First Family Vacation!

I'd like to start this post by first saying, THANK YOU SO MUCH to my wonderful friends who didn't bat an eye when we decided we wanted to bring Sailor on our Labor Day Vacay with us!

 You see, we booked this trip last year before we even knew I was pregnant, then when it came around we thought it would be the perfect opportunity to spill the beans to our friends (as I would not be drinking, and it would likely bring up suspicions anyway...) But then, a hurricane hit here and the vacation got shelved indefinitely.

Then life happened. I was getting bigger by the day, my best friend soon realized she was pregnant too, and really? Who wants to go to the beach big and pregnant, much less when it's cold outside? So we ultimately decided it would be best to re-book one year later, this past Labor Day.

Pregnant me said, "Hell yeah! Of course I will let the baby stay here with my mom for the weekend!" Baby-Free-Party at the beach! WooHoo!"

Then I had the baby, reality hit, (remember that fierce, ferocious, love I talked about on the last blog?) And I realized, there is simply no way in hell I'm leaving my six-month old for 4 days while we are 4 hours away!

So then, I had to come to terms with the fact that we had to tell the rest of our friends that we wanted to bring our baby to our "party trip," and also had to accept the fact that everyone may not want that and we would have to graciously give up our spot...out of fairness to them.

I was so anxious the night of our group meeting about the trip, I felt sick to my stomach as I cautiously came clean that I wanted to bring Sailor to the beach....

 and to my relief and delight, my friends were so understanding and overwhelmingly said it was fine! WHEW!
I hope you all know how appreciative we are!

Now, to some fun pics from the trip...

Someone's excited!

Fast forward past a shit show of a road trip...3.5 hour turned 5 hour drive, (thanks to holiday traffic), several unintended stops, (Thank you Sailor, for finding it absolutely imperative to take a massive dump in the middle of stand still traffic, forcing us to change you in the middle of downtown Mobile, AL), and pumping in a moving vehicle (a true nightmare!)

We made it!   
 

 What a babe!

                                                

 She loved the sand!

 My fave!

 Much needed girl talk!

 

Sleeping on Nanny!

Pool Day!

 She wasn't very impressed by the pool...

Momma needed this!

4 Days til our 2nd family vacay (And baby's first plane ride...)
Pray for us all!

The Past Five Months in Pictures

So, I guess keeping up with this blog isn't so easy once you actually have an infant....(And I thought it was hard keeping up while pregnant...HA!)

Here are some of my very favorite pictures from the last 5 months...

1 month (Sorry I am SO not an artist when it comes to the chalkboard!)

 We called this "lockjaw." She used to do it when she was full.

Baby Dedication Day!

 Sailor and her wonderful Godparents, and Will and I with our beautiful god-daughter, Eliana Rose

2 Months

 Memorial Day (Obviously so amused!)

 3 Months (She suddenly got so chubby :-))

4 Months

5 Months
 First time in her highchair

 First Saints Game! WHO DAT!

 Photo shoots have gotten progressively harder since shes started rolling over!

 First time having cereal...

And this is how monthly photo shoots go these days...

Practicing sitting up...

And down she goes....practice makes perfect!

First time for Avocado!

 Sailor is such a funny baby! Most of the time she's very serious, and it often takes a lot of effort to get her to crack a smile or laugh....but oh man! When she does, it will rock your world. She is such a Daddy's girl, when he comes in from work, I'm like chopped liver! But I truly love watching them interact, it is the sweetest thing I have ever seen!

Other tidbits about my little love:

She sleeps very well, often 9-8am (knock on wood!)
But only at home! She NEVER sleeps while we're out, she's much too nosy!
Shes definitely a spitter. Make sure you have a burp cloth at all times with this one, shes always eager to give you a little extra "sugar" :-)
She loves to yell and squeal (mainly in the middle of church, or other large gatherings...)
She's addicted to her Paci (Trouble I know!)
And I have a feeling she'll be a drummer girl (following in Daddy's footsteps!) since she will bang on anything she can get her hands on....especially when she's tired!

As for me....

The past few months have been wild! Some days I feel like I'm super mom, while others I feel like I'm drowning. No matter how many times other mothers told me, I never quite knew how fiercely and ferociously I could love this little girl. How it would turn my whole world upside down and make me so happy, so sad, so uncomfortable, but so content,  depending on the time of day!

I honestly cannot imagine my world without her, even in just 6 short months. Funny how that works.

Well, until next time.... (I hope to keep this up on at least a monthly basis from now on....HOPEFULLY!)