Presley at Eight Months!

mWell, yet again I can't believe I'm posting another month that Presley has flown into!

Since little Miss has had issues from the beginning...I'm learning to take her eating habits a lot lightly. Some days she just does NOT want to eat any solid food and no matter how hard I try and make it appealing, she just doesn't want it! So I'm slowly coming to terms with that. Other days she doesn't want a bottle OR solid food. Those are the days I stay in prayer longer!! Ha ha! I just hope this doesn't translate into a stubborn will later!

But on good days, Presley takes four 5 oz bottles and a 6 oz bedtime bottle. She eats cereal in the morning and a veggie and fruit for dinner. I've been hesitant to start a lunch feeding because I don't want her to stop drinking her bottles. Dr. P, our pediatrician said that at this age, the minimum formula intake is 24 oz/day. The only way I can make Presley drink that much is if I keep her on a pretty strict eating schedule. And I'm just not sure where lunch would fit it! She does eat a snack around that time, so maybe I should just do a veggie then instead. For snacks she loves puffs, crackers, and baby rice cakes. She's not to keen on the yogurt melts that we've tried....although in her defense, they do taste kinda funky!

In the mobility department....we are moving upward! Well, not literally! Presley is rolling now from her back to her belly! A feat just accomplished in the last 3 days! So now she's rolling all over the place. I think she kinda likes her new found freedom! Now only if we could get the crawling thing down...

I think Presley's going to be a talker...I mean how could she not? Have you met her mother?! She is babbling up a storm and saying "da da". It is so precious to hear her say it! We've been saying "ba ba" and"ma ma" to her so she'll mimic it, but she still prefers so say "da da"! =)

Presley with a slice of apple. She really liked it! We let her try different table foods sometimes. She must have a really sensitive gag reflex, because she gnawed a piece off and then gagged on it and ended up throwing up! Poor thing! It didn't bother her though!

And here is a good example of Presley's rolling over skills!
She was on the blanket and ended up in our room! Ha ha!

oh summertime how I want thee to be here....NOW

WHY WHY WHY....did I have to have a girl? I guess so Jeremiah and I can go more into debt! ha ha! I can't wait for summer to be here. I love the warm weather. And the cute clothes....for Presley of course! I think I might go a little crazy with her summer wardrobe. It's kinda bad that I'm already looking! But we don't have many hand me down clothes from Kole in the size that Presley's going to be in in summer. So, that is good for my clothes obsession, and bad for my wallet! For now, I'll just look online and get the warm fuzzies knowing that in a short while Presley will be wearing these cute things!

Happy Valentine's Day!

from a beautiful girl!

So as you can see Presley got a sucker for Valentine's Day! Ha ha! Not really, we just took some pictures with it, then threw it away. And although I knew it would go into her mouth, I underestimated just how quick! I had to keep taking it away then giving it back in order to take a decent picture with the thing! She would lick it, then pull it out and smack her lips!!! She loved it!

Notice all of the sucker juice still left on her mouth?! And this was only letting
her have it for a minute! Imagine what the little vulture
would have done if she'd had it longer!

And last but not least...here is a video of Presley opening her gift from my parents.

playing catch up

So since I haven't blogged in almost a month (sorry!) I figured I better post at least once before it's time for Presley's 8 month old post!! Nothing special has been going on....just life in general. The days just seem to fly by, one right after another! I get so caught up with working, cleaning, cooking, laundry, Presley's schedule....I stop and think sometimes "Did I read her a book today/ play with her enough today/ does she know how much I love her even if I don't do those things perfectly each day?" I'm sure I put too much pressure on myself. BUT I know that time is flying by and I don't want to miss a second of her precious life. Especially not to monotonous doings. Anyway didn't mean to make that depressing turn! On to some cute pictures!

Presley blowing bubbles!!

Looking down at her shirt! (inherited from Kole!)

And this is my attempt to make her laugh!

Presley at Seven Months!

Only 5 more months before the big day....the day that Mommy cries and cries because her little baby becomes a toddler! Oh my goodness, Presley just gets more precious by the day, if that's even possible! She honestly astounds me day in and day out. =)

Presley is eating solid food twice a day now. She eats oatmeal and a fruit in the morning, usually around 10 am. Then eats oatmeal and a veggie for dinner around 6 pm. Sometimes I'll throw in a fruit then too, because Presley's not too keen on the greens and normally won't finish them! Of course Miss Priss has a sweet tooth like her Mommy and loves bananas, applesauce, pears, sweet potatoes and carrots. She'll tolerate green beans, but despises peas! Next up to try are mangoes, avocados, and peaches.

