We're playing a little catch up for home pictures. A lot has been happening! She of course changes everyday and has been learning lots of new things. At the beginning of June we tried to take some pictures in Lowe Park when the daisies were in bloom.
I have discovered that she HATES apples. Like gagging, won't even swallow them, and the most horrible faces! She will eat apple/fruit combos...but straight apples. Forget it!
We don't get too many of these moments anymore...She still only naps 30-45 minutes at a time (2-3 times a day) and I'm usually trying to get things done when I get the chance. I need to slow down and take advantage of these little moments more often.
Watching the geese happenings out G&G Mangold's windows.
The whole family went to meet the coaches at the ISU Alumni Event at the Marriott.
If she still wasn't so 'stranger danger' and cries every time someone new tries to hold her we would have tried for a picture with Fred or Paul...maybe next year.
She's such a little fashionista...
She finally seems to enjoy tummy time....at least for a little bit. She is *finally* rolling in all directions. I'm not too worried about her crawling just yet. She's gotten into position a few times but usually face plants. One of her favorite activities these days is to stand on your lap and place her hands on your shoulders and rock back and forth. She can now stand on her own when you balance her (before she would collapse at the waist). She still hates to be on her back and when she doesn't want to be laid down she arches her back and kicks her legs like crazy!
She's found her feet.
And probably the biggest discovery is her index fingers. She gets those little fingers going to explore everything new. I'm thinking she's going to be right handed but I would say she uses both fingers to 'probe' things equally. She's been eating puffs really well and we started Ritz crackers the other day. Ha! I almost forgot....she also has sprouted two teeth! I discovered them on Monday....her two bottom incisors have popped through. I'm thinking that explains her poor sleeping habits after we got back from vacation. But she never really drooled excessively...so who knew?!?
Speaking of sleep....I've toughened up a bit. It's like clockwork that she is up around midnight and then again around 4 am. Lately, it's not enough to just go up and pop her pacifier back in. She's clearly 'awake' (kicking, arching her back, etc) and wants to get up. If you do pick her up she will fall back asleep...until the second you try to lay her back down in the crib. So, I've been trying to let her 'cry it out' a bit longer, or not pick her up at all and try and soothe her in the crib....and so far so good. Last night she was up at her normal time...I watched her on the monitor and she eventually fell back asleep after about 5 minutes. This morning she had actually rolled over and was sleeping on her stomach. I'm hoping that now she can get into different positions that are more comfy for her that she will continue to sleep better.
We went out to the farm last week to play in the pool. All three kids were really good with her. Harper is enamored with 'Bivian' and wants to play with her so bad. Harper is always in her face and brings her all her toys and baby dolls. Grace usually wants whatever toy Viv has and Ryker wanted to hold her.
Out at the farm the day after the storm helping clean up....more info on that later.
It's hard to believe that summer is flying by so fast!
