With great suprise today, I discovered that Juliette's two lower front teeth have already cut through her gums. My little girl is growing up. I did not expect this so soon. This probably explains her increased irritability and difficulty sleeping at night.

Learned something new.

Yesterday, Bryan and I decided to attend our church's Irish Pumpkin Festival/chicken dinner with Juliette. Juliette, however, had other plans. She did not enjoy the Festival at all. She cried, more like wailing, the entire time under the big tent. She did not like all the people or the loud music. We had tried giving her a bottle, walking her outside the tent away from the noise, which helped a bit. We ate our meals in shifts. Finally, we decided to leave before we had even finished our desserts. We just couldn't get her calmed down. Now, I was fully prepared for her to cry the entire way home since she doesn't enjoy being in her car seat. However, as soon as I put her in her car seat she calmed down. Conclusion: Juliette does not like loud music with lots of people.

Juliette continues to amaze us. After her shots she had a bad week. She was extremely cranky. She wasn't sleeping through the night, waking up every 2 hours screaming. Luckily, whatever was bothering her whether it was illness or a growth spurt it has passed. This past week she started to eat solids. She seems to like it. The key is to feed her in the mornings when she has the most patience. So far she has had rice cereal and squash. Tomorrow she gets to try either apples or sweet potatoes.

Juliette is getting much more vocal. She's making all sorts of sounds. Juliette enjoys being held, carried in the sling, jumping in her jumperoo, playing peek a boo, and playing with mom and dad. Juliette is even kind enough to play by herself sometimes so that I can get some things done. She also enjoys our daily outings. I try to get out of the house everyday with her for a change in scenery. She enjoys going grocery shopping with me. She especially loves all the compliments she gets from strangers while we're out, many comments about her big blue eyes.

Smudge has really warmed up to Juliette. He'll give her kisses which she smiles at. He is extremely protective of her when we go on walks in the subdivision. He goes nuts when anyone approaches unless its a construction worker. For some reason he doesn't bark at them.

This past Sunday, we went to 7:30 am mass. Juliette was very good except for when she decided to babble during quiet times. The acoustics in the church made her seem really loud. I guess I should be grateful that she wasn't crying.

On Saturday she got to have some Daddy-Daughter time while I went to a baby shower. She was very good for Bryan, much better than in the past. They enjoyed watching the Purdue Football game. Each time Purdue got a touchdown he would raise her in the air and do push-up with her.

It's hard to believe that next week she will be 5 months old.

4 month check up

Juliette had her 4 month check-up today. She weighed in at 14 lbs 12 oz (75th percentile). She measured 25 1/2 in (90th percentile). Her head circumference was 15 3/4 in (30th percentile). She is doing well. She seems to have forgotten how to roll over already. She hasn't done it in a couple days. She also had some shots today. Thankfully, they just made her very sleepy today. This past weekend was the first weekend in over a month where we didn't have anything going on. Bryan was able to thoroughly clean the garage (swept, sprayed down with water, de-bugged, etc). He was very proud of his work. Juliette and I spend the weekend working on the inside of the house. Juliette is too big for almost all of her 3 month clothes. For some reason we have loads of 9+ month clothes but we're lacking in the 6 month department. I guess I'll have to hit up those clearance racks. Juliette is getting more vocal. She enjoys making raspberries and eating her hands. She has this annoying habit of spitting up while she has her hand in her month and leaving it there. Makes clean-up difficult. She is grabbing for toys. She also likes sitting in her Bumbo seat with the tray. I'll put toys on the tray, she'll grab for one and in the process knock all the others off. Then she'll drop the one she has and gets mad because there aren't anymore toys. So I put a bunch back on for her and the cycle starts again. We like to call this little game "Clear the Tray"

Oh yeah, the big news is that Juliette got the ok to start on solid foods. We will start that new adventure later this week with rice cereal.

Keep 'em rollin'

Juliette is now rolling around! She sure is growing. She'll roll onto her stomach and get upset since she would rather be on her back. She hasn't quite realized that if she just rolls over again she'll be on her back again.

Go Figure.

I put Juliette down on her back on the floor while I went to take Smudge out to do his business in the morning and when I came back in she was on her stomach. Go figure. She rolls over when I'm not watching.

We've been busy!

I apologize for the long time between posts. We've been a very busy family. Juliette crossed state lines for the first time. We made the long drive to Northern Wisconson to visit some of my family. Juliette got to meet her Great Grandma Weldon, Great Aunt Jeanie, Great Aunt Doris, cousin Kim and cousin Nicole. It was nice to see the family but very exhausting for Juliette. Three days with no naps is not that fun. Juliette handled the normally 7 1/2 hour drive pretty well. It only took us 10 hours even with leaving at 4am with the hopes that Juliette would sleep for a good chunk of the drive.

This past weekend, Juliette was finally baptized. She enjoyed spending time with her new Godparents, Dan and Amanda.

Juliette continues to grow. She enjoys playing with her chain links the most out of all her toys. Go figure her favorite toy is the least expensive. On August 22nd, she goes in for her 4 month check up. I can't wait to see how much she has grown. She is growing out of her 3 month clothes and moving into 6 month clothes.

This upcoming weekend we will be going to South Bend, Indiana for a picnic wedding reception for one of Bryan's college friends. Hopefully the drive doesn't take too long.