Half Birthday!

This girl is 6 months old now! We celebrated by having avocado for the first time, solids are starting to bore poor Sum. She was a little impressed with the green stuff...but not much. Also, she doesn't take a bottle and trying to give her water or anything is hard unless it comes from me so if you have any suggestions pray tell won't you? We have started giving her a sippy cup but she just gets all wet.
Can't believe that 6 months ago I was being told that I was STILL at an 8cm dilation and I'd have to be put on pitocin to speed things up. Now it's like I never went through that hell:) Obviously it was worth it, she's an angel!
6 month appointment went well, her stats:
weight- 16lbs=50th percentile
height- I forget but it's 97th percentile

long story short she's going to be a model! We are thrilled

Dear Blog...

Sorry I have been so forgetful of you lately. Can we still be friends, of course we can because I created you remember?

This baby is growing and will be 6 months old soon! Crazy. She is so fun and cute, I just had to slip a picture of her in here somewhere.



On to the real reason I'm visiting this old blog. Downton Abbey is my new love and obsession! I love it and I love my mother for introducing it to me. Listen to you mother kids, sometimes it totally pays off! Next season, if I don't see a wedding between Mathew and Mary I might scream. Anyway I saw a really great article about Downton HERE
This website shows the characters on set and then in real life. It is sooo fascinating! The biggest upsets for "what they look like in real life" are Thomas (are you kidding me with that beard bro?), and Ethel (Boobs). Check it out, you won't be sorry. You might cry however from lack of Downton now that it's over!

Vegas Baby!

The baby and I decided that our lives needed some adventure. Luckily we have besties that live in the most sinful city in the country...nay the whole world!

And there was a 3rd birthday that just happened to be going down the week we visited. The picture below is of said birthday party. It rocked and went into all hours of the afternoon. Just look at the baby trippin' on all sorts of crazy breast milk. The 3 year old was ready for more of course.

Best Friends Forever has new meaning with this gal pal. We can't seem to get rid of each other. This pic was of us right before we devoured our meal at Stake 'n Shake. Love that place
The Bellagio fountains did not disappoint! The baby thought the show was ok but she was a little scared of the drunken Mickey Mouse by us who was looking for a hand out.
Ah Pari (you know Paris). Twas a fun night.
We had to stop and have a frozen hot chocolate from Serendipity! Pure heaven
We had so much fun! Thanks to our best girl friends who took us in and showed us an unforgettable time!!

5 months

Baby Jack is done with his surgery, thank you for the prayers! He did really well, it was described as a miracle and he is now recovering. You can read all about it here. My sis-in-law is so good at expressing her feelings, sometimes when I read her words I feel so close to the situation. I'm grateful for her updates!

Our sweet baby turned 5 months a few days ago. What a month!

She found her love for books
We started skyping with Dad in the mornings.
This girl loves her own reflection. I have a pretty good idea who she inherited that from
Drinking out of a sippy cup. I gave her a little water with her first rice cereal. She hates bottles but sippy cups seem to be a fun way to spill water on yourself.
5 month picture, still has a love for her elephant!
First rice cereal. She was all over it! We couldn't feed her fast enough. Most of it came back up on her bib but trust me she definitely got some.
Family picture after first rice cereal. Do you ever think your house is clean until you post a picture of it on a blog? I just had that thought, ah well, the people who read this blog know how clean I am anyway. This is as good as it gets most days.


We also visited Dad at work this month. Her expression pretty much sums up how much fun she had on this lunch date. This face says, "I would have rather gone shopping at union square".

Prayers please

My little nephew is having surgery. I haven't met him yet but I am completely obsessed with this little guy. He and Sum are exactly one month apart so when my Sister-in-law posts about how she feels about her baby it really hits home.

As a parent I can't imagine what it feels like to have this surgery coming but I know that I want to help, this is one way I feel like I can. Asking for prayers is just a little extra step that I hope will help.

I want him to be watched over and protected, I pray every night. In fact we pray multiple times a day. With Sum, as a couple, family prayer, individually...he is constantly on our minds.

My sis-in-law's blog is here and I especially like this post. She has such a great family, we love them and hope you'll remember baby J in your prayers too. The more prayers the better!

Toes!

Someone found her toes and has been in love ever since. Ten little toes are just so interesting!
Another fun thing to do with toes is suck on them which this baby does every time she finds herself in a bath or a car seat.

Cute Summer Pics

Josh's brother Jared took some pictures of Sum while we were home. It was fun to see her ham it up for the camera. Isn't her dress cute!

Her shocked look
She is the most beautiful baby I've ever laid eyes on!
I love her, don't you?