bow for attention, and once I think she pinched poor Carlee!
Getting into EVERYTHING at Mimi's! Thank you again for letting us take over your house! 
Practicing taking steps with Daddy
Sydney, the Birthday Girl Carlee and Lilly
Caroline and the "big" girls loving on Sydney in the bounce house. They were all so sweet with her.
Happy Birthday Sweet Carlee!!!!
4 Generations of Fry women!
Getting some lovin' from Mimi and Gigi
Before we left town on Friday, we also started swim lessons with Greer. We had a great time in the water and Sydney is already a fish! We didn't take many great pictures but we will certainly try again during the next few weeks.
Emma is in the middle. She was WAY to excited to pose for a picture for me :)
We helped the Eaton's celebrate Emma's 4th birthday at Jump Zone, which we all LOVED. It was very fun and Sydney had a blast trying to be a big girl. She took several steps during the party and I must say, Brent and I both jumped to. I highly recommend taking your kiddos there. And Happy Birthday sweet Emma!!!! I don't know how many of you know her amazing story, but several times during the party as I was watching her play, all I could do was praise God for His awesome plan. Basically, Scott and Ashley heard about a 5 month old baby that was living in a homeless shelter and in 2 days agreed to adopt her. Ashley says "that one decision can change a life" and that is certainly true. She has already overcome so much in her little life, and I stand in amazement at the wonderful and sweet girl she is growing to be.
Poor Daddy. He is surrounded by women who want all of his attention :)
Happy Memorial Day (OK 2 days late) to everyone. When I think about how many families in our country sacrifice for my freedom, I am overwhelmed. Scott Eaton is home from Basic Training, and the poor guy had to grill out for all the girls on Monday and clean the kitchen afterwards! Sydney had a wonderful time with Emma and Elli and thought she was such a big girl. We are looking forward to many more play dates this summer!! Speaking of... 4 DAYS AND COUNTING!!!!!!!!!!!! Oh, and thanks to Julie and Aiden for the adorable dress!Sydney's favorite drawer in the house is under the TV where Daddy stores the extra cords for the TV and XBox. She also loves dancing and "My Friends Tiger and Pooh".
Showing the dog some "lovin"
Thanks Aunt Erin for our new dress!!! She was stylin' at church this morning!
And... Our first attempt at PIGTAILS!!!!
Don't worry, we just went to Best Buy and she had managed to pull one of them down by the time we got there ;)
The top picture was taken less than 8 hours after surgery, and the bottom picture was right before they took her back yesterday morning. I just noticed- she is pulling on her ear :(
We celebrated Mothers Day Weekend in Heber Springs with my parents and my handsome brother. This was the only picture I captured, but the weekend was very fun (minus a quick run to a storm shelter due to a tornado warning!)
Thank you everyone for your prayers, comments, phone calls, emails, etc. Sydney is doing SO MUCH BETTER. She has been in the best mood since about an hour after surgery. We got there at 6:45am, and I swear, I buckled her in her car seat at 7:25am! I was nervous, but so pleased with the staff and doctors at Arkansas Otolaryngology. Dr. Gardner was able to suction both middle ear cavities and get the tubes in in around 6 minutes. The sweetest thing- we were waiting in recovery when she came out from anesthesia and the first thing she did was say "Momma Momma". I will never forget hearing that sweet voice!!!! She was fussy for about an hour, but after a big breakfast, she was ready to play and she was her ole mischievous self all day. She dumped over a trash can and dug through it, climbed into the dish washer, found a kitchen butter knife, pulled out all of her dirty clothes and hangers from the floor of her closet, and more! Oh, and she took 4 or 5 steps!!! I have no doubt that not having a severe double ear infection feels SO MUCH better to her! Anyway, we are so thankful for modern medicine and are hopeful we are moving in the right direction on her ears.
OK, it is the last year of my twenties! Thank you for all the sweet emails, text messages, phone calls, cards, gifts, dinners... I am officially the most spoiled girl in the house tonight!
The family sang me "Happy Birthday" but in typical Sydney fashion, all eyes were on her and she clapped her hands and smiled as if it was all for her ;).
Oh, Sweet Girl! You are so close to walking and yet- so far! You love to walk behind this car, and you will even stand up and act like your ready to just take off, but so far, the closest thing we have to walking is maybe a little step into a face forward fall. I know you will when you are ready.
Gigi and Granddaddy trying to encourage her to take a step.
She must have just done something because she looks very mischievous
Gigi and Sydney (13 months)
Yesterday there was a shower for Megan Inman Bennett, and somehow we didn't get a picture of the OBU girls until after Megan left! It was sincerely so fun to celebrate with Megan and her family, and to get to see all of the new babies! Maddox and Addison were napping during this picture, but they are adorable. I got to have Pierce all to myself this weekend, and Georgia is so sweet and good natured. Great friends and great shower!
Look how pretty Megan is! I think she is almost 24 weeks along!
And a big "Happy Birthday" to my nephews Drake (April 28th) and Nick (May 5th). We got to celebrate with them a little on Friday night before they headed to the Travelers game
