Miss Independence

Audrey doesn't like me to feed her anymore since she figured out she can do it herself. I read an article about self feeding and it recommended letting your baby have bigger pieces and to let them bite off what they want and they are less likely to choke. I thought we would give it a try. She likes peaches if they aren't pureed. She ate a half of a peach by herself and some peas too. She is getting so big. I took lots of pictures to make up for my recent slacking. She was super cute.

Here is when she first started. She wasn't too sure about it yet.

She is getting better here.

And here she is really going to town. This cracked me up.

Loving her dinner time.

Audrey didn't want to go to sleep after bath tonight. I think it might have been because we came home to a broken AC and its 105 outside so it is HOT in here. She was in a good mood so I let her stay up and play. She JUST went to bed and its 9:30. Maybe I can sleep in tomorrow. =)

Here is her at 8:30. Usually she is in dreamland by then.

Video evidence. We had loads of fun tonight.

Oh and R.I.P. Michael Jackson. I am heartbroken. Audrey and I danced to Billie Jean and Thriller as a small tribute. Very sad.

Fun with baby = not many pictures

Audrey has been loads of fun lately so I haven't been doing a very good job taking pictures. She is at the age where she thinks everything is funny so I am having a great time making her laugh. Her favorite is when I sneeze or when I kiss her all over.

I finally figured out that her issues with fruit were more about texture than about taste. If I cut it up into tiny pieces she digs right in. It is so cute watching her chase the peach and banana pieces around on the high chair tray. She is very patient and determined when it comes to food. =)

Audrey won't pull up anymore because her table flipped on her so she is scared. She will still pull up on my hands and if we do this close to her table she will let go of my hands one at a time and move to her table. I am hoping she forgets about her tipping incident and decides to try again.

She is still strictly an army crawler/roller. She can't coordinate getting her bum and her head off the ground at the same time. I blame Tony for giving her his big head. ;)

A good weekend

Here are a few highlights...

Audrey delaying bedtime in her exersaucer.

Snarly face in her jumperoo.

Eating peaches and bananas. Finally!

Her new cell. I gave her my old one without the battery. Its clean, I washed it. (Thanks for the idea Niff)

Watching daddy on tv.

For T...

You are the best man I know. You are so strong, yet so loving and considerate. You are missing your very first Father's day (and so many other firsts) and you are doing it without complaint. You really are my hero. Even though you are half a world away, you are still very involved in our lives. You never miss an opportunity to call or write and let us know how much you love and miss us. We can't wait for you to come home and make our family truly complete.

Audrey is so lucky to have such a wonderful daddy. I make sure that she knows it every day. She watches your videos at least once a week and she loves looking at her daddy book and talking to the pictures. She is already a daddy's girl.

I remember how proud you were when you first saw her on the ultrasound and the way you used to feel her kick and talk to her in my stomach. You were already a good father. And then she was born and you were so proud. Seeing you with our newborn baby girl was the greatest thing in the world. You were so amazing that first week we brought her home. You took such good care of us. I remember how proud you were when you finally got all of the "cheese" off of her. It was so cute. Then on R&R....it was amazing how you could make Audrey squeal in delight. It was a sound that I hadn't heard before and haven't heard since. I know that you haven't gotten to spend much time with Audrey yet but you have definitely made the most of the time you have had. It is obvious that she knows how much her daddy loves her and that she loves you just as much.

We miss you and are counting the days until you come home. We love you very very much and are so very proud of you.

Happy Father's Day!

The traveler...

Audrey has become quite the traveler lately. You really never know where you are going to find her. This is how I found her yesterday morning. I just turned my head for a second.

Tonight we went out to eat with Beth and the girls. Audrey was super sleepy from water day at daycare today so it didn't go so well. She wasn't necessarily cranky but she wanted to be held and was not wanting to sit in her high chair. Oh well. I have a nice to-go box for my lunch tomorrow. She took a power nap on the way home so she was not feeling bedtime which was fine with me. We had a blast rolling around on the floor and squealing. Audrey rolled to her exersaucer and tried to pull up on it so I had to put her in. She had a big time in it.

Audrey's first day at her new daycare

Today Audrey started a new daycare. It is a home daycare so she is with kids of all ages and she loved it. When I picked her up today she was smiling and they said she was "the best baby they have seen in a LONG time." She slept, ate, and played well. Way to go Audrey!

Also, I have to share my Etsy find. Check out this sweet onesie I got for Audrey.

I am absolutely in love with Etsy. I am going to buy an "ism" book from my friend Nessa too. They are so neat. Check out her Etsy store.

I also got a shopping cart/high chair cover on sale. I am soooo impressed with it. The workmanship on it is amazing. I can't wait to use it. I got the groovy guitar fabric so that I can use it for baby #2, even if its a boy.

A good day for pictures

Audrey was full of smiles and giggles today, I got tons of pictures. The diaper ones are from this morning and the dress ones are from this evening. She has been loads of fun today. =)

My big girl...

...is officially pulling up. She did it a couple of times when mom was here and we thought it might be a fluke but she is consistently doing it now. In fact, that is pretty much all she wants to do. She can't pull up on the furniture because there is nothing for her to grab, but she pulls up on the laundry basket (with me holding the other side) and my hands.

Yesterday was an awful day. She was a whiny mess all day long. Today she totally redeemed herself. We had an awesome day today.

Audrey has a new love....sweet potato puffs. She absolutely loves those things. I think I might love them too because they keep her entertained for at least an hour. That gives me time to fix my dinner and eat it. We chat while she picks those little pieces off her high chair tray. It is so darn cute.

Goodness...can you tell I was cooking some bacon for my breakfast?

She loves this new toy. It plays the ABC's and animal sounds when you spin it.

Snack time yesterday. The bib totally described our day yesterday.

Rub a dub dub...

Peaches

Audrey had peaches for the first time tonight. You would think they would be a hit because of her last name and peaches are just good. Well....

Do you think she liked them???