Atlanta Aquarium

We had a blast!

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Be my...

Happy Valentines Day!

This little lover is watching her favorite - Baby Einsteins. Watch out, she will give you a dirty look if you interrupt.

We're heading to Atlanta and Alabama tomorrow!

8 Months Old

Wow, 8 months already.

Birth – 7lbs 6oz /// 21” June 9th 2010

1 Months – 9lbs 4oz /// 21”

2 Months – 11lbs 12oz /// 23”

***3 Months - 12lbs 8oz /// 24”

4 Months – 16lbs /// 26"

 ***5 Months - 17lbs /// 27"

6 Months - 17lbs 10oz /// 27"

7 Months - 18lbs 10oz /// 27"

8 Months - 20lbs 4oz /// 28"

You're standing more and more on your own and each day you get a little more brave and let go and stand solo. Everything you can use to stand you will use.
Including Paddington.

It'll be only a matter or days before you're running around. I took my first steps when I was 8 months old and we see you following in my footsteps. No pun intended.

We made it back from our trip to the great snowy white north aka Canada. You didn't like having to bundle up every time we went out and not being able to move in your car seat. You loved spending time with you Nan and Granddad though. Our surprise went down flawlessly and Nan only wished her present lasted longer than a week.

You get your second flu shot on Friday.
And there's a possibility we might be in Atlanta next week and visiting your cousins in Alabama next weekend. We see if work actually decide to put me on schedule.

Turning into quite the little traveler because we also have a trip to Orlando booked in March!

We have a secret!

And I think its safe to say on here because the person it involves doesn't know about the blog. And if you know them, don't tell them about it!




We're going to Ottawa!

Next week, Wednesday to be exact, to surprise my mum with Marley for her birthday!
I told her I was going to Atlanta that weekend so she has no idea.

We can't wait for the trip. But I'm flying solo with Marley so that'll be a new challenge for me.

So shhh!... don't tell her!

Or Marley will get you. She's very very scary!

With her one tooth. 

It's very very sharp. 

Teeth

We have a tooth! 

The bottom left one is just starting to breakthrough. And it's sharp!  

Watch out fingers...and toes...and noses.

Bedtime

We've got the sleeping in the crib thing down. Just need to work on what time Marley goes to bed. She now seems to think we are to go to bed at around 12:30am and sleep-in in the morning until 10am.

We start her usual bedtime routine between 8:30 and 9:00pm (giving her a bath, night time bottle, etc) and she will sometimes fall asleep then but it won't be for long. Normally 15minutes and she's up and ready to go.

At least we've got our own bed back. One thing at a time, right?

Standing

I think it's time to lower the mattress in the crib. 

I put her in the crib while I grabbed some clothes and she stood up. 

She was so proud of herself.

7 Months

This is a little late but we've been somewhat busy but Marley you're 7 months old.

Here's what you're up to:

• You weigh 18lbs 10oz and 27inches tall. 
• This means you've grown out of all your 3-6 month clothing. Were working on 6-9, and  6-12 month clothing now. You wear 9 month PJs! We have quite a few clothes we never got around to wearing because you grew threw the 3-6 month clothing so quickly. 

• Were on stage 2 foods. You absolutely love your fruits but we sometimes have a fight with the veggies and it normally ends in quite a mess. Yesterday you flung Sweet Potato & Corn all over your face because grabbed the spoon, and while I was trying to tug it free you quickly let go and food went everywhere. This doesn't happen when you eat fruits, especially anything with banana or apples in. 
• While in England you were introduced to Farley's Rusks and absolutely love them. 

• We've had a little bit of a fight lately with sleeping in the crib, you got so use to sleeping on or with me or your daddy over Christmas break you now think its the norm and that you should sleep with us every night. It's been tiring trying to get you to return to your crib. Some nights you sleep the whole night through, others you wake up between 1 and 3am and theres no going back to the crib.

