My floor gym

While my Granny was here visiting she bought me this floor gym. I love playing with it now. I have lots of really cool toys that dangle down from it. There is also a mirror and I can see my cute little face in it.

I get to play on this while mom works right next to me with the laptop. I am now move myself around on it. I am even trying really hard to roll from my back to my tummy. I have done it a couple of times. Mom gets real excited when I do. My favorite toy that is on it, is the turtle, he has nice pointy legs that I can chew on.

That is my favorite thing to do right now, chew on anything that comes near my mouth. So look out, don't want to put your fingers to close, you might lose one.

I have been having a hard time lately, as I am starting to teeth. I often wake up in the night. Makes me kind of grumpy.

Anyway off to bed we go. Love to everyone and hope to see you at Easter.

I have a crib!!

Making the bed

It was time to change the sheets on the bed. Only there was a slight problem.... The cat.
We let him in the last couple of days because it has been freezing cold outside (literally).
Well he really like laying on my blanket, the yellow and blue on you see in this picture. I had to lift it up pull the sheets from under and the cat looked at me as if I was disturbing him.

So I finally got the old sheets off and was putting the new sheets on. The cat decided he wanted to help me!

And the bed is finally made, and the cat resumes his position. In the middle of it on top of the ducks.

My Friend Diana

Today I got to spend the day with Diana, while she taught mom how to do QA-2. She was trying to get me to stand up but I was being lazy.

Here I am with Diana again, watching mom and Kathy trying to get me to smile. Silly people!

Do I have to stand up? Can't you just hold me up? Are you done taking pictures yet?
She is definitely Brent's child!

Happy Valentines Day

Today we got to spend the day at Diana's.

She knows that Mommy and I don't get many pictures taken together so she took our pictures.

I wasn't in the mood to smile today. I chose today to be sort of cranky.












Here I am looking at Kathy(Diana's mom aka Grandma) and my mommy trying to make me smile. Nice try guys. It isn't going to happen.











Here is another of mommy and I. She was all smiles, but not me. I am playing hard to get.

Hope everyone had a Happy Valentines Day.

Our Four Wheelers

Saturday was such a beautiful day here.

So while Audrey napped in her bouncy chair on the tailgate of Brents truck, we used our front yard as a track!!

The white one is Brents and the blue mine!!

We had so much fun together.

Audrey slept through all the noise!! Good baby.

A Mommies love

Everyday around 3:30 or 4 pm Audrey has a melt down. She has had enough of playing in her swing, sitting on my lap, playing with her gym and napping.

On Thursday the meltdown came at 3pm. A little early so I picked her up and held her while I left my final notes for work.

This picture is the result of that. She made it through the melt down and was out for the count. She even slept through me hooking the camera up to the computer after I took the picture.

I also managed earlier in the day to get some really cute pictures of her in the valentines pj's. Thank you all for leaving comments about her.

I love to hear your responses and hope that this gives you a pretty good idea of how much she is growing and changing in her looks everyday. I think it is hiliarious how many people say she looks like her daddy. I see us both in her, but she does have more of Brents features. Guess it wasn't the UPS man after all. (haha, inside joke) I don't like our mail man, but the UPS man is cute!!

Anyway it is well after midnight and I am up with bad heartburn again. Stupid me.....Last time I had an ice cream cone and was up all night. Didn't get to bed until 6 am. And here I sit. I had a milkshake. I won't be doing that anymore. I guess Ice Cream is off limits to me from now on. :( I think there might be a slight chance I am lactose intolerent.

So as most of you know, we are going to CA ( I still call it home, even though we are now residents of WA) in April. I can not wait. As much as I hate driving (well I ride (sleep) and Brent does all the driving) the 10-11 hours to get there. I am really excited for everyone to finally get to meet Audrey. I think it is very important for Audrey to know her family. So we are going to make the hike, down through the mountains, several valleys and a very long stretch of I-5 to come and see all you all. I got that from South Carolina.

