Baby Wedding!

No, Mikayla's not getting married just yet, but she did go to another wedding. She's getting quite good at the whole wedding thing. This wedding was pretty cool for her because there were several other babies there that were near her same age. In particular she got to hang out with Lorenzo who is the son of one of Chris's best friends from high school. Lorenzo is about two months older than Mikayla, so she had a hard time keeping up with his swift grabs at her headband. I can't wait until she is that fast too. I imagine baby play time will be really entertaining to watch!

Happy babies!

LORENZO: Oh what's that on your head? MIKAYLA: Look over there!  

LORENZO: I want it!  MIKAYLA: What is happening right now? 

LORENZO: Got it!  MIKAYLA: What the...I need to regain my balance.  

Ahhhhh! We're synchronized falling!

Watch out! The babies are multiplying!!

FIVE Months Old!

Luckily I'm better at taking pictures of Mikayla than I am at updating her blog! So her five month pics have been sitting on my camera waiting to be posted for almost a month now. Granted, this has been a very busy month. We had two weddings (one in Phoenix), relatives visiting from Buffalo AND I returned to work. Returning to work is probably the biggest reason that I have a backlog of at least 4 more blog posts. Oh well, more to look forward to right?

So anyways, Mikayla is FIVE months old! At her latest check up she weighed almost 15 pounds! She is starting to advance really quickly lately. She is getting really good at sitting, she passes toys from one hand to another and then to her mouth and she recognizes her name. Apparently she likes her name because she always responds to it with a great big smile!

Oh my gosh....I'm FIVE months old!

Mikayla at Five Months

Mikayla at Four Months

Mikayla at Three Months

 Mikayla at Two Months

Mikayla at One Month

Mikayla wants to tell you what she's been up to lately:

 I'm getting so big!

 I'm chewing my lip because I might be teething

I'm still interested in my toes

And I'm REALLY interested in my pig!!

First Plane Ride

A few weeks ago, Mikayla went on her first trip through the air! We weren't sure how she was going to handle it, so we were glad it was just to Phoenix. Luckily she did amazing! She basically ate and slept the whole way there and the whole way back. She was a perfect little jet setter. There were a lot of babies on the flight back, and all of the other passengers (especially the parents of the other babies) gave Mikayla the gold star for being the best at flying. Way to go Mikayla! Maybe we'll take you somewhere else soon...or maybe not, traveling with a baby is still really hard!

 Waiting for the plane. We were standing here forever waiting for a plane to be in the background. Finally!

Some quality time with daddy

Sorry other passengers, you're going to have to wait while we get this picture. We must document this momentous event. 

Thatta girl! Nighty night.

Nibbler and Mikayla

Our poor dogs don't get quite as much attention as they used to. It's not that we love them any less, but Mikayla really does require our full attention. So our dogs feel a little left out sometimes. Well our puggle, Nibbler, feels left out. Our chihuahua, Frankie, refuses to acknowledge there is a baby in the house (one time he sniffed Mikayla for about a second, that's the most attention she's gotten from him).

I keep telling Nibbler that Mikayla is going to be her best friend one day and I'm sure this is true. Mikayla can't keep her eyes off Nibbler. Nibbler is the light of her life. Mikayla could be tired and cranky but as soon as she catches sight of Nibbler she gets the biggest smile across her face. Sometimes she even laughs, apparently Nibbler is pretty funny!

I let Nibbler sit on the glider with Mikayla during her 4-month photo shoot and their reactions were priceless. Here are some pictures and videos of Nibbler and Mikayla: 

"It's Nibbler! My Favorite!"

"I love Nibbler"

Here's a really cute video where Mikayla keeps touching Nibbler like she can't believe she's really there: 

Here's a video where Nibbler is like an annoyed big sister:

Here are some bonus pics of Mikayla and her pig (her other best friend):

FOUR Months Old!

Mikayla is FOUR months old! Well I am a little late in posting this, so she is really almost 5 months old. Oh well, better late than never to show her 4 month pictures! 

The stats from her 4 month checkup:

Height: 24.5inches (25-50 percentile)
Weight: 14lbs 6 oz (50-75 percentile)
Head Circumference: 16.75 in (75-90 percentile)!!!

I was right! Her head has had a massive growth spurt! It's like an orange on a toothpick!

Here is her four month old picture compared to her three, two and one month old pictures as well as a video of her latest ability: sitting up whenever possible!

Sitting is fun!

Mikayla's Four Month Old Photo

(wearing her new piggy pajamas and talking)

Mikayla's Three Month Old Photo

Mikayla's Two Month Old Photo

Mikayla's One Month Old Photo

Can't Stop Jumping!

Mikayla loves her jumperoo more than ever these days. She will jump in it for as long as we let her. A few nights ago I decided to let her jump in it before bedtime and before I knew it, this is what I found:

I took this video to illustrate just how fast asleep she was:

Here is a bonus jumperoo video to show just how excited Mikayla gets when Chris does his impersonation of George Bush's laugh:

Boxcar Child

It's true, kids love boxes! While we were on vacation in Pinecrest we discovered that Mikayla loved riding around in an empty wine box. It was like a little car made just for her. Here is a great video of her riding around in the box. Chris and my mom are so classic, it is hilarious!