Barrow, Alaska: Ground Zero for Climate Change

Barrow, Alaska: Ground Zero for Climate Change

Summer

It's kind of scary to think about summer already but it's the case!  I'm working on housing now...which is just crazy!  But at the same time it's probably because I'm looking for a 3 month furnished house/condo/apartment on the Northside of Holland (the 2nd greatest place to live if you read The Holland Sentinel and USA Today!) 

So we'll see...school gets out May 8th and by then Brennan may be walking!  (Just kidding..she's just getting so big it's amazing and she's strong!)  I got her new 5-in-1 gym yesterday in the mail so she'll be using it today...I'm hoping she likes it!  She's still practicing her sitting up...daily!  She may get it for more than a few seconds at a time soon!  But those feet get her EVERY time!  Plus they won't talk back which is VERY irritating to her!  Oh well.....

C’mon get happy! Gallup ranks Holland second happiest in nation - Holland, MI - The Holland Sentinel

C’mon get happy! Gallup ranks Holland second happiest in nation - Holland, MI - The Holland Sentinel

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3 months old!

I can't believe Brennan's three months old today!  It doesn't seem possible!  She's starting to sit up on her own...she still wants to roll over but hasn't quite figured it out....yet!  But she's absolutely amazing!  Of course she must have known today was special because she refused to go to bed last night!  I gave up at 11 and Juls stayed up with her...I have no idea how long they were up!  But she was at least in a good mood about it!  Every day she learns something new...this week she has found her feet.  She talks to them, she plays with them....but she also gets mad at them when they don't answer her!  (We're working on that!  LOL)

Have I mentioned her amazing hat collection???

Sitting up!

On Monday I get home from work and what do I see....but Juls and Brennan had been practicing sitting up!  So Brennan can now sit up!!  She's getting so strong!  Plus she had a party just for her this weekend!!  She was sooo good and all dressed up!  So enjoy the pictures and I can't believe she's sitting up!!  Plus she was trying to crawl...and now she doesn't want to be held all the time...poor me!!

Horrible...

Ok so I work hard not to worry about Brennan's sleep habits...as she's FABULOUS (she's currently been asleep since 7 pm last night, was up at 4:20 for a "snack" - like 5 minutes and it's now 6 am) but because she does sleep so well I feel like I never see her!  Plus I do hold her when she first goes to sleep...once she's out of the bath it's our time.  I just hope I'm not setting myself up for problems as she's not even 3 months old yet...we'll just have to see.

Too big...

So I've decided that Brennan has already gotten too big!  Laying down on my legs she's just as long...it's crazy since she's not even 3 months old.  But oh well...she's smiling and laughing and having so much fun!  Her and Juls doing great with Miley as well...they seem to be doing well!

This morning I was able to get our PFDs filed and taxes started.  I'm just waiting for her first baby book to come in the mail...Snapfish is my friend!  From here we'll work on the next one...mainly to show how big she is!!

Baby Einstein...

So for the first time Brennan and I tried out Baby Mozart from the Baby Einstein collection...she HATED it!  As soon as it started she began to cry and not just a gentle sweet cry but a SCREAM which didn't stop. We tried watching it on the floor, we tried walking around the room...everything until I finally gave up and put it on CMT once she heard Trace Adkins she calmed down and relaxed.  She definitely has her preferences!

And Brennan has officially done the one thing I was hoping she wouldn't...she found her thumb!  And she loves it!  Oh well....she's still using her binky but is starting to prefer her thumb....hopefully it doesn't last too long!