4 Months

Daphne turned 4 months old yesterday. She is such a joy and a treasure!

She weighed in at 14 lbs, 8 oz and 25 inches long. 95th percentile for height, she's her daddy's girl

Daphne likes to wiggle and stand up when she's being held. She can roll from her tummy to her back and also from her back to her tummy, but only when she's sleeping.

She spends a lot of time hanging out in the bumbo and the excersaucer. She isn't very interested in toys yet, but she loves to chew on her fingers and on burp cloths.

She is very particular about how she sleeps; only when swaddled and only in a crib. But she has slept 8-10 hours through the last several nights, so hopefully we have that figured out.

Baby cereal is now on the menu. She loves to giggle and smile and chew on our faces. Still not a hair to be found on her head, but those big blue eyes have us taken in!

I love being home to spend the day with her and get to know her sweet little personality.

Best thing that ever happened!

Half way through January and I never even blogged about our Christmas fun. Have I been super busy? Absolutely not. I have been consumed by the tv series Roswell for several weeks. It's basically LOST meets Twilight with a whole lot of cheesiness thrown in; what's not to love? Netflix and I have been great companions but now I've finished the series and all my normal productive and pleasure pursuits can resume.

Check back soon for posts covering:
Bryce's trip to Brazil
Christmas
Adventures of Daphne
awesome pictures of my duct taped car and more.

For the time being, let me just say that 2010 was the greatest year of my life so far, and I think 2011 is going to be even better

And this is why:

Thanksgiving

This year we got to spend Thanksgiving with some friends here in Indy. Thanks to Brooke and Ryan, (but mostly Brooke) we got to give thanks in style. Her table was beautiful and the food was all amazing. She even made leaf shaped butter for those of us who appreciate details. Even my candied sweet potatoes turned out alright.


I'm thankful for all the friends we've made here. These are the great people we ate with.
I'm thankful for my little familyAnd for a healthy baby, who was almost 12 lbs. at her 2 month check up,

who smiles all the time
And for a sweet husband who is just as silly as I am.
I'm thankful I get to see the rest of my family in 2 weeks!
I'm thankful the weather hasn't been as gross and cold as last year.
I'm thankful to be getting 5 hours in a row of sleep most nights
I have so much to be thankful for!

Happy Thanksgiving!

3!

It's our first baby's birthday!

When we got her she was 3 months old.
Today she is 3 years!

It's hard to believe that this chunk...

Was ever this itty bitty and adorable.

(On her adoption day)

Hazel is a wonderful dog. I complain about all her loose hair and how she licks the carpet and the couch and the throw pillows. And I don't appreciate it when I leave the kitchen for a second and she manages to eat half a pot roast or an entire batch of cookies,but she has been a fun, loving companion, a well-trained and super entertaining sweetheart. We look forward to many more years with our "first child."

And no, I didn't make that ridiculous cake. It came up on a google image search.

First Date

Without the baby, that is.

Today we left our wee little one with a sitter for the first time and went on a fabulous date out to lunch at PF Chang's and then to see Trans Siberian Orchestra in Concert. The lights and music were so cool, but I was left a little confused by the narrative. We were joined by some fabulous friends and it was a great time.

I was far more comfortable leaving my precious little bundle than I thought I'd be. Our babysitter is fabulous, and as far as Daphne is concerned she wouldn't care if it was a kangaroo picking her up just as long as someone gets her out of the crib and feeds her. She was fine. We were fine. YAY!

I just hate that now we have to basically pay double to go out for fun now after incorporating paying the babysitter. So I'm extra thankful for winning free stuff from radio station contests so that we didn't have to pay for the concert too!

Animal

Sometimes I feel like my baby is not quite human.

She grunts like a pig when hungry
Mews like a kitten in her sleep
and has Canine powers of scent.No kidding, She can smell the mama's milk from a mile away.

Example A: If she wakes up early from a nap and I try to rock her back to sleep, no way. She is up and hungry and mad. If Bryce rocks her back to sleep we can get a little more nap time in.

Example B: The other night Bryce had taken his scouts on a camp out, so I decided to just let Daph sleep in my bed. Worst idea ever. She woke up every hour and a half sniffing and snorting and sticking her tongue out trying to find something to eat. She usually sleeps 7 1/2 hours at a stretch at night.

Example C: All I have to do is tiptoe in and stand a few feet away from her crib at night and she starts rooting and sniffing around and grunting for a midnight snack. There's no way I made noise, or that she could have heard me over her noise machine if I did .

Because I am inexperienced, I don't know if she's just a normal baby using all of her senses to their greatest ability or if her furry four-legged siblings are wearing off on her.

Or maybe I need to shower more often?

Blessing Day

Today we blessed Miss Daphne at church. Here she is on her special day