Monday, August 29, 2011
Thursday, August 25, 2011
Florida Vacation
Last month we took our annual beach vacation (I can't believe it has been a month already!) to Rosemary Beach, Florida. This is the third year we have gone to Rosemary...we love it there and always have a great time. This year we rented a house with some of our friends that have a baby boy a week younger than Bailey and 2.5 year old daughter. The kids had a great time playing with each other, eating sand and climbing stairs!
Rosemary isn't too far from Houston so we loaded up the car and set out for the 9.5 hour drive. One would think that an almost 10 hour drive with a 10 month old would be horrible, right? Surprisingly enough, it was not bad at all! Bailey was the best road tripper ever! She was perfectly content in staying in her car seat and watching Baby Einstein. She has never watched a video before the car ride and she was totally mesmerized by it and sat there for hours watching it over and over. We only stopped once each way to eat, get gas, take a bathroom break, and to stretch our legs...and Bailey was fine with it. Each way we planned to leave at nap time so that she would be sleeping for some of the drive. All in all, a very pleasant drive!
We had a great time going to the beach, swimming at the pool, going on bike rides, eating ice cream, playing games and just hanging out. Bailey had a great time on her first beach trip and is looking forward to next year!
Rosemary isn't too far from Houston so we loaded up the car and set out for the 9.5 hour drive. One would think that an almost 10 hour drive with a 10 month old would be horrible, right? Surprisingly enough, it was not bad at all! Bailey was the best road tripper ever! She was perfectly content in staying in her car seat and watching Baby Einstein. She has never watched a video before the car ride and she was totally mesmerized by it and sat there for hours watching it over and over. We only stopped once each way to eat, get gas, take a bathroom break, and to stretch our legs...and Bailey was fine with it. Each way we planned to leave at nap time so that she would be sleeping for some of the drive. All in all, a very pleasant drive!
We had a great time going to the beach, swimming at the pool, going on bike rides, eating ice cream, playing games and just hanging out. Bailey had a great time on her first beach trip and is looking forward to next year!
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Yum-O Part 2
I knew that when the time came for Bailey to begin eating solid food that I was going to make all of her food. With my love of cooking (and eating!) i couldn't imagine not making food for the little booger. I knew exactly what was going into it and that it was free of preservatives or fillers....and not to mention - one bag of carrots goes a long way compared to the jars of store bought baby food that cost a buck each!
At 6 months, i got out the food processor, ice cube trays, a pot of boiling water and went to town. It's been a labor of love but I am glad I did it and Bailey has liked all of my creations, except for broccoli! She is now eating a lot more finger foods and is a lot less interested in being fed by a spoon...i see the end of my baby food making days in the near future.
This week i have been in overdrive to get enough food made to take on vacation with us next week. On the menu - apples and pears, squash and zucchini, chicken with apple and sweet potato and flounder with carrots and cheesy tomatoes. I think she eats better than we do!
We are off to Florida! I'll have pictures of Bailey's first beach trip when we return.
At 6 months, i got out the food processor, ice cube trays, a pot of boiling water and went to town. It's been a labor of love but I am glad I did it and Bailey has liked all of my creations, except for broccoli! She is now eating a lot more finger foods and is a lot less interested in being fed by a spoon...i see the end of my baby food making days in the near future.
This week i have been in overdrive to get enough food made to take on vacation with us next week. On the menu - apples and pears, squash and zucchini, chicken with apple and sweet potato and flounder with carrots and cheesy tomatoes. I think she eats better than we do!
We are off to Florida! I'll have pictures of Bailey's first beach trip when we return.
Yum-O Part 1
I love to cook. I am always scouring magazines and the internet reading recipes and finding new ones to try. With subscriptions to 3 cooking magazines and several cooking blogs that i follow, you can image the stacks of recipes and cookbooks that i have. It's borderline obsessive!
I often clip one from a magazine, add it to the stack and never get to it. It is now my mission to work my way through the stack, one recipe at a time. If it's a good one, it stays, if it’s a dozy, it's out! Only the tasty survey and my stack must get smaller! I'll share some of keepers along the way.
I often clip one from a magazine, add it to the stack and never get to it. It is now my mission to work my way through the stack, one recipe at a time. If it's a good one, it stays, if it’s a dozy, it's out! Only the tasty survey and my stack must get smaller! I'll share some of keepers along the way.
Monday, July 4, 2011
Let Freedom Ring
Bailey had a firecracker first Fourth of July! She is fast asleep and missed all of the fireworks...maybe next year! She sure did look cute in her festive outfit, though!
Thursday, June 16, 2011
Too Big...Too Fast
Time is going by way too fast. How did Bailey get to be nine months old already!?! Before we know it she will be one....I get sad just thinking about that. Each week I get an email that tells me what my baby should be doing at her age and this week the email said - your baby is 40 weeks old. WOW! I carried her for 40 weeks! It's crazy to think about that.
If I could freeze time, I would do it now. She is at the perfect age. So curious about everything, into everything, learning new things everyday and such a sweet, happy girl.
