6 Months Old

Aubree turned 6 months old on Monday...and all I can think of is where did the time go???? I took her to the dr. today for her 6 mo. appointment and her second RSV shot. I thought that would be enough (3 shots), but when I got there, they suggested she get a flu shot too. 4 SHOTS....that hurts!!! As for her stats: She now weighs 13lbs 9 ounces which is in the 8%tile range for a 6 month old and the 25%tile range for her adjusted age of 4 1/2 months She's 25.5 inches long which is in the 44%tile range for a 6 month old and the 75%tile range for her adjusted age!!! What a LONG girl! She definitely take after her daddy! She went from being in the 10%tile range to the 44...I'd say that was a big growth spurt! She still can't sit on her own, but we continue to work on that. She talks, laughs, sings constantly. Loves to be in her jumper....even when she's not in it...she tries to use you as the floor so she can still bounce. She's our little froggy right now. We can't wait to see everyone for the Holiday's!!!!

Aubree's Daycare Party

Aubree and her twin cousins had their first Daycare Christmas party today.

Acutally....this would be Aubree's 1st time opening a gift, well...trying to open that is. All of the kids kept trying to play with her gifts, so mommy must have made good choices on her gifts!!

Love to the Grandparents!!

If you can't read her onesie, it says,

"Who needs Santa, I've got grandparents!"

First Bad Night...

I recently found out that Aubree's belly can't quite handle green beans. I originally tried them on her about a month ago, and she wasn't too fond of them. Daycare gave them to her again Monday, and I'm assuming the whole jar. She had a really yucky diaper shortly after getting home, but I didn't think anything of it at the time. That night, she started waking up at 10:30 screaming, so I put the binky in her mouth to soothe her. When that only lasted about 15-20 minutes, I kind of figured we'd have a bad night. Almost every 1/2 hour from then on until about 2:00 a.m., I had to keep getting out of bed to put the binky back in her mouth. Finally at 2:00 I decided to try a bottle. Right after I changed her diaper, she had an explosion!!! YUCK!! Nothing like that in the middle of the night when I'm use to her always doing her duty at daycare now. I even had to throw away the protection pad under her!!! Ugh! From 2:00-3:30 I would be able to get her back to sleep, but as soon as I'd lay her down, she'd wake right back up. So...needless to say, I finally had my first "bad" night with Aubree after having her home now for almost 5 months. Her belly ache continued until today (Wednesday). Daycare called me b/c she was having a lot of dirty loose diapers. 3 within the hour, when she also had one right before I took her there. So, I had to take her to Dr. Ress to make sure she didn't have some kind of virus...and thankfully she didn't. She got her first taste of Pedialyte and loved it! Mamaw Deedee must know her taste, because she loved the bubble gum flavor. Dr. Ress said her belly just can't handle green beans, so I'm sure it'll be awhile before we try them again....a LONG while!

Talky Girl...

Aubree has always cooed and babbled, but Monday when I picked her up from Daycare, she was a Chatter Box! She talked all afternoon, evening, and even sang herself to sleep. The next morning, she even woke up singing to herself...sooooo adorable!!

Aubree's Latest Photos

FINALLY....I caught her rolling over!!

Trip to Indy

Ben and I took Aubree up for Riese's 1st b-day party, then we stayed the night at her Aunt Alissa and Uncle Jason's house. I've included a couple pictures of when she was able to get some luvin in with her grammy and cousin Nic. I couldn't resist putting a few other cute pictures from the weekend. Emalyn did a great job with her! Riese was so adorable with cake all over her face, and then there's that naked baby!! She's quite the nudist! It was about a half an hour before bath time, and I didn't want to waste a diapier, so I just let her go nude before her bath. She peed twice on the changing mat you see under her, but she had a BALL!

She's Rolling Over...BUT

She won't do it for the camera!! I still think this is a cute "recent" video of her.

4 Month Photo Shoot

I had Rochelle, my favorite photographer, do another photo shoot of Aubree this weekend while she was down. :-) I've put a few of my favorites together below in a slideshow. Let me know what you think of them! Oh...Sarah, I stole an idea from you from Phoebe's blog! I wanted to try the mirror idea out, but I think they'll turn out better when she can hold her head up a little better.

4 Month Update

4 Month Update on Aubree: Aubree went to the doctor on Tuesday for her 4 months shots and check-up. She new weighs 11.3 pounds and is 23 inches long. For her actual age, she's in the 5th percentile for her weight and 10th percentile for her length. For her adjusted age of 12 weeks old, she's in the 50th percentile for both height and weight. Below are a few random pictures of her this past week!

Too Cute...

Our kids aren't even one yet, and they're already sleeping together! That's just too cute!

My Little Love Bug...and My Little Jail bird

Here's Aubree in her Halloween costume...

Do you think it's appropriate?? :-)

And this one is the very 1st outfit I bought when I found out we were having a girl. I call her my little jail bird when she wears it.

She Thinks She Such A Big Girl Now...

Lately we have to hold on to the bottle very tightly, or she uses her powerful little hands to swat it out of our hands. Of course...here, she decided she wanted to be Little Miss Independent!

It's Official...We Have A THUMBSUCKER!!!

Weekend Visiting Family and Friends

The three of us made a trip up to Marion to visit Grammy and Pop Pop, and to go to the James Dean Festival. Aubree got to meet her cousins Julie and Aliva, (born 4 days before Aubree).

