Let me outta here

I believe I said before, that Ariyana sometimes isn't a fan of her bath. Many times she tries to escape and tries to get out of the tub. This is one of those nights. I thought about investing in a bath seat, but as well as I know this little girl, she'd escape from that too. She's crafty like that. 

There must be quite a few things that a hot bath won't cure, but I don't know many of them. 

The Bell Jar

Rollie Pollies

One of our favorite mommy/daughter or daddy/daughter times, is taking Ariyana to her baby gym. She loves going and I'm sure she's learning so much each time. Each week we go it seems like she can do something new. Right now we are working on going backwards, safely off of things. So that instead of wanting to try and go head-first of the couch at home, she won't want to nose dive off like she has once twice before. I promise we do monitor her closely! She's quick!

Bedtime stories

She sure isn't thrilled with getting her picture taken, but I sure don't want to ever forget these moment with Ariyana. Every night that she's not too cranky, she gets her bath, two stories, two songs, her last nursing session and then to bed it is. That routine has been going well for us, and she's been sleeping through the night. Finally. Every now and then she'll whine about being put down in her crib, but not more than a minute or two. 

Singing in the tub

Some days, Ariyana absolutely loves the bath. This was one of those times. She was splashing and playing. Here I couldn't help but think, "Yup, she's singing in the shower like mommy used to do."

Rub-a-Dub Dub

Daddy & Daughter

Jealousy is an ugly feeling to have. I'm not too proud to admit that on occasion I do get jealous that little peanut falls so easily in her Daddy's arms. Putting her to bed myself, takes a boob and constant rocking. *sigh*. Though, to be all fair, I can easily fall asleep in his arms in complete and tranquil peace. So, can't say I blame her one bit. But, it is truly beautiful - as these moments are fleeting and she will someday soon not want to cuddle and fall asleep on top of us. 

Helping mommy with chores

One of these days, she's going to get much better with actually helping rather than taking all the clean laundry and putting it on the floor. Either way, she's too cute at trying!

Behind every working woman with an infant and a husband, is an enormous pile of unwashed laundry.

Raise Your Glass

I do intend on making this a regular occurrence in my life. Not, the drinking yummy wine, but the self 'cheers' to life in general. All too often I don't focus so much on the positive. Not that I view myself as negative person, but how blessed I truly am gets lost so often in the hustle and craziness that life throws at me. 


So, cheers!


To the health of myself and my family
To my loving husband 
To my smart little girl
To having a steady paycheck
To family that I can count on 
To family that can count on me
To the safety of those who fight for my freedom
To the food that is on our tables
To our dog who has been so good lately
To hot morning coffee
To my daughter who just learned to stand on her own
To memories and memories to be made
To our future
To everyone. 

Cousins

It's been quite a while since we have seen our niece, Angela. It was so nice to be able to see Ariyana with her. Hopefully, we will get to see her more often soon. 

Ariyana ~~ 9 Months Old!

Our sweet little girl is nine months old already. I ask myself every day where the time is going. 

She looks more and more like a little girl than a baby every single day. 

* Crawls all over and pulls up on everything
* Cruises across furniture
* Fave word is dada
* Loves her oatmeal mixed with fruit or veggie puree
* Claps her hands when she's happy
* Loves the park - swimming and swinging!
* Pretty good at finger foods!
* We're still working on hair! =)
* Getting better at being in the carseat! YAY!
* Loves her doggie, Toby! Laughs at him!

* Almost wearing size 3 Pampers Cruisers

* Fits into size 6 months clothing well. -9 months sizes are a bit big

* No teeth yet

* Loves her baby friends at play group

* Getting better being in the car seat

* Prefers non-toy items; the remote, mom's phone, paper - than to her toys

* Sleeping through the night now! YAY! Happy mommy!