Here are some photos of LuLu in all of her grown-up 5-month glory:
Saturday, August 29, 2009
Five Whole Freakin' Months!
Luca turned five months this past Tuesday (sorry I didn't post anything but I wanted to include pics and I can only do that from home)...and here's what's been going on with the Cuddle-Bug. She can now flip herself over and do tummy time herself! This is such a milestone because she HATED tummy time and now suddenly it's kind of like, "No, don't worry, Daddy, I got this!" She's lifting herself up on her arms and holding her head pretty steady. She still likes to dance and kick but now she's giggling a lot! She likes playing with her toys on her toy mat and listening to me read vampire smut to her. She's just fine with her baths now as long as I give them to her while she's sitting in the Bumbo chair....Scott has even hopped in there and given her some baths too. Her hair is growing....she's got this cap of fuzz on her head. Some days it looks darker than others but right now it's like a reddish blonde. She likes watching sports. In fact, she usually doesn't pay much attention to the TV unless there is something sports related on. She's napping and sleeping fine as well, and in a few weeks she'll be able to enjoy pureed food from the jar along with rice cereal and oatmeal! Whoooopppppeeeeee! I've decided to just feed her naked and then take her to the tub afterwards, lol.
Here are some photos of LuLu in all of her grown-up 5-month glory:
Here are some photos of LuLu in all of her grown-up 5-month glory:
Sunday, August 23, 2009
Happiness is a Virtue
Good God, we have one of the happiest babies alive! We went from trying to figure out why she wouldn't stop screeching every day to a very well-balanced, giggly, observant baby....she's absolutely amazing. I think she bespells everyone she comes into contact with. I would say it's those gigornomous, sparkling blue eyes but her cuddly, sweet and happy demeanor is the real winner, I think.
In two days, Luca turns 5 months. In some ways, I feel like I blinked and missed it and then in other ways, I feel like it took so long to reach this milestone. The passing of time really is strange....like a fast-moving locomotive caught in a wrinkle that causes everything to be in slow-motion. Anyway, it's been a month since I've shared, so here are some recent photos of The Luca.
Not to mention, my mom has been clamoring for an update...lol...
Here she is..pooping...
And tummy time with Papi...
And trying to eat her burp cloth....
In two days, Luca turns 5 months. In some ways, I feel like I blinked and missed it and then in other ways, I feel like it took so long to reach this milestone. The passing of time really is strange....like a fast-moving locomotive caught in a wrinkle that causes everything to be in slow-motion. Anyway, it's been a month since I've shared, so here are some recent photos of The Luca.
Not to mention, my mom has been clamoring for an update...lol...
Here she is..pooping...
And tummy time with Papi...
And trying to eat her burp cloth....
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
4 Months!
My little baby girl is growing up. She's almost an adult...if only she could form full words, I'd be all set! Today, Lu went for her 4 mo well check and did very well! She's now 25 inches long and weighs a mere 12.1 pounds (which cracked me up because she feels so much heavier!)...the doctor isn't concerned though. He said she's doing great! She was laughing and dancing on the table until she got her immunizations.
Man, that girl can turn from pasty white to beet red in about 2.5 seconds! But just like last time, she only cried for about 10-15 secs and then was fine. She cried a little in the car (probably because the straps were chafing her thigh puncture wounds) and then she cried a little at home. I gave her a bottle and put her to bed.
She's seriously so expressive, so clever, and so arrogant (she knows when she did something impressive, lol) that I can't help but think she's going to be like ME.
She's saying, "I don't like those needle thingies. I don't care how shiny the Band-Aids are!"
Got milk?
Man, that girl can turn from pasty white to beet red in about 2.5 seconds! But just like last time, she only cried for about 10-15 secs and then was fine. She cried a little in the car (probably because the straps were chafing her thigh puncture wounds) and then she cried a little at home. I gave her a bottle and put her to bed.
She's seriously so expressive, so clever, and so arrogant (she knows when she did something impressive, lol) that I can't help but think she's going to be like ME.
