Week 33

So, the most exciting thing for week 33… Audrey got her first teeth!  She actually decided to get two at once, and timed them to go with some shots she got this week… so it was a rough couple of days!  She had to go back to the doctor to recheck her ears (which were clear… YAY), and they gave her the second flu shot and a vaccine that they were out of at our last visit.  So when she was a little cranky on Tuesday, I didn’t think much about it.  Until she wouldn’t stop being cranky.  She was just mad at the world- not happy doing anything.  Finally I felt her gums, and there it was- a tooth!  She finally fell asleep, and then was up an hour later, screaming.  It went on that way, pretty much all night.  Poor baby!  So she and I stayed home on Wednesday, and she was pretty fussy all day.  By the end of the evening, she had two little teeth poking through.  She’s growing up so fast!  However, if teething is always like that with her, well, I don’t know if I have enough sick days to take a day off for every tooth!

Other then that, a pretty normal week in Miss A.’s life.  She’s still working on crawling on all fours, though she is more than mobile with her army crawl!  She has also shed her “quiet one” image… now she talks, laughs, talks some more… and, in general, is very rarely quiet (like her big sister). 

Anyway, I guess that’s about it on the update front… on to some cute pictures!

Now that she’s such a good sitter, she’s been taking baths in the big tub.  Laney LOVES to take a bath with her… pretty cute sisters!

So, we were doing some work in our laundry room, just cleaning it and painting it, since it was still the grey color and didn’t match the rest of the house.  Anyway, I got distracted at one point, and left Audrey sitting at the table, with her food within reach.  Whoops.

Since we were busy, she got to spend some time in the pack and play… looked pretty cute all passed out!

Truman has decided that there are perks to having a baby around… at least there are comfy things to lay on!  Laney decided he needed to be covered up! :)

And, they’re not from this week, but got some cute pics of Miss A. from when Aunt Jess was here a couple weeks ago… Love family photos! 

 

Happy week 33! :)

Week 32

Such a big girl, 32 weeks!! 

We have really had a fun week this week, and a busy weekend (with no pictures).  Saturday Josh & I went to a wedding in Branson, so Laney & Audrey spent the evening with Grandma & Grandpa Looten.  It was such a short trip, though, that I didn’t even bring my camera along.  But it sure was fun! 

As far as milestones, Audrey didn’t hit any major ones this week.  She is DEFINITELY mobile now, half army crawling and half regular crawling- she has the alternating arms and legs thing down, but not quite on her hands with her belly off the ground. 

I’m starting to teach her some sign language when she’s eating (just “more” and “all done”) because she gets very impatient when she’s hungry.  That is really the only time she is cranky, though- when she’s hungry.  Other then that, she is a happy, happy baby.  She laughs a lot (especially when being tickled with a stuffed animal) and smiles all the time.  She also is a kicker!  Every time she sees something (or someone) she’s excited about she starts just kicking and kicking as fast as her little legs can go (which is pretty fast).  Seriously, though, her favorite people to see are family members: me, Josh, and especially Laney.  She loves her big sister, and just thinks she’s the coolest thing in the world.  Let’s hope that feeling holds! :)

Since Audrey loves Laney so much, and Laney has started wanting to play with Audrey, I tried giving them a bath together the other night.  It was a total success, and neither wanted to get out of the tub!  Unfortunately, getting both of them to look at the camera together and take a picture: not happening. 

They really do crack each other up… definitely their father’s daughters! 

Laney thinks it’s hilarious that Audrey puts all the bath toys in her mouth!

Being mobile+putting everything in her mouth=bad combo!  One morning Audrey got ahold of one of Laney’s green markers and, well, this was the result:

Laney has also discovered the joy of putting her princess crowns on Audrey… and, I must admit, it’s pretty adorable!

So that’s about it for week 32… love watching this little girl grow!  I was talking with an old friend this week, and she asked if it seemed like everything went faster with the second baby, and I definitely think it does.  It doesn’t seem possible that my baby is already 7 months old, crawling, and acting like such a big girl!  So glad I have this blog to keep track of it all!

Week 31

This week was full of Halloween fun, for the most part!  We looked at baby Halloween costumes, and just couldn’t find anything cuter than the pumpkin costume that Laney wore for her first Halloween!  So, we dressed her up, and off she went to daycare on Friday morning, with her sister the princess!

Friday night we carved our jack o’ lantern, although Audrey didn’t really have much to do with it, other than hanging out to take pictures with it on the front porch!

Saturday we hung out at home to watch the Tigers game.  Before the game, I found the velour tiger suit that Grandpa Price got Laney (check it out here), and realized that it would be about the right size, so we had to break it out for the game… 

Pretty adorable!!

Happy baby!

Halloween we didn’t do much trick-or-treating, just went to Grandma Jo’s house before the Youth party…

Since she couldn’t have candy, Grandma Jo got Audrey a little baby doll.  Her first doll, and she loves it!  She was cracking up at it…

Cute pumpkin, hanging out with Aunt Ruthie at the youth party!

 

Anyway, so those are the picture highlights from this past week.  As far as milestones and that kind of thing, Audrey has really started crawling now.  She’s still not totally smooth with it or up on all fours all of the time, but she covers some serious ground!  Which means nothing is safe, that’s for sure.  She is very curious and into everything, especially Truman, and TV remotes! 

One other cool thing that has happened in the last week or so is that all of a sudden Laney likes to play with and talk to and interact with Audrey.  Maybe it’s because now Audrey plays with toys, or maybe it’s because she “talks” now.  Whatever it is, Laney has started being interested in playing with her.  The other day I couldn’t resist taking this picture on my phone:

  Audrey looks at Laney as if she is absolutely the coolest thing in the world.  She smiles and laughs at her, and is always going after whatever Laney has!  Audrey’s favorite thing to do is watch Laney jump on the bed.  Laney jumps and giggles, and Audrey just laughs and laughs watching her.  It’s so sweet.  I’m excited to watch them develop as sisters… I hope they can be close and get along! 

So that’s the update for this week… lots of talking and changing for our baby girl!  I have definitely decided that this is my favorite age so far.  She’s just so darn fun and good natured… loving it!