Little Vivian on the Prairie

Today Vivian got to wear one of my favorite tops. It's another one I would totally wear if it came in mommy sizes. It's kind of a prairie-looking top with the shoulder ruffles and bib front but then it has button all the way down the back. The material is kind of a swiss dot. Adorable!

Showing off her fancy pants with a trouser stripe.

Please, no more pictures.

Ok, fine, just one more pretty smile.

Lady in Red

Another early morning photo shoot. I love this dress. It's just a simple cotton Gap dress but I think it's so cute! Maybe it's that I would love to wear it in grown up size. It just looks so dang comfy. It even has matching bloomers... can't get any better than that.

My lady-like daughter.

Apparently I have taught her how to chew her bottom lip. Sorry kid

Yes, the top of her dress is darker than the rest of the dress. Yes, it's because of drool. Whatareya gonna do about it, punk?

I love those chunky thighs!

Hippy Baby

She's ready for Woodstock and then Sturgis.

Strong-Man Baby

She really wanted that chicken!

Scooting

I know that the wooden floor is slippery and easier to move around on but she had to push herself off the textured mat also. She's on the move!

Both she and I are home sick today. I'm not so sick that I would normally have stayed home but she's pretty congested so we kept her home from daycare. What a good stay to stay home though!

Wedding

Vivian and I picked out our outfits for Uncle Bubby's wedding.

Think Warm

The weather has been crazy! This weekend it was warm enough that we had the door open and today it was freezing cold. So, Vivian and I decided to dress in some tropical wear to pretend like we are on the beach. I wore a hot pink top and she wore hot pink pants. I think I might get matching mommy daughter dresses for Uncle Bubby's wedding. It would be a good look.

Also, if you notice, she is sitting up without leaning on the chair! She still needs the extra support near her tush but she can hold her back up herself.

Before and After

Vivian's reflux has made it difficult for her to sleep laying flat on her back. For the first month I slept in a rocking chair hoping she would eventually sleep in her crib. We finally broke down and bought a Rock n Play bassinet. It was a life saver! She loved the thing and would finally let me sleep in my bed again. For the last month or so she hasn't been sleeping as well in it. Whenever she would slightly wake up she would start trying to sit up and wake herself up completely and we would then have to try to get her back down. So, we sadly decided it was time to move her to the crib.

We have her mattress at a slight incline to help keep the acid down. We also let her sleep on her tummy. This was a big debate for us since it's recommended that babies sleep on their backs for the first year. But Vivian is strong enough the lift her head and move it around as needed. She also is able to scootch. She can go a full 360 degrees during the course of a night. It's pretty funny to watch her. This kind of defeats the purpose of the incline but it's still cute.

Anyhoo, here are some comparison pictures in the good old Rock n Play. At five months and maybe 6 weeks.

Pink Corduroy

Is there anything cuter than a pink corduroy jumper? How about a pink corduroy jumper with a little mouse on the pocket and matching pink mouse shoes? A friend has two adorable daughters older than Little V. Luckily for Vivian she received some adorable clothes last week. This morning I was in charge of dressing V so I decided she needed to wear corduroy. It's the cutest outfit ever! I think she is going to wear the shoes everyday.

Sorry most of her poses are the same as the last post. I take her pictures really quickly in the mornings before I leave for work so I tend to just plop her down in her room or on my bed so there's not going to be much variety in the foreseeable future. But, I figure taking any pictures is better than taking very few that happen to have different backgrounds. And now for the adorable outfit...

Does anyone else think she looked EXACTLY like Victor from the eyes up in this one. He swears she doesn't but I think she looks more like him in this shot than in any other I have taken.

Jeans Day

On Monday Vivian wore her new denim jumper from Gap and little baby tube socks. She looked so cute! It was kind of hard to get good pictures because the dress likes to scrunch up and show her little matching diaper cover.

Not smiling but a good outfit shot.

Smiling but showing her diaper

Darth Vivian

Vivian has a blanket that she is obsessed with. It's silky on one side and fuzzy on the other. Anytime we give it to her she loves to rub it all over her face. She just recently started this with other things as well, mostly her crab toy, stuffy cat, and a cloth book that she has. It's funny to watch her with any of these items because she tries to eat them anytime they are near her! The pink blanket is by far her favorite though. Probably because it is so soft and cozy. She loves to be wrapped up in it. And then she becomes... Darth Vivian!

I think this one is adorable. You can see how much she loves her blanket.

I swear she did this to herself

New Outfit

One of my good friends has two darling little girls a year and three years older than Vivian. Happily this means Vivian just received some cute new outfits that don't fit the girls any longer! This is one of my favorite outfits. For some reason I think the little pink buttons on the leggings are adorable.

Waiting for mommy and daddy to get ready for work.

Showing off her new skill... sitting up!

Sweet potatoes

They are so tasty...

5 months

Little V is five months old today. She's such a big girl! On Thursday we moved her into her crib and it seems to be going fairly well. She is only waking up once a night now which is much better than once an hour! She is able to scootch around on her tummy, mostly just going in circles but she is starting to move forward a little. Her snail toy really makes her try to move forward to it. She loves her grab her crab and tonight she turned 90 degrees to be able to reach it.

She loves sucking on her hands. Every time I put my camera up to take a picture she would suck on her hands. Then when I put it down she would take them away from her face. She's a tricky baby.

And she loves her feet too!!

She so close to sitting up on her own. Now she can only do it for 5-10 seconds but she's getting better everyday.