On our way out for the 2nd time!

Great Aunt Barb is showing me around the pontoon boat.

Taking a little snooze again before we go swimming. I love my shades... most of the time.

I will post some more pictures tomorrow if i have time. It is too late and i need to go to bed so i can get up for work tomorrow.

Day 2 of camping!

Trying to find all my stuff to go outside...where is my new swimming suit?

Not on the couch... Was having fun practicing standing on my own!

There we go, that is better! Round two of my little baby pool.

First day out on the boat!

Great Aunt Barb and Grandma Feldmann

My first pontoon ride, or any boat for that matter. Think I might take a snooze first to get ready for the big day.

Giving grandma a nice big wet kiss!

I love my toothbrush.

Teagan loved the water. She was in the shade most of the time on the pontoon with our fort of towels keeping her shaded. I do think she might have my dad and uncle andy's allergies towards the algae in the water. towards the end of the day her eyes were a little puffy and red. but it didnt seem to bother her.

Ready for swimming!

Got my 100 proof sunscreen soaked in. Finally got my swimsuit on and ready for some fun!!!

My new kiddy pool. Baby steps before testing out the water in the Wolf River.

Gotta love the shades and the huge floppy hat!

I love to swim.

Our First Camping Trip!

Well almost. I guess if you call going to my parent's trailer in Freemont WI camping... I don't think I could take a small child camping anywhere for more than one night. This is the back of our car just before leaving. Thank goodness we upgraded from a Ford Focus, to a Toyota Rav4. There is no way we could have fit all this junk in the trunk of my old car. I couldnt believe how much stuff we took. Of course we barely used half of it!

Finally on our way. This is our happy camper, in route to her first whole weekend somewhere other than home! She did pretty good on the trip there. We timed it out so it would be close to nap time (leaving Friday night after chris' softball game). We ended up leaving around 8:00.

Getting Bigger!

Teagan is officially in size 3 diapers now! Growing fast. We just used up her last size 2 Saturday. The size 3's are a little big, but it is better than having to clean up a blow out!!

Happy Half Birthday Teagan

Today is Teagan's 1st half birthday! I took a picture of her this morning, but of course i forgot my camera. So i will have to try to post something tonight.

Jumping Bean!

This is Teagan today in her jumperoo. She is really getting the hang of it. She was jumping on it so hard, I had to take a video. At some point before i started taping she was getting so high the springs were actually loose and she was jumping on her own force. It is so funny when she tries to walk in it. She looks like a little sumo wrester because she takes such wide foot steps. She kind of swings back and forth.

Walking in the Heat

We went for a walk on Sunday, and boy was it HOT!!! Look at cute little Teagan with her sun hat and sunglasses. I love these glasses. they fit her perfectly and she doesnt seem to mind them. i was so sweaty by the end of this walk, I couldnt wait to get home!

A Saturday in Waukesha

Chris and Mitch playing some video game on Xbox360

Teagan is learning all about beer and how to put a lime in a Corona.

Emma and Maddy playing with Teagan. Teagan kept staring at Maddy (she had really red lipstick on)

Maddy and Teagan hanging out on the floor for some tummy time!

We went to waukesha for a jewlery party on Saturday at Kurt and Lisa's house. It was a good time. I won a the raffle to get any piece of jewlery in the catalog for under $100! So i got a necklace that cost $88 for free! Then i won another necklace in a box. but the necklace was gold and i dont really like gold, so i gave it to my mom.

Me and Daddy

Give me some cuddles!

Look what Grandma got me!

Now I can walk on my own!!! Well backwards anyways. My feet barely touch the ground, but I am starting to figure it out...

Walking with Grandma! (part 2)

This is one of Teagan's favorite things to do now!! Walk. Of course she is no where near doing it on her own. But she can support all her weight, all she needs to do is figure out how to keep her balance. She does this wiggle wabble, like Elvis shaking his stuff!! or like Forest Gump. :)

Walking with Grandma!

Teagan loves to march or walk. This is from Friday when i came home to pick Teagan up after work. She was loving having grandma walk her across the kitchen floor. She walks like a sumo wrestler! legs wide apart and stomps as she goes. so cute!

Crazy evening!

Tonight was kind of messed up. First I wasnt able to pump later in the day at work because i was in a meeting until 20 minutes after 4:00 (i usually leave work at 4:00). So i left right away. I decided to pump as soon as i got to my parents house. When i got home, chris had dinner ready (he stayed home sick today). So i ate and by the time i was done Teagan was not a happy camper. I told chris she has to eat right away but he wanted to wait it out. finally he decided to feed her some veggies and by then she was too crabby to eat anything. I tried to nurse her, but she was too upset. So finally i ended up feeding her veggies while she sat in my lap and then finished off the meal with a banana and mango combo. I felt that since she didnt drink anything that she needed to at some point. So i figured why not try some formula since i hope to be ending this whole breast feeding thing soon. She did fine. i gave her 2 ounces of enfemil. she drank it like it was no big deal. everything was then back to normal. phew!!

Brushing my teeth

I was trying to keep Teagan entertained after i attempted to feed her dinner. We had a tooth brush sitting on the table that chris' mom's dentist had given her for Teagan. So i thought, what the heck, why not try brushing her gums and see what she does. She liked it! She just opened her mouth and let me brush away. Then she tried to suck on it. She was drooling like crazy. She kept grabbing for it so i gave it too her and she got it in her mouth. so cute! I had to make sure she only grabbed at it at the end because she came close to poking herself in the eye a few times when she was holding it further down. Maybe we will make this a ritual after dinner time.

