Land of The BOWS!!!

Well, we have entered the world of custom made bows. I have a ton of small bows and as we all know my child has a rather large head (97Th percentile to be exact) so, I was never able to use those because they look a little silly. So, my great friend Jess has a wonderful friend Christen that makes bows and when I saw them, oh I had to have some. It has now become an addiction and I have a hard time remember what I have ordered and what is on the way. But, they are well worth it, they look so amazing and the size compliments her unusually large head. Anyway, we are almost 7 months old and are getting oh so close to crawling. She can get up on her knees and then just rocks, she can army crawl like a champ. She has almost mastered sitting up but, if she is in a mood she will just throw herself back and be lazy. We are eating straight from the table now and she loves it. She can get a little picky if I give her food that is a little to complex but, hey I'm trying to get her to be an adventurous eater. She is definitely an aggressive eater and even gets a little jealous if you try and eat in front of her.

Her personality is coming out more and more each day and I can't believe all the things that she tries to do each day. She is so energetic and strong and I am amazed at how I have the strength each day to keep up with her. She is the best part of my life and I am so glad to see her smiling face every morning.

So, we got professional pictures done this Sunday and they went fairly well. The theme was apples so, I had a bow and a tutu made and the photographer brought apples and many other props. She did OK until it was breakfast time and then had a mini breakdown, from there it did get better. She was not smiling at all for the apple pictures and as soon as I put her in a different dress wow, all was better, little did I know red was not her color and she just prefers yellow. From then on she finally decided to smile and act like the cute girl I know. We will get those back soon and I can't wait to see how they turned out.

Oh, I should not forget all her teeth she has. She already has two on the bottom and the other day Angie said, "Hey, you know she has two top teeth." Of course I had not realized that and sure enough there are two top teeth with a third top tooth about to come in as well. Amazingly they have not bothered her to much though the drool is out of control. Pretty soon she will be eating corn on the cob, ha ha.

6 MONTHS OLD!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY AUDRIANNA!! So, we are officially 6 months old. I can't believe it and am so amazed at each and everything she does each day. We did unfortunately have to go to the doctors today and get her shots but, she was a trooper and didn't cry too much. Because she is my little eater the doctor gave the o.k. to try any foods she wants and expects by 9 months she will be eating all table foods. My wise friend Jess has this whole eating from the table idea and I was so perplexed and a little cautious about it but, I think we are going to jump right in, just like her (she knows how I love to steal her ideas). So tomorrow she will have toast and cut up bananas for breakfast. I already have a good stock pile of homemade pureed baby food, such, as tomato & cauliflower gratin, beef stew with parsnips and carrots, and pears with apples and cinnamon. After we eat all that we will enter a whole new food world, I know she can't wait and either can I.

She is so very active all day and keeps me busy, I can't imagine what it will be like when she starts crawling. And by the way, we are almost there, she can inch along and almost crawled a couple feet today. She loves to roll all over the place and get into things she shouldn't get into. She can almost sit on her own, she is picky, or I say lazy and if she doesn't want to sit she just throws herself back. We are still taking our Mommy & me class and I can't believe how excited she gets when we get there and loves the class so much. We are going to continue to take the fall semester, and I am sure she will be the little tumbler by the end of the semester.

Here she is in her play yard, I call it her own little zoo. She just looks out through it and talks to all of us at work. And then when we don't pay enough attention to her she screams and makes herself heard.

The ZOO...

So, since there was a cool wave, I know it was only a whopping 92 degrees but, hey you gotta take what you can get. Angie, Gabi, Levi, Audrianna, and I decided to go to the zoo and we had such fun. We got there before they opened and left before the heat got to bad. I love all the cute animals, I wish I could take them all home, I do know that I can't. Audrianna had a blast, she didn't cry once and loved just hanging in her carrier. She took a short nap after lunch and then we headed home.

Gabi, Audrianna, and Levi posed for a picture in front of the zoo. Of course Audrianna had something in her mouth, she has to be chewing on something at all times, darn those teeth.

We all took a picture in front of an animal exhibit not sure which animal it was, the important part is there is a pic of all of us. Because we got there so early all the animals were out and we got to see every exhibit.

I was trying to educate Audrianna on the sea life. She was actually very intrigued by the all the fish and aquatic life. Like mother like daughter.

We are getting more and more pictures with her actually smiling. It is all good practice for next month when we have her 6 month pics done.

You would think maybe I could make it a whole day without getting puked on considering she was never facing me but, no. We were walking along and all of a sudden I felt a nice warm liquid run down my leg and sure enough she puked right down my leg. At least she didn't break her routine.

After we left the zoo we stopped by a train that takes you all through the park. I think that Audrianna loved the train ride the most, she just looked all around and had a huge smile on her face the whole time. We had so much fun and I can't wait to take her back when she gets older and can really get excited by all the animals. It wore both of us out and she was snuggled in her bed by 5:30pm, it was a long day for her

4th of July !!

