penny girl: 4, 5, 6 & 7 months! {aka catchup time}.

so remember those monthly recaps I was going to do? hah. yeah. about that. well, in case you were wondering Penny is not still 3 months old - she's over 7 months already [holy crap, what?]... anyways here is what the last few months have looked like over here....

Penelope at 4 months...

Penelope at 5 months...

Penelope at 6 months...

Penelope at 7 months...

oh man. time really has flown by and Penny is getting more fun every day. I can't even begin to express how much fun it is to be a mom [yes, and sometimes stressful, exhausting and overwhelming - but lets focus on the positive right now]. Penny is at such a fun age - she is sitting up and babbling and just such a little PERSON. She's started saying dada and mama - not necessarily at us but you know still. I'm on the edge of my seat just waiting to walk in the room and have her see me and say MAMA. she's such an expressive little gal - she waves her little arms, talks, smiles and oh yes - she has mastered the "stank face" there are definitely times when she is not happy and she is NOT afraid to share it. I'm so excited for the future and what else is coming our way but also trying to soak up every little second. I was going through her old clothes and trying to decide what to keep and what to donate and I could NOT believe how small her clothes were and that she was that small once... I remember how huge her 3 month clothes seemed and then her 6 month clothes and now she's starting to wear her 9 month outfits! GAH. SLOW DOWN. anyways, here's to living in the now and soaking up all her itty bitty baby moments and milestones.

penny: three months old!

just when you thought she couldn't get any cuter... 

I added some ruffly bloomers and BAM.

cuteness overload.

oh my sweet, sweet pea - you are three months old and the sweetest little girl that has ever lived. your giggles and smiles warm my heart in a way nothing ever has. you love to kick your legs and clap your feet (especially when I sing our song while you do it -- video of this coming soon). you still haven't rolled over or found your feet, you're content just hanging out. you've gotten so much better at sitting up and your neck control is definitely stronger. you went on your first roadtrip this month and first trip to the beach. you still love your milkies and can out-eat the best of them! you weigh somewhere around 12lbs and you are still long as ever, you've pretty much outgrown everything 0-3 months in length and are definitely [heightwise] filling out your 3-6 month clothes. you are also turning into a little drool monster - between you and your furry brother oliver, we have quite the drooly family! speaking of oliver, you're becoming more aware of him - not quite interested, definitely not afraid. he gets all in your face and licks your ears and you squeal but don't really upset, just confused. you still are sleeping like a champ, just giving us a little more of a problem with naps. you still love your baths and you're overall just the sweetest little thing ever. words can't describe how much your daddy and I love you. you and I are starting to settle into our new routine (just in time for it to change again - but more on that later). you are so wiggly when I wake you up in the morning but then are so smily after your changed and full.

I love my sweet little rose - thanks for being so amazing, your daddy and I love you more than words could ever describe. 88 little princess.

penny: two months old!

well our sweet girl, another month has passed - as evidenced by these pictures taken a few days past your "two month birthday" you're growing like a weed. this month has been an eventful one - you outgrew all your newborn clothes and are only in 0-3 month clothes, you even have outgrown some of those in length! at 2 months you weighed 10.5 lbs and were in the 50th percentile for weight and 75th percentile for height! you still love eating [drinking?] your milkies... I swear, you get more excited when you see mommy without her shirt on than daddy does! 

some amazing things happened this month - two of our favorites, you started sleeping through the night [at six weeks!?!] AND you started really smiling at us. making you smile is one of our favorite things to do and we'll do just about anything to bring it on including talk to you, sing, dance - anything! you LOVE it when people talk to you and I swear you're trying to talk back. you have the cutest little voice - just like the rest of you.

your eyes are getting darker but they're still blue, you love bathtime every night, and you really are our sunshine! we love you penelope rose!

[getting better at these -- this one is only three weeks late instead of seven... maybe P's three month post will actually be on time, fingers crossed!]  

penny: one month old!

well. I figure better late than never - here is our Sweet Pea at one month old...

crazy to think how much bigger she already is at the time that I'm posting this... aka seven weeks later, oops. our sweet pea had a great first month - she was [and still is] super healthy, was growing like a weed and was just as snuggly as can be.

she was [and still is] happiest when someone was [is] holding her, this month we started out on a great sleep schedule and she was sleeping good four hour stretches at night and was just as perfect as ever.

Penny very quickly became the light of her daddy and my eyes and to say we were [and are] smitten is an understatement. She's our Sweet Pea, our Penelope Rose, our Pen, Pen-Pen and due to her hearty appetite this month she earned the title of milk-monster.

so that's that - more on Penelope's next month coming soon - considering it's already happened - oops!