Happy Easter!

Today, we celebrated Easter with an Easter Egg hunt, church, and then lunch with Harry's family. Harry and I really enjoyed showing Alaina how to hunt for Easter Eggs. It was lucky for her that the bunny didn't make the hunt that difficult.

 Most of the eggs were scattered on the living room floor.

 Yay! The Easter Eggs had puffs or yogurt melts inside! 

 Joey thinks this is his Easter basket...

 and Phoebe is convinced the eggs are on the floor so she can bat them around.

 Thankfully, there were some new teething toys in the Easter basket; the Easter Bunny must have talked to the Tooth Fairy and knew that Alaina needed these.

 

Alaina found one of the hidden eggs.

 Woohoo! Two more hidden eggs!

The Easter Bunny also brought Harry a chocolate bunny... his favorite. 

Another Visit From the Tooth Fairy

Today, Alaina got her third tooth! She has been a little fussy all week long (and hasn't wanted to nap... adding to the fussiness) so I was relieved to see the new tooth make its appearance today. The latest edition to her set of chompers is the left upper incisor. She has yet to show it off proudly, I'm guessing it's still a little tender, but I got to finally feel it tonight when I brushed her bottom teeth. I'll post a picture of the newest tooth as soon as I can get a decent one. Until then, enjoy this picture of Alaina in her Beatles onesie with Harry in his Avett Brothers t-shirt.

 

Sometimes, people tell me that Alaina looks like me. When I see a picture of her with Harry, I know that those nice people are lying to me. She is all him and that's just fine with me. 

The Chase

Today, I chased little Alaina around in her walker while she chased Joey. She had been walking up to things and banging on them so that's why I keep saying "bang, bang, bang," in the video. With her hair in the pony tail, it seems like little Miss Pebbles would have preferred "Bam Bam" instead; however, you saw the bed head from this morning so the pony tail was the only way to go... Anyways, enjoy the video. 

Bed Head!

I love spring break. Alaina and I are sleeping in (sort-of) and enjoying our time together.

Happy Palm Sunday

Walking

Woohoo! It is spring break here in Charlotte and that means that I now get to spend 9 whole days, in a row, with my little Alaina. Her wonderful nanny let us borrow the walker that Alaina uses at their house so she can still get some exercise over the break. Alaina is thrilled that she can move around the house; meanwhile, the cats hate (and I mean really hate) that she is more mobile. 

Alaina has already figured out how to get up onto the carpet in our living room from the kitchen. I'm pretty sure that by the end of the 9 days she will have figured out how to get the walker upstairs. Harry and I really need to batten down the hatches!

7 Months Old!

 

Today is Alaina's 7 month birthday! Her first year is flying by. She posed for a few pictures today with one of her newest obsessions... balloons.

Current Likes:

Kitties and Doggies!

Her Sippy Cup

Blocks

Toys that Make Noise

Puffs and Yogurt Melts

Trying to Crawl (She's So Close!)

Current Dislikes:

Getting in her Car Seat

Learning Something New

After about of month of practice, Alaina finally learned how to use a sippy cup! Who would have ever thought drinking from a cup would be an accomplishment. Our little baby is getting so big!

Cute Stuff

I took a couple of videos of Alaina today in her normal routine. The first one is Alaina and Joey's daily reunion. They are both thrilled to see one another when we get home each afternoon; it is so sweet to watch. The second is Alaina playing. She really enjoys banging blocks together and making a mess. I think we are in for some real trouble when she starts crawling and walking. 

Cooper River Bridge Run Weekend

 This past weekend Harry, Alaina, and I went to Charleston to run the Cooper River Bridge Run. This was the 34th annual bridge run and approximately 50,000 people ran it this year. Our friends Joanne, Jessica, Siggy, Liam, and Shannon went along with us. Joanne and Jessica ran the bridge run while Siggy and Shannon took care of babies Liam and Alaina. After the run (no pictures... we decided not to carry a camera on the 6.2 mile run) we all headed downtown for some sight seeing.

Harry, Alaina, and I in front of the US Custom House.

Jessica and I near the port

Joanne, Siggy, Liam, Jessica, Shannon, me, Alaina, and Harry

On Sunday, after a relaxing breakfast at the hotel, we headed out to Sullivans Island to meet up with some of Harry's friends from high school and to see the beach. 

Talking

Alaina was talking up a storm during lunch today. It was SO cute. 

Prunes and Apples

Check out Alaina's face!

6 Month Check-Up

Today, Alaina had her 6 month check-up. She took her shots like a champ and only cried a little bit. Here are her 6 month stats:

Head Circumference - 17.5 in (90th percentile)

Height - 26.5 in (75th percentile)

Weight - 19lbs and 3 oz (100th percentile)

6 Months Old!

Alaina is 6 months old today... it is so hard to believe that half a year has gone by since she was born. She is such a blessing and we love her so much. Here are a few recent pictures.

Alaina and Grandma Huffman on a recent visit.

Hanging with daddy and kitty.

Ready for Easter.

Officially 6 months old.

Current Likes: Prunes, Sweet Potatoes, Apples, Bath Time, Peak-a-Boo, Chewing on Anything, Kitties!

Current Dislikes: Going to Bed, Teething

A Week of Alaina

Harry was in California the past week so I was taking a lot of pictures of Alaina to send to him. Here are a few of my favorites. 

 

 

 

 

 

Sitting Pretty

Our little lady can sit up on her own! Also, check out her super cute jeans... she wore her first pair today.

Visits from the Tooth Fairy

If you are wondering why there have been fewer posts lately, it is because Alaina cut 2 teeth in 1 week. Both of her bottom teeth came in on Saturdays... the first one on February 12 the second one a week later on February 19. Harry and I are tired to say the least. I'm beginning to wonder if she is working on getting even more teeth because of how much she was chewing this afternoon; only time will tell.

In addition to growing teeth, Alaina also tried orange food for the first time last week. We started with sweet potatoes and she loved them!

First Tooth!

Tonight, while giving our little one a bath, Harry and I commented on how much Alaina was chewing on things today. I felt inside her mouth (like I've been doing a lot lately) and found that she finally cut her first tooth! I feel like she's been teething forever, so I was glad to finally feel that bottom left tooth. Yay for another first!!

5 Months Old!

Today our little lady turns 5 months old! She is able to roll over from front to back and back to front and is even starting to sit up on her own for short periods of time (see the photo to the left). She is almost out of her 3-6 month clothes and is growing so fast!

Current Likes: Peas (yum, yum, yum!), Sophie the giraffe, sitting up, hugs, kisses, taking baths, rolling over, playing with her toys

Current Dislikes: Strangers and large crowds.

Happy 5 Month Birthday, Alaina!

Giggle, Giggle, Giggle!

Mmmmm, Peas!

Maybe I Was Wrong

A few days ago I posted that Alaina preferred sleeping on her back. I might need to change that. This is how she slept all last night; oh, and she slept though the whole night without a feeding. So, maybe I was wrong.

Sleepy Time

This is how Alaina usually sleeps... usually. The past few nights she has been rolling all over her crib. She wakes herself up a few times a night because her head is stuck at the top if her crib (thank goodness for bumpers). Notice in the monitor that she is at the bottom of her crib; she will be at the top of her crib in no time. Last night our little mover and shaker flipped herself over onto her tummy in the middle of the night. Alaina isn't much of a fan of tummy time so needless to say she wasn't too happy about waking up in that position. Here's hoping our little lady can settle down and get a good nights sleep.

Smiles are Free!