Returning Home

The Byrd Family will be moving to Pineville in a couple of weeks. Warren and I both grew up in the Pineville/Deville area and are really looking forward to being near family and friends again. We will definitely miss Ruston and all of the people here. We will miss our church and neighborhood the most, and after 8 years of being here, it really does feel like a second home. We still plan on visiting from time to time and hopefully, in about 18 years, we will be making frequent visits here to see Mallory attend our alma mater, Louisiana Tech!

Warren starts June 30th as the Superintendent of Streets for the City of Alexandria. It seems like he's going to like the job a lot. I will still be staying home with our sweet Mallory. She is 5 1/2 months old now and has been sitting up by herself for the last couple of weeks. She's really good at it! She's making new sounds too and loves to talk to anybody who will listen.

Here's a picture of our completed kitchen that somebody else will get to enjoy now! We are in the process of selling our house and it's going well.

We are going to buy a house that is still currently under construction...so here's the only pic I have right now.


Mallory had a playdate with Jackson at the park. They love getting together!


On Father's Day, Mallory took her first dip in the swimming pool. She loved it!!! We plan on going swimming at Granny and Poppa's a lot more now that we'll be nearby.


Mallory showing off her new trick...sitting up by herself!

An Update From Mommy

Mallory is napping and Warren is busy painting the kitchen cabinets, so I thought I'd take the opportunity to share what's been going on with us lately. So much time has passed since the last post, so I'll just try to cover the basics: We are on a healthy eating kick and have even given up Cokes! Mallory's 4 month checkup was great-still in 50th% for weight and 90th for height. She wants to sit up on her own so badly and we think she will be able to do that soon. My first official Mother's Day was wonderful-Mallory gave me a beautiful bracelet with her name and birthstone on it and Warren gave me the cutest pink apron that says "Jennifer's Kitchen" (for all of you women saying, "how dare he give you an apron!", I actually asked for one, LOL). Then, we had our 3 year wedding anniversary. I am so thankful to have such an incredible husband. We are both so thankful for the wonderful little addition we have to our family now. God is good! Here are a few pics.

Mallory in our church nursery where they take very good care of her!


We took her for a stroll in Lincoln Parish Park one Saturday.


Yummy Rattle!


Mallory with her Poppa (my dad).


Sleeping so sweetly...


Mallory meets a ferret at the pet store.


Mallory's Nine (pronounced nee-nay, Warren's Mom) made her this adorable dress.


She likes her Johnny Jump Up and loves eating it too!


Mallory's checking out the blooms on our agapanthus.


She loves rolling around and playing with her feet!


These are my beautiful anniversary flowers. Warren had them waiting on our table at Copeland's when we arrived. Such a romantic!


Our little ballerina!


Princess Mallory fresh out of her royal bath.

Strolling with Mallory...

Just about everyday, Jennifer and I take our daily stroll around the neighborhood. Mallory loves looking at all the trees and scenery. Plus, we get to visit with alot of the neighbors.






Shane, Casey and Masey came to our house last week and Jennifer cooked her famous lasagna (famous in our house anyway). Masey and Mallory got to visit each other but Mallory wasnt real sure what to think about another baby in her domain. We tried to get some pictures of them together but I think Mallory was getting tired.





I took these pictures last Sunday morning. I was supposed to be watching Mallory while Jennifer finished getting ready. I played with her for a little while and then I decided to put her in my recliner to see how she would react. I do believe she has the same reaction as her daddy when sitting in the lazy-boy.




Jennifer took these pictures during one of Mallory's bath times. We think she just looks so cute.

More pictures of Daddy's Little Girl....

I finally finished the tile in the kitchen. I kinda drug it out because of my limited time in the evenings to work on it. Jennifer sure is glad she can finally use her countertops again. And Mallory doesn't seem real excited that I am done for some reason. I also installed a new cooktop, sink and over the range microwave. Next, we are going to redo our cabinets. We would like to paint them a toasted almond color....whatever that is. Here are some before and after pictures.


Before:




After:





Mallory has been grabbing and holding her toys alot better these days. And drooling.......man does she drool. She must get that from her Mommy. Here are some recent pictures of daddy's little girl.

NEWS FLASH!!!!

Well, Friday was a momentous day in Mallory's life.......she rolled over all on her own. She has actually done it several more times since then too. Jennifer got one on video but we would have to either edit it or use the blurry screen to censor it. Apparently she likes to roll over only when she is naked. In fact, she seems to be alot more active with no clothes on.

We also had baby dedication at church this past Sunday. Our parents came up for Mallory's big day.

Mallory has been sleeping all through the night for the last few weeks. We have been putting her to bed around 8:30 - 9:00 pm and she wakes up about 6:30 - 7:00 am. Now if we could just get her to sleep to about 9:00 am on Saturday mornings I will be very happy.