LONG overdue update!

So I've lost track of how many people have recently told me, "You should update the blog!" Yes, I should. And I am! You will all get a long overdue glimpse of our growing girl!

Since I last updated the blog, we've celebrated Michaela's first Christmas and her first birthday! Both were so much fun. Here's a couple of glimpses at our festivities!

First Christmas:


First birthday party:


And here's a glimpse at the last month or so! She's more and more fun every day. She jabbers almost non-stop, and will be walking very soon! Enjoy your peek at the busy world of Michaela Wester!

Fall Family Pictures!

A huge thank you to Auntie Melissa for taking these gorgeous pictures!

A little something for my Musitooge family...

I've been promising since Michaela was dedicated that I would get around to putting these pictures up...here they are! Finally!

Fist!

Flat!

Fist!

And here's the rest of the fun from that little shoot...

Once again, I cannot even express how grateful Brad and I are that so many of you were there to share Michaela's special day. We love you dearly!

Just hangin' out...

Just a few of the shots that I've taken while we've been enjoying some lazy summer days. Enjoy!

So many firsts!

Hello all!

I know, I know...it's been far too long since I've posted! Michaela's changing every day...she's 6 months old already! So hard to believe it's been half a year since our sweet, goofy little girl came into the world!




There have been LOTS of firsts in the last little while!

First time in the Jolly Jumper...she wasn't quite sure what to do with it, and still doesn't really have the "jumper" part down yet, but she does enjoy it!





Then there was her first Stanley Cup Playoff party at home with Mommy, Daddy and Grandma Geddes...there was great rejoicing when the Bruins won! Here she is cheering with Grandma, wearing the closest thing I could find to game-day yellow:
(This one's for you, Tom and Laurie!)




Next, she had her first experience in her exersaucer. She loves it! All her little farmyard friends have had a healthy, even dose of drool. :)







The next first was a BIG ONE! Her first tastes of solid food! The choice for the occasion was...carrots!



Here comes the first bite...



Not too sure what to think...



Hey, I kinda like this...





Mom, you're not feeding me fast enough. Let me help!





Being messy is fun!



Okay, I've had enough. May I be excused?





Next was our first camping trip in our new travel trailer! We decided not to venture too far from home incase there was something we needed or incase Michaela didn't take to it as well as we hoped she would. We went to Camp Silversides for the August Long Weekend, and Michaela did quite well! We hung out with Brad's friend Brian, and had a great weekend trying out the trailer and spending some wonderful family time.











There you have it...all the firsts in the last 2 months of our little girl's life!

Pics with Mommy and Daddy!

Here's a couple more pictures I decided to share :)

Watching TV with Daddy and Uncle Brian

And Mommy makes an appearance too! :)

4 Months Old!

Our Sweet Pea is 4 1/2 months old now, and we've got lots of pictures to share again this month!

A few weeks ago, we visited with Michaela's second cousins, and introduced her to her Great-Uncle Steve and her Great-Auntie Myra. Of course, Brianna and Levi were excited to hold Michaela, and Caedmen was greatly intrigued by this little person sharing his Grandpa's lap!



This month also marked Michaela's first time in her Bumbo chair, and she LOVES sitting up like a big girl! She also has great fun with her GloWorm- it's received lots of love and drool. :)

And the other exciting first just happened today...she has enough hair for piggy tails! I'm so excited to have a little girl! :)

In other news, our little girl is also rolling both ways (front to back and back to front), and it won't be long before she's sitting up by herself- we've been "practicing" lots! She has decided it's no longer acceptable for her to be laying down when we're holding her- she has to sit up like a big girl! And we're THISCLOSE to her first little teeth poking through...she's been chomping down hard on whatever she can get in her mouth, and everything she gets her hands on gets a healthy dose of "Michaela flavoring." :)

The first time she rolled from her back to her tummy, I just happened to be taking a little video of her with our camera, so as soon as I can figure out how to post it here, I most certainly will!