Pictures...

In the Crib-so this pic is a few weeks old but is of one of the first times she slept in her crib. It was time as she would hit the sides of her bassinett with her hands but it was still a little sad for me-she is growing up so fast! I could not believe how little she looked when we moved her upstairs! (sorry the pic looks up-side-down) :]













Little Miss Smiles--every week it amazes me how much more alert she has become but over the past week Allee has become so much more smiley. Here are a few captured on film...
























Allee cat and her cat--Finnigan has taken quite the liking to Allee. He will curl up next to me on the couch as I feed her and he is always checking out what she is up to. He has taken a special liking to enjoying the playmat with her-of course we always watch him closely when he hangs out so close by her.







Bathtime = happy time-- Allee LOVES the bath!
It is sort of funny how much she loves it. I really think she would hang out there all day if I let her. Last week she took a bath at my Mom's and Jenna had to help her; she even wanted to take a bath with Allee! She was so cute-she told me "Aunt Nae-I helped gramma give baby Al a bath and we played with her ducky!" Too cute! Oh yea-Jenna also informed me the other day that I had a "stinky child" after Allee had a dirty diaper. I can only hope that Allee is as smart and witty as her cousin is some day.

Time on my hands-OK so I am a dork-I know, but I just had to stage this pic! If you can't see her shirt says "I drink alone". I bought it for Brad for Christmas (for her of course)-I 2am I really do think it's too bad she really can't drink on her own!









Father's Day-Brad is such a great dad and he is learning fast all those things he did not know-including the occasional dirty diaper. They are so cute together and although Brad works long hours he always comes home and spends some time with her.













4 generations--I am so blessed to still have my Grandma Boetsma. At 91 years old she is still active in our lives and she LOVES baby Allee. It is so cute- on Saturdays when we visit she always has to rock Allee and is always full of "advice"-the latest being I need to hum to Allee more. I always have to laugh because if she does not get her share of Allee-time on Wednesdays or Saturdays (yes we see her alot) she is sure to let everyone know it! It is funny how she has this little competative streak in her about how much time she spends with her.

SLEEPING UPDATE: Last night she woke up for me twice! No sleeping through the night for Mom I guess! I think she likes Gramma better :[

Sleepy head...

So last night my mom somehow ended up taking Allee for the night. We were at a pigroast celebrating my cousin Mitch's upcoming wedding and Brad and Mom were joking around. Before I know it I am checking her diaper bag to see what we need to get at the store (one pitfall living in Coopersville-not close enough to quick run home and back). Anyway, last night I left her overnight for the first time and what does she do?! Sleeps through the night! When we got to my Mom's house this morning I asked how she did and my Mom gets this shitty grin on her face-I looked at Brad and said "she slept through the night!" My mom just laughed. Well, here is for hoping it was not just a grandma thing and she sleeps all night tonight.

Other than that she is growing like a weed and starting to smile a lot. I have to upload the pics on my camera before I can post new ones-and that is the one thing I really hate to do (upload pics). I will try to make work of it tomorrow!

Getting Started...

Now that I am a mom I thought I should jump on the blogging bandwagon so that everyone can be up to date on the cute, funny, & disgusting things my daughter does. I will try to update often so you can see how fast she is growing. At 6 weeks I already cannot believe how much she has grown and changed! So here is the start of a beautiful journey...