We are not crawling yet....but I'm ok with that! She stays in the general vicinity where I put her and I'm still liking that! Ha ha! She rolls over like a champ from her belly to her back and she will try to roll over from her back to her belly to reach a toy. But if it's too far, she says "forget that" and is quite content with whatever toy is closer to reach!! She got up on her knees once, for just a split second and I yelled "oh my gosh" to Jeremiah, and that scared her and she wouldn't do it again. And hasn't done it since! That's ok...I've learned to live life in Presley time and that she'll do everything when SHE wants too!

She navigates everything directly to her mouth. She has been pretty much doing that for a while, but now she can pick up her pacifier and plug up that mouth! Presley can blow great raspberries at you and she does the cutest thing where she scrunches up her face and blows through her nose! I'm sure you're thinking "that's cute?"! But I promise it is the funniest thing! I'm trying to catch it on camera, but she's like a deer in headlights when that thing comes out! She's also starting to blow out of her mouth like she's talking, so I'm sure babbling is next!

Presley has the greatest sense of humor and her laughter is just contagious. She and her Daddy laugh at each other constantly! It's so amazing to watch them together! I have the feeling that I'll be the disciplinarian!!

Being a goofy girl!

Here is a video I shot right after we took these pictures. It's from my camera and it's not that horrible of quality. So I think I'll shoot more from it!! ENJOY!

shots, speech and soap suds

Presley had her 6 month checkup, although really she was 6 months and 3 weeks! She weighed 15 lbs and 3 oz on their scales (which I think are a little different than the normal scale I have her weighed on). Anyway Dr. P said she looked great. She is doing all of the things that "normal" 6 mo olds are doing (rolling over, sitting up, putting everything in her mouth) AND some things that "normal" 6 mo olds are NOT doing (recognizing her name, having stranger anxiety)! Poor Presley had to get her regular 3 shots and the flu shot...bringing her total to being poked FOUR times! She did ok with them though.

We also had our last speech therapy appointment! Yay! We were discharged today! Presley is doing so much better than when we started. She completely cups her tongue around the bottle nipple and sucks properly! The therapist also watched me feed Presley some cereal and she ate like a pro. The therapist asked was I comfortable where we were at now with Presley's eating and I told her I couldn't be happier (well, except if she would nurse better, but that's a whole other set of issues!). So, I'm glad to be done with going there. I know Presley is too!

And on our way home we stopped by the car wash because my car looked like we live in a desert. Every time I brushed past it getting Presley in and out, black junk would rub off on my coat! Gross! Presley had fallen asleep on the way there and I was afraid she would wake up scared of all the strange noises going on. NOPE! She slept through the entire thing! I find it quite humorous....she sleeps through what sounds like the apocalypse at the car wash, but yet as soon as I put the garage up and very quietly open the door to get her out, her little eyes bounce open and she gives me a huge smile!

8 years ago today

my mommy and daddy met! Little did they know then that they would fall madly in love with each other, get married and then have ME! Here are some vintage pictures of them together.

2003

2005

2006 on the day Mommy & Daddy got married

2006 on their honeymoon

2007 on their one year anniversary trip to St. Lucia

Oatmeal is soooooo good! Even if it doesn't have butter and sugar in it! ;)

Presley started eating solid foods one day shy of her six month birthday. Here is her first bite of oatmeal!

Not sure what to really think about it!

Hmmm...I don't know about this stuff.

Let me see that blue thing you are holding.

Daddy's turn to feed me!

Yummy! I think I like it!

Happy New Year!

Can you believe that it is the year 2010 already? I thought we when we hit this year, we'd be living like the Jetson's with flying cars and such! :) I really wanted to do a year in review of pictures from 2009 for this post, but I can't find my flash drive that has all of my old photos on it. So, instead you get a cute picture of Presley and the promise that within the next few weeks I'll look for my drive and post them then!

We extended Christmas!

