182.621099 days

Yes, that equals 6 months and 6 months ago today, Brett & I were allowed to leave the hospital with another person!!! I remember someone telling me that the weirdest thing is that you go in as 2 people, husband & wife. You leave as a family, mother & father. You wonder at the time if you are REALLY allowed to leave with this new being. Kinda Funny. We also were told that time would be the most careful Brett would ever drive...very true. I never thought I would ride in the backseat but that's where I rode home watching this beautiful new baby sit in her car seat that was installed too upright...OOPS! (now corrected!) Well, here we are at half of a year that we have spent learning our new purpose in life & it ROCKS!!!

Landry had her check-up on Friday & she is at 15.8 lbs, 26.5 in and did very well with her shots. She hadn't gained as much weight as I thought she had but she grew almost 2 inches since her 4mo appt! We also tried green stuff yesterday. I made some massed peas & with a little gagging, some frowns & a lot on her face, we conquered a tablespoon! SUCCESS!!!

It's been almost a month since I Blogged...

Here are some recent pics of Miss L. She's getting soooo BIG! We have been so blessed with such an easy baby. She is happy & smiling all the time. She goes to bed around 7 & wakes around 7 with no fuss. She has a few sleeping buddies by the names of Lovey (pink giraffe) & Ella ("my first doll" her Aunt Bella gave her & Gage named :) Whether or not it makes bedtime easier, they are always there! Landry is sitting up so well & tries sometimes to pull her knees under her...NO RUSH!!! I know a little girl that is 1wk older & is crawling!!! I know mobility will only make our job harder so I'm holding off as long as we can :) She absolutely LOVES watching the other kiddos at my Mom's, any other little person definitely catches her attention. This past weekend we went to my Great Aunt's 95th Birthday. Landry got to meet some extended family that she had never seen including my 2nd cousin, Ron, who has a beard. She was not afraid at all, just wanted to feel! What she doesn't know is that she personally met Santa Claus! He is Santa for the FTW Cats BB Team & does other local charity work as Santa! It was nice to see family & celebrate such a milestone.

I hope this finds everyone well & looking forward to our "Texas Fall" as much as we are!

Hanging out in Mommy & Daddy's bed

Grass & L for the first time...it was fun to wiggle & scrunch the toes

Future look of guilt

Trying out Mimi's new toy for the playroom

Family Self Portrait...judgement a little off :)

Just lookin' cute!

All dressed up & nowhere to go!

"Santa" & Landry

Great, Great Aunt Irene & Landry

5 Months Today!

Wow, how fast a month goes by. It seems like last week I was posting "happy 4 month birthday"...

What's new? Well, Landry FINALLY rolled over this weekend! She made it before the 5 month mark! We were beginning to think she was permanently stuck on her back. I'm sure us, the parents, are partially responsible...we NEVER put her on her stomach! OOPS! She hated it but with little say in what we do :) we kept doing it every morning & it payed off!

She is really showing her little personality & I think she is going to be a funny little girl. Saturday night she had Brett & I in stitches! She LOVES to put her blanket over her face which makes us a little uneasy. Brett went in her room to uncover her face, thinking she was asleep & as soon as he pulled her covers back she rolled over & smiled the biggest, cheesiest smile! He left w/out making a fuss over her silliness so she would go to sleep. I then saw her on the monitor with the covers over her face again! I watched for a little bit to ensure she was fast asleep, went in & pulled the covers back & sure enough her little face turned over as quick as I pulled those covers off & smiled soooo big & started laughing! I couldn't resist laughing & playing back! Silly Girl! We are looking forward to seeing more of her personality develop & laughing our way through it!

"The most wasted of all days is one without laughter". ~e.e. cummings