SG & SG

Surrey Gray and Stella Grace. A day in the life of these BFFs. They finally seem to acknowledge and enjoy each other - and especially enjoy each other's toys. Who knew at six and eight months kids already want what someone else has? That's nature, people, and I admit I was scarily surprised when it first happened. So, I find myself already teaching the fine art of sharing and taking turns. I don't think they quite get it yet, but never too early to start I guess. And looks like they've started sharing secrets. Oh girl talk.

Social Networking

Oh just checking up on her facebook peeps with Uncle Cam. Got so excited she pulled one of the keys off his computer. Whoops!

Twenty-Nine Weeks

I'm not sure there's much to report this week. Surrey is on the move nowadays and I just caught her almost rolling completely over post photo shoot. She'll get it soon! And if you haven't had the good fortune of seeing her voluminous hairdo in person, feast your eyes upon this. Surrey's hair has a life of it's own, rarely laying flat. I'm sure that one day it will. Remember when she was younger, thus having shorter hair, and it would literally stick straight up in the air? It's calming down, but I definitely wouldn't call it calm.

We also had our first high school babysitter this past weekend and she had only good things to report. Jeremiah and I got to go out with some friends to an engagement party. I snuck out ahead of Jeremiah since she seems to be going through another version of the mommy separation anxiety, and we think that made the goodbye much smoother. This coming Friday we'll have a different high school babysitter. Hoping for similar results.

Twenty-Eight Weeks

Check out those thighs. Not to mention the pointed toes. I'm not sure there's any stretch left in this girl. Surrey has been a ball of fun this past week (minus today...screaming and shrieking instead of napping), even though recovering from her second go-round with the nebulizer. Her newest things are pulling hair and shaking her head side to side. If you've got any semblance of hair, be warned. She can grab just about anything she can find and pulls you in for the kill - that being a huge face-sucking. I'd like to think she's just learning how to show her affection, and she's got a lot of love to give. The head-shaking is quite odd. I'm hoping it's excitement and not possession. It's funny if you're having a conversation and then she starts shaking her head, as if to share her opinion. Last night we were trying to come up with dinner ideas and were able to rule out several ideas thanks to Surrey. This girl could come in handy.

Penn State Wedding

Jordan, one of my very best friends from Penn State, got married this past Saturday. She was a stunning bride and the weekend was so much fun. There are so many funny, wow-it's-a-small-world connections between Jordan and Dan...and me. They met only a year-ish ago, but we actually went to Penn State with Dan's brother. Jordan is going to be moving to my hometown, where Dan lives. Two of the groomsman went to my high school, one of which I graduated with (and who also is now married to a girl my brother dated...).

All of my college roommates and their spouses were there, too - pure joy! It's so fun to see them and feel like no time has passed and be able to pick up right where we left off. There were also so many other Penn State friends to catch up with. Most of my roommates stopped by to see our place and meet Surrey, which made me so happy. Living in Virginia can be very hard some days, being that our family and closest friends all live in Pennsylvania. I so much want for Surrey to know these people who we love and who love us, and for them to be a part of her life, too. Stupidly I forgot to snap photos of them with her, but fortunately I did succeed in getting one of the six of us.  Not my most shining moment, but what beautiful friends I have.

Getting Crafty

Here are a couple baby crafts I've been working on recently. More to come!
The first few pictures are pacifier clips and the second is a soft toy.

Twenty-Seven Weeks

Poor lady is sick again. Which means we're doing breathing treatments with the nebulizer. Which means every four hours we have to use all of our physical and emotional strength to keep her semi-still and endure the screaming. This second sickness is a bit worse than the first I think. And unfortunately this time around it seems like my immune system just doesn't want to put up a fight. With all the drool and snot and vomit it was bound to happen. Crossing my fingers it's just a voice/throat thing for now. As long as I don't have a red, runny nose for my friend's wedding that I'm in this weekend, I'm fine. Think positive thoughts!
In the midst of it all though, she's a happy girl. She may not eat more than 2oz at a time (ahhh!), but she happily talks through it all instead of crying and getting angry that we're trying to force-feed her. Even though she won't really take a bottle (not even if it's juice), she still loves eating solids. Her first taste of sweet potatoes went well, and even though bananas are a bit on the slimy side, she gets the job done.