Update

Hello All! It seems like forever since I posted last, but I think it has only been a week or so. Hannah is doing awesome and having so much fun with life. She babbles constantly and although she did say "mama" first, her now favorite word is "da" or "dada". Today I asked her if she wanted some more baby bananas and I promise you she said "yeah"!! (prononced "ya")

Last week Josh was telling me he had a work breakfast he had to go to. It was that coming Saturday the 20th and Hannah and I were invited if we wanted to attend. Sometimes he finds out about things at the last minute so I didn't think anything of it and agreed Hannah and I would go. It was at a funky Louisville place called Lynn's Paradise Cafe (very yummy breakfast, might I add) and when we got there to my surprise I was being thrown a surprise early birthday party with my former c0-workers and friends!! How exciting! Here is a picture of cute Hannah. She was in on it the whole time and never let on! hee hee

I have to hand it to Josh, he did an AMAZING job covering up this party thing. I asked SO many questions about this "work function"!! Here is Hannah ordering pancakes (with chocolate chips) for her Mommy.

Then, after the breakfast Josh, Hannah, and I headed back to our house where we quickly changed in to Gator gear and swapped Hannah for some Boyce Gator fans and headed off to Lexington for the big game.

Hannah stayed with her friend Taylor and her parents for the day. Hannah had so much fun. So did Josh and I. We sat with my Great Aunt Libby's Rocket City Gator Alumni Club. (we had her tickets) and we were in the tipity top of the corner of the endzone. We liked our seats but the only downside was we would have liked to have been in the shade sooner. As you can see from the picture the other side of the stadium got shade first.

Here is Josh and I with a view from our seats.

The best part about the Saturday was the Gator's winning!! YEAH! It would have not been pretty if the Wildcats had won. They can be pretty stupid when they celebrate and we didn't want to get hurt (or our car set on fire...)

It was great to have a day to just hang out and cheer for our favorite team.

Also, I did tell you I would post more pictures of Hannah, Josh, and I with pumpkins. Here are two cute pictures. One of myself and Hannah and one of Josh and Hannah. We love you all!!

Hannah will be 8 months old here in a few days!!! WOW!

New Giggles

You may or may not know that our little girl Hannah is so serious! If you were to meet her when we are out and about Hannah would stare at you with her big blue eyes and maybe possibly cry (if you tried to pick her up). She is smiley at home, but laughs or giggles are hard to come by. I have found a new way to make her giggle. If you pretend to eat her hand, leg, arm, foot - whatever and make a chomping noise like you were biting into a juicy apple. She giggles and shieks. It is SO cute. She also likes it when you surprise her with a "BOO!". It must be that time of the year! =)

Pickin' Pumpkins with our Pumpkin

Here we are at the pumpkin patch ready to find a pumpkin. Hannah wasn't really interested in her pumpkin until we got home.

Here is Hannah and her "Hannah sized" pumpkin.

I will post more pictures later. The website is really being a pain and it is taking forever to upload.

Visit to the Zoo

Josh's work sponsors a fun day every fall for their employees and their families. This year it was at the Louisville Zoo! We decided to take Hannah and walk around. (plus we got free lunch) Our weather has been pretty mild and nice, but today it was HOT! So, it wasn't the perfect fall day at the zoo... I slathered Hannah in sun screen and tried to keep her covered. Poor little girl wasn't really sure what was going on most of the time! We did get some good pictures... Here they are below...

Look Hannah, baby kangaroos!
(I don't think she cares, she's just glad to be out of the stroller!)

Hannah and Daddy by the rhino.

Hannah and Daddy by the elephant.
(but it's not really about the animals, is it?)

There was a pretty garden perfect for picture taking right in the park. To get Hannah to smile I had to sing a tune and make her arms dance then quickly stop for Josh to take the picture.

All in all I would say that Hannah's favorite
part was trying to eat the flowers!

I change my mind, I think Hannah's favorite part was cooling off in the car before we went home and pretending to drive the car! =)

Picture of New Teeth

Well, here is the picture I promised. Her teeth have grown more since...

Pet Peeve

Okay so when Hannah has been sick I haven't taken her to church and put her in the nursery because I didn't want her to pass along her germs to any of the other babies...
Well, today I went to pick up Hannah from her class and there was a Dad there (dropping off his baby) telling the nursery worker about how the child was sick and the flem she was coughing up and it was okay just to collect it in a napkin and toss it away. Then he asked the worker if she had any children. She said no and he said, "Well this will be good practice for you taking care of a sick baby."
I could not believe it! They looked over at me and gave me a strange look. I must have been staring with my mouth wide open. I did all I could to restrain myself from fussing at them. I was just super glad that I was picking Hannah up and she was only spending a minute in the same room with the sick child of the inconsiderate parents.
Whew! Hannah starting coughing some today... I hope she is not getting sick again.

"Teeths"

That's right! I felt Hannah's bottom gums yesterday and I felt 2 teeth coming through! (maybe even 3, but I haven't gotten a good look yet) I was so excited more than I ever thought I would be over teeth! Hannah's little friends (even the ones who are younger than her) all have at least one tooth and I kept wondering why Hannah hadn't gotten any yet. So, the little teeth I feel coming through have been why she has been a little fussy and not quite her smiley self. I'm so excited and if I happen to get a good picture I will post!
Does anyone know how long before the white stumps peaking through the gums will be "full grown" teeth?

Our New Highchair!

Grandma and Grandpa bought Hannah and new highchair while they were here. Here is Hannah enjoying one of her first meals in the highchair...

Fun at Cheddars

We went out to eat with Josh's parents Friday night and for the first time Hannah sat in a big kid high chair. (we don't get out to eat that often) She did really well and enjoyed playing and eating the menu most of the time. =)Here is Hannah sitting in the high chair. She looks happy to be up at the table.

This is her serious look. I really think she wants to know what the words say!

Here is Hannah again, I think she likes eating and hitting the menu more than reading it.

Getting Better

Hannah is getting better slowly but surely. She is still getting her medicines 3 times a day. Her runny nose is almost better, but she is still stuffy at times. Thankfully so far I really haven't gotten sick.
Right now we are waiting on Josh's parents to arrive. They are about 2 hours away! Hannah is taking her nap and hopefully will be a smiley and happy girl when they get here. (and isn't scared of the "strangers") Even if she is she should get over it pretty quickly. She is such a happy and easy going baby!
Work is going good for me. I have the rest of the week off since Josh's parents are coming in town. Josh was also able to get off work so that is great for him. He has been keeping up with school and I am proud of him!
I think that is our lives for now. We'll have to update later with some pictures from Grandma and Grandpa's visit.