6 month Happenings!!!

I wanted to update everyone with the happenings of Bree. Last Saturday on her 6th month birthday she got her pics taken then later that day we discovered that her bottom front teeth had come in!!! We were shocked because she hadn't been fussy that day and actually was pretty chipper at the photo session.
Friday was her Dr. appointment!! Dr. Grimaldi was very happy with her growth, here are her stats:
Weight: 19 lbs 10 ounces
Height: 29 inches
She is over 100% on both things!! Dr. Grimaldi was also happy with how well she is sitting up. Next came the bad part SHOTS!!! Poor thing had to have 3 shots, one was her flu shot. I have to bring her back in a month for the 2 nd flu shot and she also has to have 2 more shots for the swine flu. She better not get the flu with 4 shots to protect her!! Brian and I will also be getting the swine flu vaccine even though we hate shots as much as Bree.
Since she is so close to 20 lbs and she is so tall we decided to change her infant carseat out for the convertible seat, she has so much more room now!!!
She is getting closer and closer to crawling. She gets up on all fours and really gets to rocking, then she will more her legs forward and fall. She hasn't quit figured out how to move her arms along with the legs yet.
She is now eating her solids a lot better. We don't have to strip her down to her diaper anymore!! She use to make a total mess when eating, but now she has started to get the eating thing down!!

Alzheimer's Memory Walk

A message to the Michael Family:
Well... Mom, Bree, Betty, and I went to church with Grandpa Michael tonight and he wanted us to spread the word that the Memory Walk is only a month and a half away and that we need to start fundraising for it!!! I think grandpa said the goal is $20,000 this year, so we have or work cut out of us. Can't wait to see ya'll on October 10th!!!

She's sitting pretty!!

Just a few pics of Bree. She has started sitting up really well!!! She is also started getting up on a fours and rocking!! We would love for her to start crawling, but the house isn't baby proofed yet!! We should probably get some gates to protect her from the stairs. We are getting her 6-month pics taken Saturday, we can't wait!!

Our Jumping Little Girl!

Bree absolutely loves jumping in her jumper. We taped her tonight to share with everyone, hope you enjoy. Bree is starting to be able to sit up by herself for a little while. We are so proud of her. Monday night we started having her eat a banana with her mesh feeder. The first night she wasn't quite sure about it, but Tuesday she devoured the banana and made an absolute mess in the process. This weekend Bree will have her first stay over at Grandma and Grandpa's house. Andrew will be there also so I am sure Grandma and Grandpa will have a blast Saturday night. Brian and I are going to the Keith Urban and Taylor Swift concert for my birthday!! I am very excited about the night out.

Summertime Fun!!
Friday night the whole family headed to the Royal's game. Even though they lost we still had lots of fun. The fireworks afterwards were great!!!It was the boys and Bree's first game. Mom and dad headed off to Niagra Falls Saturday morning so they stayed up in the city after the game. The top collage is a couple pics from the night. The bottom collage is of Brian and Bree in the pool, soaking up the rays!!! Bree is a natural in the water, she obviously didn't inherit that from me!! She loves to kick when she is out of her floaty, though now we think she may want to start kicking in her bath tub. That will make bathtime a blast for her!

5 Months Old!!!

Today is Bree's 5th month Birthday!!! We went outside tonight and took a few pictures of Bree. She is starting to sit up by herself. We are so proud of her!!! We have also learned that you can't hold her and try to do anything because she will grab whatever she can get her hands on and then it goes straight to her mouth. The other pics are her riding her horse. She really likes to sit on it. She is continuing to do great on solids, she loves carrots now!! This Friday night Bree gets to go to her first Royals game, hopefully she is in a good mood and the weather cooperates. We think that she will be getting teeth any day now!! She is slobbering, spitting bubbles, working her tongue like crazy, and is more cranky in the evenings. Teething is not fun for the baby and the parents!!! I hope you all enjoyed our new pics!!

4 Month appt and South Dakota Trip!!!

We had Bree's 4 month appointment last Monday and wanted to update everyone on what has been going on in our world. Here are her stats from the appointment.
Height: 26 3/4 inch Above 97%
Weight: 17 lbs 96%

Father's Day weekend we headed up to South Dakota for Revillo's 125 Celebration. Bree did a great job on the 8 hour drive. She really did not want to ride in the car seat for a couple days after though. Grandma Patti got to meet Bree for the first time on Friday and she really enjoyed her. On Saturday we enjoyed the town's celebration with Holly, Greg, and the kids.

Dr. Monzon wanted us to start Bree on rice cereal and veggies. The first two pics are of the first time eating rice cereal with a spoon. As you can tell she really doesn't like rice cereal, and still doesn't like it. The other one is of her eating sweet potatoes!! She loves sweet potatoes, and today we tried squash and she devoured it too. The other picture is of Bree in her stationary entertainer, and she absolutely loves it.

Brian has some good news to share with everyone!! He passed his PE Exam!!!! Yippee!!!! So now Brian will be Brian Schafer, P.E. It stands for Professional Engineer and with it he can get a promotion at his job. This Friday he has an awards ceremony at the State House, his parents are making it down for the weekend.