One Year Old

Dear, dear Baby Girl!

You turned one yesterday, and a big Happy Birthday!

We had SO much fun. First we went to Panera and you had yogurt, souffle, and pumpkin pie bagel. Then we went to the Children's Museum of Naples (C'mon!). We were going to see the Sesame Street event (which was free, so it was kind of like a birthday present), but we got to the area about an hour early. We saw that in the same park they were having a day about the Florida panther, so we went there to spend some time. You got to pet a bunny rabbit and talk to pygmy goats! You saw stuffed animals of panthers, bobcats, and other animals, and you made everyone there say "Awwww" because of your adorable outfit. =D

Then we went into the museum and you got to meet Cookie Monster!

 Here you are waiting to see Cookie. He's in the background. You really liked touching the fur on his monster body. You smiled so big!

 

 We got to play in the baby/toddler area made just for little ones like you! You really liked the butterfly climber and going down the slide. =) You practiced standing up with nothing to help you today!

The toys here were fun and you did well remembering not to put them in your mouth. =D

After we went to the museum you slept in the car and we picked up your balloons. Your party had an owl theme, you see. 

We put you down for a looooong nap, and while you slept some visitors came! Didi and Paw came with Aunt Chris and your cousin Angelina! Grandmama, Cranpa, and Aunt Wendy came too! Your friends Klu, Nara, Michelle, Mary, Ryan, Amanda, and Jamie came! Then you woke up and saw alll these people there, happy and ready to eat. You had potato salad, yogurt, veggies, raviolis, and milk. You ate lots of yummy food, and when you were done Aunt Krista and Uncle Richard came! 

We all played and talked and had fun, and then Mommy brought out your birthday cake. You didn't know what was going on, because everyone suddenly started to sing!

You really liked that part. THEN we got you ready to eat cake. You had a BIG cake all to yourself and you got to eat it any way you wanted. 

Daddy helped. Mommy and all your friends and family encouraged you to enjoy your first birthday cake. It was soo yummy!

Then you took a bath, a very messy bath, and we got you ready for bed. You said byebye to your guests and had a good sleep.

I'm so glad you had such an exciting, fun-filled birthday. I can hardly wait for next time, too!

Love Always,

Your Mommy and Daddy

Eleven Months Old!?

Ten Mornths Old!

Hello, Beauty!
You're ten months old already, and getting bigger, stronger, and smarter every day!
What have you been doing? Well...
You went to Grandmama and Gamdpa's house and got your first goodie bag,  you went to Grandmama's retirement party, you played with power tools in a tutu, and you grew more teeth! You're working on tooth seven and eight right now...you'll have six on top and two on bottom. :D

Tonight you said your first word. *^.^*
You were in bed, but awake and Mommy heard you. We realized that your sound machine wasn't on yet, so Mommy went in to turn it on. Boy, were you glad to see her!!!!!!! You grinned from ear to ear and stood up quickly, as if to say "You're here! I've been waiting for you. I MISSED you!"
Mommy turned on your machine and put you onto the changing table. You rolled and kicked and looked Mommy in the eyes and said "Mama!" what a heart melter you are.

Here are those pics of your fun times.

Nine Months

Hello, Sweet Girl! You are nine months old today. See those toofers in the picture? You're cutting four more up on the top, too! I look at your smile and see four little white bumps in there. ^^

This is you at Grandmama's and Grandpa's house. You have your own couch and remote there. Which is cool, because you like to chase remotes and try to eat them. The poor XBOX remote is still trying to recover from the drool you put on it. ;)

Mommy is back at school full-time, but you are staying up later in the evenings now. You used to go to bed at six, but now you are a night-owl who stays up until seven pm! I love getting to spend time with you in the evenings. 

And you smile! You are still the happiest baby girl. We love having you in our family and in our lives. Thank you for being our girl.

Love always,

Your Mommy and Daddy

Moovin' and Groovin'

Cordy!  You can crawl!!!!

 You almost pulled to stand last week by yourself, and tonight you crawled to Mommy! Aunt Wendy caught it on camera.

