7 months old

Holland is 7 months old today. WOW! She is doing so good. We have her 7 month photos with Dixie this week. I can't wait to see what she will do. It's amazing how fast babies change. Everyday there is something new. Her newest thing to do is to blow on her hand. She will move her hand back and forth to her mouth to feel the air. Happy 7th month birthday!

Sitting up

Here are some pictures of Holland sitting up for the first time for me. It looks like the pillow is behind her helping her sit up, but it's really a little bit behind her to catch her if she fell back. Since she started sitting up on her own, she sits in the highchair perfectly. It's amazing how fast babies learn.

First week of 2009

Holland had a great week! She is now just saying "dadadadadada" all the time. She said "mamamama" once, but I can't get her to do it again. She is sitting up on her own. I have a picture I will post later. Holland has now figured out how to scream her lungs out and totally loves it. She will scream and then just laugh and laugh. She also puts her hands and arms out to me when she wants me to pick her up or when she just wants to be held. Kirk had his 34th birthday. And, Kirk started his new work schedule. I think we are all going to like it. He works 4 days and is off 3 days in a row. Off to start another week..............

Happy Birthday Kirk!

Today is Kirk's 34th birthday. We aren't going to do anything too exciting. He woke up this morning to his gift............... gear for work. It's what he always asks for. I might have to pick up a little something from Olive Garden. He loves tiramisu, as do I.

Happy Birthday!!!

New Year's Eve

We didn't feel up to going out this New Year's Eve. Kirk is sick with a sinus infection and I'm typically a home body anyways. We met up with the family at Mommer's house for a Wii tournament. Here are some action pictures.

Happy New Year!

Christmas Day

What a wonderful day! Beautiful weather and Holland's first Christmas. We got up and had our Christmas morning at our house. Here is Holland with her Santa gift, the Cruise and Crawl Musical Jungle. She absolutely loves it!

Then, we went over to Grannie's house to open more gifts and have breakfast.

After breakfast and a little rest, we went home to get ready for Christmas Dinner at Mommer's house. Of course, Holland had to wear her Christmas dress.

Merry Christmas to all!

5th Wedding Anniversary

Saturday the 20th we celebrated our 5th wedding anniversary. Wow - how time flies! I'm so blessed to have such a wonderful husband. We always have an anniversary cake so this year I got it from where our wedding cakes came from, Kathy's Bakery. We had cake and made Christmas candy at Mommer's house. Here is one of my fave pictures from our wedding.

Another 6 month Christmas photo

Here is another photo from Holland's 6 month photos with Dixie. Love it!!!

6 month checkup

Holland grew so much! She weighed in at 15 lbs and 11 oz. She remained right below the 50th percentile for weight. She was 27 inches long, which puts her in the 75th percentile. Her doctor said she is "lanky" and doing "splendid". She hasn't been sick once in 6 months.......... knock on wood. She received 3 shots and did great. We are very blessed!

6 month photos

Here is one of Holland's 6 month photos with Dixie from last night. Absolutely adorable! She turns 6 months old today! We have her 6 month checkup today and I can't wait to see how much she weighs now.