Caroline at 8 months

 

It has been absolutely glorious lately, weather wise.  Caroline and I have been loving it.

What Caroline is up to:
- She still isn't too interested in rolling from her back to her tummy.  In fact, she's pretty opposed to being on her tummy at all these days.
- She can sit up pretty well if she's holding on to her toys.
- Likes to grab EVERYTHING.
- Has advanced to cheerios and little puffs.  She's doing really well with solid foods.
- She's really expanded her vocability.  Yes, I mean vocability.  She likes to just holler or yell- she's not mad, just being loud.
- She's recently discovered the joy's of peek-a-boo.
- Even though she's not rolling or crawling, she still manages to push her head against the bars in her crib.  I can put her in as close to the foot of the bed as possible, but if she's awake for anytime at all before I get her in the morning her head will be against the bars on the other end.  Tricky for someone who's not very mobile.  - Refuses to say "mamama" even though she will say "bababa" or "papapa"
- Still won't leave her socks on.
- Doesn't really have a mohawk like it may appear in the pictures.  That's just how her hair dried that day :)

Happy Valentine's Day

We had a very exciting valentine's day...

I got Jared new batteries for his drill.
He got me roses.
We set the table pretty with candles and ate stir-fry.

Jump-a-roo!!!

She LOVES it! And she can finally reach the ground.

Enjoying an apple while she bounces.

Random Pictures of Cuteness

What can I say... she's just sooo cute!

Trying out her new BYU t-shirt.

She thinks she's so big... she can't even roll over yet!

I realized I never got a picture of her in her Halloween costume... better late than never.

Rockin' a mohawk at New Years.

Ready for church.

Not quite ready for pigtails.  

Recent attempts at Craftiness

Both for entertainment and practicality purposes I've been making decorations and bedspreads:

Progress Report

Okay... this is long overdue and things aren't finished, but this is where they currently stand... shoes on the floor and everything.  Here are a few of the before and after pictures of most rooms in the house: (There's a spot on the lens of my camera- on the inside.  That's why there's a dark blurry spot on all the pictures)

Before: Living Room

After:

Before: Kitchen (I think it looks messier after!)

After:

Before: Bathroom (The picture was taken when there was no power on in the house- so it's really not so great.)

After:

Before: Guest Bedroom (Come stay with us!  Right now it's mostly being used as a holding station for my craft stuff until the family room gets new carpet.)

After:

Before: Jared's Office

After:

Before: Laundry Area/Side Entry (Before this had a door that wouldn't even close because someone had kicked the door in.)

Before: Connector room/wide spot in the hallway- I'm still not sure what to call this area.

After:

Before: Hallway

After:

Before: Caroline's Room

After:

Before: Master Bedroom

After:

Before: Master Bath

After:

Before: Master Closet (it now has the furnace that dad relocated- before there was no heating in two of the bedrooms)

After: 

Before: Family Room (This room still needs new carpet, but now has a functional back door and a lovely assortment of free furniture. It's still being used as a kind of work room, but it's nice to have such a nice space to work in :)

After: 

That's it!  There's still lots of things to be should/could be done.. trim around some doors,  roofing, windows, yard work, electrical, organizing, hanging pictures, et al, but it's come so far and it really is a very nice and comfortable home.  We're so happy to be here!