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Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Bath time!
Courtney is still trying to decide whether or not she likes baths. It seems to change from week to week. Most often it seems like she is tolerating it and not really enjoying it although she does have her moments. What she decidedly does not like it having her hair washed. Maybe she is self conscious because she knows she lost a lot of her hair. It is coming back though. Maybe she is the opposite of her mama and doesn't like her hair to be touched. There is no way to know really. Hopefully as time goes on, she will learn to love it. Here are some pg pictures ;)
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Textures
Courtney has been very interested in textures for the last month or so. When I hold her while we are sitting on the couch, she reaches around to 'pet' the various toss pillows. She seems to enjoy feeling the various textures. This last week she discovered that her daddy has a beard. This is not a new development, but she has suddenly noticed and has taken a liking to it. Well it is either that or she is oh so subtly trying to tell her dad to shut his mouth...
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Dressed in her Sunday best
My sister bought Courtney this adorable dress for Christmas. I was so excited for her to wear it. I decided she would make her debut in it at church. She hasn't been doing too well in trying to sit through a sermon, but this past Sunday she managed to make it through and we got to hear our friend Jenn speak at one of our church's satellite campuses. Jenn did a great job and Courtney seemed pretty happy to be there to cheer her on.
Check out those muscles...
Love ruffle butts!
Monday, February 14, 2011
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Our little ham
As I mentioned in an earlier post, we flew out to Florida the day after Christmas to spend some time with Christopher's family. Courtney did really well on the flights out there, which was a 4 hour flight to Atlanta and a 1 hour flight to Jacksonville. Despite her parents mishaps (ummm, so who knew they don't have baby changers on some airplanes + disposable diapers are terrible for containing a mess + we had the shortest layover in history = dirty baby for far too long : /) , she remained pretty happy and calm. She slept for the majority of those flights.
Our flights home were a different story. Our first flight out of Jacksonville left a few minutes late, but that wasn't a big deal as we had a longer layover in Atlanta this time. Courtney was a little fussier this day, but did ok on the one hour stint. Then came the dreaded flight from Atlanta to LA. We didn't know how much we were going to dread this getting on, but what an adventure it was. We left about 45 minutes later than scheduled due to needing to de-ice the plane (which they never actually ended up doing since it had stopped snowing and 'looked ok' and by looked ok we mean that the copilot walked through the plane and looked out a window and said it was fine). So off we go. Again Courtney is having some trouble and just our luck she had learned how to make this awfully loud squaking sound just days prior and she was eager to share this new talent with the other passengers. At first people looked at us like wow that is a funny sound, but it quickly became a face that said wow can you please make that stop immediately? Unfortunately we couldn't. I sat there trying to get Courtney to fall asleep for nearly an hour and a half. I handed her over to Christopher so I could use the bathroom and when I came back 5 minutes later, she had passed out on him. So we think things are getting better and then our zen moment is interrupted by a flight attendant coming on the loud speaker asking if there are any doctors on the plane. That's never good. They ask again and about 15 minutes later inform us all that due to this medical emergency we are being diverted to New Mexico so that this passenger can get medical attention. Well we had already passed Albuquerque but we had to turn around to get back there as it was the closest airport. We land, medical personnel come on and take off this older woman in a wheelchair. Everyone feels bad for her and is in decent spirits about the whole thing.. Then the captain informs us that the tanker filling up gas has broken and there is not another one as this airport is not used to such big planes. He says we may have to fly to Phoenix and refill there. I guess some miracle occurred after this announcement as another tanker did come and finish filling the plane. Finally we are back on our way. When all was said and done this flight that was supposed to be 4 hours and 45 minutes was about 7 hours. Everyone was exhausted and Courtney had been fussing off and on. We got off the plane and had to wait for her car seat and stroller. As we were standing there, Courtney began smiling so big and giggling at the wary passengers as they passed by. It looked something like this:
Now how can you be mad when looking at a face like that? She pulls out the charm when needed...she takes after her dad :).
Our flights home were a different story. Our first flight out of Jacksonville left a few minutes late, but that wasn't a big deal as we had a longer layover in Atlanta this time. Courtney was a little fussier this day, but did ok on the one hour stint. Then came the dreaded flight from Atlanta to LA. We didn't know how much we were going to dread this getting on, but what an adventure it was. We left about 45 minutes later than scheduled due to needing to de-ice the plane (which they never actually ended up doing since it had stopped snowing and 'looked ok' and by looked ok we mean that the copilot walked through the plane and looked out a window and said it was fine). So off we go. Again Courtney is having some trouble and just our luck she had learned how to make this awfully loud squaking sound just days prior and she was eager to share this new talent with the other passengers. At first people looked at us like wow that is a funny sound, but it quickly became a face that said wow can you please make that stop immediately? Unfortunately we couldn't. I sat there trying to get Courtney to fall asleep for nearly an hour and a half. I handed her over to Christopher so I could use the bathroom and when I came back 5 minutes later, she had passed out on him. So we think things are getting better and then our zen moment is interrupted by a flight attendant coming on the loud speaker asking if there are any doctors on the plane. That's never good. They ask again and about 15 minutes later inform us all that due to this medical emergency we are being diverted to New Mexico so that this passenger can get medical attention. Well we had already passed Albuquerque but we had to turn around to get back there as it was the closest airport. We land, medical personnel come on and take off this older woman in a wheelchair. Everyone feels bad for her and is in decent spirits about the whole thing.. Then the captain informs us that the tanker filling up gas has broken and there is not another one as this airport is not used to such big planes. He says we may have to fly to Phoenix and refill there. I guess some miracle occurred after this announcement as another tanker did come and finish filling the plane. Finally we are back on our way. When all was said and done this flight that was supposed to be 4 hours and 45 minutes was about 7 hours. Everyone was exhausted and Courtney had been fussing off and on. We got off the plane and had to wait for her car seat and stroller. As we were standing there, Courtney began smiling so big and giggling at the wary passengers as they passed by. It looked something like this:
More pictures
Courtney is still not a big fan of sitting. Given the option, she prefers to stand. I like to think she just doesn't want to be lazy, but perhaps she just doesn't like to bend. I propped her up on the couch to take a few pictures. She was surprisingly happy for most of them.
what? I am just relaxing, mom!
So I dressed Courtney in this super cute outfit from her Nana and Papa. Then I got dressed. Apparently I still had her outfit on my mind when I chose what shirt I would wear.
Love, love. love this little girl
She loves playtime
Always a stream of drool...
Sunday, January 16, 2011
4 months and counting...
It's hard to believe Courtney is 4 months already. It feels like time is flying by so fast, but at the same time it is already difficult to remember what it was like to not have her. I must have had so much free time back then. I have found baby care to be very all consuming. I never thought my house would look like the disaster that it does, but priorities shift and some days are just about keeping her fed, clothed, and (mostly) happy. But I will say that everything a mom gives up is worth it when she gets to see her baby smile, giggle, and coo. It's so fascinating to watch Courtney learn new things. She has gotten quite a bit more coordinated and has become more interested in playing with her toys. She is a sweet baby and we feel very fortunate to be her parents.
Here are some pictures from the last couple of weeks:
Making faces at each other..
Play time
Here are some pictures from the last couple of weeks:
Making faces at each other..
Play time
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