8 Months!

Another month has passed quickly and Wren is becoming all the more active!

Happy 8 Months WREN DANIELLE <3 <3

DEVEOPMENT
Wren learned to crawl that next week after I wrote her 7 month blog update!  She is a mover for sure.  It took only a few days for her to get the hang of it and now she is in to everything!  I am getting to the stage where I have to baby proof my house and move a few things around so she doesn't get into trouble or hurt herself. About a week after she learned to crawl I was working on the computer and looked over and she had pulled herself to the standing position on my file box! She was so proud of herself and now loves to pull herself up on anything she can! Just recently we have been trying to get her to stand by herself and she can only do it for about 10 seconds but she is learning.  We may have an early walker at the rate she is learning new things! She has become more content though now that she can get around and discover new things as well as get into trouble! Wren had a Dr. visit to check her ears again, which thankfully turned out ok, and she weighed 19 lb. 1 oz. She has had plenty of colds which always lead to ear infections and she had double ear infection AGAIN earlier this month.  After getting another cold after the double ear infection this month she got cranky and we went to the doctor again but everything checked out ok with her ears as I said.  But now that she has another cold I am hoping it won't lead to another ear infection but all the other colds have so we could be looking at one more ear infection before summer starts :( Other than ear infections and colds Wren has been a healthy baby.  She has been eating 6-8 oz bottles and also garden baby food 1-2 times a day.  Just recently she is starting to want more table food!  She loves breads and pieces of cheese and of course anything sweet like fruit snacks or cookies, but we try not to do to much of that!

"Oh you don't want me to empty your cupboards and my diaper bag mom??"

Into EVERYTHING!! Have to baby proof and keep her away from 

anything electrical that seems to be her favorite thing to go to first!

Pulled herself up like a big girl for the first time!!

Loving that baby food                                                      Such a big girl!

Loves to be under tables, chairs or any little place she can squeeze herself into!

She kept trying to squeeze back behind the end table but she just didn't fit!

PERSONALITY
Wren has been fussy from colds and ear infections and happy in between those times.  She definitely has a personality and will let you know if she is upset or doesn't like something.  My mom had her overnight some this month and she said it was so funny how she would quick pop her head up if mom stopped patting her when putting her to sleep but then as soon as mom started patting her again she would quick lay back down! Also she hates it if you leave her alone in a room and will squeal and cry then as soon as you give her attention she shuts off the crying instantly! She also can get so hyper and excited. This happens a lot in the evenings or when people are around talking and she can play knowing people are close by.  She will get really excited and squeal and click her tongue, a new thing she learned to do, and crawl all over climbing on everything just having fun.  Sometimes she gets so excited she just bursts out with a grow/squeal like she just cant handle how excited she is :) It is pretty funny!

THINGS WREN LOVES
Wren loves attention as always! She always wants someone close by while she plays and she loves it when she is being held or played with! She also loves to climb on things or pull herself up on stuff. She has learned she can pull herself up in her crib so we sometimes find her sitting or standing now when she decides she is done sleeping! She also thinks it is so fun to let the bath water out of the tub and stand up in the tub! She likes table food, toys with a lot of pieces she can pick through, anything that isn't a toy or anything she shouldn't be playing with, Myli the dog, going on stroller rides, and making noise!!

One of her favorite toys is the Noah's Ark set with lots of animal pieces!!

LOVE going on walks!! The stroller must taste good also!

THINGS WREN HATES
Wren HATES being left alone in a room which can make getting work done around the house somewhat difficult!  She also has a thing with teenage or twenty something aged guys that she will just cry when they are around and act scared.  She has become some what of a mommas baby because of this and will cry until they give her to me or they leave.  I'm not sure why she is scared of them but hopefully she out grows it sooner or later because most of her uncles fit that description!

FUN THINGS WE DID THIS MONTH
Wren had her first overnight stay without us this month! Jesse's grandma from Minnesota past away this month and we decided to leave her with my mom since she was battling an ear infection and diarrhea from the antibiotic and our trip was going to be a lot of driving and sitting at the visitation/ funeral.  She stayed with my mom for 2 nights! We missed her and were ready to get home but it was nice to have a little time to ourselves and just relax!  Thankfully she did great for mom and my sister helped out as well!

So thankful Wren was able to meet her great grandma 

Schmidt one time back in December before she passed.

Wren discovered her love for bread while Aunt Leann 

and Grandma watched her while we were in Minnesota.

Easter Eggs as Grandmas with her cousins while we were in Minnesota

(Wren on right, Cousin Ellie on left)

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Hanging out with daddy!

Visiting great grandma Zimmerman in the hospital!! Not sure what the girls think :)

All ready for Easter Sunday morning!

Always gotta be right by mommy!                                                    zzzzzzzzz

 Wren got to spend some time with great grandpa Gerber this past month also!

Playing with her cousin Ellie at Easter!

The best way to contain a busy baby ;) for about 2 minutes haha

Playing with her cousin Addy!

