5 Months!!

Forgive me... this post is a week overdue. Things have just been so busy with our little jumping bean!

Miss Amelia is officially 5 months old!

Here is a peek back at the day she was born!

How did we go from there to here in just 5 short months??

Amelia is such a sweet little girl! She is generally so smiley! Even though this month she did get a double ear infection and bronchiolitis. Which was all very scary. She was on Augmentin, but just threw up every does we gave her and had massive diarrhea.

 Amelia tried her first bites of rice cereal this past month. Now she is getting "real baby food" ... but that was ON her "5 Month Old Day" ... so will be included in a different post! :)

 This bouncer is her all time favorite toy! It often buys Mommy a few minutes to get ready, do dishes, or throw in a load of laundry. She has found this mirror and loves to look into it and make faces! She will often look at me like "did you see that!?"

 Amelia also got her ears pierced. That was hard on us both, but she did so well! They are so pretty!

 Amelia had her 1st Snow Day! Church was cancelled and she was all dressed up with no where to go! I just love getting her all dressed up... and she tolerates me! We have a good time, and she often smiles once we get a new outfit on! She must think I am crazy!

 She sure loves her Daddy!

 Amelia is getting pretty crazy in her little bath tub! This is the last one she will ever have on the living room floor! Notice the splashes, the SOAKING wet towel, and my pants! She LOVES to splash and has a great time in the tub!

 Daddy had surgery this month, and Amelia kept him company! Sometimes they would sit on the couch like this (Andrew really was not supposed to lift her). They would just sit and smile and chat! I love to see them interact!

 She can also sit up by herself for short periods of time!

 Amelia got to go and see her 1st movie in the theater! We saw The Lorax and it was SO CUTE! She loved all the colors and the music! She spent most of the time jumping on Mu's lap!

 My beautiful girl! So big!

 She LOVES her toes... and is still teething... so this is often her position if she is laying down! One hand in her mouth, the other playing with her toes!

Happy 5 Month Old Day Amelia!!! 

We LOVE you so!

SO BIG!

Miss Amelia is getting SO BIG!!

Take a look at those teeth.... 

all the better to bite you with Mommy!

I love you Amelia-Ives!

Amelia's 1st Food!

On Thursday, February 9 we gave Amelia rice cereal for the first time!

She LOVED it!

With the first bite, she made a little face, but after that I just couldn't give them to her fast enough!

 "mmm?"

 "mmm!!!"

 "This is good stuff!"

"humm... do i want more?"

 "YES! but you are to slow Mama! I'll just lean in and get it before you make it to my mouth!"

 I only gave her a tablespoon mixed with 4 or 5 tablespoons of breastmilk... but she loved every bite!

She is getting so big so fast. 

I don't even know what to do!

I can't wait till we can try more foods!!

 But, Dr. Berg says not until 6 months... 

we'll see!

CUTENESS

Isn't snow magical!

Ella catching snowflakes on her tongue!

Ear Piercing

Today Mom & I took Amelia to East View Mall to get her ears pierced!

We had them done at Piercing Pagoda.

It was one year ago today that I found out I was pregnant with her, and thought this would be the perfect celebration! 

There are a ton of photos of our little adventure...

 so here we go!

Isn't she sweet!

 The woman who did them was AMAZING! 

This is the little distraction she let Amelia hold!

 Yeah... she had NO CLUE what was coming her way :(

She liked the lady to begin with!

 Marking the spots!

 "ok... this is getting a little weird. I am not so sure this is a good thing..."

 Ear #1 ... left ear.

 I had to hold her like this. The lady said, "the tighter you hold, the better the piercing" ... I held tight.

It took a moment, I think in stunned her a little, but she let out a cry like I have never heard before. It was SOOO SAD. :(

 Getting ready for ear #2... the right ear. 

By this time, Amelia knows exactly what is going on... and is NOT happy about it.

 ALL DONE!

 Is this not the saddest thing you have ever seen?

HUGE crocodile tears...

 .... I even cried. 

"What did you do to me Mama?"

 She got LOTS and LOTS of kisses and snuggles.

 This is just a few minutes after... still a little sad...

There we have it!! Amelia getting her ears pierced!

We walked down and found a bench so I could nurse her.

She was such a trooper!!

 I have not heard a peep about it since!

She was so good tonight about letting me 

clean them and turn them!

They are SO CUTE!

I am so glad we did them!

(just as a side note... I just checked the details of these photos... from the first to the last there is only a 10 min gap. Yup.. all this happened in the span of 10 min!)

4 Months!

Happy 4 month birthday Miss Amelia! 

It has been the most WONDERFUL months of our lives!

We love you so much and cannot believe how fast you are growing!

As usual, I have to begin with a look back at the day you were born! So tiny, so new!

In just 4 short months you are blossoming into this beautiful little girl, full of life and personality! Every day is an adventure! 

 Month 4 has been pretty awesome! You are so much fun with all of your smiles and giggles! You are starting to play with things now. Grasping for them and putting them in your mouth! You are our little explorer!