 

 You are still very new to this crawling business, but it's going to be so much fun zooming around with you! =D

 We've had adventures this week- this morning you went to the beach for the first time and tomorrow you'll go visit Didi and Paw for your first Fourth of July. We can't wait to see you show off for them! Maybe you'll even get to eat some yummy treats. ;)

 We love you so much- thank you for being our baby girl.

 ~Your Mommy and Daddy

Seven and a Half Months

Hello, Cordy!

You've been a busy girl, popping out another tooth! Your two bottom teeth are now in fully. What else have you done lately?

You sat up on your own! You're getting pretty good at this new trick, and we cheer and clap for you when you do it. You can clap along with us! You open your mouth super-wide and say "Ahhhhhwoooohhhaaaaahhhh!" when you clap. It's soo cute.

You love to laugh, here you are from last Tuesday, laughing at Aunt Krista's fun giraffe toy.


Mommy and Daddy are glad your teething pains are done for now, you had a hard week last week. We worked to help you stay comfortable and gave you things to chew, like your raspberry in the picture.

You are growing up! You can hold your own bottle, turn on and off your seahorse and piano toys, and army-crawl super-fast after Jiji. You like to touch his feet, and he lets you sometimes. Other times he leads you around the floor in a wild goose-chase. You're the silly goose who's chasing, of course! =D

We love you so much and are so blessed to have you in our lives, Sweet Girl!

~Your Mommy and Daddy

Seven Months!

Cordy,
You turned seven months old on Sunday! Only five more months of being an infant, but you'll always be my baby. ^^
You spent a week at the lake. While you were there you swam for the first time:
And you played on the swings for the first time:
We had a very fun time!

So, what are you doing? You can army crawl! You went four body lengths chasing the remote control on Sunday. You need a good reason to go, and you work hard to do it, so it can be frustrating. You're getting your knees up under you and rocking back and forth as of today! Crawling is coming into style in this house!

You like to play and sleep with PhillipJohnnyBob, your stuffed elephant.

He's named after the elephant in the Junie B. Jones books. We really hope you will enjoy reading those.

You also are eating meats now! You have eaten turkey and chicken, and tonight is roast beef! But wait, it's not Thursday! Oh well. =)

We love you so very much, and are having a blast playing with you and watching you learn and grow.

~Your Mommy and Daddy

Six Month Checkup

Hello, Sweet Girl!
You are sleeping (for over an hour and a half now) after a long drive and a visit to the doctor. Mommy gave you Tylenol before we went in, because she knew you were getting shots. =(
You weigh 20.5 lbs and are 29 inches long. Your weight is in the 96th percentile and your length is in the 98th percentile. You are still developmentally ahead by 2-3 months, according to the doctor. He said you are perfect. =D You wowed him with sitting up, rolling over, and turning while on your tummy. When you got your shots you only fussed for a few seconds.
This week so far has been very fun. What are you up to? You took a trip to Mimi's lake house! We went swimming in the lake and you were amazed at how big everything was. You played with your toys and are working to crawl sooo hard! I can't wait to see you finally get there. Your hair is getting longer. In places it's over an inch long, and it's coming in light. We're still not sure what color it will end up to be!
You are so sweet and happy. We are definitely blessed to have you, and Mommy will have pictures and videos to show off soon!
We love you!
~Your Mommy and Daddy

Six Months Already?!?

Ok, Little One. We pretty much missed a month here. We were so busy having fun and growing that we didn't have the time to post. You had fun with Aunt Wendy at Easter. You turned six months old on May 10th. ^^ On May 12th we went to the mother-daughter banquet together.

Here you are with Mommy, Grandmama, Grammie, Aunt Wendy, and Aunt Krista. All your favorite girls on the Romeis side of your family!

Then on May 13th you had your dedication day.

