8 months old!

Little Lauren is 8 months old now!! Hard to believe. She's had a nice little break from all of her illnesses and we're hoping it stays that way through the rest of this unbelievably long winter! (Thanks again Grandma Nancy for making me this warm sweater...I love it!)

Lauren is really exploring the world around her. This afternoon she was supposed to be taking a nap in her crib, but when I went to check on her, she was sitting up and playing with Duckie. This is the first time she has been able to sit up from laying down on her own. For the past couple of weeks, she was almost there, but couldn't quite let go with her last hand. Well, she's figured it out. So, I'm sure she'll be playing in her crib every morning now! She's also starting to feed herself....well, puffs (similar to cheerios). I think she likes being a little independent.

Two weeks ago, we enjoyed spending the weekend in Galena with Justin's side of the family. We had a great time. Lauren got to go swimming with her cousins and her daddy. Of course we took some video. (Click here).

Lauren goes to the doctor again on March 10 for her 9 month well-baby check. This will be her last time to see Dr. Roth since we will be moving on the 14th. We're sad about that as we really liked Dr. Roth. Hopefully we'll find another pediatrician in Wheaton that we like just as much.

Until next time...

Happy Valentine's Day!

Don't you want to be her valentine?

I thought that you might enjoy another cute video of Lauren (are there any other kind?) She has recently started moving and grooving to her music. It's so funny. She must take after her mother! See it here. Lauren has also been perfecting her army crawl. It's much easier to slide across the hardwood.

We're headed to Galena this weekend to spend the weekend with Justin's family...10 adults and 8 kids in one house! Whew! We can't wait to see everyone.

Happy Valentine's Day!

Until next time...

On the Move

Lauren is definitely on the move! Everything is all of a sudden within reach. She's getting good at picking things up and has started to "army crawl." Watch her here.

We had a nice weekend at home. We did a little packing, went to dinner and the theater with Nonny/Boppa and Mike/Megan and watched the Super Bowl on Sunday with Mark, Trulie and Jessie. (Well, the first half anyway. Kick off really isn't so convenient when your bedtime is at 7:00 p.m.!)

I took Lauren to the doctor today since she's been waking herself up at night and during her naps with a nasty cough. It doesn't seem to be more than just a cold, but she has ear infection in her right ear yet again! This is infection number 3! The last one was in December in her left ear. So, she's back on amoxicilin. Hopefully it clears up quickly and we can avoid another one this winter. It doesn't seem to bother her much though. But she is 19.6 lbs!! Holy cow!! No wonder my arms get tired holding her. Guess we know she's a healthy baby. We go back on March 10 for her 9 month appointment.

I can't resist posting this other cute video of Lauren. We're not sure she knows what "No" means, but she seems to have picked up shaking her head when she doesn't want something. It's so cute, we just have to laugh. She thinks it's funny too. (Watch here.)

Hope everyone is well. Thanks for checking in on us.

Until next time...