19 Weeks Old

May 15th: Doctor, Doctor... give me the news!

Blakely is 19 weeks old!! She had her 4 month Well Check this week, and Dr. Barbara gave her a clean bill of health!

These days Blakely is very active!! She loves to stand up, she loves her jumper and she loves her Exersaucer! She is really into toys, and puts them all directly in her mouth. Her hand-eye coordination has improved dramatically, and she seems so interested in the world around her. It is so amazing to watch her acquire milestones right in front of my eyes!

This weeks pictures are a sequence of pictures I snapped of Blakely that really capture who she is right now.... active...curious....and HUNGRY!!



19 Weeks Shot



Highlights from the Week:
-4 Month Well Child Check and Shots
-Purposefully playing with toys
-Really aware of Max (our cat), watching him and he runs around the house
    -I think Blakely is jealous of Max's mobility! HA!
-Loves PopPop's hair.... grabs it whenever he gets close!

Weekly Statistics:
-13 Pounds 8 Ounces (50th Percentile)
-26 inches (95th Percentile)
-75th Percentile for Head Circumference

Picture Highlights from the Week:

 

 



Apparently, this is a Monk baby move. Blakely is constantly sucking on her lips! So precious.





Hello, Angel!





Always eating her hands.



18 Weeks Old

May 8th: 18 Weeks Old/ 4 Month Old

Blakely loves food!! This was a BIG week for Blakely! She got to try rice cereal for the first time... and this girl LOVED it!! You could hardly get it in her mouth fast enough! She doesn't quite know what to do with the spoon.... she kind of just hold it in her mouth and starts smacking her lips. As you can imagine this is EXTREMELY messy!! But oh so fun!! As with all things, Blakely is a natural. Best baby ever! (and no, I am not biased at all.)

Blakely's 18 Week Picture

Highlights from the Week:
-Blakely tries Rice Cereal for the first time
-Blakely celebrates her 4 month birthday!!
-Blakely LOVES her Bjorn Bouncer
    -She loves to kick her feet and make it go!!
    -She loves to giggle in it
    -It is the magic cure for baby constipation... she "blows it out" within 5 minutes of getting in it EVERYTIME!! It's like magic!!

Picture Highlights from the Week:

Blakely's first bites of rice cereal

All of it did not make it into her mouth

Ricky giving Blakely some cereal

4 Months Old

4 Months Old

Favorite Amateur shot this Week! Love the drool!!

17 Week Picture

May 30th: Boston Baked Beans!!

17 Weeks old and off on a BIG adventure!! This past week, the Pediatric Academic Society had its big conference in Boston, and I got accepted to present a paper... ie FREE TRIP TO BOSTON!!! So Rich and I decided to make it our first family trip, and bring Blakely along for the ride!! For those of you who have never flown with an infant.... it is NOT a vacation, it is HARD WORK!! I have had more restful nights in the ICU, then on a trip with a baby!! Whew!! Thankfully, I had my sweet husband along for the trip, and he is super helpful. We had so much fun exploring Boston together, and Blakely had the best time getting to be with Mommy and Daddy all weekend!!!



17 Weeks Old Shot.... getting too big, too fast!!!

Highlights from the Week:
-Blakely got her "wings" on her first airplane ride!!
-Blakely's very first vacation to BOSTON
-Obsessed with the baby in the mirror, they are totally BFFs!!
-First "sick day"... inner ear issues/gas after flying to Boston
-Snacking next to Paul Revere's Grave

FUN FACT: Boston has over 50 Dunkin Donuts in the downtown area.... I don't know about America, but Boston certainly "runs on Dunkin." HA!

Picture Highlights from the Week:

Blakely and her Daddy at the airport. Ready for take off!!

On the plane, Blakely did what Blakely does best.... drool and stool!! She soaked threw 2 bibs in flight with drool, and then she "blew" thru 2 sleeper with 2 major "blow outs" on the plane!!

Family Photo... in our room at the Omni Parker House.

When we arrived in our room, the room service immediately brought us champagne and chocolate covered strawberries. Richard kept refusing them, afraid that we would have to pay for them.... but then, we discovered they were a gift from Rich's parents!! So sweet!! It was 2pm, and we hadn't eaten since 5am at the house... we we're half starved and crazy!! Needless to say, this special treat really hit the spot!

Blakely liked them too!! (No, I did NOT really let her try one!)

Morning Big Girl!! You and Daddy both have sleepy eyes!!

Boston Historic Gardens

"Baby Blakely, Baby Blakely... riding backwards on a duck Baby Blakely!!"

We ate dinner at the oldest established restaurant in Boston, Durgin-Park, for some authentic Yankee cooking. This is place is super old, established in the early 1900s!! This is THE PLACE to get baked beans in Boston, but we did not like them. My Mimi's baked beans are WAY better (or even Bush's Baked Beans!) We had delicious clam chowder, pot roast and Cream Pie!!

Saturday we made a trip to little Italy! It was so... well... Italian! I felt like I was on a movie set, and I swear I saw THE "Godfather!" We stopped in to 100 year old bakery ironically called "Modern Pastry" and had the most amazing Cannoli!!

Richard and Blakely shooting a cannon on the deck of the USS Constitution

Blakely loved being outside and seeing all the different people!! She loved riding in her Bjorn with the wind in her face!! She would flap her arms up and down, kick her legs and talk non-stop!! She was crazy!

Blakely was such a good little traveler! She did amazingly well on the plan, and didn't even cry once! She rolled with the punches, and adjusted quickly to new setting and new routines! She is the best baby, and I cannot wait for future family fun and adventures together!!