Me, You & Sutton Blue: {i love} this girl

beyond grateful....

it's been two months since my last blog post. we'll just call it what it is, i'm a slacker. sutton blue and i stayed home sick from church today so while she is napping, i shall blog. poor little lady has a very stuffy, icky nose and little cough. she has fake coughing down like a boss but this, this is a real little hoarse cough. i have a sneaky suspicion that a little vampire tooth waiting to pop through is the real culprit of these symptoms. she wants to bite everything. viciously. my collar bone is her new favorite victim. sutton blue just turned seven months old. wow. how did those months fly by? we just celebrated our first little thanksgiving as a family. last year at thanksgiving i asked john if he thought we would have a baby by next thanksgiving. he always said yes. (i may have obsessively asked him this question a time or two during our adoption journey) i'm so thankful that he was always so positive and optimistic. he always calmed my fears and i will love him forever for that. don't worry- there's a few other things i love about him too. so, back to the main attraction. sutton blue.

sutton's six month check up went great. dr.m is a little concerned because her head measurement is in the 99 percentile so we are going back in a week to get measured again. i'm pretty confident she just has lots of smarts. she got more shots and didn't blink twice. maybe the delicious bottle i gave her right after had something to do with it?? seriously, who doesn't love a treat after a doctor's appointment?

sutton's six month stats

height: 26" (55 percentile)

weight: 17.15 oz (82 percentile)

what this bugaboo is up to now....

1. eating real food. she loves avocado, sweet potato, pears, green beans, squash and bananas

*let's clarify about the bananas. i made the mistake of giving her the fake, yummy ones (i hate bananas but have to admit these ones are pretty yum) and later tried to give her a fresh, mashed one. she tried to like it but it just didn't happen. then she barfed it all up. we'll be sticking to the fake ones for the time being.

2. being obsessed with odd objects. water bottles, remotes (is this something innate that all babies are born with?!), mama's iphone, cords (yes, we have since baby proof'd) and food. if john and i eat in front of her and don't give her any tastes she becomes very demanding and does this adorable cave man grunt. i'm think she'll be a foodie like her mama.

3. loves her bouncy chair. thanks again pops! she goes buck wild in it and sometimes i think she is going to jump her little self right on out of it. it's great baby cardio. she also LOVES going on walks. we went to the oregon coast a few weeks ago and it was incredible to watch her watch the ocean and the waves for the first time. she didn't even mind that it was windy and rainy. i think she loved the fresh ocean air.

4. planking. military crawling. this shenanigans just started a few days ago, with no warning. she likes to plank while she is in her crib. maybe she thinks that's a good time to work on her core? i must say, she is pretty good at it. she also has the military crawl down. she also just discovered that she has two amazing things called knees. so as excited as i am for her new discoveries, i also realize that my life is over. i kid...i kid. i love watching her grow and discover new things. she is my favorite thing in this whole wide world.

5. gym kids club. i started taking her to the gym with me when she turned six months old. she has never cried (knock on wood) when i leave to get my workout on but she sure is excited when i pick her up. she is very social and loves other kids, especially babies. gym time makes me a happier mama and i am so thankful that she is so easygoing. and adorable. and charming. oh, i could go on and on....but i won't.

6. loves my voices. i'm so happy that finally someone appreciates my freddy krueger voice. she thinks it's hilarious and her approval might just complete my life.

here are a few pictures from the last few months of our lives.