Sick Day!

Last Thursday Haylee had a fever so I stayed

home from work. It was likely a from a combo

of her 6 month shots & her 2 viral skin rashes...

(Note the red skin & cheeks in her pics!)

I decided to make homemade apple pops &

I think she loved the cold on her teething gums!

(sorry the pictures are posted in backwards order) All cleaned up (above)
Yummy!

I feel sick mommy... But love this pop!

Earlier that morning, Haylee tried out her

mesh feeders. They are little mesh teethers

that hold solid peices of food so babies can chew

& suck withoug the choking hazzard....pretty cool!

Haylee tried a pear slice.

6 month pediatrician check-up

Okay, yesterdays visit to Dr. Koenig's was very interesting for little miss Haylee bug!
She weighed in at 17 lbs (75th %tile for weight) and was 26" long (65th %tile for height).
The doc was impressed on how well she sits up without toppling and her 1st tooth is coming in & we can know feel the tip of her tooth edge with our fingers. She is eating well and overall a very happy baby...

In addition to her 3 shots, Haylee broke out in a scaly, dry spotty, red dotty rash that has progressively gotten worse over the past 7 days. Dr. Koenig diagnosed it as Pityriasis Rosea....it is viral with no treatment other than if she starts itching to give her Benadryl. The course of this skin virus lasts from 6-10 weeks! At least she is keeping good spirits and the spots don't seem to irritate her...her face and body are just yucky looking with lots of red dots and scaly patches! Lots of kisses to our beautiful 6 month old daughter.

Our 4th of July Weekend

Last weekend we travelled to Fayetteville

to celebrate the holiday with my in-laws.

It was so much fun seeing everyone and watching

Haylee and her cousin Holden play.

The babies had a fabulous time at the pool and

were troopers watching fireworks that didn't even

start until 9:30pm. We were sad to leave & miss

seeing the fam already!

Haylee & Holden

The pool floaties

Mommy & Haylee (eating a soft dive stick!)

Haylee's first biscuit

The bathing beauty in her sun hat!

Haylee and her great-granddad, Pa

Daddy, mommy, Haylee, Uncle Hunter & Holden

waiting for fireworks to start

Haylee & Holden reading & sharing! So cute!

Happy 4th of July everyone!

Haylee having fun with Aunt Lou Lou

Daddy & Haylee

Go Cards!

Yesterday mom watched Haylee while

Chris and I went to the Cardinal's game.

(I got him tickets for Father's Day)

We had a great time with each other as

husband & wife--talking, eating, drinking beer,

laughing, kissing--and no baby to tend to!

(She was in good hands with Nana B!)

A gorgeous day in STL....85 degrees!

The All-Star game Arch

A quick drink before the game at Paddy O's!

Real Life

Last Thursday was a crazy late night...

but it made me realize how much I love my family life!

Haylee and I went to watch Daddy play

softball at 7:30pm, got home around 9pm,

then it was bathtime for one little girl,

and as you can see here after bath, Christian

decided to change Haylee's crib sheet before

bedtime! Our little Haylee's head did not hit

the bed until 10:15pm!!!

SMILE family!

I love veggies!

One week ago on Haylee's 6 month birthday

we decided to try vegetables--green beans to be

exact. She loved them! Chris and I think she

loves anything that comes on her spoon!

Since then she has tried rice & oatmeal cereals,

sweet potatoes and applesauce too.

Maybe she will be a veggie lover like her

dietitian mommy!

No leftovers here!

MJ Tragedy

What terrible news--the death of a national music icon.

MJ has been part of my life since I was born &

mom would carry me around as a baby and dance

with me to Thriller (vinyl record of course!).

That is one of the greatest stories

I love to hear my dad tell about my infant-hood!

His music will remain legendary for many

generations to come and I love putting on my greatest

hits CD for Haylee.