Molly turns 6 months in just a few short days so I figured I better get her 5 month post up. I can't believe I am the mom to a 6 month old. Not a newborn mom anymore=(.
We FINALLY got Molly's nursery painted back to the way it was at the old house. It took a few more weeks before we actually hung anything on the walls (which thankfully Berrena helped with on his last trip) but now we are back in business.
Here are Molly's 5 month pictures! She was much more smiley and cooperative than in her 4 month pics=)
Month 5 proved to be a fun yet challenging one. One of the fun things is that Molly mastered the art of rolling around and she will roll from one side of the room to the other in the blink of an eye. She is a speedy little thing!
Some not so fun things: Molly also got her second cold right around her 5 month birthday.....and she still has one. You know what that means....NO SLEEP for Molly, Mommy, or Daddy. We also found out that Grandpa Fred broke his hip. We were very sad to hear he was in pain and that we would not be seeing him over the holidays as planned. Right after we got the news, Molly sent this picture to Grandpa to let him know we were thinking about him.
Grandpa Fred still has a long way to go but we are proud of him for fighting through the surgery and rehab and glad to hear he will get to go home next week.
Next, the Ziegler family packed their colds up and headed to Hilton Head for Thanksgiving. We always love spending the holiday with Mimi and Grandpa and Molly had fun on her first trip to Sea Pines (outside of the womb).
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| Molly and her Great Grandparents |
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| Molly and I on our way to see the beach
When we got back from Hilton Head, Mike and I got right to decorating. I plan to go all out next year since we are planning to spend Christmas in Atlanta but we did just enough this year to get ourselves in the spirit. I don't have a picture of the outside but Mike did a great job on that too=)
Elaine and Berrena came the next weekend. They helped us with all sorts of projects around the house and we are so thankful. Now our house actually has some pictures on the walls! Mike and I also got to go to my work's holiday party. We had a great time but my hangover the next day was a not so friendly reminder that I cannot drink like I used to and vodka is not my friend.
The next week was a short week as Mike and I prepared for much anticipated wedding of Lauren and Brian! The only thing dampening our moods was Molly's second cold/cough of the month. This one seemed to be affecting her more than the first. My mom was scheduled to watch her while we were away so I felt at peace knowing she was in good hands.
Lauren and Brian's wedding weekend was so much fun and everything turned out perfectly. Unfortunately Molly's cold worsened while we were gone and my mom had a feeling it was something more. She took Molly to urgent care and sure enough....double ear infection. Back on amoxocillin she goes. Here are some pics from the wedding weekend (can't wait for the professional ones and the one's Lauren's mom took (ahem Lauren)).      |
And now for a photo dump of some other fav pics this month:
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| Molly and her boyfriend Landon....he's still warming up to the idea of holding her hand |
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| Molly being cute naturally |
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| Our annual gift exchange....before we starting singing the "hills are alive.." |
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| Molly's first taste of solids...sweet potatoes! She took them down no problem! |
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| Is there something on my face? |
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| Feeling "Christmasy" |
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| Holiday Party at Daycare with Dad |
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| Zonked out after a long weekend. |
Next up...Tampa for Molly's first Christmas. We can't wait to see all of our friends and family and to celebrate cousin Olivia's first birthday.
Until next time...xoxo
