6 Months -Chomp, chomp

 

Just another day in paradise.

Okay, at least that's how I think it would be.

Free room and board

Food on demand

Naps during the middle of the day

Chauffer

New clothes.

Anyone else want to live there?

Officially 6 months!

Hanging out with Friends

Chilling in the jumper.

Getting ready to eat. I'm surprised she's not super cranky. She's not a happy hungry baby.

Kisses for Kitty Kitty.

I have a picture of Colin giving Kitty Kitty kisses too. It's SO sweet.

SO excited. Petting Kitty Kitty.

Sneak attack! Gett Kitty Kitty's whiskers.

Out cat must be REALLY patient. She didn't do anything in retaliation.

Crawling.

Twosome Trouble

They are always SO excited to see each other.

Even if part of the reason why is because Wyatt likes to chew on Serenity's head.

Wyatt likes to attack Serenity.

Kisses from mom before heading to work.

(Yes, I left it there for Fielding to clean up.)

Chewing on an apple core Dad gave me.

I LOVE apples!

Supposed to be sleeping.

Yum, bars!

I think this is one of the escape techniques. It just takes longer than most.

I like looking outside.

Teething. It helps if they have a chew toy.

Just wasting some time at Babies R' Us.

We got to wander around for a couple of hours, but we resisted buying any unnecessary items.

We had to try on a hat and some shoes.

5 Month -Pierced Ears

I should apologize a smiggin' in advance. Let's face it. I don't think there is a whole lot on this blog other than stuff about my daughter. Kid's really do take over your life once you have them. So, on behalf of people who don't have them,  Oy! It can't be on behalf of now that I have one. Sorry. Anyhow, if you don't have children yet, LOVE your life. There are some things in your life that are exclusively yours and I do hope you enjoy it. You get to have 'alone' time with your spouse (Yes, I'm talking about those spicy moments.) without the fear of your child waking up and dousing the moment. You also can run into the gas station real quick for a soda, juice, or other such randomness. hmmm...You only have to stress about your schedule. Babies can be both sporadic and predictable. 

Anyhow, again NOTE: Love your life. It may not always be the way it is now and you might miss it.

I also accept that I may have some haters on this topic. If so,...well, this is what I decided to do. My daughter is happy, I'm happy, and she looks adorable. =P (Yes, I realize that's a juvenile response.)

I decided to get my daughter's ears pierced when she was old enough or a couple of months later. It's something I thought about even before she was born. My sister pierced her daughter's ears and her daughter ingested $150 worth of earrings before the age of 2. She tried the lock backs, screw backs, pretty much all the options. (She thought they looked SO cute on her daughter.) I guess it just wasn't meant to be. After that she let them grow in and will let her daughter decide when she's ready. My other sister pierced her daughter's ears withoug issue. (Yes, Kelli, the first sister, went with both of us to get them pierced.)

Kelli bore the brunt of all the...emotions up front though. My dad wasn't very happy about her piercing Ella's ears. My mom was okay with it. Let's face it, everyone seems to have their own opinions and ideas on the topic. I figure you pick the one that works for you.

There is one thing I DO tell people about the experience though. Yes, she cried, but she was done crying by the time I had her buckled back in her carseat. Unlike the toddler who was still crying after she got her ears pierced. She was still crying as her parents carried her away.

Oh, and the cost surprised me. Baby earrings are not cheap.

(Note: Ingested $150 worth equates to about 3 pairs of earrings.)

Random day with a Tigger onesie.

Kelli holding her right before. Yeah, she was being a goof.

And yes, I made Kelli hold her. I also make Fielding hold her for shots.

Bam! Pierced ears. Something tiny classic and matches every outfit.

It's also a nice indicator when people call her a boy. Yes, it happended twice the day before I pierced her ears and occassionally since.

See no harm no foul.

Still a happy camper.

She doesn't even notice they're there.

First time dad fed her babyfood. It's a learning curve.

Babies lunge at food if it's too close. (ie the container)

They also will look at...everything else that might distract them.

