Twinkle Babies

Today we went to our first session of Twinkle Babies for the summer. It's a little program at the library where we get the babies together and read stories, sing songs and stuff like that. It was fun! A few friends of mine were there, and I met some nice new people as well. Caroline was younger than most of the kids but I think she still enjoyed it. Since she missed her morning nap I was wondering if she'd get cranky, but she did just fine. After we left there, I headed to Starbucks as I often do when I'm out and about...and as I strolled in I saw another mom there who had been sitting right beside me a few minutes earlier! We kind of laughed because we were both there for the same reason. So we chatted for awhile longer. Apparently I'm not the only mom who feels that there are worse habits than going to Starbucks multiple times a week. :-)

Caroline has been very busy lately. She rolls over constantly, and she wants to crawl so badly. But I think it's going to be awhile yet. She creeps, and scoots her way around...gone are the days of setting her down to play and walking away for awhile. Now I always have to try to keep one eye on her. Luckily, the layout of our house is pretty conducive to baby watching. She's getting so big too...she was just over 14 pounds when she got weighed last week!

Here are some recent pictures.

Surprise Visit from Grandma & Grandpa

We had a nice surprise today...my parents had a flight from Tucson to Akron with a connection in Denver. Supposedly due to our rains here, their original flight from Tucson was delayed and so they missed their connecting flight here in Denver. But, the silver lining was that they were stuck at the airport for quite a few hours, so I went and picked them up and we hung out. They haven't seen Caroline since she was about 3-4 weeks old, so they were happy to see her again. It was a fun little surprise getting to see them! The only downside is that with the flight they had to take to get home, they won't be getting home until probably 4am or so. That stinks.

Here are some shots with grandma and grandpa.

Rice Cereal: Take 1

Tonight we decided to try giving Caroline rice cereal. I was a little nervous actually...I had visions of her spitting the cereal all over me, of her rejecting the spoon, of her making horrible faces and screaming/crying...

But she did awesome! We were pleasantly surprised. She probably ate a couple dozen spoonfuls which is pretty good for her first time, I think. It wasn't overly messy either (this time). I hope this means she'll be a good eater! Towards the end she was opening her mouth up pretty wide!

Earth's Best Rice Cereal: cereal of baby champions.

This video clip is of her first spoonfuls.

And here are a few snapshots...and also a cute one of her and Greg from the other day.

Caroline Goes to Conor O'Neill's

I know this post is a bit behind, but oh well. I've been a little busy. :-)

Last Sunday we took Caroline to her first bar. Why? Some friends were having a going away brunch because they have moved to Maryland. Everyone is sad that they're gone. But, what better way to have a send off than brunch at Conor O'Neill's? (Sara and Jason - I think of you guys every time we go there!) So this was a great bar for Caroline to go to for her first "bar experience"...

I was unsure about how the food would be, but I must admit that my corned beef and hash was quite tasty. And everyone was definitely enjoying the $2 bloody marys and mimosas.

Greg didn't understand why I wanted a picture of me and Caroline in front of the bar. I had to explain that this is for the blog!!! The blog causes me to take my camera with me as much as I can remember to, and makes me take pictures of things I never would otherwise. This is for your reading enjoyment, so you can keep up with our many....no, that would be infrequent... adventures.
So anyway, here we are!

Ok, so I wasn't ready for this picture, but apparently Caroline was.

Here is Melissa...one of our guests of honor who has since moved away. Her husband Chris is there too. Melissa is pregnant and due in October! We hope she'll be back this summer for a baby shower.

Here is Caroline sporting her Sunday best. What a cute little dress!

Have Cindy and Jeff had too many bloody marys? I think not...

Now it is a week later, and there's not a lot new to report. Caroline turned five months old yesterday. And she can sit up by herself for a few seconds now so that's a new trick. Yesterday we went to a bbq at a friends house...and I saw one of the funniest things I've seen in a long time - a 2.5 year old doing karaoke with his dad. Seriously hilarious. And they weren't singing kids songs either! He loved having the microphone and would dance around with it. So that was a fun party.

I hope everyone is enjoying the long weekend! Greg has unfortunately had to work for all of it, so we haven't done anything overly exciting. But Caroline and I have been hanging out which is nice. Gotta run- she just woke up from her nap!

