Month 7

Our Eventful Month 7

This is where we started our month 7! So much has changed in just a few short weeks! 

Trip to Fargo

You took another long road trip and this time it was up North to Fargo for my NDSU Alumni weekend! You got to meet some very important people in my life! You experienced your first tailgating party (even though you snoozed through most of it), ate in the RDC and were spoiled beyond measure with all the hugs and kisses that you could possibly eat up! 

Play date with Colin

You’re not the only one getting big in a hurry! Your friend Colin and you had another play date. His mommy and daddy made the big people dinner and the two of your exchanged happy looks and lots of drool toys. We can’t wait for you two to have many more play dates!

Two Chompers

You have two little teeth now! Your bottom two teeth came in just days apart!

Furry Boots

With winter approaching your toes are bound to get cold. We FINALLY mastered you keeping your socks on and have now moved on to shoes. The first pair we bought you were adorable (navy with white polka dots and pink trim). We are still trying to get you to put them on. When we attempt we are getting lots of tears and a flexed foot. I did find a pair of furry boots that have successfully stayed on for longer than 10 minutes. They either get kicked off or you play with them and rip them off…but we’ll take it as a win!

Crazy Hair

Your hair is growing quicker than a weed! With that comes more bows and CrAzY bed head!

Rocking Horse

Papa got you a wooden rocking horse and even though you’re not quite big enough for it, we had to take a picture to send to him.

Park

Your daddy and I took you to the park one Sunday morning. We played on the swings, went down the slide, and climbed up a playground pole. We expect to have many more family dates like that in our future!

Playing in Leaves

We captured some fun fall moments in the leaves along our Sunday walk.

Toy Boxes

Our living room has turned into your play area. We filled fabric boxes with toys and books, which you continuously hunt through to find your favorite one.

Skype with Raquel

We’ve missed our friend Raquel so we had a wonderful Skype date where she helped you get ready for bed.

Watching Football

You love watching football with your daddy. Your expressions not only crack us up but are suiting for a true football fan.

Halloween

       Cute cannot even describe how you looked on Halloween night! You were an absolutely adorable little brown mouse. A few months ago, we purchased a 6-9 month costume from Carters and the weeks leading up to Halloween I was crossing my fingers and toes that it would still fit! As you can see, it was pretty snug, but boy were you happy in it! You were rolling around and toppling over (the extra padding cushioned your fallJ ). That night, we visited Jackie and Bob at Daycare. We also went to see Heather who is expecting her little boy Milo to join this world any day now! After that we ventured over to your daddy’s friend Duey’s where we ran into Heather’s husband JD and their gorgeous little girl, Alice. You were both pretty entranced in each other’s costume. By the time we got home, you were exhausted. I’d say even though you couldn’t indulge in the yummy chocolates, your first Halloween was a success.

Husker Game

You and I were fortunate enough for Raquel to invite us to the Husker game last Saturday. You had such a wonderful time! Her little sister, Rose, who will be one next month, and you played, giggled, and stared at each other. We took some wonderful photos to capture all the fun we had that day!

Playing with Papa

Here you are on Papa’s kitchen table. You kept putting the newspaper in your mouth and he was having to wrestle it away from you!

Story Time with Grandma

Here you are with grandma “reading” a book. You love story time. Especially before we go to bed each night after we brush our teeth.

Day with Grandma Marian

Your daddy and I ran some errands one Sunday afternoon so you got to hang out at our house with grandma Marian and your cousin Lyric.

Sleep

Finally! We are starting to make some progress in this department! You are currently taking one 2 hour nap at daycare. When you get home you take a quick cat nap before dinner. Then at 8pm you’re in your jammies with a full tummy and in your crib. You wake up around one where daddy takes the first shift and gives you a full bottle. Then around 4am you have been waking up, but after another short feeding you’re back in bed until you’re up for good at 6am. We are feeling so much more rested and it appears you are too!

Crawling

Up till today we have been making progress in the crawling department. This morning we got four little crawls and then when we got home tonight you successfully crawled across the living room! Look out cats!

Loving Every Moment...Even at 3am

Lilah,

These last 6 and half months have flown by so quickly and you are changing every day right before our eyes! Your legs have filled out, your smiles fill up our mornings before work, and your giggles are contagious! 

You're definitely a wiggle worm! You're trying so hard to crawl and taking your 6 month picture turned into quite the free for all....the out takes were too good not to include in this post!

You are definitely a messy, but good eater! Some of your favorites are sweet potatoes, apples, pears, blueberries, squash,  and peaches. You're NOT a fan of the green beans or peas...however, your dad and I try to sneak a few bites in here and there...you never seem too impressed.

 We started using a sippee cup with a little bit of water! This is from the first night! You're such a natural! However, now with all of our drinks, you want to get your tiny hands on it too! 

You're such a supporter of all our favorite teams! Here you are with your Blair Bear jersey and tutu for Homecoming! We didn't make it to the football game. You and dad fell asleep on the couch while I was getting ready. It ended up being a nice quiet night at home!

We LOVE this picture! It's like you already know you're adorable...I think we're in for a treat....

This face just makes us smile!

Here is one of your MANY NFL jerseys! 

Here you are enjoying some Ali time! She's one of mommy's seniors on her softball team. You are swarmed with hugs and kisses after each game you go to! 

Your curiosity for the things around you is so wonderful! We know you're soaking up everything around you and it makes me so excited for the years to come. 

You can really BOUNCE in this thing!

Checking out all the colorful buttons

Just when we thought you couldn't get any cuter....

If I Were a Cow

This book we have been reading to you since you were only a few weeks old. Now, you finally are enjoying all the pictures and the even turn the pages! 

You've made a new "friend" and screaming at her is becoming quite a fun game!

This is about the only time you sleep...

Since you only take two 45 minute naps a day, you crash pretty hard at night...for a few hours...then you're up at 11...1...3...5! We're hoping that you finally start sleeping through the night like many of your friends!

Mommy Time

Silly Daddy Time!

Crazy FaMiLy Photo