6 month check up

I completely forgot to mention how Gwen's check up went the other day.  For those of you who care...Gwen weighed in at 17 lbs. 6 1/2 oz. (73rd percentile), is 26 1/4 inches long (58th percentile), and her head circumference is 43 1/2 cm (97th percentile).  Basically...she is still perfect :-)  Gwen's next round of vaccinations is Thursday and hopefully that will go well too.

Gwen is 6 months old!

That's right, Gwen is half way to a year old! I feel like it was just yesterday that I was sharing the news about being pregnant, but it was a year ago already! I also can't believe that in just 6 months she could learn so much, grow so much, and change our lives so much. I wouldn't have it any other way! To celebrate we put Gwen in a pretty dress (one that I am sad to say will not fit by the time we have another party to go to) and took her monthly picture.  She is beautiful! We had a busy day yesterday too because the Dale Fall Fest was going on.  There was a parade that went right by our house, we walked over to the park and visited with family and friends, and we even ate pork chops, elephant ears, and lemon shake ups (even Gwen enjoyed them!).  I hate to cut this short, but Gwen is about the delete the whole thing, so I have to publish it fast!

"You heard right!  I am 6 months old!"

"I like to eat, eat, eat green beans for dinner..."

"My first parade!  The Dale Fall Fest is AWESOME!"

Happy Labor Day!

I know it is a few days late, but Happy Labor Day!  Gammy and Gampy came to visit us on Sunday after a trip to Miami and it was wonderful to have them even if it was for less than 24 hours.  Gwen crawled, played, laughed, and smiled up a storm!  She loved showing off what she can do for them!
Gwen also went swimming again this week.  Not in a big pool, but we did blow up the baby pool again.  She loved splashing around and chasing her ducks.  It's a good thing they are rubber ducks and can handle being chewed on.  I guess that is Gwen's version of kidding now.  This just gives you a taste of what Gwen is like in the tub!

Look for another post tomorrow--Gwen turned 6 months old today!

Little Swimmer

Gwen went swimming for the first time last Sunday at Steve Payne's Birthday Party!  She was so interested in the water and her floaty that it was hard to have her even look at the camera.  She figured out how to kick her feet, splash, and take a drink when needed!  I hope we can go swimming again soon!

Gram and Gwen hanging out by the pool!  Gwenie was having a blast!

Daddy and Gwen love to play on the floor together!  She is still working on the crawling thing; this week she is more like an inchworm--toosh up in the air with her legs straight and then she moves forward about an inch.  Tons of fun to watch!  We are really working hard on getting that trick because Gammy and Gampy are coming to visit us this Sunday and we want to show off for them!  Not that they won't love just looking at Gwen, she is eye catching, but it is so cool to see her doing things now!  Oh, and I almost forgot...she had baby food peaches last night!  The verdict is still out as to whether she liked them or not, but she tried them.  Every bite and she would grimace, stick her fingers in her mouth, and then look at you as if saying "What was that!"  And then we would do it all again with the next bite.  We'll see how tonight goes.  Happy Labor Day to all and enjoy the day off!  I know we will!!!!!

Everyone can now comment!

I have changed the settings on the blog to allow anyone to comment on a posting! I would love to hear what you think, so comment away. There will be a button at the bottom of every post that says "comments" and all you need to do is click on it and follow the directions. Can't wait to hear what you have to say about little Miss Gwen's adventures!

What new?

What's new here?  A lot!  I have been relocated for work closer to home for 2 days of the week.  I will now be dropping Gwen off at her Gram's house and driving 7 minutes to Tennyson Elementary School!  So much better than the hour I have been doing; which I will still get to do 3 days a week.  But it is a bit better.
Gwen now has 2 teeth coming in!  The other lower front decided it wanted in on the fun and came popping through on sometime Thursday night because it was there Friday morning.  According to Gram she was a bit fussy Thursday for her, she was her happy self with us Thursday night) and Friday was a ray of sunshine again...that would bit her typical self.  I hope that she continues to just get a bit fussy while teething, instead of everything else she could be doing that I have heard about!  Gwen is so close to crawling...she will probably get it any second!  She has her legs, but her arms haven't quite figured out that they need to move too.  Watch and you'll see:

She is also enjoying her cereal dinners that she has started this week--I think she will be moving right into the self feeding by the way she is acting now.  She is determined to do it herself!

Gwen can't wait for Gammy and Gampy (aka Dude) to visit during Labor Day and is planning her other trips out now that I have my schedule.  So, we hope to see some of you soon!

I feel this desperate need to chew and I don't know why!

Hahahaha! I went sledding in the laundry basket!  Let's do it again!

Go Purdue!!!!

Over the weekend...
We dropped Uncle Joey off for his first year at Purdue...I will miss playing with you lots!
And then we met up with Auntie Erin and Gammy!  We went for a walk (I found my foot again)
Daddy took a nap... What?  You thought I should take one too?
I love Auntie Erin, Gammy, Monkey...EVERYONE!

It was a great trip and we should do it again very soon!