Twenty-Six Weeks

Someone has reached her half-birthday! In honor of Surrey's official six month milestone tomorrow and her dad's 26th birthday on Wednesday, we got a little festive with the fabric. One can't be sure, but looks to me like she sees a cupcake she likes and is going for it. Can't blame her.

More celebratory activities to follow this week!

Ladies Weekend

This weekend, while the men were in Atlanta, we had our own little ladies weekend with a special guest. Grandmom! A couple months ago I asked my mom if she'd mind traveling down to be with us to lend an extra hand and keep us company. Thankfully she obliged, and I'm so glad she did. We had a great time crafting, shopping, and planning for my sister's bridal shower. My poor mom most definitely will need a massage (or something equivalent that doesn't freak her out as much as people touching her) after all the baby floor-playing and lifting that was going on. She may also want to rest her voice after nonstop motherese. Babies are exhausting. But fortunately, my baby was also a lot of fun. Surrey was finally herself, full of personality and smiles and lick-kisses. I'm so glad my mom was able to have an enjoyable couple of days with her.

Thanks mom, you're the best!

Twenty-Five Weeks

This girl is just a week shy of 6 months old. That's half a year people! Wow.

As mentioned in the last post, we traveled up north to the Links' for the Easter weekend. Surrey is a much more fidgety passenger than in weeks passed, but overall still does pretty well. I was forced to climb in the back a few times in order to save us all from the pains for baby screaming during a long road trip. Usually the car is the easiest part of traveling with Surrey, so I began to get nervous for what she would be like once reaching our destination. Fortunately, she was pretty great! She adjusted pretty well to her new surroundings and even gave family the opportunity to not only smile at her, but hold her. A miracle. There were some hang-ups with her Uncle Ben, and I'm beginning to wonder what her deal is with uncles. I was afraid of going overboard with the amount of baby gear we brought, but think I planned just right. Go me. The stand-up bouncer thing was a lifesaver. She loves to stand in there and talk away to anyone who will listen, or no one at all - the ceiling, the toys, and the walls seem to work just as well.

And look, we're beginning to get some movement during these photo shoots! It's rare, but it's movement nonetheless!

Happy Easter

Happy Easter from our little family of three!

I'll let you know all about it when I post her weekly photo, which will be a day late due to traveling.

Twenty-Four Weeks

A little tongue action this week for your viewing pleasure. How fitting it is since it seems that all of a sudden Surrey has connected some major dots in her life - realizing her tongue allows her to make many more (advanced) sounds than just screaming. Jeremiah and I have laughed a lot these past few days while our daughter seems to be holding conversations with anything and everything with these new tongue noises. It's a whole different sound and like a whole new language of hers.

Oh and remember how last week her number was put on the big screen at church because not even the experienced women in the nursery could settle her down? And remember how we thought it was all because I was away and she was thrown off? Welp, looks like we're developing quite a reputation around church, because we're 2 for 2 now. Oh Surrey girl, separation anxiety is not fun. Although it's not a total loss - on Saturday she apparently was wonderful at our friends' house while we were gone for close to six hours at a wedding. That, or they were graciously lying to us.

Reunited and It Feels So Good

One of my best friends from Penn State is getting married! Big excitement! This past weekend her bridesmaids (I'm one of them) threw her a shower to celebrate and consequently, I was able to reunite with my other roommates and best friends from college (minus one - we missed you Erica!). It's been way too long since I've seen them and seeing them always reminds me how great they are and how much I miss walking through life alongside them.

Twenty-Three Weeks

No, our child is not shrinking, we had to bump her up to the next size onesie.

Surrey was a little thrown off this week while I was gone from Saturday morning to Sunday afternoon in Pennsylvania. We decided to have her stay here with Jeremiah instead of traveling with me to see family because I was going to be so busy and she would've been all out of whack. Welp, apparently it wouldn't have been worse than how she behaved here while I was gone. Yikes! Minimal naps and sleeping, lots of barfing, and her number even flashed up on the big screen at church because she had a nursery meltdown. What a disaster. And without my daily weather report, no one realized it was going to be cool and rainy, a big change from the sunny and 80-degree weather we've been having. Consequently, she was taken to church in a white onesie and skirt. No pants, no socks, no jacket.

Hoping to get back on track this week. Although, so begins napping with arms free and so far not much napping is occurring.