Happy Hump Day!

Rollie Pollie

 Carys has been showing off her skills on the floor... grabbing her feet, rolling side to side, rolling over from stomach to back, doing mini push ups.
Yesterday I put her on her mat right before bedtime and with a little bit of help from mom she did a new trick :) she rolled over from her back to her stomach!

now i wont say that she has hit this milestone completely b/c i did give her a little tap b/c i could tell she was trying to roll over, she just needed a little more momentum. but she is so close to doing it all by herself!

Carys and Dad :)

today was the first day that I left Carys alone with Chris for a couple of hours while I went to an appointment. I wasn't really worried because I have full confidence in Chris (even though he often hears the words "you're doing it wrong" come out of my mouth, i have to admit that he is a great dad). well he texted me this picture with: "she's good just so you know"

and when i got home she was just waking up... ready to eat :)

here are two more pictures of Carys and Chris... being silly... no that's not a new hat, its just her pants!

cute dress

I just wanted to post these pictures of Carys in this adorable Ralph Lauren "tennis" dress she got as a gift, from a family friend. I did a mini photo shoot with her because the outfit was so frickin' cute!

Carys the Yogi

About 3 weeks ago Carys and I started Mom and Baby yoga (thank you to Lauren and her blog for introducing me to Itsy Bitsy Yoga and our yoga studio!) and we LOVE it! I've been a huge fan of yoga for awhile now, and I love that I can share my passion for yoga with Carys. There are ribbons dangling above each baby's mat so they have something fun to stare at during yoga (that is what she is mesmerized by in the picture above)
The yoga session starts out with Itsy Bitsy Yoga (poses that help baby to sleep longer, digest better, and grow stronger). In our first class Carys didn't even really want to do the poses because she was so excited to be in a new environment with new sights to take in. She also seemed to really enjoy socializing with the other babies in the class :)  Carys is also always very vocal during class, just like she is at home... she's always talking! Oh, and in our second class Carys rolled over from her stomach to her back for the first time! Now, going into our 4th week, she is getting better at letting me do the poses with her and she focuses a little bit more on me instead of everything and every body else (she is a curious little baby!) After we do yoga with the babies we let them rest for a little while on their mats while the moms do yoga... and during our first session Carys actually fell asleep while i was doing yoga... talk about helping baby sleep better! We have so much fun at yoga, and I really have enjoyed getting to see other babies and talk with other moms with babies, it's great!

 

Just recently Carys has become obsessed with her feet (she has been obsessed with her hands for a couple of months now). During yoga she is most interested in rolling from side to side and playing with her feet. So, I have a couple of pictures of Carys in her car seat, right after yoga, trying to grab her feet.

flip cam

i bought Chris a flip cam for Christmas so we could video tape our little girl as she grows up... and it really comes in handy!

this first video is of Carys a week or two ago and now you all can actually see what I mean when i say Carys is "talking" a lot now. here she is... just babbling away. btw, don't mind chris and i talking in the background... it's kinda embarrassing when you hear yourself on tape talking to a baby ;)

this next video is of Carys and her cousin Brynn... i posted pictures of them from 4th of July but here is a video of the two babies... sooooo cute!

random pics of the past week

sorry its been ahwile since my last post... carys is doing great and i have A LOT of new pics for you guys...

Carys' first 4th of July

Carys had a fantastic first 4th of July. We spent the day in Maryland with Chris' family, and had a great time!

here is Carys with Nonna (chris' mom)

here is Brian (chris' cousin) with his adorable daughter Brynn holding her baby cousin :)

more pics of Carys and Brynn

and here is Carys and her aunt Bethany (chris' sister)