daddy's girl

yesterday lauren & heath celebrated their first fathers day!!! ...granted, a year ago when we headed to brewster for heath's family's annual family reunion, we told them we were going to have a baby... this year is the one that counts :)

yeah we headed down to brewster to be with heath's family... everyone was there so that was a lot of fun. its always a little bitcrazy, too. but we all have a  good time. sat we golfed down in iowa. actually, i dont mean "we", heath golfed and i watched. actually "watched" as in drank. honestly i havent drank that much since before i was pregnant w/ lauren. it was a good time, but i wasnt feeling so hot later that night!! then that evening we all went out for dinner to celebrate jay &beth's 35 wedding anniversary (it was last nov, so we were a lil late but it was fun).

sun we all headed back down to iowa and had a big potluck picnic w/ the baumgard side. i obviously dont know that many people, but there were some familiar faces. and lauren did such a good job! she was cute and fun.... and jsut was a great traveler all weekend :)

prior to heading down to be w/ heath's family -- lauren had her 4 month appointment. she got her shots and we found out she is 25 1/4" long and 14lbs 15oz. she is still very long and skinny for her 4months age group. she's happy and healthy and developing at or above her age. and yes, we are the proud parents! she is such a joy and gets more fun each day. oh, and she's starting to eat a TON! last night she at 8oz within an hour before bed. but hey, i dont mind... if she's full b4 bed, then she only wakes up once to get fed and changed. so not too bad?!

anyway, another work week. next week my mom will be in town. we dont have daycare that week so my mom's gonna come and chill lil l during the week. so that should be fun!!! getting a much needed haircut on saturday...im excited and nervous. so, we shall see :)

xoxo
-- jkh

time is flying by!! really, june?!

well lauren continues to grow and develop! she's loving being able to rollover and does so all the time! its sad that i dont get to spend a lot of time with her during the week, but fortunately heath does. at any rate, she's starting to develop other small things, such as...
- she takes her nookie out with her hand, quite often, and sometimes "intentionally" puts it back in. altho im pretty sure, that's mostly an accident
- she talks and smiles constantly. my fave time with her is in the moring b/c shes so cheery and smiley.
- since she's figured out rolling over, she's getting to like being on her tummy more. she's figured out how to use her arms mor and therefore holds her head up higher.
- she also kicks around in that "i wanna crawl soon" sort of fashion. she's got strong little legs. and altho i'm sure i'll be eating my words later, we're excited for her to crawl, walk and talk!!!!
- much to my dismay, lil l has been getting 1/2 formula and 1/2 breastmilk. i know this is totally fine, ijust am struggling to keep producing milk. work really has impacted that!!
- she continues to love book time w/ daddy. and heathjust got her some new toys last night. they played with them this morning and i guess she really likes those as well. she is just becoming more and more fun!! ...if you know what i mean :)
but all in all our little girl is happy and healthy. and we LOVE HER SO MUCH!! its weird to think that just over a year ago i found out i was pregnant. and now she's her. such a blessing and miracle :) :) we are so lucky to have her. gosh, i just love her SO MUCH!!

on an "un-baby" note, wedding planning is progressing. the most exciting part is that last week i got my wedding dress! i ordered it may 1, it came in may 15...and i picked it up june 3. and i looove it! it'll need alterations (and i need to lose more weight), but i am soooo glad i got this 2nd dress. i feel beautiful in it and hopefully heath will too. now all i have to get are my veil & headpiece, (ive always wanted a long cathedral veil), shoes and jewelry. so fun :)

xoxo
-- jkh

movement milestone

it's official... lauren rolled over, on her own (after about a week of avid trying), this past tuesday (6/1) in the evening. both heath and i were with her,so we both got to see it! i dont think either of us could have been more proud! esp knowing how hard she had been trying (and seeing how frustrated a little baby can get) the past week. lauren too was pretty proud of herself! and now, even though its only been a few days, she's rolling over like a pro. just w/ more ease and a lot faster. it's so cute!!!! anyway here is a pic (sorry its a lil blurry) of her after she rolled over! she's just so happy w/ herself!!  we love her, go little lauren go!!!