Genevieve's 1/2 Birthday

It is so hard to believe that Genevieve is already 6 months old. A half of a year has passed since we brought this beautiful baby into the world. She has grown up and changed so much already, I want things to slow down a little bit. She has changed from being a newborn that Kyle and I affectionately referred to as her "blob stage" to being able to roll over, smile, laugh, babble, play, sit up, eat solid foods, make us laugh and smile and play. She can make a day so much brighter and happier with just a simple coo and grin. It is unbelievable how much a baby changes things, and believe me the changes she made are WONDERFUL. I would not wish to go back to a time without Genevieve for anything in the whole world. I love my baby and understand how my mom felt when she used to tell me I was growing up to fast. Babies really do grow up to fast.

Here are pictures of Genevieve's 1/2 Birthday party.

1/2 Birthday Cake for the 1/2 Birthday

Genevieve's serving of her Birthday cake.

YUM!!!!

Grandma and Grandpa Barer

My mom and Steve came to visit and play with the baby. Genevieve had so much fun...well we all had a lot of fun. We watched a Lacrosse game and a movie and ate lunch and played with the doggies and the baby. Genevieve was so happy to get to spend time with her Grandparents. Here are pictures of our fun filled day.

Genevieve wasn't quite sure what to think about the dogs at first, but by the end of the day she liked them.

Mmmmm

So relaxed with Grandpa.

So playful with Grandma.

Hungry Baby

Here are some various pictures of our hungry baby and her foods.

She likes to get messy when she eats, it must taste better after it is smeared on her face and in her nose because that is her favorite way to eat her food.

This picture shows what Genevieve looks like AFTER eating. SOOOOO full.

She recognizes her bottle and focuses on it very intensely until we put it in her mouth.

She has started to want to feed herself, so we let her play with the spoon sometimes.

Genevieve's Cuteness at 5 Months

Here are some random pictures of Genevieve.

Our little Sweet Pea in a Pod.

Play time

She likes to make this silly face, I think it makes her look like a dinosaur.

She is such a HAPPY baby!

Here is our little Jedivieve. She has mastered the force and uses it on Kyle and me all of the time to get us to do whatever she wants. Beware of her light-saber.

Genevieve is practicing her typing skills so she can help Daddy with his homework.

Videos Available on You Tube

Since our blog only plays our videos sometimes and wont let them work other times, we started uploading videos to You Tube. Here is the web address to our You Tube page.

http://www.youtube.com/user/kalteth?feature=mhw5

You can subscribe to out You Tube page and you will receive email updates whenever we add videos.

I will update the blog with pictures and stories soon, it has just been so busy with work and Kyle's school that I haven't had a chance. I hope you enjoy the videos. Some are old and have been posted on here as well, but some are newer.

Pretty Baby 4 1/2 Months Old

We had Genevieve's 4 month check up with the doctor today (she is 4 1/2 months). He said that everything is going well and that she is very cute and fun (we already knew that).

Here are her growth percentiles in case you wondered:

Weight: 13 lbs 12oz. = 42 percentile

Length: 24 in = 29 percentile (at 2 months she was in the 85th percentile I guess she got my height after all - or lack of height)

Cuteness: 112 = 207th percentile

Valentine's Day

We had a very nice Valentine's Day this year. Kyle surprised me with the most beautiful orchid. I made us a homemade Chinese food dinner consisting of egg rolls, pork fried rice, and sweet and sour chicken. I was surprised how easy the dinner was and how tasty it was too. We also watched a funny movie and spent time playing with Miss Genevieve. Below are pictures of our fun day.

Here is the orchid Kyle gave me. It is so tall with so many flowers. It is absolutely perfect!

Chinese Food Dinner

Pork Fried Rice - Recipe http://www.recipezaar.com/best-of-the-best-fried-rice-413443

Sweet and Sour Chicken - Recipe: http://www.recipezaar.com/baked-sweet-and-sour-chicken-413483

Egg Rolls - Recipe: http://www.recipezaar.com/baked-not-fried-egg-rolls-413707

Playing with Genevieve on her Valentine's Caterpillar

The caterpillar is longer than she is.