One Year Old Pics!

Not much commentary, just pictures :) These were taken in April- I'm just really late at putting them up. Look at my growing baby!

 

 

 

 

Another post will be coming very, very soon. I want to insert some more pics into it before publishing it. Talk to you all soon! 

Word of the Day: Ta-Ta

My mother watches my Joy while I'm at work. As it turns out, my mother has been doing more than just making sure that Joy doesn't burn the house down LOL! She's actually been teaching her stuff :) Joy's latest word is "ta-ta", a precursor to "thank you". She's been saying "ta-ta" when handing stuff to other people and when getting things handed to her. I tried teaching it to her but she may have been just a tad too little to understand and repeat what she was hearing. She's gotten really consistent with saying it since my mom has been working with her. I love seeing her turn into a big girl :)

A pic of me and my Joy (both rocking our fros LOL!):

My One Year Old ...

My sweet little one is no longer a baby. She has officially entered the land of toddler-dom. I can't believe how fast this year has gone! I miss having a little cuddly bundle, but seeing her become more independent has been exciting, and I'm learning to love the process :)

Here are a couple of family photos taken two days before her birthday:

 

 

My munchkin looks SO unenthused...

 

This baby frowns better than anybody I know LOL

 

 

These pics are from the weekend right after her birthday. We went to the French Food Festival then walked around in Carytown, a shopping district near our home.

 

 

Getting a lift from Daddy

 

 

Posing with Mommy before going to the festival

 





 

Smiling with Daddy

 

Cheesing for the camera :D

 

 

I thought she would be afraid of the bunny-but she wasn't!

 

She was completely ignoring me LOL!

Word of the Day: Pictures

Latest photos of my sweet girl:

 

 

 

 

Motherhood just keeps getting better and better. I love being a mommy ^_^

Word of the Day: Sixteen

My munchkin is 16 weeks old today! In just a few days, she will officially be four months old! Here is a list of all the things Munchkin has mastered since being born:

-she has a clear preference for Mommy :)
-she can hold her head up without assistance
-she has different cries for different things: a hungry cry, a sleepy cry, and an "I want attention" cry LOL
-she does A LOT of social smiling
-she automatically knows when she is in prime breastfeeding position
-she doesn't cry after baths anymore
-she had hold gazes easily
-she can wiggle close to Mommy when laying next to me :)
-she can stand up for long periods of time (with Mommy's assistance, of course)
-she can sit up for a period of time without automatically toppling over
-she coos a lot and can make baby noises (talking attempts) for 30 minutes or more
-she has trained us to hold her in certain ways: either seated upright or standing up
-no more constantly balled fists! She's learning to use her hands to explore her surroundings
-she does a lot of drooling-teething is imminent
-no more random sleeping! She now sleeps for 6 hours stretches (even longer, if she gets a diaper change and a feeding while she's sleeping.)


And, since I've been gone for a while, updated pictures are in order ^_^

Look for more updates soon-things have been hectic, but I'm about to transition into working mommy mode next month! Talk to you WAY before then :)

Gassy Giggles?

I love my baby's smile ... Here's a picture of what brings me joy :D

I get so excited when she flashes me a smile, but everyone keeps taking the fun out of it by telling me, "It's just gas." Well, now here's my proof that, while her smiles aren't intentional, they aren't gas related, either! This article at JustTheFacts explains that the smiles aren't related to gas at all. 

You learn something new every day :D