Week 25

Week 25 is late, but I didn’t want to combine with week 26 because they’ve both been so busy!  So, here’s a quick update and, of course, some pictures! :)

The big event of week 25 was seeing Aunt Jess!  She was in town for a wedding, and stayed a couple of days later just to hang out with us!  She hadn’t seen Audrey in a long time, and at this age they change so fast, so it was pretty fun!

We also had the Fish Fry at church last weekend, so Audrey got to hang out for the day there, with the rest of us!

Hanging with Jess before the Fish Fry!

Jess brought me a new lens for my camera, and it doesn’t have autofocus.  I was just trying to get the hang of it at the Fish Fry, so I had some pictures not come out as clear as I’d like.  I was majorly bummed when this one wasn’t quite clear, but a little fuzzy or not, it’s a sweet pic of Audrey and her Grandpa Price!

Passed out… several times through the day I wished I could take a little nap!

  Taking a bath… she’s grown a lot since this bath!

 

Cheesing with Aunt Jess after the bath… too cute!

One of the funniest and most unique things about Miss A. is how much of a snuggle bunny she is… give her a blanket and she is a happy baby!  Well, usually.  Anyway, this past week or so she’s been getting tired earlier than normal (guess daycare is wearing her out, or maybe it’s all of the turning over and trying to crawl).  So she’ll be playing on the living room floor, and all of a sudden it’ll get quiet, and we’ll look down and she’ll be passed totally out, always snuggled up with whatever she could reach- a bib, some pjs, or, occasionally an actual blanket!  It’s really pretty funny, and I couldn’t resist getting a picture of it one day!

She was really sleeping with her legs pulled up like this, and her face totally covered.  Blanket baby!

 

Anyway, so there’s the highlights of week 25.  She is rolling like a maniac; nothing is safe in our living room!  That’s made things especially funny for her and Laney, since Laney doesn’t really know that Audrey’s not trying to annoy her, so she says “Mom!!  She’s messing with me!!”  I get the feeling I’ll be hearing that for awhile!  She also really loves to grab and touch things.  I guess it’s probably the same thing as the snuggling with blankets, but if she sees something she wants to feel it.  It’s pretty sweet when you pick her up and she reaches to feel your face!  Truman doesn’t appreciate it as much, however! :) 

So that’s it… more exciting pictures coming up next week, because we had another busy week this week!  This fall is flying by, and I can’t believe my little girl is already almost six months old!!

Week 24

Week 24 was all about partying!  We headed to Grandma & Grandpa Price’s to celebrate Grandpa’s birthday.  We had a good time, as usual, and Audrey got to play with some of her favorite people!  Audrey is becoming so much fun to play with and tickle, she really interacts with us, and smiles, and talks, and laughs.  It’s pretty hard to resist!

Talk about personality!!

This past weekend, we headed to Ft. Scott, KS, for a reunion with Grandma De’s side of the family.  We really had a great time, meeting new people and checking out Ft. Scott; we even visited the prairie where my great-grandparents lived.  It was a beautiful weekend, and Audrey sure had fun meeting new people. 

 

Mommy totally forgot the pack & play for Audrey, so we had to make do without.  She slept pretty well in a chicken nest on the floor!She never sleeps in her swaddle anymore.  I wrap her all up, nice and tight, and by morning I’m lucky if her feet are still in.  Typically, the swaddle is just around her stomach!  

Audrey got along very well with Uncle Jim, who loves babies.  She was happy to sit on his lap and prop her feet up on the table! :)

Happy baby!

Of course, it wasn’t all about meeting new family… we got to hang out with Grandpa Don, too!  He and Audrey had quite a “meeting of the minds.”

 

Anyway, a busy week again in the Looten house… Audrey keeps growing faster than I can keep track of!  She is really laughing a lot now, although she still get the hiccups most of the time.  She is a rolling machine, she is never in the same place  we lay her down.  But she still has one huge weakness -- a blankie!  She also started to enjoy playing peek-a-boo this week, which is really fun.  She is still vibing on her veggies; she hoovers a whole jar every chance she gets.  Guess she’s an eater! :)  Definitely our baby girl…

Week 23

Well, I have to say the focus has been more on the big sister this week, as we got ready for Laney’s 3rd birthday party!  But we did manage to grab a few good pics of Miss A. along the way!

Thursday it was a beautiful day, so after I picked up the girls I decided to take them to the park.  As usual, Audrey spent most of her time hanging in the stroller, but she still seemed to enjoy herself!

 

Down the slide with big sis… who wasn’t so interested in actually holding Audrey up! :)

And Audrey’s new favorite trick… sucking on her toes!!

Daddy and Audrey!

  

Miss Audrey has been introduced to some new foods this week, she tried peas and green beans.  This little girl LOVES her veggies!  I haven't given her one thing yet that she didn’t eat the entire jar!  She totally does the baby bird every time I put the bib on her and break out the spoon.  It’s hilarious!  A few shots from her first attempt at peas:

Total baby bird!

Anyway, no major new developments this week, Audrey continues to grow.  She is very vocal and talkative.  She is a very laid back and mellow little girl, content (most of the time) to just chill and watch everyone.  She rolls over like crazy, and is trying to crawl, too.  She loves to be on her tummy (no aversion to tummy time here). 

So that’s about it… we’re off this weekend to meet some new family members, so I’m sure there will be lots more pics next week! 

Week 22

Well, it has definitely been an interesting week for Miss A.!  Our big first of the week was in the last post, when we started baby food!  So far we’ve had sweet potatoes and squash, and she LOVED both!  We were a little worried, because she wasn’t liking cereal AT ALL, and we’d been trying to give her that for a couple of weeks.  Well, apparently she just didn’t like the taste of the rice cereal, because as soon as we started with actual food, she is like a little bird any time she sees the spoon.  Guess she just has more discerning taste than the average four month old! :)

She is also a rolling machine.  She almost never spends any time laying on her back anymore, she always rolls over onto her tummy.  She is very interested in in her toys now, too.  She spends a lot of time looking like this:

Love these baby smiles!  She is a very happy, smiley baby.  Mellow and laid back… which is desperately needed around our house these days!

She is also trying to crawl.  She mostly just sticks her butt in the air and chews on the carpet at this point, but it’s a start! :)

And, since learning to crawl is such hard work, a nap is often necessary!  She is such a blanket baby, just give her a blanket and she snuggles it up to her face and goes to sleep!

One difference of learning to eat as a 2nd child… dealing with a 2 year old’s attempts at “help.” :)

Last Friday night we went to the Providence Bowl, which was Audrey’s first football game!  She was properly attired in purple for the Kewpies, but couldn’t quite make it through the whole game awake.  Good thing Daddy’s lap is a good place for a nap!

Friday night we also went to Fuddrucker’s before the game, and Audrey wanted to eat before we were done.  So I kept her distracted with a pickle… horrible picture, but she loved the taste!

We also went out to Grandma & Grandpa Price’s to celebrate Aunt Kate’s birthday (she was visiting from Colorado).  Grandpa wasn’t there, so Miss Audrey got to try out Grandpa’s chair! 

So, anyway, big week for Audrey… she is growing up so fast!  She is talking all the time now, and rolling over, and trying to crawl!  I can’t believe it!  Sometimes I am so distracted by trying to take care of two that I forget to stop and watch Audrey grow!  I’m glad I’ll have this to look back on, that’s for sure!