Snow!

We spent about two minutes outside taking some photos, it was the fastest photo shoot ever. Dan came home early to enjoy the snow with us and I couldn't wait to get some pictures.

What is all this stuff?

Our little family

The happiest she was during the two minutes we were outside.

Cute bunny suit but it's not waterproof

Not the best idea I ever had

Sorry Mary Beth, this didn't play out quite like I had planned. She was wet and freezing her buns off!

What we've been up to lately

Hibernating,

making new friends,

and dreaming of warmer weather.

Seven Months!

I feel like this month has brought so many changes in MB. She's becoming more of a little person and is no longer an infant. She is pure entertainment and cracks us up. I have thought many times over the past month about making more of an effort to soak up the little moments that we share. I find myself getting caught up in trying to meet all of her needs that I forget to stop and enjoy her and play a little peek a boo. I am proud to say that I snuck in her room late at night and took my sleeping baby out of the crib. It was so much fun snuggling and breathing in her sweet smell while she slept on my shoulder. (It's especially sweet since she doesn't smell like spit up anymore.) Since we put her down in her crib when it's time for her to go to sleep, we hardly ever rock her so I rocked her to sleep several times this month because I wanted to hold my baby close. These are sweet times and I am enjoying them. (Feel free to skip straight to the photos if you haven't already.)

Highlights of the month:
- Waving, sitting and saying Mama all seen in an earlier post
- Eating solids - Peas, Bananas, Carrots, Sweet Potatoes, Pears, Green Beans and Mango. I am still making all of the food and it has been super easy so far. We have discovered that she doesn't like anything the first time that she tastes it. She shivers in disgust and makes gagging noises and we have to try so hard not to laugh. Normally she likes everything the second time around.
- She has a new growl that is low and kind of scary like. Maybe she's trying to imitate a lion? We have no idea.
- A tooth poked through a few days ago! It's jagged and very sharp and you can feel it better than you can see it. It's on the bottom right.
- She is drinking some water and a little bit of apple juice through her sippy cup. She's improving and starting to be able to figure how to hold it and drink at the same time.
- She isn't crawling yet but is spinning in a circle while she's on her tummy and doing the superman pose. She also scoots backwards but nothing major yet.
- We are thankful that she hasn't hit the clingy stage yet. She will go to anyone and will smile all day long at them.
- She is enjoying bath time and has started liking the duckie. The first time we put him in the tub she gave him the worst look and started making loud noises like she was telling him to get the heck out of her bath tub.
- Hallelujah the spit up is almost gone! The other day we drove into downtown Atlanta and when we were getting out of the car I panicked! We had driven the entire way without a bib on her which hasn't happened since she was a month old. We have come a long way and I have a million burp cloths to prove it.
- We have been playing little games like peek a boo with Mary Beth and she loves it!
- Her favorite thing is when we clap and praise her!

The Seven Month photo with the lamb

went downhill very quickly!

Sleeping with her legs straight up in the air

This makes my heart smile

Talk about a getting a crick in your neck, ouch!

Proud to be a sitter

I have been dying to go to Flip Burger (one of my favorite Top Chefs from several seasons ago owns it) and here we are enjoying a Krispy Kreme milkshake, yes it is as good as it sounds.

Proof that you can never have too many accessories. Sweet Lucy let MB borrow her shades and they were a big hit. She even knew how to slowly lower them and look over the top of the rims.

First GT basketball game with the Doyals. MB did not love all the noise of the band/crowd/air horn and everyone looked at me like I was the worst mother ever while she screamed. We may wait a few years before we try it again. Lucy on the other hand loved the game and slept through most of it!

Two of MB's biggest fans, Mimi and Papa. They adore her and the feeling is mutual.

Welcome to my world