Sadie + Swings = LOVE

We have been going to the park and taking walks quite a bit lately. The other day we went to a park that we had not been to in a while and I noticed that they have the baby swings. I thought we would give it a try and she LOVED it (loved is an understatement!). So last night Devin and I took her there and we got some really cute pictures that really capture how she feels about swinging! She laughed, kicked her legs, and yelled when it was time to go home (I didn't think that crying when you leave some place started until at least 1, but I guess I was wrong!)

On Sunday we went to Wheeler Farm and had a picnic, it was really fun. Here's a cute picture of Sadie and Devin playing.

Sadie Takes A Swim!

Valerie, Carson and Brynnley invited us to go swimming and we are really glad that we went. My parents decided to come along too to watch all of the grandkids swimming. Sadie loved the water, I thought she probably would because she loves the bath, but I did not imagine she would like it as much as she did. I put her on her back and she would kick her legs, I put her on her belly and she would kick her legs (and try to drink the water, which I quickly stopped!!), she was like a little fish! Val even taught me how to put safely get her comfortable with going under the water, so that they are not scared when they are older, it didn't even seem to really phase her. I can't wait to take Devin back to see our little fishy, and isn't she so cute in her suit! Above is a picture of her in the little water swings.

Of course I had to get a picture of us before the big swim!

This is not a swimming picture, but I had to put it in. This is Sadie's new favorite position, I tried for weeks to get a picture of it and I finally did. Her toes sure taste good!
Lately she has been quite the little mover and while I was making dinner yesterday this is where I found her. She had rolled under the coffee table and was SO proud of herself, she was talking, kicking her legs and laughing. Her expression was like, "Hey Mom, look what I did!" What a cutie, I had to get a picture!

My First Mother's Day

I have wanted to be a mom for as long as I can remember and this mother's day I felt so blessed! Ever since Sadie was born I have felt truly honored to be a mother and ecspecially to be her mother. Devin made the day really special for me. A few weeks ago we got a new couch, which we have been wanting for a while, but were just waiting to the right one to come along. We got an amazing deal (it was originally $1200 and we got it for $400 because they are no longer making this model anymore, so the store no longer wants it on their floor) at Gardener Village, it is so pretty and so comfortable, we love it! So the couch was my mother's day, tax return money and our anniversary gift, which I am really happy about! But on mother's day morning Devin and Sadie gave me a sweet card with Sadie's hand traced and the movie Marley and Me. Then all day Devin treated me like a queen, making meals for me, cleaning up dishes after me, changing every diaper of Sadie's and the list goes on, I felt really special. Thank you sweetie for making me feel so special on that day and everyday! When we were sitting at church, I looked around and looked at my little family and I felt so proud to be a mother and wife. I have such a wonderful life and I love it!! I am also really grateful for a wonderful mother and mother-in-law who are such good examples to me of amazing mothers. Thank you for all you do! So I had a wonderful, happy, perfect first Mother's Day.

The new couch!

I love the suttle floral design in the fabric.

Sadie is 6 Months!!

Sadie, you are 6 months old and I can not believe it! Time has flown by so quickly and as we went to your doctos appointment yesterday I realized what a big girl you really are becoming. You are now 16 pounds 9 oz (60th percentile) and 27 inches (88th percentile) long, I can't believe that you are so tall! You are now rolling over from your back to your stomach and wiggling your way around. You sometimes forget how to get back over to your back and yell to me until I come and flip you back over. You loving playing with your toys and ecspecially love chewing on all of your toys; your favorites are your rings, your stacking cups, the vibrating star and the telephone. You love my hair and get mad if you can not pull on it! Your mobile in your crib still always makes you smile, but you have learned how to grab the animals and stop them from going around in circles, you think it is so funny, I think it might be time to put it away because you are so strong you could break it! You also think that being bounced around, thrown up in the air or eating your belly is funny (ecspecially when Daddy does it)! We love your little laugh and your sweet voice, it makes us smile. You are starting to sit up all by yourself without me having to be right behind you (though every once in a while you loose your balance and so I surround you with pillows so that the fall isn't as hard). You have also started to eat rice cereal and love every bite of it. I love watching you every minute of the day, I love watching you discover life and see everything for the first time. I love being your mom and want you to stay small forever! What an amazing and special 6 months this has been, I love you Sadie!

Love, Mommy (and ofcourse Daddy)

XOXOXOXOXO