Playing with Bandit

Jillian enjoys playing with Bandit and she often squeals in delight when he runs by her. Occasionally Bandit will sit long enough for Jillian to be able to try to pet him. It is a good thing that Bandit doesn't have long hair because she sure tries to pull it. I can't say he has much luck with the ears though - she pulls them all the time. Bandit is really good with her - as you can see he doesn't care at all that she is pulling on him. He is content with chewing on his own foot - I know he is weird.

Beach Trip

Every year we make a trip to Port Aransas with the Whited Family. We were of course really looking forward to this year's trip with Jillian and were anxious to see how she would do. We survived the car ride pretty well even though we got off to a rocky start.
Madison and Marissa loved playing with Jillian and I was able to get several great pictures with all three girls together. They liked imitating what Jillian was doing so whichever way she rolled they would lay also.

We went for a short trip to the beach on Saturday morning and Jillian loved it! She definately likes being outside no matter where she is. She spent some time with Grandma on the beach.

She played in the water - she wasn't even scared - no frog legs!

Sat and stood in the sand/mud

And as you can see even got a big handfull that of course went straight in her mouth. I'm sure it won't be the last time she eats sand at the beach. It was quite entertaining - she was very fast!

Jillian also enjoyed the pool - which was more like a hot tub because of the heat. She is now starting to splash in the water and is smiling much more in the pool. I guess she has figured out that it isn't so bad! Her new float also helps because it keeps her higher off the water so she doesn't drink so much.

We went out to eat on Saturday night to celebrate Chris and Christie turning the big 30! I'm so glad they are older than me but I guess I don't have much longer to go myself.

Tammy & Christie

Bradley, Chris, & Jennifer

Family photo opt

We ventured back to the beach on Sunday morning and this time mommy and daddy were smart enough to put swimsuits on.

Jillian laughing at Marissa

Chilling with Papa

We had a great time and it was so much fun to watch Jillian's reactions to all of these new experiences. We look forward to the trip again next year!

Look What I Can Do

Jillian is Sitting! She started sitting by herself last week. She was very wobbly at first and only lasted a few seconds but now she can sit for 5 - 10 minutes without falling. I think she has a new perspective for toys now and is enjoying playing with toys she hasn't been able to play with yet.

Here she is sitting waiting for the fireworks to start in Shiner. She didn't even get scared when they started but we were pretty far away. It took her awhile to notice and look at the actual fireworks though.

We also introduced cereal a few weeks ago. She really had no interest but the pictures sure were cute. She has gotten better and ate her cereal really well last night.

Camping

Jillian survived her first camping trip this weekend at Inks Lake with Kelly, Kevin, Klayton, Kensie, Mel, and DJ. She was a real trooper considering the 105 degree heat! She really seemed to enjoy being outside so much! Bandit enjoyed the trip too. This picture doesn't do him justice but he was filthy! His favorite thing to do was get in the water and then roll around in the dirt. He also enjoyed chasing the squirrels who were so obviously taunting him. He had to have a bath at the campsite before he was able to get in the car with us.

We were afraid that Jillian wouldn't sleep well while camping b/c she sure does like her swaddle and doesn't sleep at all without it - even naps. We knew we wouldn't be able to swaddle her in the heat but she had no problems sleeping. This is what we found Friday afternoon...

And this is what we found Saturday afternoon... She has never gone to sleep on her own before without being rocked but I guess when you are tired you just crash!

Jillian enjoyed playing with Kensie

And swimming in the lake

And of course time with her Mommy and Daddy!

Jillian also had her 4 month check up last Tuesday. She weighed 15 pounds, 3 ounces (75-90th percentile) and was 25 1/2 inches long (90th percentile). She had to go back in today for one more shot b/c they were out of it when we went last week. She gained 13 ounces in a week and was up to 16 pounds today. She sure is growing fast!

Father's Day

James had to work on his first Father's Day but he was able to spend a little time with Jillian and Mommy before he left. Jillian wore her "Daddy's Little Princess" onesie for the special day. Jillian litterally helped her Daddy open the presents she got him. She was surprisingly good at it. I guess she was excited to get in the packages because she knew they wore books about Daddy's that her Daddy could read to her.

Happy Father's Day, James!

Learning New Things

Jillian will be 4 months old tomorrow and she has been learning so many new things lately. She is growing so fast! She is getting much better at holding her head up when she is on her tummy. Just look at those adorable blue eyes!

She is starting to push up more on her elbows

She has now mastered the rolling over. She can go both ways now. As soon as you lay her down - she is off. She has also started scooting around a lot.

She also discovered her feet! She is always playing with her toes now. Jillian is also more aware of her surroundings. She has been looking at the animals a lot more lately. She especially likes watching Bandit. For those of you who have had the pleasure of meeting Bandit, you know he doesn't stay in one place for long so he is a lot of fun to watch! It is a little difficult to tell in this video but Jillian is looking right at Bandit and talking to him. Of course the only reason Bandit is sitting so still right by her for so long is that we were eating dinner and he is begging for food.

We invested in an Exersaucer this weekend and Jillian loves it! She played in it for a whole hour the first time we put her in it. Mommy can sure get a lot done in an hour!

I survived my first week of work last week. It was a lot easier since Granny was here to stay with Jillian. I'm off this week and then go back for one more week and then I have the rest of the summer to spend with her and I'm looking forward to it. It was amazing how many things she learned in just one week.

Baptism

Jillian was baptized last Sunday in Hallettsville. The baptismal dress that she wore has been in my mom's family since 1910. It was worn by my mom's mother and all of her aunts and uncles and many family members since then. Jillian was the 76th baby to be baptized in the dress. Of course with the dress being so old it always makes you a little nervous when you are the one in charge of it. You definately do not want to be the one to ruin it!

My uncle was there to baptize Jillian. He has baptized all of the great grandchildren in our family. Jillian didn't cry when he poured the water on her head but she sure did jump!

She was an angel during the ceremony so of course afterwards for pictures she was starting to get a little fussy.

Jillian's Godparents - Uncle Chris, Aunt Jennifer, and Aunt Christie

Jillian's Great Grandparents

And her Grandparents

4 Generations of Whiteds

We had a nice party afterwards at Mom and Dad's. We had a great turnout and it meant so much to us to have so many people there to celebrate with Jillian.