Finally, a good picture with her smiling. Every time anyone pulls out a camera she gets a frown on her face and refuses to smile. She did pretty good for her first 4th of July. Most all of you know she goes to bed by 6:30pm every night but, I managed to keep her up till almost 8:00pm tonight with out her being a terror. She even watched a couple fireworks, she loved the lights, and hated the noise. She then went to sleep but, woke up an hour later and had enough of the fireworks and all the noise. She then had a major meltdown so, we had to leave. We had a ton and fun and thanks to Angie and Jaime for the fireworks and the food.

I have never been a picture person but, now that I have her I am really starting to want my picture taken more and more. Only if she is in the pic., of course. And since I was such a bad blogger last month I think that I am doing good so far for this month.

My New Teeth !!

I have been such a bad blogger and mom!! I haven't taken many pictures this month, I'm going to blame it on how busy I have been. We have started taking a mommy and me class which Audrianna loves. She gets to talk to her friends and tumble and do gymnastics, she is so social. She has finally started laying on her tummy and now rolls all over the place. Sometimes I go into her room and I can't find her because she rolls across the room. She will be crawling before I know it. Much to my dismay she has found her feet and they are her favorite thing to put in her mouth, YUCK!!

She is eating fruits and veggies and I am proud to say I have made all of her food from scratch. I don't know how long that will keep her happy, she looks at my food and wants a bite so bad. And on top of that she started getting her first teeth. At first it was just one little tooth barely popping through but, now she has two teeth and they are almost half way up. My girl is growing up so fast!!

Traveling and Eating !!!!

I know it has been a while since I posted something but, we have been so busy lately. We are on the go constantly and she loves it. We went to Joe's birthday party this weekend and she did OK. She was so tired and cranky she had to cry herself to sleep. She can get herself so worked up sometimes, I can only imagine what the drama will be like when she gets older. She is getting bigger everyday and I can't believe we are close to four months already, where has the time gone. I just want to save every moment with her and not ever let go or forget. On to the good stuff, we went traveling in April and went to the doctor and got the OK to introduce food. Oh, has it been an experience.

As most of you know she has horrible tummy and bowel problems. And after three days of non stop screaming we went to the doctor and she said we can start eating rice cereal. Not only was I excited but, she loves it. Here is her dad feeding her and picture with food all over, the messier the better she says. It has helped tremendously with her hunger issues but, we now have a whole new level of projectile vomit. We go back for our four month shots in a couple weeks so hopefully we can get things worked out. For her sake and for my wardrobes sake, I have to make multiple outfit changes a day, she just prefers to just go naked.

Well, she is a worldly traveler already. At the end of April we went to Maryland to see my family. She got to meet her Memaw's and Pappy's, they were so excited to see her and I was oh so proud to show her off. She did absolutely wonderful on the plane and didn't make a peep. She woke up a couple of times but, she slept the rest of the way. One of the passengers said that we should all sign her ticket and give it to her when she turns eighteen. I guess that means she did good, thank goodness. I figure she was going to scream her head off for payback of all the times I have been on a plane and had to hear a screaming baby.

I have so many pictures from the trip and would love to post them all but, I won't. I just put some up to highlight the trip. If you want to see more just give me a call and I will be more than willing to share.

Audrianna with her Pappy, this was such a good picture. He seemed to be a natural and they just loved each other, well, until she started crying and then she was all mine.

A picture of the house and the backyard. Oh, what a vacation, it was so nice I almost didn't want to leave. I can't imagine getting to see that everyday.

My girl is a beach goer already. She got to put her feet in the water and was not sure what was going on. She even laid in her coverall and sunbathed for a minute.

This is a picture with my Pappy Burger. Everyone says she looks like her dad but, I think I see the Burger in her in this pic.

Here's my girl with her Memaw. She was having some tummy troubles that day and it seemed like nothing was keeping her happy. My poor memaw posed for a picture anyway. She said that I just needed to top her off (give her more to eat) to fix her tummy problems.

3 Months Old !!!

Well, we are officially 3 months old, where did the time go. We went to visit my family in Maryland last week and had a blast. Everyone thought she was gorgeous of course and kept calling her their Texas Beauty. It was so good to see my Grandparents, I hadn't seen them in quite a long time and I was so proud to show off Audrianna. I will have pictures up soon of our trip.

She is hitting milestones everyday, she can sit up so well and loves to talk and coo. And expects you to talk back to her and give your undivided attention, she is only a little spoiled. My friend Kristi gave me this jumper and she loves it though the only thing she can do right now is eat it but, she seems good with that.

We got her ears pierced this weekend and she did fairly well. She was already cranky so I figured lets just make her really mad at me. Angie held her though so she couldn't be too mad at me. At first she thought it was food so she was laughing and thought it was funny but, that soon changed. She only cried for a little bit afterwards and now looks so cute with her earrings.