Three Thoughts...

It's been awhile, so I'm trying to catch up all in one!

#1. Two weekends ago, we went to visit my brother-in-law, sister-in-law and neice for my neice's birthday. We had a fantastic time. We always have such a great time and it goes way too fast! We went to Keller Pointe, which was a really neat place. Bridget and Lainey had a great time splashing and playing and Bridget even went down the slide! We always tell funny stories and laugh alot. The guys beat each other with plastic golf clubs. Bridget got a fancy beachball birthday cake and lots of cute gifts. I think her favorite of the day was the new wagon that all of the party attendants pulled her around in.

 


Bridget and Lainey riding in style



Bridget and her b-day cake

 #2. I have a sick kiddo on my hands. This is Lainey's first illness. It breaks my heart! You wouldn't know that she was sick judging by her disposition, but she is stuffy and pulling at her ears. Her first round of antibiotics did nothing and now she has a double ear infection. We are trying a different medicine now and hoping that it clears her up. She is still eating and sleeping, but it is harder for her to eat with the congestion :(

Honestly, I believe this is harder on me than it is on her!! Well....it is also hard on her doctor. The poor, sweet lady gets an ear full every time we go in. Lainey hates everything about the doctor-from weighing to checking her ears. She screams bloody murder as soon as the stethoscope hits her chest. The doctor shook her head and said, "I guess that was traumatic???". The poor lady is pregnant and looks so tired.



Eating her puffs this week. She's trying out finger foods.



She eats with the middle two fingers-the ones she likes to suck.

        

 #3. Lainey is blowin' and goin' these days!! She is scooting everywhere in the house! She doesn't do a "normal kid crawl". She has adopted what I have deemed a "froggy crawl". It goes arms, then legs, arms, then legs. Hey, who cares as long as she's moving. It is so fun to watch her get to and explore everything! My main point here is that all of this crawling will make you reevaluate your cleaning skills!! YUCK!! Not that I had any cleaning skills to start off with. My idea of cleaning is shoving it into the closet, slamming the doors shut and dusting it off with a hand. Well, since I'm staying at home now, I guess I have to actually do a little better than that. I was crawling on the floor with Lainey today and it's GRODY!! Baseboards are filthy and our vacuum is definitely not an Animal (the brand) when it comes to sucking up the 5,000 pounds of pet hair left behind by our furry friends.

Also, things that you never would have thought of have now become hazards. Chairs that can fall over, cords that apparently make fun playthings, walls that are...well, too hard and a cat that threatens to eat any human that encroaches in her 50 foot radius personal space. Yikes!

Ok....solution? Pad the house and put plastic down. And misplace the cat permanently.



What??



Froggy Crawling

What is this critter?





 



 

 



Today's Top Ten

Top Ten Things I Love About Being the Mom

of a Seven Month Old

10. The baby smell - Kinda like the "new car smell". I'm not talking about the newly acquired solid food poop smell (here we are at poop again). I like the lavender bath, fresh laundry, baby hair smell.  

9. Buying baby food - I'm the crazy lady with 400 types of baby food in her basket. I love buying every single type of baby food out there. They have such cool flavors (peach cobbler smoothie, yes please!)! And not so cool....beef with gravy, blech! I try a little dab of what she's having, so I know what I'm feeding her. I get so excited for Lainey to try a new flavor. Today, she tried peach yogurt melt-in-your-mouth puffs. I can't believe the stuff they come up with. We haven't had any losers so far!! She likes everything (at least she eats it...you couldn't tell by the faces that she makes, but I think that's the texture)! I hope it sticks.

8. Nice comments in the store - Note that I said comments....this can be done from 5 feet away, in individual personal space without touching the baby. And, "Awww, look at the cute little boy" does not count as a nice comment when she's wearing PINK and flowers!! That comment is disqualified.

7. Funny new faces - Please see above pictures. For the one on the right, she likes to snort in and out through her nose (see #6, new noises) and for the one on the right, she likes to view the world sideways.

6. Cute new noises - Screams, coos, raspberries, etc. Her newest is bababa and mamama which has convinced me that she is the smartest baby in the world and should be considered for the Harvard Medical Program! I know that what she is saying is very profound!

5. Watching her get around - Lainey can get anything she wants. Remotes, phones, papers...anything she is not supposed to have. What I have figured out about Lainey, though, is that she has to really want something to go after it. She's very laid back and will crawl only when she feels it's necessary.

4. Baby clothes!!!! - Need I say more? I'm obsessed. The ones that look like little bitty grown-up outfits really get me. I love the frilly dresses, too. Who am I kidding? I love them all. My child makes them all look cute.

3. Excitement when I pick her up - I know she won't always love mom, so I'm embracing this one! When I get her out of her carseat or highchair, she kicks her legs and reaches out with the best look on her face. She hugs my neck when I hold her. It's gotta be the best feeling in the world. She doesn't care what my hair looks like or that my breath smells like a mule's butt. She just knows I'm mom.

2. Each new day - She's such a little sponge, absorbing and learning so much everyday! In Hobby Lobby yesterday, she figured out that the basket made a squeaky sound if she rocked back and forth quickly. She amused herself the whole time with that. She rocked and giggled. That small thing was one of the highlights of my day.

1. Getting her out of the crib in the morning - See #3. She has the most amazing smile when I go to get her when she first wakes up. This is the way everyone should start their day. I've gone to a real grouch (just ask poor Jared) to a fairly pleasant person in the mornings. This sweet smile and noise could warm the coldest of hearts. I am very blessed and hope that I am able to see all of the ways that I have been blessed.