25 Weeks Old

Ok, so we really quit doing the weekly pictures...but did this one anyway. I have a lot to catch up on, so I am posting what I can...

Sweet Cora

Just a couple of pictures of my sweet girl. Hope everyone has a wonderful day!

Feet

She is getting more functional with her feet everyday. She will kick the swing tray up when she is ready to get out of it. We didn't used to snap it down, but now we have to...but she will pop it up when she wants.

She has been grabbing her feet for awhile now...she finally got it in her mouth! She has to concentrate pretty hard, but she gets it!

Rocking Rover

I got this singing dog from a white elephant gift exchange with friends. Cora loves her Rocking Rover. He barks Jingle Bells while rocking on his sled. She hasn't totally figured out how to turn him on by herself, but she accidentally does every now and then.

Sitting Up

She is getting so big!! She sits up on her own now and rarely falls over...usually when she is tired. She has been doing it for a few weeks now and just gets better and better each day. Still no rolling...but I have given up on pushing her on that. She will when she is ready, I guess.

Here's some pictures of her sitting in her bed...

She is just so cute!

Ok, so she does fall down...thank goodness for bumperpads!

Catching Up

Wow - I am already getting behind. I have lots to post...she is doing so much every day.

We went to visit The Mayfields and take their family pictures. Gavin is getting excited about his new little sister coming in May, so he shows a lot of interest in Cora. He's great with her.

Ok, so cereal wasn't going very well with her, so I thought I would try a veggie - Squash. She ate more of this than she ever did with cereal!

She is figuring out the exersaucer more and more...and gets pretty animated.

Santa Again...

We tried Santa again and she did better this time. She was in a better mood and we got there when they opened so Santa was fresh...I think part of her problem last time was that Santa was rather stinky! It was about 80 degrees the last time we went and he was outside.
Cora is doing really well. She is sitting up by herself and is falling over less and less. Still isn't rolling much, but I guess she doesn't feel the need to be mobile. We ceased all cereal for now. It was reeking havoc on her tummy or something. It was doing the exact opposite of what everyone says it does...she was waking up all through the night. We stopped the cereal and she is back to sleeping through for the most part.
She still is smiling like crazy all the time. She loves getting kisses from Mommy and Daddy. She is now learning to pull her socks off, too. That's about all I can think of this early in the morning...

Smiley Girl

I was playing with my new camera and she was smiling away for me! Hope everyone has a wonderful week.

Ho Ho Ho

We were getting into the Christmas spirit a little today!
Then she started making funny faces at me...


She instantly was in a good mood. She was smiling like crazy. Have a wonderful weekend!

Visit with Santa

Cora was less than thrilled with her visit with Santa Claus. She didn't cry, but she had one of those looks she gets from her Mommy that says 'What the hell?'. So, I will try again another day.

Sorry I haven't posted much this week - everytime I am actually online I am shopping! Have a great rest of the week.

5 Months Old

Can you believe it? Cora turned 5 months on Thursday. She is getting so active now - it is so much fun. She is laughing a lot now...she is easily amused. She is splashing more in the bathtub too.
Here's a picture of Daddy and Cora...
She has started to scoot in her bed. The other morning I found her wedged in the corner.
She is grabbing everything and putting it in her mouth! She loves this little toy and has learned how to spin it. It's really cute until she smacks herself in the face with it!
Have a wonderful weekend!

More Cereal

When we got home Sunday, we played hard since she was stuck in the car seat all morning. Well playing hard can build up an appetite. I tried cereal again and she actually opened her mouth as the spoon approached. She did a little better, but still pushes half of it out with her tongue. She gets it everywhere, but it is cute...

Something New Every Day

She found her upper lip on Sunday evening. She was doing this all evening and they said she did it all day Monday at school. Pretty funny.
She did this on her own (rolled from back to tummy), but her right arm stopped her from rolling all the way over. I want her to roll so she can sleep on her belly safer!

Sitting

She is sitting up better each day. The other night we put her in her bouncy seat and she sat forward in it. She didn't want to lean back. She does that when you hold her too - she doesn't want to lay back...she wants to see what's going on!

She's Almost Mobile!

She can turn herself in a circle by grabbing her feet and rocking and arching her back. She did it about three times on Sunday night. Here is the progression pictures.

Thief

Uncle Dennis and Aunt Sheila fought over Cora. Here is where Sheila stole her from Dennis....it was quite entertaining.

Visiting the Seely's

Our visit with the Seely's was a nice one. I promised before Cora was born that she would wear a UT outfit for the game vs A&M. I thought I got out of it since the one that was given to her was too small and wouldn't fit. Then I received another one that did fit and she wore for about an hour before she pooped all over it. You'd think they get the hint...but no. Sheila showed up with this dress. I have to admit it was cute...but orange just isn't her color! She also slept through half of the game...once she got up Texas started to do better, but it wasn't soon enough. Here is Cora with her cousin Peyton.
Scott holding Cora...he didn't want to get stuck with her so he passed her off before she fell asleep on him.
Napping on Sheila...Dennis and I didn't ever hold Cora much...she was passed back and forth all weekend.
Sitting pretty before church. It was pretty cold and nasty outside and Cora was already a little sick so we opted for the pants outfit with the cute hat.

21 Weeks

Ok, so these were taken at 4:30 in the morning...she wasn't up for smiles just yet. I had to get my weekly picture taken though. We were leaving for Dallas and decided to go after she ate, so she would sleep most of the trip. It worked, she did great all the way up there.