February update

I've hardly taken any photos at all this month and for that I apologize to everyone waiting patiently. So to make up for the small number of pictures I'll give a good update on what's going on with the Fringers these days. February has been a month of small changes for us. Sierra turned 1/2 a year and started eating some veggies and fruits. Luckily I did get photo and video documentation for her first taste of peas. It was great entertainment for me but she clearly didn't like it so much. But she showed her determination to grow up by eating it like a star at the second try. I was all set up to show Rob the screamfest we had earlier that day but she didn't even make a sour face (trying to prove me a liar).
The small change for me is that starting next week I'll be working one day a week at a new job. I'll be getting back into bookkeeping and helping out someone who Rob knows. I think I'll enjoy this since it is only one day and I'll get to use the skills that I'm familiar with as opposed to these mom skills I'll be learning every day for the rest of my life. That also leads me to Rob's small change of being the stay at home parent for that day each week. It works out great that I will work on Rob's day off so he will have this great opportunity for daddy day with Sierra. He'll be great but just to test his abilities everyone call him on Thursday :)
Oh yeah, the other small change from February is that we are now a minivan family, yikes! For everyone who knows me you may be shocked but just to clarify, no I did not give up my jeep to Rob, he is the one driving the minivan. He's still trying to sell me on the merits of the extra space and conveniences but I have a feeling I'll be fighting it for a long time.
Here are the new pictures you've been waiting for:

The first taste of peas - the screaming started two bites after this shot

Six months is quickly approaching. We've been busy learning a few new things like sitting up as you can see. She can stay up on her own for a little while before toppling over to her side, or I've learned that if she leans forward for too long she'll spit up. I don't blame her since that's only comfortable if you work out ALOT and are very flexible. I'd be complaining a lot too :) We've also started using her highchair for meal times this week which has been a fun experiment in how to stay clean while shoving rice cereal in her mouth. Not too many interesting things going on in the Fringer household these days but we're having fun! I'll see if I can get an interesting post in next week as we celebrate her 1/2 birthday. Thanks for tuning in!

5 Months Old

Here are some new pictures of Sierra over Christmas and her 5 month mark.

Sierra and her Great Grandfather

This one cracks me up!

Snow, snow and more snow

I haven't made a post in a long time and I can't really blame that on the snow since all the extra time I've been spending in the house should have allowed more time to blog. I will say though, we've had a lot of family time at home recently and that has been great. Of course it has been better for me than Rob since he's the one always outside doing all the shoveling. I won't even pretend that I helped him much. I can't exactly say how much snow we've had over the last few weeks but to give you an idea, here is Rob the other day making a path in the backyard.


A few weekends ago my mom, brother, sister in law and nephew came for a visit. They arrived after the first 8 inches of snow dropped so we had a very nice amount to try out our "sledding hill" in the backyard. It isn't much but I'm sure it will provide hours of entertainment as Sierra grows up. Well, at least until she's 3 or 4. Austin, at 15 months, seemed to enjoy it and while Sierra was able to try sledding for the first time (as you can see in the video), I'm sure she didn't have much of an opinion either way.

Here are some more cute pictures of Sierra at 4 months old. Merry Christmas everyone!

Hello to Grandma & Grandpa Fringer

Sierra wanted to take some time to say hello to her grandma and grandpa Fringer. As you can tell, she may very well grow up to be a movie star!

Congrats Kerri and Joe!

It's been a week since the wedding and I'm finally getting around to posting the pictures. What happened in this past week that I didn't get a chance to post? Very good question. These days it's hard for me to remember what happened 15 mintues ago but I'll give it a shot. Mainly the first part of the week was spent in getting Sierra back on a good schedule after the long drive to and from PA. Luckily it hasn't been too bad but we're still trying to figure out nighttime feeding and sleeping times. We're up to an average of seven hours of sleep which is great! We also went to visit our friends Nate and Mandy and their new little baby girl. I already forgot what it was like to hold a two week old now that I'm used to Sierra at 13 pounds. It's amazing how solid they become so quickly. I also learned how to sell items on ebay this week thanks to the patient instruction of my husband. I learned that I definitely could have figured it out on my own had I tried. It's pretty easy so now the fun part will be figuring out what I want to sell and more importantly what other people want to buy. That brings us to Saturday morning here at the computer. It is somewhat hard to concentrate because my sense of smell is affecting my brain right now. Apparently we have a dead creature in our ceiling since last week we heard a tiny little pitter patter sound and yesterday we were assaulted by a horrific stench. Currently that horrific stench is masked somewhat by two different scented candles but the combination of all that is wreaking havoc on my senses and ability to concentrate. So finally here is the reason why all of you visit my blog...pictures of Sierra. And now I'm going to rescue her and take her outside for some fresh air. Don't worry Lisa, the smell should be gone before you come to visit for Thanksgiving :)

Trick or Treat

This is how we spent our Halloween evening, what could be more fun?

Sierra did have a very cute pumpkin outfit and we took a trip to Rob's office to show it off but other than that our Halloween was uneventful. No candy for mom and dad yet but that may come in a few years :)

Here is Sierra's reaction to the Red Sox winning the World Series!

We've had a pretty busy week with friends visiting and late nights watching baseball. Up next is our first road trip with Sierra as we head to PA for a wedding. We can't wait to see all the family that she hasn't met yet. It will be a great time once we get there but we're just hoping that she doesn't mind the long hours strapped into her car seat. Gotta go, I have some packing to do!