Catching up...

Dear Chloe,


I'm very sorry I've been such a "bad blogger." I can't ever seem to remember to post updates very often. I have a great desire to keep everything recorded so you can see how you grew when your older. I'd like to start keeping this blog for YOU now...little notes to you that you can read someday. Our family and friends will be able to keep up with you and your growth as well. I hope to include these postings in your scrapbooks and other memory albums one day! I can't wait to sit down with my grown up little girl and show her all the things she did when she was tiny!

You will be 9 months old in a few days - and what a big girl you are becoming! You are wanting so badly to start walking around and keeping up with everyone. We thought you were going to skip crawling completely but last Sunday you began to creep some and have continued to grow more and more efficient at it all week! Mostly, though, you just want to walk around like the big people. :-)

We found out in June that you are going to have a new little brother or sister soon! He/she will be here sometime in February. You were so good at helping me keep the secret from Daddy for a few days until we could surprise him on Father's Day with the Big News! I wanted to keep it a secret, but I HAD to tell SOMEBODY! You were a great confidant! :-) I am so excited for you because there will only be about 15 months between you and your brother or sister. I just know you are going to have so much fun with each other!

I guess because of the fact that another Schultz baby is on the way, this blog will have to be shared between you and him/her. What a great way to keep a close eye on how you each grow, side-by-side.

Here are some of the things we've been doing lately:

We found a baby deer in our back yard one morning. The mamma had left it there and it died after only 6 days from a sickness. You seemed to like it our little pet! (But not when it used your bottle to eat!)

You enjoy bath time at Gigi's!

You discover the joy of bubbles with Daddy!

Nana D. visits us and finds out one of your favorite things is..... WATER! :-)

Helping Daddy in the garden. xoxo

Kissing your very best friend!

Adorable hat!!

Eating Memaw's Broccoli and Cheddar soup from Panera Bread! YUMMY!

First time bowling...you didn't care so much to bowl the ball, but you LOVED watching the pins fall over!

This is the fantastic influence you are surrounded by... Thanks Tante...

Little Miss Piggy! How are you so skinny when you eat so much ice cream?!

Daddy exposing you to his favorite burrito place: Freebirds

We made a "C" for you to hang up on the wall before we left! :-)

Helping Aunt Maddy with the dishes. What a big helper! :-)

Here's to me keeping up with this blog much better than I have been! I love you, my sweet baby girl!

Love Always and Forever,
Mommy