5 Months Old

 

 

 

Sara is 5 months old today!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sara is sitting on her own.

 

 

 

Since trying cereal,

 

she watches us closely

 

as we eat dinner.

 

 

 

She sits in her high chair

 

and "helps" mommy do dishes.

 

 

 

She is starting to figure out laughing.

 

 

 

Mornings are her favorite.

 

She is all smiles in her crib.

 

 

 

 

She can't quite figure out rolling over

 

but I think she will soon.

 

 

 

She loves her crib blanket and taggie.

 

 

 

She loves the outdoors.

 

Sitting, swimming, stroller rides.

 

 

 

She even enjoys tummy time

 

for short periods of time.

 

 

 

 

 

 

We love you, Sara Mae!

 

 

 



Sara the Fish

 

 

 

 

Sara loves to kick and splash in the water.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



First Trip to the Zoo

 

 

 

We had another break from the heat

 

so we spent some time at the Zoo.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Matt saved a goat who was in a pickle.

 

 

 

The zoo made Sara very sleepy!

 

 

 

 



Cereal

 

 

 

Sara had her first taste of cereal last week.

 

I think she liked it.

 

 

 

 

 



Silly Daddy

 

 

 

I think we can agree...

 

That daddy is silly.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Innocent Lucy

 

 

 

 

 

 

Don't let this cute face fool you.

 

This dog is mischievous.

 

Especially after we brought Sara home.

 

 

 

 

If I leave in the car to run an errand,

 

and Lucy hears the car leave AND the garage door shut,

 

She runs around looking for trouble.

 

I know this, because I come home to find her trouble.

 

 

 

Shredded Kleenex from the garbage.

 

Shredded nursing pads from the end tables.

 

Poop on the floor.

 

Pacifiers moved.

 

She helps herself to anything on the end tables.

 

Yeah

 

Trouble.

 

 

 

We have gotten better about shutting our bathroom doors.

 

Hiding nursing pads in better spots,

 

taking her out at least twice before leaving the house.

 

It never fails - she still finds trouble.

 

 

 

 

 

 

She is a perfect angel if I walk out the front door.

 

Without using the garage door or car.

 

She must know I can't be going far

 

if I'm not in the car.

 

 

 

TOO smart - that dog.

 

 

 

As the master of the house,

 

and top of the food chain

 

I decided to dicipline her

 

with help from the baby monitor.

 

 

 

 

There is an option for the monitor

 

to become a speaker.

 

Once Lucy got into trouble

 

I could yell at her through the monitor.

 

 

 

 

On my first attempt,

 

I carefully set up the monitor

 

so the end table

 

and her favorite poop spot

 

were in view.

 

 

 

I went the extra mile

 

and heated a frozen burrito

 

with salsa and sour cream

 

and placed it on the end table.

 

 

 

Then I got in the car,

 

backed it out of the garage,

 

and into the driveway.

 

 

 

I closed the garage door

 

shut down the car in the driveway

 

and waited, with my finger on the MIC button

 

ready to catch her in the act.

 

 

 

 

 

That little flea bag (another story)

 

sniffed at the burrito

 

from the FLOOR (didn't even jump on the couch)

 

and casually walked to the front door

 

and took a nap on the rug.

 

 

 

After waiting 30 minutes

 

I gave up and drove back into the garage.

 

 

 

I decided to try again that afternoon.

 

I made her my favorite, pop overs

 

and left them on the end table with honey butter.

 

 

 

I didn't take her out to do business.

 

I drove out of the garage and to the neighbor's

 

and went inside to visit with Sara.

 

(Maybe she could tell the car was in the driveway?)

 

 

 

Again,

 

Lucy took a nap.

 

She didn't even sniff the pop overs.

 

 

 

Someday... I will get you Lou...

 

 

 

 

 



The Mallak Side meets Sara

 

 

 

 

 



Misc Pics from Minnesota Trip '13