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Laney's Infant Baptism

Most of you know that we placed membership at a Methodist church a few months ago. As a member you can choose to have your baby baptized/dedicated before the congregation. We chose to do this to publicly share our commitment to our faith as a family. It was a sweet ceremony (even when Laney cried after she was sprinkled with water!) and we were honored to have friends and family there with us to celebrate. My mom made a beautiful dress and Donald's parents gave her a beautiful charm bracelet with her first charm, a bible. We hosted a lunch at our home after church. It was a great day!

9 months

At nine months Laney is crawling!

She's moved to a four hour feeding schedule and eats three meals a day. The doctor said I could starting giving her more table food like cheese and meat so she is eating like a big girl now. She's also had peas, bits of pasta, bread, green beans, bananas and strawberries.

9 month stats:
Height - 27 and 7/8 (50-75%)
Weight - 18 lbs 3.5 oz (25-50%)

She's been wearing a lot of her 12 month summer clothes since it's already getting hot in Montgomery. We joined the zoo and have gone a couple times with friends. She likes riding in the stroller and still loves cruising around on the furniture. I have a feeling she will be walking soon!

On April 8th we went to Atlanta to celebrate our 3rd anniversary. We took Laney to the grandparents and enjoyed window shopping at Lenox and dinner at Ruth's Chris.

More 9 month photos

8 Months/March Madness

Laney loves to stand and cruise around on the sofa, chairs and ottoman. Can almost pull herself up but still isn't crawling. Takes a 6 ounce bottle every three hours and eats baby food at breakfast and dinner. Loves puffs. Working on using the sippy cup. Sleeps 11 hours most nights and is finally growing more hair! :)

March was busy! And exhausting. The first weekend I went on a fun girls trip to Chicago, then I was quickly brought back to mommy reality the next week when Laney got her first sickness, RSV. We weren't able to hang out with other kids or go to the church nursery for 10 days, but luckily Donald took off spring break week so we were able to hang out with him. One day we went to the zoo and Laney enjoyed swinging for the first time.

On March 20th Laney and I went with Donald on a business trip to Mobile. Let's just say it was a comedy of errors, although at the time it was not very funny. One day we tried to go to the Foley outlets after one of his meetings, but at the first store Donald detected some leakage on Laney's outfit so we headed out to find a bathroom and discovered we were out of wipes. Donald had to drive to CVS to buy some. By the time I got her changed and back in the stroller we were only able to go to a couple more stores before Laney was done. On our way back to the hotel in Mobile (an hour away) I couldn't find a paci. This is a must-have item at all times, especially in the car. I climbed into the backseat of our tiny rental car and sang and distracted her for as long as possible. She cried for half the way back and the car was tense. I realized then that we would not be invited back on a business trip anytime soon. :) Note to other new moms: Pack a big bag with extras of everything and keep it in the car you're in at all times!

The last week in March I went to visit my parents and Laney got sick again! She was really feverish so we took her to a clinic and found out she had an infection. She got more antibiotics and the poor thing threw up a few times that night. She felt better in a couple days but two stressful trips in a row - not fun. I did get a sewing lesson however from my mom and we (much more her than me) made a really cute outfit for Laney.