5....6....7....

Chloe is 7 months+!!!!

She continues to shock us how fast she's growing and changing!!!

The following are her size pictures from 5 months:

6 months:

7 months:

Chloe loves

to

eat her

shoes and feet

So Much to Catch Up On....Where Oh Where Do I Start???

Before I forget I need to document some milestones that Chloe has reached. (I know I'm really the main one interested in these little details) :)

• Chloe sat up on her own for the first time on July 14th while she and I were at the pool watching the kids swim. She just suddenly figured it out and has gotten better and better at it ever since.

  

• Chloe began standing up (with help of course) around the 29th of July. Before that if you tried to get her to stand up she'd just let her legs buckle under her. She didn't start by standing straight up though. When she first started standing she'd stand with her legs straight but she'd bend at the waist as if she were taking a bow. After a few days of standing like that she started to straighten up and now, more than a week later, she's standing like a pro.
• Chloe also began shaking her head back and forth around the 29th of July. We're pretty sure she doesn't know what it means but we have fun with it, asking her questions and waiting to see if she shakes her head or not.
• Around 4 August 2010 Chloe started waving but it was a funny circuitous wave, sometimes making beckoning motions, sometimes waving her hand in circles, and sometimes actually waving her hand up and down. The past few days she's actually figured out how to wave up and down on cue....when she wants to. :)
• The past two days Chloe has been holding up her index finger while holding the rest of her fingers down with her thumb as if she's giving somebody "the what for" or telling us that she's going to be one year old.
• Today Grandpa Jan was holding Chloe at church and she bit his finger, the pain of which led him to discover that she's recently cut her first tooth. (A few days ago she started pulling at her ear so it probably started cutting through her gums at that time).

The Waiting Room

Chloe, Ben, Rob and I were waiting at a Dr's office one day.

To occupy ourselves:

I took pictures.

Rob cuddled/played with Chloe (also played iphone scrabble with Ben)

Ben attempted to squeeze himself into the foam blocks...
it was quite entertaining. :)

(19 May 2010)

Kindred Spirits

Milo: "Hi Chloe!! It's been a long time since we've talked."Chloe: "Hi old friend. How's your experience with life going so far?"Milo: "Good!! Especially when I get to suck on things...speaking of...
this foot looks great, you mind?" Chloe: "Mom!! Help!! He's sucking on MY toy!!"

(17 May 2010 - Amber's Birthday Lunch)

Babbling Baby

I love the sound of a babbling baby...especially mine! :D

More Milestones

This week Chloe has achieved quite a few milestones:

• she started putting herself to sleep...it's funny because I feel like Chloe is training me rather than I training her! I've read that you should teach your child to put herself to sleep so that she won't be dependant on you to help her get back to sleep in case she gets woken up. I thought, "yeah, right!! easier said than done!" I had no idea how to accomplish that so I just continued trying to do it the way we've always done: rocking, shushing, coddling, etc. Well, it stopped working for the most part now!! She just wants to lay down and moan/chatter herself to sleep. :-P

• Chloe has discovered the joy of sucking on her toes!

• she has found her thumb! She still likes other fingers, and occasionally multiples. But she seems to be developing a definite preference for the good ol' thumb.

• yesterday Chloe rolled from her tummy onto her back for the first time and several times, although it still seems to be a surprise to her every time it happens so she can't exactly replicate that action at will.

Today....

Chloe never ceases to amuse me. Just a few of the amusing things she did today are:

• I left her this morning and went into the bathroom for a little while. When I left her, and for a while after, she was quite vocal--- making all sort of babbling sounds. Then she suddenly got quiet. It was so sudden that it gave me pause and I came into the bedroom to see what had caused the change. I discovered that she had found her pacifier, inserted it correctly in her mouth and was calmly sucking away at it!! :)

• She put her hands on either side of my face and put her face up to mine. <3

• Molly was laughing and Chloe laughed just because the sound of Molly's voice and laugh are simply delightful to her!! :D

• Tonight I was going to rock Chloe to sleep, as usual, but I really needed to use the bathroom first so I laid her down in her bed while I took care of business. By the time I came back she was already 97% asleep. <3

My Little Dancing Molly II

As I mentioned earlier, Molly is taking a weekly ballet/tap class at the Black Diamond Studio in Daybreak. On April 26 it was parent observation day so I got to go watch her in her class.

Their recital isn't till June 12th (I believe)
so it will be fun to see how her skills improve between now and then!

(26 April 2010)

Cuddly

My baby is such a cuddle-bug...no wonder she likes her little soft little snuggle-y toy!!

A Seed of Faith

One year ago, today, I was struggling to believe the news I'd just been given....but it's no longer a matter of faith...I now have a perfect knowledge of the matter!! Here's my living proof!!!