6 months

Here's what Bailey Rose got up to this month:

You started off the month a little rough and mommy got a call at work that you were puking at daycare. Nothing a little mommy TLC couldn't resolve. Not gonna lie,  pretty happy that you didn't continue puking while with me :) PS for you new mommies, you're not supposed to give babies formula if they are pukey sick (it dehydrates them) - go with pedialyte (or call your doctor). We went with slightly watered down pedialyte and she was fine. 

You don't really look too sick here, but I could tell you weren't your normal Bailey self

Your cousins Claire and Max LOVE to give you lots of kisses!

You celebrated cousin Claire's 4th birthday! I can't believe she's already 4, seems like just yesterday we got the amazingly great news that she was going to be joining our lives!

Claire is the one in the pink (she has a lot of help from her friends/cousins)

 Your new thing is to sneak your little hands out of the swaddle and sleep with them behind your head, I think this is so adorable!

 We helped Nana and Grandpa Brad at the flip house. You were so helpful! 

You also love the new bouncy toy we got you! You have the exact same one at daycare :)

 Daddy, Mommy and you went out to dinner at Old Chicago and we were SO happy to see they have brought back the nachos that they took off the menu in December. Probably the best news ever!

Cheers for Nachos!

 You drew mommy and daddy some pics on the iPad - you're so talented!

Hi mama, I'm so BIG

 I tried to get you to crawl to my nacho plate, just cuz that would be really cool but we're not quite crawling yet. So, so close!

 You are so silly sometimes when we put you down for a nap. You were staring up at us smiling and giggling here and we didn't want you to go to sleep

 We went on quite a few walks this month. The weather is finally getting much nicer. I love jogging and walking with you!

 You had your 6 month check-up on May 9. You look a little concerned about what the scale would say, but you're still a little peanut :)

 Nana loves to spend time with you and snuggle with you. You take some pretty cute pics together!

 I put you in your big girl chair that mommy recovered from the trash last summer. It's still not completely finished, but you look pretty cute (and grown up!) in it

 I got to celebrate my first Mother's Day with you. It was such a wonderful day and definitely puts a whole new meaning to the day

 You got to visit Nana and Grandpa Brad's baby geese. You weren't quite sure what to think...don't worry, you're not the only one ;)

You celebrated your Nana's 5- birthday this month!

That's cousin Max and Nana with her yummy cake! Photo courtesy of s-i-l Whit :)

Other things to note

Height: 26"

Weight: 15lbs

Head: 17"
Places you've been: Still no zoo (worst parents ever!), a few garage sales, a trip to the mall without a stroller (that was interesting)
Doctor's Appointments: 6 month appt was on May 9. You did sooo good. You got 4 shots and only cried for about a minute.
Daycare: They love you there! We got some pretty bad news this month. Our daycare lady is moving at the end of May. It's a great step for her and her family, but really stinks for the daycare situation. We are going to continue to bring you to her new place in Elko (25 min from our house). We're planning to do this until the winter as long as it works for everyone. She felt so bad when she told us and didn't expect us to bring you down there, but we want you to be in her care, so we'll make it work-somehow!
Sleeping: you've slept in your crib every single night. I can't believe how well this transition went for you. You're amazing! Sometimes we even have to wake you up in the morning!
Eating: 6oz every 3-4 hours. You've still been getting rice cereal about once/day. We took a break after you got sick this month. You also started some bananas this month and you seem to like them so far!
Clothing: Mostly wearing 3 and 3-6 month clothes

Diapers: You are wearing size 2 diapers when you wear regular diapers and cloth is still going great!

Things you like: watching your puppies (you think they're hilarious), Kirby gets excited to get you up in the morning, the song "I got you"(I feel good) by James Brown - it's our go-to if you're upset (rare), swinging, splashing in the pool, watching the kids at daycare blow bubbles, your exersaucer/bouncer toy, getting attention from strangers (makes you a little shy, but you always smile), your hands are amazing to you - you just stare at them, you are so much more interactive with us - you know your name, you are more mobile and you like to grab at things/chew on things

Mommy likes: you love it when mommy sings, dances and talks, when you see mommy pick you up at daycare - you get so excited
Daddy likes: still loving when daddy comes home from work or when we call him. Most of the time you try to eat/kiss the phone and end up hanging up on him. 

