Long Time

So I know it has been a while since I blogged and updated everyone on Miss Bailey. (well blog wise anyway- i always post of FB) So, Her 6 month check up was in February and she was 18 lbs and 27 inches long. She is so tall!!! She got more shots and took them like a champ. Her next check up is in May when she is 9 months.

Let me just say that I am amazed at how fast the time has flew by. I know that sounds very cliche, but I never imagined it would really go by this fast. My little baby is not as little as she used to be. 1st of all - she is talking up a storm..."dada" "mama" "gaga" "lala" She doesn't know what these words mean yet, but she talks all the time. She laughs and squeals and is overall a very happy baby. She has her two bottom teeth now and has had them a while. She has started drooling again, but I just checked yesterday and there aren't any top ones yet...She is getting up on all 4s- we are just waiting for her to crawl. really its going to be any day now. I wonder if she will be like her daddy and wait til 8 months (which isn't far away). she has got the roll to get where she wants down though and the backward crawl. She did crawl forward twice...not in the same day...haha. She patty cakes (thanks to Gigi) and loves to listen to people sing.

She still watches Mickey Mouse Clubhouse everyday and was introduced to Barney at Grandma's house and LOVED it. She was just dancing and smiling and laughing. It is so much fun watching her have such a good time. She still sleeps all night...from about 9-10 at night to 6-7 in the morning. she will normally be awake playing and talking for about 30 minutes before we get up to get her. Although we are very lucky to have a sleeping baby, 8 or 9 would be marvelous!!!

She is eating 2-3 meals a day now plus bottles in between. She like the little puffs that dissolve in her mouth...that was fun to learn. She has a sippy cup which we are still in the process of learning...she can drink from it when she is laying down and is getting to where she will tilt her head to get a drink when she is sitting up. we feed her some real food off the table, but not a whole lot yet.

She had her first weekend get-a-way the first weekend in April. She stayed with her Gigi and Papa for the weekend while we went to Texas for a Supercross Race. It was very very hard to leave her. I didn't like it! Although we had fun and we knew she was in good hands, I missed her like crazy and was scared that something was going to happen while I was in another state!!! I didn't like the feeling, but was so happy when we came back to get her and she was happy to see us!

well, until next time...

Okay - pics aren't in order, but this is B 5 minutes before the movie even started!

This is Baileys first picture that she colored on mama's phone!

This is B waiting for the movie to start!!! So this morning I got a coloring ap on my phone and let Bailey go at it! She had fun for a few minutes...lol...although she didn't know what she was doing! Probably funner for me than her but i saved it anyway (pic #2 if you couldn't tell!)! Then she took a nap while I gt us ready to go to the movies! Yes I said the movies! I took my not quite 5 month old to see Tangled with my friend Bendi and her kiddos in the theater! She did so good! She was happy and in a good mood just waiting for the movie to start (pic #3)! I had everything ready for her too...unbuckled her so she'd be more comfortable and got ready to watch the movie...then Pic # 1 happened about 5 minutes before the movie started! Hers was tired. So She slept for about 30 minutes and then woke up when the horse was being noisy! Then she just sat there and watched the movie! such a good girl! 20 minutes before the end of the movie she started whining so I got up and she immediately stopped. she just wanted to stand...so we stood down at the end of the stairs and she watched the rest of the movie! I am so proud of her - she did so good!!! Thanks for the invite, Aunt B!

BTW- the movie was great! so glad I already have it pre-orderedfrom Disney Movie Club!

Munkin's 1st Christmas!

My baby is growing up faster than I want! I guess that is how it works though. It is so fun watching her learn new things. She has been rolling over like crazy although she cant get back to her back when she rolls to her tummy and she gets mad. She is playing and chewing! Her favorite TV show every morning is Mickey Mouse Clubhouse! She just watches it and has so much fun while Jake gets ready for work or I get dressed for the day!

So, Lets talk Christmas! 1st of all- how stinkin cute is she!!!! I loved her Christmas Dress that she wore on Christmas eve and her TEAM SANTA outfit that my mom got her for Christmas Day!!! Super cute! So, we started out at Gigi and Papa's house and opened gifts Christmas Eve. Her big gift was a bouncer!!! It is really cute and REALLY BIG! barely fits in my house =) After gifts there we went to the O'Dell/Brewer family Christmas and ate and opened gifts there. Lots of fun - Bailey ended up falling asleep during presents. Then we went home and ate, set out cookies and milk for Santa in our CHRISTMAS PJs and hurried off to sleep so Santa would come visit!

When she woke up Christmas morning, she got to play with all her gifts! Bailey got Books, dolls, a mirror and more toys! She played for a bit, while Mommy and Daddy got ready and away we went to Grandma's house for Christmas Dinner!!! There we opened more gifts- including super cute clothes and ornaments for her tree. Speaking of ornaments: Thank you everybody who participated in getting her an ornament for her Christmas tree! I love them all and know that she will love them too when she realizes how special they all are!

I love this picture! She has such a personality! Christmas night we went home and had a relaxing evening at home. Naps, dinner and a movie! Thank goodness I didn't have to work that night! I have never had a better Christmas than this one with my own little family! Its an amazing feeling to really really know what Christmas is all about!

PS ~ To everyone who got us gifts for Christmas! Thank you so much! We loved them all!

Top Favorites:

Bailey~All the ornaments- just knowing that when she gets to be my age she will really appreciate those and love them so much

Jake~The willow carving that Jake's dad got him for being a new dad! I just look at it and melt!

Me~ Getting a furlough so I could spend time with my family Christmas night- thanks Santa! =)