Gobble Gobble! (....and our little girl is 6 months!)

Happy Thanksgiving! We hope everyone had a wonderful time on Thursday. We certainly did!
In attendance, John& Irene, The Newtons (Jen, Mark, Eddie, Kristina, and Allison), The Browns(Julie, Rich, and Emily), Auntie Norma and cousin Jeff.
The turkey was perfection!
Here are some pics from the event at the Brady house.







Lauren had her 6month checkup on the 26th. Here are the latest measurements:

Weight: 18lbs 1oz
Height: 28.5in
Head: 45cm

Dancing Baby!

Well, not exactly "dancing" but it's a start!
Maybe it was the Gymboree class yesterday? I don't have any pics of the class but it was basically babies and mommies in a circle singing songs and playing little games. Kind of weird for me and a bit too structured but I might have to go for the baby's sake. :)

2 more days and she is 6 months old! I cant believe how big she is getting. In the last month it seems she gets a new skill every day. Where did my little baby go?

In other news, Ross's condo closed escrow today! Yay!
And a big Happy Birthday!! to my sister Melissa who is (supposed to be) enjoying a relaxing spa treatment somewhere in Thailand.


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Kiss the Baby!!

Lauren loves to spend time with the baby in the mirror as you can see!
Tomorrow is her first time going to a gymboree class. We are doing the free preview to check it out and see if she likes it. I have no clue what they do with a room full of babies!

Disneyland!

This was our first trip to Disneyland w/Lauren! She was taking it all in and was mostly interested in all the lights! It was also my first time going to Disneyland with Sharon. She said the last time she was in D-land was back in '92. The occaision was actually sending her sister, Melissa and her family off to Australia. We'll miss the Saunder's a lot!! We really appreciated the chance to visit D-land with the Keulen family especially for Lauren's first time!

What goes up..... hee hee

In the video she is looking at Jo Jo's Circus on the TV and its the first time she has seen it. I guess she is giving a thumbs up! Tomorrow she goes to Disneyland! (aka ride-around-in-a-stroller day)

On her own 2 feet.....

Lauren's figured out how to stand up and now she wants to stand all the time. She has the bump marks on her forehead to prove it! (5 1/2 months)
We are also moved into the house in Tustin. It's nice to finally be settling into a home! Ross even has his very own "man cave" which he loves.

What kid doesnt like fruity juices? Mine. Lauren has her first taste of diluted apple juice today. By the look on her face you would think I had put pureed Sour Patch Kids in there! I dont know if it was the taste or the cold temperature but she wasnt having any of it. Her 6 month appt is on the 26th and we'll ask then about new foods she can have. For now she has breastmilk and 1 bottle of formula with a little rice cereal.




Playing on her activity mat in the new house (yes we are moved now!)
With Eddie and Kristina

We have a crawler!

She can now coordinate arms and legs to get movin'! Here is a short video we took of her Sunday night. (We were getting her to "perform" past her bedtime so she stops and rubs her eyes. Poor baby! ) This is her first day of real crawling. (5 months, 10 days)


And one from today showing she has become a total pro!




Fun at Pake and Oma's

Oysters crackers are fun! (Wind & Sea)
Auntie Jax is saying "Whats you talkin' about Roger!?" (and bringing goodies to us in the new house)

Talking session with Noni (Lauren "talks" in a very specific way to her Noni where she breathes in very very loudly and then babbles random sounds)
Ready for her closeup!