Bathing beauty.....

We spent the last few days in Myrtle Beach with Syd's Grammy and Papa Joe. We took her to the pool one day. Her she is getting suited up!

Syd's new friend!!!

Syd has a new friend. Her name is Berkeley Elise Ramsey. She was born today at 8:06 am. Weighs 7 lbs and is 20 inches long. Congrats Heather and Aaron!

Syd talking

Syd is becoming more and more vocal everyday. She loves to listen to herself talk. We think she likes seeing us be entertained by it.

Syd blowing Raspberries

We finally got Syd on tape blowing raspberry bubbles. She loves doing it so much now that she has learned. I listen to her on the monitor in the morning when she wakes up in her crib blowing bubbles to herself. Watch to the very end.....that's where the amazing stuff happens!

Syd on the 4th of July

Syd turned 3 months old on the 4th of July. We didn't go see fireworks b/c we were in the midst of a thunderstorm. She did dress to be in the spirit of things however.

Syd is 3 months old!

Syd is 3 months and 1 day old today. We took her to the Picture People to have her pictures taken. She is growing like a weed! She started making complete raspberries yesterday. It's so adorable. She works really hard on getting her lips just the right way and then makes the noise. TOO CUTE!! Enjoy the pixs! http://smilestore.picturepeople.com/my/images?cg=207294587117686297

Syd is 12 weeks old today!

Syd is 12 weeks old today and growing like a weed. She had a dr's appt on Tuesday and did amazingly well. She got 3 shots and handled them like a champ. She is 13 lbs 8 oz and 23 1/2 inches long now. Here are a couple of pixs of her in a watermelon outfit. She is so darn cute!

Syd in her sun hat....SO CUTE

Sydney's first time feeling rain

We took Sydney outside and it started to sprinkle a little bit. We introduced her to the feeling of rain. It was so sweet to watch her reaction to the feeling of rain drops on her body. It really is fascinating to watch her learn things and see her reaction to them. We forget how good the simple things can be / feel. Lucky for us, we have a daughter who will remind us!

Our baby is growing.........

Here is a picture of Syd in her boppy pillow when she was 2 1/2 weeks old compared to her in the same pillow (different cover) yesterday at 9 weeks and 5 days old. She is growing way too fast!!!!!

Pictures from Sydney's First Vacation

Brian, Sydney and I just got back from spending 10 days in NY. This was Sydney's First Vacation. We stayed in Cuddebackville during the first half of the trip and in Long Island for the second half of the trip. While in Cuddebackville, Sydney finally got to meet her Poppy, her Aunt Corinne, Manly, the Conklin Family, Uncle Willard, Lucy and Tom, Gracie, Becky, Nolan and some of Grandma's coworkers. In Long Island, Sydney finally met her Great Grandmother, her Aunt Michele, Uncle Scott, cousin Samantha and cousin Lindsay, Mindy, Holly, Wendy, Larry, Linda, Andrew, Pablo, Jackie, Barry, lots of Grammy's coworkers and friends of Grammy and Papa Joe. We all had a really great time. It was a very exhausting vacation but lots of fun. We are adjusting very well to being back home. We miss our family VERY MUCH.... it's true that there is no place like home..... we grew up in NY, but The Labensons home is in Charlotte. Here is a link to pixs taken during our trip. Enjoy! http://share.shutterfly.com/action/welcome?sid=8AcM3LJq5ctmQc&emid=sharshar&linkid=link5

Quick Hello....

Hey everyone. Just wanted to say a quick hello and let you know that we have not fallen off of the face of the earth. Syd is 9 weeks old today and is wrapping up her first vacation. We were in Cuddebackville from Thursday until Wednesday and have been in Long Island from Wednesday getting ready to leave on Sunday. She has been her normal fantastic self. We could not have asked for a better baby to travel with.