Chatty Kathy

Mary Beth has so much to say and we love her sounds and facial expressions. (Warning, she spits up after about 40 seconds. This is normal for us but we realize that not everyone has a baby that spits up constantly. :-) We have to work hard to get a video without her spitting up and this one was too cute not to post.)

Free at last, free at last

Much to Dan's (and my dad's) delight, the miracle swaddle has been retired. He couldn't stand seeing his little girl in the straight jacket for any longer. She has done really well without it and is enjoying her new found freedom. When she is not stretching out, she rolls from side to side and kicks the bumper. I have loved the miracle swaddle and am thankful that Tiffany gave it to us! Since the swaddle has been retired, MB has started wearing pajamas which has been fun, she seems to like them and looks very cute if I might add.

Feeling good

Unfortunately, she can now roll off the side of the waterproof pad and burp cloth we have in place to catch all of her spit up.

Beach Beauty

Mary Beth loved her morning conversations with her grandaddy. They had so much fun together, this video makes me smile.

In this video she touches the ocean for the first time, she didn't know what to think about it but I'm sure she will love it next year.

Tah dah!

This is the much awaited video of Mary Beth rolling over. She likes to roll over a few times a week and we were able to catch it on camera but you have to look fast. She holds a nice gymnastic type pose at the end to make sure we caught her performance on tape.

Job anyone?

Words can't describe how much we love this little girl and how thankful we are that we get to be her parents. It makes me sad that she is growing up so fast. All I wanted was for the umbilical cord to fall off and for her to sleep through the night. She can stop growing now that she has accomplished those two things. I also am sad that I only have seven weeks of maternity leave left. I am grateful to work for a company that has very generous leave policies that has given me this time to spend with Mary Beth but it is coming to an end soon. If anyone knows of a nanny in the Norcross area that would like to take care of the most precious little girl, please let us know. We are convinced that people should be paying us to spend time with her, this will be easy money for someone!

Pretty blue eyes
Sweet as can be

Am I supposed to be napping now?

Look at my shoes

Ready for church

"Gems" by "G"

Our favorite brand of clothing is "Gems" by "G", which is an exclusive, one of a kind, clothing line from Dan's grandmother. She even has her own tags for the things that she makes! Mary Beth is sporting a pink dress from G-Mother and she loves it. We look forward to her being able to wear the other pretty dresses when she is a little bigger. :-)

Fun in the sun

We had such a great time at the annual Saunders beach trip! We were a little nervous about the seven hour drive but Mary Beth slept the entire way, it was unbelieveable. We only had to stop to feed her and get gas so we made the trip in record time. We continue to be amazed at our little girl and how well she travels. She loved the beach and would fall asleep every time we went outside. I think it was a combinaition of the sun, the wind and the noise of the waves that put her right to sleep. We enjoyed relaxing while we could because next year we will be chasing her around and playing in the sand which will also be fun. Here are a few of our favorite pictures from the trip.

One of our few family photos

Saunders family, we were so proud to get a photo together, it took lots of takes to get this one.

Sugar from daddy

The start of a nap

Showing off her pretty gums!

Kisses from cousin Sadie, so sweet

Stretching it out after one of the beach naps

Smiling at grandma

We had so much fun meeting up with the Jacksons, that Jax is so cute!

Enjoying two Tech games while we were on vacation

First time in the water, she loved it!