6 Months Old...(Only a little late...like a month)

We have made it 6 months!!! Our little girl has gone from a dreamy newborn to a loving and playful little baby girl. It is amazing how much she has grown and changed. We didn't do one of those cool monthly photos like you see other parents doing, and we are shooting ourselves, but we do have a photo or two of her in her car seat from every month. So, no, she doesn't live in her car seat, but it was the best way to see how much she has grown :)

Vera Coming Home from the Hospital

So tiny!!!

 1 Month Old

Back from Her First Trip to Palms with Mimi...See the bling?

2 Month Old

One of the only times she was awake in her carrier!

3 Month Old

This little silly was on her way to her first movie...those are sound canceling ear muffs.

4 Month Old

In a cloud of cozy-ness!

5 Month Old

Hey! Are you taking another picture of me?

6 Months Old

Ready for Summer!!!!

Here are her 6 Months Stats!

• Weight ~ 15.9 lbs (Official from the Dr)
• Height ~ 25.75" (Official from the Dr)
• Shoe Size ~ 1 and on the verge of 2.
• Clothes Size ~ 3-6 Months and a few 6-9 Months.
• Bed Time ~ 8:15PM-ish
• Diaper Size - 2
• Sleep ~ Until about 5PM and then falls asleep for another 2 or 3 hours. 
• Naps ~ These are changing. She was a great morning napper until she turned about 4 months, and then she started shifting to an awesome afternoon napper with several little naps during the day. She still loves snoozing in the car seat whenever we get in the car.
• Favorite Toys ~ Feet, Hands, and the 3 Bs - Bunny, Binky and Blanky.
• Words ~ Dadada, aaaaah, lalalala, mmmmmmm, and lots of squeals, and giggles.
• Favorite Foods ~ Sweet Potato, Banana, and cool cucumber slices for teething.

Here are some more of our favorite pictures from this past month

<3 Always,

The Sieberts

24 Weeks Old

This little girly is 24 weeks old! Peter says that means she's 6 months, but I keep telling him to slow down...her birthday is on the 29th! She is already growing and changing too fast!!!

This might be one of my favorite pictures from this last week. She is so silly! I am so blessed to get to spend everyday with this sweetheart. She is it! 

Those little cheeks aren't so little any more. 

Oh I love you dad!!

But your squeezing me!!! JK

This last weekend Vera helped work on the Rubik's Playhouse FBT is working on with BSC for the Appleseed Project. Be sure to visit the Albuquerque Zoo where they will be on display for the next few weeks. 

This week we also moved from our sink tub to our ducky tub (Thank you Cousin Ashley) in the real life tub! Whoa! Someone is so big!

This week Vera's toes have become cooler than they use to be. They are wiggly, thickly, and chewy. 

She is also teething big time so thumbs are awesome for chewing as well. 

She's a super sitter upper. But we did have a little accident today and bumped our lip and bled a bit. Totally freaked me out but we kept our cool. 

She is so smiley! 

This is her new teething face. She does it all day! So silly! Love it!

Five Months Old

This is my (Holly's) favorite picture...from today...

Here are her stats!

• Weight ~ 13.5 lbs
• Height ~ 25"
• Shoe Size ~ 1
• Clothes Size ~ 3-6 Months, but not for much longer.
• Bed Time ~ 8:15PM 
• Sleep ~ 7 to 10 hours at night, with several little naps during the day. 
• Favorite Toys ~ Feet, Hands, binky ribbon, and Bead Roller Coaster 
• Words ~ None yet, but lots of squeals, giggles, and sounds all together.

 

Celebrating 5 Months with GiGi and MiMi.

So, Vera turned 5 months yesterday. We cannot believe she is getting so big. These last months has passed so quickly and she has grown to much. This months has been a big one developmentally for sure. She has officially sitting up, sleeping in her own room, giggling when she thinks something is funny, and has had a little bit of real grown up food! This has been a big month, and we are in love more and move everyday.

She is becoming so independent while playing and her interests in toys is changing. All toys still first go in the mouth, but they are also examined closely and she is using her other senses, including touch, smell and taste. 

Bath time is the best!

