Padrino

This weekend Uncle Juan came to visit. He came for a Baptism class, as Blake will be baptized next weekend and he will be her Godfather (Aunt Katie will be her Godmother). We had a really nice weekend. It was really hot here, in the 100s, so we mostly stayed inside hanging out. Tim, Juan and some buddies went to a Reckless Kelly concert Friday night, while Blake and I stayed in. We had Oscar's Saturday morning (of course!) and otherwise had a pretty low key weekend, grilling out at the house. At the Baptism class, Monsignor P. was talking to us and asked Juan if he was the Padrino (keep in mind we were wearing nametags so obviously he thought Tim and Juan spoke some Spanish). We all just looked at each other not knowing what he was asking. He asked it a couple more times, and finally someone explained that Padrino was Spanish for Godfather. We had a good laugh!

3 Months

Time is going by so quickly... Blake is 3 months old already! She is getting pretty talkative, making lots of noises, trying to suck on one or both of her fists at once, and wiggling and kicking. She loves to bat at and grab her hanging toys on her bouncer and playmat. She is sleeping consistently at least 8 hours at night, and for 9 hours alot of the time! We have such a good baby! One of my favorite things she does right now, is during tummy time she raises her head and chest off the ground by pushing her arms straight and raises her legs. She looks like SuperBaby!

I had to take this video across the room, zoomed in because she kept noticing me and the camera, and stopping. Enjoy!

Hang Time

Blake and I are really enjoying our laid-back summer. Most of the time we hang out in the living room playing. Her toys, blankets, burp rags, swing, and everything else have taken over our decorating style. She loves to lay on this quilted blanket and look at all the bright colors.

Update

Look how big Blake is getting!

They grow up so fast! As her 3 month birthday nears, it's time for a little update. Blake loves sucking on her hands, lifting up to 90 degrees on tummy time, sitting and standing up with help, her monkey from her playmat, and hearing stories!

We are looking forward to Uncle Juan's visit this weekend!! More blogs to come soon, I promise!

A Good Sport

We had a nice weekend! It was pretty relaxing... Oscar's of course, some errands, church, lunch with Pappaw and Grandma. But on Friday night we were invited by Brooke to the Midland Rockhounds game (that's our minor league for those that don't know). A friend of hers had gotten us tickets right on the first base line, two rows behind the Rockhounds dugout. They were really great seats, but it was kind of stormy out and it started to rain around the 2nd inning. Luckily, another friend who works there was able to let us sit in a suite for the game! The people who own it didn't show up so her boss said it would be fine for us to borrow it!!
Here we are with Melanie who works for the Rockhounds, and Brooke.
Daddy and Blake checking out all the action down below.

Blake was really happy the whole time til around the middle of the 6th inning. It was bedtime and apparently she really wanted to be home. The crying stopped as soon as the car started moving to go home!

Happy Girl

Everybody is asking me, "Is Blake a good baby?" How could I answer anything other than YES! She is a happy baby, who doesn't fuss very often, but will let you know when she needs or wants something! She is sleeping really well. I couldn't ask for better. Since she was about 6 weeks or so, she started sleeping for 6 hours at night, which is now 8 or 9 hours. She likes her sleep positioner, which you can see in the picture.

Again... looking just like her daddy!

Here she is waking up this morning. She usually talks and coos to her mobile when she wakes up and smiles real big when I go in and start talking to her.

This last picture is my wiggle worm on her changing table talking to herself in the mirror. Sometimes diapering her is difficult because she moves around so much!

Random

I just have some cute pictures to share! These two pictures are the hair bow holders I made for Blake. The top one is for little bows and is a picture frame covered in some of the fabrics from her bedding, and the bottom one with the long ribbon is for big bows, painted with some of the colors of her room!I love having projects to do!
.This is Blake falling asleep on her tummy. She was not interested in having tummy time and just decided a little nap sounded much more fun!

Here is silly Blake just being silly. The pink outfit is Polo brand, one of Tim's favorites. I was trying to prop her up in the corner of our couch but as soon as the camera came out she would slump over and smile behind the pacifier. I gave up after a few tries! So silly. And these last two pictures are of Blake wearing her daddy's hat. She was wiggling so much that we had a hard time keeping it on her head without covering her whole face!