Caroline's First Thanksgiving

Another first for C has came and went. Thanksgiving!!! Chris was on vacation the week of a Thanksgiving so he and Caroline got to spend some much needed daddy/daughter time together while mommy worked on Monday and Tuesday. We had planned and prepared from the food to the special outift and hairbow Caroline would wear. However, due to some lovely teething, Thanksgiving turned out to be a little difficult. I had planned on waking Caroline up at 8 on Thursday morning to watch the Macy's Parade (my favorite thing to do on Thanksgiving) but due to a low grade temp, snotty nose, and horrible cough, Chris and I spent the morning tag-teaming to get ourselves and C ready while she fussed pretty much the whole time.  She finally fell asleep as we traveled to our first stop of the day, Aunt Kat's. Those who know Caroline, knows she is very sociable and will let even a stranger hold her, except today. Mommy was all she wanted. We left a little early hoping another nap would help. Thankfully we were going home because due to a puking incident, Caroline's outfit had to be put in the washing machine and dryer. A short nap with daddy then we were off to Nanny's where she slept through dinner and dessert. I have definitely come to conclusion that no matter how much I try to plan everything, even the smallest things can change everything. It definitely was not the ideal Thanksgiving, but Caroline looked cute, we seen lots of family, ate a lot of food, and made it through the day. We even took Caroline to Wal-Mart for some Black Friday shopping that evening. Time to prepare for the next big "first" .... CHRISTMAS!!!!

                                                                Loving the leaves

Caroline's 1st Halloween

October is the beginning of the big Holiday Season!! Technically 4th of July was Caroline's first real holiday but since she was only 4 days old it wasn't very exciting!! We have been preparing for Halloween for over a month. She had an outfit to wear every day the week of Halloween and of course a new hairbow. This was her first holiday at Debbie's and they always have a party.. We made  treat bags for all of her friends and I ordered pumpkin cookies from Creative Kitchen to take the day of her party. I guess Caroline knew it was party day and was afraid she would miss something because she skipped both naps that day. Her sweet friends even thought of her and bought her books and toys since she can't have candy. That evening we went to my dad's to hand out candy like we always do. Caroline didn't have a costume, just a cute outfit, because I couldn't bring myself to spend $30 on a costume that she would hate wearing. We did trick or treat at a few houses (friends/family) and they loaded her up with books, toys, and Barney DVD's. I think Caroline's first Halloween was a success, she was still going strong at 9:30 and then slept in the next day until after 10. Bring on the rest of the Holiday season!! 🎃🎃🎃

Four Months

We have a 4 month old. How did this happen?!?! I cannot believe another month has came and went. Caroline continues to grow and change daily. She is still sleeping really good at night. We had one week that was a little rough, where she would wake up at 3:30 on the dot. Not sure what was going on but we have stopped that (thank goodness) and are back on track. This month Caroline has really started grinning and can now laugh out loud without scaring herself. Sweetest sound ever!!! She can sit up on her own for about 2 seconds before she falls to one side. She has started grabbing things that are within reach and she loves to talk/yell and blow bubbles. We do not let her watch a ton of TV and she doesn't get to watch TV at Debbie's but we have discovered that Barney is her favorite. Something about the big purple dinosaur that captures all of her attention. If she hears the intro song to Barney or "I Love You" she begins searching the room until she spots the TV. I think if we would let her, she would sit in her swing and watch Barney for hours. I hate that she is growing so fast but I love how she is starting to really interact with us and other kids and is learning to Play!! This is such a fun age!!