Some "Firsts"

It's been a while since I've blogged. Probably because mommy has been out of school, so we have been playing lots. I have grown a lot over the last few weeks. Here are a few of my "firsts."

Here I am wearing my sunglasses for the first time. I love them! Mommy was so surprised that I didn't once try to take them off. Duh mom, I love to look cool.

This is me sitting up like a big girl! I learned to sit by myself right after my 5 month mark. Sometimes I get a little off balance and do a face plant, but for the most part I've got it down.

I can even sit and play at the same time, talk about coordination!

A painful first has been my teeth coming in. I received my first tooth on Sunday, June 14th. Mommy was putting me in my car seat after church, she looked in my mouth and there it was. It is too painful for me to recall exactly when it happened, but mommy thinks probably when I was in the nursery. Two days later the tooth beside it came in. This is a strange looking pic. of me, but mommy really wanted you to see my teeth (don't tell her, but you can't really see them all that well).

Since my teeth have come in, it has been difficult for my mommy and daddy to get a picture of me without my fingers in my mouth.

(this is just an extra picture of me and my cuteness for you to enjoy!)

Here I am on Father's day at Cracker Barrel eating breakfast in a highchair for the first time in a restaurant! Mommy or daddy usually hold me when we are out, but I showed them that I can sit and play nicely while they eat. I did turn the butter dish over and on the floor, and I tried to swipe a little gravy from my daddy, but all in all I was good.

I can't wait for my next "first." Who knows.... maybe I'll be mobile soon!

Bathing Beauty and Baseball Babe

Yeah for warm weather! I am so excited for the summer and all the fun it entails. I had my first swimming experience at Uncle Jake's on Memorial Day. Here I am attempting my best future full figured swim suit model pose.

Mommy tried to dip my feet in the chilly water, but I was not having it. After all, I didn't see her jumping in.

Chilling out with my baby cousin Joli on the patio is more my speed.

Mom decided to get a baby pool for me, hoping that the warmer water would better suit me (after all, I splash and have a blast in my bath every night.). Daddy dipped me in and....

I loved it! I splashed around for a good twenty minutes with my crazy brother Colin. The battery in mommy's camera was losing juice, so we didn't get the best pictures.... we did manage to get some good footage of Colin and I on the video camera though.

Another great thing about the weather has been Colin's baseball games! I am his biggest cheerleader. Here is am making my stink face because the other team scored.

Fear not- Colin played excellent defense at 3rd base. He made some great stops and tagged some of the boys from the Braves out.

He also smacked the ball each time he was at bat. I am really proud of how he did for his first year of baseball. He only struck out two times all season (he was MAJORLY bummed each time he struck out), and loved playing. We can't wait to spend the summer playing ball and swimming together.

My Cousin Kelsey

I couldn't wait to meet my cousin Kelsey! She was actually in Chattanooga when I was born (her mommy was even in the delivery room when I came into the world!), but we did not meet. The minute that I laid eyes upon her, I new we would be the best of friends.

Kelsey loved to touch me...

and play with me on my car......

and even in my car seat!

In fact, she loved me so much that she asked her mommy if she could take a picture of me with her camera phone.

I loved her too! She was full of laughter and fun! I can't wait to be a little bigger so I can get into things with her. Come back to Chattanooga soon sweet girl!

Sweet potatoes

Here are a few pictures of me eating solid food for the first time! I only took a handful of "real" bites, but I think I could get use to this addition to my diet.

I was starting to catch on to what my mommy was trying to do, and wanted to check out this so called food a little closer.

At this point, I'd had enough.....

Our first Mother's Day

My mommy loves me more than anyone in the world (she tells me so every day)! I was excited to love on my mommy extra on Mother's Day! I started off the day right by waking up at 7:00. Mommy decided to cuddle me with no clothes on after she changed my diaper..... she loves my silky skin and chunky features.

I'm a little embarrassed over these pictures, but mommy told me to relax and enjoy- fat rolls are only adorable for so long.....

Can you count the rolls?

After mommy was served a delicious Starbucks, she dressed us up for brunch. I did my best at brunch....but you can't honestly expect me to sit quietly for over an hour!!!

Mommy didn't care how I behaved, because Daddy was taking care of me :)

Here's Daddy and Uncle Jake in the background taking us babies home while my mommy stayed at the Chattanoogan for a little pampering. Mommy said it was the best day ever, and I'm glad because she's my favorite.

Now that I'm four months old.......

Now that I'm four months old, I enjoy doing lots of  things.....

Like sleeping in my swing with my dolly and my lovie......

wearing cute dresses and hanging out.....

playing on my jumper....

and listening to my daddy playing fun songs for me!

