Caroline Gets Teeth

Things have been going pretty well here lately. Caroline has two bottom teeth now. They finally seem to be bothering her less and not interrupting her sleep, though when I picked her up at daycare yesterday, they told me that they thought they felt one coming in on top now. Great! :-) Anyway, this picture is a little blurry since she was moving around, but you can see those little chompers!

She's now crawling like a champ, and getting pretty quick too. She also pulls herself up on anything that she can. She definitely likes standing, though she isn't really walking with assistance yet. Soon, I'm sure.

This is random, but a week or so ago, I was in the kitchen and noticed this owl in our tree right outside the window! It was probably only 5 or 6 feet from me, and definitely saw me staring at it. I tried to take a couple of pictures, but they're not so great since they're taken from inside. I thought if I went outside it would scare it away. It hung out at our house all day long....I couldn't believe it!

I think that's about it! Not too much else going on here besides us starting a kitchen remodel/facelift. As typical for any house project, our refrigerator decided to die the day after we ordered a new one. The new one wasn't supposed to be in for about 5 weeks, so now we have an apartment sized rental fridge in the meantime. So it's worked out ok, but man...it's always something! The fridge lasts for 10+ years, and craps out on us when we only need it for 5 more weeks! Oh well.

A Weird Thing Happens at the Zoo

Yesterday we took Caroline to the zoo for the first time. We'd been wanting to go for most of the week, but the days had been chilly and rainy so we didn't go until Friday. The Denver Zoo was bigger than I expected, and prettier too. I can see how people would go there just to stroll around for a bit and enjoy all of the big trees.

But...speaking of trees...as the title of this post suggests, we had a weird thing happen. We were in the "hoofed animals" section of the zoo and had taken Caroline out of the stroller so she could see the animals. The cement walls and railings in this part of the zoo made it hard for her to see the animals if she was in her stroller. We were under the shade of a large tree, when I heard leaves rustling and then this soft "thud" sound. A baby bird fell right onto the seat of Caroline's stroller!!! The poor little thing was dead - I don't know if it had been dead and so the mommy bird pitched it out of the nest, or if it fell out and the fall killed it. It was too tiny to have been trying to fly.

I can only imagine what would have happened if Caroline had been in the stroller. It would have fallen right in her lap! I'm sure she would have picked it up and tried to stick it in her mouth. Then I would have had to make a weird call to the pediatrician's office. :-) So anyway, we had a good time. But we just couldn't believe that! What are the chances?

Here are some pictures from the day...at one point it started to rain for a few minutes, so I put her little yellow hoodie on her. What a cutie! I think Caroline's favorites were the ducks/geese and seals. The last picture is of her watching the birds in the water.

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!