Long baby!

Corinne is now 5 months old and is in the 75th percentile for height (at 26 inches) and 40th percentile for weight (14 1/2 lbs). She grew out of her 3-6 month clothes a few weeks ago, but I didn't really think anything of it. Now we know that apparently she is a long baby. There's still no way to tell how tall she will end up being, but it makes me happy to know that she may have a chance at being a little taller than me!

She's also just started to laugh out loud and try to crawl. It's hilarious to watch. She gets on all fours and rocks back and forth. She also started to eat vegetables about 4 days ago at her pediatrician's recommendation. She's been eating cereal for about 3 weeks now. She'll be completely weaned from breastmilk in about a week. It makes me sad that she'll just be consuming formula. However, I feel good knowing that she was about 90% breastmilk for her first three months and about 25% breastmilk for month 4 through present, especially considering I had to pump just about everything she consumed.














(Cereal feeding with daddy.)





















(More peas, please? Actually, she liked the carrots and sweet potatoes much more than the peas.)

We're just soo thankful to have a healthy baby. She makes us laugh everyday!! She really makes us laugh during bathtime. She becomes such a happy baby!





















(Bathtime ducky with dada.)

We're looking forward to having a, hopefully, relaxing weekend. Thanksgiving day at Andrew's parents' house in Baton Rouge, and then a couple of days in Houma. We need a little break because our lives have been very hectic lately. I hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving!!

Active baby

We have realized that we have a very fiesty and active little girl! She's such a roly poly these days, rolling in all directions. She's also learning how to creep across the floor. It's absolutely amazing to see all of the new things she's able to do from week to week. She can sit as a little tripod on the floor with her hands in front of her. Also, as of 2 days ago, she no longer fights me feeding her cereal with a spoon. What's really adorable is she loves Gracie and Gus! Gracie's ear was the first thing she ever touched a few weeks ago. Now, she reaches out for Gracie and Gus when she sees them. Really cute.

For Corinne's first Halloween last week, we enjoyed a family trip to the zoo and then a BBQ. It was a really fun day! We got lucky with gorgeous weather. Corinne then enjoyed a little trick or treating with her cousin Londyn in our neighborhood.

(Corinne and cousin Thomas at the zoo.)

This past week, we went to visit her Auntie Jane and cousins Londyn and Thomas in Ft. Polk. Corinne had a lot of fun with her little cousins. I think Londyn is starting to enjoy having a little girl cousin. She was so sweet and gave me a pretty necklace that doesn't fit her anymore to give to Corinne when she's a little older.

(The cousins, Corinne, Thomas, and Londyn, playing together in Ft. Polk.)

Corinne and I are just looking forward to her daddy not having to work all the time. He's working so hard trying to get Parish Brewing started, we only see him for a little while each day. I suppose I'm just thankful that at least he's able to come home every night, even if it's just to spend a little time with us. However, it does get really exhausting having to do everything for her by myself after working all day. We're just looking forward to being able to do fun stuff on the weekends with him eventually.

We are looking forward to the upcoming holidays! We are going to Nana and Papa's house for Thanksgiving, then we are cooking at our house for Christmas. I'm already thinking about what gifts to get Corinne for Christmas. She's going to be one spoiled little girl this holiday season!! Oh, and we're taking our first family photos this Sunday afternoon. I'm really, really looking forward to it. Corinne will be wearing a black and pink polk-a-dot dress, Andrew will be wearing a black shirt, and I'll be wearing a pink shirt. It should be interesting!

(Corinne hanging out at the house and playing on the floor.)