Cutie Patooties

left to right - Audra Sue, Gabby & Sierra
no explanation needed!

Cereal, sitting and blackdog b-day

Okay so Sierra REALLY likes to eat, rice cereal not so much in the mouth as you can tell - but funny. She blows raspberries with a mouth full of her cereal so it splatters all over her face, the highchair & me. Then she just laughs. Can't wait for the really good stuff like peas and squash:) Of course when babies start eating foods they should have better trunk control...and be at least close to sitting up. She is not quite there but getting pretty good at it.

Of course we had to have a special b-day event for Maya so we got another stuffed squeaky toy for her to tear the fluff out of. This toy actually lasted a few days. Amazing.

A lot of firsts this week!

Sierra is now starting to hold her own bottle - yipeeee! She also didn't cry in the bathtub this week. This may sound absolutely so silly but no matter what they tell you, you just need to make the water a little warmer than you think you should. Bingo,4 months later bath time isn't so bad! Oh yeah uncle Hugh is trying to teach her to read too:)

Adorable Bibmania

A very adorable pregnant Liz is expecting Valentines day and her shower is this weekend. I wanted to make something cute so I found a simple pattern for these bibs...I got the idea from aunt Choppa - she got Sierra one of these Kunklebaby bibs. It is by far the best one I have, it's large,absorbent & adorbale: http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5155896.

December Photo Bonanza

We've been slacking with the photo uploads so there is a bit of everything from December to new years in here. We have cookie making, maya squirrel hunting, christmas fun & new years day. Enjoy!

What a big Girl!

Busy busy last month! I was enjoying every last drop of spending time with Sierra before going back to work and bringing her to daycare. I don't care how strong you are & how well you think you can hold it together - it is the hardest thing in the world dropping off your child for the first time for someone else to take care of them. I have no problems leaving her with Brian, or her wonderful grandparents - it's the permanence of not spending time together like we had the past 3 months. I never understood until now how this little person could turn my world upside down with such a pure love. You just have to go through it to understand.

I lasted until I turned down the road to the daycare center...and then I lost it. I waited until I stopped crying but as soon as I walked into the building I started again and knew it wouldn't stop until I left and got back to the car. I'm sure they see it all the time, I knew Sierra was fine - it was me who wasn't quite sure or prepared. I didn't think I could bring her back the next day, I was ready to call Brian and talk to him about staying home. By the end of the day I was fine. It has been a week and 1/2 and we have gotten used to the new routine & people in our lives. We do miss our weekly routine visiting with Grandpa, shopping/lunching with Amy & Brilee, spending time with Grandma Garrison & being home to spend time with puppy Maya.

We are all adjusting very well & Sierra has such a wonderful teacher Mrs. Sylvia at school. All of the teachers are great but I really like Mrs. Sylvia. Apparently they make crafts and sing songs and read. I was a little skeptical about how a 3 month old Sierra could actually "craft" something. One day daddy picked her up and she came home with paint in the crevices of her finger and toenails, dying to see what they are doing over there!

We will start posting more often - just got caught up with enjoying life...no posting and no cleaning. Time to start doing both again!

Weeks 4-7 Social Butterfly

It has been an exciting adventure the past few weeks - Sierra started smiling @ exactly one month and has only gotten more alert and funny. She coo's & giggles and is just the light of our lives. Enjoy the picts!