Cuter every day...

I know every parent probably feels this way about their own, but I swear my little baby gets cuter every day. She also seems to get bigger every day. Maybe I'm the only one but I wish they didn't grow so fast. I know there are great and fun things with every milestone but I really enjoy how adorable this baby stage is. It is also really sad when others tell you they don't even remember their child being this little even though they obviously were at one point. I don't want to forget how adorable this stage is even though we move on to another one. That is why I'm making my record of cuteness with my blog posts. I had originally hoped to post more often but I guess it looks like I will be updating about every two months or so; that seems to be how it is going so far.

My last post was just before Betty's four month visit to the doctor so I'll start with her stats from then. At her appointment she weighed 13 lbs. and 8 oz. and was 24.4 inches long. After this visit I said she officially weighs more than Trixie now.

Over the Fourth of July, Betty went on her first road trip to Wisconsin to visit her big sister and family. She did great in the car, much better than I expected. She even did great sleeping in the Pack n' Play which surprised me too, because she doesn't really sleep anywhere other than her bassinet and her swing when at home (besides Mom and Dad's arms).

Recently, she had her first visit to the Iowa State Fair. I plan to take her every year. Hopefully she will love the fair as much as Mom and Aunt Carrie do.

Now for the fun photos, there are a bunch because it was hard to choose which ones were the cutest (see above explanation, cuter every day). Also, one bonus to her growing up is her monthly photos are easier to take.

 

She just loves playing with her feet. There were several of her with her foot in hand.

I didn't pick the right time of day for this set because obviously there is some sun/shadow on these but adorable still.

 

This photo is from a carnival/fair that we went to in Wisconsin while we were visiting. Betty seemed to enjoy being out for a nice stroller ride even though that was the only ride she got. Unlike her, Betty's nephew Ty proved how grown up he is getting by riding the roller coaster all by himself.

 

Although I didn't get a picture of Betty with her sister, she did pose with Ty before we left. We got these photos of the two together. Ty said he would "sleep" since Betty was sleeping. Then the next one he just seemed to be talking to her and I'm not sure what her expression says she thinks about it.

 

I have so MANY pictures of Betty sleeping because she looks so sweet when asleep. I added this one because the lighting in this one makes her hair look really red! It isn't really red in person....yet.

 

Okay, I love this one. Not sure why, but Betty often has this startled look when I take a picture. I didn't even realize how many until I was looking through the pictures.

 

The plan was for me to hold Betty and pose together in front of this backdrop. However, she fell asleep before we could do our photo op. The excitement of her first fair visit must have worn her out.

 

Five month photos. The one below shows how pretty her eyes are.

 

Betty's fur sister Trixie. She recently got a fenced yard and is enjoying being able to lay out on the deck more and sit in the grass and bark at people passing by.