No better way to start the weekend- ICECREAM!!!!
Gearing up for fall means a little Saturday shopping!
Two sweet sisters relaxing in the dressing room.
Sunday snuggles are the best!
On Saturday we had 3 birthday parties to attend. It was a crazy day, but I was thrilled that the timing worked out that we were able to go to all of them for at least a little while.
We started out the morning with Carter, Mackaylan’s buddy, from school. He had a fishing party for his 7th birthday and it was a blast! The location was perfect, and even though the O’Shields didn’t catch any fish we had a great time!
We left Carter’s bash to head off to celebrate with one of Lydia’s friends- Jenna. This was her first birthday and it was full of friends, family, food, and fun! Jenna and Lydia only share sweet smiles right now, but I have a feeling there are many more parties, sleepovers, and play dates in our future!
And last, but definitely not least, we ended our day with MP’s birthday party at the movie theater. Mackaylan was not only excited about celebrating with MP on her special day, but that the movie of choice was Dolphin Tale. The girls were encouraged to dress up for this occasion so Mackaylan decided that the big hat and sunglasses would be appropriate for this “red carpet” event! :)
Needless to say, we were all worn out by Saturday night, but it was definitely worth it! Happy Birthday to Carter, Jenna and MP! We hope this is your best year yet!!!!
I know I say it every month, but I really can’t believe that Lydia is already 5 months old! Her one year birthday will be here before we know it. I love everything baby, but I have to admit that this is one of my favorite stages. She is so alert and is happy all of the time. She just smiles and smiles, especially when Mackaylan is in the room.
This is the look on her face anytime Mackaylan is around! This month we started introducing solids and so far she seems to like oatmeal, sweet potatoes, and pears. I really want to try my hand at making some of her own baby food, but right now we are sticking to the KISS (Keep It Simple, Silly) philosophy and buying it at the store. She is wearing 6 month clothes and size 2 diapers. I had to pack up the bouncy seat and play gym because she has outgrown them, but she just loves her Exersaucer and rocking chair.
Cheese!She is not crawling yet, but she has discovered that she can roll and “scootch” her way to get just about anything that she wants. She has 2 little teeth and is cutting more because she drools constantly. Mackaylan never wore a bib unless she was eating, but we have to keep a bib on Lydia all the time, and sometimes change it out because it gets so wet itself! CRAZY! She still wakes up at least once a night to eat, but always goes right back to sleep. It may sound weird, but I actually enjoy that time with her and will miss it when she starts sleeping all night. I am still nursing and pump 2x when I am at work, but sometimes she has to take a bottle or two of formula while we are apart. I never thought I would love nursing as much as I do, but it is such a special time for us and I wouldn’t trade it for the world.
See those 2 little teeth?Lydia is such a special addition to our family and we all love her so much! Happy 5 months, Lydi Lou!!!!!
Lydia and her pal, Violet. I leave you with one more picture just because I love it……
Mom, I’m done. Please put the camera away!Just last week I realized that Lydia was too big for her bouncy seat. Now, this week, we can add her activity gym to the go-ahead-and-put-me-in-the-attic list!
This is how I found her after walking out of the room for a split second:
So, I took off the bars and attached the toys to the loops so she could still enjoy the mat for “tummy time.”
That was all well and good for about 3.5 seconds. Then she decided that she wanted to pretend she was a caterpillar and hide in her chrysalis:
Now, she did make a beautiful little butterfly once she emerged, but I figured this “game” would be deemed unsafe by some so we moved on…
to her rocker! And as you can see, she was all smiles!
