Allie ISR Video

I have had more comments about ISR lessons than I have had on any item I posted. I am sure it is not for everyone since the baby does cry and/or whimper some but since that is her only way to communicate it didn't seem to bother me too bad. I am glad she is equipped with this skill and hope she never needs to use it for purposes other than practice.

This was the video taken at Allie's last ISR lesson. She still gets refresher classes and had her 1st refresher today. Her next is in about 3 weeks. ISR lessons for Allie's age is 10 minutes or less; 5 days a week for 4 weeks.

The goal is for the child to roll over to the surface and be able to float...You will notice she is still dropping her right shoulder on her float and we still need to work on that. Not sure why. She started that when she only had 2 lessons left. It doesn't interfere with her floating, but we will work on correcting this.

*Not sure why the videos arent working. They were working last night. I will try and fix them when I get home tonight

Strawberries

I recently took Allie to Brown Farms for a mini photo session. Allison Jansen took Allie's newborn pictures and when I heard she was doing mini sessions at Brown's I knew Allie had to do it. Allie normally loves to chew (gum) on strawberries and I thought we would get some great 'un-posed' shots of her with strawberries all over her face. We got some great shots and I will continue to use Allison in the future for many reason but Allie wanted nothing to do with holding her own strawberry. 

 It was spitting rain and unseasonably cold that day. I was worried how Allie would do but I ended up glad it was cold enough for a jacket. I love the little blue jean jacket in the green strawberry field.

One of my favorites. You can see her little tooth poking through.

*All pictures from Allison Jansen Photography Facebook.

7 Months Old

Allie you are 7 Months Old! Wow you are over halfway to being 1. Time has gone so fast and here is a glimpse of what you are up to at 7 Months:

Naps: The only time you want to nap is either in the car or when we are at home on the weekends. You want to watch everything going on at all times and refuse to take a nap during the day. Normally as soon as we put you in your carseat you are asleep within about 1 minute.

 Bunny: You still love Bunny. Bunny goes to sleep with you at all naps and at night. Normally bunny is over or around your face at night. Bunny didn't fare so well during this car trip.

Here are your 7 month photos. You are looking more and more like a toddler and losing your "baby face." I think you look much 'slimmer' in your 7 month pictures.

You have BIG beautiful brown eyes with long eye lashes.

You got your first tooth on April 4th and your 2nd tooth on May 5th. They gave you a little fit and you were fussy but all is well now and they are shining bright and white.

You are wearing size 9 month or 12 month clothes and a size 3 diaper.

You go to sleep between 6-8 pm and wake up between 6:30 -7:30

You eat 5 ounces Or a package of baby food every 3-4 hours

Your eating schedule goes something like this:

7 am: Bottle

9 am: Bottle 

(I think you like this bottle early because you go so long at night)

 10 am: you are ready for a nap. Most the time you won't take it

12ish: You have food or a bottle.  You like a nap around 1

3:30: Food or a Bottle

6:30: Food or a Bottle followed by bath time

8:30: Bottle & Bedtime

This picture cracks me up...nice shiny teeth

 We lowered your crib down after these pictures. You can now pull up on your crib

 You are sitting up with no problem and rarely fall over. You are starting to roll F to B more but I just dont think you will ever use your rolling over as a means of getting somewhere. You have been sleeping on your stomach a lot.

 You love: Eating :), Playing, "field trips at the farm" Swinging in Baby swings, Gracie, Outside, Mickey Mouse, Peek A Boo, When people clap for you or dance, You are a happy baby and rarely are upset.

You love to throw anything and like it more when someone will throw it back to you and make a game of it. You are now in a blow up bath tub and love being able to move around and play in it at night.

ISR Swim Lessons:

We enrolled you in ISR lessons when you were 6 1/2 months old and you just finished this past Friday. You can now roll over and float on the surface should you ever fall in the water. Next Sping you will learn to swim under water. You did so good at these and although you did cry or wimper during the lessons you have excelled at being able to do it.

Here is your last day in class where I got to join you and learn how to practice with you on my own. I am very glad we put you in these. You like to know about everything and want to be everywhere and I feel that should you ever fall in the pool/ lake etc you have the skill to survive. You can hold your breath and know that if your face goes under that you need to get to your float position with your mouth and nose out of the water. It is truly amazing to watch.