Loving her bath...                                         "Uh oh help mom I'm stuck!"

                                                                  Wren loves her new big girl car seat!

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7 Months!

Wren is seven months old! She has been such a blessing to our family and I can't imagine our life without her!

 She actually gave me some smiles despite her fever and ear infection! She is such a trooper!

DEVELOPEMENT
Unfortunately Wren has had another bad cold, swim ear, and pink eye after a weekend trip to Wisconsin Dells.  The cold led to ANOTHER normal ear infection and fever :( The fever lasted a few days and Tylenol and ibuprofen didn't always take it down.  She just broke out in a rash so the fever was from roseola. It is a virus that consists of three to seven six days of fever and then a rash for a day or two.  The poor girl just can't get a break! She must need some sunshine and nice weather! We are in the middle of the ear infection now and it is no fun, but at least the fever is gone now and the rash doesn't really bother her. I am hoping it will be over soon and she can get back to feeling better and acting like her happy self again.  Seems like some sort of ear infection or cold is a monthly addition to my blog post but since we are entering spring now I hope the colds/ear infections will stop!  At the doctor Wren weighed 18lb and maybe 8 or 9 oz.  I couldn't really see to good because she was really upset.  She is getting so big and has just about started crawling! She gets up on her hands and knees and rocks back and forth and can even move her hands and knees some but usually will fall forward.  Then she pushed with her feet and kind of slides on her head/shoulder or just goes back to rolling to get where she wants to go.  She is so close though!  She sits up really well now and Jesse has seen her put herself into the sitting position by herself.  She eats baby cereal mixed with our garden baby food usually twice a day and also drinks her bottles.  She also loves to Graduates Puffs.  She loves to feed herself with her bottle now and will roll around on the floor in between taking drinks so she can burp.

Holding her bottle all by herself!

Sooo strong she can do push ups!

Just about to start crawling!

PERSONALITY
Wren is still a happy and content baby for the most part.  Her inability to figure out crawling has made her a little more fussy though because she just wants to go and get to us or her toys and can't figure it out when she is on her hands and knees and she is always on her hands and knees! She squeals a lot still and loves to make herself known.  She just recently started to growl.  She must think it is fun because she growls a lot! It is so funny! She also babbles a lot so maybe between the growling, squealing, and babbling she is letting us know she is going to be very vocal as she gets older :) Super funny story that happened this past month!  Wren was sitting in her Bumbo on the table while I was doing dishes and cleaning up the kitchen.  I looked over at her and she had reached behind her, opened the donut box, taken out a donut, and was going to town on it!!! It was so funny.  She shredded the donut and actually ate a lot of it! I guess we know she can start to handle more solid foods now!  Facetime can come in handy as I quickly Facetimed Jesse so he could see how funny it was!

Caught in the act!

Yummy DONUTS!!

THINGS WREN LOVES
A new thing Wren loves to do is dig through a box of something.  She loves her toy box but she also loves to dig through a little box with a few things in it.  She is exploring everything! A few other things she loves; toys, paper, making noise, puffs, bottles, going for walks in the stroller, swimming, baths, and playing with Myli.  Most of the same as usually, maybe a few new ones!

So curious!

Loves to play with Myli and Daddy makes playing with Myli even more fun!

THINGS WREN HATES
Being left to play by herself is probably the main things she fusses about these days.  As long as she can see me she is usually content but if I leave her in a room by herself she gets upset. Oh and also being in the car for long periods of time!! We traveled to Wisconsin Dells for a weekend trip and the day we got home Jesse's grandpa from Minnesota passed away.  So we got home and unpacked, did laundry, repacked, and headed to Minnesota which is twice as far as the Dells.  Needless to say Wren was pretty much completely sick of traveling and we are still trying to get back into routine after traveling so much and her sickness!

We are so thankful Wren was able to meet her great grandpa Schmidt one time before he passed away.  He was a wonderful example to us and he was filled with such joy no matter what what going on around him.  He will be missed by all of us.

FUN THINGS WE DID THIS MONTH
Once again as I said earlier we took a weekend trip to Wisconsin Dells The Wilderness this time with a few of our friends an their children.  It was so fun and we are realizing more and more how much Wren enjoys water! Hopefully she will keep her love of swimming as she grows because that was one of my favorite things as a kid.  Growing up my siblings and I spent nearly every day in the summer at the public pool and we did swim team.  It will be exciting if she enjoys that also!

Friends :)

While the mommies went shopping the daddies took the kids on a stroller ride around the resort!

Playing at the jungle gym with her friends! She is still a little small for most of it but she enjoyed the balls!

Boys will be boys

Daddy's and their babies!

Of course mommy wanted to go shopping at the outlet mall to get some fun spring clothes!!

Wren also had a "play date" one day when my sister stopped by with her kids and my friend came over with her boy for something to do!

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Her puffy vest is just a tad to big!                            She still loves to suck on candy if she gets a chance!

This is what happens when a baby needs contained while daddy takes a bath!

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