This outfit is supposed to be for 12 months. I think they may have been confused.

I LOVE this picture. She just looks so adorable and you can almost see her teeth.

Proof that she's not Always smiling. I think she wanted food.

Oh look. I must have done something that made her smile.

Aunt Kelli and several other family memebers (not me) had a waxing party.

 So I figured Serenity should get in the spirit too. We used the 'Remove Completely' sticker on the wipes.

Sometimes it takes a while to wake up and recognize people.

Ah, to sleep with such abandon.

Hanging out with Aunt Vicki and Annie

Annie walking with Serenity.

The joys of feeding a baby. Take two.

I don't know that dad was very successful.

4 Months -Oh, no!

I won't lie. I think this month was pretty much a blur, but not necessarily just because time flies when you are focused on the subtle changes in your child's life. This month was the first trip Serenity took to California and probably one of the saddest Fielding has had in a while.

I was heading home from my chiropractor appointment when I returned a call I'd missed from Fielding. He was supposed to be getting ready to go in to work for a couple of hours for a meeting and I figured he was running late or some other minor issue. He told me he wasn't going to his meeting and I asked him why. (I was a bit frustrated because I was rushing to get home so he could make it in time.) He then told me, "Scott got shot down". "What do you mean, Scott got shot down?"

This was the beginning of a very long month. I'm sure I could go in to more detail, but frankly, I don't want to start crying. I'm not good with death or funerals and would love to ignore all of them indefinently, but it's a part of life that happens. And while everyone wishes this hadn't happened and everyone still misses Scott, I know that miracles happen and that we'll see him again.

A) Miracles happen...I kid you not, I found out maybe...four hours before calling Fielding that we could file some education costs with our 2011 taxes and get about $1200 back. We filed the ammendment and had enough to pay for the trip to Cali to attend the funeral services.

B) I know we'll see him again...What more can I say than this. It's what I believe and I don't doubt it for a second. Yes, it's that simple for me. (Sometimes the simple answers are the right ones all along.)

One last chance to wear the bug outfit before she completely outgrows it. I'm pretty sure this is the day her pediatrician called her a little bug and THEN noticed she had a bug on her outfit.

These next couple of pictures remind me of faces Colin made when he was a baby. So much fun!

Yes, I can imagine her clasping her hands together. "Okay, so the next thing we need to do is..."

Oy! She wiggles far too much some days. All I get are blurry pictures.

I stole/used Fielding's camera to get these. I think that's why they look better. She obviously still loves her toes, orange towel and showers. She actually starts to get really excited when she hears the water running.

                                         She's happy, adorable and
                                                                                              ........Oh, so talented. *sigh*

Apparently she's done now that I have blackmail for her when she's older. Mwhahaha!

She's just THIS cool! Aunt Kelli let her wear Ella's sunglasses.

Such a compact sleeper. You can take her any where.

The rest are pretty much just happy smiling pictures.

First Fourth of July

Thank goodness for those that serve and keep us safe.

Visited mom at work for a couple hours.

I just told them there was a squeaky mouse hiding under my desk. It worked for a while.

Apparently I did something wrong? Maybe I sang?

 Playing with Mandi, Meg, Annie, and Ellie

She did NOT like the idea of pizza though.

(It was delicious by the way.)

I think I like these pictures because she's wearing orange AND in comparision to the bow on her head she looks absolutely miniature.

Oh NO!!! My worst fears are confirmed. A thumb sucker!

Holding her bottle by herself. Hooray! She's so talented.

A 'healthy', happy baby!

Outfit from Grandma Hewitt

Chilling with Cousin Pez

More smiles...oh, wait. She didn't want to wear her fox hat.

She still fit in her blessing gown (Which I STILL love). So Kelly Price was kind enough to take some fabulous pictures of her in it. (Even though Serenity didn't want to be very smiley.)

LOVE the pictures though.

Thank goodness for angels that come to us when we need them.

Whether to spend some time with us or watch over us.