Happy 6 Month Birthday, Caroline!

It's so hard to believe that Caroline is a 1/2 year old! She is definately starting to develop more of a personality, and we love seeing her grow and learn new things everyday.

Caroline doesn't go back to the doctor until November 1st, so we still aren't sure of her exact measurements. Check back soon for updates! According to our scale, she weighed right at 16 pounds. Several friends and family have also commented on how long she seems to be getting. Must be going through a growth spurt!
To our big girl:

• You are not a fan of cereal/food. We try feeding you, but you really don't want much to do with it. In fact, you have thrown-up several times at night, which we are thinking is because we are trying to feed you too much. Time for a new plan of action.
• You are still taking 7-8 oz. four times per day.
• Your sleep schedule is also pretty much the same. Sleeping through the night...two naps during the day (one longer, one shorter)...cat nap before bed. We may try cutting the cat nap out and putting you to bed a little earlier for the evening.
• Yor biggest accomplishment this month was learning how to sit up!! You started practicing by holding onto toys (10/2), and within a few days you were doing it on your own:)
• Your tear duct finally opened the weekend of 10/16! No more gunky, left eye for you!!
• No crawling quite yet, but we aren't in any rush for that!!

Pumpkins Galore

On Sunday, we made a trip over to Thies Farm in search of the perfect pumpkins. We couldn't have asked for a better day weather wise. Caroline, on the other hand, was a different story. Joe was kind enough to pass his cold on to Caroline, which resulted in a runny-nosed, tired, and cranky baby. These pictures were taken before her meltdown and falling asleep mid-trip.

She wasn't too crazy about sitting on the straw. Really she wasn't too thrilled about being put down in general. On a normal day I think she would have been all over it. Oh well!

A Week of Firsts

Caroline has had an exciting past couple of days. After celebrating Joe's birthday, we went out in search of a new pair of running shoes for him. Unfortunately, we didn't find any, but we did end up buying Caroline her very first pair of Nikes:)
On Friday, October 1st Caroline enjoyed her first Cardinals baseball game against the Colorado Rockies. She must be good luck because the Cardinals actually won;) She was very excited and well-behaved, but ended up passing out by the end of the game.

To round-up all of the excitement, Caroline sat up (with the assistance of a toy) on her own today. She was able to sit without help, but only for a few seconds. Maybe she will be sitting up by 6 months after all! What a big girl she is becoming!!

Happy Birthday, Joe

Joe turned 28 this past Thursday! We celebrated by going to dinner at El Maguey. Joe's present was actually a physical gift. He spent last weekend in Milwaukee hanging out with some college buddies. While he had a lot of fun, I'm sure he missed us;) How could he not, right? Caroline did make him a coffee mug with her handprints, and was even thoughtful enough to buy him some Dunkin Donuts coffee.

Due to a lack of time and motivation, I was only able to make Joe cupcakes. Though a cake probably would have been easier. Either way, they tasted delicious (chocolate with white confetti icing).

Joe is getting closer to 30 with every passing day! Hard to believe it's only 2 years away!!