You purple Dinosaur,

Dear Barney,

   Oh how I loathe you! Before Riah was born the hubby and I had a meeting and firmly agreed that we would not allow you in our house. But alas came the days of early morning wakenings of toddlerhood, and you were right there ready to bring your presence in our lives. In my sleep deprived state I let my guard down and  let her watch your show just a few times to buy a few more minutes of precious sleep. That is when the addiction began.Then it  continued with the time that your DVD was on sale at Target for $5, and the hubby couldnt resist those pleading big blue eyes. Now I daily get brought the DVD case, and get commanded "up, up, up" until I get up from the couch and put you on the television.  You amuse her with your singing and dancing and magical tricks. She watches you and laughs, and hops, and dances for 30 minutes until you sing your well known song. Then she waves goodbye to you as the credits roll. And after that she starts to cry, and frantically signs "more, more, more". If I refuse there is one unhappy toddler, but I give in there are 2 unhappy parents. So I just beg of you, please make your stay at the Mock residence a short one. Thank you.

Sincerly,

One desperate parent who

can not watch you for the millionth time!

11 months old

So it has been FOREVER since I updated this thing, oops. I am not sure anyone even looks here but I thought I would add some pics just in case. Mariah has gotten so big recently. She is crawling fast everywhere and starting to walk a little. She can walk she just gets scared. She walks a lot outside when she is playing in her pool. She is also a great eater. She loves fruit and macaroni and cheese. I think she would eat all day long if given the opportunity. So here are some update pics of Mariah.

Update on us

 Another picture Mom?

 Grandpa Graduating from the fire academy

   MMMM sweet potatoes

 I love my exersaucer

 Mommy and me

We are all so busy but doing great. I find out about nursing school in 2 weeks! Wish me luck. Mariah is growing like a weed. She is such a happy baby now. The other day as I was putting her to bed I realized, she didnt cry the entire day! She is so fun. Smiling at everyone and everything. And she has these great big belly laughs that make you laugh. At her doctors appointment 2 weeks ago she weight 12lbs 10oz, but she just had a growth spurt so I think she is around 14lbs. On Saturday we are going to the pumpkin patch so that should be fun. Here are some recent pictures of us:

New Rya pics

I guess I am averaging updating only once a month, oops. So I am back at work full time now. I really love my job and missed it. It was hard going back but Rya is doing so well, I think it is a bigger adjustment for me. Rya is staying with my mom one day I work and then Connie, my sister in law's mother in law (try to figure that one out,lol) But she is like a 3rd grandma to Mariah. She loves Gabby my niece and gets to spend the whole day with her too. Twelve hour shift are long but it is nice being home with my baby 4 or 5 days a week. it will be more difficult come January when I go back to school but it's gotta be done. I find out next month which program I got into. I am praying it is the part time program so I will still be able to work a little and have enough time home with Mariah. Daniel just got a copy of the CD he recorded in Nashville a couple months ago and it sounds AWESOME. So we are excited about that. Mariah gets her 4 month shots and well baby check up in a little over a week so I will update then. So here are a few recent pics for your viewing pleasure.

                                             I feel like such a big girl in my high chair
                                                 MMMMM this cereal is YUMMY
                          My first party hat with My Aunt Bekah and Cousin Gabby
                                                   I look better in this hat than Daddy
                                                                   Me and Mommy
                                                 AHH what did you put me in Mom!

Back from vacation

So we are finally home. The last 2 days of traveling were exhausting! Mariah was such a trooper this week. She was so happy almost all the time, she must really enjoy vacations. She was so good on our flight to New Orleans. She was awake and happy then ate, and slept the rest of the way. Everyone on the plane said they didnt even know there was a baby with us. HOWEVER, on the flight home she screamed just about the entire flight. It was NOT fun. I think my poor baby was having earaches. She was squeezing my fingers so hard on the way up and the way down. It was so sad. Anyways here are some of my favorite pics from vacation:

Mariah on the Plane:


Mariah Preparing for Takeoff (look at that grip on the blanket and the facial expression)


Hanging with Daddy on the plane:


Listening to tunes:


We had a little "Poop problem" so Mariah was getting a bath in the sink


My beautiful girl:


Ready for the beach:


Daddy and Mariah at the beach


Mommy and Mariah at the beach:


Just relaxing:


I love the beach:


Family photo at the wedding:


Mariah loves Mommy's Bouquet:


Mariah with the greats at hard rock cafe


Yay we are going home!


What an exhausting trip!

Too cute

Today we went to the mall with Aunt Bekah and cousin Gabby. It was a lot of fun. While we were there I found a pair of sunglasses for 85 cents for Mariah. They are sooo cute. Daniel is also doing well in Nashville. They recorded 4 songs today and were in the studio from 10AM to 11PM so they were quite busy! He has 4 more days there and a lot of work ahead of him. Here are some cute pics from the past few days.

Mariah in her new shades:


Mariah's first drum lesson from Daddy:




Smiles!!! This was the best pic I could get but she smiles A LOT with better smiles then this one

Long time no post

Boy it has been a long time since I posted! Time is starting to go by really fast. I start working again in 2 weeks which I have mixed feelings about. I LOVE my job and am excited to go back but I know I am going to miss Mariah SOOOO much! I work 12 hour shifts so it will be a long day leaving the house at 6:15 and not getting home till 8:15 at night. But luckily I will only work 2 or 3 days a week so I get to be home with my sweet girl 4 or 5 days. Daniel also goes back to teaching the same day I do so our awesome summer as a new family is almost over, I want to cry thinking about that. We have had such a wonderful time together I know I will never forget it. Speaking of Daniel he is in Nashville recording a CD with a real producer. It is for a new Christian Music Artist. Mariah and I dropped him off at the airport yesterday afternoon. He was so excited it was sooo cute! I know it is dream to be a full time musician so we will see where this takes him. So for 5 days it is just Me and Mariah. Last week we also went to Mariah's 2 month appointment. She got her 2 month shots but did well. It didnt even seem to affect her, no fever or anything! She was 10lb 10oz, and I forget the height. But for both she is in the 50%. And her head is still big in the %90,lol. Luckily her big head isnt that noticeable! Here are some pics from the past month. She is getting big! And to all my NY family we will see you next week in Alabama for Tommy's wedding! (yes I will always can him Tommy no matter how old we get, even though he prefers tom)