Just for Fun

Just for fun, to tide everyone over until I get a 2 week post done on (hopefully) Thursday...

Audrey tried her first lemon last night! :)

Week 28

Only a few pictures from our trip to Springfield for Uncle Tim’s birthday from Week 28… between unpacking our house, packing up to go on a trip again, and just the random craziness of the past week, I haven’t had the camera out much.

But, a few cute pics…

Chillin’ at SDC while Laney rode the pirate ships with Daddy!

Love this sweet smile with the dimples!

Playing with Grandma Jo…

Audrey got to hang out in a walker while we were eating dinner.  She liked the toys, but her feet were dangling, so she couldn’t really walk in it!

Grandma Jo wanted a picture of her with all 4 of her great-grandchildren.  It’s no small feat getting a picture with 4 little ones in it, but at least everyone is looking, and no one is screaming! :)

So that was the most exciting part of Week 28.  Not much in the way of milestones, either.  We did go to the doctor for her 6 month check up.  Audrey is 25 3/4 inches long and weighs 15 lbs, 4 oz.  I checked to see how close that was to Laney, and Audrey is about half an inch longer, and an ounce heavier.  So, pretty close to the same size.  I didn’t get percentiles, because we got distracted by something else… fluid on her ears!  Bummer… so, she’s starting antibiotics to take care of it before it becomes an ear infection.  Sure am hoping we don’t have as much trouble with Audrey as we did with Laney at this age!  Guess only time will tell…

Weeks 26 & 27

So, week 26 and 27 have been seriously crazy around the Looten household… and Miss A. continues to grow like a weed!  She is six months old now, and is developing a lot of personality!  She’s eating all kinds of fruits and vegetables, and loves most of them.  She doesn’t care for peas or peaches, but everything else is fair game.  And she eats A LOT!  She usually has two full things of food every evening for dinner... which means she’s really growing!  We haven’t had her 6 month doctor’s appointment yet; we go next week, and I’m excited to see how much she weighs now.

She’s also getting really mobile.  She rolls all over the place as soon as we set her down, and is trying really hard to crawl.  She laughs a lot, and is almost always a happy, cheerful baby… except, of course, when she’s hungry!  The coolest thing that she’s started to do recently is really reach for people.  She loves to touch people’s faces, and always reaches up whenever you come near to her.  It’s such a sweet feeling!  She also is laughing and talking so much more now.  She’s very ticklish, especially on her neck.  It’s very cute… she still get the hiccups every time she gets to laughing, though!

But enough updating… on to the pictures! :)

While we were in IL for the MDA Walk, Audrey had fun hanging out with that whole side of the family.  They will always have kind of a special place for her, since she was born there! 

Beau, holding Audrey at the walk

Gabe was very interested in her, too… all of the cousins seemed to love having a baby around!

Funniest thing, Audrey and Aunt Sarah were sitting in this chair, and Audrey was absolutely FASCINATED by the ball on the arm of the chair.  She spent forever like this, and kept trying to get her mouth around it.  It was pretty hilarious…

Random shot from these two weeks,  wearing some seriously cute pjs from Aunt Kate! :)

Just like her big sister, Audrey doesn’t like to sit while she’s being held.  She wants to stand, all the time.  So, I busted out the jungle bouncer… she enjoyed it for awhile…

But she’s really still too short for it!  Soon, though! :)

This past weekend was quite the adventure, with recarpeting our house , plus Roots, Blues & BBQ.  Audrey took it like a champ, though…

Passed out on our air mattress, she didn’t have any trouble sleeping!

Even during a concert at  RB&BBQ!

She did eventually wake up, and loved the music!

Saturday she spent a lot of time hanging out in her pack and play, since we were down to concrete floors!  She seemed to like playing in the sunshine, though!

Saturday night we headed back downtown for Roots & Blues, and Audrey had a fun first… FIRST SHOES!  It was chilly, and she wouldn’t keep her socks on, so we put on some little tennies to make her leave them on!  They looked pretty adorable…

But she was pretty fascinated with them!

It was a little colder at Roots and Blues then we even thought, but Audrey snuggled up with Uncle Charlie and her pink blanket and made it through alright!

And, finally, Monday we got our new carpet… Audrey got to try it out, and gave it her stamp of approval! :)

Anyway, so that’s been the last two weeks… crazy busy, and our littlest girl continues to grow!  Never a dull moment with two little girls!! :)  

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!