Thursday, October 8, 2009

Lanier's second trip to Florida


Mom and dad with Lanier.
(1st Grandchild)

Nuggie and I


Aint she a doll



Mom and Lanier chillin' on the front deck. Lanier loved to sit and watch all the cars and motorcycles drive by



On one of our many walks. It was so nice to wake up and take a stroll in the cool breeze. We stopped off to eat breakfast on the beach and then strolled back home. Can't beat that !!






One of my favorites... notice the mismatched outfit...but she sure did pull it off




Breakfast at the Seahorse. A local restaurant that has been there forever. Great breakfast and we always make it there at least once. Its only a couple blocks from my parents and a nice walk along the bay.







Cool morning








For some reason this picture caught my eye.. I think its the beautiful waves in the background. Lanier loved to chase the birds and feel the tide coming in. We did manage to swim once but not for long. I didn't have her out in the middle of the day and by evening it would get a tad chilly... she enjoyed the tiny dip though !!




To all those mommies reading this. I knew Ralph Lauren ran small but when I tried on this dress my mom got Lanier down there, I was surprised to see that she actually fit in it. Its a 12 month !!!







My goof nuggie







Toes.. Toes.. and More Toes...






To cute.. my child.. I know..









Mom and Lanier beachin' with her toys that they got her





More Busia fun.. That's the name Lanier is going to call my mother. Mom is really mostly Irish but couldn't find a good Gaelic grandmother name. Busia is really not the Polish name for Grandmother... more like a shortened/chicago Polish lingo name for grandmother... anyone following me on this... Easier to explain in person. My dad is just Gampie for now.











Food shot







Here is a funny. So my parents have nothing but tiles in the house and some carpets, but nothing to break a fall to the noggin. So we put down a futon that they had and surrounded it with pillows and whaaaalaaa... a place for Lanier to sit and play while we watched her and TV. Worked really good seeing as all she wants to do now is sit up. SHe is now sitting up from a belly position. Fun but nerve racking at the same time. We have a play mat at home that is foam but she still manages to fling her head back every once in a while, so we have it surrounded by pillows and blankets. The tricky part to all of this is that when I put her to bed or down for a nap on her belly, she immediately pushes herself up to sit. Well, she has managed to hit her head a couple times since we have no bumpers and the crib has been lowered. Whatcha gonna do though...







Hangin' with gampie







This is an adorable outfit we got from a lady that works for my dad. I was worried we really wouldn't get to wear it anywhere since this past Florida trip was just something we decided to do on a whim while Tim was gonna be out of town any way to. SO it worked perfect and it was sooo cute on her !!





My parents got this tent that bocks the UVA and UVB rays and she loved it. She will use this for many years to come.





Some Tid bits on Lanier. I might be repeating myself a bit but she is just over 6 months old. She has already made 2 trips to Florida and was a PERFECT angel on the plane. This past time we went alone and it was fine. Thank you to my parents for buying a car seat so we didn't have to tote one around. She is saying Da DA Da Da as of recent. SHe sits, she scoots on all fours, reaches for all her toys. She is a crazy woman on her belly and does turns like shes a pinwheel. We are eating 4 Six ounces bottles a day or straight up Similac ... NO MORE hypoallergenic Alimuentium. She gets two meals ( breakfast and dinner). She is "raking" on everything and once she gets that little pincher grap is allowed to have cut up table food. She is still getting that weird blotchy skin when she eats. Not with everything only sometimes and with nothing in particular. She is sooo happy and smiles all the time. She LOVES to scream and hear her voice. She sleeps for 10-12 hours a night
6 month stats
15 pounds 12 oz
25.5 inches
Both being in the 50%
Dr. Cat says she is doing AWESOME and was surprised to see her sitting up so well on her own.


Till next time !!







Wednesday, September 23, 2009

HAPPY HALF BIRTHDAY !!!

Our Growing Lanier !!

Happy 6 months !!

What Lanier is up to lately...

Smiling...

Looking absolutely adorable...

Being Goofy...

Being sad that Jon and Ashleigh moved to Chicago...

Drooling...

Playing with our feet...

Loving our baths...

Sitting up...
Inching on all fours... so close... and...

TEETHING :(

Ain't she a doll !!!!







































































































Friday, September 11, 2009

Look what were up to


About 2 weeks ago we got to visit a good friend of ours and her bunch !!! Mr. G is a month younger than Lanier.



This past weekend Lanier got to go to her first birthday party !!

Charly turned one !


Great Friends and most of the kiddos...and two are due early next year




We have also been having fun with the camera...I say we.. Lanier is not the biggest fan of the lens in her face all the time but all I can tell her is GET USE TO IT !!
Helping Mommy fold laundry






Lanier has also been experiencing somewhat of an allergy/sensitivity/who the heck knows what kind of reaction to her Gerber baby foods. First it all started out with me thinking it was the Oatmeal... ( note to story...Yes we tried all foods three days apart and nothing happened then) then we tried Oatmeal alone and without a fruit AGAIN... yep blotchy red marks on her temples and head... So I though it was bananas.. NOPE, same thing happened with pears and then applesauce... and the list continues. This all the while as we continued our veggies. She was fine on the veggies and I was going to make her some fruits but just had not gotten out to get the stuff. Well today we have now begun to have the same reaction to our sweet potatoes. So off I went to the store, while Lanier hung out with her uncle Jon. Sad subject, Jon and Ashleigh are moving to Chicago in about a week. Only good thing is that our enitre family is up there and we can visit anytime... but sad because they won't be around to watch Lanier grow :(. Well, I made some sweet potatoes and peaches and we will see how it all goes !!! Most be something in the preservative that she is sensitive too... a baby who only eats fresh food... HUH...








Have ya heard of such...

As I have mentioned, Lanier is up on all fours and rocking back and forth. She is sitting up very well too !!!




















































Wednesday, September 9, 2009

Great Friends... Great Parties !!!

Its football time !!!

Who can't get excited about that !!

The only bad thing is that I have to work every other weekend and I miss some of the great games :( Ohh well, Its only football right. This past weekend was filled with all kinds of fun. Tennessee played Saturday and Memphis played on Sunday and... I didn't have to work !!

Lanier lovin her daddy and her fingers



Lanier found the game just as boring as we did, one minute she was playing with her toys... the next minute she was out like a light


So enough with the UT orange... hard to pull of color... GO TIGERS