She's saying, "I don't like those needle thingies. I don't care how shiny the Band-Aids are!"
Got milk?
Sunday, July 19, 2009
Thursday, July 16, 2009
The Taming of the Baby
So Luca has only been in daycare for three days and already she's tamed! Not only does my daycare lady have her in a nap routine (something that was UNHEARD OF) but she also has her liking the swing! To put this to the test, Scott and I put her in her own swing the other night....no cries, no whimpers, nothing. Only smiles and awe and then sleep. Unbelievable.
Monday, July 13, 2009
I'm Going to Cry
I'm in the home stretch, folks, and I have to admit that I don't like it. I just put Luca in daycare (I go back to work this Thursday and we had to pay for the whole week) and even though neither one of us cried, that doesn't mean that I don't want to. I've been fighting tears for almost an hour now. I know that it's good for us....I know that it'll be good for me to have three days to myself before going back to work....but even as I write this, I'm bothered that I can't hear her chattering away in the other room.
Happy thoughts. Got to think happy thoughts. We just got back from a week's vacation in the St. Louis area. Scott's brother Allen and his wife Mary have a beautiful camper overlooking a lake and we had such a wonderful time. Luca's first airplane ride went without a hitch (except for when I had to change her butt blowout on the plane....have you seen those stupid "changing tables"? And who was the smart guy that thought of installing the speaker right next to the head of the changing table? I thought Luca was going to stop breathing, she turned so purple....) and she even got her first set of wings! Continental was awesome to us....even though we'd bought two seats and had her listed as an infant-in-lap, they gave us an entire row so we could put her in her carseat for the long flight. Anyway, we spent a few days with Allen and Mary and their kids Andrew and Julia May. Then, Scott's mom Jan joined us from Michigan and then his little sister Ellen and her husband Joe and their three kids Bri, Danari and Geno got up in the fun action too. Seriously, all I could wonder is why we live so far away from family. It's times like these, when you have a small child, that you realize how important family is at this point of their lives. Luca had a blast with all of her aunts, uncles, cousins and grandparents.
Scott's dad, who is in assisted living in Illinois, got to see both Luca and Geno for the first time. It was awesome to see him, to watch him with the babies and see how proud he was of them....
Luca on her first airplane ride....from San Diego to Houston....
Luca with her gorgeous but precocious cousin Julia May
View of Otter Lake from the camper
Luca on the boat with her sun hat
Daddy, Uncle Allen and Luca .... for her second dip in the ocean. Her first dip was with me and I don't think she liked it all that much. And I was afraid to handle her in the water. I kept thinking that her slippery self would squirm away from me and go PLUNK into the lake.
Julia May (in the water), Andrew, Mary and Luca on the tube!
Grandpa Tom, Luca and Daddy!
Danari and Bri, bringing on the sisterly love!
Scott and Luca, Joe and Geno....proud daddies with their spawn!
Luca going for her tenth dip or something like that. Daddy was much braver than Momma and had no problem keeping a grip on her.
Geno the Chunk. He is so freaking cute! In fact, Danari and Bri kept getting next to him and saying, "He's soooooooooo cute!"
Ellen's poopie crotch. This is what happens when you have infants....the blowouts are unpredictable. In fact, Luca has a beach named after her on Otter Lake: it's called Poop Beach for how many times she had a blowout when we got there.
The gang. Scott was driving the boat and I was taking the picture!
More pics to come....I just realized how many are on this post. Oops.
