Four months and First Foods

Rosemary is four months old! We almost forgot to take the alligator picture, so we got one as we were putting her down to bed. She was so sleepy!

Rosemary seems to enjoy her new exersaucer. Thanks Uncle Jason and Aunt Nikki!

Reading some fairy tales with dad before bedtime.

Her first meal. Rosemary ate her first bit of cereal the day that tropical storm Alberto came through Gainesville.

Mmm...delicious.

The bathing beauty.

She ROLLED OVER...

...and we both missed it! Jonathan had laid Rosemary down in her crib this afternoon on her back, and when I went in to get her, she was on her tummy! So she managed to roll over from her back to her stomach and we didn't even get to watch!

Butterflies, Bjorns, and Bumbos

Rosemary has been learning to sit up in her bumbo seat. She does pretty well in it. It's designed to support her so she can't slip out and helps to strengthen her neck muscles. Sometimes she'll prop just one arm up on the side. It's hilarious.

The last two pictures are from Mother's Day. We headed to Butterfly Rainforest...again...but this time Rosemary got to face out in her Baby Bjorn. I think her favorite part was the end, where you have to "check for hitchhikers" in the big mirror. She was all smiles.

The Many Expressions of Rosemary

Mother's Day 2006

Aloha!

She's crackin' up!

Daddy's beard is so interesting to her

Awww...sweet girl.

She's three months old! And check out the tummy.

Easter

This Easter, we invited our parents to come to Gainesville for church and lunch afterwards. My friend, Rachel, and her son, Will, came to Harvest with us too. Will is just a few days younger than Rosemary so we've been to most of the new mom lunches together.

Rachel, Will, me and Rosemary. Rosemary hadn't quite woken up yet.

This is from our backyard, right in front of our roses.

Doesn't it look like she's up to something?

2-3 Months

Rosemary keeps growing and growing!

There's a little bit of drool just waiting to drop on Grandma P!

Rosemary, Jonathan, and the loquat tree.

Rosemary is two months old!

Janey feeding Rosemary at Zachary C.'s birthday party. This was Rosemary's first party!

Bathtime! Jonathan has started giving her baths in the evenings and she loves them.

Rosemary loves to smile.

Devil's Millhopper

One of the last cool days in Gainesville, Jonathan's family came up for a trip to Devil's Millhopper.

Another Butterfly Visit

I apologize for the delay in posting new pictures. The ones below are from when Rosemary was about 2 months old.

What a cute bunny!

One of Rosemary's first smiles

Sleeping on Daddy's chest...again. :-)

A visit to the butterfly exhibit with Tim and Michelle's family.

Pictures--around 2 months old

Once again, Rosemary's favorite place to sleep. Daddy doesn't seem to mind too much either!

She smiles!

It was too warm to wear this at Easter,

but she sure looked cute as a bunny.

Sleeping and Smiling

Rosemary is so close to sleeping through the night! One night, I fed her at 11:00 and I woke up at 5:22 and she hadn't woken up yet. I checked on her then laid back down. She didn't get up until 6:30. The next night she was up around 4:30 again, but then the night after that she made it until 5:30. So we're getting close!

She's starting to smile now while she's awake. I've tried to catch a picture of it, but I can't seem to. I'll keep trying and make sure to add it once I get a good one.

Two weeks ago Jason, Nikki, Charles, Schuyler, and Emma came to visit their new niece and cousin. While they were here, we went to the butterfly exhibit. A few picture from their visit are below.

Incredible people

No pictures today, but I just wanted to post that Jonathan and I have been blessed with the most incredible friends. Just yesterday Rosemary received another package of goodies from our friends Paul and Cristina (thanks guys!) and that was just one of many. We've gotten packages from Jim & Ellen, Matt & Stacey, my mom's Stacy, Becky & Steve gave her a ton of clothes, and my brother and his family just brought a ton of stuff, just to name a few. (Your thank you notes are coming, I just had to buy more because we ran out!). We've been brought dinner, many have called to check and see how we're doing, and so many have been lifting us up in prayer. It has been incredible!

One month old

Last week, we found out that Rosemary weighed 8 lbs, 9 oz. This was great news! She had gained a little over an ounce a day. Even with her spitting up she was still getting bigger.

Since Rosemary was born on January 31, we weren't quite sure when she would "officially" be one month old. We decided that February 28 would work. On the 28th we were finally able to give her a real bath. She loved getting her sponge baths on the vanity, but she wasn't a huge fan of sitting in the water when we set her in the sink. Hopefully she'll start to like it though.

Today we visited coworkers on campus. It was nice to be out and see everyone again. She's a charmer.

Rosemary's first bath.

She's so sweet!

Rosemary's eyes are still blue/grey. Jonathan and I both have a recessive gene so they could end up staying blue even though we both have brown eyes, but we'll see.


Here we are with Rosemary in her carrier. While my brother and his family are here I plan on using it. We're going to the butterfly exhibit so hopefully she likes walking around attached to me.

We did a little photo shoot today since she was all dressed up and it was so nice outside.

Aww...
Our little girl.