This Crazy life of ours...

Sorry it has taken me so long to post new pictures of Lauren. This week has been incredibly hectic and stressful for the both of us. I am trying to settle Lauren into a new routine and it's hard when she tells me how much she loves and misses her Daddy every day! : ) Nana Coleen is coming back to Germany on Friday to help smooth out the time when Nate is away so the extra help is much needed and greatly appreciated! Gotta love that Nana : ) I have been trying to push Lauren to love tummy time more so that she can develop her motor skills even quicker than she already has. So far she can roll over, reach and grab toys, follow you with her eyes all over the room, and even giggle too ( although mostly in her sleep! ) Here are some pictures of our journey through her early childhood development lol Enjoy!

Mommmmm stop taking photos of me!

Enjoying her musical fish tank and falling asleep

Tuckered out : )

Pretty little thing!

Someone isn't getting enough sleep : )

I don't want to play anymore!!!

Not always the sweetest little thing is she? lol

pretty in her popsicle dress : )



Those eyes melt my heart!!!



Beautiful as usual : )



Are you looking at me?

Our last day with Daddy..

Okay, Nate left for Iceland on Saturday morning so from now on it's just Lauren and I for almost two months...Geesh pretty scary! Here are some random pictures of Lauren being held like Super Woman by her Nana, cute pictures of her in a adorable pink and white checkered jumper courtesy of Aunt Missy : ) and Lauren's last picture with her daddy before he left : ( Enjoy!!

The Lovely Lauren : )

Sorry for the recent delay in pictures, we've been very busy with me going back to work. I'm leaving for Iceland next week so I've had to work overtime since this will be a 45 day deployment. These are all the most recent and random pictures we've taken lately. Lauren will be 7 weeks old on Monday and she is almost 12 lbs! She gets her passport and birth certificate on the 28th and has her 2 month doctor visit on August 10th. She now smiles as a provoked response, not just because of gas. She also makes a whole spectrum of noises, specifically when we talk to her. Her hair has remained a dirty blonde and her eyes are a strong blue. Everyone will need to remind Jillian to update this blog while I'm gone lol!

Nothing's better than a nice bouncer

Lauren with Doris (our landlady) again and Ernst (our landlord) in the background

Photo taken by Mommy

Jill playing with Lauren

The most beautiful girls in the world, My girls :)

Lauren in my spot while I'm working lol!

Baby punching Mommy

She sleeps with her butt in the air :)

Getting ready to eat, look at the anticipation!

She just looks confused in this one

Pretty pretty eyes...

We're in LOVE with that face

Lauren with her Nana for the first time!

She is super long, like 24"

Rare picture of her fully smiling, she was dreaming up a storm :)

Playtime

Getting upset during playtime :)

Snuggling on the couch

Me and Lauren after a long day

She has to wear the mitts becuase she can't keep her hands off her face!

Cute video of Lauren learning to hold her head up!

Pretty Girl

This is a video of Lauren just staring at her daddy :) For some reason she loves looking at me and it's cute anyway.

Lauren is getting Bigger

Lauren is going to be 5 weeks on Monday and she can already hold her head up for minutes at a time. She is perfect and sleeps for 6 hours at a time when we're lucky. She's on a great schedule and is now beginning to make new sounds and facial expressions. Below are pictures of her favorite place to fall asleep, our bed, and a video of her just making noises so enjoy :)

Funny Photos

These are some good shots of Lauren giving us her crazy eyes after bath time :)

Check out that hair after being wet!

Giving Mommy the crazy eyes lol

And giving Daddy the crazy eyes!

Waking Up

Besides putting her to bed waking her up is our favorite moment of the day because she seems to experience such a wide range of emotions. It usually takes Lauren 10-15 minutes to open her eyes and wake up! Blogspot only allows 100MB of video per clip uploaded so I can only record about a minute and thirty-five seconds of action. Otherwise I'd put whole movies of her on here.

Our 4th of July was pretty nice this year. It was a little hot but Lauren got to meet some new people at her very first BBQ. Later we all went to Capone (the Army Garrison on Vogelweh Air Base) and watched an awesome 30 min fireworks display that Lauren decided to sleep through. This is the morning after Independence Day:

Not ready to face the world yet

Still struggling

Our classic reaction to bright light

Another good picture of sleepytime