Dr. visit today

Today we had our 6-month check-up and Miss A is 26 inches long and weighs 15 lbs 5 oz. The pediatrician said she is progressing very well and looks great.

Heartache

It seems like every time I blink my eyes, my little girl has changed and passed a milestone. Tonight is going to be a hard night (for me). Not only did Aubri eat her first vegetable puree, but she's sleeping in her own bedroom. Aubri is ready, but I've been telling Dustin for the past month that I'm dreading this day. Every night as I rock her and she falls asleep in my arms, I pray that God will protect and watch over her as she grows and matures. I keep thinking my heart has met its love capacity and then Aubri crawls into my arms or lays her head on my shoulder while sucking her thumb and my heart bursts with more love.

Right now, it's taking all my strength to refrain from setting up an air mattress on the floor in her room and sleeping in there until MOMMY is ready.

6 months old!

Milestones this month:
sitting up without assistance
crawling (slowly)
swam in lake
full-time in cloth diapers
swam in baby pool
solid foods
transitioning to own bedroom and crib

She's already a gymnast.

Transitioning

If I had my way, Aubri would sleep in her pak'n play in our room until she's 30, but Dustin thought it best for both her and me if she moved to her own bedroom when she is 6 months old. Well, her 6-month birthday is right around the corner, so I've started putting her down for naps in her crib so she won't be shocked when she starts sleeping in there all the time. The first time, she cried for over an hour before she fell asleep from exhaustion. Her second nap went about the same, until I couldn't stand the crying anymore. I called Dustin and he suggested that I put her pak'n play mattress in her crib so she feels more comfortable. And guess what?!? If worked. She rolled around and cooed for about 45 minutes, but didn't cry much at all before she fell asleep.

Broken Bow, OK

This weekend we went with Aunt Jacquelyn, Uncle Doug and some other families to Broken Bow, Oklahoma. We rented a big fancy cabin, swam in the lake and had a wonderful time.

We rented a pontoon boat to cruise the lake.

Aubri made friends with Dakota.

A lake rat is born.

Snuggling with Uncle Doug.

Family pictures

Two weeks ago, we went to a park in Arlington and had family pictures taken. I think they turned out really well. Here are some of my favorites. Copy and paste the link below to see the rest.

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More water fun

We recently joined Lifetime Fitness and today we went swimming. Aubri really loves her float that Aunt Lauren got for her. We've taken it to the water park several times and we have a blast.

So maybe she's a little sad. :-)

Wordless Wednesday

Baby model

A good friend gave us this super cute outfit and I couldn't wait to put her in it and snap some pictures. Our little girl is so awesome!

She's getting so big!!

5 months old!

This last week our little bug turned 5 months old. She's getting so big. Toward the end of July, she started pulling her legs up under her torso and rocking back and forth. I'm so proud to see her growing and learning new things, but it makes my heart ache to think that she'll never be this small again and I so desperately want to hold on to these precious moments.

Happy baby in daddy's lap

She's on the move

Laundry basket fun.

On the move . . . .

What we've been up to today:

The reason my showering time has been limited to seriously 5 minutes or less . . . .

Until today, when I needed to take a shower, I'd strap Aubri into her papasan and jump in the shower.  Today, as I was watching through the shower window and talking to her, she started to climb out of her papasan.  I immediately cut my shower short, dried off and got the video camera, of course.

 

a little over a minute later . . . . 

Yummy toes

After her bath tonight, Aubri was sucking on her toes big time. She is so cute! I could just eat her up!

Last week, daddy gave her a baby mohawk.

Marquez and dinner on the patio

This weekend my brothers came to Fort Worth to visit.  We went to our family ranch in Marquez (near College Station) on Sunday.  Alex and I took the truck out exploring and got stuck in the sand.  We went down to the creek and had a great time.

It's beautiful!

Peacefully sleeping after the car ride home.  Check out those eyelashes.

Tonight for dinner, Alex and I made fish sandwiches, as seen on Regis and Kelley last week.  They were delicious and we got to enjoy our new patio at the same time.

Baby babbling

Bath time

Family reunion and Johnny Jump Up

  This weekend we traveled down south for the annual "Keischnick reunion".  And you thought my maiden name was bad.

  Normally, it's in Vernon, but this year it was closer to home, in Corpus. To break up the long drive, we drove to Kerville on Thursday and stayed with my dad.  Then to Kingsville on Friday.  We had lunch on Saturday at my aunt's house in Corpus Christi.  I wore a swimsuit for the first time since last summer and it wasn't too bad.

  Today, we drove the 8-hour trip straight home, stopping in Austin for Thundercloud, of course!  Aubri is such a great traveler.  She slept most of the way, so of course she was energized when we got home.  We busted out the Johnny Jump Up and she went wild.