Thumb War ... this is One for the Thumb

No, I am not talking championship rings. This is the battle over our thumb. Seems Vivian has found out that she has two thumbs both of which are more convenient than her binky. This picture was from today. I hope it means she is still considering the binky.

Anyway, it has been pretty wild at our house because we have changed up her formula a bit and I am not entirely sure she likes it. We also attended a baby shower over the weekend which Vivian slept through and then when we got home she was very upset for a very long time. I hope things improve because it is going to be getting busy here (more on that in another post).

Hanging out with Vivian

Rick has been working some weird hours so I have been spending a lot of time alone hanging out with Vivian in the evenings. Sometimes we are happy, other times, not so much. I have to say that yesterday she was a great baby - she fell asleep during the funeral and woke up enough to smile occasionally during the meal after the service. So last night Rick went to work and we spent the evening visiting with Grandma RaRu and Pop. Mom did not plan so good and forgot to take a bottle so we had to cut our visit a little short and spend the rest of the evening at home listening to the WVU/MU game. Vivian also fell asleep during that - I do not blame her one bit (not terribly interesting and we still almost gave the game away). I snagged this picture when she woke up (upon Kim's earlier suggestion). Vivian is definitely growing and it is neat to compare the pictures.





We also had an opportunity to visit with Uncle Ashby. They seem to speak the same language because Vivian will really respond to him with lots of different noises than she makes for us.

Vivian is really starting to grab at things and hold onto things. Of course it seems like everything she grabs goes right to her mouth. Lately Eeyore has been getting slobbered on pretty good. I think she likes the ears and the mane. As you can see, she is very intense when chewing on her Eeyore!!!

We will miss you Aunt Rebecca

This post is a not so happy one. My Aunt Rebecca passed away the end of last week. She lived in Florida, so it has taken a while to get things arranged. Family night is tomorrow and the funeral is Wednesday.

My Aunt was a really neat lady. She and my Uncle Wilson always lived away from here and it was always a great time when they would visit. I remember they came up for a week before my wedding and were so excited and seemed to really have a good time. We were pretty fortunate that they came up for a visit over Thanksgiving this year. This picture is of Vivian and Rebecca taken during that visit in November. I will certainly miss her and am sad that Vivian will never get to know her, but I am very glad that she was part of my life.

3 Months Old and a Bumbo

A few weeks ago we picked up a Bumbo seat for Vivian. These pictures are from the first time we put her in it. As you can see, she was not totally sure if the Bumbo is for her, but so far she enjoys it. I think she likes looking at her toys at a different angle. I am so surprised at how strong she is getting and how big. I know we are not talking Jordan growth numbers, but Vivian is holding her own. I just had to get out her 3-6 month clothes because her others were getting too small. She looks like a totally different girl when she is sitting up and supporting her head. It is a big reminder of how quick time goes by.

I really have been thinking about what a difference a year makes. I was checking out the Canuck's ultrasound pictures and it got me to thinking about how scary and wonderful that point was when we were looking at ultrasound pictures of Vivian. Seeing her now and thinking back to the first time we saw her, it just amazes me. What a miracle and a blessing. And even though she has been with us for three months, it seems like forever and I am so happy (she is too:)

These pictures were from January 13 - 3 months kiddo.

Thanks for everything.

Especially the smiles.

Alright already ... here is Vivi!!!

Okay, so for all of those who need some Vivian pictures, here we go, a history if you will....

Above is a picture of my little girl at one week old. For comparison I put her beside her baby doll. I know Jordan has this same doll, so Katie should have a good idea of Vivian's size in this comparison.

And this is a picture of all of us the first day Vivian went to Church. This little Presbyterian was really good in church, a trend that has continued thankfully. We are very fortunate to live so close. Any farther away and we would never make it on time.

This next picture is after baby's first bar meeting. As you can see, it wore her totally out. This was taken when she was about a month and a half old. The other picture is from the end of November when we finally started getting a smile. This is one of her first and I was very lucky to catch it. She loves her bathtime and it shows.

And last but not least we have some Christmas pics. She had no idea what we were doing and really did not care, but I think she is pretty cute. She was really into the Christmas tree lights but not so much into opening presents and such. Give it time, I am sure she will be a wild woman. Posting all these pictures reminds me that I need to take more pictures, so stay tuned for more good stuff.

Here it is...

After some mild encouragement from all you people in blog world, I have started a blog. I will try to make it interesting for all you people out there who are reading it. So lets see if I can get a picture in this post, okay here it goes.

Below is a picture of two members of our household, Mr. Bigglesworth and Jack. All you Austin Powers fans should know who is who.

So, consider this a test post, more to follow.