Camping

well i did not realize that this picture had her eyes closed...now she is really taking after mark. i have nicknamed him forrest gump! but that is her offical camping outift. the shoes are really cute, they have bears on them. they are from our friend christy out in califorinia.

here she is going down the slide, with mark of course. funny story while we were camping. she fell in love with another blond hair blue eyed boy..this one a little older. (about 7 or 8). she saw this boy playing and for 15-20 mintues, she looked at him and laughed. i have never seen my daughter laugh so hard and for so long. for once i am glad that mark talked me into taking the camcorder, we got some of the giggle fest taped to send down to maw-maw ri ri.

here is boyfriend number one, braylon in the pool. she did ok but i think she has been spoiled by her nonni and poppi's pool and her comfy crab.

here are these two hanging out again. this was in the morning of the last day. they get along so great...miranda and i are blessed to be so close and are children get along so well (at least so far)

ok, i want a roll call...nobody is commenting on the blog and i am begining to wonder who if anyone is looking..so if you are reading this, place a comment in the comment section. you don't have to have an account. just post anonymous and put your name in the box..thanks

These pictures are from our trip down to Summersville. Doesn't Miranda do beautiful work! The top picture is in David and Bonita's pool. I do not know how she was standing it. The pool was COLD....we got out when I could not stand it any longer.

Of course since we were going to the farm, Lydia had to wear her bib overalls. You can see in her little eyes that she was getting sick....and you can see how much lighter her hair is getting....we are going camping this weekend with Miranda and Andrew down at Burnsville Lake. I hope this camping trip goes better than the last!

Happy 4th of July from Lydia and the Steelers

Well this year we decided to head up to Pittsburgh for their 4th of July festivties. We wanted to take Lydia to the stadium and this way it was "free"..not counting the $10 bucks for parking and gas to get up there! Here is Lydia with the new Steelers mascot. I guess both the teams got one this year.

This is a picture of Lydia and I in the end zone...of the Great Hall. The picture of us where you can see the end zone we are so far away. This was the best picture of her dress..plus it is a pretty good picture of the two of us together. I am trying to get inspired by a post from Kim a couple of months ago. For mommies to quit hiding behind the cameras and get in some pictures with their kids. (I am seeing some of my jaw line, chin and lips....so maybe is not all Mark)

I know this one is blurry but I loved it. I am not sure why it did this, all I did was turn off the flash b/c it was bouncing off the back posters. Anyway this is one of those shots they did nto know I was taking and I love it.

Here is the new trophy case for the 2005 Super bowl trophy..unfortunatly there is a big show up in the Football Hall of Fame and the actual trophy is up there. ( We are assuming, the case was empty and we know the Hall is doing a big spread on the Steelers 75 year in the NFL)

This was a cute story. We were sitting on our blanket saving our spot for the fireworks and this little girl came up to us saying how cute Lydia was. I talked to her for a few mintues then she asked if she could bring her baby sister over to meet Lydia. Lydia loved it, she kept playing with her feet! The little girl was 6 months old and the older girl had just turned 7.

All tuckered out, she slept for about half and hour, then woke up during the fireworks. She loved them. She had watched little ones before in our yard and enjoyed them. I was not sure how she would do with the big booms...but she did great!

Go WVU

I found these WVU onesies at Sam's Club. 3 pack for 17 bucks...I bought 9 month so that she can wear them to the games but Mark could not stop self and put one on her now and took some pictures.
I did not think this picture uploaded...but it is a picture of her sitting up. Of course she is still using her arms for support but we are getting there. Funny story tonight at dinner. She had been cranky because she was tired and would not take a nap this afternoon. Mark started smacking the table like he was playing the drums. Everytime he would stop, Lydia would start hitting the front of her bumpo seat. It took us a few mintues to figure out she was copying him..it was cute and amazing. I got it on tape in case anyone was going to call us crazy parents....

Happy 5th Month Birthday to me!

wow, it feels like i was just posting about her 4 month.....

i was trying to take some cute picutres with lydia and monti when thelma decided to join in. then lydia decided to reach out and pet her. then she sat like a tripod! every new thing that she can do is bittersweet. i am glad she is developing and growing but it makes me sad to think of her growing up. i cannot believe next month will be half of a year that she will be here....

Traveling Crab

I took Lydia on her first camping and boating experience Wednesday. I think she would have had more fun if she had not been sick...I thought she just had a runny nose because she was trying to cut some teeth. But then we got down to Sutton and the stuff started coming out green. She did ok even thought it was soooo hot and humid.She was just not her super happy self. I thought about staying until Saturday which was the original plan because she slept pretty much though the night...but mommy was up all night with the cold that Lydia gave her...so we did go ahead and go out on the boat Thursday but then we left after we got back to camp.

Here is Lydia and Nonni in the lake. We had my Aunt Paula' niece Trish there with her two kids and my Aunt and Uncle usually camp with another family Jon and Pam. They were there last year when Mark and I went. They knew about the baby and was excited that I had brought Lydia this year. They were disappointed when they thougth Mark was not coming till Friday to play Skip-Bo with them, but then they were more disappointed when we left early.
This is Hassie. My aunt and uncle's dog. She is really good and friendly. She did great with Lydia. Lydia liked watching but she did not try and pet her like she does her kitty Thelma. Funny side story, Mark told me this morning that Thursday, Thelma broke into the bedroom/nursery and put Lydia's Eeyore in her mouth and brought it to him! She did this one other time when I took Lydia and stayed with my mom so Mark could strip wallpaper. Thelma brought him a pair of Lydia's pants from her dirty clothes basket. I guess Mark has been replaced!

All tuckered out from swimming. She HATED that thing. Luckily, my aunt and uncle just ride for a while then they dock for most of the afternoon and swim. So Lydia only had to wear it for part of the time. I think she just felt strangled...

Water Baby

Swimming with Uncle Vince
Swinging with Nonni

Well thankfully, after my doubt in the begining, Lydia has become a regular old water baby. She even likes baths now. I got some really cute video footage of her playing with Daddy and Uncle Mike last night. If you sit on the steps and put her on her belly on your knees, she will swim! I was putting her around the pool on her belly and she dipped her face in the water. Well, she breathed in some water and coughed for a mintue was she was fine...(still scary after her NICU start for swallowing in fluid) but Lydia was PISSED OFF AT ME. She wanted nothing to do with me. I had to give her to Nonni to calm her down...She has put her face in water before and been fine. I guess this was the first time she sucked in a little water...I want to put her in a swimming class here at Fairmont State but they have to be 6 months old. Maybe this fall....ok well here were three posts to make up for slacking and that I will be gone for the next week camping. I will post camping pictures when I get back.