Bye Bye Burrito

We're saying good-bye to the swaddle, the baby burrito, the sleeping sushi (I just made that one up), or whatever else you want to call it. Josie will no longer sleep like a tiny torpedo. Apparently I could go on and on with nicknames for the concept of wrapping her up tightly in a blanket when she sleeps. And cracking myself up in the process of posting while Josie watches Baby Einstein. She's growing up. I put her in a sleep sack for her nap the other day, which made her look and seem so much more like a toddler instead of a baby. If you've made this type of transition, you know exactly what I'm talking about. I was a bit sad to see her so grown up as she was sleeping in her crib. I might as well have been dropping her off at the college dorm. Which got me thinking about that dreaded day. I wonder if Josie will let me home school her instead of going off to college...

Our Big Girl

We celebrated Josie's 4 month birthday today. But before the party started, we had to visit the pediatrican for her well baby appointment. She's clocking in at the 75th percentile, weighing 15 pounds and reaching nearly 25 inches long. Our girl is growing...


So the party began once daddy got home from work. I love Josie's expression in this picture. She's saying, "You got a cupcake? For little ole me?


But the real party took place later that night in her nursery...


We danced to Lady Gaga, now that I know who she is. Todd and I are so out of touch with pop culture. Anyway, Josie was so darn cute as we danced around her nursery. I nearly forgot how she was a stinker last night and had us up every 15 minutes between the hours of ten and six. :-)

Be Mine

Happy Valentine's Day!

Love,
~Josie

Cousins

Cousin Claire was born almost four weeks before Josie. Their due dates were about two weeks a part, but Claire came a week early and Josie took her sweet time and came a week late. This first picture was taken of the girls in December and the second one is from January.


I imagine the girls always hugging each other in pictures as they get older because of course, they will be the best of friends (along with Emri, Ava, Luke, Max and Miles!). But for now, we will have to settle for pictures where gravity is in charge of these girls either leaning away from each other or, like the picture below, falling into each other. Everybody loves a picture of a smiling baby, but...you have to appreciate the "serious" looks too!

Rock Chalk!

Josie's all decked out in her KU gear for the game tonight.


Also, I think it's her first time in jeans. What a night of "firsts"! Something only a first time mom would think of and even type in a blog. There, I'm calling myself out. :-)


I can hear Josie cooing in the other room while she's supposed to be taking a snooze before our party tonight. The intonation of her voice sounds an awful lot like the Rock Chalk Chant...she'll be our good-luck token tonight against K-State!

Coming clean

I'll be honest, I don't love being away from Josie on the days that I work. However, I DO love coming home to her. I love bombarding her with kisses, snuggles, hugs and everything else. And so does daddy. We especially love bath time.


I mean, when you have this chubby baby bouncing around in a bath tub, how could you NOT love bath time?


Although a few tears are occasionally shed between the tub and the changing table, it doesn't take long for the smiles to come back as Josie gets lotioned-up and changed into comfy jammies.


Daddy does a good job of bringing those smiles back.


And before too long, we're getting sleepier and sleepier before we head off into dream land (or so we hope...Todd's putting her to bed right now, so let's keep our fingers crossed!).

Our 3 Month Old

Our little one turned 3 months old on January 15th. I know it won't be too long before her little tummy fills up this boppie and she won't even fit in it anymore. I love how she's just reclining in her crib as if she doesn't have a care in the world...but let's face it, she doesn't have a care in the world. Oh, to be a baby! Being the mommy of this baby isn't half bad. I'll take that. :-)


We're so excited to celebrate her birthday each month, but at the same time, Todd and I are excited to have an excuse to bring home a fancy dessert. And by fancy, I mean, CHEESECAKE FACTORY!!! We brought home a delicious peanut butter chocoately thing and now that Josie is fast asleep for the night (knock on wood), Todd and I will have ourselves a delicious treat. Happy birthday to our sweet little girl! I think she thinks that if she concentrates hard enough, she can blow this candle out without even exhaling...