Nursery

I went to the nursery at church for the first time on Sunday! The only reason my mommy put me in that germ infested environment is because Ms. Stephanie promised not to let any of the other kids touch me!! I was a big girl, and had lots of fun- but mommy doesn't know if I'll go back again unless Stephanie is there!

I also hit a major milestone Sunday night- I rolled my chubby little body from my back to my belly! Mommy cheered so loudly, and danced around with me as if I had just won the 100 meter breaststroke in the Olympics (she has big dreams for me). My daddy says uploading video is a pain, but mommy will try to charm him- it's just toooooo cute not to post.

Happy Easter!

I had a great first Easter! I woke up early Easter morning to see what the Easter Bunny had brought me. Colin found my basket for me, and boy did it have lots of cute stuff! My mommy was working the video camera, so I don't have a cute picture :(.

After church we went to Marmee and Poppy's house for lunch and to see what the Easter Bunny brought to their house. The Easter Bunny must love me a lot to make two special trips for me. Here I am playing on my play mat in my Easter dress.... don't my eyes look tired?

Daddy put me into some play clothes before he put me down for my nap. I had to wear my cute bunny ears before I went to sleep.

Jakob and Colin also really liked the bunny ears.

Here is my uncle Jake looking at his Easter basket...what a weirdo.

My favorite item from Marmee Bunny was "My first Dolly" I love her piggy tails!

Keeley's 3 month photo shoot

I had my second photo shoot with Miss. Brittany on Thursday. My mommy was soooo worried about me not being sleepy or hungry during the shoot. Well, I could sense her nerves, and that made me nervous. I couldn't sleep! When Brittany arrived at my house, I had been awake for an hour. That is my happiness limit. I agreed to take a few pictures naked, but once my mommy tried to stick me in a dress, I was over it. Brittany and mommy could tell that I was not going to comply with them, so they rescheduled the rest of my shoot for Saturday morning. It stressed my mommy out, and I didn't like that she was unhappy, so I decided to be on my best behavior Saturday. When Saturday rolled around I took a good long morning nap. When Brittany arrived I was ready to show her all my cuteness. I let her put me in uncomfortable baskets without a complaint, and even let her take pictures of my naked bottom :-). Brittany always does such a wonderful job of making my mommy and I happy! She put a few "sneak a peak" pictures on her blog for us to see. The rest of my pictures will be up in another week or two. If you would like to see my pictures follow my directions:

1. Go to www.Bgannphotography.com

2.Enter her Blog

3. There I am!!!

On a side note.....

Today my mommy and daddy took me to Sunday school for the first time. I was a really good girl. About half way through class my mommy heated up my bottle, and let daddy feed me. I was sucking down the last bit when I exploded...... EVERY WHERE!!!! On my daddy's pants (he looked like he had had his own accident), on my cute new dress, and on the chair daddy was sitting in. Mommy took me to the restroom (where there was no changing table... what were they thinking??), and put me into a new outfit. Unfortunately, daddy did not bring a change of clothes, so we had to leave church early. 

BJ's Wedding

 I got all dolled up Saturday to go to my cousin BJ's wedding. My mommy knew that all of the "old people" would love my fru-fru dress and bow.

I made a few peeps in the wedding, so my mommy asked my daddy to take me outside. The sun was a little startling....

Once the wedding was over, my Big Granny demanded for me to come back inside.

I was a precious girl for her.

I even looked at the camera for a picture with all my girls. 

The only person missing in this picture is my Colin. I hope we can get a similar shot this weekend at my Big Granny's 90th birthday party.

The 3 B's- Baseball, Birthday, and Baptism

I enjoyed Colin's very first baseball tournament this past weekend. He is the only person on his team batting 1000. This is a picture of Colin and our ball collector Sparky practicing in the back yard. Mommy promises to get pictures at Colin's next game. She said she was preoccupied with keeping me happy at his last game.

We also enjoyed our Cousin Jakob's fourth birthday party on Saturday! 

Colin was daring..... he missed the bar every time, but had fun landing in the pit.

My mommy and Daddy had fun taking turns holding me while the other person played on the gymnastics equipment.

My daddy loves to wrestle with Jakob......

and cuddle with his princess.

I was Christened on Sunday. MOST of my favorite people in the world were able to be there. I wore my mommy and Aunt Christina's Christening gown. My Aunt Doe made it for my Christina when she was a baby. Of course, my Marmee did have to make some minor alterations to fit my chubby neck and arms in it. 

Mr. John wore me out! After I was sprinkled, and shown to the whole church I crashed in my mommy's arms!

Mr. John said I did such a good job. 

What a fun and busy weekend! My mommy wants to "chill out" with me next weekend, whatever that means.....