Bethany is all about feeding herself. Almost every feeding she's grabbing the bottle/spoon and making sure I'm not taking it out of her mouth. When I do pry the object out of her hand, she FREAKS out! She is not a fan of burping, and definitely doesn't understand that I need to reload the spoon. You'd think we're starving the girl!
Blogger wasn't up for uploading pictures yesterday, hence the ridiculous amount of time between posts. Don't worry, I already got grief from my mom. So here you go - Beth's new favorite position.
Little Bethany had rice cereal for the first time tonight! She handled the spoon like a pro! Check it out.
Bethany is so cute in this outfit. I can't wait until it fits her just right. She's officially in 3-6 months clothes now - Matt and I switched her wardrobe over yesterday. Now I have a whole new wardrobe to play with!
Bethany spent the day at the Marriott for her last day of school orientation. I was thinking about how kids learn the most between the ages of 0-5, and wondered if all her time spent at UB this next 2 years is going to increase her intelligence. That would be an awesome side effect to having to drag her to all my group meetings!
Bethany has had so many new developments this week. Little Brenin taught her how to grab her feet this past weekend, and now her big toe is her new favorite thing to suck. She's starting bottle feeding this week, and taking it like a champ. She even lets her mommy feed her still, and tries to help. Granted, her helping usually results in a couple thumbs in her mouth with the nipple, but still. And, to top it all off, she's UB's youngest MBA student! She's gone to every day of orientation, gotten lots of attention, and loved every minute of it. That's my girl!
I apologize for the lack of a post yesterday. This is how Bethany was - all day. That is, until she went to her daddy's work and saw him. Then she was all smiles, and even gave a few good laughs. What a daddy's girl.
Friday night Bethany rolled over in front of people for the first time - Matt, Mom and Dad. Where was I? I had to go to the bathroom. Bethany is quite the rebel waiting for me to leave the room! But when I got back, she rolled back onto her back!!! Granted, she hasn't done that again yet, but she's been rolling on her tummy all over the place ever since! (Then we have to roll her back over when she gets upset... )
Bethany's Great Aunt Lois made her the quilt in this picture. Pretty cute, huh? She loves it!
Beth can be so gross sometimes! Today, I walked away from her for 2 seconds, came back, and she had somehow managed to spit up and get it in her EYE. How on earth do you spit in your own eye? So I did the only immediate solution I could think of - I took her to the kitchen and sprayed her in the face with my sink hose. Needless to say, she was not very appreciative. It got the job done though.
Yesterday was pretty eventful. Bethany's great grandma Thompson came over to visit. We had a good talk, and Beth got some loving! Then we all went out for a wonderful evening as a family. We had a picnic dinner in Losson Park, a yummy ice cream sundae at Antoinette's, and saw some of a band concert in West Seneca's town hall. Beth and I had fun dancing to the music! Overall, yesterday was a GREAT day.
I love camping. The week was filled with bocce ball, frisbee golf, swimming, hiking, games, campfires, and A LOT of eating. How much better can you get? Bethany packed in a lot of firsts: first time picking her nose (unintentionally), first boo-boo (2 actually, a scratch on her arm and a cut baby toe), first time in a tent, first time meeting Uncle Andy and Aunt Paula, first time on a boat (the Maid of the Mist), and her first hiking trip. Not bad... she's getting to be a pro at new things!
Green Lake is the most beautiful lake ever. I can't believe how green it is! We took the stroller for a spin around the two lakes (a nice 3 mile walk), and definitely appreciated the surroundings. Bethany was very impressed with how the sun came through the tops of the trees, and was sitting pretty comfortably in the cool shade. Uncle Pete and Aunt Kim took over pushing for a good bit of the trip, and Mom and Dad got some quality time. Very nice!
The first few days of camping were spent at Sampson State Park. Sampson State Park is horrible. So horrible that we decided to drive an hour to Watkins Glen rather than waste our time trying to find something fun to do where we were. Good choice. We hiked a good 2 miles in 1,000 degree weather, and enjoyed every minute of it. Beautiful stuff. Bethany was having a good time being back-packed by her dad and Uncle Andy. (Beats having to walk!) If you want to go to a park on Seneca Lake, don't go to Sampson, go Watkins!
Niagara-on-the-Lake was an awesome place to visit. They have a cute little park that came in very handy - it was hot! Bethany and I spent a good amount of time at the waterhole, and she really enjoyed being able to sit in the pool. Overall, a nice relaxing day before heading out to CNY... loved it!
Sometimes I forget the power of the falls. And boy did the Maid of the Mist remind me! I could not believe how soaked I was by the time I got off that boat. Thankfully, Matthew was with it enough to head toward the middle of the boat to protect our little Bethany. It made it a much more enjoyable experience for her. We trekked the complete circumference of the falls, including Goat Island and the entire Canadian side. What a great way to start off the vacation! We ended the day chatting up a storm with Andy, Paula, Pete and Kim. It is so nice to spend such quality time with them. And they definitely loved being able to see Beth!
