5 months

Here's what you've been up to this month:

You got some more shots at your 4 month check-up

Naked baby alert!

You went appliance shopping with mommy and daddy and eventually we bought some!

oooh, mama that one there is so pretty!

You like to take naps with your puppy

naptime buddies

Hanging out at daycare

pretty in pink at daycare

You and mom went shopping and got some great new stuff!

I just can't decide which hat I like better

I just don't know...I'll take them both!

You celebrated your first Easter

I love you Easter Bunny

I'm so crazy, you can't keep me still tonight mama (dress she wore for Easter)

You got a fun new toy from your aunt/uncle/cousins

eeek! so.many.buttons

Nana and Brad came over to hook up the new oven so you showed nana your new toys

Oh hey nana - just showing mom how to run this thing

We were able to squeeze in a few walks before the snow returned - yes, I said snow in April

Out for a stroll on April 4 and then we got several inches of snow :(

We met up with your cousins and nana for dinner and a movie

Hanging with nana and my cousins. Watching Finding Nemo

The stupid snow allowed mama to stay home from work 1 day

Mom I'm so happy you get to stay home from work today!

You became interested in mom and dad's food

What ya eatin there mama?

We went to Psycho Suzie's for a birthday lunch. You were there (in mom's belly) with the MN Bloggers last summer!

Leaving our mark at Psycho Suzie's

Mama fed you some solid foods on April 11

I'm ready!

Nom - that was good!

You can feed yourself a bottle...with some assitance

Look mom, I'm such a big girl!

Other things to note

Height: 25" (guessing)

Weight: 14lbs (guessing)

Head: ?? no clue - will update
Places you've been: Nowhere new this month. Maybe next month we can visit the zoo!

Doctor's Appointments: you went for your 4 month on March 20 and don't go back until 6 months

Daycare: everyone is still happy! You are going 3 days a week and hang out with daddy the other 2. 

Sleeping: you are still sleeping so well through the night. You did your first night in your crib on Friday, April 12 and slept for 6.5 hours without a peep. Saturday night you slept for 9 hours straight - you're unbelievable kid!

Eating: 6oz every 3-4 hours. You had your first round of solids on April 11 and did great! We'll probably feed you rice cereal/formula mix once a day for a while and then start introducing something else soon. 

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: you love watching everything around you, you are so observant! You love to smile and you smile at strangers and that definitely makes them happy :) 

Mommy likes: still very interested in mom's hair and necklaces, when mom sings and dances, when mom makes some cool noises with her mouth
Daddy likes: seeing him when he comes home from work - it is the highlight of everyone's day melts.my.heart times a million, watching sports with daddy, hearing daddy's voice on the phone when he's working. He tells you that he loves you and that you're pretty and you smile and hide your face - it is so precious!

Bailey Bear~

I never knew how much fun it would be to have a little baby in our lives. You truly are such a blessing. We love to just watch you and make you giggle and see your reaction to anything that is new (usually met with a smile or giggle). You have such an amazing impact on everyone that you come in contact with. It honestly baffles me how many strangers will come up to us and admire you and tell us how lucky we are. I couldn't agree more. Every day I look forward to seeing you and holding you. Love you Bailey Rose!

Things gettin me all excited!

I mentioned in my last post that there are a few things that I'm pretty excited about. Here's what been goin' on around here lately (and part of my excuse the reason for lack of posting)

2 Tuesdays ago (the 24th of July), I met up with some pretty awesome ladies for the first MN Blogger get together. It was so much fun to meet up with ladies in the Twin Cities and chat with them about careers, babies, upcoming weddings and all sorts of other fun stuff! I was a huge slacker and didn't take any pictures that night. I was exhausted from being at a work conference all day and then meeting up for hh and then sitting in dreadfully hot Psycho Suzi's. I wouldn't change it (except maybe some a/c?). I can't wait for our next get together! If you want to see everyone's fun recaps and pictures of the night, check out the MN Blogger page!

Last Saturday I went with my parents to purchase our crib/changing table and mattress. Chris and I had already picked it out (for the most part) and my parents so generously offered to pay for the crib for us. I can't begin to express how thankful I am for that. Um, cribs are freakin expensive (and everything baby related!). It should be here in about a week or so, can't wait!

Sunday morning, Chris and I headed up to St Louis Park to pick up a bassinet that I found on craigslist. Call me the worst mom ever if I don't find it necessary to have everything we buy for our baby be brand new. I love the bassinet we found and it was $20 in really great condition!

Oscar is very curious about all of this baby stuff going on and I'm on a quest to find another grey box to put underneath. Target only had 1, I'm hoping to score another at a different location.

Tuesday night we met up with the lady I found on craigslist to sew our crib bedding. It was kind of overwhelming, but I think we're both happy with what we've picked out (and purchased!). Once I get her all of the supplies, it should take about 3 weeks for her to finish.



My pinspiration


The fabric we picked out. We will be following the pinspiration pretty accurately for where the colors will be going. We're doing a valance instead of full length curtains. I might get full length curtains to coordinate, we'll see how it turns out first! I'm also going to add some pink elements into the room to make it more girly, but wanted to keep some of it neutral.

Wednesday night, I drug Chris and I attended a class to get us all informed on cloth diapering (the class we went to is at Amma Parenting Center in Edina and it was FREE!). I'm really set on cloth diapering our child(ren). I've read a ton of benefits to it - other than not filling up the landfills with disposables. Obviously, it takes more work and can be more of an upfront cost but I really hope that we can make it work for our family! The class was full of useful information and is taught by local gals that own a cloth diaper store and are currently cloth diapering their kiddos. They showed the different types and listed pros and cons of each type. We haven't fully decided on what we want to use, but we've weeded out ones we don't want to use.

Thursday night, I began painting the nursery. Just getting started on some of the trim. We're painting it grey and re-using some of the paint we had leftover from the bathroom makeover. I'm excited to finally have a vision for the nursery. I've got so many pinterest ideas for in there. Lets hope I have enough time to complete them :)

Tonight, I'm meeting up with some friends and heading out to Canterbury for the races! I've only been once about 10 years ago so it should be exciting to get out there again and see my friends!

Tomorrow, we were hoping to take a trip up to Stillwater for some lunch and shopping. I've only been to Stillwater for a wedding about a month ago and really wanted to check out the shops then, but didn't end up having time. I'm hoping to find something that Chris can buy me for my birthday next Tuesday! It's supposed to rain tomorrow, so I guess we'll see what we get up to!

Next Tuesday is my birthday, big 29 here I come! That evening we're going to have a 3d/4d ultrasound done (super excited!!) and depending on when we get done we are planning to head to The Melting Pot (our favorite "occasions" restaurant). Yummy! I got a certificate last month to get cheese fondue, salad and main course for $47/couple...score! I'm sure we'll sneak in some dessert too!

So, that's what I've been up to! I hope you have a great weekend!