 Early this month Daddy got out your exersaucer/jumpy thing and put it together! At first you just stared at all the little toys! We didn't leave you in it for very long because your little feet didn't even touch the floor. Now, at the end of the month, your feet are almost completely flat on the floor and you love to play with the toys! You love to spin the little froggy the most! And move the beads up and down! It has been a life saver for Mommy at times... i get to go to the bathroom by myself! And have even managed to do some dishes! :) It is so hard to put you down! I want to spend every moment I have with you!

 Mommy still loves dressing you all up! You have so many cute clothes that were given to you or handed down from Sophie & Ella! We love to try on all the cute outfits and the occasional shoes! You are so pretty and look good in every color and pattern!

 This month Mommy learned how to make onesies! Papa calls you his "Squeezle" and that is why I made you this "Papa's Squeezle" onesie! I just love making things for you! Someday we will make things together!

 You still LOVE bath time and showers with Mama! You are so happy! You love to feel the shower on your back and on the top of your head! You don't even mind when the water runs over your face! You do hate getting out though.... and are not a big fan of getting lotioned! 

 You on the changing table! We spend lots of time here, don't we! All those poops and outfit changes!

 On January 20 we took the newborn napper out and you started sleeping flat in the pack-n-play! Mommy was a little worried about how you would sleep, but you did AMAZINGLY! You only got up one time, at your regular 5am to eat! Mommy and Daddy were so happy!

 So Happy! You still go to daycare while Mommy and Daddy are at work! You love Ann and Crystal! They are so good to you! They both enjoy rocking you to sleep and say you are the best baby in their room right now! You are such a pleasure to be around! People cannot resist smiling when you are around! You bring joy to the lives of everyone! Especially family, but strangers as well!

 Look at all those rolls!!! Mommy loves to munch on you all the time! Seeing as though it is winter I don't get to see you in just a diaper very often! I love your round little belly and your cute chunky legs! And those CHEEKS!!! Who can resist 'em!! You are SO tasty!! Right before I took this picture I blew a raspberry on your belly for the first time and you loved it! You smiled, laughed, and told me all about how fun it was! (might  i add, about 3 min after this I got you all dressed in a nice new outfit, picked you up, and you threw up all over your new outfit and down my neck and shirt!)

 This was a sad day, a sad day indeed. Your nails needed to be trimmed really bad, so I went to work on them! I finished your right hand with no problem. Then moved to the left. I ended up clipping the end of your finger with the nail clippers. It was HORRIBLE. First you looked at me like I had just destroyed your life, like I was the biggest traitor. Then you gave me "the lip" and burst into tears. Then I burst into tears. It was so bad. I felt horrible... I decided maybe i could help you calm down by nursing you. So, you latched on and BIT me. Karma I suppose. I guess I deserved it! I am happy to report that you got over it a lot faster than I did. (i still want to cry thinking about it)

 The BIG news of the month are these two little teeth that have emerged! You are so little I cannot believe you have teeth! Daddy got this great picture of them while he was taking your 4 month pictures! Go Daddy! You are really starting to chew on things and use those teeth! I suppose this next month we will have a lot of first foods to blog about! Got to put those big teeth to use!!!

Look at you!! You are so CUTE! You are getting so big! Mommy and Daddy love you so much!

Happy 4 month birthday Pretty Girl!

We cannot wait to see what month 5 brings!!

New Car

Ahhh... My Chevy Cobalt.

My first car.

What a good little car you were! 

So many firsts, so many memories... 

This was my college graduation present to myself! 

Unfortunatly I married a tall man, who did not fit so well in my little car! He couldn't see so well out of it, and it was no longer safe for our little family...

Be free little car... go forth... brighten someone else's life.... make memories... be good... be safe... i shall miss you :)

  Our new Chevy Impala!

A much nicer, much safer option for our little family!

(yes, i have a "type")

Welcome to the family! 
May you keep us safe in all of our travels!

and for the record... yes, i cried as we left the lot... tears of sadness as i left my little cobalt in their parking lot...and tears of joy that we were able to get something that would be safer for Amelia!

Amelia's 2nd Tooth!

Wa Wa Wa What??!!!

I can't believe it either! Amelia has ANOTHER tooth!

Yes, her bottom right tooth now as an equally sharp companion!

On January 31, 2012 Amelia's 2nd tooth cut through!

This one was a lot easier on both of us I think. She was not as fussy as the first time around, and I actually knew what was going on! Because I knew her tooth was coming in, I massaged her gums, gave her cold things to chew on (i.e. frozen toys, binkies, washcloths!)  Her favorite is a massage though... I just rubbed and rubbed and rubbed her sweet little gums!

She also thinks it is funny to bite. Yeah, you're funny Sharptooth!

Mommy loves you so much! I cannot believe how quickly you are growing! You are such a fun little girl! Pretty soon, you are going to be eating "real food" with those chompers!

New adventures are just around the corner!

<3