rewind it back

It's safe to say the last week or so has just slipped away from me. There hasn't been a ton going on or anything...just enough to keep me away from my computer/blogging! It was a nice little break, but I've got life to document here, people :)

Last-last Monday (Columbus Day) Jaqs and I went back to Abilene to spend a few days at my parents' house and to visit our family/friends there! It's always fun to go home, and this trip was no different. Our days there are always full of activity, and the time just flies right on by. Let's do a little picture rewind, shall we?

The Pea was a sweet little traveling girl, and lucky for her, she had Grammie for entertainment in the back seat!

don't let her fool ya, this lasted about 30 miles ;)

Our first stop was to see Rob's grandparents. They hadn't seen their great-grand-girl since the beginning of August, so they were so happy to love on her. Warms my heart.

 There was a cold snap while we were there, so we had to break out some jackets! Don't you worry, it's back in the 80s now....ugh, COME ON Texas, get the FALL memo already!

brrrr mama!

We also visited Grandma G (Rob's mom) and had a good time catching up a bit!

My mom sent me to have a night with my girls while she sat at home with the sleeping babe one night. Anna and I had dinner with our friends Ashley and Emily and had so much fun that we decided to continue the night and met up with Julie! I had a blast hanging out with my long-time girlfriends :)

julie-muah-anna

I got my hur did. I'm pretty sure this is the darkest it has ever been, and I'm digging it!

Jaqsy girl got a few snuggles in with my mom's bestie...

 Then snuggled with her cheer girl on the way to dinner!

stinkin' precious, right?!

Grammie took her girls on a dinner date since we were without all the men in our life! Then we went shopping and got Jaqs the most adorable ballet flats I've ever laid eyes on.

big, puffy heart my big girl!

 I was supposed to leave Jaqs with my mom on Friday and come home to go to Rob's game, then we were going to meet up halfway on Saturday to make the baby exchange. Well, when it came right down to it, I just didn't wanna! I haven't spent a night away from her yet, and even though I know she'd be perfectly PERFECT with  Grammie, I'd be too sad. One of these days. 

So instead that meant I had to make the 3-hour trek back home ALONE with J. I was nervous about it because she doesn't go right to sleep in the car like she did when she was a newborn. We got up early (like 5:30 a.m.) and drove back then, and it worked out perfectly. Baby slept all but about 30 minutes...yeehaw!

Jaqs was SO EXCITED to see her daddy when he got off work that afternoon. He was equally excited to see her, of course :) And me, I guess? HA!

 She is always stroking his face, and it seriously gives me the fuzzies. She adores him, and I know they'll always have a special bond. I love that! 

 On Sunday morning we had a family photo shoot that my smiley baby was, of course, STONE-FACED for. Ah. Such a stinker! Guess I'll forgive her ;)

Monday we had our official 6 month check-up with one oral vaccination and FOUR shots. Ugh, they break my heart every time, and they only get worse as she gets older! Now the nurse makes ME hold down her arms. Come on! Turn me into the bad guy, why don't ya? Jaqs never has real tears, but she did on Monday. Her little face was the most pathetic thing I've ever seen! 

After the torture was done, we came home and snuggled on the couch after having some lunch. She NEVER (and I mean never) will snuggle/sleep on me anymore, but she napped on me for TWO hours. I was in heaven. The thought of putting her down in her bed didn't even cross my mind...I soaked her up and kissed her probably 162 times :)

snuggles & princess bandaids: the silver lining to shots

 My tough girl was back to her happy self (with no fever!) when she woke up!

Praise God!

frighteningly cute

Jaqs' official 6 month stats are: 16 lbs, 1 oz & 26 inches long--45% for both.

I think that pretty much catches me up to the present!

20 bonus points for you if you made it all the way to the end :)

cheeseball & chiro

If you follow me on Instagram (@ktgalu) then you've seen these pictures (sorry)....if you don't, well, you should be if you love cute baby overload. 

That's pretty much what's filling up my feed.

Anyway, Jaqs is one happy girl, and I'm so thankful for that! Her whole face smiles, and sometimes her grins are so big they make her whole body squirm with glee! I can't not smile back at her when she gives me these cheeseball grins...even when she's supposed to be napping ;)

dripping sweet

jumping is fun!

loves to be on the go

have you seen this baby in the mirror?!

On another note, after all the advice I got about taking Jaqs to the chiropractor for reflux, I made an appointment. That's something I never, in a million years, thought I'd say. I've never been to one myself, so it's never even occurred to me, but I started researching it online, and wow! There are tons of success stories with chiropractic therapy. We had a consultation this morning, and the doctor said Jaqs has some misaligned areas in her back and neck. We have another appointment tomorrow afternoon to start some adjustments on her, so if you wouldn't mind, would you please say a prayer that it goes well and that this will give her some relief from her acid reflux? I would be forever grateful.

Hope you have a great Wednesday!

check-up & help

We had the girl's 4 month check-up on Monday! Dr. F said she's a healthy baby and is right on track with milestones and development...music to a momma's ears! The shots were, as always, heartbreaking, but thankfully Jaqs never ran a fever and was back to her happy self after a nap. Praise the Lord for that!

Jaqs is weighing in at 13 lbs, 11 oz and is 24 in long. Puts her in the 50th percentile for both.

I'm obsessed with this baby girl's eyes.

I love it when she blinks slow, almost like she's batting her eyes at me. 

 She's wanting to sit all the time now...too big! She much prefers the support of mom or dad over her Bumbo, so we spend a lot of time holding her up :)

Jaqs had an awesome time with the paper on this particular visit...she crumpled it up under her little feet over, and over...and over. Simple pleasures!

And in other news, we're going to need to start some 'nap-training' around here.

If you have any advice on the subject, PLEASE help a girl out and dish it. I've been hoping the back-and-forth would stop and it wouldn't be necessary, but here we are. Seriously, any help would be SO appreciated!