Sunday, May 29, 2011

Family Visit

After all of our deliciousness and napping on Sunday, we headed over to my Aunt Carla and Uncle Junie's for some dinner and visiting with family. Grandma was back in town, as well as Aunt Martha and Aunt Donna. An added bonus - Jed, Megan, and their kids were there as well! It was a fabulous end to a fabulous day! Memorial Day (also my birthday!) is tomorrow, and we don't have much planned ... just going to the lake for breakfast and looking forward to having an extra day relaxing together :)

Birthdays

The end of May is a a very busy time for our family! Al's birthday is the 29th, my birthday is the 30th, and Memorial Day falls somewhere in there too.

Since Memorial Day fell on my actual birthday this year, we decided to celebrate Al and I's birthdays together on Sunday to allow for other activities on Memorial Day.

We all went out to PF Chang's for lunch and it was absolutely delicious. Edith was a little cranky (overstimulated) so she napped through most of it.

We came back to our house and had the usual cake and presents. My mom ordered me a delicious lemon cake from Merritt's Bakery and it was delicious!!


Everyone had a grand time, and it completely wore Miss Edith out :)

Monday, May 23, 2011

Oatmeal Face

We decided to try again with oatmeal. But this time, I made her real oatmeal instead of using the nasty powdered stuff in a box. And what do you know ... Success!! She loves it :)


Thursday, May 19, 2011

Jumperoo!

Edith is in love with her jumperoo. I think it's the combination of her being able to feel like she is standing and jumping around, without someone holding her. Miss Independent??


And now she has decided to like her bumbo seat! Especially if Mr. Lion is involved.

Monday, May 16, 2011

5 months

Edith Renee, you are growing up way too fast! You are learning and doing something new every day it seems!

You currently weigh between 14 and 15 lbs, and that's about all I know! We will find out exact measurements at your check up next month.

Your current habits are:

You are a fabulous sleeper! You have started going to bed earlier, generally between 9 and 9:30 and wake up anywhere between 8:30 and 9. Most days you wake up before me and just hang out in your crib until I come in to feed you! You still generally nap four times per day, for about an hour. This changes from day to day, depending on what we are up to. You really don't mind skipping a nap if needed, and you just make up for it at your next nap. You love sleeping on your back at night swaddled in your SleepSack. You still will only nap on your tummy during the day. We had a few nap battles this past month, but we are over those now. It's getting interesting because you have really figured out how to roll yourself over! If you don't want to nap, you just flip over to your back and get really mad. You still nurse yourself to sleep at night, and for now I'm okay with it. You also love your Sleep Sheep set on the ocean waves sound to fall asleep to.

You are exclusively breastfed and we are still on our awesome schedule! You are eating 5 times per day and you generally eat around 4-6 ounces each time. We tried feeding you rice cereal and oatmeal powders, and you hated both of them!! Here in the next month, I will try making you some real oatmeal because personally, I think that powdered stuff is disgusting. We're still going to wait until 6 months to really start feeding you solids, as I think that is what is best. We are so anxious to see how you react!

You are wearing mostly 3-6 month clothes, and 0-3 month pants, with a few 0-3 month favorites thrown in. It really depends on the brand and style of clothes. You are really filling out your 3-6 month sleepers! You are such a long, skinny baby. You are still wearing size 1 diapers, but they are starting to get a little snug. We will be in size 2 before long!

This past month you:
  • decided to start rolling from front to back. It is so cute.
  • tried cereals for the first time, and hated them!
  • have really started squealing. Cutest. thing. ever.
  • still love your feet!
  • are trying to sit on your own. You will sit by yourself as long as someone is around and you feel like they are supporting you. When you are by yourself, you try too hard and fall. I can sometimes get you to sit alone if I distract you with a toy.
  • have fallen in love with bathtime! You and daddy have a grand time playing and splashing and talking with Mr. Duck. You love it so much you have started getting really mad when it's time to get out, and you throw a fit until you find me to eat.
  • had a sleepover at Granny and Grampy's and did really well!
  • are still loving your jumperoo. You play in it at least once a day.
  • have finally decided to like your bumbo seat! You sit in it and help me get ready in the mornings.
  • have really started noticing things and people. Stranger anxiety is starting to form, and you are very particular about who you like and don't like.
  • still absolutely love your Sadie dog. You will watch her and never lose interest. You have started to want to pet her, so we are teaching you to be gentle, but you still sometimes pull her fur and ears.
  • have started to develop a cute little personality, temper included.
  • have just started teething. I can feel all the bumps in your gums, but I don't think we will see anything too soon. Teething rings are your new best friend.
There is so much to keep up with, I hope I didn't miss anything!

We love you little EdieBears :)

Weekend with Granny and Grampy

We had to stay with my parents this weekend because we were bombing the house for bugs. Oh the joys of having a crawl space!!

Anyway, Edith did really well, and it gives me hope for any future road trips and overnight stays.

She was really tired on Sunday, and when we got home, you could just tell she was so happy to be home and in her own space!

I had planned on getting some family pictures (do you sense a recurring desire??) while we were there and it was nice, but Brian wasn't feeling well, and it didn't happen. Soon I promise!!

Thursday, May 12, 2011

Mother's Day


I had a pretty enjoyable first Mother's Day! Brian woke up when I got up to feed Edith in the morning. He made me a delicious breakfast of bacon and eggs. He is the BEST bacon cooker! We just laid around most of the morning, and it was nice. We decided to go out in the afternoon, and pick up some landscaping stuff at Lowes. And then we went to JCPenny because I had a coupon that expired that day. Of course, Edith chose this day to be in a horrible mood. She's normally a great napper and I can run errands or shop while she naps in the stroller. This was NOT the case, and we had a mini meltdown at the store ... She's been that way most of the week. Anyway, overall it was a great day. I meant to take more pictures, but the day got away from me, so I just have the one after our long afternoon of meltdowns. I've been saying it for weeks, but I'm hoping to get some family pictures this weekend!

Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Talking ...

Edith LOVES to talk! She is getting much better at babbling, and loves to explore different sounds and pitches now. Of course, every time I try to get a video of it, she quits (camera shy??). But today, she was enjoying her afternoon floor playtime at Granny's house and was telling a marvelous story, and I got a video! YAY! Enjoy :)

Thursday, May 5, 2011

Just a few quick pictures ...

Sleeping so peacefully in the car ... going to visit Granny!


She is so cute when she sleeps! I hate to wake her up sometimes.


She LOVES her bath time with Daddy!


Editing some pictures with mom.