Birthday celebrations & 4 mo. stats

Today is a special day..
Not only is it my nephew's 11th birthday, but it is the BIRTHday of my cousin's 1st baby.
Brett Tyler is 11 today and he is something else.. he is so outspoken for his age. It is weird because when I was shopping for his present, I kept looking at things for 6 year olds, clothes, toys, etc... that doesn't work anymore for this IPOD and texting young man..crazy how time flies!! We got him a trip this summer to SA to go to Sea World, Riverwalk, or Schlitterbahn with our family! Can't wait!! We love you BT!! Grey Harvey is my cousin, Daniel and Kendra's 1st baby boy!! I am so excited for them and wish we lived in the same city, as we love to hang out. Welcome to the world of parenthood..it's amazing!! Can't wait to meet the little guy..he and Georgia are only 4.5 months apart! FUN!!
Also, G went to her 4 month checkup today...she is 16.7 lbs in the 90th% and 26.6 in in the 97th%..."she's a big girl"..."I bet she never misses a meal"...We know & we love it!!!!!!!! In 2 months she has gained 3 lbs and grown 3 in..WOW!! She is such a happy girl and did great with her shots! Hopefully tonight won't be a nightmare..

A change is a comin'...I hope

So we have moved.. back to Texas, San Antonio to be exact.. and now our blog title, "life in listi, mississippi" doesn't make sense..
So I need YOUR help, YOUR creativity..
any suggestions on a new blog title??
Still a family of 4, 6 if you count the dogs!! Don't think that really matters, but you never know ;)
I am stumped, so I thought I would turn to ya'll and see what you got!!

home is where the heart is...

or where the stuff is..whichever?!?

So, we are getting settled in SA in a rent house. It has taken me back to my college days of old houses, hard wood floors, and sharing!
We get here on Sunday and the enclosed garage still has the old tenants things in it.. there is crap EVERYWHERE!! This girl has a baby, obviouslsy because there are swings, mats, highchairs, pack n play, and a crib, among tons of clothes and books and other odds and ends. You wonder what in the world happened to cause her to leave all this stuff..
I am ok with it because we have plenty of room and you can close off that area of the house and mainly because we are actively looking for a house right now!
A young girl shows up at the house today..wanting to know if her things were still there and said she was going to pick them up very soon.. I got her number to give to the landlord, so he could deal with her..she and her roommates owed over $3,000...So I call Daniel to tell him and give him the info..the landlord is going to pick it all up today and then deal with her..
Well, 3 hours later, I see her car drive up..then I see 2 cop cars drive up behind her!! GREAT!! I try to call Daniel..no answer, of course, and decide to bite the bullet and answer the door.. I so didn't want to get in the middle of this!!
She is bawling her little eyes out and tells me she has to get her son's birth certificate and etc... The lady cop just stares at me..I feel awful, but I didn't feel it was my place to let her in and take all that stuff....I say that.. the cop said "It's just a birth certificate"..great! So, eventually, I let her in after she continues to explain to me her story..I didn't have the landlord's # or I would have called him...
She gets her son's birth certificate and all the while cries and tells me her sad story of her mother's death and her father's illness and her roommates who left her.. I let her take a box of pictures. I really did feel bad for her, young and probably scared and without many options..
Hopefully, her and the landlord will get it figured out, but it makes you feel thankful for what you have and that you aren't dealing with issues like that!! So, eventhough this house isn't what I had dreamed of, it is becoming our "home" because of all of our personal belongings and our family living here! The girls are doing great and settling in really well!!
Did I mention how convenient we are to everything: Walmart, HEB, Lowes, and tons of places to eat.. also shopping.. it is nice to be in the land of the living and out of the country..hey, and no mice here so far!!! ;)
these towels were sent from my good friend, Amy, they have their names on them!! I love them!!

3 years, WHAT!?!

WHAT!?!
Today is mine and Daniel's 3rd anniversary. It has been a whirlwind to say the least and I can't imagine it any other way! That is, after all, one of the many reason I fell in love with him. Spontaneity!! It keeps me on my toes and anxious to see what comes next.. another baby, another job, another house?? Who knows?! Well, we were lucky enough to celebrate these past 3 years just last week (by ourselves)..where our new home, San Antonio, TEXAS, will be!! We got to go house shopping, eat a wonderful dinner at "our" restaurant, The Melting Pot, and go out with some friends for a few days, all the while our beatiful girls were being well cared for by grandparents!! LUCKY US!!
3 years ago today we were in a warmer place, Cancun, Mexico, celebrating, laughing (my) way through our vows and making memories with our closest friends and family. It was a blast and something different..(I am not so traditional)..and I hope to be able to visit our wedding spot again soon!
We are doing great and still love eachother and even more, but in a different way, as only marriage and children can do to people!! this is where we spent 90% of our time, seriously!


