The Best Easter Present Ever!!!!

Callie said 'da-da' for the first time last night!!!!! Jeff was in tears; he just couldn't believe it! She has been saying 'da-da' all morning....he is so proud and loves his little baby girl~~she is definitely a "daddy's girl!!" Callie, we are very proud of you and we love you with all our heart!!!


Happy Easter everyone! We hope you're having a Blessed and Happy one with your family and friends!

Love,
The Hodges

Making progress....

We've slowly been moving a few things in our home this week, and the movers come today~~yay!! We are very excited and Callie just loves her new home (& Tootsie too)!!! We won't have internet until Monday, so I will catch up on facebook and blogging then.

I hope everyone has a very Blessed and Happy Easter!!!

Love,

Jeff, Nicole, Callie Nicole, and Tootsie Bella Hodges

A cleaning day at our new home...

We "officially" move in on Friday, April 10th; however, we wanted to take the next few days to clean, organize the kitchen, install organizational units, etc. Today was great~~we got alot accomplished, thanks to my mom, dad, and lovely husband~~it's very difficult to do "small things" once you've had a little one..I was on baby duty and helped as much as I could...we did have some visitors...Callie's two boyfriends, Laykin and Carter came over to check out her new adobe and to play!!!

Thanks mom, dad, and Jeffrey..I appreciate everything you've done!!! I don't know what I would do without you guys! I love you!!!

My new home

the lake across the street~~Callie will be spending alot of time there!

Mom setting up the kitchen

Laykin in Cal's playroom~~he had a ball today!!

Jeff took a break and brought Callie and Laykin in the backyard..they had fun!

Callie and daddy

Laykin really wanted to get in Cal's jumper today!!!

Callie playing while Mimi, Papa, Daddy, and Mommy worked

Cal's bright, hot pink Barbie Doll playroom!!!

Back to the bouncer~~thank God for this activity

....and the playpen..she ended up taking a 2 1/2 hr nap in here today..yay!

Introduction of the playpen

Tonight was the first night we introduced the playpen to Callie; she did pretty well for about 10 minutes, then fussed and fussed to get out. Now, Callie did sleep in the bassinet section of her playpen (the pack n play) for the first 2 months after she was born, but she never played in the playpen or play yard section. Since she has been sitting up for about 1 week now, we thought it would be a great time to introduce this "new activity" to her. She has had "blankey time" since she was about 2 1/2 months, so now we can transition "blankey time" to "playpen" time.....here are a few pics from tonight~~

Callie with her little toys

Hey, momma...what is this screen thing on here????

I'm thinking, "Mommy needs to get me out!!"

This is kinda fun...but, I won't stay too long, okay!!!

Happy 7 months, Cal Girl!!!!!!!!!

It's such an exciting time right now in our little household...our beautiful little angel turned 7 months yesterday (April 3), we closed Wednesday on our new home, and we are moving in on Good Friday. We are enjoying every second with the Cal girl, and she does something new everyday..she is a little diva with an outstanding personality!!! Oh, mommy and daddy just love you soooooooo much...you've brought alot of joy to our lives, and we thank God everyday for you. We love you, Callie! Happy 7 months!!!

Here are pics of Callie at 7 months...

Callie LOVES Minnie Mouse~~

Callie and her boyfriend, Laykin..she grabbed him last night and pulled him toward her..it was precious...I wasn't able to capture a shot of it, though!!!

Her little "rocking" chair..she loves this too!

Her "new" favorite activity..she bounces and bounces...she will stay in this bouncer for 45 minutes...yay!

I can sit up when I bathe now!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yay, Callie girl!! Tonight I cooked supper and cleaned the kitchen, so Jeff took care of the Cal girl for me. I was cleaning the kitchen, and I heard..."Nicole..hurry, come see..get the camera!" Yes, this is what I found...good job, daddy!

Daddy took good care of me tonight, and I even sat up for him in the bathtub! My first time ever!!! She smiled and smiled when she saw me walk in with the camera!!!!

Callie being Callie

Little Ms. Ham and Personality is chilling and ready for her jog with mommy!!!