Noelle Marie… oh how you love your water bottles. You love love love to chew on them!! You get so excited when you see a water bottle. You bounce up and down and cry when I take it away from you.
It is SO funny to watch. I don’t know why you are so obsessed with them.
Last night I took you to a MOYC meeting. You tried to suck on my Mike’s Lemonade bottle, and when I took it away from you, you screamed and then took Erin Martinez’s water bottle off of the table. Naughty little stinker :)
We went and had your five month pictures taken. Yes, I know that you don’t normally get pictures taken when you are 5 months old, but I wanted them- and I thought we could give them as gifts--- so I had them taken.
You actually sat up for the first time when you had the pictures taken. You were so scared- you didn’t know what you were doing. I just got the pictures in and they look great! You are such a cute little girl! :)
“Super Baby” – The photographer was trying so hard to get you to rest on your hands and be all proper, but you weren’t having it at all. You have quite the personality already. You are going to definitely be a little spitfire.
You are still a little chunk. Okay, a big chunk, but that’s okay… more of you to love, right? Daddy doesn’t like these naked little baby pictures but I think they are oh so cute. And we can’t do them for long.
Sweet baby girl… you are already FIVE months old! I can hardly believe it. You are oh SO BIG! (Quite literally). I love you so much sweet princess.
Daddy thinks that you are getting spoiled, and it’s probably true, but I don’t care. It already makes me sad when you don’t want to cuddle. You are too busy exploring your world.
Things you love:
You keep growing, and growing, and learning new skills. Yesterday you learned how to SIT on your own!! That’s right, my little 5 month old chunker can SIT!! :) So exciting! Granted, you tumble if you try to turn to look at something, but you are still doing it! We’ve only had two falling/crying incidents so far… not too bad. I think it scares you more than it hurts you when you fall, but you are crying real tears- and that makes Mama sad.
Sweet baby girl… you are getting so active! You are talking all the time. All.the.time. And it’s loud… Grandma Culp asked if you ever cooed.. You tried that for about a day, and then you realized you could yell… and boy do you love to yell.
Oh hey there mama!
There are times that we can’t even have a conversation because you are talking so loudly. I have a feeling you are going to be like your mama. Oh boy, Daddy will really have his hands full then!
Your personality is definitely starting to come through now. You let us know when you are not happy, especially when you don’t want to go to bed. You scream and scream, and then give us the world’s biggest smile when we come to get you. You already have us wrapped around your finger.
You love love love to roll over. You can only roll from your back to your tummy. You don’t even try to roll back over anymore. You used to cry whenever you flipped on your tummy, but now you rather like it. You only sleep on your tummy anymore.
We do have to keep you off your tummy after you eat because you tend to puke up everything you just ate… all while smiling. We love your smile oh so much pretty girl. You always smile when we tell you that you are pretty. I think you are going to be our little princess.
You are starting to pull off your bows and headbands. We need to work on that. Your hair is just starting to come in and you kinda look like a boy if you don’t have a bow/headband on. You are so proud of yourself when you can pull it off- booger.
You still get really startled by…well almost everything. You hate sneezes and coughs. They are absolutely terrifying to you for some reason. If mama sneezes in the car it results in a full-blown meltdown by you. You are so scared. We feel bad, but at the same time it is really kinda funny. I know I am going to miss that little quirk of yours when you outgrow it.
Your facial expressions are hilarious. You love to dance around with Daddy, and just love our attention. You will yell at us if we are “ignoring” you. You are going to be a full-of-life little girl. I love you more every day!
Love,
Mama
You are becoming such a mobile little girl!! You learned on July 2nd how to roll over from your back to your tummy. You would freak out at first because you hated tummy time, but you are tolerating it a lot more now.
Right after you rolled for the first time!! “Save Me Mama!!”
