The Girbert's Goings: July 2008

Friday, July 25, 2008

The Past Week

We have been pretty busy over the past week. We start off most mornings with Eli holding Jenny!! He loves to hold her!

Last Saturday, after hanging out at Mimi & Pappy's house with Eli's cousins, he and I headed out on the boat with my Dad, Chris, Carrie, Emy & Kenzie.

This kids had a blast!

Earlier, at Mimi & Pappy's, Eli went swimming with John and his cousins. On the walk home he had quite the tumble and ended up with these nice scratches on his face. They are practically gone now!!

Here's Jenny chilling on the couch. She just got off the phone from calling Daddy to see when he was going to be home from work!!

This morning I was able to go to a big consignment sale alone!! Thanks Mimi & Pappy!! The only specific thing I was looking for was a Bumbo seat. My friend, Jeanne, got there earlier than me and held one for me! Thanks, Jeanne! I didn't think Jenny would be able to go in it yet, but she did great!! She never toppled over!!

I even got a smile out of her!!

Eli likes it, too!

I never posted about Jenny's two month check-up. She is now 10lbs 3 oz and, I think, 21 inches. She gained 3 lbs in one month!! Great job, Jenny! She is doing great! She only gets up once at night and sleeps between 8 and 9 hours overnight. She does great during the day and has become a lot more alert and interactive!! She has become such a joy!! I look forward to the months ahead!

We received some good news today! John was given a promotion at work!! He is now a Senior Sales Representative for his pharmaceutical sales job!! His job is still the same, but his title is different. I guess there are four levels of sales reps and he wasn't expecting to get to the second level for another couple of years! We were so excited and are thankful to God for blessing John and for allowing him to have favor among his superiors!! He was even given a little raise!!

The Many Faces of Jenny

Isn't she cute?!!

Wednesday, July 16, 2008

SHE SLEPT THROUGH THE NIGHT!!

Well, she did it! She slept through the night last night!! Eight whole hours!! Of course, I didn't sleep that long because I kept waking up wondering if she was going to wake up! Anyway, wow! I am so excited!! Now we just have to see if it continues!! She was already doing great! Sleeping and average of 5 to six hours at a time!! We'll see what happens tonight!!

Sunday, July 13, 2008

Flying

We went out to Dad and Alana's house for dinner on Friday and Dad decided to have some fun with Eli and Jolie. This kids enjoyed flying a lot!!

Time Outside

I was feeding Jenny the other day and she kept dozing on me. Eli was outside so I decided to take her out there to check on him thinking the sun and heat would wake her up and I could finish feeding her. Eli was playing with the water hose and it was all tangled up. So, I put Jenny down to fix the hose and, not hearing the crying I expected, turned around to find her asleep on the chair. She slept there for about 20 minutes!

Eli loves playing in the backyard with his pools and the water hose. This particular day he got a little more daring and poured the water over his head. I think those swim lessons are finally starting to help with the whole "I don't like water in my face" fetish.

Saturday, July 05, 2008

Our 4th of July!!

For the 4th of July we didn't really have any plans. So, we decided to head downtown and go to the Mast General Store and Market Square. I knew there were fountains in Market Square, so we packed Eli's swim trunks and let him play in the water. He loved it!! It was a fun filled afternoon of shopping for candy and toys, eating a yummy lunch and playing in the water!

I'm cold!!

Here is the little girl in her patriotic dress. Isn't it cute!! This was the first time I'd put her in a dress. She is just now fitting into her 0-3 month clothes, so I hadn't even tried any dresses until yesterday.