She is also really beginning to taste things. As I said she had a little avocado, cereal, and banana...not all at once, and not everyday...but she really loves to eat with dad. She will just about everything in her mouth and if they are not so yummy she makes hilarious faces, so far we haven't had any of these faces with food which is good. 

Mom and Dad said my Easter basket from Omi was delish, but I'm not so sure...

Bath time is also getting more and more fun. She is about to out grow her tub (which we have loved...highly recommend the 4Moms tub). This means we get to move to the real tub and the blow up ducky tub Cousin Ashley gave us. 

This month is also shown the first signs of teething...something I am not looking forward to in so many ways...but we are prepared and the amber beads have come out! They are pretty cute.

Not the best pic mom...I'm all cheeks...and look like a boy...not cool.

We have also begun going for more and more walks. The weather has gotten quite nice in Albuquerque lately, and V has been donning her sunglasses more and more. It has also become clear that she is as fair as her mom for sure...see those rosy cheeks...that from a bit too much sunshine on Friday. Only one more month till she will be living in sunscreen 24/7.

Thank you guys for visiting out blog and hearing about our little love. 

<3 Always,

The Sieberts

Family Photo Out-Takes...Dad's Photo Bombing.

    

21 Weeks Old

Miss V is 21 weeks! 

This little bean got a new toy while we were at IKEA and she loves it!

She has just about got this whole sitting up thing as well. 

And she loves ice tea with Pop! (Don't worry it's half caf and most of it goes down her shirt). 

She is a big lover of books! And she is getting quite strong when it comes to tummy time. Until she gets tired...

She's our sweety bug love. If you couldn't tell I took a ton of pictures this week. 

<3 Always,

The Sieberts

V's First Weekend Getaway and She's 20 Weeks!

Ready for a Road Trip!

This weekend we took a little trip to Denver! We went to visit our dear friends Jess and Brent, and as an extra bonus the trip also allowed for some family quality time with Omi and Grandpa as well!!!

Being Silly Before We Left, and Working on Sitting Up.

We set out on the trip Thursday afternoon prepared for a lot of stops with a big bag of toys to keep our little one occupied. This being her first road trip can I say we were a little worried having no idea what we were in for. Needless to say, Vera is an angel. She slept until we got to Raton and then we played for about an hour after our dinner stop and she slept the rest of the way to Denver. 

Waking Up with Dad.

Once we arrived, we crashed at J and Brent's to rest up for a day of shopping on Friday. V loved the mall and enjoyed smiling at everyone, even if they didn't notice her she smiles at everyone. The one photo I took from the day may be documenting the only time she wasn't smiling :)

How Many Hours Have We Been Here?

Please Don't Buy Me This Silly Hat!

You Guys Can't be the Only Ones Having Lunch!

The next day Vera went to her first museum!!! We saw the modern art exhibit where we all enjoyed some pretty amazing pieces of art (V while straped on to Dad in the Bjorn). On top of the great art...our travel to the museum was an adventurous one. We were on the opposit side of downtown, so we walked to the bus station and rode the bus to the stop by the museum. It would have been pretty low key but we got on the bus right as the St Paddy's Day Parade was ending. Exciting! Thankfully, J met us there, so V and I were able to ride home with her. 

Jackson Pollock - Convergence

After a day at the museum we went for a wonderful dinner at The Plimoth. So delish!!!! It's a block and a half from J and Brent's and was delish...did I say that already? We had wonderful wine, got to chat with friends and enjoy a really fantastic dinner.

The Source

Before heading home we had bunch at a wonderful place called The Source in Rino, it's an 1880 foundry building that was convered into a wonderful space to be occupied by unique small storefronts. The resturant was awesome and the building's design was so unique. Peter and I geeked out for sure. Each of the storefronts had a specialty good which they sold. There was a butcher, a baker, and bourbon maker. We were there in the morning for brunch so we weren't able to  try the distillery, but check our the beautiful loaf of bread from the baker...

Our trip wrapped up with a quick trip to Ikea to get a bookshelf for V's room. We hope to build it this weekend...we shall see. It was a great trip and one we will have to repeat soon!

<3 Always,

The Sieberts