Ari's First Fireworks Show

Break on through!

Ari had two teeth break through yesterday. She was a little "off" all day and only slept less than an hour the whole day. One hour Steve didn't feel any teeth in her mouth and then a couple hours later she grab his finger and stuck it in her mouth and VOILA! There they were!

Since it's been a month since we posted here are the highlights of the month:

• She's sitting up!
• Ari and I went to Chelan with my family for the weekend for a wedding. Ari loved swimming and is definitely a water baby. We are very excited to go as a family in a week.
  
• She had her 6 month appointment and weighs 17lbs 6oz. She LOVED going to the doctor cuz she could play with the paper on the exam table. She didn't even really cry when she got her shots.

Here are some photos from the month:
Chelan


That last one was shortly after she woke up and realized she was at a wedding in a cave. What the...!

Father's Day:

Sun Up!

This title could read in a couple applicable ways: the sun has finally made it to Seattle and summer spirits are up OR as the sun is coming up earlier, why must my girl also get up earlier too? It's 8 am on Saturday morning and I've already been up for over 2 hours. Wish I could say I've gotten a lot done in that time.

But, anyhow, lets focus on the first: we are so excited to see the sun. Last weekend Ari had a cold and so I kept her close to home and didn't get to enjoy the sun as much. This weekend I'm ready to break out and get some rays! Steve and I are looking forward to a week in Lake Chelan in July so we purchased a floaty device and small blow up pool for Ari. She is also ready to wear the ladybug wet suit we got her:


Last weekend we stayed at my parents house and they had a quarterly family birthday party. So much fun to see all the relatives and Ari got to hang out with her cousins:
Ari spent about 15 minutes with this expression on her face as she watched Zach playing in her exersaucer. I think she was taking notes.

We took advantage of a photo op with all the babies. Someone suggested we get a photo of the babies sitting and I said, "Ari can't sit up yet" because she usually slumps forward. Well, she proved me wrong. The minute I sat her next to her cousins it was like she looked at them and thought, "Oh! That's what I'm supposed to be doing" and she straightened her back and sat right up! Stabilization is still a must, but I was quite impressed with my little bean.



A moment of love with Jamie before an attempted binky heist:

Ari and Granddad hanging out:
This one is in serious need of a good caption:
We tried out the swing at the park and she LOVES it:

And last, but not least, Ari's 5 month photo. We just went to the doctor the other day and she is 1/2 ounce from 17 lbs!
Okay, now I'm seriously going to get out and enjoy the sun! Ciao!

Food on!

Long time no post. This last month has been a busy one and it flew by quickly. Ari went to her 4 month appointment and is still growing like a weed. She weighed in at 15lbs 6oz just shy of double her birth weight which means we got the go ahead to start her on solids. It's been touch and go and she hasn't really eaten enough to be considered much of a meal. But we've had fun in the process.

Here are some photos and videos of the last month:


Here is what happens when she plays with daddy:

Her 4 month shot:

Ari and Bennie Joe doing dueling tricks. No dogs were harmed in this video (except maybe dog egos).

More Ari and Bennie Joe antics. Beware! This video is PG13.

Visiting her great grandparents on Mother's Day:
Chilling on her way to Nanna and Grandpas for an overnight:

Happy Easter!

Easter was jam packed with lots of fun. We went to the 14th Annual Pocket Liquor Hunt. Ari rocked finding pocket liquors, but I drew the line at trying them. With her obvious teething issues it was tempting but I dosed her up on baby orajel and she cheered up. Next we went to my auntie Pat's with 75 of our closest relatives. The house was booming which made it difficult for her to sleep. Steve and I were amazed at how well she did though. I expected a melt down on the way home but she was an angel and went to bed right away.

Highlights of the day:

Hanging out with Uncle Doug who stayed with us Saturday night:

Channeling her inner audio engineer:

Gearing up for the liquor hunt (check out mommy's new hair cut!):

Sporty her Easter gift from Nana and Grandpa:

Ari Night Night...

I've heard people say that just when you think you have your baby figured out, she changes. For the past month I've really felt blessed with a baby that has been sleeping through the night especially since I'm back at work, but I've been holding my breath waiting for the ball to drop. Well, the last few days she has been waking up some time between 3:30 and 4:00 which wouldn't be too bad if I didn't have to get up at 5:30. I'm sure she is just going through a growth spurt, but I've also felt like she's been going to bed too early. Last night I decided to try to keep her up as late as possible. After some fussiness, I put her under her play gym with the light up star (aka "baby crack"). This usually keeps her happy for at least 15 minutes and generally gives me the opportunity to get a couple things done which in this instance was the dishes. When I went to check on her, this is what I found:

Ahhhhh. :)

Hanging out with her cousin's Lucas and Zach:

Spending the day with Ruby at the Children's Museum:

Need I say more?