Thanksgiving and Such

Well we officially made it through the first holiday with an infant!  It's funny...normally when the holidays come around, Mark and I look forward to taking off of work and staying up late...unfortunately, when you have a baby, anything off of their normal routine can mean chaos for the parents!  Jade didn't do terrible, but I think she was a little overstimulated at times- she is not used to her little nephews running around making noise!  Anyways, we had a great time up at Shayne and Em's in Wisconsin with the Fehrs and another great time in good old Princeville with the Stollers.

Before we get to the holiday pics, here are a couple cute pics of Jaders (our frequent nickname for her :)

Bathtime!  She loves her bath and moves all her arms and legs pretty much constantly because she is so excited to be in the water!

Hanging out under the mobile!  She loves this too, but only for about 5 minutes, then she wants Mom to hold her again...

Mark and I's bed is one of our favorite places to play

Here is a picture of Jade after her 2 month shots...if you look closely, you can kind of see her battle wounds on her chubby little thighs.  She did awesome that day- I was so proud of her!

Playing on the Boppy...these pictures were taking right before she started screaming...she is not too fond of "tummy time!"

Chillin at Mom and Dad Fehrs:

She still has the occasional blowout in which usually both Mark and I are needed so poop doesn't get everywhere:

One night, Jade was particularly happy upon getting home, so we had a little photo session in her car seat:

Hanging out at the hotel in Wisconsin:

Hanging out at Shayne and Ems:

Jade absolutely loves to watch TV...I think she has already perfected the "Stoller Stare" with her father.  What do you think Cassie??

My nephews pretty much destroyed the basement with toys!  Here is Drew and Kristin attempting to clean it up:

The 2 lovely pregos and "Mama Leenda":

Dad and Shayne:

We were super excited to see Doug, Krista, and Ashlyn back from Texas!  Ashlyn was so cute and we can not believe how much she has grown since we last saw her!  She was completely in love with Jade and wanted to hold her constantly:

Doug, Mark, and Ryan- chilling with the ugly dog that Ryan was dog-sitting:

All in all, it was a great Thanksgiving...hopefully as Jaders gets a little older, she will get used to the constant chaos the holidays bring!  She is going to be 12 weeks old this week, and I start back to work next week already!  Time really does fly.  

Until next time!