Here you are with Didi and Daddy: We dedicated you to God, telling him that we would teach you who he is and how much he loves you. Today we went to Ft. Lauderdale to Mommy's company picnic. What fun you had, and you did so well! No tears, even through 2hours of driving both ways. That's Mommy's girl! =D We love you so much and are so happy to have you in our lives. ~Your Mommy and Daddy

Dear Easter Baby,
Today is the celebration of Jesus coming back to life after he died to help us be free to grow close to God. He loves us all very much and we will meet him in person someday. Other Easter things are nice and fun, but this is the most important part. ^^
About you: you had SO much fun this weekend! You visited both sets of grandparents, got dressed up in your bunny costume, went to church in your purple Easter dress, and worked on your new skills: sitting up (still need some help), rolling over (back to tummy, but not back to your back yet), splashing in the tub, and putting things in your mouth.
Speaking of putting things in your mouth- you are eating so much now! Rice and oatmeal, banana, peas, carrots, sweet potatoes, and apples, to be exact. Not sure what the next food will be yet, but I bet it will be an adventure! ^^
Mommy and Daddy are so happy when we get to spend time with you as our little family. You are so nice to cuddle and it's a joy to watch you learn and grow. On Tuesday you will be five months old!
We love you! =D
~Your Mommy and Daddy.

Loving Your Laughter

Dear Cordy,

We are so blessed to have you. You are starting to give us these beautiful, bubbly little laughs. Your giggles make us smile and warm our hearts.

What a joy you are to us!

What else have you done this week? You rolled onto your tummy, then back to your back! Getting back is trickier than it looks, though, so you get stuck on your tummy more often than not.

You are eating: baby cereal, milk, carrots, peas, banana, and sweet potato. All pureed (or mashed if it's banana) by Mommy with love. Tonight was your first taste of sweet potato and you really liked it! Not as much as banana though!! When Mommy warms it up and it gets all sweet and mushy you gobble it up like a baby bird. How fun it is to feed you!

You had dinner with Aunt Krista and Aunt Wendy this week, and last night Grandmama and Cranpa brought you home and stayed for a visit.

You are loved by everyone you meet. What a wonderful baby you are, and we love you SO SO SO much!

~Your Mommy and Daddy

Four Month Check-Up!

Hi Baby!

We just got back from your four month check-up at the doctor's office. You are 27.25 inches long, you weigh 17 lbs 6 oz, and your head circumference is 16.75 inches.
You are at the 95th percentile for your weight, but you're at the 97th percentile for your height! Long baby is long. =D

Here's a picture of you and Daddy at the doctor's.

You showed off to the doctor, who said your development is in the 6-9 month range. That's our girl! Then you got three shots. They hurt your legs and you cried, but Mommy said "Shhhhh, it's ok, baby." You had some milk and felt much better. Then you took a looooong nap and rested.

Now we're going to see Aunt Wendy and Grandmama for baby therapy. =D

We love you SOOOO much!
~Mommy and Daddy

4 Months

Well, Little Lady, you're four months old.

You've got quite a bit to say about it, too:


You're very talkative now. You will talk about anything...if only we could understand what you have to say! Today you communicated by looking at Mommy, gurgling to get her attention, and making sucking sounds. You were hungry! You didn't even need to cry, you just used your body language to let Mommy know what you wanted. Way to go! Pretty soon you'll be using signs that Mommy and Daddy use to let us know what you need.

We love you so much!

~Your Mommy and Daddy

Workin' Mama

Hi Little One!

Mommy misses you SO much at work. Sometimes she only sees you for a couple of hours before your bedtime. It's not nearly as good as when Mommy is off work and can see you all day.

But Mommy's class loves hearing stories about you and last week we made acrostic poems. I made one for you.

I do love you! =DDDDDD

~Your Mommy

Three Months!

Happy three months, Little One!

We are so glad you're here with us. You can do so many more things now! You can hold up your head all on your own. You are learning to sit and stand with support. You coo, giggle, and grin with Mommy and Daddy every day, and you are starting to reach and grab for things that you like. Tonight you ate some delicious cereal, and we made a movie of it for you.


You are so big. Your blue eyes make us want to gaze at them all day because of how beautiful they are. We love your smile, and you smile often! You are such a happy girl. Thank you for coming to stay with us and be our girl.

Love,
Your Mommy and Daddy

Happy New Year!

Cordy, you're eight weeks old today. We have a great video of you for this week...you coo and grin and shriek baby laughs. Mommy is back at school this week and misses you!!!!!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lr1Gqy-7wDo
That's my pretty little HAPPY baby!!!

<3LOVE<3
Your Mommy