5 months!

Here's a few pictures that I took today.





I laugh at this every time I look at it.

Caroline's First Thanksgiving

For Thanksgiving we went to a friend's house in San Clemente. We were sad that we weren't able to be with family over the holiday, but we had a very nice time with friends. Our friends' house isn't on the beach, it's actually probably a couple of miles from the beach, however they have an awesome ocean view. And the sunset that evening was absolutely stunning. I wished I had my camera with me so I could have captured it. Besides the sunset we could also see the elusive islands of Catalina and San Clemente. Because of the marine layer that seems to be present more often than not, Jeremy and I have probably only seen Catalina a handful of times since we've lived here. I think this might have been a first sighting of San Clemente Island for both of us. As the sun was dropping out of view, the islands seemed to pop out of nowhere. Of course it's only the silhouette, but it's still quite a sight. The sky also layered with brilliant dark blues and oranges - such a beautiful contrast. Throw in the silhouettes of the islands and palm trees and it was breath taking. What a gorgeous view for Thanksgiving.

Saturday we took a little outing to Balboa island. I was hoping that there would be more Christmas decorations up, but that will give us an excuse to go back in the next couple of weeks. For those of you that don't know about Balboa Island, it's literally about 6 miles down the road from us. It's a tiny island with quaint houses. Caroline and I were down there before Halloween and some of the houses had the cutest decorations. After we had lunch at Wilma's Patio, we stopped at the frozen banana shop for dessert and then headed to the sidewalk that takes you around the island.


This is Caroline getting tickled:


There were even some kayakers out there


Later that evening:

Just some quick pictures

We've been staying busy and I really haven't taken too many pictures lately, but I thought I would share a few.
Here's Caroline playing with her Whoozit



We set up her high chair the other night just to try it out. She wasn't too sure about it, but she got the hang of it.



No, we aren't feeding her in there yet. Her doctor has recommended that we wait until she's about 6 months until she starts eating solids. This will just be another seat for her to sit in while Jeremy and I eat dinner. She's been sitting in her BeBe Pod chair with us for awhile now. We're trying to start "family dinners" early. This is an older picture that you've already seen, but it gives you the idea.


This one is from last night. This is how Caroline looked when we arrived home last night. She had all her favorite things with her and was obviously so content that she was sleeping peacefully in the car. Her favorite things (besides me, of course!) are her Frog Guy, Sophie la girafe, and any of her burp cloths.

Caroline found her feet

This is so cute. Caroline was hanging out in her chair this afternoon while I did a few things in the kitchen. When I came back to her, she was bent over in her chair, grabbing at her feet. Rudy makes his debut in this - he's such a ham!

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Beach pictures

Yesterday we had some family pictures taken at Treasure Island Beach in Laguna Beach. The session was actually part of a fund raiser that my MOMS Club was doing. The money raised will be donated to Families Forward which is an organization that helps families in Irvine. Jeremy and I had been to this beach when we first moved here in the summer of '08, but hadn't been back since even though we go to Laguna quite a bit. This beach is on the far south end of town, right next to The Montage. (Someday I hope to spend a few days at The Montage.) We had forgotten how beautiful it is. We also realized that since I found out I was pregnant, we really hadn't been on the beach very much at all. This was Caroline's first time in the sand and the photographer captured some fun shots of her in it. I am so excited to see the pictures!

After the shoot, we took a few pictures of our own. Since it won't be until later this week that we will get to see the proofs, here are some of our nonpro pics.

It has been a year

since we found out that we were expecting a little one. Last year on Sunday, November 9, I took a pregnancy test and it came out positive. I immediately told Jeremy and then took 2 more tests just because I really couldn't believe that it was true. We had been trying to get pregnant since July, so after four months of trying and waiting, we were both absolutely thrilled to finally have this great news. Over the next couple of weeks I took a few more tests just because I was still in disbelief that I could actually be pregnant. It wasn't until our first ultrasound on November 25 that I truly believed that I had a baby just starting to grow inside of me.

And here, a year later we have our amazingly beautiful daughter. All I can say is Wow! She is the best thing that has ever happened to me. I love her so much and love how she fills my days with absolute joy and wonder. Jeremy and I remark to each other everyday that she is awesome. And she really is.

I love you Caroline!

A new voice for Caroline

Apparently Caroline has discovered another one of her voices. This one is another type of squealy shriek - but different from the one a couple of months ago. It can come out any time...after she eats, when Daddy gets home, after her bath, but it always comes out when she is on the jumper. She goes nuts on that thing. Check it out....

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Part of the "Swing Set"

Caroline has a lot of standing "dates" each week. Fridays are with the Lovebugs which are a group of kids born in '08 and '09. As of now, she is still the youngest in the group. Which means she spends a lot of time watching the bigger kids eat solid foods, crawl, walk, run and play. Each week we meet some place different. Today was at a neighborhood park. After we watched her friend, Annie, eat some crackers (Annie is 8 months old), we set out to try the swings. Caroline is a little small for even the baby swings, but I hung onto her hands and pushed/pulled her back and forth. She smiled and kicked her feet.
(And yes, it was in the 70's today. And sunny. Absolutely gorgeous. Gotta love SoCal!)


She is very observant and curious about the bigger kids. I think she is just taking it all in and processing what she sees. She is going to be hell on wheels when she starts walking!

Kung Fu Caroline

Here is Caroline all dressed up to do her trick or treating on Halloween.

She looks happy, but do you think she's flipping me off? Maybe she didn't think I would notice. ;)

And an update on her pumpkin - it won a prize in the pumpkin carving contest! Woo hoo!