• You sit completely all by yourself. And beginning to crawl. It's more you pull on your arms and swing your legs all around to get some forward movement. But it gets you places pretty quick. 
• You try to stand every chance you get, you crawl over to me and pull up using my hands - you want to do this nearly all day long
• You absolutely love dogs, especially Paddington, and Rusty too but you were introduced to Chops and Gwen and giggled and squealed whenever they were around. 
• I love watching you get excited and intrigued by the things around you

Birth – 7lbs 6oz /// 21” June 9th 2010

1 Months – 9lbs 4oz /// 21”

2 Months – 11lbs 12oz /// 23”

***3 Months - 12lbs 8oz /// 24”

4 Months – 16lbs /// 26"

 ***5 Months - 17lbs /// 27"

6 Months - 17lbs 10oz /// 27"

7 Months - 18lbs 10oz /// 27"

Growing up

We're sitting up all by ourself just like a big girl! 

6 Months Old

Happy Half Birthday Marley!

Now lets spend the morning at the doctors office and the afternoon at the hospital. Yup, we just returned from the hospital. Yesterday, on a few occasions you found yourself gasping for air. At first we thought you had just learned something new to do with your throat but kept an eye on it. This morning you woke up wheezy and breathing a lot heavier so I made the call to the doctor. He thinks youre just congested being cold and flu season and along with all the drool pouring out your mouth you may have choked back on some and caused the congestion that way. But just to be sure he sent us for a chest x-ray and RSV test. We'll be getting the results in a couple of hours.

So, get better sweet girl.

Other than that youve been such a happy girl. You laugh and squeal almost all day long. Especially at Paddington.

You can sit up all by yourself for a good bit now. And now you definitely want to ever be laid down unless youre sleeping. Even changing your diaper you put up a good fight laying down.

You can get up on your hands and knees like youre going to crawl but can't quite get the balance/strength to get moving from there. I'm sure it won't be long. You also love to stand up on your feet with only a little bit of our help to keep your balance. I've been told I started walking at 8 months so maybe you'll be an early mover too.

We had a great thanksgiving and you've met Santa this month. And you take your first plane ride in the next week! 

Birth – 7lbs 6oz /// 21” June 9th 2010

1 Months – 9lbs 4oz /// 21”

2 Months – 11lbs 12oz /// 23”

***3 Months - 12lbs 8oz /// 24”

4 Months – 16lbs /// 26"

 ***5 Months - 17lbs /// 27"

6 Months - 17lbs 10oz /// 27"

Santa!

 

We had a great time at the Festival of Tree's. You watched the school kids sing and play their instruments, iced cookies and got to sit on Santa's lap! 

What do you want for Christmas? 

Your two front teeth.

There a couple of teeth that are definitely so close to breaking through. Hopefully they will before our trip.

Counting down the days...

 

16 days!

In just over 2 weeks we'll be on our way to England and we can't wait. We've already started packing! Although my mum and I wish Marley and I were traveling over with her on the 12th  I'm sure the time will go by quickly as we have quite a few things going on over the next couple of days/weeks. Friday and Saturday is the Festival of Trees and Marley will be meeting Santa Claus. Next Thursday I will be going to see the Rockettes in Jacksonville.

Cyber Monday?

We took advantage of the deals on Monda y and ordered Marley's new car seat. Her current one weight and height restrictions are 29" tall and 22lbs. According to my measurements and scales she was 17lbs and 27" tall so we knew it wouldn't be long into the new year that we'd be needing to upgrade.  Over the weekend we had been in Savannah and looked around at Babies R Us for some ideas and get an idea on what it was going to cost. 

We decided on the Graco Nautilus 3 in 1 car seat. She could ride in it now with the rear facing and 5 point harness, and it would upgrade to forward facing, then a high back booster to just a regular backless booster. And had a reasonable price tag of $179.99.

Monday morning I realized that most stores were having online sales after the crazy shopping weekend. (it was not fun working on Friday) So I decided to check out what deals they had going on at Babies R Us and our car seat was 20% off! Although we don't need it right now we took advantage of the sale and free shipping and ordered it. It's exactly the same pattern just instead of the yellow on her current car seat this one is pink. . Marley's growing up to be a big girl. Can't believe she'll be 6 months in just a couple of days.

We're on the move.