This is a little late and we are only 2 weeks until you are 8 Months Old! I think you will be crawling by then...we will see

Practice and Dimples

I got a camera for my birthday/Christmas right before Allie was born, but had not taken it off of Automatic mode until recently. I have been practicing with Allie of course and I am starting to get more comfortable with it. I know everyone says get a tripod and get a external flash or a different lens but I can't justify that if I don't even know what all the buttons do on the camera. So I have been working on learning my camera. Here are a few shots. I am sure to a trained eye they are flawed but to me and my eyes (and they are the only ones that matter since I am taking them for myself) I think my dimpled model is precious. I could eat her up....such love

 She loves to swing and I try to take her outside everyday for a little break. Notice her tooth! We now have 2 teeth!

Of course Allie LOVES Gracie. I don't think Gracie knows what is in store for her when Allie gets mobile. Gracie normally joins us for our outside time and Allie couldn't be happier

 Notice her TAN...I am jealous but am glad she doesn't have my light skin tone.

Loves her Daddy and being thrown into the air. I love the expression on her face

3 Months Later...

Wow! 3 Months have already went by since I updated the blog. I knew it needed updating but kept forgetting to upload any pictures. Here is a recap of the past 3 months. I am not sure if anyone reads this blog, but here are pictures as requested by 2 of Allie's fans: Kiki and Gran.

MONTH 4 (February)

I cant remember everything about her at this age, but I have been keeping up with everything in her baby book so all is not lost.

 The most I remember of Month 4 off the top of my head:

Allie figured out how to roll over from Back to Stomach but did not do it often.

She was on Similac Sensitive Formula and ate about 6 ounces every 3 - 6 hours.

She would go to bed between 9-10:30 pm and wake up around 7:30-8 am (if we let her sleep in)

She loved baths, mickey mouse, her swing, sofie the giraffe

Size 1 diaper

Size 3-6 clothes or 6 months clothes

I think she was 16 lbs at her 4 month Doctor appointment.

MONTH 5 (March 2012)

The world changed during Month 5. It was as if she turned 5 months and the next day began to notice and do more. She developed more in her 5th month than any of the others thus far. 

At 5 Months:

 Allie began Rolling Back to Front everytime she is put down. 

Eats 5 ounces every 3-4 hours and eats some baby food (see list during 6 month post)

Wears Size 2 Diaper and size 6 month or 6-9 month clothes

Sleeps from 8-9:30 pm until 6:45-7:30 am

She found her feet this month and is sitting up unassisted but still falls alot

She loves:

Bath

Outside

Mickey Mouse

Gracie

Our Diva with her sunglasses on (Her mom has such good taste)

 Our photo session one saturday morning while Dad was at work.

 Allie's 5  Month Picture

Allie road through 2-3 tornadoes during her 5th month. We will hope she is never this close to a tornado again. They were all too close to comfort.

The 3rd tornado never touched down (which is why I say 2-3) but it dropped a ton of hail at our house. Allie was in our safe room in the garage and did not like the sound of the hail on the tin roof.

6 MONTHS OLD AND EASTER

HE IS RISEN!

EASTER 2012

Kristen got a picture of the 3 of us at church and I will hopefully get that from her soon.

Here are a ton of pictures documenting Allie's first Easter.

FRIDAY EASTER AT GRANDADDY AND GRAM's HOUSE

Allie and her Great-Gran

Gram, Grandaddy, Brayden and Allie. IT was tough getting a picture of all 4 looking. The Grandparents are looking at the kiddos, Allie is pulling Brayden's hair (as seen here) or Allie has her hands in her mouth. This was my best one.

After a long day of church and a family cook out, Allie had missed 2 naps and passed out on her Daddy! So Sweet!

Today at Work:

 Allie's 6 Month Photos

At 6 Months:

Allie is a little over 18.5 lbs and 26 inches

She is in size 6-9 months or 12 month clothes

She wears size 2 diaper but is almost ready for 3's

She eats 5 ounces of formula or a mix of some formula and food

She has tried baby food: sweet potatoes, banana yogurt, blueberry yogurt, apple yogurt, peas, squash, pears, apples, a strawberry from Brown Farms, Popsicle, ice cream, toomers lemonade, mama goldbergs, and much more.

She loves: mickey mouse, outside, Gracie, baths, paper, noise makers,  looking at herself in the mirror, other kids, and anything that will fit in her mouth

She has 1 tooth and another on the way

she is sitting up unassisted

 

 Allie's new doll we named 'Tina' after her Aunt Tina who gave "Tina" to Allie. Poor 'Tina' has her limbs chewed off daily

ALLIE PLAYING AT HOME

This month we celebrated Uncle Carl's 93 Birthday!

 Grandaddy and Uncle Carl on his birthday

Allie and Uncle Carl (maybe not the best picture of either of them but I couldnt get both of them to cooperate at the same time)