Sunday Funday!

Sunday the weather was so nice we wanted to do something outside...soooo we decided to take Lotus to the Zoo for the first time. We walked A LOT and saw lions, gorillas, elephants and seals. Lotus was totally disinterested in all of these things and instead enthralled by the human children. We think next time we'll just take her to a daycare to play :) Then we went to Grammy and Pop-Pop's for dinner and to take Christmas pictures. After much tribullation (2 babies, several dogs, 6 adults, and a new camera) we ended up with some pretty good pictures! Here's some of them in this new smilebox!

Make a Smilebox slideshow

Lotus is 5 months old!

This is Lotus. I'm pretty sure I'm old enough to start blogging for myself. I turned 5 months old on November 3rd! I'm good at a lot of things like sitting up with just a little help, smiling/laughing... oh and pinching! I LOVE to pinch. I'm not sure where I learned that (Ollie?). Mom keeps feeding me this weird mushy stuff that tastes kinda good, and sometimes I actually swallow it. I'm getting kinda wiggly too. Mommy had trouble getting me to sit still for this picture. I just wanted to play with my shoes! I think pretty much everything is funny, unless I'm tired or hungry then NOTHING is funny. I still wake up at night to eat a bit and be cuddled, it's OK though, my mommy and daddy don't mind. Halloween was so much fun, I can't wait for Thanksgiving!

Make a Smilebox slideshow

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Pictures of "Ladybug" Lotus and "Yoda" Ollie coming soon!

Lotus is 4 months old!

Lotus was 4 months old on October 3rd! This also happens to be her cousin Ollie's birthday. Happy first birthday Ollie! We went to Oklahoma for his party and had a lot of fun! We saw our nephew Mattheau in Tulsa before going to Ollie's party. Here are some pics:

Lotus also went to the doctor for her 4 month check up and shots. Here are her stats: 16lbs 2 oz - 94th percentile, 27 inches long - off the charts!, and 80th percentile for head circumference. The doctor couldn't believe how tall she is and made the nurse measure her twice! She has grown 3 inches in 2 months and is only 3 inches shorter than her 1 year old cousin! She is already in 9-12 month sized pants. I guess she is going to be tall! She tried cereal for the first time, and is still undecided if she likes it or not. She spits most of it back out after making a "this is weird, mom" face. She loves her Daddy! She is constantly staring at him waiting for him to do something interesting or funny. She loves getting her diaper changed and laughs spontaneously when she's on the changing table. She loves to cuddle with her Mommy before she goes to sleep. She also really likes her teachers at daycare! She has been OBSESSED with her pacifier lately, much to my delight :) We love our little bubba soooo much!

Professional pics!

Here are some of Lotus' 3 month professional pics. Better late than never!

3 Month Pictures

This week was my first back on the night shift, and therefore Lotus and Daddy's first nights without Mommy. Everyone did great and Daddy has reported that it wasn't too hard by himself! Here's a pic from before I left for my first night shift:

Lotus turned 3 months on 9/3! We can't believe how big she is! She is doing great! She loves to smile and laugh. She has started expanding her vocabulary and making some pretty funny cooing noises. She still loves bathtime which Daddy does with her every night! Her eyes are still blue and I swear her hair has a tint of red to it! She likes her bebe pod chair and excersaucer. She has really started reaching for toys and has even brought a rattle to her mouth a couple of times. She is still waking up about once a night to eat, which is just fine with us! Since I was so busy with work this week, Daddy took it upon himself to take Lotus' 3 month pictures. Some of them are pretty funny. Here's a few:

On Saturday, my mom and I are going to go get her pictures taken professionally for the first time. Wish us luck and stay tuned!