Back to work, back to the sitter......

Week 2 back to work (or only 3 weeks left of work, whichever way you want to count) started with getting Miss Lauren ready for the sitter's house. I found her cute outfits from Doyle and Candi over the weekend...and realized they finally fit! They are 3 month outfits but OshKosh seems to run a bit bigger than the Carter's stuff which is odd since they are owned by the same group. So she wore one of those with a cute hat that Nana found at a craft fair before Christmas. Lauren typically hates hats, but sometimes I can keep them on long enough for the photo opportunity. She actually kept this one on long enough to get the sitter's house...then it had to come off.

Daddy's version of babysitting

Today Mommy got to get out of the house and do a little shopping. But even before I'd left the house Daddy already had Lauren playing PlayStation 2.....even though she's not supposed to watch television! I found a couple of bargains for Lauren, an outfit for myself, treats for Biscuit and Daddy got pizza and beer....so everyone was happy!

On Saturday Lauren was rolling over to her side and I helped her over to her stomach. She immediately rolled back over to her back BY HERSELF! I haven't been able to get her to do it again, but I know that log rolls are only a few days away! She also reached up and pressed the button of her fish mobile to make the music play all BY HERSELF! She's getting to be very independent.

3 months old today!

Yes, that's right....Little Lauren is 3 months old today. I haven't posted in awhile. I've been keeping our angel to myself. I needed lots of personal time. Mommy went back to work yesterday and Lauren went to her first day at daycare. This is now my fifth person and that was before daycare started. So we figured that someone upstairs must be trying to tell us something. So daycare is only temporary as mommy turned in her notice to change her job title to "Stay-at-home-mom". My last day is Jan. 30, then they've thankfully changed me to casual status in case they need help or have a project I can do from home. I figure that there is plenty of time in my life for a career. She's only little once. We'll just have to tighten down as a family budget-wise. And I'll never regret staying at home with her, which I might if I went back to work full-time.

So the first day back at work went quickly as I'm only working half days. She did great. Mommy was a mess. I started to get a sick feeling in my stomach before we left. I didn't breakdown until I got to work and someone asked "How was it this morning?" She slept quite awhile once she got home. I think with all the other little kids around it was overstimulating.

Our big 3 month old!


Lauren helping mommy get ready for work.


Daddy and Lauren having some personal time.


Lauren trying to roll over. She gets to this point and hasn't quite figured out how to get over. But if you help her, she gets very angry. So she'd rather stay in this position and talk to you.


Biscuit making sure the spit up doesn't ruin the photo!


So Lauren's 3 months. We don't have a doctor's appointment for another month...but I'm very curious as to how much she weighs. Some of her pajamas are 6m size. They are a little big, but many of her 3m size are getting too snug. She's getting very close to rolling over and she really wants to sit up on her own. If she's propped up, she'll do crunches until you either pick her up OR she blows up! She's found out that she has hands and gets very angry when she tries to pick something up but they don't work to her satisfaction. I'm sure it's just a matter time before she's rolling over, sitting up, crawling and everything else!

Go Beavers!

Well the game was unexciting, but Lauren seemed to enjoy it! I found her Beaver cheerleading outfit and decided to try it on. The sweater was a little big, hence the reason why her sleeves are rolled up. But the spanky pants fit snuggly and the outfit is a 6-9 month size! Our little Lauren is growing like a weed! Especially her Badonkadonk! Maybe the rest of her is just trying to catch up to those big feet.

Growing Girl

Lauren is accomplishing a lot these days....well "a lot" as far as a baby's perspective goes! Today she spun herself 2 leaf lengths on her tummy time mat, which is almost halfway. Lauren is taking less naps during the day and talking more. She wants to make sure that no one has forgotten her if we are out of her sight. If Lauren is "crying" she's only really upset if there are real tears, otherwise we know she's just trying to get our attention. She's also becoming more aware of her toys. She actually picked up the bee rattle that's on her tummy time mat and rattled it. She also sits in her boppy and tracks her new Animal Parade train go back and forth in front of her. Here is a pic of Lauren in her Bumbo with one of her cow rattle/teethers, she's really checking him out. She's been drooling a lot and wanting to put things in her mouth especially toys and her entire fist. I keep expecting her to be cutting teeth, even though it's still too early! We shouldn't expect that for at least another 3 months.

A Belated Holiday Greeting!

I typically do this every year, but I think the web site had been overwhelmed this year since I haven't been able to get on until now. Follow the link and enjoy our foolishness! It's only good for about 20 days.
http://elfyourself.jibjab.com/view/PIxhePC2uz4o/8k5nxfUATR4M0BXJ212BhfYy

Hope everyone is planning a safe and eventful New Year!

Merry Christmas!

Lauren celebrated her First Christmas today. She made out like a bandit with all members of the family. Lauren scored big with larger sizes of clothing, which she needed. She got a collectible "Bambi" snowglobe from Nana and Papa. She also got lots of toys that she will be able to play with as soon as she starts to sit up on her own. Within the last 3 days she's starting doing crunches, trying to pull herself up....so we are sure that she will be sitting up on her own soon. Here's a picture of her and her daddy with a gift from her Great Great Aunt Hazel and Great Great Uncle Harold. It's a baseball tee and bat that makes lots of cute sounds. Lauren already has her game face on! I'm sure mommy will be tired of the noises all of the toys make sooner than later. Lauren even helped with gifts for mommy and daddy. She managed to shop and bought us a cute picture frame that says "Mommy + Daddy = Me". She also bought a Montana earring and necklace gift set for mommy and a Coastal Farm gift card for daddy. Note to self: No credit cards for Lauren when she gets older!

Christmas photos with the Cousins

This year Nana made Lauren her very first Christmas dress. It is very pretty and matched Cousin Sydney's dress. Cousin Sam wore a sweater vest, which Uncle Jake doesn't approve of. It made for very cut photos though! I'm trying to figure out how many more times she can wear the dress before she outgrows it!



There's our little angel!



This photo is for everyone that says I only post happy photos. This is after about 40 pictures. Lauren had enough! She really is a happy baby 95% of the time!



Mommy was using her creative side for this picture. She's hoping to maybe be able to make a little extra money on the side!

Guitar Hero and Cousin Sam

Today we celebrated Christmas with the entire family on both sides at our house. It was nice to stay at home this year and we are thankful that we didn't have to travel. Uncle Jake broke out Guitar Hero and Sam really thought he was playing the game with Uncle Jake. Here's a short clip of Cousin Sam rocking out. You can see Lauren in the background sitting in her bumbo chair on the floor near Cousin Sydney. She was Cousin Sam's "groupie". At one point she gave him the thumbs down veto of his performance!

Lauren's talking

Ok, well maybe she's not actually saying any words....but this is her trying to talk! I thought it was cute and wanted to share the clip. I have a camera that shoots video, so now that I know how to work it, I'll try to get some longer videos. Normally, Lauren is shy to the video camera but maybe mommy is tricking her with a real camera!

This clip is during floor time while watching NFL football...one of Lauren's favorite pasttimes. However, daddy grounded her from television until she's one because our pediatrician told us that there have been studies linked to A.D.D. and T.V. at early ages. She doesn't need any help! Her legs and arms are constantly moving during floor time!