Kisses for Daddy

Wren was so sweet to her Daddy yesterday. He came home after his 1st day as a 5th grade teacher. He was pretty wiped out as all teachers are on their first day and Wren was there to greet him with kisses. She is such a great baby, full of giggles, blabbers and smiles. She is almost rolling over! She is an expert at grabbing her toes and bringing things to her mouth. I have also started letting her cry herself to sleep. Two nights ago it took 20 minutes, but last night it took only 10 minutes! I am hoping it gets shorter every day. It's so heart-wrenching, but she really does stay asleep long and I am much saner. Before I would rock her, put her in bed, she would wake up, and we would repeat the cycle for about an hour. This way is much better for everyone! The little stinker is still not really taking naps well. I tried to let her cry it out at nap time, but after 45 minutes of screaming, she was still going strong. I hold her for nap time :). That is the wonderful thing about being at home with her. I can just hold her and rock her. I love these times!

Happy Baby

As you can tell from the video, Wren is a talkative, happy baby. We have so much fun at home! She is grabbing her feet, laughing and becoming more vocal everyday. Our best times of fun are still on the changing table. I don't know why she loves it so much, but it's a great place to play!

Couch Potato!

Ok, I promise we are not horrible parents. Our child just loves TV!!! If it is on in the room, she will turn her head as far as possible to catch a glimpse. I used to watch TV while I was nursing, but no more. I have to keep the TV off all day or she will completely ignore me!!! We do let her watch "So You Think You Can Dance?" but that is all. She will pretty much watch the 2 hour show start to finish. We do get up and move around and play with her during commercials, but she is really more interested in the TV. Brance did an experiment once to see how much she was addicted. The TV was on and he was talking to her. She kept turning toward the TV so he turned her completely around. She cried until he turned her back to the TV. Sad, I know. Good news that has come out of this- She LOVES books!!! I can read her a whole story and her eyes are glued to the pictures. She also loves BabyPraise (It's like Baby Einstein but with praise music). It was given to us by Brance's Aunt Page and Uncle Donnie and she loves to watch it. I try to keep it to a minimum since she is so little, but its nice every once in a while. I hope you enjoy the pictures of her watching TV...

So many changes, such a short amount of time!

I cannot believe a month has passed since my last post! Wren has changed so much since then! Some of the new, fun things she has discovered are her exersaucer, hands, toes, how to get out of a nap, her neck, how to grasp things, TV, how to laugh, even more "talking" and her legs (she can now straighten her body and stand for long periods of time). She is sooo much fun!!!! She keeps me busy though because the child does NOT like to nap! Bedtime is fantastic- I feed her and lay her in her crib wide awake around 9:30 and within 5 minutes, she is fast asleep. She usually sleeps until around 7:30am. Not a problem. Naps, however, are a different story. I feed her and lay her down- she screams until she is picked up. She then promply falls asleep in my arms. I get my hopes up. Maybe she will actually take a nap. But, alas, the moment that little body hits the crib, swing, mom and dad's bed, bouncy chair, car seat, etc., the eyes pop open and the mouth starts screaming. So, I pick her up.... This cycle continue ALL DAY! Yeah for nap time!!! I have all but given up. I try to at least get in one nap, so I hold her. I know, bad parenting move, but I don't care. I am not a stay at home mom for nothing! I figure that as long as she is my first and there are no other kids or a job demanding my attention, I am going to hold my baby. It is such a sweet time and I know there will come a day when I can't hold her like I do now. Having a baby is such a treasured time- so short, and so precious. I know there are days when I will feel like it is going to last forever, but for now, I am enjoying every second.