Bedtime!

Most every night between 7:30 and 8:00, Iva has a bedtime routine. She gets a bath (which she LOVES, but we just have not gotten a video of), then lotion time and jammers, then story time and into her crib. This night, she decided to be a little mischievous! And I'm glad I got pictures!

Story time with Dad!

Nah, I'd rather chew on the rocker!

Sneaky little girl!

Showing her Utah pride!

Life could not be better

Two of the best things in my life!

Happy Halloween!

Halloween photo shoot!

These last three are just to show off her mad skills of sitting on her own!

Smarty Pants

No fooling this gal! She knows RIGHT where her toy basket is! She crawled over to it, pulled it out from the entertainment center and started getting out her toys! Once she found the one she wanted (and made a little mess ha), she was a happy camper!

I'm married to an "official" dental student!

Derrick started DENTAL SCHOOL at The Ohio State University College of Dentistry on September 21st. On September 19th, we got to go to his "White Coat Ceremony," which is the official "Welcome to Dental School." They had a presentation and all of the students received their white lab coats. It was a lot of fun because we were able to meet a lot of the other students and I got to meet some of his professors as well. I'm so proud of him for getting in to dental school! He is officially a "grad student!" The next four years are going to be tough, but I think a lot of fun too.

He is such a handsome dental boy

Reciting the "Dentist Pledge"

The future Dr. Derrick Peck and Mrs. Dr. Derrick Peck: DDS (heehee Friends reference)

Us with Dr. Bolina. She is one of his professors who has helped us out a TON.

So proud of Derrick!

It was a good night, and fun to get all dressed up, but even better to come home to this little cheeser!

6 MONTHS!!

Little miss Iva Lou turned 6 MONTHS on October 1st! I cannot even believe that I have a 6 month old! Even more amazing, I cannot believe I have a 6 month old as busy as she is!

The Stats:

• 13 lbs. 7 oz. This dropped her from the 12th percentile into the 8th. She is still SO tiny! She still fits into some of her 3 month clothes haha
• 25 1/2 inches long, putting her in the 38th percentile! So, tall and skinny girl!
• She started really scooting the week after her 5 month birthday. Full on crawling began shortly after that (not really sure when the transition was exactly).
• She started sitting on her own AFTER she started crawling.
• Pulling herself up to stand happened about a week before she turned 6 months. Sometimes, I think she is going to just take off and walk! She started pulling up to stand tall about the same week she turned 6 months.
• She is sleeping through the night MOST nights. She was doing 6-7 hours before we moved, but the move was pretty traumatic, so it took her a while to get back to her normal patterns. We have been sleep training this week (after she recovered from her shots, of course!), and she did almost 12 hours three nights in a ROW! It was wonderful.
• She has started on solid foods, but is not a big fan.

We love our Iva Lou!