I wanna move!

Sadie is almost 8 months old now.  Since she turned 7 months, she has been on the go!

She is crawling like a pro now, and just goes right over anything that's in her way.

We need to keep a close eye on her with all the stairs in our house.

She's also really working on standing, she pulls herself up on everything!

She really poops herself out, she's a really good, and cute, sleeper!  Even if I lay her on her back, she flips right over to her tummy.  She likes to stick her butt up in the air, I guess it must be comfortable!

Mobile Baby

Happy Easter!

 

Sadie is almost 7 months old already, but she just had her 6 month appointment on Friday.  She had to get shots, so we couldn't go earlier or it would have been too soon for the shots since the last round.  She was 28" and 17lb, 4.5oz.  The doctor was impressed with how mobile she is already!  She has learned how to crawl using her knees instead of army-crawling, and she gets around really well.

She gets into just about everything she's not supposed to, but luckily Miller is very patient.

Right after she figured out crawling, she was already working on standing.  In this picture we had placed her there, but she was able to hold herself up.

Then she started to pull herself up to her knees...

And just yesterday she pulled herself up onto her feet, but we haven't caught that on camera yet.  She really hates being held back, especially if she's left in her tiny playpen.

She really wears herself out with all the moving around, and we can really tell when she's getting tired now.  She only fusses now if she's tired or hungry, otherwise she's a pretty happy baby.  One morning, she was up at 330am, and exhausted herself out by 5...

We really cherish the quiet times now!

Ready For Spring!

Sadie turned six months old this past Monday and she is ready for spring! 

She was not in a great mood, so she wouldn't smile for the picture.
First, she needs to get her rest so she can be ready for spring...

Let's see what's going on out there...

 She'll be nice and happy after a good nap!

It will start out a little chilly, so she has her poncho from Grandma to keep her warm.

Then she might need to put her hat on if it's raining.

And if it's sunny, she has her sunglasses all set.

We'll want to make sure we have plenty of clean clothes so we can play all day!

And lots of diapers too...

She's testing out Dad's motorcycle to make sure it's ready for spring too.

Ahhhh, we can't wait until the weather warms up!

Five Months Old

Sadie was five months old on Monday! 

She was approximately 15.5 pounds and almost 27 inches.  That's approximate because we used the "weigh Mommy alone and then weigh Mommy holding the baby to see the difference" method, and the "lay the baby on her checkered rug and see how many blocks long she is" method.  We have started her on rice cereal, just once a day for now.  She'll take a few bites, but gets frustrated quickly.  Her first attempt was pretty messy...

We tried it in the high chair too, which seemed to work a little better.

She is doing a lot better on becoming mobile, too.  She still can't sit on her own without either supporting herself with her hands or toppling over, but she has gotten pretty good at lunging forward by bracing her feet on the ground while she's on her tummy.  She spins around pretty well too.

 

She's also just about done with her swing.  Not only because her feet are almost hanging off the end, but she's figured out how to sit herself up in it...

And yes, that's one of her Christmas outfits still.  I guess that was the only clean one-piece she had left that day.  Now that she's been reaching for stuff, she likes to hold Miller's hand.  He likes to lick her, but it irritates her skin, so we don't let him do it too much.  When she sees him coming, she shuts her eyes and smiles because she knows it tickles!  She has also recently gotten in the habit of just sitting and watching him and laughing her head off at him.  She'll just sit there and stare at him and giggle even if he's not doing anything.

Sadie got her first owie on Monday, too.  She was sitting on the floor at daycare and she toppled over and hit her head on the linoleum.  She had a little bump, and then it bruised up yesterday.  It's pretty small, and more yellow than blue.  She's a pretty tough girl, so it didn't seem to bother her too much.  She was probably just more scared than anything else.

New Stuff

Sadie is 4 1/2 months and is learning so many new things! She has been trying really hard to sit up on her own, and today she was able to sit holding herself up with her arms. If she takes her hands off the ground she tips over, but she's getting closer!She has also started to suck on her bottom lip which causes her to make very silly faces!She's starting to respond to her name a little bit, but I think she's still really just responding to our voices. She's always very interested in the camera, so we can usually get her to look right at it when we take her picture.
She has really cut down on her naps... we can usually only get her down for about 30-45 minutes only about 3 times a day. She sleeps best in her swing, but sometimes falls asleep in funny positions...
I moved her hand out of her mouth only to have it end up in her ear.She and Miller are starting to be better friends. He does really well with her. Sometimes I have to remind him to Stay, but he keeps a close eye on her and makes sure she's doing OK.Here's her 4 month picture.
Some of her new things... a backpack from Great-grandma for Christmas.Her bouncy chair that lights up and plays music. She is also reaching and grabbing for things now so she can make it go all on her own. She still doesn't really bounce, but she likes playing with the toys on it.
Her first pair of shoes! Pink Chuck Taylors from Dad. She did NOT enjoy them. They are way too big on her now, so hopefully they will work a little better when she actually starts standing and walking.

Christmas Finally

Christmas Day we spent up at Frank's. We went to my mom's on Saturday the 2nd and spent the day with Mom, Stefanie, Grandma, and Sarah. On Sunday the 3rd, Dad and Stefanie came to our house. It worked out that Dominic and Kyle were able to join us for all 3 Christmases. We had a great holiday, and of course the best part was having Sadie with us for her very first Christmas.