She has 6 teeth - 3 on top, 3 on bottom and 2 more poking out. She weighs 19.6 lbs and is 28.5 inches long. Loves to put everything in her mouth...loves to climb on her play chair and stand at her table and walk in circles around it....loves cell phones!, cordless phones, computers, remotes...everything you DON'T want her to have! Says dadadada and on occasion ma-ma. You can sometimes make out bye-bye and of course, she has all kinds of other baby babble that only she can understand!
I have spent a small fortune on photography in her mere 9 months of life but I just can't help it! I want to document every three months of her first year and she is just too darn cute to not take pictures of her all the time! For 9 months, I thought we would do it ourselves since we have a new fancy, dancy camera. So we headed out to a pretty park with water and ducks to snap a few (or a lot!) of shots!
Bailey wanted nothing to do with it for the first go around. She was cranky after being woken up when we got there and it was super hot outside even at 6:30 pm...notice the rosy cheeks! We took a break, ate dinner and tried again with much better success and it was a little cooler! Dada played photographer and he did a great job. Here are a few of my favorites.
If I could freeze time, I would do it now. She is at the perfect age. So curious about everything, into everything, learning new things everyday and such a sweet, happy girl.
She has 6 teeth - 3 on top, 3 on bottom and 2 more poking out. She weighs 19.6 lbs and is 28.5 inches long. Loves to put everything in her mouth...loves to climb on her play chair and stand at her table and walk in circles around it....loves cell phones!, cordless phones, computers, remotes...everything you DON'T want her to have! Says dadadada and on occasion ma-ma. You can sometimes make out bye-bye and of course, she has all kinds of other baby babble that only she can understand!
I have spent a small fortune on photography in her mere 9 months of life but I just can't help it! I want to document every three months of her first year and she is just too darn cute to not take pictures of her all the time! For 9 months, I thought we would do it ourselves since we have a new fancy, dancy camera. So we headed out to a pretty park with water and ducks to snap a few (or a lot!) of shots!
Bailey wanted nothing to do with it for the first go around. She was cranky after being woken up when we got there and it was super hot outside even at 6:30 pm...notice the rosy cheeks! We took a break, ate dinner and tried again with much better success and it was a little cooler! Dada played photographer and he did a great job. Here are a few of my favorites.
Sunday, April 24, 2011
Pictures
Here is a link to Bailey's 6 month pictures.
http://courteneymillerphotography.blogspot.com/2011/04/houston-portrait-sessions.html
http://courteneymillerphotography.blogspot.com/2011/04/houston-portrait-sessions.html
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
6 Months
Just 6 short months ago...
And now...
Bailey turned 6 months last week...I can't believe how time has flown by so quickly. Looking at Bailey now, it's hard to remember her as an 8 pound newborn. At 6 months she is now 17 pounds! This is such a fun age and she is developing quite the personality. She eating cereal and vegetables and loves them...she has never turned down food! She loves to laugh, chew on anything she can get her hands on, jump in the jumperoo, swing in her swing on the front porch, suck her fingers, play with her feet and she is now sitting up. We are having a ball and so blessed to have her...we are in love!
And now...
Bailey turned 6 months last week...I can't believe how time has flown by so quickly. Looking at Bailey now, it's hard to remember her as an 8 pound newborn. At 6 months she is now 17 pounds! This is such a fun age and she is developing quite the personality. She eating cereal and vegetables and loves them...she has never turned down food! She loves to laugh, chew on anything she can get her hands on, jump in the jumperoo, swing in her swing on the front porch, suck her fingers, play with her feet and she is now sitting up. We are having a ball and so blessed to have her...we are in love!
Bailey and Friends
It is so fun when we get to spend time with our friends that have babies Bailey's age. They are all so curious about each other and it is fun to watch them in awe as they see someone else just like them! This past weekend Bailey got to play with her friends Aubrey, Nico and Molly and she loved it! Aubrey is a couple of weeks older than Bailey and Nico and Molly are 10 month old twins...all just so precious! We can't wait to see them all again soon!
Here are a few pictures from our play date.
Here are a few pictures from our play date.
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Valentine
Our sweet little Valentine is now five months old and getting so big! She is 16 pounds and now has two teeth!
Friday, January 21, 2011
Someone's Got the Giggles!
More cute video of Bailey laughing!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBqeNh4c9CE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBqeNh4c9CE
You Be The Judge
Just about everyone says that Bailey looks like her daddy. Occasionally, someone will say that she looks like me. When she was first born, there was no doubt in my mind that she looked just like Daren. Four months later, she looks COMPLETELY different and I think she looks more like me! Of course, as her mother and the one to carry her for 10 months, I really want her to look like me!!
I dug up a picture of me when I was 3 months old and I think there is a lot of resemblance! You be the judge!
I dug up a picture of me when I was 3 months old and I think there is a lot of resemblance! You be the judge!
Newborns
I have wanted to post this for some time and keep forgetting. The photographer that took Bailey's newborn pictures put together a slideshow of all of the newborns she shot in 2010. It's so precious that I wanted to share. Sweet Bailey is in it towards the end.
Enjoy!
http://jennifercusimano.com/blog/?p=3522
Enjoy!
http://jennifercusimano.com/blog/?p=3522
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