Catch Up

Its been way to long since I have posted something on my blog. So much has been happening. Allie is walking now, by default instead of crawling. I was waiting to say anything because last time I think I jinxed her. Her new favorite thing to do is go outside and wander the front yard.She likes going outside to the park as well. Veronica and myself are so excited for her. She is growing up so fast. One of the funny things that I have noticed recently is that she now can engage more with Sadie (our dog). Sadie used to grab a toy and run around with it and Allie would watch her and laugh at her as she ran by. Now Allie started to follow Sadie and try to take the toy away from Sadie. The first time it happened, Sadie was definitely caught off guard. Soon they will be inseparable.

First Steps

Allie took her first 2 steps on Friday, July 24th. She didn't even realize it, but she was going for the camera string that Veronica was holding and she let go of the couch and took 2 wobbly steps toward mommy! She has been standing up on her own, but once she realizes it, she gets scared and sits down. I think she'll be walking before her 1st birthday.

She also found the toilet paper roll in the bathroom. Here she is caught in the act!

Happy 4th of July Everyone!

We had a great long weekend just relaxing with Allie at the house. It has been so hot here its not even funny. I took 3 showers yesterday!! Anyways we managed to clean the garage and do some tidying up before our vacation. I am excited to be going on our trip to Playa del Carmen, Mexico. I hope to take some great pictures and enjoy ourselves. We will definitely miss our little one when we are gone, but we are confident in our parents to watch her while we are gone. Here is little Allie in the front yard. We caught her with the biggest smile on her face.

Allie has been pierced

As much as it pained me to go through, Allie now has her ears pierced, along with my heart. It felt so strange to willingly inflict the pain to her. I was against it, but her mom really wanted them as you can tell from the photo. I guess all in all it will be good for her. I just felt so bad inside, knowing that she was going through this pain and it wasn't for something absolutely necessary like her shots are for school and such. I will say that she surprised me with how tough she was. She didn't cry at all for the first ear, the second she cried (no tears) for about 10 seconds. Then she was fine. Actually she was more than fine, she was laughing and smiling as she normally does. Oh well, I think one day I'll look back and be glad we did it early.

Da Da Da Da...

Allie is starting to put some syllables together. Although she didn't say da da, it was close enough. I was so excited, I decided to make a movie about it.

Sweet Surprise

Adam and I used to have lunch together everyday. Then... work became really hectic and it was no longer condusive to my schedule. So, we stopped going as much. We have started to go about once a week. It is a nice break from work.

But today... I got an extra special treat. We had Chesters!! Yummy. Love the burgers... and I came back to work. To my surprise, he called to let me know he was going to bring me a Mocha Frap. When I went to meet him to retrieve it... He had a James Avery gift for me... It is a little charm to symbolize Allie. It was a great surprise. I LOVE IT!! I secretly wanted one but didn't want to purchase it for myself. And now I have one.

Thanks honey. Your the GREATEST!!

Look, I have a tooth

Allie is definitely mobile. Her favorite new thing to do is go exploring around the house. She also has taking a real liking to her dog Sadie. She likes trying to sneak up on Sadie and try to touch her. Sadie plays along pretty well I have to admit. Just today she sprouted her first tooth. We noticed it started coming in on Monday, but today it broke through. A new tooth hasn't slowed her down a bit.