Watch You Grow! Month 5

Dear Ensley,

This was one of my favorite months! You gained so much independence and were so FUN!

Month 5:

Your personality is just growing in leaps and bounds! No more pictures of you crying this month. You are so happy and bubbly. We love that we can take you places now and you are fun, curious, and adorable.  Later this month, Nana Fish came to visit. She babysat you all week and was so excited to be with you. Daddy and I bought her a plane ticket for her birthday so she could come see you. She loves you so much!

Your Firsts: Your first overnight trip to Las Vegas. (9/15) You went to Las Vegas so that you could meet your Great Grandma Turner. She came out from Ohio to help Aunt Joan get her new house set up and unpacked. With all that we packed for you for the weekend, it almost seemed like we were the ones moving! We had almost our whole house because we didn't know what you needed and what you didn't. Grandpa Dave came with us to help and see Grandma. He was so excited. Ever since you were first born he has been madly in love with you. He came to the house almost every single week to see you, and being able to spend a whole weekend with you seemed like the best thing that ever happened to him. He even babysat you one night while Daddy and I went out on the town. I was absolutely panicked about taking you all the way to Vegas, but you were AMAZING! We gave you a bath and left at your bedtime in hopes that you would sleep the whole way, and you did! You were the most perfect angel. Great Grandma thought you were beautiful and perfect. You smiled at her immediately and reached out to touch her face. It was so sweet, and I was so proud of you. You were even perfect on the way home even though you were awake for almost half of it.

Our trip to Vegas to see Great-Grandma Turner.

 Your first Novi football game. We went to Homecoming to see if Daddy's softball player, Jocelyn, won Homecoming Queen - and she did! She even posed with the crown on your head. (10/3)

Future Homecoming Queen!

Your first trip to Oak Glen to walk around the apple orchards. We went to celebrate the beautiful fall weather and your 5 month birthday! :) (10/7)

Things You Like: LOVEY! I can't exactly remember when we bought Lovey, but I can only assume it was this month because she starts popping up in all your pictures around now. I plan to write a blog entry specifically dedicated to Lovey because she is seriously your most favorite thing in the world. Being silly:You love when I make silly noises and funny faces at you. You love to be talked to or hear us sing. Any kind of interaction with me and Daddy is your favorite. Your walker: You still really like your walker and puttering around the house. You are getting more and more independent and that makes you even happier. Books: You still love books, and you have started wanting to turn the pages and play with them yourself. iPad: We have been showing you the iPad at night for about a month or so, but this is the first month you get REALLY excited when it starts. We do Fisher Price apps that all start with a song and red background for the Fisher Price logo, and you get a huge smile whenever you hear it. Your favorite apps are the alphabet, counting, shapes and colors, and animal sounds. You smile whenever the xylophone comes on, so Daddy really wants to get you one for Christmas. Your routine: You are a baby who LOVES order. We still follow your routine to a T because you HAVE to nap at a certain time, eat at a certain time, and be in your own bed. This is why I was so nervous to take you overnight, but you did so well!

Some of our favorite pictures of you:



This is your happy, adorable face in the morning. You still slept in our room in your pack and play, so I was able to see your smiley face every single morning! It was such a joy to wake up to your enthusiasm and zest for life! :)





Mimi took this picture while she was babysitting. She always gets the BEST pictures of you, and you always look like you are having so much fun with her. She absolutely loves watching you and says it's too long before she gets to come back. I am so glad you guys are going to have such a close relationship.

 

You in your favorite thing - your walker!



Snuggles with Mommy.



I mean, are you the CUTEST thing, or what??

So interested in this book. It was one of your favorites because the plastic fish on the top could move, and you loved the bright colors of the fish. This is my screen saver at work because you are reading a book about fish - How much more perfect can a picture get? :)



You and Grandpa Dave. He LOVED coming to visit you all the time. You loved pulling his mustache.





Daddy eating your toes. Your favorite game!

I just can't believe how quickly the time goes. You are such a big girl and learning so much. You love all the independence you are starting to have. I just love all your cute smiles and fun giggles this month. You are such a joy and light in our lives. You complete our family and our hearts in a way I never dreamed possible. Thank you for all the JOY you've brought and continue to bring.

I love you my little blessing.

Love,

Mommy