Baby Friends

Last night we had Casey, Kari and baby Mallory over for a visit. It was so fun getting together and hanging out with the babies. Since the girls are only six weeks apart it's nice to know we are all experiencing many of the same things together. Aubrey was a chatter box and babbled the whole time. She wore herself out and slept an extra hour and half this morning which was great! Mallory was so cute, we couldn't get over all her hair and how strong she is with her legs. They are both very happy easy going babies which makes it much easier for us all. I didn't get a lot of pictures but can't wait for more from Kari and her new camera!

Trying solids...

At Aubrey's four month appt, Dr. Hankins advised we can start introducing solids. I have tried a couple times and she doesn't seem that interested but the pictures sure are funny. She really enjoys her highchair so that's a plus.

Baby Jesus

Aubrey had her first acting debut as Baby Jesus in her daycare Christmas program. She barely made the cut as they always use the youngest baby and new baby Jonah started the next day. She was cute even though she was a four month old Baby Jesus with a nook in her mouth! All the kids were adorable and I can't wait for next year!

Christmas Time

Inspired by Kari K., I will try to be better about posting pictures. Our first Christmas with Aubrey was wonderful. Of course she really didn't understand the importance of the day but she did great throughout the week. We traveled to Madison and spend lots of time with both of our families. Aubrey's schedule was all messed up by week's end but she was a trooper and never got fussy. She enjoyed meeting several new great cousins and other relatives. Of course she received way too many clothes to add to her already overpopulated closet. I won't even list how many six months outfits she has now. Today I just started putting away three month outfits, some still fit but she has so many six months outfits to wear I need to start being deliberate about making sure she is able to wear them before she outgrows them. The highlighted outfit is the pink/brown fur jacket from Aunt Lori, can't wait to post pictures of it.
Here are some pictures of our time with family.

Best Friends

Just a couple of my favorite pictures of Aubrey

and Tate! She loves watching him and is

discovering how much fun it is to grab him. He

does a great job of putting up with her and

when he gets tired of it he just walks away.

Pumpkin Patch

The First Call From Daycare

My heart starting beating fast when I saw the number pop up on my caller id at work. It wasn't quite the same number as daycare but close enough that I figured it was probably a different extension at daycare. When I picked up the phone I heard "It's Miss Jessica from Circle of Friends." I braced for the worse but she was only calling because Aubrey had slept all morning from the time I dropped her off at 7:30 to 12:15 when she called. I was very surprised since she slept 7.5 and 7 hrs the two nights before. She said she had been checking in on her and she was very soundly asleep. She asked if I wanted her to wake her. I said yes since I was a little worried about her sleeping that long during the day after such a long night of sleep (plus I want her to sleep tonight!). I was also a little worried sometime else was wrong but was reassured my all my mom friends at work that it's just fine, she's growing plus it's a new adjustment this week. She woke up then and took a bottle and then took another 1+ hr nap in the afternoon and then fell asleep during our walk after work. I'm not sure what to expect tonight. I'm sure she is just worn out from all the new excitement of daycare. She does sound a little stuffed up but nothing too serious. Thanks for those germs Jonah! :) Pray for a good night of sleep for me and her!

Let the Germs Begin

So we survived our first day! Brian and I dropped her off at 7:30. We were greeted by Miss Jessica, pictured above. Every morning we fill out a sheet letting Miss Jessica know how her morning was. During the day, it will be filled out with nap, feeding and diaper times. It's a great way to know how her day was without being there. Miss Jessica said she only cried once when she was in the middle of feeding her and had to stop for a second to tend to another baby. I did pretty well, was able to fight back the tears before they really came streaming out. Lots of deep breaths got me through the morning. I only called once to check in on her!
I am realizing how easy she is going to pick up germs. When I picked her up this afternoon, a little boy named Jonah was sitting in a bouncer with lots of snot coming from his nose and Miss Jessica confirmed he had a cold. Bring on the germs! I'm just hoping he was kept away from the other babies most of the day.
So we made it past the first day. Brian is gone the rest of the week so we will miss him and look forward to having him back on Friday. It will be nice to have Kathy's help on Tuesday and Wednesday.
And oh yeah..it's very weird to call her young daycare teacher Miss Jessica but that's what they do! :)

Swinging for the first time

Two Month Check Up & Shots

Aubrey had her two month checkup today. She weighed in at 10 lbs, 6 oz and is now 22.5 inches long. She did well when she received three shots- cried a little at first but then was fine and has been pretty happy the rest of the night. Dr. Hankins said she is doing great!

First Friend

Aubrey's first friend, Mallory, born Sept 11. It was crazy to put them side by side and see how much they change in six weeks. Aubrey looks huge next to Mallory though she had just weighed in at 8 lbs 8 oz at her one month appt. Mallory and Aubrey were both delivered by the same doctor. It's pretty close on which one had the most hair. There must be something in the West Bend water for fast deliveries and lots of hair! It will be fun to watch them both grow!

Four Generations

We went to Iowa City on Sept 18 -21 to meet Iowa family and friends. Our first night we took Aubrey to meet my Grandma O'Brien at the nursing home. She was very excited to meet Aubrey and got a chance to hold her. Grandma wanted us to take her aound the place to meet the nurses and other residents. One lady came out of her room and said "is that dog for real?" I think she saw the back of her head with all the hair and thought she was a dog. My dad turned her around to show the lady that no it was a baby, not a dog. Quite priceless.

Favorite Photos

I love this photo!



Off to Aubrey's 1 month appt- it got really cold that day



She loves baths and her pacifier!



Sleeping Beauty



Tate was always close by the first couple of weeks



Car ride home from the hospital

So I never thought I would have a blog...but thanks to checking out Kane Family Ties, I'm discovering this is pretty cool. A great way for family and friends to find out what is going on in our life and see updated photos of Aubrey. So stayed tuned for more posts and pictures!