My little reader!!!!

We are leaving to visit my sister and her husband in PA today. I am really excited to visit them, and to just get out of town for a couple of days. We are planning to go to Gettysburg, which is somewhere neither Nick or I have been before, as well as floating down the river on inner tubes (don't worry, we got a life jacket for Hannah), biking with the family, and going to eat a an Irish Pub called Molly Brannigans. We are planning to leave around 6 or 6:30 tonight, and it is 5-6 hour trip, so hopefully Hannah will sleep most of the way there. Speaking of Hannah, her new car seat came today. Since she will be one soon, and able to go in a forward facing car seat, I had started doing some research on which one I wanted to get. I went to Babies R Us and I really like the Graco one that they had, but I didn't like the color. So I went home and looked online to see if it came in a different color. I was excited to find that not only did it come in a different color, but it was also on sale, and I had coupon for an extra 15% off the sale price, and they were running a special for 99 cent shipping. So I went ahead and ordered it, because I was going to save $40 and who doesn't want to save $40. Well, when I looked at it online it looked black and silver. When it came today and I took it out of the box, it is actually black and silver with light blue trim. Opps... It is actually just a little bit of blue, and any other kids that we have, will probably use this car seat too, so I decided not to worry about it :) Well, I still need to go to the post office, bank and library, and Hannah is banging on the wall in her room, which is a pretty good sign that she is up from her nap, so I must go. Have a great week everyone, and I will post again sometime next week :)

I'm Getting Old

Well, it is official, I am getting old! My 27th birthday was this week, and for some reason that made me feel really old. I had such a fun birthday though. Nick took the day off work and we went up the Indians game. It was a 12:05 game, and we got to Cleveland at 11:45, but we drove around for over an hour trying to find a parking place and by the time that we actually parked and walked to the stadium, it was the fifth inning. It was one of those things that you just have to laugh about. :) We did have fun at the game, even though they lost. Nick also got me a necklace that I have been wanting ever since Hannah was born. It is a mom and baby and they are connected, and I love it!!!!! It has been a really busy week, and I have not been getting much sleep. Hannah has decided that she no longer believes in sleeping for more than three hours at night. Yikes!! There were two nights this week that she was only up once, so that was nice, and I keep reminding myself that it will get better and she will eventually go back to sleeping through the night. Regardless, she is such a blessing, and I can't get angry with her...frustrated, yes, but not angry. Her smile just melts me. :) Speaking of which, here is a picture of her smiling!! Have a great weekend everyone!!

Big Girl :)

Here are some fun pictures of Hannah being a "biggie girl." :) There is one of her in her big girl night gown, one of her in one of my favorite outfits, and one of her drinking from her sippy cup all by herself. She is learning so many new things so quickly, it is amazing :)

Caedon's 1st Birthday

Yesterday was Hannah's cousin Caedon's first birthday. This is his caterpillar cake that his mommy made. I thought that it was so cute!! Here are some more pictures from the party including Hannah in her party dress, Caedon eating his cake and then Hannah and Caedon playing with all of Caedon's gifts. It was such a fun party. I can't believe that Caedon is one and that soon Hannah will be too.

Swimming!!

We went swimming today. Hannah had so much fun :)

10 MONTHS!!!

Such a messy face!!! Hannah was not very interested in eating her cereal, because playing with it is sooo much more fun!! :)

Hannah was 10 months old yesterday!! I can't believe that in two short month she will be a year old. I know all parents say this, but she really is growing up too fast. Last night I was holding her while she was sleeping, and I knew that I should put her down, but I just kept holding her because I know that there will come a time not too long from now when she won't want to snuggle up and fall asleep on mommy. Watching my baby grow is such a bitter sweet experience. I love her so much and I just want to treasure each moment and each memory.

Lazy Sundays

Today has been the perfect lazy Sunday. We went to church this morning and then went to Nicks parents for lunch. After lunch we watched the Indians game and then headed home. Hannah went down for a nap right when we got home, so I had a chance to finish reading the book that I am working on. I love to read, but I find that anymore, there just isn't a whole lot of time for it. But thats ok, the trade-off is time with my family, and there isn't anything better than that :) I took some pictures of Hannah standing in her crib. She has learned how to pull herself up on the rails, so we had to put her mattress down so she can't get out :) Speaking of Hannah, she is starting to stir, so I must go. Have a great week everyone!!

Park Pictures

A Day in the Park

On Monday, I took Hannah and the two little girls that I babysit to the park. It was Hannah's first time in a swing and she loved it :) It was a perfect day to be outside, not to hot, but warm enough. As I was sitting there holding Hannah and watching Mia and Paige play, I realized how lucky I am to be home with Hannah as much as I can and that I can spend days with her at the park. I am so blessed. Here are some pictures of her on the swings and the slide.