Sitting so good

Teagan is getting better at sitting. If you could only hear her trying to reach forward, grunting the whole time because her stomach takes up all the room under her lungs! She is trying to get closer to that mobile i was talking about earlier in an older blog.

Teagan's first cold

Last night Teagan had a little bit of a runny nose. This morning she woke up with crusties all over her top lip and in her nose, poor thing. She has been a trooper so far. Not all sure what I can do for her. I keep wiping her nose with tissue and suck it out occasionally (but that is a struggle and doesnt end well for Teagan). You can see her eyes are kind of red, she has been fussy on and off all day. Hopefully it will go away soon. She doesnt seem to have a fever and doesnt act too differently than normal other than being all stuffed up and crabby because she has to breath through her mouth all the time.

No fun when babies are sick... :(

When she wants something...

I was changing teagan after i gave her a bath. She was kind of crabby so i turned on her mobile. she is really starting to love that thing (thanks Brooke). well, first i had her sitting and she kept grunting and trying to pull herself forward, so i stood her up and she kept leaning in. She was trying to walk towards it and pull it towards her. she is one determined girl, when she wants something she tries her hardest to get it!

Hanging out around the fire

Here are a few pics of the bonfire we had. We have to enjoy them while we can. Because once it gets consistently warm outside, we wont be able to set foot outside our house without getting eaten alive!!

Kim and Emery

Sean, Lisa, Kim, Emery (dark pic i know, but had to get a pic of the fire in one of the pics)

Jessi, Teagan, Kate (last few minutes before bedtime!)

Adelaide eating her (real) fruit rollup while playing on the step.

Getting Bigger!

Teagan, Emery, Adelaide

We had people over for a bonfire Saturday after we got back from the horse track. This was the only decent picture of the three of them we could get before either Teagan got angry because Emery kept wanting to pet her, or Adelaide just got board of hanging out with two squirts! Teagan is almost 6 months old, Emery is 10 months, and Adelaide is 21 months. I can't wait till they are all old enough to play with each other! How much fun is that going to be?!?

Arlington Race Track

We went to the Arlington Horse Race Track on Saturday with Kurt, Lisa, Kyle and Matt. It was the first time for all of us. It was a lot of fun. I definitely would like to go again, but this time be a little more prepared. You can bring coolers with food and i think drinks. that was the thing there. And, there were tons of kids everywhere! I was amazed. It was really kid friendly, there were pony rides and a petting and feeding area. There was no smoking on the inside of the building and there were only a few smokers outside, so it wasnt even bad there. We didn't win much money on the races. Kyle was the only one who won big, but by the time the evening was over he was back to even.

Uncle Kyle and Teagan

Uncle Kurt (soon to be godfather), Uncle Matt, and Teagan. Teaching her how to bet on the horses and drink beer.

Teagan is taking a nap, while mommy takes a break and some pictures.

Nap time! Although not very long. I would have thought all that fresh air would have made her sleep longer, but quite the opposite!

Practicing!

We were on our way to the Arlington Horse Race track and we were in a hurry so i didnt have time to feed Teagan, so i gave her a bottle (good thing i had some leftover from Friday). I figured it would be a good time to try to get her to hold her bottle. She does an okay job at it. i dont think she quite understands what is going on when she holds on to it though. But soon enough i think. Hopefully when she goes on the bottle full time it will become easier.

Watching Pop play softball

We went to Chris' softball game on friday evening. It was a little chilly out, but nice enough. we can only go to the 6:30 or 7:30 games, otherwise it is way too late for Teagan. she goes to bed at about 8:30 or so. she was a pretty good trooper since this weeks game was at 7:30 and it got over past her bedtime.
I couldnt resist this pic. This hat keeps going over her eyes. she just gets frusterated and sucks her thumb!
all bundled up and ready to go out!

New Friend!

We went and visited one of Teagan's future new friends! She was born on Thursday. Gera Lyn Buchanan, 8 lbs. 3 oz, 19 inches long. What a cutie! I can't wait till we have a chance to go and visit and introduce them. I went to the Lake Forest Hospital on Friday on my lunch hour with a couple of co-workers. That hospital is really nice.

Rolly Polly

Well Teagan I think has mastered rolling from her back to her front. Now she just has to learn how to get back again. It is amazing how fast she learns. Just the other day I was thinking to myself that Teagan is going to be a little behind the other kids (I have a lot of friends and cousins that have babies near her age that are already sitting and rolling). But now she did it a few times and she cant stop doing it! Crazy.

This morning i heard her in her crib at about 5:00 talking away. Normally she doesnt wake up until about 6:30 or so. She just hung out in there. I finally went in her room this morning after I got out of the shower a little after 6 and she was laying the opposite way in her crib holding onto a blanket wide awake. Wiggly worm! My mom just emailed me and said she is rolling like crazy now. She got it on video, I will have to try to post it sometime if i can get it off her camera, or just catch her doing it tonight.

Crazy baby!

I had Teagan laying on the floor trying to see if she would roll over again and she just wiggled all over the place. She started doing this funny thing with her mouth, so i had to get it on video.

She did it!!! As i was loading this video she rolled over but we both missed it! So I put her back on her back to see if she would do it again....

5 minutes later.... Teagan rolled over and we saw it! She was coming so close. i video taped her trying but no luck. of course about a minute or two after i stopped she did it. but at least we both saw it this time. maybe i will get it on video next time, but by then it will be old news.

Cool Sunglasses

Teagan finally fits into her wraparound sunglasses. We laughed so hard! They fit her perfectly! They form right to her face. These would be perfect for walks when I get home from work, because the sun is starting to set and goes right in our eyes. Then I dont have to hold my hand up to cover her eyes for her when she is in the baby bjourn. She doesn't seem to mind them on her face.