seven

Caroline is now seven months old! We are having more and more fun with her each day. I love this stage. From what I hear people say, I am going to keep loving each new stage. I love to see little glimpses of her personality starting to come out. I was actually reading more on the meaning of Caroline's name this week. I read it means joy and song of happiness. We find that very fitting for her.

-still at four bottles a day

-eats baby food 2-3 times a day

-naps 1-1.5 hour in the morning and about 2 hours in the afternoon

-sleeps 12 hours at night

-had her first fever this week

-no teeth yet

-can pretty much sit up on her own, still needs a little help at times

Likes (mostly of the same as last month):

-carrots, sweet potatoes, pears, and apples

-stroller

-the park

-going anywhere out and about

-exersaucer

Dislikes:

-peas and prunes (can't blame her)

-the bouncey seat

-laying on her back (unless sleeping), usually wants to sit up

*stats from 6 month check-up

15.6 lbs - 50%

26.75 in. - 95%

Celebrations

We have been doing alot of celebrating around here this month...

Uncle Matt came to visit

John's graduation

John's grandfather turned 92 this week. Isn't he the cutest?

My first Mother's day with my mom and grandmother

A weekend in Orlando for my SIL's brother, Corey's wedding.

I even got a few hours by this pool...though you wouldn't know it by looking at the color of my skin.

Picnics at the Duck Pond

We have had a really exciting month thus far! We never really got around to making that list we planned on in hopes of making the most of Jp's time off. Although I feel we are doing plenty and loving it! It has been so special to have this much family time.

More celebrations to come...

-we bought a house

-moving next week

-we are headed to the beach for a little vacay

-baby girl is 7 months now!

Finished!

2 years of MBA classes, tests, and projects are over for this guy. You think he is pretty happy?! Now onto 5 weeks of freedom before work starts. We are making a list of things we want to do to take advantage of this "vacation." We figured John will most likely never have this much time off again. Will post the list soon!

Could it get any better?

Check out that wild bed head!

1 hour into nap 1 on a nasty, rainy day. Oh the life of a baby! I think I will join her for nap 2.

six

Between wanting to eat the bunny and grab that piece of paper we had a hard time getting a picture this month.

Here are her stats right now:
-Down to 4 bottles a day (about 6-7 oz. each)
-Started eating solids
-Learning to sip water from our sippy cup
-Starting to introduce some formula
-Dare I even say we like to nap now? It's true though! We have been napping morning and afternoon. Sometimes I do not even know what to do with myself it makes the days so heavenly.
-Will have to post weight and height later yet as we do not go for our 6 month dr. appt until next week.

Likes:
-to roll over and sleep on her tummy
-chew on her toes (seriously!)
-the passie...no more fingers or thumb for now
-being outside
-squash
-going out to eat with us (loves to watch all the action at a restaurant)

At the grocery store today, I got C a pink and purple balloon. Just staring at the balloons flowing back and forth was entertainment all afternoon. I will spare you and wait until maybe her first birthday to get sappy and emotional about how big she is getting and how fast the time is passing by, but it really is! For whatever reason, six months did seem like a bigger milestone. We had a little family dinner date to our favorite mexican place to celebrate tonight. Really, just a fun excuse to go out and do something different on a Monday night and fun it was!

Happy six months baby girl!

Weekend Highlights

1. Dinner with these cuties and their parents on Friday night

2. Boatrides and beautiful weather on the lake

2. Watching HGTV - I miss this channel the most without cable AND watching tv in bed (the best treat for me when on vacation!)

3. Yummy food

5. Lots of playing and relaxing

6. Reading in the rocking chairs outside

7. Sunday afternoon cookout with friends - sadly no pictures though :(

I think I live for the weekends too much. Hope everyone else had a great weekend too!

Happy Birthday

Happy 1st birthday to my blog! I started this blog and made my first post exactly a year ago. It has been a crazy fast year and the time only seems to go by faster. I had no idea what I would do with this blog but I have really enjoyed it. It is good for me to put down my thoughts sometimes and a great way to capture our memories as a family. I have already enjoyed looking back at some old posts and honestly had to go back to some old posts to remember when things happened. And most of all, I love reading others' blogs. I never thought I would say I learn things from blogs, but I do! I am not a huge technology person but I do love the blog world. So, hopefully we will keep the blogging up in year 2 as well!