Christmas Weekend!

my very handsome nephew!
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my pony is just my size

I love bows!


We had a great weekend and Brielle also came home with a few firsts! On Friday before we left for Hibbing, we noticed two teeth poking through her bottom gums! We were so excited because we didn't see them there the day before. (1st #1) We had so much fun being able to see everyone and also get a little time to relax before coming home and hitting the grind again. On Saturday, Jim and I both got to go out and visit with some of our friends and catch up on old times. Unfortunately because I rise out of bed at the weee hours of 6:00am everyday, I couldn't make it as late of a night as I wanted to. (sometimes i feel like i'm 80!) Brielle's first Christmas was pretty eventful too, because we had 4 different places to go! She could have cared less where we were as long as shiney and colorful bows were provided. And as much fun as it was to shop for her and my nephew, we could've saved a lot of money and just gave them bows and tissue paper! On Monday, we visited with my cousin Kara and her family. It was a lot of fun because her daughter is only six weeks older than Brielle. When we left, Kara waved goodbye and Brielle did it back!! Two different times!! ( 1st #2 and as hard as i try to get her to do it again, she just laughs at me!) On our last day home, Brielle was playing in the playpen in front of the mirror in my mom's room and pulled herself up to her knees to see herself better! (1st #3) And last but not least, she is now able to have meats in her diet and she loves them! Chicken seemes to be her favorite, but she still seems satisfied with the others too. (1st #4!) We hope that everyone enjoyed their weekend as well and Happy New Year to you all!

puddin' on the ritz!

Jim and I had a blast last night letting Brielle experiment with pudding. We went to Sam's Club the other day and bought a few groceries, one of them being a giant thing of SnackPack pudding. Now, it is a lot of pudding but we paid the same price we would have for a small package of them so we decided that since we have so much, we will just let Brielle play with some. She loved it!! At first she was a little skeptical but then she realized how cool it felt and began to slap it all over everything! We thought it was the cutest thing and she looked like she couldn't have been having more fun. We also were reading that night in our "What to Expect the First Year" book and it said that some six month olds can feed themselves crackers, our first thought was "really?", but then we decided that we didn't know if she could because we had never tried. I gave her a fourth of a ritz cracker and she put it in and out of her mouth and sucked on it for a while and then gummed it around and swallowed. I don't think she knew it was food, but at least she knew what to do with it! She is just growing so fast that everyday she seems like she learns something new!

6 months old!

Well, Brielle had her 6 month appointment today and from what I hear, she did very well while getting her shots. I couldn't go because I was at work, but Jim got to be the bad guy, and bring her in. Everything checked out as normal and we are proud to say that she is growing like a weed!
Her new stats are:

Height: a whopping 27 in. (77th percentile)
Weight: 15 lbs. 9 oz (48th percentile)
Head: a little on the big side at 17.5 in. (85th percentile)

We also had a great weekend with my mom down to visit. We got to do a little X-mas shopping on Saturday and even roped my mom into taking our pictures for our Christmas cards this year. It took quite a few times to get everything and everyone looking normal but eventually it worked out! We did have to take like 3 different breaks because Brielle wasn't liking the fact that she couldn't play for a while! She was posing with her new hairstyle though. That's right folks, her second haircut in 6 months!!