23 Weeks Old

June 12th: 23 Week Old Picture

Blakely is changing so much everyday!! She turned 5 months old last week, and I can hardly believe how quickly time is flying by. I am excited that time is passing quickly, because that means that I am one step closer to being done with residency... YEAH!! On the other hand, that means that Blakely is growing up!! My baby is becoming a big girl! She loves doing big girl stuff.... like standing up (with A LOT of assistance), sitting up (with A LOT of assistance) and she is burning through all the jar vegetable foods. Such a pumpkin!

This week, she discovered that she can roll over both front to back, and now back to front!! This gives Blakely A LOT of mobility. She loves to roll onto her tummy, hold her head high in the air, and smile really big! She is sooooo proud of herself. After she rolls over, she looks around for Richard or I and then smile so big!! Her pride is so addicting... we smile and clap and cheer like fools every time she does it. So much fun!

Highlights from the Week:
-Blakely fully rolls over back to front
-Head held high when she is on her belly... loving tummy time!!
-Blakely is proud of herself!! She looks for approval now when she rolls over, and she smiles and goes crazy when you clap and praise her.
-Blakely visits Mommy and Daddy at work at MUSC

Picture Highlights from the Week:

I don't know if you can tell in this picture, but Blakely is the drooliest baby ever!! Her shirt is SOAKED in this picture all the way down to the belly button... this was the work of about 30 minutes. This girl MUST wear a bib at all times! HA!

Standing up with a "little" assistance.

Blakely riding the "bucking bronco"!!! She loves this!! It makes her laugh and go crazy!!

Love these!!! And best of all, so does Blakely!! These are chewbeads... Mommy fashion jewelry that are soft and safe for baby gums. Such a great idea.

Hang on tight baby girl!!

Bathing beauty

This past Sunday, Rich and I got a special surprise while we were at work. Richard was on call, and I was stuck in Level 2 nursery for a 12 hour shift. It was amazing!! I got to hang out with Blakely, and we all got to have lunch in the glamorous MUSC cafeteria. This was the best 2 hours of work....EVER!!

Future MUSC Student

Blake-A-Bear