Life as of late

I suppose it is time that I write another blog post.  I seriously have intentions of updating this thing more frequently, but it kind of takes a back seat to everything else these days! I started back to work 2 weeks ago, and so far it has been going pretty good.  I definitely cried the first day I went back...but I'm told that is pretty normal :)  Jade is doing pretty good while I am away, although she had some issues at first switching back and forth between the bottle and breast feeding!  She is starting to talk and coo more and more and we are loving her big smiles!

Here is Jaders with Dad in her cute little winter hat:  

The hat though sometimes falls over her eyes when she is in the car seat :)

These are some cute pictures we took after church one day- she was in a particularly good mood!  She was in such a good mood that I decided that it would be a good day to trim her fingernails....well....that didn't go so well.  Pretty sure I cut her finger and she screamed bloody murder.  I felt so bad that I started crying too :(  So then the next time I asked Mark to do it, and he cut her finger too!  Anybody have any good tips on fingernail trimming??

This is her little butterfly toy that she loves!  She is just starting to grab for toys a little and put them in her mouth, but her motor skills are not quite there yet :)

She loves being naked...sometimes we will just strip her of her clothes to put her in a good mood:

Here is a picture of Jade with little Logan- they were born on the exact same day- only 2 hours apart!

A couple of weekends ago, we decided to use our 2 free Marriott nights up in Rockford...we went to the yummy Machine Shed for a great breakfast, went Christmas shopping, then to Belvidere for church to see Dean and Carol and family!  It was good to see you all! 

Hanging out at the hotel:

We have been starting to put her in the Bumpo while we eat dinner, and Mark never ceases to put something different on her tray for her to look at.  These pictures just totally crack me up...

"What is this?? Barbeque sauce??

"Yum....yes it is barbeque sauce...maybe I will take some and no one will know! ahahaha!"

"What?? Barbeque sauce??  I'm not taking any barbeque sauce!"

Jade has been drooling like crazy!!  As you can see here, it is all over her chest:

Bath time is always a highlight of the day:

Since Jade can now hold her head up no problem, I had Mark put together her jumparoo.  She seems to really like it:

 However, she isn't quite tall enough to reach the floor yet...

So I improvised with Mark's Bible Concordance!

Tummy time and reading books (it really looks like she is reading, doesn't it?)

Some really cute, drooly pictures:

Jade and her favorite toys:

 And one more cute one:

We are totally in love with this little girl, and we love watching her grow and learn new things.  Lately she has been arching her back when she wants out of her car seat or swing, so now we have to start buckling her down!  She loves chewing on her hands, loves laying on her changing table, and loves to be held so she can look out!  She also hates her car seat, hates being dressed, and hates tummy time. We are starting to notice too that she might be a little shy...she looks at Mark and I no problem, but will sometimes ignore anybody at church that may look at her!  She might have more of Mark's personality than we thought!