Ok... so I'm only a week and a half behind on writing this months update (that's not too bad!) Over the past month we've celebrated Easter, attending a million baby showers, broke a world record, got sick (both of us), and had a week of parenting on my own while my hubby was in Dallas.
Betsy Grace is just a few ounces shy of 16 lbs and is now rolling all over the place. She has been rolling from her belly to her back for a few months because she hates being on her belly. But a few weeks ago I laid her down on her back on her play mat and went to put a load of laundry in the washing machine. When I came back in she was fussing and laying on her belly. She couldn't get one of her arms from underneath her belly so she was kind of stuck there and wasn't really happy about it. I guess technically I missed the first roll over, but I've seen it plenty of times since then to make up for it. She's also starting to attempt to crawl. She hasn't quite figured out how to get her knees up underneath her, but she pushes her feet on the floor and scoots herself around.
We participated in the Great Cloth Diaper Change event this month. All over the world babies got changed into a cloth diaper to raise awareness for using cloth diapers and set a world record of 8,331 babies changed into cloth diapers at one time. Although our local event seemed a little disorganized (this was only the 2nd annual event for our location), we still had a good time. We got a lot of fun freebies from the vendors and I met a mom with a little girl just a little older than Betsy Grace and they also attend our church.
Last month I mentioned that everyone I know is pregnant right now. This month was the month for all the baby showers. On one Saturday, we had two showers to attend. So I went to the first shower for a little while then left to go across town to the other shower. I need to learn not to over do it. I know that two baby showers doesn't sound like a lot to do in one day, but when you are trying to do it all by yourself with a baby and get in all the feedings and nap times it becomes a challenge. I stress myself out and get all frazzled.
Michael and I celebrated our 5 year wedding anniversary this month. We didn't really do anything special, just went out to dinner. He had a conference in Dallas and was gone for most of the following week. That was a LONG week... I had scheduled a few outings with friends to get out of the house and not lose my mind being at home all week by myself with the baby. Unfortunately, both of us got sick and ended up spending most of the week at home anyway. We were able to do facetime with Michael every night and it was really cute how excited the baby would get seeing his face on the computer screen. She loves her daddy!
That's about it for this past month. Here's a few of my favorite pictures from April:
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