So cheers to 3 fulfilling years!!

Georgia is 4 months & Emma is 22 months

My little one is 4 months old.. the time is flying..so this will be short.. She is sleeping wonderfully!! That is by far the biggest blessing in competition with her wonderful smiles-a-plenty!! She is sooo happy and loves to laugh and talk to you and squeal!! I can't hardly look away from her. She looks a lot like Emma did but still her own little face. She is trying with baby food, but nothing serious and is moving so much. Her hair is falling out quickly, but I know will probably be blonde from the looks of her eyebrows! She is over her paci and just prefers her fingers to suck on. I will update when we get her 4 mo. stats from the dr. I just love her so much and am trying to enjoy and cherish all the moments with her while I can still lug her around on my hip! I am guessing she is about 16 lbs. minimum!! I call her my chub-chub..and people think she is about 6 months old and always say, "Wow, she is big girl" - We Know!! :)
Emma is hilarious.. she is now 22 months.. she is talking in sentences..her favorite is "This is mine. This is my ____. This is mommy's _____", etc. When asked if her baby is hungry, she answers by lifting up her shirt and breastfeeding her baby. She is very serious about this and then burps and sings to her baby. She prefers to sleep with 2 blankies, 2 larger blankets and her babies. She calls herself "Memma". She doesn't want to sit on the potty, but will be as soon as we are moved in.. She is a very messy eater and I think we need to be more strict on her habits. She gets frustrated easily but we are trying to teach her to ask for help..so she replies with a tearful "pwease". She loves her videos, Elmo and Barney, the most. She calls candy, "nee". We love her and she is soooo busy all the time. She now poses for pics by tilting her head to the side and showing her teeth..hopefully she will outgrow this soon..Most people think she is older than she is and her hair is pretty long and curls just a bit at the ends! Her eyes are in the middle of blue and green and so beautiful! She loves to dance with her tutu on and spin in circles until she gets dizzy and falls down, then she giggles! She loves to say prayers and get her back scratched. She reminds me to pray for "Ayie and Mayie" (Allie and Maggie) my parents' dogs (not even our dogs??) and finishes with "Mamen"!

Happy Birthday Mom

A Big Happy Birthday to my mom, aka Maw-maw, aka Vicki Zeh.. We love you and appreciate you and hope you have a wonderful day. We are also so happy to be here to celebrate it with you!!
love, the Listis

Christmas' in Texas

We also celebrated Christmas with our extended families.. in CS, Angleton & Houston. The girls got lots of goodies and it was so much fun seeing everyone and it was the 1st time for a lot of them to meet Georgia!!
The fun began in CS with my parents..


Emma got a tea set which was her highlight, for sure. I got a new laptop..which was my highlight!! We all got really great, fun things and really appreciate all the time we got to spend with Maw-maw & Pop-pop.
Then we moved the party to Angleton with my mom's side of the family. It was fun to see everyone but our stay was short as we had to get to Daniel's family too.. They do a gift exchange for the adults but got the girls some cute things too. Emma got a trike that she is a little too small for but I really wanted for her. Georgia got some toys that will be great when she gets a little bigger too!! We got to stay at Lynn & Carlo's new house and it was awesome. We drank a lot and played Catch Phrase for hours!! Too fun!!

Big G, little G

Georgia is so big and yet so little and cute. She is such a happy, smiley baby. She has tried some bananas and rice cereal and does ok.. but I may stop and wait a few more weeks til we get moved and settled in San Antonio to really make a habit of it. She has just started taking a paci which is nice when it stays in, but otherwise it is a pain. She sleeps well and loves her jumperoo.. She also loves to just roll around and coo and squeal. Georgia is also infatuated with Emma.. she loves to watch her jump around and talk. I know they are going to be a handful when they can conspire together! Just look at those rolls!!

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all tuckered out after a photo shoot..taken @ 3.5 months