midsummer

ok so i know i havent posted in a loooong time, my apologies. but time has been FLYING by. the fact that we are so busy probably doesnt help... but it is what it is. and i seriously cannot belive its already mid july!!

lauren turned 5months this past friday - she's getting so big! in a nutshell i'm trying to think of her changes & landmark... here are some:
- she's gotten REALLY good at playing w/ things in her hands. she loves putting her nook in her mouth herself.
- she now (knock on wood) is pretty consistant at sleeping through the night, on her tummy, in her crib... YAY LITTLE GIRL! and mommy and daddy like this too :)
- she keeps getting stronger: is liking tummy time more, using her arms to prop herself up AND finally rolling from her tummy to her back (altho i have yet to witness this, heath has seen her do it multiple times).
- we are feeding her rice cereal at night and she loves lvoes that. hopefully soon we'll try feeding her some veggies and fruits.
- as of the beginning of july i am no longer breastfeeding her (or pumping). i was very sad about this for awhile (i sort of miss that time w/ her)...but am fine w/ it now. and, in all reality, its a little more "convenient".
- lauren's hair is growing in and getting longer! altho we like to call her "come over baby" because she's got the cutest natural left part that makes her baby hair look like a combover!
- she looooves to  babble and talk. she's pretty much got down her "m's" and "d's"... (there is a video on facebook) altho its not intentional. we think we're going to work on her "l's" next :)

on other notes... we are moving along w/ wedding stuff... i cannot believe it's right around the corner (just over 3months away)!!! on saturday we took THREE HOURS (ugh!) to register at target. it was actually a lot of fun, but took way more time than we thought. lauren was quite the trooper and did SO good the whole time we were there :)

i got a new job closer to home and will start in two days! today is my last day at stout, and it is definitely bittersweet. i will really miss it here, especially for my work bff and good friend kelly!! she seriously has been the joy and lifesaver of this job! i will MISS HER SOOOO MUCH!!!!! thankfully i'll be doing admissions at my new job and hopefully we will be able to schedule some things together and/or see each other at fairs :) but, i am grateful for this new job and am really looking forward to having a new job. the staff seems really really nice and im excited for the challenge of a new job :) so, we shall see! PLUS i will get a little more morning time w/ lauren, woooot wooooooooo!!

well thats all i have for now! love to you all :)
xoxo
- jkh