5 month bonus movie!!

Cara having fun laughing with Daddy - once she sees the camera she knows to pose :) You can tell she's had her picture taken alot!!

5 months old

Cara had a pretty good week this week. We started out with another dump of snow (Cara has yet to live a month without snow...) but we managed to get out of the house a bit :) We went and met with all of the moms and babies from out baby class (Cara is the biggest and cutest) and we went to the doctor for her 5 month check up. She weighs in at 16lb 5oz now!

She's getting good at sitting up with just a bit of help and she is reaching and grabbing at everything!

As long as she is distracted by a toy she will stay balanced.

She is REALLY good at drooling and doing her baby push-ups!!!!

Cara and her "Cara"boo (the caribou's name is Cara, too)

21 weeks old - Irish eyes are smiling

Cara enjoyed her first St Patrick's Day (she wore her green diapers to celebrate!). We had a good week this week, went to the movies again with another Mom and Baby from our Baby group. The weather was much nicer so we got out for some fresh air! Cara instantly falls asleep in her stroller...maybe we should try that at 3am!

Cara is looking forward to all of the house guests that are coming our way! We found out that Jill, Mark, Char and Riley are coming in April. We already knew Grampy was coming at the beginning of May but found out this week that Nanny and Papa booked their trip to be here later in May!! We are all excited for all of the visits - Cara is most excited to meet everyone! She has promised to sleep every night all night while we have guests! (yeah right, I wish!!! bring your ear plugs!!!)

Go, Sens, Go!

20 weeks old

It was another cold week in Calgary - hopefully that is the end of it and spring is here!

The time change messed up our routines this week but Cara is adjusting slowly. Sleep is still unpredictable - I think she is just in one long growth spurt...

She is really reaching alot now and grabbing things on her first try most of the time. She is kicking vigorously and babbling to us, her toys and her hands and feet almost constantly! She's rolled from her back to her tummy a couple of times - she'll start barrel rolling any day now. The changes we are seeing are really amazing!

Playing the "flying baby" game with Daddy.

Mesmerized by her "Little Einstein" DVD.

19 weeks old

Another week has gone by and happy baby Cara keeps on practicing her rolling and is starting to try to roll from back to front (she only gets to her side though). She's starting to sleep better again (thank goodness!!) and only getting up once or twice a night the last few nights.

We got her highchair set up this week so she can get used to it before we start feeding her some cereal in 6 weeks or so. Since it has a toy that flashes and plays music she loves it for about 5 minutes at a time - she is not a fan of being restrained!!! But she is joining us for supper and likes to watch us eat.

Trying out her highchair for the first time :)

In the laundry basket at 18.5 weeks and below is in the basket at 6 weeks!

18 weeks old - can you believe she is 4 months old!?!?!

Well, our little Cara is 4 months old! Where did the time go!?! Although there are moments that seemed long (like those late nights!) the time has really been flying by! Her personality is coming out more and more everyday and she is so fun to have around :)

She had her 4 month shots this week and she was pretty cranky for a few days after - she is finally being more herself today. She weighed 15 lb 5oz and was 25.5 inches long (the length measurements are always weird...she doesn't always stretch out all the way when they measure her but she is sure growing!).

My cousin Andrea came by for a visit to meet Cara this week. She was in Calgary just for the weekend and thankfully had time to come see us! It was a great visit and we got to catch up and Cara got to meet her Aunt Andrea - Andrea will be Aunt Andrea for Cara since that just feels right - we grew up together almost more like sisters than cousins :) Andrea and I have the same birth day (Oct 27) she was my 3rd birthday present and Cara is almost there with us...just a few days early ;)

Cara and Aunt Andrea :)

Sleepy Cara a day or so after her shots

Taking a break from watching the hockey game with Daddy

Goti figured out he can have a quiet place to sleep under the excersaucer :)

17 weeks old! She's on a roll!!!

Well, Cara can roll now pretty regularly! She doesn't love being on her tummy so this makes it easy for her to get out of tummy time!

We had a good week this week. Cara saw her first movie on Wednesday (Confessions of a Shopoholic). She enjoyed herself and so did I - it was nice to get out and do something! Every Wednesday the theatre here has a "Stars and Strollers" show so people and can go to the movies with their babies and since everyone has a baby who cries once in awhile there's no need to feel bad :) Cara really enjoyed it since it was like a huge TV - and she loves watching TV!!!