Happy half birthday to our beautiful princess!
{Isn't she the cutest thing you've ever seen?!}
6 months!? Oh my goodness, the time just flies. Vivien is such a joy in our lives. She is extremely happy and SO fun. She has the sweetest little personality. We love her more than anything and we'd do anything for our sweet little lady! It seems like she has been with us forever, but at the same time I can't believe it's already been 6 months (if that makes any sense at all!) She has miraculously been sleeping a little bit better, she only wakes up 2 times -at most- during the night now, THANK YOU VIV! We love our girl more than anything!
We call Vivien many names, here are a few:
Viv
Vivster
Vid
Vidien
Peach
Princess Peach
Goose
Gooser
Little Lady
Cheeser
Babes
Vivien started enjoying rice/oatmeal on October 25th.
She is finally used to the spoon being in her mouth. She caught on really quick and always leans to the spoon. I
think she’s going to love food (we will probably be starting veggies within the
next couple of weeks).
Although she is ahead with her sitting, she is a bit behind
on rolling (which is totally fine, we aren’t worried in the least bit). She
finally started having a slight desire to roll on October 26th. She goes
about it the hard way, she goes from back to belly, but never from belly to
back. She just likes to sit up,
she doesn’t enjoy being on her back or belly. She rolled by herself for the first time on November 2nd.
We put up the Christmas tree the Saturday after Halloween. Vivien LOOOVES it! She loves the lights, ornaments, and the branches. She always wants to grab everything!
Viven has the funniest hair! It's all different lengths and fuzzy as can be! We call her "Peach" or "Princess Peach" because of her peach fuzz, people probably think we have some Nintendo obsession or something.
Vivien LOVES to jump. No matter where she is, she does this jumping motion with her legs. If you have her stand on your lap, she will jump like crazy. It's because she loves to play in her jumper (Chris calls it her "ADD machine" because there are toys, music, and movement everywhere haha!)
She doesn't love being around huge groups of people...at least when they're all trying to hold her, talk to her, get in her face, and pass her around.
{Cruisin' in the stroller, I think it's so cute how she hangs on to the edges like it's a rollercoaster or something!}
She is SO busy and wants to constantly be moving and going, which means she isn't much of a snuggler, but sometimes she LOVES when I give her soft face tickles. It completely relaxes her and her eyes roll a bit. So cute.
We went and saw Santa before the huge Christmas rush. She did GREAT! Santa said, "I think she wants an Escalade!"...she IS pretty spoiled, so I wouldn't be surprised haha!
{Vivien's first bottle}
I went back to work this month, so we had to get her on a bottle/formula. I think she is liking it more than nursing. Ever since she has been drinking formula, she has the STINKIEST farts!
{Like I said earlier, she isn't a snuggler, but here is an EXTREMELY rare pic of where she fell asleep all snuggled up to me. Greatest thing ever, it was such a sweet moment.}
Vivien LOVES little kids. She loves watching them and their loud noises. She loves how busy they are, plus they don't get up in her face like adults.
{Peace! Love these sweet little grabby hands!}
Lately she has been doing this funny scratch thing with her hand. She puts her hand on anything and will just open and close her hand so she can hear the scratching sound.
Viv loves necklaces. I can't wear them because I'm afraid she'll rip them off my neck. She loves chewing and grabbing Grandma's necklaces.
The only time the TV is on at our house is when Dad watches sports. We let her sit with him and watch football occasionally. Here they are, both so intrigued!
Viv LOVES cups! Looking at them, grabbing them, and especially drinking from them. She is surprisingly good at drinking water from cups, she also really likes to drink water (I only let her have a little bit each day).
Vivien has the LOUDEST voice now. She YELLS when she is excited, which is like 75% of the time now! She also loves babbling, she loves to be a part of the conversation.
She loves stomping her left leg. She kind of looks like a hillbilly doing a square dance or something. We always say, "I'm thumpin', that's why they call me Thumper!" to her.
Vivien is SO grabby. She wants to touch, hold, and grab anything and everything in sight.
When you hold your hands out to pick her up, she totally reaches up towards you now. She is SO dang smart and is learning so quickly!
{Happy Thanksgiving!}
Vivien had a great 1st Thanksgiving! We had lunch at my grandparent's house, then we went down to Payson for dessert that night with Andy/Cammi, Matt/Candi, and Chris' mom.
{Loves from great-grandma Nicol}
I know I've said this before, but Vivien LOVES her dad. She is always SO happy around him. It was SO nice having him home so much over the Thanksgiving break!
{Testing out mattresses on Black Friday}
{Trying our brand new memory foam mattress!}
Going anywhere with Vivien is like being with a celebrity. People stop and stare at her everywhere we go. We constantly get compliments about how she is the prettiest baby they've ever seen. I always hear people talking about her as we pass by. I totally agree with them, she is BEAUTIFUL!!
Dear Viv,
Hello my princess. How is it possible that it's been half a year since we welcomed you into our lives?! What a great 6 months. You have taught me so much about love, patience, and selflessness. You are such a beautiful girl inside and out. I am in love with your personality. I l melt every time you give me one of your gummy smiles. You are so smart, you learn new things constantly. It's so crazy to me how much you change every day, I love you more and more as each of those days pass. Thank you for being the greatest baby we ever could have dreamed of! I love you SO much, you're my very favorite girl.
Love, Mom
