Happy 3 months Lanier !!

Happy 3 months nuggie !!!

What a chunk she has become and she has found her voice... she is cooing and talking up a storm... it's sooo freakin cute
So my aunt and uncle along with my cousins got her this adorable adirondack chair with umbrella and we just had to have a photo session so they could see her in it since they live all the way in chicago. I swear she has on a girl outfit, there are all kinds of ruffles in the back. I did however, take off the enourmous ribbions that were on the shoulders and legs. I have no idea why an outfit would need ribbons larger than the child !!

So by now she had had her bath and bottle and was ready to hit the hay

Just another hot day in memphis... off from work... hanging with little one and my mom. We are gearing up for our big venture to florida in about 2 weeks !!

Swimming, Swing, and Saucer

Mom, Dad and Lanier at the Fiesta shower for Jon and Ashleigh's wedding !!

Lanier and I at 12 weeks... my sweet baby girl

So part of our routine when mommy isn't working is to get up and eat and then Lanier gets to chill with mommy and daddy before she takes her morning nap. Notice her sleeves rolled. She has taken to sucking her fingers instead of a pacifer when she sleeps... which is GREAT, I might add !!!

My mom and her reading glasses she had on so she could operate the video camera of Lanier's first dip in the swimming pool. I think it actually took us longer to get her ready then she was actually in the pool. It was fun. She seemed to like it but I'm thinking she will like it much better later on this summer when it is a tad bit warmer.

Is she not the cutiest thing EVER !!!Here she is in her adorable bathing suit. It kinda looks like she has a bowtie on. There will be more pictures in her suit to come. My Aunt and Uncle along with my cousins got her an adirondack chair with a yellow
polk-a-dot umbrella and a mermaid towel. Dad had to put it all together so when I get back over there I'll have to have a photo session. Lanier also has a pair of kickin shades I'll have to put on her

It was kinda hard to get a good picture. I think it was too bright or her little eyes

As if my mom and I didn't think that a dip in the pool was enough for the day, we though we would walk across the street to our neighbors house and see if she liked the swing. Lets just say that we will have to wait till she is a bit bigger to enjoy this. She did like it though, just too small.

Lanier is LOVING her exersaucer. She oushes herself up and loves to look at the suns that are on either side. hopefully soon she won't be such a bobble head and then she will get to enjoy all the other toys too !!!

back to work :(

So it was back to work this week. Sad but it was fine. We are very fortunate that Lanier is being watched by my mom and mother-in-law. Luckily I only work 3 days a week and get to be with other peoples babies... Ohh and I forgot to mention in my last post that Lanier weighed 10lbs 7 oz and was 22 3/4 in long which were both in the 50th percentile. Ha Ha she doubled her birth weight @ 2 months !!

This little girl just melts my heart. chillin in bed with mom and dad

Our first family dinner out at one of the weekly cookouts out on the patio @ Germantown. It was a beautiful night and we had a great time with friends and meeting some new members !! Yes, I know she was 10 weeks and 4 days old. We had never attempted anything like this since she cried all the time.. however, the last two weekends we have been out all weekend long at parties and get togethers with friends ! Its WONDERFUL to get to show her off and to not have a screaming child on my hands

Gots to love her in her cherries !! ohh and don't ya just love that double chin

*** disclaimer (child on raised surface, yes I know, being watched by parent)***
June 1st...This is the day of my moms final surgery for her reconstruction !!!! We can hopefully put an end to that chapter in our lives, we still have a couple years yet to ensure that she is cancer free. It was a bittersweet day at the Centella's. Lanier was more pooped out than my mom. Jon just LOVES our little girl to pieces !!!

"SAY WHAT"