Saturday at the Erie Town Fair

On Saturday our little town had their annual fair. There is a huge hot air balloon launch early in the morning (which we missed because we weren't up yet at 6am!) and then there are activites all day downtown. It was a beautiful day, and we decided to take Caroline out so she could see the sights. I think she might have liked the balloons had we been up at the crack of dawn. But anyway, it was kind of fun. If Caroline had been a few years older I think she would've had a great time. They had lots of stuff for the kids. Pony rides, a petting zoo, lots of inflatable slides and bouncy things, balloon animals and face painting.

I wanted to ride the slide!!!

There was also a car show with lots of old cars. Some were cool, some just looked like old pieces of junk. It was a fun day! Caroline enjoyed hanging out in the stroller and looking at all of the people and stuff. There was a lot going on.

Happy Wednesday

Caroline and I are both still sick, but it seems that we might be starting to get better. It's about time!!! We haven't been doing anything too exciting lately since we haven't been well, but with the beautiful weather we've had lately, I look forward to getting out of the house a bit more (without cough drops and a box of kleenex).

Here's a recent video of Caroline having some fun with dad. She's doesn't do anything overly exciting - she just acts cute! :-)

Yesterday I got a swim suit for Caroline - it is so cute. I just love it. I got it at naartjie on sale - woo hoo! She's gonna be too cool for the pool. Hopefully she'll fit in size 2 diapers though by the time we do take her in the water because so far I haven't seen any swim diapers in sizes smaller than 2.

Here are a couple silly pictures I took the other day...Caroline and I were hanging out in her room and I wanted to see if her baby sunglasses fit yet. They have a band that goes around her head and there is some velcro that make them adjustable...but even on the smallest setting they're still a bit big. But, when she's laying down they stay on!

Someone get this kid an umbrella drink! And one for me too, please. :-) Just wait til she has on her swim suit and these glasses. Too funny.

Well I think we're gonna go read and then try to get some of Caroline's ceiling decorated today. It's plain white right now and dreadfully boring to look at. But not for much longer!!!

Chatty Cathy Learns a New Trick

Today was supposed to be Caroline's first baseball game...the Giants are in Denver playing the Rockies this afternoon, and we had hoped to go. But since she is still sick, and I am now sick too, we decided maybe it wasn't the best idea. Hopefully the next time the Giants come to town we'll be able to go. It's such a nice day today...it's too bad it didn't work out! I was hoping for some great pictures from the outing too. Oh well!

Last weekend Grandma Mary was here visiting and I think she and Caroline enjoyed each others company. Unfortunately I don't have any pictures from the weekend - apparently all of the pictures that were taken are on Mary's camera and we have none! Oops. Lionel and Lisa also came up for dinner on Saturday and that was fun too. When Caroline woke from her nap I brought her downstairs to see everyone. At first she was like "who are all of these people?!?!" But after awhile she got used to it and I think she enjoyed the attention.

Caroline has been very verbose lately, which has made me start calling her Chatty Cathy. Besides all of the babbling, she has found that she can squeal. This is something that I'm not overly thrilled about. Usually it's exciting when she learns something new...and while I know that all kids squeal, it's not something that is all that enjoyable. :-) Yesterday we met Greg for lunch at the Huckleberry and she sat in the corner being quite loud, as if to make sure that everyone knew that she was there. Luckily no one seemed bothered by it!

But Caroline has learned a new trick that I am happy about! She keeps getting better with her hands, and is getting more proficient at getting the pacifier in/out of her mouth by herself. So that is good...though that's not the new trick. :-) Yesterday I had her on the floor in her room while I got her bath ready. I had her red monkey beside her and she was playing with it. When I left her she had rolled from her back to her side so she could better play with the monkey. Then as I was getting some more stuff ready in her room, I saw her flop over! You may be thinking, wait...I thought she already rolled over? Well yes, from her tummy to her back. But this was from her back to her belly! So I was very excited about that. Later when Greg got home, we put her down again and she didn't disappoint...after a minute or two she rolled over again so daddy could see! What a good girl!

I think that's about it! We're just hoping to get healthy soon. At least it's not the swine flu...oh wait, H1N1. The poor pigs are getting a bad name. :-) Seems like the mild hysteria about it has died down a bit...thank goodness. Last week a lady at the Target in Boulder took a shopping cart and filled it with every bottle of hand sanitizer in the store and bought it. This makes me shake my head. Yes, be smart and be cautious...maybe don't go to Mexico for awhile....but seriously. What is wrong with some people?

Since I don't have any new fun pictures, I will leave you with this one from last Sunday. Greg had to work all day unfortunately, but when he came home he and Caroline hung out for a bit.