An Early Christmas for Lois

Lois has been doing much better eating real food these days.  We realized that sitting her in her Bumbo was a little distracting for her, so we started putting her in her car seat and feeding her that way - which seemed to work much better.  But alas, we could not feed her forever in her car seat, so Grandma and Grandpa Wright bought this great high chair for Lois for Christmas.  I can tell she already loves it!  She loves the tray and today, she decided to feed herself some of her apples!  She's getting so big.  We go for her six month check up in one week and I'm excited to see her progress.   G&G Wright also bought her an awesome exersaucer - pictures forthcoming of this little contraption - it's pretty exciting and she loves grabbing for the toys all around her (since grabbing and eating everything in sight is her favorite past time these days!)

A Grand Thanksgiving, Indeed!

Nothing makes the holidays great like family.  Since Jason didn't have Thanksgiving day off this year, we were lucky enough to have his family come visit us!  We (especially me and Lois) were so happy that Grandma & Grandpa Wright and Uncle Nate came to spend time with us since Jason was busy at the hospital most of the time.  We ate at around 5:30 pm (so Jason could be there) - so we were all definitely hungry and ready to eat!

I cooked my first turkey this year and it turned out great!  Thanks to Williams-Sonoma turkey brine and some delicious turkey herbs, that little bird came out moist and flavorful!  I also made sausage stuffing, mashed potatoes & gravy, made the favorite Sumsion jell-o with cream cheese balls, made banana cream & pumpkin pies and baked homemade rolls!  It all turned out delicious.  It was fun to host my first Thanksgiving dinner (there's gotta be some right of passage here, don't you think?) and I'm glad I could do it for my awesome in-laws!  Thanks for making the trek down here to spend this holiday with us!  

Lois is also glad that her Grandpa fixed her crib mobile this she broke with her brute force!  It's hanging above her crib once again - and Lois couldn't be happier!  Thanks, Grandpa!

Getting some love from her uncle Nate!

Love this picture - both mouths open.  You know what they say?  Like uncle, like niece!  

Fun with Grandma!  I think it's a smile!

The family at the Thanksgiving table  - except Jason.  He's the one taking the picture!

Lois sporting her classic camera face.

We had a great time! We are so grateful for family and can't wait to spend Christmas with all of you!  We love you.

Chillin' on Throne Lois

This is Lois' new favorite spot - her rocker chair.  From this throne, she sits and watches me cook or do the dishes - or will even catch some morning cartoons for a minute or two!  We think she's starting to teeth because she's always chewing on her fingers, binkies, blankets, toys...basically anything she can get her hands on!

 

Walking Sabino Canyon

Tucson has lots of wonderful trails to go walking/hiking.  Since the weather has been so fantastic, Jason and I have found a great little walking spot, Sabino Canyon.  It's so beautiful up there!  The trail is paved about four miles up and it has beautiful scenery all the way.  Lois also loves going on walks and is now big enough to sit up in her stroller and enjoy the scenery.   We love living in the desert and don't miss the snow and cold weather one bit!  We're pretty happy with our 70 degree weather.  So, if you're sick of the cold, come and visit!

Getting Bigger...

My, how time flies!  Our little Lois is already five months old and so full of life and personality.  She is becoming more vocal as the days pass, smiles and laughs a lot and is becoming more interested in toys and books.  She is such a joy and we feel so blessed to have her for eternity! Life just keeps getting better by the moment and we couldn't be happier!

Here are some of our favorite pictures from the past five months.  I can't seem to get them in any sort of chronological order, so I apologize for the randomness.  We hope you enjoy these as much as we do!

Three months old and lovin' her tutu...

Smiling

Four months old and loving that tongue!

Striking a pose

Could that face get any sweeter?  I mean, really.

So serious in her scrub bottoms

Still getting used to bath time - two months old

Don't you just love the dried milk around her mouth?  Showing off her baby guns...

Three-weeks old

Big yawn!

Two-weeks old

Lois and mom at one month 

Three-days old, Lois' first car ride coming home from the hospital!

One day old hanging in her hospital bassinet.  I remember just staring at her for almost an hour...what a lucky mom I am to have such a healthy, beautiful baby!

Hours old...and loving those fingers!

The cutest little monster - shy of five months

This face is the reason why it will be hard to not give her anything she asks for...

Three months...just blessed by her handsome daddy 

Chillin' in her bathrobe from her Uncle Nate - four months old

One month old

Her furrowed brow...it's been there since day one!

Two days old

Brand spankin' new - minutes old

You want me to eat what?!??

Lois has started eating some foods...I guess I should say attempting to eat some foods.  This video is mainly for Lois' fan club - aka g-ma's and g-pa's ... and uncles and aunts.  She obviously is still trying to figure out how to have food AND her tongue in her mouth at the same time.  Hopefully she'll learn soon!  :-)  Enjoy.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Here is Lois Ada's debut as the world's cutest monster!   I mean, come on, how cute is she?!?? 

The residents from Jason's program had a little Halloween party - as a chance to bring all the kids all dressed up.  One of the things I miss most about Halloween is having a house that kids trick-or-treat at.  I love seeing all the fun costumes!  It really is a fun holiday for children and adults alike.  Who doesn't like dressing up for fun?  I've liked dressing up since I was old enough to stand!  :-)

This is Lois and Aneesha.  Aneesha was born about a week before Lois - but only weighed about four pounds.  Needless to say, Lois is a giant next to her!  

This is Sasanka, Aneesha's mom...she's the coolest person ever and is one of Jason's favorite people to work with.  Sasanka is from Sri Lanka and really, the nicest person ever.  We're excited for our little girls to be able to play together when they get a little older!

This is who we thought Lois kind of looked like - Boo from Monsters, Inc.  What do you think?