Crying

Even when Rebekah's crying she's adorable.

Major Leagues

We rounded up our weekend of baseball with a day trip to Cleveland to see an Indians game. First Major League game for both Bethany and me. The rain held out until the bottom of the ninth, and Bethany had a much better time than I was able to capture on film.

Zoo Grandma Style

Bethany went to the zoo with Grandma for the first time yesterday! She showed Grandma all the fun animals, and how to say "baa." Then Grandma introduced her to the merry-go-round. Bethany was anything but merry, and will probably will not be going on another ride anytime soon. It was totally worth the $1 ride to see her freak out though. Is that mean or what?

The Day After

Bethany's been a little out of sorts today recovering from yesterday. But she had a lot of things to keep her busy - new toys! She should never be bored again with all this new stuff!

Walk, Fall, and Walk Again

Bethany is growing less and less reliant on furniture to steady her while walking. She loves Aunt Sarah's because there's tons of space to walk around... and she definitely takes advantage of it. On a slightly different topic, I realized how big my girl was getting this morning when she walked out of her room to me!

Rainy Day

Bethany has mastered the art of pouting. When we tell her "no", it's amazing how quickly she can make us want to give in. Not only does she show off a super big frown, but she puts her head down in her arms and whines. Honestly, how can you say "no" to this face?I believe this particular incident started because I was trying to bite a grape in half before offering it to her. Not to worry - I promise that immediately after taking these pictures I picked her up for a big hug.

McDonald's Play Place

Yesterday we went to McDonald's after church because I thought (wrongly) that they had a ball pit that Bethany could play in. But, I was not deterred, and climbed all they way to the top of the Play House with Bethany. She enjoyed it until we got to the very top and she looked down and saw how far away her daddy was. So we took the fastest way down - the slide. She enjoyed going down, honest! But as soon as we stopped she was crying again to get Matthew to feel sorry for her. What a daddy's girl.

Flordia???

Bethany and I sat down to watch OSU kick Flordia's butt tonight. (Daddy was in Rochester watching it with his buddies.) By the end of the 1st quarter, Bethany was confused. What is going on?Then, at the end of the 3rd, I put a very unhappy baby to bed. The poor girl had to witness not only her 1st Buckeye loss, but the loss of a national championship. It's been a tough day.

Sweatball

You can file this in my negligent parent file. I was driving home a while ago, and the whole way Bethany was screaming. As we were pulling in the parking lot, she managed to calm herself down, and by the time we got everything upstairs she had fallen asleep. So naturally, I didn't think twice about leaving her in the carseat with the blanket over the top of her. Problem is, not only did she have the blanket over her, she also had a huge winter coat on. By the time she woke up crying, all her hair was matted to her head in sweat, and her face was beet red. Poor Bethany... hehe.

Big Sister

Bethany met her cousin, Evann, this weekend. She LOVED Evann's hair, and tried to grab it every chance she got. (Who can blame her, Evann's hair is awesome.) We're looking forward to Bethany having a big cousin to take care of her!

Cry Baby

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.

Birthday present

Check this out. Last night I put Bethany down in her crib so her head would have been at the top of this picture. This morning, she had nearly pulled a 180. Maybe for her 3 month birthday I should give her full use of her crib!

Bethany and Piglet

I had some fun harassing my daughter with her stuffed animals this morning. So here's her slightly amused, and then with her classic pouty face. Man, I love that face. Is that bad?

Tornadoes in Buffalo??

I drove home from Target a half hour ago in some of the scariest weather I have ever seen. The thunder and lightening were going like crazy, branches flying, Beth screaming in the backseat... I just couldn't believe it. Then I get home, run inside with Bethany, and turn on the tv to breaking news of a severe tornardo warning. Tornado warning?! What the heck? And here I thought I was losing my mind... glad God us home safe!

Michigan!

Once again, Bethany had a very event-filled weekend! At the last minute, we decided it would be great to go to Michigan and see a bunch of my mother-in-law's family. So, it was off to Great (to Beth) Grandma and Grandpa Brown's house. We got to see lots of family - Uncle Bruce and his awesome girlfriend Marcy, Andrew and Emily and Baby Ailey, Mom and Dad Lafferty, and of course Grandpa and Grandma Brown.

Here's us in Frankenmuth - we had fun bumming around there Saturday afternoon.


And here's Bethany with her great grandparents!

And finally! Ailey and Bethany meet! Ailey's 2 days older than Beth... what fun! The cousins had a great time meeting, and next time they may actually know what's going on and interact!!! (I'll let you play a little bit of Where's Waldo with these pictures - where's Bethany?)

Girls Night Out

Last Friday night, the girls all got together to hang out one last time before Andy steals Sarah away. So, Bethany got all dressed up and ready to go! Destination: the bowling alley for some crazy midnight bowling (at 10:00)!
Turns out Bethany isn't too fond of the game yet, but she'll learn.
Instead, she had fun just hanging out with Aunt Sarah, Grandma, Laura, Beth and Me!

It's just one of those days

I think I can safely say that Bethany is growing a healthy set of lungs. I just need to work on understanding her form of communication a little better! We're on our way to Target to get her first set of bottles... pray her day brightens up a bit. Hopefully she just needs to get out and enjoy some fresh air!