08/31/2011

This is what happens when you turn your back on Alice and don't move the food out of the way. It was EVERYWHERE!

We bought Alice some blocks to play with and she ADORES them. She will spend hours in the pack and play just putting them in the little bucket they came with or through the little shape holes. She is trying to pull up. I honestly think shes going to skip the full blown crawling stash and just skip to walking...we shall see though. She is still teething..and it makes her miserable! Some days she won't nap because of it..although she has never been a big napper anyways. She is bitting at random objects though..like the little flour mirror on her walker she LOVES to bite..I will be VERY happy when she's done teething!

 Alice is 7 months old! I can't believe it. Time is flown by! She is growing before our eyes. She babbles..a lot. Will carry on "conversations" with people. Loves to play with her toys. Loves being held even more. Smiles all the freaking time. She is the happiest baby I have ever seen!

She is cutting two more teeth. Which makes her a tad miserable sometimes. But she gets past it. She is still exclusively breastfeed. Although we have tried giving her some solids she hasn't put anything in her mouth yet. Instead she likes to throw it on the floor and watch the dogs eat it. What I have given her to eat I have found int he roof of her mouth instead of her swallowing it.

We still Co-Sleep. I have tried putting her in the her crib..it really doesn't work out. Clint wants her out of our bed ASAP. She is a bed hog. She isn't a good self soother yet and doesn't like to be by herself for very long...eventually that will probably change but for not we are in no big rush.

Two days ago Alice had her pediatrician appointment.
Her head has a 17 inch circumference which is 60% percentile
Her Height is 27 1/2 which is 90% percentile
and her weight is 15lbs 3 oz which is 20% percentile.

She is definitely long and lean! She can almost get into a sitting position without any help. She can sit up for about a minute or so all by herself. She has ate a few solids but doesn't really show much interest.  She loves to go swimming. I just wish she would nap better. She takes a 30 minute nap a day and that's about it. She has separation anxiety from me as well. She does okay with Clint though. She also doesn't like anyone else holding her besides Clint or I. Doc tells us she will grow out of that eventually.

6 months old

My sweet baby Alice is 6 months old as of 9:22p.m.. I can't believe how the time is flying. It feels like just yesterday she was being passed to me for the first time after my wonderful amazing 30 minute labor. She has grown in leaps and bounds and I am so amazed by how much she progresses every single day. Everyday is a new adventure for us.  I love how she looks up at me and smiles it completely melts my heart. I am so thankful for her. Sure, sometimes it can be tough but in the end the reward is so worth it. Of course, It also helps that Alice is a supper easy kiddo.

I can't wait to see what the next 6 months has in store for us! 

Alices First time on the west coast!

Alice went to visit her grand parents at their house out in Tustin, California. While we were there we decided to visit the beach (after all who gets that close to the beach and doesn't visit?)

Alice HATES the beach. I don't know if it was the sand, salt water, waves, noises, or just a combination of all of those things but she is not a beach baby (as of right now at least!). We visited 1000 step beach, Newport Beach, and Newport Bay while we were there..she hated all of them! LOL.

She was amazing the entire time we were in California though. The 8 hour trip there and back was great! She slept the majority of the time both ways!

Newport Beach. Alice and Clint

1000 Step Beach. Alice and Clint

1000 Step Beach. Alice and Renee

1000 Step Beach. Alice and Clint

1000 Step Beach. Alice and Renee

I think the next time we go back Alice might warm up a little bit more.

Let Their Be Teeth!

Alice Has 2 teeth! I knew the second was coming in but didn't expect it to be this quick!

Дедушка Birthday!

This past Sunday was Clints' Dads' birthday party!

Unfortunately I missed it because I had to work. Clint did drop Alice off with Crystal to help them celebrate though. Apparently she had a blast in the pool and even took a little nap under the umbrella! She even got a few snuggles from her cousin Rowan while napping =). They celebrated with mint ice cream cake and Alice got a few tastes of it as well and decided she really liked it!

Ahh Nap Times

Nap times in our household don't happen often. Ace doesn't like to nap. I think she thinks she will miss something.I can't complain though because generally shes pretty good throughout the day even when shes tired. However, when Ace does nap she is so adorable when she wakes up. All smiles, no screaming bloody murder. She likes to just lay there and look around and smile at me.Totally melts my heart.