{18} Months

**Update- We went to your 18 month check up and you are sure growing.  You haven't gained much weight since your last check up.  You still weigh 25 lbs but you are now 34 inches tall (95th percentile)!  

 
I can't believe you have been around for a year and a half, L!  You have grown more that I imagined you would in this time.  It seems like you have only been with us for a few months, not 18!  You think you are so big but you are still so small to me.

You are saying so many words I can't even count any more.  You love to just say all the things you know.  You are getting into everything.  You can reach the kitchen counter tops and most other things now.  You are climbing on all chairs/couches you encounter just because you can.  I let you climb on most things but the rule is that you must sit on your bottom.  We are having some battles over that.  You love to get into the computer armoire which is also a definite no-no but there is just something about touching the keyboard and mouse. 

You are getting more affectionate with us and we love to get a Liesel hug and kiss whenever we can.  You love to play chase and for us to hide and jump out and scare you.  It is so fun listening to you scream and giggle.  I love it so!  You are fast too and only getting faster.  You are beginning to try to take the steps without sitting down or holding on to anything on your way up or down.  You are quite the daredevil.

Playing outside is one of your favorite activities.  You don't have to be entertained.  You just like to walk around and look at stuff and add to your rock collection from the backyard.  You are amassing quite a collection which you like to bring inside and carry around with you.  You always like to carry around something small in your hand.  I guess it is a comfort thing.  You have to have your blankie or "Na-Na" as you call it and your sheep "Ba Ba" to sleep.  You are such a great sleeper at night time and naps.

You are such a delight and I love being your Mama!

 

Liesel's First Camping Trip

So, I know this is a few weeks late but we went camping over Memorial Day weekend.  It was Liesel's first experience spending that much time in the great outdoors and she handled it very well.  She really likes being outside though.  She likes to lay underneath the shade of the pecan tree in our backyard and just stare up into the leaves and branches as they sway in the wind.  Whenever we do that it makes me want to go to sleep.  Maybe she will learn that soon and we can both take a nap.  Anyway, back to camping.  Like I said, Liesel handled it well despite the noisy college age people there who talked until 4am.  Next time we go camping we won't camp on a river on a holiday weekend.  We did have fun though with Tarren's sister's family.  We will definitely go again soon.  Well, maybe in the fall when it is a bit cooler.  Here are some pictures of our adventure.  As you can see, it was pretty tame but we did sleep in tents at least.  Liesel's favorite part was rolling around on the air mattress. 

{6} Months Old

Liesel, this past week you turned 6 months old.  It was your first half birthday.  Mommy likes to celebrate these too.

-At your 6 month check up you weighed 19.5 lbs and are 28.5 in long.  You are in the 99.7th percentile for your length.  You are tall, baby girl!
-You are sitting up and a little wobbly but improving everyday.
-You have two teeth now on the bottom and I think you are working on some more but I can't see them yet.
-You got your first highchair and you aren't quite sure what to think of it.
-I gave you some mashed up bananas this week and you don't know what to think of those either.  Maybe we will wait a few days and try again.
-You get up on your hands and knees and rock but no crawling yet.  You only scoot backwards so far.  You get up on your feet with your bottom in the air.  It looks like you are doing the Downward Dog yoga pose.  Goofy girl!
-We have been cloth diapering you for a month now and it is going pretty well.  Just a few more loads of diapers a week!  I only wish I had started this sooner.

Keep growing, my Liesel!

Doesn't she look guilty?

Someone got a little tangled up.

{5} Months Old (and 1 week)

 
Okay so I am always behind on these.  Liesel was 5 months old last Monday.  I know none of these are unique to Liesel as a baby but they are to our family.

-She is pushing up on her hands and feet into a full push-up with her bottom in the air.  It is pretty funny except when she pushes over forward, her arms collapse and she face plants.  It only takes a couple of these to make her cry. :(
-She loves it when we make kissy noises at her.  It always makes her smile except when she is really, really tired.
-She likes to practice sitting up but always falls to one side or leans over forward to get her feet.
-She still likes to suck her toes in the bathtub.  I think she really likes that she can suck the water off of them in there.
-She makes new noises on an almost daily basis; discovering what her little mouth can do.
-She has started to lunge and reach for just about anything we are holding; especially cups, food and the TV remote. 
-You can't keep socks or shoes on her anymore.  Good thing it is warm weather time.
-She is sleeping lots better at night with maybe only one wake-up.  Naps are also improving.
-Her reflux is still a little bit of a problem but definitely getting better.  She is still taking medicine for it.
-"Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star" is her favorite song and it almost always calms her down when she is sleepy cranky.

