Hanging Out

The Exersaucer

Libby and I decided that she needed a few more toys out in the living room, so we decided to put together her Exersaucer. This contraption lets her sit in the middle series of small toys. It allows her to partially stand up, while swivelling 360 degrees around the toy stations. As you can see, she loved it.

Not so "Little", Little Libby Update!!

We had a busy, big weekend! Started on Friday. Libby had her four month check up at 9:30 AM. She got a wonderful report! She is in the 75th percentile for her weight and 90th percentile for her height. Her Doctor said she & I should be quite proud of ourselves! :) She's a chunky little monkey and we are SO pleased. She is also going to be TALL!! She said Libbs can start trying out rice cereal, and veggies and fruit. Real people food (in a baby jar!!). I am going to do my best to make it all at home for her. We haven't given her anything yet but we look forward to seeing the funny faces she is sure to make! She's at such a FUN age.

At home, we have different stations for her all set up. She's got the Exersaucer, the swing that hangs from the door, the playmat that she can lie on and reach up and grab things, and our favorite one of all, sitting with us and reading! She tries to grab the pages and turn them.

She loves to sit up and her little muscles are so strong.

She laughs all the time, she smiles at anything and everything. She is grabbing for things, rolling over, teething maybe, as well? She loves to put everything in her mouth. She drools constantly and has to have a bib on all the time! She is talking nonstop, which makes us melt. Last night we both heard her saying like five sentences in a row. I think she said "Mama" too, but no one was around to hear her! :)




We went to Cashiers for Matt's resident retreat-it is sooooooo much fun to travel now as a family! She was perfect in the car, there and back. The leaves were stunning and I have never appreciated them as much as I did this weekend. Bright, vibrant reds and yellows. It was cold and sunny the whole weekend, and it was really a joy to share it all with Libby. Times surely have changed! The first year we went, we stayed up til the sun came up, last year we had just found out we were expecting, and this year we had a little girl in tow. Wonder what next year will be like!??! ;)








In other news, Libby and I are traveling home to SSI on Wednesday to celebrate Aunt Jessica's wedding!! Matt unfortunately will be working and we are going to miss Daddy so very much. But Libby cannot wait to see her grandparents, great-grandparents, aunts, uncles, and finally meet her COUSINS!!!

Rolling Over!

Well, we've been intermittently rolling over for the last few days, but now I think that she has the hang of it. In the video below, you can see her finally figuring out how to rotate the shoulders, flip the hips, pull herself over, and get the other shoulder out of the way. As always, enjoy!

Happy Birthday, Granddad!

The Certain family here in Atlanta wanted to wish Granddad Certain a Happy Birthday!

Thanks!

Libby wanted to thank her Grandmom for coming up this weekend.

The Family

Here are a few more pictures from the weekend. We had a great time being outside together! Enjoy-Libby is getting so big. She is so amazing!! Every moment brings joy and a happiness we never knew!!

In-Costume Pictures

Here are a few pictures of the Libster dressed up as a pumpkin.

Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween to everyone back home! We had a great weekend here in Atlanta. We had trick-or-treaters, costumes, and even a Grandmother up to visit us. On Friday night, we had a wonderful time! Libby got suited up in her pumpkin costume, then we welcomed the neighborhood kids. You can see the video below of the fun time she had getting suited up. We've also thrown up some pictures of her dressed up in her costume.

15 Weeks, 1 Day

Here are today's pics. These were taken last night while hanging out with the Libster.

Grabbing Hippo

I couldn't resist. Here are two more videos for the day. Enjoy!

15 Weeks

Here is today's video. She's starting to grab things now. In fact, now she is reaching and grabbing for some of her favorite toys. The purple elephant seen here in the video is one of her favorites.

Mommy's Birthday!

It's October 16, which is Mommy's Birthday! We took these tonight before we headed to grab some mexican food for Mommy's birthday dinner. So, here goes, Happy Birthday Mommy!

The Pumkpin Patch

On Sunday, we headed out to the Pumpkin Patch to get Libby's first pumkpin.

Close Ups

The following pictures were taken today while Amy and I were hanging out with the Libster. We have tons more, but these are a few that I wanted to share with the family. I have to admit, the first picture is probably my favorite. In the second picture, you can see that she is obviously a drooler (she gets that trait from me). The rest of pictures don't have a caption, so feel free to insert your own. Note: Click the images for a larger version.

Birthday Girl

THREE MONTHS!!

Cannot believe Libby is three months old today!

Pictures to come, her professional shoot is next week. I'll post some amature shots later today!

She is doing so well! She loves her hands. She loves to eat her hands. She loves to eat. She loves to spit. She loves to spit on Mom & Dad. She loves to copy everything we do. She loves to laugh at us when we make ridiculous faces and noises at her. She loves to play in her bouncy seat. She loves to grab her birds and monkeys on the bouncy seat. She loves music. She loves to be read to. She loves it outside. She loves to walk with her Mommy every afternoon. She loves to just be loved on. Such a good baby and now we want like twenty more of her. :)

We are already in the early stages of planning her first trip to Disney. I think six months is plenty old enough!

Back to Work

Sadly, my maternity leave ended this week. I have been so anxious about it, and nervous and sad and scared and to be quite honest, dreadfully anticipating having to leave our Libby and return to work. I have been thinking about it since I had her and brought her home from the hospital. I never imagined I would want to be a stay at home mommy, but after having Libby, from the first second I knew I wanted nothing more than to stay home with her!! However, that is not in the cards for us at this time, so I sent out prayer requests to people (even awesome cousins all the way in Serbia!) asking for their prayers that I would somehow manage to go back. It's funny-you spend your life, at least in your 20's, building your career and climbing up the ladder at work, promotions, raises, and growing your professional relationships. Then BAM! You hold your seven pound baby girl and all of a sudden, the only earthly relationship that matters is the one you have with that baby, and your new family.
We have prayerfully and happily found someone to take care of Libby while we are working, a Christian woman who loves babies and whom I know is the perfect one for Libby. I was speaking with my Grandmother and just telling her about the interview before we hired her, and she asked what the lady's name was. I told her, and heard her writing it down. She said, "Honey, I'm going to put her name on the prayer list at church, and I am going to pray that THIS is THE one that God wants in your home" - and of course, I cried at the simple sweetness that I felt from her.

And we are so very happy with our decision. It has only been two days, and I have cried both days backing out of the driveway. But God has given me a strong peace which cannot be denied or fought, and I am thankful for that. Matt and I feel extremely blessed by the person we found, and know in our hearts that it was meant to be.


Here she is -this is what I came home to this afternoon. Sleeping soundly in her bassinet.
The blue shirt? It's what I slept in last night. Every day I leave what I sleep in, and she cuddles it and slobbers on it and puts it in her mouth. It's one of the many ways we will stay connected throughout the day!

Game Night

For the Georgia/Alabama game we went to the Odegard's so Max & Libby could have a date! These pictures are so funny to me. They were both lying there and their hands and feet and legs just fly all around, so cute! They are both so smart and alert - such a joy to see them together.

Lots of pictures now so that we can show them how precious they were when they were just a few months old. Very fun night, even though the Dawgs lost.

Two Month Doctor's Visit

Well, Libby had her two month visit today. She was in the 75th% for height, weight, and head circumference, so obviously she really is growing like a weed. Mom has done a great job feeding her everything she needs.  So, she is not only growing fast, but outgrowing where she would normally be expected to grow.

The visit went well, and we came home and filmed a few videos with the camera. Here, we are hanging out before bed. As you can see, she is now holding her head up, smiling, and tracking people really well. Enjoy!