Marley is sort of crawling.
She's got a way of throwing her body around, using a booty scoot, and body rolls to get to where she wants to go. We think she'll be properly crawling by Christmas.

Watch out everybody here she comes!


Paddington has no idea what's about to happen.

Manners

 Didn't you know it's rude to eat with your mouth full? 

This is Marley's new thing. Trying to walk while getting a spoonful of food which means not only is she needing a bib but so do D and I as lovely baby food is sprayed around the kitchen as she blows raspberrys between her "ooh's" and "aahs". Which pour out of her mouth all day long along with the gallons of drool (I can't keep up with the soaking wet shirts/onesies).

At least we're beginning to get the whole baby food thing down. She has a vegetable at lunch time and fruit at dinner time. So far we love squash and carrots and getting use to eating the green beans and we'll be

trying sweet potatoes next week. For fruits she absolutely loves her bananas but will occasionally eat some peaches. We'll also be adding apples at some point next week too.

Anyways, I'm off to Ocala for the weekend. Photographing the little sisters horse competition on Saturday and I'll be baby free. D has Marley all to himself for daddy-daughter bonding weekend and maybe some Christmas shopping too. Be back Sunday.

We've been busy...

I never posted a picture of Marley in her Halloween costume...

 

5 Months Old

What have you been up to?

• Well you just keep on growing. 27" tall and weigh about 17lbs. We'll be getting a new car seat for you very shortly into the new year.
• You're beginning to eat real food, although you're not to sure about all these new flavors and textures we're slowly getting the hang of eating from a spoon. We've had green beans and peaches. You also sometime enjoys sucking on those rice cereal biscuits that taste like bananas.
• You still sleep great. Although with the current time change were going to bed early and waking up earlier too. We cant complain as you slept 12 hours last night. You fight your naps during the day so hard, which I wish you wouldn't, you get so upset and irritated when you don't get naps. I promise I won't let you miss anything if you fell asleep. You still move all over your crib and you almost always sleep on your stomach now.
• I can feel those teeth coming in, and sometimes that makes you grumpy too, but for the most part it's just made you drool non stop. And chew on those fingers of yours. You don't suck on your thumb but you definitely favor your "pointer" finger to chew and suck on.
• You always want to be sitting up or standing up, with our help. 
• When you roll on to your stomach you are determined to try and crawl. You've got this little scoot thing you do to get around your play mat. It won't be long until you'll be army crawling around the house. 

I can't wait to see what next month has in store. 

Birth – 7lbs 6oz /// 21” June 9th 2010

1 Months – 9lbs 4oz /// 21”

2 Months – 11lbs 12oz /// 23”

***3 Months - 12lbs 8oz /// 24”

4 Months – 16lbs /// 26"

 ***5 Months - 17lbs /// 27"

***According to my measurements

Green Beans

As the pediatrician suggested we started Marley on stage 1 fruits and veggies and she had her first taste of green beans yesterday. By the look on her face she's not to sure on them. She ate twice yesterday, lunch time and in the evening, and we saw her eat more today so I'm sure she's just getting use to the new food taste. 

Don't worry Marley, you get to try peaches on Monday. 

4 1/2 month check up

We just got back from our doctors visit and Marley is doing well. She did as great as she could through the 5 shots she got and was done crying about them by the time we were walking out the door of the office. We'll be having lots of cuddles today.

Her weight is 16lbs. Her height is 26". Both are in the 90th percentile. Looks like she'll be getting her daddys height!

Recap:

Birth – 7lbs 6oz /// 21” June 9th 2010

1 Months – 9lbs 4oz /// 21”

2 Months – 11lbs 12oz /// 23”

***3 Months - 12lbs 8oz /// 24”

4 Months – 16lbs /// 26"

***According to our measurements on the Wii & Tape Measure because there are no doctors visit at these times.

We've been told to start her on stage 1 fruits and veggies. Were going to pick a few up at the store tonight but I hope to try and make most of my own baby food.

She's got rolling from her back to her front down, and does it pretty much every time she's put down on her back. She hasn't got rolling front to back figured out, shes trying to crawl instead.