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Four Months Old

Wow, I'm a bad blogger! Sorry about that, things around here have been a little crazy between church stuff and family stuff and I've just been so busy that it's hard to find time to sit down and think and type at the same time! Anyway, Caroline is officially four months old now. She had a big month, she learned how to roll over both ways and she found her thumb! She's grabbing at everything and loves to play on her play mat where she can roll around and grab all her toys. She loves riding in the car because she can see her big brother sitting on the row behind her (and he usually talks to her and sings to her). She's sleeping great, she usually will make it through the night, unless mommy drinks too much coffee and then she's up for a night or two! She's such a happy and content little girl, it definitely makes life fun around here!

Three Months Old

I've been trying to post on here and every time I do something has been messing up and all the pictures I try to post get deleted and it's been so frustrating that I usually just give up!! So, I'm being brave tonight and hoping that this will work!

Our sweet Caroline turned three months old on May 20, it seems like such a long time ago already and she's already half way to 4 months by now, but better late than never, right? Here's what she's been up to lately...

I'm a big girl and I grew out of all my newborn and 3 month clothes and moved into the 3-6 month sizes.

I will usually sleep from 10-6, sometimes more, sometimes less, but I usually sleep about 8 hours at night. Sometimes, though, I wake up and need someone to put my paci back in my mouth for me and then I drift right back off to sleep again :)

I'm really trying very very hard to suck my thumb...or fingers...I haven't decided which one I like better yet!

I love to laugh and smile at my family, they're so funny and they love to make funny faces at me!

I'm trying to roll over but I haven't figured out how to turn my shoulders yet. I like to play on my play mat and watch the fish and lights.

I'm trying to find my hands, sometimes I can hold things but then I don't know what to do with them.

I went to see my first movie in the theater, Pirates 4. Mommy said I slept thru the whole thing.

I'm a very happy and content baby, and now that I'm almost 4 months old, I've learned even more "tricks" that mommy will share with you all soon!!

June?

Where did this month go? I promise I had things I wanted to blog about, but we've been so busy!! I seriously have been up till 11pm or later every night working on a million things and I feel like I haven't even gotten much accomplished and I've certainly been a bad blogger :) I have three month pictures of Caroline and other random things that have been going on...but for now, I'll just post some silly pictures and leave you with that to wrap up May 2011!

Happy Birthday Brandon

Last week Brandon turned 31 (hope you don't mind me sharing your age) and for the first time that I can remember we really made the day all about him!! Anyone that knows him well knows that he's not really into celebrating much of anything or making a big deal out of holidays or anything (drives me crazy, but what can you do!), and for many years his birthdays have come and gone without much celebration, but I wanted this year to be different.

He's had a big year, he became a father again, moved his family across the country, got a much-deserved promotion at work, has taken on a lot of new responsibilities at church, and has grown into an even better husband and father, so I thought it was about time he got a present that showed him how much we all love and appreciate him! He had the day off of work, so he and Timothy got to go on Timothy's last school field trip together, then they had a daddy/son date to get an oil change on the car and grab some mexican food and ice cream for lunch. While they were gone, the girls and I (mostly I) were busy making his cake and wrapping his present. We met my mom for dinner (yummy BBQ) and watched him open his present! I was surprisingly sneaky, because I can't usually keep a secret, and had conspired with my parents and his parents to buy him a new set of golf clubs for his birthday. I think for once, I actually surprised him!!

I think he had a great day and more than anything, it was nice to get a chance to devote a whole day to him and make sure he knows how much we all love him and appreciate him! Thanks for all the phone calls and emails and cards and facebook messages, he loved them all :)

Swing Set Fun

The kids have been enjoying their new swing set every chance they get...the weather up here has been so yucky this spring that there haven't been too many days to get outside and play...but that hasn't stopped them much! Timothy even played out there one day in pouring down rain and hail! I'm hoping the weather will warm up soon so they can get out there even more. I love that the entire back of our house is windows so I can watch them while they play if I can't be out there with them. We're hoping to plant a garden soon so I'm sure I'll be out there a lot more!! Anyway, enjoy the pictures!

Two Months Old

As usual, I'm late posting this and Caroline has actually been two months old for a week now...but better late than never, right? Here's what she's been up to this past month...

I love to smile and will usually smile at anyone who looks at me! I am starting to coo and "talk" more now and I especially like to talk to my Aunt Brittany.

I can hold my head up a lot better now and sometimes I roll right back over to my back when mommy puts me on my tummy...but I like tummy time and I don't usually fuss.

I'm a smart little baby and have put myself on a schedule (but we'll see how long it lasts!). For now, I usually sleep from 10-5 and then again after mommy feeds me I sleep till 8:30 unless we have to leave the house before then. I usually nap once in the morning and once in the afternoon and I cat nap in the evening. I am always hungry and ready to nurse at 9pm and I usually fall asleep around 10pm. Mommy loves my schedule!

I got to meet my Meme and Pawpaw this month and I love them so much. I liked to take naps while they held me and I liked smiling at them too :)

I'm generally a happy and content little girl, I like to watch my brother and sister and I like to be held sometimes...I also like to just lay on the floor or the couch and kick my feet. I'm trying really hard to laugh, but I just can't figure it out quite yet....I'll get the hang of it soon though!

I went to the doctor this week and I weigh 12 pounds and am 23.5 inches long. The doctor said I'm in the 80th percentile and I'm growing fast! I wear mostly 3 month size clothes and some 3-6 month clothes.

I'm hoping mommy will get my pictures and update on here sooner next month, I'll be three months old on daddy's birthday so maybe she'll remember!! Haha!