Crazy thing called life

We've been having some adventures lately. I'm excited (knock on wood!) for things to settle back into a little more normal of a routine and for me to get back to things like laundry and blogging!

I've got some cute pictures coming, and a couple that will blow you away when you see how BIG that little girl is! But a quick update: she now officially has TWO teeth. The other front bottom tooth broke through a couple days ago. She is a pro at crawling and is getting really good at manipulating things in her hands. And... she is easily pulling herself to standing and can take one hand off to play with something. When you hold her hands she can walk (shakily) toward you. This girl is determined to be up and running around as fast as she can!

Here is a super cute pic to tide you over until I get everything uploaded:

Don't you just love how she posed for the camera! It makes a nice change from all my blurry moving pictures! (This is actually from 3 weeks ago. She fills up that car seat even more now, and her hair is even longer!)

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Take your Daughter to work…

So, I am VERY blessed in my job. I’m working part time (well, a little less than part time, really) as a paralegal and I get to do it from home. How much more perfect could that be for a new mom? Of course, there are those times when I’m reaching a deadline, I need to get a case finished and submitted for filing, and my little angel can’t stop pushing keys “just like mommy”. (I love her!) Today I got a little desperate and down to the wire, so I resorted to extreme measures…

When she won’t play on her own anymore, I often put her on my lap with a toy and tighten my sling carrier around the two of us so I don’t have to work as hard to keep her from falling (or flying) off my lap. Well, I was getting a little desperate to get this case turned in, and I happened to look over at the other desk chair, and…



Hey, no judgment… it worked! Well, for a while anyway. I of course was still checking on her every 30 seconds to make sure she didn’t get out or get her arms underneath and strangle herself (ah!) and after a while she figured out how to get her feet under her and stand up and then plop down, so we had to try something else. BUT it worked just long enough for me to finish, and she thought it was pretty funny.

Announcement!

This weekend we made an exciting (if bittersweet) discovery.
Baby's first tooth finally broke through!
I haven't been able to snag a picture yet. I haven't really even seen it very well- she practically lives with her tongue sticking out lately! But you can sure feel it poking out on the bottom left.

We found it Saturday night, and it was already pretty far out. I'm thinking it broke through Friday. You'll remember a little while ago I announced her first time sleeping through the night? Well, I got three of those, and then for a whole week she was waking up practically every hour. :( Well, Friday she was acting particularly fussy, and then she SLEPT almost through the night, and has been sleeping much better since. Hallelujah! Although, this first-time nursing mom is honestly nervous about this whole teeth business... Any advice or thoughts?

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My Big Scare

So, this morning I went in to get Baby, and as I was changing her diaper I saw this and my heart started racing…

The picture isn’t great because I was trying to feed her at that moment, but I didn’t want to wait. I was freaking out a little and needed to text a picture to her daddy at work so I could get his help. I called him right after the text and, now a bit frantic, told him her toe was black! He looked at the picture and I could tell he was trying to sound calm as he asked me if she was acting like it hurt. I said, “Not really,” and he told me to try squeezing it gently. She didn’t even react, so he told me to put my thumb on the nail and gently squeeze again. When I did, my thumb nail sank into the black a little, and I realized…
it was chocolate!
Now, I promise I really do bathe my child. But last night, after bath time, I made brownies. I must have gotten some batter on her toe…

Boy did I feel sheepish. I let out a shaky and relieved laugh, tried to get my heart rate back to normal, and apologized to her daddy for scaring him.

Have you ever had an experience like this, or am I the only one?

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Heather’s Haircut

Today we took my sister Heather to the mall to get her hair cut.

 

Baby and I got to sit right next to Heather, and she laughed when the stylist first started cutting.



I laid down her stroller seat to create a little pen and we played while we waited.

 

Baby helped her aunt show of her new haircut:









Looking good Heather! Thanks for spending the day with us- we had fun!
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HAPPY FATHER'S DAY

Today we spent Father's Day with hubby's family. (Tomorrow we'll celebrate with my dad.) It was fun showing off baby's new "crawling" skills. She is ALMOST there. She is definitely mobile, but she hasn't quite put all the movements together yet. She'll move a knee there and a hand there, but mostly use a combination of scooting and flopping to move slowly across the floor. I would be surprised if I didn't have a crawling video for you by the end of the week!

Anyway, back to Father's Day. Here is the picture I put together for my Dad-in-law. I printed it 8x10 and put it in a frame. Nothing too amazing, but he loved it!

We all got together for dinner at their house, and then had fun chatting and catching up, and of course playing with baby!

The dad's taking it easy while we get dinner ready:

Kisses from grandma:

I am so lucky to have such a great Dad-in-law, and now a wonderful grandpa for my little girl. We love you, Dad!

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WATCH ME GROW

I've added a fun page to the blog. Click here (or the new button on the side) to see pictures of baby growing and changing! It's not quite caught up yet, and I'll be adding a new picture every week or so... so check back often!