New Blog!

I found a new blog website that I like better, so I'll be switching her blog from this domain to the new domain. The new web address is: http://rosepugh.wordpress.com. I'll have a link to it in the link section of this blog, as well. See you over there!

It seems like Rose has started so many milestones in the last few days.

- Started "talking" and today, "talked" back and forth with me (talking consists of grunts and noises)
- Awake for longer periods of time
- Likes to sit up and look around
- Can pretty much hold her head up
- On the verge of being able to smile when you interact with her
- This morning, she laughed twice in her sleep

All of this within the last 3 days!

My mom's friend, Linda, was in town for the last couple of days. We went out to lunch and Rose was awesome. My grandparents also had a dinner last night for her. Here are pics:
My grandpa holding Rose


My mom holding Rose


Rose and I

Rose couldn't look more like her Daddy if she tried.

Note the eyebrows between the two. They're.the.exact.same. :)

She also does this mannerism of T's (down below) with the eyebrows (notice how he arches them? She does, too.) Genetics is a very, very interesting science. Who passes eyebrows onto their child?? Noses, lips, eyes; yes, but eyebrows?! Apparently, it's completely possible! :)

What do you do when you're poor with a one month old like us?

You pack your kid up and take them to Barnes and Noble for all the free reading you want!



She loves to be read to!


She also loves her Daddy...


And her Mommy!

Stay tuned... Many more adventures to come!

A few things...

First, here's Rose's new page for her Scrapblog.

Also, Rose has become a lot more interactive with her gym toys. She now knows that hitting the toys hanging down hard enough turns on the music on her playgym. She also just started liking playing Peek-a-boo with a blanket covering her face. She's even smiled a few times playing it, which she's never done before, so that was cool. Here are two videos of Rose playing on her playgym.

Rose isn't just our baby... she's their baby, too.

Here are the many faces of Rose:


Rose had her one month checkup today. She weighed 8 lbs. 13 oz and was 21 inches long. In the past month (actually, more like three weeks because she was down to 6lbs. 4 oz a week after her birth), she's gained 2 lbs. 9 oz. That's pretty impressive. She's in the 50th percentile so far on height and weight, so no signs of the Big D (my dad, aka. The Giant) passing on the height gene yet. ;)

Our photoshoot started like this.

And quickly turned into this.

But, Rose had a lot to say...

"I'm a diva, dahling!"

"My Poppy is a tall dude."

"What the hell do you want from me?? You people don't pay me enough!"

"I'm daydreaming about binkies."

"It's time to put on my dancing shoes!"

"Tell my agent to call me back. I'm in the middle of a shoot."

"You're paying me HOW MUCH?!"

"I'm a little shy sometimes."

"Here's my friend, Mr. Bear."

"I'm 1 month old already! Can you believe it?"

That's Rose and I on Mother's Day. I think the bottom picture pretty much sums up how she feels about me and all of my baby talk I do to her.

My aunt and cousin made a stop by our house yesterday. It was great to see them! Rose, like always, pretty much slept through the whole encounter, but at least she was there in body and spirit. Gotta love one month olds.


Here is pretty much what Rose loves to do the most. Isn't she so freaking adorable?! Sometimes I have to make myself stop staring. It's hard not to spend hours doing it.


I absolutely love my life.

4 weeks!

She's almost a month old! ::grabs kleenex:: Before we know it, she'll be 16 and getting her license. ::tear:: I don't want to think about it.


Above are pics from yesterday. We went to my parents' house to celebrate my Grandma Hoefling's birthday. She and my grandpa love Rose. :)

Countdown until we go to Indy - two weeks! I can't wait! Rose is excited to meet her other great grandparents and family!