Update...

Ok, so here's my excuse, in early June we had to move out of the house that we were living in and at the same time we were trying to buy a house that we thought we would be closing on in April but didn't get until mid-July (one week ago today.)  We have been living with friends since then.  The other half of my excuse is that my computer has not been functioning properly and moves at about the pace of a slug these days.  Need to have someone look at it but haven't gotten around to that yet.  Ken's computer won't read my phone to download pictures and it took me awhile to figure out that I could use his work laptop without downloading all of my pictures onto the computer.  SO. Here we go.  Picture dump.

Scarlet with Daddy at our old house.

Playing in a jumper on a friend's front porch.  She was still too short for it so we put a dictionary under her feet.

Oregon fans.  Can you tell?

Playing with friend Emma.

Investigating a purse.  I LOVE how she has her little hand on her thigh. (This is at the house we are staying at temporarily.)

Playing with Emma again.  This time Emma decided to crawl over and sit on Scarlet.

Giving her kisses.

Scarlet's first self-portrait.

Scarlet's first ponytail.

Did great her first time in a pool.  Likes the water but not getting splashed.

In the backyard at our new house.  I won't be posting more pictures of the house yet because I want to do before and after photos.

She doesn't take a pacifier for calming but she sure likes to chew on them.  No sign of teeth yet though.

Fun at a nearby park.

So flexible that she got her foot caught in the teether toy attached to the handle of her car seat!

I just like this one.

Well, hope you enjoyed the photo update. She is sitting up really well.  Stands strong, with help of course.  No sign of teeth yet.  Loves to eat solid foods.  Not picky at all really.  Still sleeps good.  LOVES cats.  And dogs. Very social.  Very smiley.  I love this little girl so much!  Sometimes I can't believe she is really mine!

May in a nutshell.

Lots of stuff.  Mostly a picture purge with some commentary.

Starting to learn to sit up.

Constantly eating her toes.  Her two big toes are actually a little chaffed from her sucking on them so much.

We took another trip to Medford.  This time if was just Scarlet and me.  Fortunately, she did a lot better in the car than our trip last month.  We both had a great time in Medford with ALL of my siblings home.  Talk about a full house!

Stopped in Salem to say hi to Grandpa Johnson. Exploring the texture of plant leaves!

She must have gotten a little car sick though because she did that to me almost as soon as we got to Medford.

Attacking the unsuspecting Uncle David.

Scarlet's first train ride. At the Medford train park for Grandma Morgan's birthday.

All aboard!

The track is about 7 or 8 miles long and is really well kept.  Way better than when I was a kid.  Lots of fun.

Making friends with Sebastian, who was born on Scarlet's due date.

With Aunt Bri.  Good thing she loves babies!  Not sure what Scarlet's expression is all about but it sure is funny!

Sporting the sunglasses and chewing on a baseball mitt that our friend Keliah gave her.  Oh yeah, and mom got a hair cut.  That always seems to happen whenever I get to be around Aunt Sally.

Mesmerized by cousin Ezra playing trains.  She can't wait until she is big enough to play too.

Scarlet got to meet a first cousin twice removed.  He makes (and sells) the best jerky EVER! And he loves babies.

Family photo.  My mom and dad and all of their kids together.  Some of their grandkids are missing and only one daughter-in-law is present. Grandpa Morgan is there too of course.  Best of all, we were all together on Mother's day.  What an amazing mom we have!

GORGEOUS sunny weather in Medford.  I sure miss that sunshine!

Just the siblings.  Our second to last night together.  We stayed up late reminiscing and having a confessional.  Good thing mom and dad went to bed before that part!

Back home and still working on the sitting up skills.  The picture is a little blurry because I had to take it fast before she fell over.  The cute chairs I saved from the junk yard but have been "storing" them at Grandma and Grandpa's house.  I finally brought them home this trip.

Cute or rat tail?  What's your opinion?

Killing daddy.  Love her baby chub.  This is by far her favorite game.  She starts giggling before you even get her positioned around your neck.  She likes to make a Picaso out of your face.

Wearing her "party" outfit for Daddy's birthday celebration and playing with a doll that Keliah also gave to her.

Comparing feet with Daddy.

Learning Sweet Skills

Scarlet finally learned to roll over a couple of weeks ago.  It is totally old hat to her now but I am just getting around to posting the video that I took of her doing it on the first day (not the first time, maybe number 7 or something.)  **Warning: This is a "Grandparents" video**  Enjoy!  :)

Medford and More

Another slew of random pictures over the past couple of weeks.

To start off, we took a trip down to Medford to visit with Uncle David who just got back from his mission in Brazil and to visit Ken's Nonna out in Brookings (sadly, no picture with her.)  It was lots of fun to see David and Nonna again.  Not so much fun to drive in the car with a crying baby.

With Uncle David just hours after he got home. Still too fresh to hug girls but baby nieces don't count.

We are in the process of trying to buy a house with some land.  It has been a long, exhausting process.  Fortunately, the owners do not currently live there so they told us we could stop by anytime.  We like to go out there occasionally just to remind ourselves that the stress will be worth it if it all goes through.

Dressed up warm to go tromp through the forest on a cold day.

A nice little stream on the property.

Lots of natural forest.

Even though Scarlet is just barely 5 months old I have been letting her start to lick/suck on various foods.  She has licked tortilla, apple, banana, strawberry, orange, mango, asparagus, cucumber, and bell pepper (keep in mind, for the most part she is not actually eating the food, just licking.)  She LOVED the strawberry (did ingest some of it) and was sooo ticked when I took it away from her.  Sadly, she ended up with a little rash the next morning so I guess we will have to hold off on the strawberries for awhile.

Her first taste of orange on a nice sunny day.  She liked that pretty well too.

And just like most babies...she regularly assumes the "happy baby" position and loves to suck on her toes.

Yum!

WARNING: If you are super baby safety paranoid you may want to skip the following picture.

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Scarlet's first swing at the park with friends.  She seemed to enjoy it and didn't fall over.  We eventually stuffed a jacket behind her though just in case.

Some people have asked whether the little miss ever cries.  Although she is overall a very content baby, yes, of course she does cry!  Here is proof from a tough day.

Of course she stopped crying hard as soon as the camera came out.

And one with me.

Yeah! Moms do exist.

And just for fun...this little delight (if you can believe it!) is a Ken Johnson creation.

 

Two graham crackers, two marshmallows, a reeses peanut butter cup, and a brownie. Yeah, that's got Ken's name written all over it.

Scarlet's Blessing Update

Here are the pictures from Scarlet's blessing that I finally got off of the nice camera.

Our little family.

Thanks to everyone who came!

Just Some Recent Pics

Just some recent pictures of Scarlet.  4 months and 1 week already!!!

Starting to figure out what a mirror is.

She frequently shoves both hands in her mouth. Today though she did decide to lick her reflection instead of chow down on her hands.

Lots of walks.  We try to go several days a week.

We have had some really nice days here so she is trying to getting used to the brightness of sunshine.

I love watching her explore and learn about new things.

She didn't enjoy the empty orange juice carton for too long though because she kept dropping it.

Her first trick. Reach up to grab a toy above her.  More of an arching motion than a straight grab.  She is getting pretty good at it now though.  She doesn't miss very often unless it's too high for her.

Batting at the toy that rattles.  Oooh that thing makes her mad though since she can't put it in her mouth.

Toy and fist in the mouth at the same time.

New trick today.  Lift chest up enough to chew on a hanging toy.  Sadly it moves so she had a hard time hanging on.  I finally held it in place so that she could chomp on it and she sure went to town on that thing.