Hectic

It has been so hectic lately! For those who don't know, Raelynn and I moved back to Illinois, and MAN have we been busy! So, I apologize for the lack of updates lately. Well, Raelynn is definitely ready for some teeth. The other day, she was crying for 3 hours... talk about stressful!! I thought I tried everything! A nice warm bottle... nope. A pacifier.. nope. Clean diaper? Nope. Bath. Not helping. Took her outside, played Barney, everything that usually works! Still crying. I ended up taking her up to the ice cream shop I work at, and my friend Jennifer saw us pull up. After I told her what was going on, her first reaction was, "Is she teething?". I couldn't believe it. I did NOT think of that!! Jennifer took her off my hands and gave her some orajel... worked WONDERS. One minute later she's the smiling little girl that everyone enjoys seeing in the ice cream shop. PHEW! I can actually feel some teeth in there.. but my aunt says it'll probably take another month for them to break through... yikes!

How about some cute pictures of the little girl?

Sunday morning

I swear Rae keeps waking up earlier and earlier... I'm a tired momma! She is getting soo smart!! She took her bottle from me the other day, held it, and tried to suck on it(she couldn't figure out how to tip it... so she sucked on the side of it). She is a little roller! Even when I'm just changing her diaper, she rolls! And she still LOVES being outside!! Took her for a walk yesterday and she loved it! If she's ever fussy, I just gotta step outside with her and she calms down. Her hair is growing back in GREAT! The top is looking full(no more receding hair line!) and the back is getting it's peach fuzz back! She's so cute!! I put Rae down for a nap the other day, and heard a disturbing noise through the monitor... She was scratching the side of her pack-n-play! Creepy!!

 

Brush

Raelynn is getting sooo big!! I know I say that a lot... but it's true!! I'm convinced teething has started, so we're practicing good health by brushing Rae's teeth(well, gums) every night before her bath. She's so cute! She gobbled down 8 ounces last night!! Sucked her bottle dry! She's got a doctors appointment early June, so if she keeps eating 8 ounces a time, I'm sure we'll start her on cereal!!And she is a rolling machine!! She rolls on her tummy while I'm trying to change her diaper- she's definitely mastered rolling! We'll be setting up her room soon!! All we're missing is a crib mattress!!

My booger and I on mother's day. She makes me so proud!!

Precious

Not too much has been going on here, although I believe Rae will be teething soon... YIKES!! She has been chewing on her fists & drooling a lot, her sleep & eating schedule is out of wack, and she's been really cranky. Joyyyy. I'll be sure to post ASAP when her teeth start cutting in!

Made a slideshow for our girl. My sweet angel.

Lost a friend of mine today back in IL. You definitely can't take life for granted, he was only 20 years old. Unfortunately it takes something like this for people to realize how blessed they are... Rest in Peace, Chris. You will be greatly missed.

Mobile

Raelynn is officially mobile! On 5/3 she rolled from her tummy to her back, and only a few days after that she could roll from her back to her tummy! NOW, she does it ALL! FREQUENTLY!

She is lovin' rolling! And she loves standing up, in case I haven't mentioned that. Her grandma Kim and grandpa Greg got her a new toy! And once again, she LOVES it!! It's a play center thing. Took me 2 hours to put the dang thing together.

Sorry it's taken me so long to update... entertaining a baby, 4 dogs, feedings/diaper changes, dishes & laundry, all while staying sane is tougher than I thought.

Here's Rae with her new toy!

& a snippet of our day yesterday, happy, rollin' baby!

-UPDATE-

Got some great shots of Raelynn today, but haven't edited them yet... but I'll post them anyway.

So proud!

Raelynn rolled from her tummy to her back today!!! Got the second time on video!!

Good morning!

Last night I finally ordered Raelynn's crib, changing table, and bedding set! Sooo excited!! And this morning, Raelynn has been so happy! Tried to get a video of her almost rolling over, but instead got the cutest video of her giggling! I'll update this again today(or maybe make a new post tomorrow) of a good video of her rolling onto her side.

Check out this giggle!