Baby Ringl
An Even 50
Saying Sarah is 50 weeks old just sounds weird to me. 11 months and 2 weeks sounds a bit more normal. I feel like saying such a high week number is like saying 36 months instead of 3 years old… it just seems strange. I guess I have a weird thing about numbers?! Who knows, my brain works in funny ways sometimes.
While this weeks photo op smiles were better than last weeks, it still took a lot of cooperation (and patience) on both our parts to get more than 1 usable shot.
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After she found the barrette in her hair there was no way she was letting it make a reappearance, so for some reason I decided to change the fabric as well.
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I love it when I capture her laughing
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Only 2 more weeks until this project is done! An entire year of taking weekly pictures… I’m happy I will be able to see it to completion. I couldn’t even stay at 1 college for that long before switching to somewhere new ;) It’s a good thing too, otherwise I never would have met my other half!
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Our Very Own 49′er
Okay people, we’ve got 49 weeks down and 3 to go until our little bean sprouts into a 1 year old! I can’t believe her birthday is so close. It seems like each day she gains more confidence about walking. She has 2 ‘walk along’ toys that she is going to town on. Her current solo voyage has been 9 steps, and that’s just the highest one we’ve seen and were able to count.
With her new[est] found independence of walking on those cute little legs, her desire to stay still for some weekly photos was at an all time low this week. Girl just wouldn’t stop turning over, which is why I have a few different pictures for you this round.
With it being the week of Valentines I thought this onesie was all too perfect for the occasion.
we loooove our 49 week’er
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since that was the ONLY photo I got of her on her back, here’s another just for fun
this tops off the cuteness
for a different angle 
best part, I didn’t even know that was on there when I bought the outfit!
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I guess I can’t blame the girl for not wanting to lie on her back during the middle of her playtime. She doesn’t even sleep on her back. She’s a tummy sleeper, like her mom. Only we often find her with her toosh in the air, which is even more adorable than it sounds. I don’t think Stephen’s even found me sleeping like that… and if he has he certainly hasn’t told me, which he definitely would!
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Behind Cracked Doors
We have been forming a new habit in our home. After exiting a room you pull the door closed behind you. Unless baby Ringl is still in there of course. Use the restroom? Not only do you need to close the toilet lid, make sure the TP is on the counter (not on the holder), and then close the door behind you, but go ahead and make sure she didn’t sneak in while you were washing your hands and isn’t trying to climb into the tub to get to her toys… girl loves her bath toys!
On Sarah’s 11 month post I showed you just 1 picture of a fun set. Here are the rest of one of her [many] bathroom hooliganisms.
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this was her face when I found her
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this is her ‘look what I found, mom’ face
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this is where the real smile starts because I laughed at her
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theeen, right before I threw the camera down because she decided TP looks tasty
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I suppose with our baby girl getting closer and closer to becoming a toddler this was bound to happen, I just didn’t know it would approach so quickly! While her looks have gradually changed into what I looked like as a wee one her personality is definitely pure Ringl! The kid loves mischief! I’m glad she’s already getting a good scoop of her dads sense of humor 
With how much they both make me laugh I’ll be burning calories off everyday for the rest of my life! Which I’m 1000 percent okay with!
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Upper 40′s
Today marks exactly 1 month until our baby girl turns 1 years old! I can’t believe I just wrote that. Baby Ringl is nearing the toddler Ringl stage. Thinking back to this time last year I was begging my hubby for back rubs and getting up 35 times a night to pee. Nowadays I barely have time to pee and love giving our little girl mini back rubs (she loves ‘em!)
Now here we have weeks 47 & 48 photos. Enjoy
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This face makes me laugh…
I feel like she’s giving me a ‘talk’ or something
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Only 4 more weeks of photos until it’s birthday party time!!! I can’t wait to watch Sarah taste cake for the first time. If she’s anything like her family she’s gonne love it 
Oh, and to go off of and add to Mondays “what I’ve learned post”, I learned to never joke that you’re pregnant on your website… Apparently people stop reading at that point and start making phone calls. For the official record, no I am not with child.
But at least I got some fun comments out of it
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What I’ve Learned: 11 Months
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- You know that child you hear at the store that is laughing and talking really loud and high pitched? That would be my child. I try giving her something to distract her but she has found her voice and she loooooves to use it.
- Sarah learned to clap and we LOVE it!
- She has also learned how to turn on her piano all by herself.
- One day, while sitting on the couch with Stephen, Sarah slid off the couch and onto the floor. I don’t think she knew how/what she did, but she did it successfully and without falling or hurting herself & now she’s a pro at it.
- Our daughter is an escape artist. I feel like this may be the start of payback for Stephen’s mischievous childhood his mom has spoken of. If she continues to be more and more like her dad we are gonna have to wrap our girl in bubble wrap to keep her safe…
- Sarah bit me for the 1st (and so far only) time. Thankfully it happened real quick and I was so shocked I think my surprise masked the pain (thank heavens!)
- Stephen and I took our first overnight trip by ourselves. We were gone 2 nights and Sarah did great staying at her grandparents.
- During our 2 nights away Sarah finally took a bottle again! She hasn’t done that since she was 4 months old!
