3 1/2 Months

Juliet visited her friend Annalise last weekend and they had a great time together! Only three weeks apart and both cute as can be :)

Three cute babies in a crib, Juliet Annalise, and Sophia :) It looks like they are holding hands

Daddy and Juliet have fun under the Christmas Tree, looking at the lights from a different perspective

December 7th 2009 - Is when John and I found out I was pregnant with Juliet (well back them we didn't know what she was!) but I can not believe it's been a year since I have known about my little lady! I can not picture my life without her and couldn't be happier.

She changes so much every day :) she now laughs almost every day (I guess I'm pretty funny) and is still trying to work on things like rolling over, she gets about half way over but can't seem to make that final push yet! It's cute to watch her try. Juliet has also been getting better at holding things and grabbing her toys, she a pro at that now ;) Music time with Mommy is also now one of her favorite things, finally someone will listen to me sing!!! It's great.

Juliet's first Thanksgiving and Christmas Tree

We play a new game with Juliet, we stick out our tongue and then she sticks out hers!

Daddy showing Juliet the TERRIBLE TOWEL!

Decorating the Christmas tree!

We had a very lovely Thanksgiving :) Juliet was awake most the day b/c she was so excited that her grandma Barb was here and her friend Finn and Zoe were at Thanksgiving (Juliet really loves other kids!)

We also decorated the Christmas tree over the weekend and she loves to look at the tree and smile, I think she is in the holiday spirit.

Happy Three Months Juliet :)

Juliet - 3 months old and a happy girl!

Pictures from Juliet's first trip to the ZOO! We went to the DC national Zoo with our friend Krissie and her two boys, Nolan & Jack.

12 weeks already????

Getting ready for the cold weather & Christmas!!!

Back to work starting tomorrow... I will let everyone know how it goes, hopefully it will be fine. Cried a little last night about it b/c I am so used to spending all my time with Juliet it will be hard to be separated. I may have more separation anxiety than Juliet!!!!

I will try and keep up with this blog but may be a little busy with work and adjusting so I will do my best, I think Juliet will love to look at this when she gets older!

Juliet keeps getting better and better at napping and sleeping and is fully in her crib & I think she likes her room now! for the last three days she has gone to sleep promptly at 7:30PM and wakes at 7:30 am (with two night feeding around 2:30am and 6AM) The best part is I am now putting her down sleep but awake and she is putting herself to sleep! This saves a lot of time rocking her to sleep :)

Doctor's appointment: Juliet had her 3 month appoint for her shots and they weighted her and she was 11 pounds and 11 ounces! The doc said that was really good and she is gaining weight like she should.

11 Weeks :)

Juliet hair looks reddish to me in this picture! Love my Pumpkin Head :)

Our Cute Little Bunny all Dressed up for Halloween!

WORK!!!! I return to work a week from Thursday. I wish I could go back part time but with my current job that is not something they would let me do. It's going to be so hard to be away from her all day, 5 days a week! She is my little buddy and I am afraid I will miss a big milestone when I'm at work like the first time she rolls over or her first word. She is going to be with my Mom full time till January and then she will go to daycare 4 days a week and my Mom will have her on Fridays. It's really nice that she will be with someone she already knows for a while before the big transition into day care but I will miss her so much.

Sleep: Another worry I have about going back to work is the lack of sleep. Juliet is getting way more predictable in her sleep patterns but still is not sleeping totally through the night. She goes to sleep around 7:30 or 8PM and wakes up around 2AM, goes back to sleep within 20 minutes, wakes up at 5:30AM, goes back to sleep within 20 minutes, and then wakes up for good around 8:30 AM. So not too bad but I wish I could get it so she only wakes up once in the night, twice is hard sometimes b/c I will have trouble going back to sleep at least one of the two times she gets me up. Oh well!!! She is getting better and better.

Naps: I am also working on getting Juliet to nap longer than 30 minutes and for the past two days she has take at least one long 2 hour nap!!! 2 hour naps are amazing and it helps me get things done around the house, plus she is so much more happy and playful when she gets good naps in during the day.

Juliet still loves her play mat the best during the day and loves grabbing her animals and moving around. Tummy time is still a very unhappy time for Juliet and she can only handle being on her tummy for a few minutes at a time or she will start to cry :( I try my best to get in her tummy time but it's hard when she hates it too much! She is such a happy baby and even happier when she gets good sleep during the day and night. I am truly blessed to have such a wonderful baby!!! Being a mom is the best :)

DOUBLE DIGITS - I'm 10 weeks

Happy Halloween Everyone! I was looking at my mommy without any make-up, that's why I look so scared ;) I have a few Halloween outfits I will wear all weekend to celebrate!

Here I am with my Aunt Morgie, Zoe, and Finn. We were all visiting together and it made me so happy I smiled for the camera.

This past weekend I was so LUCKY b/c I got to spend the whole weekend with my Grandma Barb, we had so much fun together and I was so sad when she left but will be excited to go up to Pittsburgh soon to visit!

My Grandma Barb even gave me a bath which is one of my favorite things and then took this great picture of me after! Don't I look SOOOO cute????

My Mommy and Daddy were in a wedding last weekend and here is a picture from the event. They MISSED me sooooo much and rushed home Sunday to see me!

2 months old!

Little Juliet turned 2 months old yesterday and was greeted by a cold :( She had a runny nose and was congested but did not act sick at all, she smiled the day away and is feeling much better after having the dehumidifier run all night! It was so hard to see my baby sick even if she was a good sport about the whole thing but I guess this is the first of many times my heart will break for my baby :( John had a cold Friday night and passed it to me which I then passed to Juliet so the whole family was sick but we are all getting better and feeling good now.

Active weekend last weekend: We had an active weekend last weekend. Juliet got to visit with her godfather and uncle Brian. He was up for the weekend b/c we were running in the Baltimore Marathon Relay last Saturday. Our team did great and we all ran our parts in 9 to 10 minute miles. Not too bad for Brian's first race and my first race after having a baby! I was so proud of everyone.

This weekend: Is the first time I will be away from Juliet :( Both John and I are part of a bridal party in a wedding for our friends Dan and Ruth so we are going up to Harrisburg for the weekend to take part in the celebration and Juliet is spending quality time with her Gram-ma Barb. She is coming to our house and staying the weekend with Juliet and I know she will be in good hands but I'm going to miss her so much!!! It will be really hard for me to leave... Still don't know if I can do it but since I am in the wedding I kind of have to!

Juliet is getting more and more active during the day everyday and is doing great! She is the best and I have never been happier :)