Soooo BIG!

After her 1st bath bath (after the umbilical cord fell off).........

After her bath the other day........

The towel swallowed her whole when she was just a week or two old and now she barely fits in it! It is so cute!

7 Months!

Oh my goodness! Time has flown by! I can't believe Audrey will be 7 months old tomorrow. It seems so weird. Sometimes I feel like we just brought her home and then other days I can't remember her ever being tiny enough to fit in the crook of my arm. I love how much she is changing. I miss the baby-ness of her, but love the independent little girl she is already becoming. She really likes to do things herself. I feel like her first phrase will be: "No Audrey, mommy doesn't need your help with this". Ugh! I wish I had wonderful, profound things to write about, but the truth is I am exhausted and going to bed. Enjoy the pictures!

My Serious Valentine

I had every intention of getting pictures of Audrey into a Valentine's Day card and send to all friends and family. Unfortunately Audrey didn't have the same intentions. She was actually quite adamant that I not do this. We tried 4 different days of taking pictures and we didn't have any good pictures we could use. She wasn't really feeling well anytime we tried and that probably had a lot to do with it. Maybe she just doesn't like to be photographed. I have no idea. Anyway, I posted some pictures to give everyone an idea of what she gave me to work with. Hopefully all those I promised pictures to will forgive me!

This should have been my 1st clue that this wasn't going to be easy.

Maybe the flash was too bright?

I got this look ALOT!

A very tired and grumpy girl

Not even the cool umbrella helped us smile

Done, and I mean DONE!!!

Flowers for me

So I was sitting in my office yesterday when the receptionist called me to tell me I had a delivery up front. So I walk up there (I had already figured they were flowers from my sweet hubby) and was so pleased with my beautiful Valentine's roses. Only they weren't for Valentine's Day. They were actually for our anniversary of our engagement. YEP! That's right, B and I became engaged on February 10, 2006. The card he wrote was so sweet and I was once again reminded of how lucky I am that God brought B and I together. I am so blessed!


Thanks honey for my roses and I am so glad to have you in my life! You are a wonderful husband and best friend and I love you!

Pictures

What am I supposed to do with this?

Whoa!!! It sings and lights up?!?!?

Hey! Come back here, we're not done playing!

Daddy and Audrey

You're supposed to be changing my diaper, not taking a picture!

NOOOOO!!!! I don't want to take a nap!

6 Months!!!

I can't believe Audrey is 6 months old today! Time has really flown by. It really does seem like she was just born a month or two ago. She changes so much everyday. I was looking at the first picture of her just moments after she was born. I still see so much of her newborn face int her face today. Obviously she has gotten bigger and her face has changed alot, but I still see her. Not just in the pictures, but in my mind. Sounds creepy, but true. The time I will always look back on and cherish with her was the first night she was born. My parents were staying at our house and I had sent B home for the night to get them settled. I was still numb from the surgery and couldn't move so I didn't really need him there. I know, that sounds horrible, but also true. So when the nurses brought Audrey in to nurse, it was just me and her. When she was done nursing I would just stare at her and memorize every aspect of her face. I smelled her skin, listened for her breath and watched her sleep. I even asked a nurse to come back later so I could have a little more alone time with her. That was one of the best times of my life. I will always remember my careful inspection of her.

So here we are, 6 months later. She is such a healthy and happy child. Thank you Lord!


Here are her 6 month stats and a few pictures:

WT: 16lbs, 5oz (50th %)
HT: 26 1/2 in (75th%)
Head: 43 (75th% - her head finally caught up with the rest of her body!)

Just born!

mastering carrots!

playing before bed

being forced to perform while not feeling well

My Friend Laura!

So even though Audrey was feeling way better I was still concerned about putting her in daycare. I really wanted to give her one more day at home just in case. I was stuck though because I couldn't really take off another day and everyone else seemed busy. Except my wonderful friend Laura! She was off due to MLK day and offered to watch Audrey for us. What a blessing! Laura came over at 6:45 AM (that's a friend) and played all day with Audrey. I didn't get a picture of the two of them though. My mistake. I didn't think of it until after she left. Anyway, Thank you so much Laura and dinner and drinks at Gloria's are on me!