- With a mouth of 4 chompers (two middle bottom & two middle top), Sarah has started GRINDING her teeth together. The sound is killing me so I’ve been giving her a pacifier just so I don’t have to hear it…
- We gave Sarah egg yolks for the first time and she’s a fan. Our girl has a hearty and well rounded appetite! She’s also a fan of deviled eggs filling. The girl is just like her father.
- I’m waiting for Sarah to start running any day now.
- Speaking of running, while Sarah stands all the time she took her first solo steps this month. I can tell she is working on building up her confidence so she can learn to outrun me (which shouldn’t be too hard).
- While on a road trip Sarah started playing peek-a-boo where she was the hider. She holds the blanket over her head and when I ask ‘Sarah where are you?’ she then pulls it down and laughs like crazy. Yes, it’s even more adorable than it sounds!
- Our girl is all about giving some high-fives. It’s awesome.
- When entering and leaving a room Sarah turns the lights on and off.
- One of Sarah’s favorite activities is emptying drawers, baskets, bins, or anything that is organized. She will stand there and just pull/throw everything out and onto the floor until it’s empty. I fear for her future bedroom.
- One of our favorite things right now is when we put Sarah down to sleep and she will grab her minnie mouse doll and cuddle with it. It doesn’t get much cuter than that.
- Oh, and did I mention that Sarah is going to be a BIG sister? Psych!
- Seriously people? I’m still catching up on sleep from those first few months…
- Something that is true, I have started planning Sarah’s 1st birthday party… when did our baby grow up?!?
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Laugh Love
This cutie has been keeping me busy non-stop since we got back into town. Apparently she’s teething some more, the poor thing. Look at those top two chompers…
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We love her so much!
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4 to the 6
Being up to date makes it super easy to write a quick post and show you Sarah’s next weekly photo.
The backdrop from this weeks photo is special to my heart. It’s a childhood blanket that I recently found in my mom’s linen closet. Speaking of, I should probably return it to her…
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Biting her bottom lip
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Now I have a fun picture I didn’t even know I caught until I saw it on my computer…
the 4 teether
those top two teeth are coming in fast!
There you have it. Hope you have a great week!
p.s. I don’t think I could have come up with a lamer title this week… I am totally out of weekly title ideas (give it your best shot Matt, I know you were going to when you read that first sentence there…while you are at it, give me weeks 47-52 while you’re at it )
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45 Down, 7 to Go
Alright people, here ya go. I don’t know if you care to see a ‘weekly’ update as much as me, but with only 7 more weeks until our baby girl turns 1 and it is blowing my mind how close she is to being a toddler. I’ll have to do a side-by-side post sometime so you can see just how much she has grown. It doesn’t feel like it’s been that long since I was pregnant, but at the same time it also feels like that was ages ago… weird how the brain works like that.
Here are the top contenders for Week 45. Enjoy
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I’m calling this look “the Dentist”
(an idea that I prefer over ‘giving me sass’)
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Here’s a newbie: Sarah’s 1st Bow Photo
Hooray, her hair can now hold a bow
(this is also the only shot I got before she took it out)
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“the Looney Tune sprint”
(where your legs are going fast but you don’t move)
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If you didn’t notice it at first glance, Sarah actually has the bow in her hand in that last photo. She grabbed it out and was ready to dash away and gnaw on the thing. It’s funny how babies want to eat EVERYthing; bows, toys, dirt, moms hair, moms legs, jewelry, all appendages, and everything else in the world they come in contact with. I guess they gotta build up their immune system somehow
Until next time, or as Porky Pig would say, Th-th-th-that’s all folks!
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Snippets of a 44 Week Old
As I promised, here is Sarah’s 44 Week update.
Sarah has been doing all sorts of things with her tongue lately…
this is just 1 example
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Here’s an action shot with her laughing it up while she was trying to escape
(this is what 60% of her photos look like these days)
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This here is a “Holy Smokes, look how big she is” shot
Her hair is getting so light and whispy
There ya have it. Week 44 simplified down into 3 pictures. Although it was the 2nd week of January Sarah was wearing a cute little Spring outfit most everyday that week because the weather was fabulous! We played outside a lot with our winter temp’s in the mid 70′s. I wish it were that pretty all the time.
Hope you are all have a wonderful Saturday.
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40 + 3
I know you are gonna be so excited to hear that I’m about to overload your eyeballs with Photo of the Week posts!
Weeks 43, 44, & 45 are gonna be popping up back to back so I can catch you up with our little girls current age, in the form of weeks of course.
Sarah turned 43 weeks on New Years Day. We headed straight from church to Village Inn for lunch with the Ringl gang. We sat in a corner booth and let Sarah roam from person to person trying to steal food off our plates, and dunk her hands in our drinks. It was a fun adventure, and she did such a great job considering she usually naps as soon as we get home from church. I guess if people were sharing their lunch with me I’d be happy too
Here she is kicking off the New Year with style in bright green & some leggings!
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Her entire foot may not have made the picture, but that smile is too sweet not to share
Is anyone else noticing how big she is getting??! That, and her hair is growing thicker. It’s so soft and I can hardly wait until I can stick it in some pigtails or maybe Pebble Flintstone style straight up on top!
Report back tomorrow for Week 44. It’s totally worth the 30-40 seconds it takes to check our site, and she didn’t hold back with the adorameter 2 weeks ago. The cuteness is off the charts!
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