I hope everyone is ready to see Brent and I with the bonus of seeing Audrey!!!! I thought it was funny. We all know that Brent and I are no longer important. We are simply Audrey's parents. Which hey that is fine. Everyone can Ewww (in a good way) and AHhhhhhh over her, but just remember we are the ones that created that very beautiful little girl!! I look forward to seeing each and everyone of you soon.

Love to all. I am off to find something else to do. Maybe this will go away soon and I can get some sleep before Audrey is awake again.

Will you be my Valentine?

Bum deal the Seahawks Lost

I really think she looks like Brent in these pictures. Especially when he was a baby.

The Seahawks got robbed. But you know what, we will be back next year and this time we will win. Just have to start somewhere.

As you can tell I thought Audrey looked exceptionally cute in her Seahawks clothes. I had to put jeans on her that had flowers, that way she didn't look 100% boy.

Go SeaHawks!!!

The 12th Man

Audrey loves to watch football. She of course will be rooting for the Seattle Seahawks!!

JumperRoo

Today I put together Audrey's JumperRoo. She wasn't quite sure what was happening or what to think of it.

She liked it as long as I was helping her jump. I think a couple more times of being in it, she will get the hang of it and start jumping on her own.




Look at those ears!! Her daddy always talks about her ears sticking out.
Also taking a poll. Since this is a good close up of her.
Who does she most look like, myself or Brent?

I thought it was cut how her shoulders are just level with the top of the seat. She still has room to grow.

She could reach the toys, but she found it more entertaining to chew on the seat. That has been her newest thing, she must chew on everything.

The bottom picture is of her looking at the toys wonder how they just turn on when the JumperRoo moves.

What a crummy day

Today started out crummy and ended crummy.

I am having issues with work (what else is new). Audrey had her 4 mos check up and shots.

I was cranky and then she got cranky and of course Brent got cranky.

Audrey weighs 12lbs 10oz now. In the 20th percentile for her age on weight. She is 25 3/4 in., 90th percentile for her age. hmmm go figure. Maybe she will make 48 inches before we know it. Youngest kid to be able to go on all the rides at Disneyland!!!

Anyway she is healthy and strong. That is all that matters. Dr. kind of gave us the dirty look about feeding her cereal. And told us to wait on introducing vegetables until she is 6mos old. Ok sure.

Hopefully tomorrow will be a better day. I don't know if I can take much more of this crap. Starts to wear a person thin after a while. Hey maybe that isn't such a bad thing, I could stand to loose a few more pounds!!!

Sorry no pictures tonight. Don't think you want to see ones of her screaming, not such a pretty sight.

Alright off to bed for me. Love all and miss all.

Oh there was two highlights of today:
1. My cousin Jennifer sent me DVD's of my Paternal Grandmothers family telling about there lives. It was great. I don't know much about them, or I don't remember much. So it was great to sit and watch them. Audrey watched as well.. She loves to hear people talk. So I was telling her who each person was. Hopefully someday she will get to meet them all.
2. My friend Diana surprised me with a wood box she altered into a photo album for Audrey's pictures. She is so thoughtful. I am happy to have her as a friend. Thank you Diana. In the hardest times during the day you help to make my day better and go by faster. Thank you!!!

For Granny and Auntie A2

I was playing in my pack n play with all my stuffed animals. I chewed on my dolly from Granny and gave my Ox (??) from Auntie, a bald spot on his butt.

I have wait to play with it until I am much older though. I had his hair everywhere and it was getting in my mouth. Upon reflection I don't think Ox hair taste so good. I will just admire him with my eyes.

xoxoxo

Chew toy!

Tonight while mommy was fixing dinner she put me in my "intellitainer" a glorified exersaucer. Well since I am not quite tall enough to touch the floor yet, I stay in one spot. I can grab the toys in front of me. I really like the bell, not only does it make noises, but it tastes real good. I decided to suck on it instead of play with it.

I took this picture of Audrey. She was concentrating so hard on sucking on this bell she didn't even know I was taking a picture of her. She really does enjoy sitting in this for a while. I think she doesn't like her legs dangling for long though. Eventually she will be able to spin in the sit and do all the different things it can do and to walk back and forth with it.