After leaving Marion on Sunday, we stopped off in Camby to visits a few friends. Aubree got to meet Kim, Kevin, and Emalyn.

Then, the Myers came over to meet Aubree while we were at Kim and Kevin's. She got to meet Kim, Marcus, Owen, and Reise! Finally...after our long drive back home, Aubree tested out a few of her new gifts! Grammy got her the fairy wings, Kim Myers made her the Colts quilt and bought her her 1st Vera Bradley purse like Mommy carries! She also got a lot of cute outfits, but they were getting washed so she can wear them soon. It was so nice seeing everyone!! Thank you so much for all her wonderful gifts! We can't wait to see everyone again!

Random Photos from Aubree's 1st 3 Months

Even though they lost...we still support them!!

We found her a Colt's cheerleading uniform at Walmart, and couldn't resist getting it for her. She also has a colts binkie, but we forgot to include it in the pictures!

Daddy being Cruel to Mommy and Aubree

Our Little Ladybug with her 101 year old Great Grandma Birdie!!

Happy 1st Birthday Prince Kelton and Princess Rylyn!!!

Just wanted to wish our neice and nephew a very happy 1st birthday!! We love you Keltie and RyRy :-)

Our Little Ladybug is 3 Months Old Today!!

I can't believe how time flies...but the saying is definitely true. It flies when you're having fun, and I can't even put into words how much "fun" it is to be a mommy to this beautiful little girl! Some milestones Aubree has accomplished by 3 Months: -Cooing/talking -Smiling -Discovered her hands -Discovered her hands can find her mouth! -Rolled over from tummy to back, but hasn't mastered it by any means -Recognizes mommy, daddy and many others -Holds her head up for long periods of time -Sits up when propped up w/ pillow -Discovered she has a LOT of lung power!! :-) She's definitely making up for not fussing at all for the 1st 2 months!! We tried to get 3 month pictures taken on Sunday, but that's when the high storm winds came through and kept us stranded from going anywhere..."see picture" So...we're going to try to just go up to Walmart now for her 3 months sometime this week. Hopefully we'll get the chance, and I'll have the pictures posted soon.

Daddy Caught Aubree Playing On The Changing Table

Can you tell Aubree LOVES her changing table that Papaw Aubrey made for her?? This is her FAVORITE spot!!

Aubree Dancing to Daddy Singing Elvira

Aubree was fussy, so Ben decided to have her dance to Elvira! She loved it...until he stopped that is!

How Is It Possible???

How is it possible that I spend almost every moment with Aubree when we get home from School, yet I managed to miss her rolling over for the 1st time?? I handed her off to Ben while I grabbed my stuff to pump, and told him to lay her down on her Rainforest Playmat. Of course, he did, and she did it...without Mommy in the room to see her do it. :-( Just about an hour earlier, she had rolled up to her side, but I thought it was just a fluke. When she did it for Ben, she continued to roll on over...Poor thing scared herself half to death when she flopped onto her back. Of course, I now try to get it on camera...and she's not cooperating!!

Aubree Showing Love To All Her Family Members! :-)

Sick Girl

It only took one week of Daycare to get Aubree sick. She's been sneezing and coughing for a few days, but last night she started getting congested sounding. I don't want to be overly worried everytime she gets sick, but since she's still under three months, the doctor said to bring her in even if she gets a cough. Of course, it's just a cold, but I didn't want to take any chances. So, we left school and daycare early today to see the doctor and then I took the rest of the day off to snuggle with her. I REALLY miss being able to spend all day with her to be there when she needs me. So, it's nice to have so many days to be able to take of to take care of her, rather than having someone else do it for me. We took her out for a walk to get some fresh air. She loved looking at everything, but when we got back, Ben laid her down on her belly and she conked out.

Yea for POOP!!!

I never thought I'd get sooooo excited about poop, but at 10:15 P.M. on Monday, September 8th...Aubree FINALLY POOPED!!!! She usuall goes at least once a day if not more, and for the last 9 days, she hasn't went. As she was finishing her night bottle, she started passing more gas, as she has been for the last 9 days, but then she did it!! Ben even had to come check it out. Can you believe we're this excited about a stinky diaper???

1st Day at Daycare

Well, my leave is officially over...

Today I started back to work, and Aubree had her 1st day at daycare. I figured she'd give them some troubles because she hasn't had a BM in 3 days, and she's been super gassy. BUT...she didn't give them a peep. I was good and only checked on her twice!! The first time she was sleeping, so I only peeked at her, but then I went in on my lunch to visit and cuddle. I thought I did very well dropping her off with only a few tears, but of course she is only upstairs from my room, so that makes it MUCH easier! As you can tell in the picture, she wasn't too excited about going. I had to wake her up this morning to dress her, then she feel right back to sleep and didn't wake up for them until 9:15. Tomorrow is Picture Day at our school, so her and her cousins Rylyn and Kelton get their first school picture!! They're growing up WAY too fast!

Aubree Being A Ham To The Camera

I've been using the video option on my digital camera a lot lately since Aubree has been cooing and smiling so much. I love this video of her being a little ham right to the camera!

Aubree's Boppy Pillow...$34.99

Aubree's Rainforest Swing...$64.99

Aubree's Mod Lady Bug bedding set...$179.99

Aubree FINALLY sleeping through the night...

PRICELESS