Walker

Chloe loves her walker from Grandma!

Pulling herself up

Chloe has now pretty much mastered crawling, but has decided she would rather walk by holding our hands. Everytime I try to have her sit down on the floor she will not bend her legs and I feel like I am telling her to "sit" like I tell our dog Annie. This past week she began to pull herself to a standing position. I will try to get a video of it sometime this week if I remember when I am home from work.

It has been an adjustment going back to work. I miss my little girl so much! Each day gets easier (meaning I am no longer crying) but I am counting the weeks until I have a day off (4 weeks). =) At least I know I pretty much have at least one day off a month except for March to spend with my little angel. It is amazing being a mom...I love her so much!

Just Wondering

I really only know of 1 person who reads this because she is the only one who posts comments (Hi Dawn!). I have the live traffic feed and it is interesting to see all the different places people are from who are reading this blog. So I guess I am kind of wondering who you are and if I know you. =) Please leave a comment if you feel like it. Otherwise I will just keep wondering...

Pictures

I went and finally had Chloe's 6 month pictures taken! I had a very hard time picking out my favorite one so I ended up getting 4 different poses. Chloe did such a great job and didn't fuss at all. She actually ended up falling asleep in my arms as I was trying to eliminate 67 pictures. I was able to keep the cd of pictures so I will post a few favorites!





These were taken at the very end when she was getting a little tired. I brought a second outfit for her to change into and then at the end the photographer asked if we could put her in the tutu and pearls. Of course I said yes!

Here is one of her precious smiles!

Arizona

We are finally adjusting to being back home after visiting my dad last weekend. Chloe did great on the plane and pretty much slept the whole entire time. Jeremy and I were able to sit in the bulk head for all of the flights so that was nice to have the extra leg room which Jeremy definitely needed. We had a wonderful visit with my dad and sharon, we also were able to see my cousin Josi and her husband Justin as well. I will not be traveling to Arizona in the summer again! I was begging for some humidity because it was so dry and hot! I felt like I was baking in an oven. 112 degrees is not for me! I tried to post some pictures but blogger keeps telling me there is an error. So if you want to see them you can look on facebook. =) My dad took us to Tortilla Flats, Frank Lloyd Wright's Talesin (his school and winter home), Cave Creek and we hung out at Josi and Justins. Overall it was a lot of fun!

6 month appointment

Chloe had her 6th month appointment at the doctors today. She wouldn't nap before hand so we had a cranky baby by the time the doctor came to look at her. She said everything looks good! Chloe now weighs 15 1/b 2 oz and is 26 1/2 inches. We have a lightweight on our hands right now. She did well with the shots considering she was crying before but fell asleep as soon as I put her in the car.

This afternoon I'm having a few friends over to hang out and then Jeremy and I are going to visit/work at a couples house from our church. Jeremy is going to work and Chloe and I will just visit with Grandma Becky. I'm looking forward to actually talking to people today who can say words back instead of just smile and blow raspberries at me! =)

6th Months!

Yesterday was Chloe's half birthday! I cannot believe 6 months have already gone by. It seems as though we were just coming home from the hospital with her a few weeks ago. She is cutting her first tooth too. I felt a sharp little piece when I checked this morning. She is growing up so fast!

The last couple days Chloe and I spent down in NJ with my mom, sister, grandma and aunt. It was so great to see my family! They spoil Chloe and I don't know why I pack clothes for her when I end up returning with twice the amount of stuff I brought.

Here is a video of Nana and Chloe going for a ride. =)



Here is another video of Chloe in her jumperoo. Sorry it is sideways. You're just going to have to cock your head to see it! =)

Bad at Blogging

Well I think it has been about 6 or 7 months since I last blogged. Maybe I can force myself to blog at least once a month. I doubt anyone even reads this but it will be nice to look back at over the years. Growing up I was never good at keeping a diary or journal so why should a blog be any different. =)

So over the past 6 months I have been enjoying being a mother to my beautiful daughter Chloe! She is absolutely a wonderful gift from God and I am truly blessed. Right now as I sit here and type this she is sitting in my arms and just looked up at me and smiled. My heart melted. I doubt she will want to stay here long because she likes to get into everything and soon I think might begin to try to crawl. Right now she does a scooting movement to get her where she wants to go but sometimes it is not quick enough for her and she has a mini meltdown.

This past month she has begun eating solid food. So far she has eaten bananas, peas, carrots, green beans, sweet potato, prunes, squash and peaches. Each time I feed her she makes a look like she is going to gag but then keeps opening her mouth for more and becomes very impatient when I am not quick enough to feed her. I think she is going to be like her mother and love to eat! =)

We also traveled to Louisville, KY for a LIFE conference with our church denomination. We brought 8 teens with us and had an amazing time. Chloe did really well traveling the 12 hours in the car. The teens kept marveling about how good a baby she is. Thank you Lord! I was worried it was not going to go as smoothly as it did. She also met a few more cousins at my family reunion. It was a lot of fun showing her off and then wondering who was holding her as the day went by. I felt I was playing a game of Who Has My Baby?

I am really enjoying spending the summer with her and am not looking forward to being away from her during the day once school resumes. But I know she will be in good hands and it will make our time together a little more special. Well that is all for now. =) I will end with a few pictures of the past few months.