Busy Weekend

This weekend was super busy. I had two baby showers and a graduation party to attend. Then Sunday, for Mother's day, we had Georgia's infant dedication service at church. Afterward we went to Ruby Tuesday's to eat with my mom, Shawn's parents and his sister and two of her kids, plus our friends George and Shanna.

First, Friday we had my cousin Sharon's baby shower. She is adopting a baby boy that is due to arrive on the 21st. My mom and I had ordered the cake so after going to the store to pick up other things my mom was furnishing I got the cake. I got home and got ready to leave and then fed Georgia. They wanted her to come so I brought her with me while Shawn stayed home. I lost track of time and by the time I tried to give Georgia some baby food during the shower it was way past time for her to have eaten and very close to her bed time, so she was not happy. I ended up leaving before she had finished opening the gifts and Georgia screamed the whole way back home. I always give her some rice cereal before she goes to bed, but I knew I would need to nurse her to calm her down. So I did one side, fed her cereal, then let her nurse on the other side and put her to bed. It was way past her bedtime! When I put her in the high chair to give her the cereal she fell asleep in the seat.

Then on Saturday I went to a baby shower for the daughter of one of Shawn's cousins. Since Georgia had a long and trying time at the shower the previous night I didn't take her to this one. Of course everyone kept asking me where she was as well. I left the shower after it started getting to the two hour mark and she had only opened two gifts because I needed to get home to feed Georgia before we went to the graduation party. While at home, we had to give Georgia an impromptu bath because she pooped and it came out of her diaper and went all up her back. We also threw a load of clothes in the washing machine to avoid stains. After her bath, I nursed her and then we left. The party was for our friend George's girlfriend. Since they've been dating for most of our married life then she really is our friend too, but we still refer to her as George's girlfriend. The party was in Blythewood, so it took a little while to get there. We only knew George, Shanna, and Shanna's family, but that didn't stop many people from admiring Georgia and wanting to hold her. We stayed for about two hours and then left because we knew Georgia would be hitting her limit soon.

Sunday, of course, was Mother's day. I got a card from Shawn and one from Georgia. Then at church we had her infant dedication. My parents and my brother came, as well as Shawn's family, and George and Shanna. After church we went to eat and then got to spend time with Shawn's sister and some of her kids. We got to see Maddie for the first time in three years (she had grown so much!).

This is Georgia sleeping in her high chair Friday night.



Georgia was hanging out on the sofa while I folded laundry.



Here is Georgia with George.






This was Saturday night, Georgia made tons of faces while Shawn tried to feed her.



She knocked out Sunday morning after I nursed her.



We put her in her bouncy set while we ate breakfast and she tried to get out.



This was everyone at the front of the church for her dedication.



Here Pastor Rusty is holding her while he prays.



This is Gabby, Georgia's new friend. She is the daughter of one of our missionary families.



At Ruby Tuesdays.



Georgia with her Aunt Whitney (somehow we had no pictures of Whitney holding her from before they moved to Florida).



Georgia with her cousins: Alex, N'Kenna, Madison, and Jason.



This is her sleeping on her tummy.

Easter, Zoo, and 7 months

I've been horrible about keeping up to date on posting. I think I have figured out why I couldn't upload Georgia's 6 month portraits but haven't gotten around to figuring out how to do it. Until then, we have a lot of things to update on.

Georgia had her first Easter. She got some new toys, Veggie Tales movies and some new books. She really loved the packaging, but some of the toys are a big hit too. After church we went to my mom's to eat and took pictures there. Then we went by Shawn's cousin's house to see some of his family there. It was a long day!

Then the next weekend we went to the zoo for the first time since Georgia was born. We got a membership to the zoo so we can go whenever or for however long. This time we were there for about 2 1/2 hours. We only say about half of the zoo and none of the botanical gardens. Georgia was more into people watching than actually seeing any animals, but she seemed to have fun.

Georgia has also hit the 7 month mark. She can sit unassisted and without propping herself up using her arms. She can't really crawl yet, but she is very mobile. She mostly moves backwards or rolls around on the floor. We keep trying to get her to crawl, but it just hasn't happened yet. Thankfully she still hasn't gotten to the point where strangers scare her, which is a giant plus. She also now has two teeth! This means she also bites with more pain than she did prior to teeth.

Spring time means irises. I wanted to take her picture in front of the irises, but she seemed more interested in pulling up weeds. Let's hope she still enjoys that when she gets old enough to help with the yard work!



Here is Shawn with Georgia. They look so cute together!



Here is Georgia looking at her Easter presents. She loved that plastic wrap.



Here she is playing with her toys.



Here we all are 0n Easter at my mom's house.



Georgia' Easter dress.



Looking at the roses.



Meeting a baby goat for the first time. She ended up grabbing the poor things ear before my dad let it go.



A goat wanting to get up close and personal with Georgia.



Georgia at the zoo, watching the people that are watching the penguins.



Here we are feeding Georgia outside the gorrilla's enclosure.



Shawn was playing around with Georgia and decided to show her some mixed martial arts moves. Here he is giving her a rear naked choke hold.



Here, Georgia has her dad in an arm bar, and he is pretended it hurts.



And finally, Georgia's 7 month picture. She is getting so big!