Thanksgiving

We had a great Thanksgiving. Wednesday was the hustle and bustle of all of the Groth family, which Cora slept through most of it! But it was great that everyone got together, especially since we have three new babies this year.
Thursday was nice and quiet with just Nana, Grandpa, Uncle Eric and cousins Taylor and Sydney. Here are some pics from Thursday - I didn't get any good pictures from Wednesday because I had a sleeping Cora in my arms all night.

Having some cereal...still not sure about it, but getting better.

Taylor and Grandpa amusing Cora.

Grandpa and three of his girls...

Sydney and Cora.

Thankful for Mommy...

Thankful

Just wanted to wish everyone a wonderful Thanksgiving Holiday. We have been so fortunate this year and have so much to be thankful for. It is hard to believe that last year at this time Dennis and I were getting so excited because we were finally going to tell everyone our little secret. Well I can't believe our little secret is going to be 5 months old next week. Now we are excited about all of Cora's firsts - it is making the holidays that much more special.
From all of us, we wish all of you a happy and safe Thanksgiving!
Love,
Dennis, Alexis and Cora

Yum...Yum

Cora has been going through a growth spurt this last week. We have been thinking about trying cereal, but I am not ready for that step yet. Well I tried it over the weekend and she didn't like it at all. She would cry and slap my hand away. So I figured she wasn't ready either. Well when Daddy got home on Sunday we tried again after she wanted to eat again after only an hour. She still isn't sure, but she didn't cry and she actually swallowed some. My baby girl is growing up!

Peek A Boo

Cora plays peek-a-boo all by herself! Ok, so she doesn't really know it. She is really grabbing things a lot and she loves to hang on to her burp cloths. For some reason she likes to cover her face with it. I was messing with her yesterday while she was doing it in her swing.

20 Weeks

My little ham is 20 weeks old! My how time flies. We are having a girls weekend this weekend. Daddy's hunting. We shopped (see Daddy you shouldn't leave us alone!), then play date with my friend Kara and her youngest Peyton. They did so well. Okay, so as if they could be bad at this age. Cora loves little kids and babies, she had fun watching her three girls. I also got confirmation that my Cora is a chunk. Sweet little Peyton is 3 1/2 months older than Cora. Cora is a little bit bigger than Peyton. But in all fairness...Peyton was smaller at birth too. Peyton was sitting up so well...I can't wait until Cora can sit up! She is close...but just not there.
Another quirky thing she is doing that I noticed today - she is kicking her left leg and foot when she is excited or mad. She kicks it hard and fast. I think she has been watching the dog too much! :-) I better get some sleep while I can...take care.

Found Her Feet!

Cora has started to grab her feet. I was so excited when she first did it, that she waits for my reaction when she grabs them now. I love it. I am sure they will be in her mouth soon enough!

Baby Einstein

Daddy picked her up on Thursday night. He told me later that she was in her exersaucer and watching a Baby Einstein video. He said she was loving it! I was looking at other pictures and saw that he took some of her....

Job Perks

Okay, here is one reason why I work! I love this part of my job...I get to see and hold baby tigers. This one was about 4 weeks old and weighed less than Cora. I knew I was a Mom because I was talking to her like she was a baby. She is so cute and so soft. As tired as I am (and you can tell by the picture - not my best), it is days like this that I really like my job. How many times in your life do you get to hold a baby tiger? Okay, so this is my 4th or 5th time...not to brag or anything. I'll try to get a cute picture of Cora tonight to post...otherwise it will be tomorrow night.

Not How Mommy Does It

Daddy was helping out and gave her a bath. I thought this was a classic look on her face and I actually captured it! It was pretty funny. I can see her in about 5 years telling Daddy 'but that's not how Mommy does it...' I can't wait to see how he explains that is it okay for Mommy & Daddy to do things differently.

Here's some other pictures from this week.



She covers her eyes most of the time when she eats now...nursing or bottle.


I cleaned out her closet last night and found a few dresses that were borderline fitting, so we played dress-up to see for sure. This one was too small, but since I got it on her I figured I would take a picture.

Mama's Got A New Ride

Ok, so we got it at the end of September...sharing Cora pictures is way more important than this! :-) It's nice and I like it. My favorite part is the remote start up...and the radio controls on the steering wheel. Here's a few more...

Baby Raider

Well she started out good today...she was ready for the Tech vs UT game. Then the game started and she crashed and burned...along with Tech. There's always next year, right? Ok, seriously...she has slept through the whole game...but she is still in her Raider Red!

19 Weeks Old

Cora is 19 weeks old today. Ok, so I know I should be past the 'weeks' stage, but I enjoy taking her picture every week and watch her grow. It is fun. She rolled again tonight for Daddy. I was showing him how well she does on her tummy and she rolled back over.

She's had a rough couple of days of poopy diapers - Mommy keeps forgetting she doesn't fair well when I eat good Mexican food. Oops. I am just trying to get her a cast iron tummy like her Daddy! Here's a couple more pictures from this morning - she was in a really good mood.

Cora Rolled Over!

Okay, so she doesn't care to be on her tummy...whatever works! I had her on the floor playing and I rolled her on her tummy to see if she has improved any. Well she has, so I grabbed the camera to take a picture. Then I took another picture...you see why I upload hundreds of pictures every month??? Well I pulled the camera down and she rolled onto her back! Yeah! I screamed and she didn't have a clue as to what just happened. Mommy was excited, so she got excited!

It's always the little things the little ones do that get us so excited. I was really exhausted today and this just made it all better...and gave me a huge burst of energy! I still need to get to bed early tonight though...

18 Weeks

Cora is 18 weeks old now! We went to the doctor on Friday and she got nasty shots! Poor baby. Dr said she is growing nicely...
Weight: 14 lbs 13.5 oz (75%)
Height: 25 1/2 in (90%)

Head Size: 16 3/4 in (90%)
She is starting to giggle some and she has mastered raspberries!
Here's a link to October pictures.

And since I didn't send them out to everyone, here's a link to September pictures.

Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween! Cora was a Mermaid this year. This picture was taken at her school today. Isn't she a cutie?