Brighter than the morning sun...

Although the morning sun shines bright through her bedroom window there is nothing in the world that can warm my heart more than the beautiful smile illuminating from the face of my beautiful Aniston! Even though her smile warms me every time she does it there is just something about seeing that face first thing in the morning that sets the tone for the rest of my day!  Since she started sleeping through the night, our Aniston normally wakes up between 530-7!  It's a big window but it works out great for me because every second I get with her in the morning before I leave for work is a Blessing!  Our Aniston wakes up so quiet and happy there has been at least two times that I have left for work and THOUGHT about not checking on her and both times she was awake in her crib, lying on her back with her hands under the back of her head just looking around, almost as if she is studying every shape, every color and pondering what she was going to do for that day.  And every time she sees me her face lights up and her smile is soooo big and so bright the happiness she ignites radiates through my soul! It is for this one event, I can now call myself a "morning person!"



Being Peek-A-Booed!




...Fell for it again!



Love my Bouncy Seat!



Me and Daddy just finished bath time!




Does my head make this bow look big?

 Our little Boo is now 6 1/2 months old or 26 weeks in baby terms.  And it's just amazing how much she has grown!  There are three main categories in child development, physical, social / emotional and intellectual.  As Mommy Bear blogged about some of her physical developments yesterday, I just wanted to add to it by talking about her play time activities.  What comes to mind first is "sit down, stand up, and shake your little booty"!  It's pretty self explanatory how the game is played with me holding her of course!  This is a playtime ritual Aniston and I have been doing since she could hold her own head up and we still practice it today!  Another early play time rhyme started with a toy from her play mat.  It is a small stuffed animal that looks like a octopus with fish attached to it.  It goes like this; here comes Mr. octopus with his fishy little friends, they sure like to play with there little Aniston!  We have detached this toy from the play mat and has racked up some hefty frequent flyer / driving miles in her diaper bag!  Let's not forget about O.V.!  This is her little green bear stuffed animal that was appropriately named O.V., short for Oso Verde!  On Nov. 23, 2011 I finally went to Toys R Us to purchase her first toy from ME!  It's a move and crawl ball from Vtech!  She seemed to be a little facinated with it but nothing can compare to the two cats, Petey the parrot, any remote control, my cell phone or wrist watch! If she plays by herself, she still enjoys her exersaucer and really enjoys her hanging bouncy seat!  She is an absolute crazy girl when she is in her bouncy seat!  And let me tell you this girl loves, loves, loves to do the stanky legg (move her legs)!  They hardly ever stop moving!  Especially during her most exciting past time ever.....bath time!  Aniston and I are taking bath's together and it is such a wonderful time for both of us.  She absolutely enjoys splashing in the water and I enjoy this time because I know it won't be long before we won't be able to do it anymore!  Last but not least, we still enjoy the classic game of Peek-A-Boo!  I have gotten some amazing giggles from peek-a-boo and have even captured a couple of photos of her being peek-a-booed!

Words cannot express the love I have for you Aniston!  I cherish every moment we have together!  I'm so excited to witness your new achievement's but at the same time am sad to see you grow so fast!  You are so amazing and your mom and I favorite phrase now is "hey babe, look what she is doing now"!  A day doesn't go by where this isn't said!  Your Gramma Ju Ju absolutely worships the ground you walk on and you are the only thing that can make your PawPaw Phrip stop shaking from his Parkinson's Disease!  There isn't a pill in the world that can stop him from shaking more than you do when we put you in his arms!  Sadly, he can hardly move anymore but when you fuss just a little he tries to come out of his hospital bed like he has a pair of runners legs underneath him to come rescue you!  Aniston, you are our world and we thank God everyday for you and your health!  To be cont....

Daddy Bear 
  


Shirt says, Daddy is under my Spell!
Enough said!



It has been a while, or so it seems...

Oh my goodness this week has been busy!  So where do I begin?  Little Bit is continuing her crawling expeditions.  She speeds along army crawl, but the past few days she gets up on her knees and rocks.  You can see the determination in her eyes.  She spies one of the cats, quickly rolls over, squeaks and squeals with delight while she stretches out her hands to pet/grab them.  The only reason this girl is going to crawl for real is to chase cats all day.  Watch out!

We started solids this past week.  What an adventure.  So far Baby Girl loves everything I put in her mouth.  Now, the problem came from everything wasn't coming out.  That has been a difficult dilemma.  Poor thing would push, push, push, alas nothing.  We tried everything known to man to help her.  Pear juice, prunes, prune juice, suppositories, oatmeal...finally she had liftoff.  Thank goodness.  As it happens, she has either developed a cold or about to pop a tooth out.  Her nose runs constantly, stuffy, eyes watering, but happy as a little lark.  This kid is one tough cookie.  She is almost always happy, playful, smiley, and good natured. 

We want to keep track of music and artists we play around her.  Her favorite to fall asleep to is Adele 21.  While we drive home, she and I chill as we listen to Adele's beautiful voice serenade us...Let's see if I can remember a few more without her daddy's help.  The Fray, One Republic, Need2Breathe, and most definitely the artists on Adele Pandora Radio Station.  I will add more when I remember them!  he he!

I have more to add, however, it is time to sleep.  So goodnight all, sweet dreams.
~Mama Bear

add on to yesterday's post

I completely forgot to mention how Beautiful Baby takes her pacifier out of my hands to put it in her mouth by herself.  It just makes me laugh.  She continues to make progress towards crawling.  The army crawls are turning into future upright crawls.  My heart soars watching her discover new abilities, new places in the home, new stuff.  Just love it...

~Mama Bear

My Sweet Angel

Our precious lovely girl is growing up too fast for our liking.  She army crawls across the floor in a matter of seconds.  You can't turn your back for a moment.  If you do, I find her off the blanket, over by the sink, trying to eat the rug!  Haahaa!  She is such a joy. 

On Nov 15th she waved goodbye to me as I was leaving for school.  I just about cried! 

Baby Girl values her independence even at this early age.  She grabs her bottle out of Grandma's hands to feed herself.  She rolls, pulls, scoots, and half crawls until she gets to where she wants to go.  She snatches her spoon out of our hands trying to feed herself rice cereal or oatmeal.  Of course, it gets EVERYWHERE!  hehee!

Our 6 mth appointment is Monday.  After the okay, we shall embark on food!  Oh she will eat this up (literally).  I'll try to take video of the chaos and post it soon.

We love you all!
~Mama Bear