Long Time, No Blog

Okay, okay. I give! I'm finally taking the time to update my blog. Sorry it's taken so long. So what's new since the last time I wrote?

Well, Aubree go her 2 month immunizations; two in her right leg, one in her left, and one oral. She did okay at the doctor's office. She cried (what baby doesn't) and was fine a few minutres later. I get her home and she just screamed and screamed and wouldn't stop. This is unusual behavior for Aubree and I couldn't figure out what was wrong. I changed her diaper and noticed her right leg was slightly swollen. So that was the reason... her leg hurt. Anytime she would move her leg she would scream. I gave her baby tylonol and waited an hour. Still, she was screaming. So I called the doctor, and what do they tell me? Give her tylonol. Did that. Oh well she shoud eventually stop. Good advice (NOT!). Well, 3 hours later she stopped screaming, so I guess they were right. Poor baby:(

What else?

Aubree got her first cold. Jeremy brought it home, then I got it, then Aubs. I must say, saleen drops are the best invention EVER! Two drops of that in each nostril and the blue booger sucker, and she was a happy baby again. She got attention by coughing, so now when she feels like being cute and getting attention from Aunt Kira, she fake coughs. It's pretty hilarious!

Umm.. oh!

Aubree started sleeping through the night about a month ago. That is, until Sunday when she somehow knew I had to go back to work the next morning. Going from spending all day with Aubree to seeing her for only about 8 hours is hard. The days go by fast, but I miss her every second. It's good for her though. She gets some quality grandma time in the morning. Then she goes to Miss Peggy's, where she plays with friend until 4 when I pick her up.

We got Easter and Nakie baby pictures taken. It was so fun (and expensive)! One thing I learned is if they send me a coupon in the mail saying "FREE", I'm a sucker and actually believe for a second that I will be satisfied with what they give away for free. I don't think any parent can get pictures taken of their baby, then pick just one pose and a few prints. Anyway, Aubree was a doll and smiled and posed as if she'd been taking pictures her whole life. Oh wait.. she has. haha!

Here's some of the pictures. ENJOY!

I'll try to stay on top of my blogging.... I promise ;)

Bows by Kira

Kira makes the cutest bows for Aubree! Anytime I take Aubree somewhere at least one person asks where I got her cute bow. "They are one of a kind", I tell them, "Her aunt makes them for her". So I just thought I'd show them off here and provide some cute pictures of Aubree.

Scrub-a-dub-dub....

Aubree usually lets out a screeching cry when we give her a bath. It made me not even want to give her baths. So today I decided to try something different. Instead of putting her in the newborn bath (this net thing you can attach to the baby tub that holds her in the water), I put her in the infant tub (same baby tub, just without the net thing). She loved it! Instead of crying she was smiling. So sweet :)

Don't let the bed bugs bite

Jeremy and I have decided it's time for Aubree to sleep in her own room. Actually, Jeremy decided that about 4 weeks ago, but I didn't feel comfortable having her in another room. It was so easy and comforting for me to have her right by by side so I could make sure she was breathing. I know that might sound dumb, but the thought of SIDS scares the crap out of me. So a few nights ago I decided it was time. I thought for sure she would fight me on it. To my suprise she grunted herself to sleep, slept for her usual 5 hours, ate, then went right back to sleep for another 3 hours.

I just fed her and put her to bed a few minutes ago. So much better than waiting for her to fall asleep so I can go to bed. Night, Night. Sleep Tight. Don't let the bed bugs bite.

Cooking with Mommy and Phone Time with Daddy

I've really been in the mood to do some blogging lately. And I'm really enjoying the different text colors (hehe!).

Tonight I decided to do some creative cooking. Jeremy always brags about me being a good cook. I can transform pretty much anything into a meal. I guess that's the one good quality I got from my dad. I haven't really cooked since I was a few months pregnant because it made me sick, but cooking is my relaxation. I LOVE it! One of Jeremy's favorite dishes is taco soup, which is wonderful. But I have made it twice in the past month, so I wanted to try something a little different. So I took a few of the same ingredients and developed these delicious stuffed green peppers (hence the green font). The best part was having Aubree in the Kitchen with me. She was in that mood she gets in where I have to be in the same room as her (this usually happens between 5 and 7 each night). Even if Jeremy is there with her, she just wants to be able to see me. So I put her in her bouncer and put her in the kitchen with me and she watched me cook. Soon she'll be helping me cook... cracking the eggs and mixing things together... but for now she'll just listen to me explain what I'm doing. She seems to be quite content with that for now.

Aubree is such a Daddy's girl. Today Jeremy called me on his way home from work and when Aubree heard his voice she smiled and coo'd as if she was saying hi (no really, it sounded like she said hi). So I put the phone up to her ear so Jeremy could talk to her. She smiiiled and made little noises like she was talking back. It was so cute. My baby is a genius!! No really. I think babies are smarter than we give them credit for.

Blues' Clues

Aubree is 7 weeks old now. Every day she gets more beautiful and more interactive. She smiles when she sees me or jeremy, or someone else she recognizes. And she even watchs T.V. , which is especially nice because it keeps her occupied while I clean the house or cook dinner. Blues Clues is her favorite! She coos and smiles when they start singing "We just figured out Blues Clues, We just figured out Blues Clues, we just figured out Blue's Clues because we're really smart." It's so cute!!! Here's a video of her cuteness.

Miss Smiles

I was trying to video tape Aubree grunting, as that is what she is known for. As soon as I put the camera in front of her she just started smiling.... my cutie pie!