She also has a Jumper Roo (a modified johnny jump up, for all you old folks!!) I am going to put that together this weekend.

Anyway it is almost midnight. Off to bed for me. Miss you all.

For the record, she is starting to get some hair!! Not a lot but there is some definite peach fuzz!!

Yellow poka dot bikini.... Not in WA weather....We'll settle for Yellow Rain suit!!

Just for you Auntie Danica!!
I even had a yellow Binkie to match my yellow outfit.
It really fits her well. The pants are almost too short for her now. I take her next week for her 4 mos check up.

Happy Birthday Brent

Saturday was Brent's Birthday.

We started the celebration on Friday evening at Puerto Villarta in Port Orchard.

I tried to surprise Brent with a bunch of his friends. But as you all know that is very hard to do and maybe some year I will succeed. Not this year though. There was about 20 of us there.

We then went to the movies. Brent got to finally see Underworld: Evolution. He has been telling me all week that it was coming out on Friday so we went to see it. We got home about 1 am after picking Audrey up. She got to stay with Carl and Nirmala for the evening.

We then got up at 530 on Saturday morning and headed up to Crystal mountain. Brent and Cassi went skiing together, while Audrey and myelf stayed in the Lodge. This was Audrey's first ski trip. It was such a beautiful day. The scenery on the way up was gorgeous. I really miss traveling like we did in NY and seeing all the wonderful things Mother Nature has to show us. Maybe once Audrey gets older we can travel more.

On Sunday of course we slept in after having two long days and nights of entertainment. It was a beautiful day here. Not to cold and sunny for the most part. Brent and I worked outside, while Audrey napped. It was great. He put siding up on the pump house shed and I cleaned my car out. It was long over due. Both look much better now. Then we watched the last half of the SeaHawks game. We are going to the SuperBowl. Go SeaHawks!!!!!

Anyway off to put away Brents slacks and go to bed. G'nite

Mmmmm Food!

Audrey at almost 4 mos. She will be on the 20th. I just can't believe my eyes.

After a few days of her "Cat napping", I decided it was time I tried giving her Rice Cereal. On Friday the 13th (Ironically), not aware of the date at the time, she tried it. It was a big hit and the solution to the problem. She gets cereal at her afternoon feeding and before bed. I can't spoon it in fast enough!

If you look back in the archives you will see a picture of her in a blue dress in this same chair. Compare the two. My how she has grown. Yes, when she is sitting up in it her feet dangle off the end. We have a tall baby. I will schedule her 4 month check up next week.

Don't forget Brents birthday is on the 21st!!

4 Wheeling

Ok I know I have been saying for days now that I would post a picture of my Christmas present. Well I have yet to do that. For two reasons: 1. It has been raining constantly 2. I haven't had a real chance to get out and ride.

Well tomorrow Im getting that chance. Uncle Greg and Aunt Chris are going to watch Princess. Brent and I are going to go riding with Torey. I can't wait.

So, I will bring my camera with me and have Brent take a picture of me on my new toy.

Have a good night all and I hope you enjoy viewing Audrey's blogspot. I know I love reading your comments keep them coming! (Aunt Arlene, as soon as I can get ahold of you I will let you know how you can leave comments)

Happy Birthday Arlene

HAPPY BIRTHDAY
Auntie Arlene

Make a wish!
(20 acres with water front, and a retired Admiral!!)

More of the Peas in a Pod

Brent and Auntie Arlene at the Rain Forest Cafe.
We got to sit right next to the fountain. This picture was taken when the mist was going. We celebrated Aunties birthday which by the way was on January 6th. Happy Birthday. We love you.

We tried calling her but her phone is all messed up and couldn't get thru.

These two were a crack up. Auntie loves to here Brent do the Robin Williams take on Golf. It was so nice to hear her laughing and having such a great time. Brent really misses having her around.

We look forward to her teaching A2two how to drink milk out of a licorice straw and put olives on her fingers!


Brent posing for the camera!