Waterslides and Baseball Games

So much has been happening lately! We have lots of pictures to share. Caroline keeps doing well at the pool. And, despite having a bad experience on her first trip down a waterslide, she still enjoys being in the water. We have a little video of the waterslide fiasco. Greg took her down, and at the end hit his feet on the bottom when he went into the water...which sent him tumbling forward...and sent both he and Caroline under water....and then when he emerged from the water with a startled baby, his forward momentum launched him into some dude that was there. Anyway, check out the video. We watched it in slow motion once, and our friend Audra was at the bottom and her mom-instinct kicked in...she immediately started going for the baby when things went awry! Thanks Audra! :-) The camera work is a little like the Blair Witch Project at the end because when I saw what was happening I stopped focusing on filming it!





Caroline is also taking baths in the big tub now, which she really seems to enjoy. She splashes a lot and plays with her little squirty toys. We have a few funny pictures of her eating her toys, and with a nice bath-mohawk.

We also got to take Caroline to her first Giants game on Sunday! It was a lot of fun. The Giants were in town playing the Rockies, so we got tickets. She did awesome....she wore her Giants outfit with pride, and was such a good girl the whole time. There were so many people to look at, and all of the music and stuff kept her quite interested. She has recently learned to clap as well, and practiced that new skill quite a few times at the ballpark.

In other big news, she's officially learned to crawl. She was very close last week, and then started moving one "step" at a time, but now she's totally crawling. Her movements are very deliberate right now, so it's kind of funny to watch, but she's doing it! And she gets better every time she tries. I posted a short video below...I was using the remote to try to bribe her, but honestly she just likes to go to Greg or I, so bribery isn't actually necessary! Soon she'll be zooming all over the house. Yikes. She's also able to get back to a sitting position if she's laying down, so that's nice. She's figured out how to do quite a few things lately! She likes to stand up too, and I think soon she'll start pulling herself up. Right now she likes to stand with Greg or I holding her. She's learning so much!

Caroline Goes to the Pool

It's been awhile since my last post, but things have been kinda busy! Caroline's been going to the pool for her swim lessons. Here's a little video of her "swimming"...and luckily she seems to like the water just fine. Right now, her favorite thing to do is splash. :-)

As for new tricks, she can totally sit up on her own now for however long she wants. So we can check the box on that milestone. She's also trying so hard to crawl. She can get up on all fours and will rock back and forth, and I know it's just a matter of time before we're chasing her around the house. We really need to start baby proofing! As it is, she can go almost anywhere she wants to go by rolling and scooting.

We had a good trip to PA for the 4th of July. Well, we all ended up sick and I spent most nights up a lot with Caroline so that part was not so good. But she did really well on the airplane and I'm sure she had fun with the family and enjoyed all of the attention. So besides us all getting sick, it was a good trip. Caroline also got to meet her cousin Nolan for the first time, and despite what LJ predicted, he didn't hit or bite her. :-) They were nice to each other. Here are some pictures from that trip and other things recently. And that's all I have time for, for now!

A Tall, Skinny Baby

That's what I'd call Caroline after her 6-month doctor appointment today. I'm sure that at least the grandmas are interested in how things went. She's up to 14 lb 6 oz, which is 20th percentile. She's 27" long, which is 90th percentile. And her little head is 8th percentile. They're going to keep an eye on her head size though they don't think it's a big deal, but I'm not worried about it because my head is small and I turned out just fine (relatively speaking, anyway). :-) Plus, all of these numbers are somewhat useless anyway. They don't worry about them too much. And the nurse said that it's not necessarily that Caroline's head is so small, but that the shape of it just has a smaller circumference than most. But whatever...enough about Caroline's head. It's fine. :-)

The shots didn't go as well as usual. She's got strong little legs, and her kicking made things quite difficult. But the good news is that at her next appointment (9 mos) there aren't any shots! Though there is a blood draw.

Well she just woke up, so I better go! Here are some pictures of her today after we got back from the doctor's office.

Happy Half-Birthday!

Caroline turned 6 months old yesterday. Unfortunately, it was a pretty uneventful day with me going to work and her at daycare. So we didn't do anything special, but oh well. Greg is hoping to be home towards the end of the weekend or early next week, which will be nice. She's definitely changed in the 3 weeks he will have been gone. She's sitting up really well now...she still does a face plant every so often, but that's just how it is! Today at twinkle babies she sat up by herself for almost the whole time.

I like how she's using the boppy like a lounge chair.

Well that's all I have time for right now...things are pretty busy around here lately!

"Aunt" Karen Comes to Visit

Caroline and I have had a lot of fun with "Aunt" Karen the last two days. She came out to visit all of her friends in CO, and we had the pleasure of her company yesterday and today. Last night we went out for mexican food, and then we hung out all night long. After the three of us got up this morning, we went to the Huckleberry for breakfast, took a long stroll on a trail through Louisville, then headed to the mall for a bit. My friend Amy had her baby last night (a boy, congrats!!!) and so we had to pick up an outfit for the little guy. So we had a lot of fun! We hope Karen comes to visit again soon. :-) Here are some pictures of our adventures.

Pretty girls...

Hmmm...maybe I needed the flash after all. :-)

Helping Karen get some work done

So excited to go on a walk!

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.