What an adventure!

Pictures

So, I am a bad mother and I didn't get Liesel's 3 month pictures taken until she was 4 1/2 months old.  Oh well.  She is cuter now anyway.  We went to Target to have her pictures taken.  I don't think I'll go back there by the way.  She took some good photos and some not so great.  Here are a couple of good ones.

And here is a goofy one. She might not appreciate this one when she grows up. I still think she is cute though. 

 PS - Family, I will send you some of these.  The good ones not the bad ones.

Playtime with Mommy and Daddy

This post is really only pictures.  We like to get down on the floor and play!

{4} Months Old

I don't really have an update like last time I posted like this because 3.5 months wasn't that long ago.  Liesel, you are growing and growing.

-At your 4 month check-up you weighed 17.6 lbs (99th percentile) and were 26.25 in long (98th percentile).  You are a big 4 month old!
-You have rolled over from you tummy to your back once each way.  You are still working on this and it is not a regular occurrence.
-You have started squealing as loudly and high pitched as you can after which you cough because you have strained your voice so much.  Silly girl!
-This week you have been very interested in your feet and tonight in the bath you put your left big toe in your mouth and sucked on it.  What an accomplishment!
-You are starting to make motorboat noises with your mouth and blow spit bubbles.
-At dinner time you sit in your bouncer and talk to mommy and daddy as we eat.  You are the best entertainment I know!
-You have lost your hair in a ring around your head.  It looks like you must wear a sun visor all the time.  It is beginning to grow back but you have a ways to go.  I still think you are beautiful!
-When we sit in the rocking chair with you you start to cry because you think we are going to put you to sleep.  For now you like to be swaddled to nap most of the time and bounced to sleep in our arms or on the exercise ball..  I usually nurse you to sleep at night.  I love nursing my sweet girl.  It is such a precious time for me and I will miss it when you stop.
-You are such a joy to us each day and we love seeing you grow, my Liesel.

3 1/2 Months old

I know this is a little late but I wanted to start doing this so here I go.

I can't believe you are already 3 1/2 months old, my sweet girl.  You are changing every day.

-You weigh around 16 lbs.  You have grown a lot!
-You can hold your head up really well and love to look around at everything
-You are rolling over from your back to your tummy.  Your preferred direction is to your left but you are officially an ambi-roller when you want to be.  When I lay you on your back you automatically roll to your tummy now but you get very frustrated because you can't roll back over.
-You still sleep in Mommy and Daddy's room in your crib which Mommy loves.  She wants you close to her.
-You wake up once a night to be fed (I really can't complain too much about this one)
-You are all smiles all the time (except when you are tired or hungry of course)
-You love to be on the changing table.  This is where you are the most talkative.
-Sometimes you talk so loudly that Daddy and I can't carry on a conversation.
-You are beginning to laugh but we can't predict when it will happen.  I think you laugh when you are tickled on the neck or under the arms.  It is a really cute little giggle and I can't wait for more!
-You are starting to love bath time so we try to make time for it every night whether you need a bath or not.
-You are going to Bible class at church and so far have done really well.  What a big girl!
-You have been to Memaw and Papa's house in Missouri twice and are definitely getting better about being in your car seat.  You still don't really like it though.
-You love to kick your legs and stand up on Mommy's lap and look over my shoulder.
-You still have problems with reflux but it is so much better than when you were 3 weeks old when we discovered it.  You get held upright after you eat for 30 minutes.  You love to be held!

Go Pokes!

Here is a picture of Liesel watching the Cowboys beat the Jayhawks on Saturday.  She loves her Cowboys!  She also loves to chill on the couch with no pants on.  Aww...just like her Daddy.  And look at those beautiful blue eyes!

First Post

This is my first blog post. I decided that having a new baby might make our lives blog-worthy. You tell me. Liesel Carmen Condict was born on November 12, 2009 at 3:10pm. She was 21 1/2 in long and weighed 9lb 4oz. She is already 3 1/2 months old. Now she weighs around 16lbs. My how time flies when you're having fun! Sorry for not chronicling her first months. I will try my best to take care of the rest. Hopefully we will have some funny stuff to put on here. With this first post I will try to cover some of the months we missed.

One Day Old

First Bath at 10 days old (she didn't like it)First ChristmasFirst SnowOne Month Old


Two Months OldThree Months Old
Playing on the floor (on her OSU blanket of course!)