Lights, Cars, and Guitars

It's been a wonderful week in Michigan! Before temperatures cooled down yesterday, we loved the summer like weather. Rose LOVES to be outside and look at all the sights, listen to the sounds and take in the smells. She's been a trooper tolerating us lather her up with sunscreen and put on her sunglasses, although sometimes she is more interested in chewing them than actually wearing them. We're working on that.

Say Cheese

Reading my books

Rose has become a big talker. She appears to be taking after her Uncle Ray, as light and car are two of her favorite words. She is fascinated by lights and was distracted this week at swim lessons because she had to point out the big lights above the pool the whole class. She also likes cars and going bye bye in the car. When looking out the window she gets excited to see a car drive by. The other day she had a real treat at Grandma and Grandpa T's house. She was outside and a police car drove by. He even stopped and put on his lights for Rose to see. What fun! She loved it.

Driving the bus

Some of her other favorite words are guitar "tar", go, squirrel, quack "kack", hi, bunny and dada. She continues to love reading her books and has moved on past some of her favorites to pick out some new ones to read.

Playtime with my kitchen

She is cruising along the furniture and is getting around pretty well. She can even stand by herself for a few seconds before sitting down. Changing time has also become more challenging as she is a squirmy worm and doesn't like being on her back much anymore. Rose is fascinated at opening and closing doors and has discovered that she can do this in the kitchen with the cabinets. We are going to work on childproofing.

I discovered I can open the cabinets

Rose got some new shoes this past weekend and I think she likes them. At first, she wasn't so sure but started walking around (with mom or dad's help) like a champ. She can even crawl up a few stairs before she gets distracted and wants to do something else.

New shoes, like them or hate them?

Can't have dad's bottle

Our Sweetheart

Happy St. Patty's Day

There will be a lot of GREEN in our house this weekend! Go Spartans! We are loving this great weather. We had swim class this morning, went on a walk and even all went out for dinner tonight. It was a busy day for Rose.

Playing with my bunny

Supermodel pose

Me and Dad

Happy Birthday Grandma T

It's Grandma T's birthday today! Wishing you a wonderful year ahead. Rose wants to spend a special thank you for helping take such good care of her :)

Hello everyone

Can you believe it's March!? Next week, Rose will be 10 months old already. It seems like only yesterday we were eagerly anticipating her arrival. She's had a great week. Last weekend was jammed packed with fun. We celebrated her cousin Caitlin's birthday both days. Rose enjoyed all the kids and she loves soaking up all the interaction with little people and big people too. She had swim class #2 and continues her success and enjoyment of the water. She even enjoyed her first walk of the year with Grandma and Grandpa T. She loves being outside to enjoy the fresh air and take in all the sights, sounds, and smells.

Just chillin in my ride

Rose can't get enough of her books. She has her favorites, but spends plenty of time reading everyday from her vast collection. Even if she is playing by herself, she often gravitates to her books over her other toys. Keep it up kiddo!

Let's read!

Girl On The Move

Look out world! Here comes Rose. She is certainly in the phase of curiosity about everything. Since she's mobile, she is either crawling, or pulling up on things and testing her skills as she is getting closer to walking on her own. She loves walking around the house (many laps) over and over holding onto only 2 fingers of her willing companion. She enjoys looking at the family photos and her favorite people to identify are her cousins, Caitlin and Jack! She continues to develop her vocabulary as you can decipher some of her favorite words. These favorite words include dada, bottle (ba), car (ca), kitty, go, jack, and she is working on curious george and cockadoodledoo. What fun!

 

Can't stop me now

Just driving my bus around

I love Little People

Rose's 9 month appointment went great. She had a little diva moment since she decided she did not want to lay down on the baby scale. Long story short, after some screaming and peeing without her diaper on and a bottle, she settled into her sweet and charming self. She tipped the scale at 20lb 6oz (75th%) and 29.25in long (90-95%). It appears she may have the tall genes. She is a healthy and happy baby girl and we are so blessed.

I'm such a big girl!

This thing is so cool

She is a good natured girl and is pretty happy to see almost anyone with a smile. She is fascinated by Dad's guitar and wants to play with him all the time. So much for her toy guitar, she wants the real thing! It is tougher and tougher to change her and get dressed since she always wants to be upright and on the go. She is a little squirmy worm. She now has 5 teeth, 2 on the bottom and 3 on the top. Teething hasn't phased her too much. She isn't quite sleeping through the night, but usually up a couple of times.

Let me play Dad!

We also started swim classes this past weekend. She seemed to really enjoy the water. She only fussed a couple times since she tried to drink too much of the water. She splashed and played and passed out in her car seat as soon as we packed her up.

Great champion in training

This is hard work

Long day at the pool

It's hard to believe she is approaching her first birthday. She is our little sunshine and everyday is so much brighter with her in it!!

Hot stuff

What a transition in just a few weeks! In less than a month Rose has figured out how to crawl and now she is convinced she can walk. She is not really interesting in spending much time crawling around. She would much rather be upright racking up the miles using her walker or pulling herself up to standing on anything that might hold her weight. She loves playing basketball with her Little Tykes gym, basket after basket.

She is a girl on the move, and certainly a sweet one. We go on the 17th for her 9 month wellness checkup and will get an update on all of her stats. 

Playing around in my high chair 

Another picture Mom, really?

I love this thing!

Taking a break

Sparty on!

8 Months Already!

Hello and Happy New Year! After a difficult week, we are happy to report some of the many exciting things that Miss Rose is up to. On the 15th, she turned 8 months old. It seems like yesterday that she was born. She has starting crawling from room to room and she is a non-stop babbler. She also has 4 teeth now! Her top 2 came in over the last week and she was remarkably good. She continues to enjoy trying new foods and has mastered getting those puffs into her mouth. She enjoys holding her own sippy cup and thinks she can feed herself by holding her own spoon. What a big girl! She has transitioned into her 12 month clothes. We go for her 9 month wellness checkup next month to see how she measures up. She is certainly thriving, and growing fast! We can't get enough of those adorable cheeks.

Cheese!

On the move

Favorite toys-She still loves her jumper, walker, play kitchen, Little People farm, anything Elmo, Cookie Monster, or babies. She loves reading and must turn the page herself :) She loves lights and music and mirrors. We are working on her athletic skills as Uncle Chad got her a great new sports station. She also enjoys playing with her plastic cups and enjoys her bath time books! Everything continues to go in her mouth and I catch her smelling things a lot too. There is so much to discover and she doesn't want to miss a thing!

Practicing w/ my bat

Going for the slam dunk

Favorite foods-Anything with pears is still at the top of the list. We've added meat blends at dinner time and she has done well with chicken and turkey. She is loving yogurt and we are even able to sneak in some broccoli, peas, and spinach in different mixes. What a good girl!

Playing w/ my kitchen

Just walking around

Rose is a such a sweet and good natured baby. She will pretty much give a smile to anyone who shows interest. What a little ray of sunshine for us all to enjoy!

We will miss you Great Grandpa

Heaven became a better place early on Sunday with the arrival of Rose's Great Grandpa W. A remarkable and loving man, he was so proud of his family and adored his 4 great grandchildren. Although Rose may not remember meeting him, she will certainly learn about what a wonderful person he was as we share many of our memories with her.