Babies...

A couple of weeks ago, Caroline and I went to visit a friend and her two week old baby. I should not have done that...all I can think about is having another little newborn!! She is so tiny! All newborns are tiny, but this little baby was born over a month early so she was extra little. Caroline looked like a giant compared to her. It seems like another life time ago that C was that little. Now look at my crazy almost 10 month old!!





It was so nice to sit and talk about all things baby for a while. I am so thankful to have such great "mommy" friends. They understand that when the baby wakes up from a nap 30 minutes early that it can throw the entire day off. They appreciate that we need to eat at certain restaurants that have changing tables in the bathroom. They just "get it." I am also so thankful for my sweet friends without babies that I can have a conversation with that doesn't involve diapers or bottles. They remind me that I am not just "Caroline's mom" but I am still Emily and I love that. I love that they love me AND love my child. We have such great friends!!

Nine Month Checkup

On Monday I took Caroline for her nine month checkup. We had to delay the appointment since she was still on antibiotics on her actual nine month birthday. Everything looked perfect - she's hitting all her developmental milestones. She's one very healthy baby and we couldn't be happier! She weighed 17 lb. 12 oz. (25th percentile), was 28.5 inches long (90th percentile), and her head was 17 inches (25th percentile). Contrary to popular belief she did not get her head size from her dad afterall. :) She had to get two shots and have blood drawn. I was so proud of her, she didn't even flinch when they were giving her the shots!! The nurse was so impressed and didn't know where to put the bandaid since it didn't bleed because she didn't move. I was prepared for her to freak out when they pricked her finger though. Would you believe that she didn't move a muscle and even watched them squeeze blood out of her finger!!! Certainly she did not get that from me. I am still the biggest wimp when it comes to needles. We've got to work on getting rid of the bottle and onto solid food completely in the next few months. I've got my work cut out for me, that's for sure. We are so happy to have such a healthy little girl!


She wasn't too sure about the doctor, but she was quite impressed with the crinkley paper and car keys.

Baby Sunday

Last Sunday was Baby Recognition Sunday at Trinity. It's a day where they celebrate all of the new life from the previous year. We were the first family to process in and Caroline did great! She smilied the whole time and even waved to some people. She's such a little ham. I was a bad mommy and forgot to charge my camera battery, but luckily we have friends who come more prepared! :)


Caroline has been a "daddy's girl" since she was born, but lately she's been all about me (which I love). On Sunday, however, she didn't want me to hold her at all. Her mad face and her arm reaching for Adam crack me up.

Fun at the Zoo

Last Thursday we met our friends Sarah and Sydney at the Zoo for some fun before nap time. We had a blast!!

Sydney wanted to hold hands but Caroline just wanted to eat the stroller.


We saw lots of fun animals. The monkeys were a big hit with the girls. They were jumping and moving around and that's pretty exciting for 9 and 10 month olds!




I can't believe how close we were to a lion!!



We also saw an anteater. It was one of the strangest looking things we have seen! Caroline wasn't too impressed.



Caroline the giraffe.


Tongue out for good measure.


We had such a wonderful time with our wonderful friends!! I'm sure we'll be back at the zoo soon.

Bath Time

Caroline loves taking baths but apparently doesn't like getting her face wet. She is still getting baths in the sink but now that she has learned to splash she may be moving to the big bath soon. I gave her one bath in our big tub and she cried the whole time! We have a jacuzzi tub so I didn't know if she was scared of the jets or if she didn't like being so low down. We'll get there I'm sure but for now here are some cute pics of my baby in the bath.

Beautiful Day

We have just been loving this beautiful weather! Caroline loves being outside, but she isn't a huge fan of the grass. Good thing we've got plenty of blankets!!


The big empty spot is where mommy and her magazines rested :)

We grabbed a basket of toys and Caroline played her heart out.


Daisy loved it too.



We've been working on "mama" "dada" and "Caroline." We make her pat herself when we say "Where's Caroline?" Sometimes she'll randomly pat herself and it's always on her neck.


She's a fan of a good book


Yay for beautiful days!!

I should have known...

...That it was a little too quiet. I was doing dishes the other night and Caroline was playing with her music table. It got very quiet but everytime I looked at her she was just sitting by me and would give me the most angelic stare. Sure enough when I looked away she was getting into something.



I'm not too sure what it is or where it came from. All I know is that we had a great time scrubbing off C's new mustache!