Lenna's New Kitty

Grandma Sue and Grandpa Larry brought over two new kittens for Lenna and Sarge.  She got them from a nice lady she works with who had some kittens.  Sarge's kitty ran away last fall and he was pretty sad.  Grandma brought over an orange kitten and black kitten.  I think Sarge liked the black kitten because he hissed and stuck his teeth out at Sarge really big (ha ha).  So he claimed that kitty.  The orange kitty looks like Lenna has taken a liking to that one.  Now all we have to do is name them!

Happy Father's Day Tony!

Yesterday was Tony's first Father's Day being Lenna's daddy.  We spent it by Mom cooking breakfast for him and Grandpa and then we worked on stuff around the house (his choice by the way).  Lenna already got him his special gift a couple of weeks ago, she traded off Mommy's motorcycle and bought him a used four-wheeler.  We have gotten a lot of use out of it.

Here is Daddy and his little girl.  Check out the shirt!

Lenna also got to meet her Great Aunt (my Dad's sister) Arlys and her husband Billy tonight.  They were on their way back to Texas from a visit.  We haven't seen Arlys in well over 10 years so it was a nice visit.  They enjoyed meeting Lenna and we had a nice visit.  

Lenna had not been feeling well the last day or so. She has an icky cough and head cold. She was still a great trooper while our guests stopped by. She has been a pretty good girl for how under the weather she feels. Mommy picked her up from daycare early today and gave her some extra tlc. This was her by evening (no Mommy is NOT trying to push horses on her, although if that is her toy of choice and it makes her happy that makes Momma happy too :) ):

Mommy and me

Lenna and I are just hanging out here on a Saturday morning hoping this dark cloud passes soon so we can have a nice Saturday.  By the way, this outfit she is wearing is now a 6-9 month outfit.  Scary!

5 months Old!

I'm sorry for the slacking in updating again.  We have been busy since we came home from Arizona.  Lenna was such a good little girl on the flight home. 

June 11 was Lenna's 5 month birthday.  She celebrated by hanging out at Jamie's with Gavin, Kamryn, Jamie and Jeremy while Mom and Dad went to Mommy's work spring party.  On Saturday Collen and Kayla watched her for a couple of hours while Mommy helped Uncle Chumly paint. 

On Sunday we got together with Grandparents Pete & Jackie, Denise, Eric, Shannon & Larry. 

Last week Wednesday Lenna got her first bottom tooth!  Now we are on to a teething girl.  This morning the other bottom one poked through.  She has been pretty good about teething.  A little more needy and whiny than usual but she overall is such a trooper.

Here are some other facts about Lenna:

• She is eating fruits, veggies and baby cereal now.  I think her favorites are sweet potatoes and carrots so far
• She can go backwards and forwards in her walker (scary)
• She can get to her toys now by rolling back and forth and pivoting 90 degrees (scary)
• Her hair has turned from brown to a slight reddish tint but its still the same thickness
• She smiles ALL the time
• She loves to pull hair.  Especially Sarge's hair and Uncle Paully Walnuts' goattee
• She sleeps through the night (I hope I'm not jinxing myself) and has for the past couple of weeks

Tony and I actually set a wedding date in the past couple of weeks as well.  9-10-11!  We are going to get married in Watkins and have the reception at our home.  Now I am stuck planning a wedding too (j/k) but it won't be too bad and it should be fun.

There is a First for Everything

Since Lenna has turned 4 months old she has had MANY firsts.  We are currently relaxing on vacation in Sedona, AZ.  

Lenna did great on her first flight yesterday.  While we went through security we had some struggles with our stroller going through the scanner and a boarding pass confusion for Tony.  Then she pretty much slept on my lap for the first hour of the flight.  After a diaper change, it was back to sleep with Daddy.  We heard a little whimper from her when the plane started to lose altitude for landing but other than that no fussing.  We arrived in Sedona yesterday afternoon.  After getting aquainted with Grandma Jenny and Grandpa Frank and we called it a day yesterday.  

 

Today Lenna got to enjoy some time with Grandpa and Grandma this morning while Daddy and I hiked Soldier's Pass (man I'm outta shape, I was huffing and puffing)

This afternoon Lenna got to enjoy her first day at a swimming pool!  Did we have a good time.

Here are some other firsts from this month so far: 

First pair of sunglasses (her future is so bright!):

 

She got her first lawn mower ride:

She attended her first horse show this month and was able to watch her Mommy compete:

Happy 4 Month Old Birthday Little Lenna!

Lenna is 4 months old today!

Mommy had some stomach bug today and was sick :( but luckily for Lenna her Uncle Chumly and Aunt Kelli took her and spoiled her until she had to go to her 4 month well baby appointment. This meant shots. I made Daddy go with and hold her arms this time. It was a cake walk for him because Lenna screamed for less than a minute and was smiling again. Even now that she's home she's happy and playing with Daddy on the floor as I type this.

Here are the stats on Lenna now:
Height: 24 1/4" --> 52nd percentile
Weight: 14 lbs 1 oz --> 62nd percentile
Head Circumference: 42 cm --> 79th percentile

Lenna had 2 shots in her left leg and 1 in the right and 1 oral vaccination. She got pretty band-aids as a present though:


So no one warned me that babies start moving around this fast in life. Lenna is rolling back to front and front to back. Dr. Sunberg commented that her legs were "really strong" when she checked her hips today. Dr. Sunberg also gave the go ahead to start rice cereal and fruits and veggies. Doreen, Lenna's daycare provider said we are going to have it in for us, Lenna will want to crawl soon. She puts Lenna on the floor at daycare to play on her gym and she is all of a sudden across the room. I guess all that tummy time pays off. Look at how she holds herself up!
Lenna also can put her nuk in her mouth herself and take it out if you hand it to her. She is quite the talker and has a nice loud tone of voice like Mommy and Daddy. She also stands with support good and sits up almost unsupported. She doesn't like to be held like a baby and hasn't since she was born -- unless she is feeling tired or after shots so we enjoy those moments.

Visitors over past couple of days

Cousin Conner:

Evie:

Uncle Walnutz: