Happy Birthday Daddy!

Happy birthday daddy! This morning Molly helped Jake open his birthday gifts. I think Molly was as much of a gift as anything he unwrapped.


Last weekend Molly had her first real bath in the tub all by herself. Grandma Cindy was in town because mom had to work the weekend. Molly got some quality Grandma time and even got to stay home from daycare on Monday which she really enjoyed. Here is a photo from Molly's first bath!

Next Friday Aunt Jessica will arrive and stay for awhile. It should work out quite nicely as Molly will be switching daycare, we are putting her closer to home, so having Jess take her a couple days or part days will be a good transition.

House Painting

Here is a picture, though not so good, of the house with the first coat of paint on it...

Full on Crawling...

Here is Molly in action...

My oh my..

Well this has been a big week for Miss Molly, she has gone from scooting to crawl, started to cut her first tooth and pulled herself up to standing for the first time. It is crazy how fast the time has flown by!

Here is a clip of her with the giggles...

Molly Progress Report

Molly is growing like a weed, last Tuesday she had her six month checkup. Her stats are as follows:

weight - 16 lbs. 50th percentile

height - 26 inches 75th percentile

At the appointment the doctor asked if Molly had been fussy in the last few days and we said no not at all. Molly had a double ear infection but we had NO idea, the doctor was even amazed at how happy she was considering. We have Molly on some antibiotics and she seems to be as happy as ever. Recently, Molly has begun sitting really well on her own and this past weekend the crawling really ramped up! I was hanging out in the living room with her and she made her way over to the stereo and started messing with the buttons and knobs.

Thankful

So today was a pretty scary day at the Venard house. I was in my office at about 4:45 or so when a colleague came in and said that another colleague, whose child is in the same infant room as Molly, was going to get her daughter because she was "hit". I decided that, rather than chance it, I would go pick Molly up a bit early. The daycare is only about five minutes from my office and when I got outside I noticed there were a few news helicopters above, kinda odd. Once I pulled into the apartment complex where the daycare is located I knew this "hit" was not just an accidental hit by another child or even a physical hit by one of the care providers. I had to park some distance away and then, upon seeing multiple fire engines and ambulances, I RAN to the daycare. There was a small SUV that was IN the infant room! Somebody had driven in to the room where there eight babies (including Molly) spend their days away from home! I was then greeted by a fireman who took my information and then confirmed with the daycare director that I was a parent. The fireman led me through the caution tape and to the room where infants were. Molly was there and pretty shaken up but she was uninjured. One of the care providers had been feeding her a short distance from the accident. I cannot describe the panic I felt when I arrived or the relief at seeing Molly! Once we got home we heard that all the injured babies (3 of them) were fine but were still in the hospital under observation. Thank God the babies are alright it is such a blessing! So, tonight I will check Molly a million extra times and tomorrow Jake and I will hug her tighter and treasure every moment even more.

Here is a link to the news site which has a TV clip on the incident:
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/56411292.html

a few more pics...

A late May close up. Now most of her cradle cap and "baby hair" are gone and she is a baldy.

Taking in a Mariners game with Grandpa and Grandma. Molly slept on Grandpa's lap for a big part of the game.

Molly loves Oscar and he loves her. Oscar sometimes loves Molly a bit too much and we have to watch constantly to be sure he does not lick her too much.

This picture compared to the earlier one of Molly in the carseat at the beach really shows how much she has grown.

She loves her puppy blanket, that and her Manhattan toys keep her from screaming in the car.