When I lay you down on your back you flip over immediately 99% of the time. I’m glad you are excited to be practicing your new skill, but it creates a lot of pukey problems when you have just eaten. You spit up a lot for a little baby, but when you roll on your tummy it is amplified by 5 times. You haven’t figured out how to roll from your tummy to your back yet—and I’m in no rush for you to do so.
Speaking of a little baby… you are getting SO BIG. It makes me sad some days to realize that when you are fussing you just want to be set down so you can play with your toys. It was just a few months ago that all you wanted was to be close to me and to sleep on my chest.
You are so into exploring your world. Pretty baby!
Now when I pick you up you are looking around taking in every sight and sound. One quirky characteristic you have is that you are startled/scared of every.little.noise. Seriously. Currently your strongest dislikes are: sneezing, coughing, and flushing toilets.
It’s a bit ridiculous, but I know you will soon outgrow this phase too. I already find myself trying to remember what it was like what you would sleep on my chest during the day, and realizing that you probably never will again.
You have the cutest little giggle. You have yet to do a belly laugh, but you will giggle at us- and at yourself in the mirror. You think you are pretty funny. One of my favorite things about you right now is the big big big smile I get whenever I get you from your crib. It doesn’t matter what time it is (even at 3:00 in the morning) you have the world’s biggest gummy grin. I love it. I love you so much.
I know I need to write more, and I am pledging to you that I am going to write once a week at least- you change too quickly not to.
You love your toes right now. You can fit them in your mouth…nasty. You love it though! You love chewing on anything you can get your hands on. You have two little teeth under your gums on the bottom. Thanks to this new teething you are now a drool queen in addition to being a pukey little girl. Thank goodness for burp cloths. Best investment so far.
I love you so much sweet princess.
Love,
Mama
Sweet, precious, baby girl. You were baptized this past weekend, on June 9th, 2012. It was such a great time, and you were such an amazing little girl. Grandma and Grandpa Culp, Uncle Alex, Grandpa Green, and Aunt Kendra and Laura all came down for your baptism. The Frommelt family was all there too.
You were baptized at Church of the Ascension in Overland Park, KS, which is where we are parishoners. We had you baptized on a Saturday after 5:00 mass, because we wanted everyone that came in from out of town to be able to stay and celebrate for a while.
There was a visiting priest there saying mass. He was from Jamaica. You slept most of mass, until he decided that he wanted to announce your baptism, which was going to be held after mass, and introduce you to the entire congregation. You woke up when I brought you up front, but you stayed calm and didn’t cry at all. Good baby!!
Fr. Tom (Thomas Tank, yes that’s his real name), who is the pastor at Ascension, came back down from a retreat he was helping with to do your baptism. Aunt Kendra and Great-Uncle Steve are your godparents. It was so nice to have everyone there for you.
You wore the same baptismal gown that I did when I was baptized. I didn’t think you were going to be able to fit into it my little chunky monkey, but we squeezed you in. You looked so pretty!
You got a little fussy during the baptism, mostly because you were hungry, but you found your thumb and then all was good. You are obsessed with sucking your thumb. You love it more than anything…well maybe about as much as you love ceiling fans. More about that later.
After mass and the baptism we came home and had dinner and cake, and then played some games. You did great, although you really aren’t a fan of large groups of people. You’d rather it just be you, Mommy, and Daddy. We are so glad that you are now baptized into the faith. We love you oh-so-much sweet princess.
Love, Mama
You have started “talking” to me and Daddy. I love when you “talk” and you tend to do it ALL THE TIME. You definitely have a story to tell us, and it is so sweet. I can’t imagine what life would be like without you anymore… I am so glad that I am your mommy. We have been taking some little videos of you, so we can remember what you were like when you were so little.
It seems like you are already getting so big. You definitely know who I am and who Daddy is. You smile SO big when you see us, and that is amazing. I love your smile. You have this huge gummy grin.
I love you more every day sweet baby girl. I am so glad I get to stay home with you now. I love waking up with you and staying with you every day.
Love,
Mama
