What's for dinner?

Toes? 

 Camille enjoyed her first ever taste of babyfood tonight.  She loved it!  She is our first babe to willingly drink milk out of a bottle- and tonight-our first to lick her lips and reach for more baby food on the first try.  As daddy suggested, maybe she inherited grandpa's appetite along with those adorable dimples!

With each baby those "recommendations" at the pediatrician change.  These days, they do not recommend cereal as baby's first food.  First up for baby girl...pears!  Millie ate about one tablespoon (total) and started shivering after several bites to let us know she'd had enough. 

Big sister jumped right in with bib and a ready scooper. She's been waiting for this moment for like...five and a half months! ;)

 

Wonderfully Made

Hannah Reece has always been REAL sweet on her daddy.  For a while, she couldn't even spare a kiss for me!  "No kisses for you, Momma, only for Daddy"

Well, lately...all that has changed.  ;)  Now she is momma's girl.   I'm getting so many hugs and kisses I've got a few extras to share with her Daddy, too! 

Hannah Reece will start preschool in just a few weeks, sniffle sniffle.  Lately, when she gives me big squeezes I say..."you better not go to preschool...I might miss you way too much!"  To which she usually replies, "momma, I have to go to school, yes-I'm going!" accompanied by more giggles and kisses. 

Today, during our little hug time I said, "could you just stop growing, girl? You are growing up WAY too fast!  I need you to stay little forever and ever." To which she replied "Momma, I can't help it....Jesus is making me grow!  :)  He is making me healthy and strong and when I get bigger I can be a Mom just like YOU."   Yes, sweet girl, and you are fearfully and WONDERFULLY made!  I love you, Hannah Reece!

I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;

your works are wonderful,

I know that full well.  Psalm 139:14 NIV

Happy Baby

Our Miss Millie is one happy girl.  She rarely cries...and when she does it's usually for one of three reasons-hungry, sleepy or poopy.   In this season of upheaval...this gift of an easy-going baby is a demonstration of God's grace to us!  ;)    At five months and three weeks old Camille:

• has settled into a little schedule-which has been slightly interrupted by big brother's school schedule recently.  She naps 2-3 times a day: 8ish, 11ish and 4ish.
• sleeps from 7pm-7am, waking once to nurse around 5am-even when she wakes up more often, I can't wait to go see that sweet little face smiling up at me  :)
• is usually covered in drool...she's teething (no chompers just yet!)
• searches the ground for Charly when we walk in the front door...and giggles when she spots her  :) she gets so excited when Charly walks by and kisses her toes. (yuck!)
• is immensly entertained by her brother and sister...maybe that's why she's so happy all of the time....constant entertainment!  
• gives big slobby open mouth kisses (my favorite!) and snuggy hugs 
• chatters loudly and with inflection...so opinionated...she'll fit right in  ;)
• finally found her thumb this month after 4 long months of searching
• nurses about every 3ish hours
• still happy at doctor visits (for now!) 
• scrunches her nose up when she grins  :)
• has a favorite plaything...her feet 
• is starting to endure the carseat without too many tears :)
• is a petite little thing, she wears size 3-6 months in clothing.  Brother and sister were well into 6-9 months clothing at this age.
• is content to sit in the bouncy seat or highchair for about 25 minutes while I clean up the kitchen or fold  a load of laundry....this is so helpful!  Trying to sit up on herown when reclined in the bouncy seat, so I think we'll have to retire that piece of baby gear soon.
• is super sweet on Daddy.
• learned to flip from tummy to back and back to side
• soothes herself to sleep
• enjoys hanging in the pool with Daddy 
• has a case of stranger anxiety and frets when momma's out of sight
• flashes those big blue peepers and gummy smile...melts me every time!

Worn out from all of that wild jumping ;)

Millie Grace...sweet, sweet face

memory makin'

A big first grader,

this energetic *almost* four year old,

one fuzzy-headed angel baby,

our dern mutt....er, I mean beloved lizard-wranglin' pet,

and many, many house projects

are filling our days....and nights...

time to hang on and enjoy the ride!  :)