Friday, July 23, 2010

A Canon and a 3rd Cousin!

Like I said last night, I went out this morning and purchased a camera. A Canon SX210 to be exact- the best point-and-shoot camera Best Buy sells according to the Best Buy guy. I forgot to mention Beth who steered me in the direction of Canons because she has two and always takes gorgeous pictures of her kids- thanks Beth!

Anyway, I took it out for a photo session to the park with the girls and it is great! Here are a sampling of the pics...







This week we learned very exciting news. My (2nd) cousin Andy and his wife Beth are expecting a baby in early March! So that means Callie will be getting a 3rd cousin! Woohoo!!!!!

Thursday, July 22, 2010

CAMERA

Our camera broke! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH! I seriously feel like I'm missing a limb.

To help explain why I feel this way I decided to go through my picture folders and count all of the pictures I/we (but mostly I!) have taken since December 22nd.

There are:
2842 pics total (not including the 1 month/3 month/6 month pictures)
Which averages out to:
406 pics per month
Which averages out to:
14 pics per day

---AND---

222 videos!

Now do you understand my reason for panic? As my mom said, one camera can only hold so much cuteness, so our camera must have reached its cuteness quota. :)

And of course, a wonderful photo-op happened today that I couldn't do anything about. Callie and I were over visiting Grandma today, and their neighbor Kim came over with little 4-month-old George. It was HORRIBLE not having a camera to document more baby cuteness!

But I think it will ultimately be a good thing because I'm ready to get a better camera that takes higher quality pictures and video. Thanks to our friend Nik, I have narrowed my options down to two different cameras and will call around to Best Buys in the morning and hope that one of the stores in the cities has both models for me to go look at and test out. I have been doing tons of research online- price comparisons, reading reviews, etc. I normally NEVER do that stuff...I just jump on the bandwagon of something I want to buy and don't look at other options. So I feel well educated and hopefully that will come in handy tomorrow so I can actually buy a really good camera ASAP!!!!!

Anyway, good thing I got some adorable bath pictures this morning BEFORE the camera crapped out on me.

Splashing around

I love baths!

The cutest flower EVER

7 Months Old!


What a big girl!

Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Minneapolis and Teeth!

Though we now live in St. Paul, yesterday Callie and I went back to my roots and were total Minneapolitans (Minneapolites?). We walked around the Sculpture Garden and Loring Park with Kylie and Calvin and took a quick photo break (of course!) on a bench in beautiful walkway surrounded by flowers and greens.



It is ridiculous how cute they are! :)

Last night we had a picnic at Lake Harriet with Grandma and Grandpa. We found a great shady spot right by the water. Callie had fun playing and looking around. And Kona had fun too!



So all in all, it was another wonderful day of summer.

Callie's two bottom teeth are really starting to become more visible. I tried to get a picture and this was the best I got.



I got a video too where you see flashes of the the teeth...and hear her latest noise- a weird grunting kind of sound...haha.

Teeth! from Baby Goose on Vimeo.


Yep. GOOD JOB. Again.
I realize the bow is a tad over the top, but now that she's growing more hair, I can't help it!

And finally, a picture that I took a couple mornings ago. Nothing is cuter than a baby in pajamas!

Monday, July 19, 2010

New Look!

As you probably noticed, the blog has a new look! I've been wanting one for awhile but didn't know how (and couldn't really put the time in) to make it what I wanted. Then I stumbled across Nikki who designs blogs for people for a fee, all of which goes to her humanitarian work and charity. So I jumped at the chance, and I love the outcome!

And on to Baby Goose...

Here are a couple of videos from the past few days:

Tolerant Boxer Part 2 from Baby Goose on Vimeo.



Toys from Baby Goose on Vimeo.



It has come to my attention (from a few different people) that I always say "good job" in the videos. I can't help it- it just pops out of my mouth. So I'll probably continue to say "good job" until I find something better to say! :)

This afternoon we went over to Nana and Papa's house. Callie showed them how well she can sit up and was a smiley, happy baby!


Sunday, July 18, 2010

So busy!

We've had a full few days! Here are some pictures that capture the fun:

Thursday- Hanging out with Grandma!


Friday- Hanging out with Charlie!

Charlie- 10 weeks old



Saturday- Hanging out at Grandma and Grandpa's house with Uncle Dan and then hanging out with Wes!



Wes- 4 months old


Sunday- Hanging out at MorMor and Bops' condo with Auntie Mari!


Because of the severe storms on Saturday night (the sirens went off, strong winds and rain, etc.) we did not put Callie to bed upstairs at her 8:00 bedtime...instead she sacked out in the basement with us. And for those of you who know Callie well, you know that she isn't a cuddler. When you hold her her back is arched,her arms go up and she looks at everyone and everything around EXCEPT the person holding her.

Like this:



There are just too many exciting things going on in the world for her to nestle in with anybody! So I have to take what I can get. On Saturday night, amidst the crazy storms and being hunkered down in the basement, I got to cuddle with my (deeply sleeping) baby!

Thursday, July 15, 2010

Where'd the baby go?

This summer is flying by and I'm getting a little sappy. But I have noticed that somehow we don't really have a little baby anymore; we have a big girl! She seems to grow up every second and it is thrilling and a little sad at the same time.

Gone are the days that she would lay in your arms and sleep like this:



She'd much rather be on her own and active like this:



Gone are the days where 1 breastfeeding session would last her 3 hours. Now she needs 1 breast feeding session, this:



And sometimes this:



Gone are the days where she'd lay in her play gym and just stare at the toys:



Now she sits up and interacts with them and so many other toys (and can wear a BOW in her hair!)



Gone are the days when she was just a little peanut in her car seat:



Now her legs are almost as long as her car seat:



Gone are the days when she'd sleep through meals at restaurants:



Now she sits in a high chair:



Gone are the days when she could barely lift her head up:



Now she's able to hold her whole body up:



There are so many other ways that she has grown and changed in the past 6 months and it has been amazing to see. All I know is that I have enjoyed every single second we've been given with her.

From this:



To this:



And I can't wait to continue to watch her grow!