I was going to title this post "Santa came a day late". But I'm trying to be optimistic here, so it was changed. It just really hasn't felt like the joyous time of year it's supposed to be. Don't get me wrong...I know that Christmas is NOT about gifts, decorations and food. But it is about family and loving and togetherness. Not to mention the REAL reason for CHRISTmas....the birth of our Savior!

But even with me knowing all of that I can't help but be somewhat sad. My dad and brother were not able to be with us this Christmas and it felt like a huge empty void was there all day. Christmas Eve was my third night working, so I was exhausted on Christmas day and slept WAY too long....until 5 pm. I had wanted to get up earlier so I could help cook and get ready for everything. So since I slept too much, that pushed back eating and opening presents at my parents' house, THUS making it too late to come back home and do presents at our house and see what Santa left for Presley. Oh, not to mention that Presley was getting sick. She had a fever, was really fussy and wouldn't eat. I just felt like crying on Christmas night...so I did! I know that Presley won't remember any of this or even care....but I do and I just wanted it to be special.

So, Santa DID come a day late and drop of presents for Presley. We stayed dressed in PJ's to open our gifts, because that's what we would have done on Christmas. She loved all of her gifts, but the seahorse was her favorite. And she had a blast at bath time tonight with her new things!

Here is what Santa left for Presley

In case you can't see what it all is:
exersaucer, duck bath tub, bath toys, musical seahorse,
books, flower pacifier clip, and clothes.

Merry Christmas!

Hope everyone has had a great day! Here are a few pictures from my parent's house! The one of us all together is from a few weeks earlier when my dad was home and we opened presents with him. The last one makes me laugh because Presley got a bow stuck on her hand and she was waving it around! It was so cute! ;) I'll post more later!

Christmas Cutie!

Nothing like some cute Christmas pictures of Miss Presley! Enjoy! =)

Presley at Six Months!

Half a year old! Can you believe it? Before we know it, June will be here and Presley will be turning one. I'll admit it makes me a little sad, but we have had such a great time watching her grow. She has definitely got her own little personality now! A funny, warm, loving personality! I can't wait to see her as an adult....I know she's going to be a phenomenal woman!

It seems like so much has changed in the past month.....except for Presley rolling over. She just won't do it! At first I thought that maybe she wasn't spending enough time on her belly. So we changed that and still nothing. I took away the wedge that she slept on, thinking maybe that made her stay in one position too much and still nothing! We even try to roll her ourselves on a blanket and you guessed it.....STILL nothing! I think that she just has no interest in it yet! But, Presley does sit up great by herself, except when she gets excited and pushes back and topples over!

We started solid foods yesterday! Yay! (I'll make a whole separate post on this later!) And I'm looking for a good sippy cup to start giving her.

We also moved Presley to the crib for the first time TONIGHT! (Again, I'll post more later!) Keep your fingers crossed that it will go well and she'll last the whole night in her big bed! She was a really good sleeper at night in her bassinette and I hope that doesn't change now. She normally goes to sleep between 9 and 10 pm and sleeps until 8 am. But, don't get too jealous yet...Presley is a cat napper during the day. Which means that she only sleeps about 20 min at a time a few times a day. This equals Mommy not being able to get anything done during the day! Not fun! But that's the trade off - good sleeper at night OR good napper during the day!

Presley has started doing these new precious things in the past month. She will reach out for you when you try to pick her up. And she buries her head in your chest/neck when you do pick her up...it's like she is hugging you! It is so sweet! I will miss these sweet moments when they are gone.

And finally, here are some adorable pictures for your enjoyment!

Santa was just so exciting!

Presley was so excited to meet Santa Claus...can't you tell? Ha ha! She fell asleep right before we went up to see him and I was really surprised that she didn't wake up when I put her down. Maybe she felt like she was being laid down in some soft pillows! Who knows!

It's beginning to feel a lot like Christmas!

WOW! There are less than 3 weeks left until Christmas! Yay! Presley is going to have such a great time...she already is! She helped me decorate the tree last night. She sat in awe in her bumbo seat at the multi-colored lights! She loved looking at the ornaments too. She slobbered ALL over the mitten one that she's holding! She was such a good little helper!

We went to the Christmas Parade tonight and boy was it FREEZING outside! Florida is not supposed to be this cold! I felt like we were out on an arctic tundra! (I don't even know what that is, but it sounds cold enough!) We got bundled up and tried to enjoy it despite the cold. Presley was the cutest little eskimo ever!