Bailey Bear (from Daddy this month)~

You are the most amazing little sweetheart we could ever ask for!  The love/joy/fun/excitement you have brought to our lives is beyond our greatest expectations!  You have the sweetest personality and are a genuinely happy little girl, and for that we are so thankful.  You are such an easy baby to care for - you rarely cry, you are always smiling and you sleep so well.  We can tell your little heart is happy and at peace.  You are growing up so quickly and we never imagined watching you change could be so fun and impact us like it has!  Thank you for being the biggest blessing of our lives.  We love you Bailey Rose!  Love, Daddy

You've grown into such a beautiful, happy baby!

I'd like to note that while I wrote the majority of this post over a week ago, it was very difficult to finish it last night knowing that there are so many families who lost their kids/babies yesterday. I'm so sorry for the people in Moore, OK for the terrible storm that passed through yesterday. Hearing the news playing last night was torture to think what it would be like to be in their shoes. Praying for the families that were affected!!

Recap

Holy buckets time is flying by! Feeling a little stressed about the 5 birthdays (hubs, b-i-l, Oscar, s-i-l and dad) in December, our wedding anniversary (tomorrow - Happy 2 year anniversary sweetie) and Christmas! Not to mention a few holiday parties, get-togethers and a few added items to my workload at my job. So since I don't have a ton of time on my hands, I figured I'd share a few amazing recipes I have found on pinterest and have tried out.

double crunch honey garlic pork chops

We had these for dinner tonight and they were so delicious. I used chicken instead of pork chops (cuz that's what we had and we don't eat too much pork). The sauce alone is to die for. Chris told me to "dog ear" the recipe. LOL!

easy parmesan knots

I made these for Thanksgiving and got many compliments on them! I used crescent rolls instead of biscuits since I had bought them ahead of time (before pinning it). They turned out great! I did not roll them in knots, just made them look like crescent rolls.

nutella ice cream

I made these last night. So tasty! I am still in shock that it's just bananas and ice cream. Chris and I shared one tonight after dessert. He ate more than I did and he's not one for sweets! I halved the recipe since that's all I had on hand, but I could see myself making more of these. They are only 140 calories, pretty good in my book! 

Last Saturday was Chris's (age purposely deleted) birthday.

Enjoying his free mug (seriously, any drink you want in there - I've had a Long Island) at the Valley Bar in Eagan. Hole in the wall bar, but such a great deal for  your birthday! And they give you a mug to take with you ;)

We went out to lunch with his dad at Bonfire (so yummy) and then came back to the house to rest from our food coma. Then we went to Best Buy to get a tripod for our new camera (oh yeah, we bought a DSLR - so excited to figure it all out!!). We have met the most interesting people at our local store. We bought our Mac from the store in August and had a girl (mid 20's) helping us out. She was super nice and had just started out there. We've been in the store a few times since we bought our computer and never fail, she's always there and always comes up to us and remembers BOTH of our names. We both find it shocking/creepy she remembers our names. Of course on Saturday creeper nice saleslady sees us and comes over to check on us and remembers our names. Wasn't much help to us in the camera dept, but just had to stalk check in with us, I guess. After we got home, I made Chris get dressed up for our Christmas Card photo shoot. I thought it would go soooo much better than it did, haha! Either way, we got a picture for our card and I have them ordered. Can't wait to get them and send those suckers out! Saturday night, we met up with some friends at Ansari's in Eagan, Kind of a crazy night, but I think we left before the worst of it :)

Sunday, I don't think I could get enough sleep. It felt so nice to sleep in. The hubs ended up going in to work and I made may way to the neighboring cities for some Christmas shopping. Finally got some stuff checked off my list, still a LOT to go.

Tomorrow I'm looking forward to spending the evening with my love and celebrating our 2 year wedding anniversary. I'm also excited that we were able to book tickets to go to Florida and visit his amazing family in February. The next 2 months are going to go by sooo fast. I can't wait!

December 6, 2009 Captiva Island, Florida