Happy thoughts. Got to think happy thoughts. We just got back from a week's vacation in the St. Louis area. Scott's brother Allen and his wife Mary have a beautiful camper overlooking a lake and we had such a wonderful time. Luca's first airplane ride went without a hitch (except for when I had to change her butt blowout on the plane....have you seen those stupid "changing tables"? And who was the smart guy that thought of installing the speaker right next to the head of the changing table? I thought Luca was going to stop breathing, she turned so purple....) and she even got her first set of wings! Continental was awesome to us....even though we'd bought two seats and had her listed as an infant-in-lap, they gave us an entire row so we could put her in her carseat for the long flight. Anyway, we spent a few days with Allen and Mary and their kids Andrew and Julia May. Then, Scott's mom Jan joined us from Michigan and then his little sister Ellen and her husband Joe and their three kids Bri, Danari and Geno got up in the fun action too. Seriously, all I could wonder is why we live so far away from family. It's times like these, when you have a small child, that you realize how important family is at this point of their lives. Luca had a blast with all of her aunts, uncles, cousins and grandparents.
Scott's dad, who is in assisted living in Illinois, got to see both Luca and Geno for the first time. It was awesome to see him, to watch him with the babies and see how proud he was of them....
Luca on her first airplane ride....from San Diego to Houston....
Luca with her gorgeous but precocious cousin Julia May
View of Otter Lake from the camper
Luca on the boat with her sun hat
Daddy, Uncle Allen and Luca .... for her second dip in the ocean. Her first dip was with me and I don't think she liked it all that much. And I was afraid to handle her in the water. I kept thinking that her slippery self would squirm away from me and go PLUNK into the lake.
Julia May (in the water), Andrew, Mary and Luca on the tube!
Grandpa Tom, Luca and Daddy!
Danari and Bri, bringing on the sisterly love!
Scott and Luca, Joe and Geno....proud daddies with their spawn!
Luca going for her tenth dip or something like that. Daddy was much braver than Momma and had no problem keeping a grip on her.
Geno the Chunk. He is so freaking cute! In fact, Danari and Bri kept getting next to him and saying, "He's soooooooooo cute!"
Ellen's poopie crotch. This is what happens when you have infants....the blowouts are unpredictable. In fact, Luca has a beach named after her on Otter Lake: it's called Poop Beach for how many times she had a blowout when we got there.
The gang. Scott was driving the boat and I was taking the picture!
More pics to come....I just realized how many are on this post. Oops.
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Sickies, Teethers and Play Mats
It's been a fun, fun week so far! Of course, we'll all a bunch of sickies in the house so outside contact hasn't really been happening. We did manage to go to a dinner cruise on Friday night...thank you to Nick and Diane and Joey for being the best babysitters ever!
So Luca is now teething a little. There's nothing cutting through yet but you can feel the ridges if you concentrate really hard. She's been drooling up a storm and chewing on everything, including her bottle nipples and my hands. She doesn't really appear to be in any pain yet (knock on wood there)...
She loves her play mat, especially in the morning while I put her down for play time while I run and check emails and do things like post blogs and upload videos. She's been doing well with the cold. She has a ton of congestion so I went out yesterday and bought her this Lil Noses chest vapo-rub. MAN, that stuff smells good. I think I might buy a vat of it for me. She's really got a cute little sneeze and cough. I'm not saying that because I'm her mother....she really is adorable. LOL....nothing like saying that your kid's snotty face is better than the rest.
I'm getting to the end of my maternity leave and I'm not happy about it. Just sayin'.
Here are a few pics to tide you over:
So Luca is now teething a little. There's nothing cutting through yet but you can feel the ridges if you concentrate really hard. She's been drooling up a storm and chewing on everything, including her bottle nipples and my hands. She doesn't really appear to be in any pain yet (knock on wood there)...
She loves her play mat, especially in the morning while I put her down for play time while I run and check emails and do things like post blogs and upload videos. She's been doing well with the cold. She has a ton of congestion so I went out yesterday and bought her this Lil Noses chest vapo-rub. MAN, that stuff smells good. I think I might buy a vat of it for me. She's really got a cute little sneeze and cough. I'm not saying that because I'm her mother....she really is adorable. LOL....nothing like saying that your kid's snotty face is better than the rest.
I'm getting to the end of my maternity leave and I'm not happy about it. Just sayin'.
Here are a few pics to tide you over:
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