I can' t believe little Rae is 6 months old today. She's growing so fast, everyday it seems like she's learning a new skill. She is so much fun, I'm so lucky to be her mom. She has such a little personality, it cracks me up all the time. She's the perfect little girl for Brad and I. These are some pics we took over the weekend. I can't get enough of her little chubby cheeks and smile. I love you Raelee!
P.S. I still can't get this underline thing to stop. Anyone have any suggestions?




















Raelee with her new hat.




















Grandpa put her britches on her head. Raelee thought it was soo funny.




















With her sock monkey, FiFi.




















Chillin on the porch.

Braids

I've been trying to create this hair style from this lady here, http://thepolishedpickle.blogspot.com/2009/06/hair-style-tutorial.html for about six months now. She always has the cutest hair(and clothes). Well, I have not been able to successfully do a french braid in my hair since I was nine and fractured my wrist. I have tried and tried and tried. Well.... this morning I was able to fix one side in a french braid part thingy! I was soooo super excited and wanted to braid the rest, but it was 6am and I have to be at work clocked in by 0645am.Tomorrow, I'm going to try to braid the rest, that's a good goal for a Friday I think. I would post a pic, but any hairstyle does not look so great after twelve hours working in a hospital.

Happy Weekend!!!

Raelee has a favorite toy. Her Sophie Giraffe. She loves to chew and drool on it. So fun! She started sitting up by herself almost 2 weeks ago, and it has changed her world. She thinks she's the coolest now. She just sits there and grins, its so cute. On a side note, I don't know why everything I type is underlined and I can't get it to stop, so sorry! Enjoy the weekend, I know I will!!!

















On her new play mat from IKEA

Catch up

I'm in a blog funk. I feel overwhelmed cause I've let so many things pass that I haven't blogged about. Sigh... where to start...Raelee has started on solid foods and loves it! She had started acting like she was chewing whenever we would eat and was always hungry acting, so we decided to try solids. She so far has had baby oatmeal and bananas and LOVES them. We're going to try sweet potatoes next.
She loves sitting in her bumbo that her friend Miles is letting her borrow.
Rae loves her new play center. She has a hard time pushing the buttons to get the music to play, so one day she started using her head to push the button! Such a funny girl.
Our good friends, Danny and Stephanie White came to visit with their little cutie patootie Parker. We were so happy to see them and meet their little boy.

I took Raelee swimming for the first time today. Once she got used to the cold water, I think she liked it. She took a nice nap too, and let momma get a little sun.



















My little sunrae(don't worry, I kept her in the shade most of the time)
















Not quite sure what to think















little swimmer














Nap time

A-tisket, a-tasket, raelee's in a basket

Raelee has started to become super fussy whenever Brad or I leave her sight. This makes getting ready for the day kinda hard. I've started taking her with me and putting her in our washcloth basket, which she thinks is the neatest thing. Now I'm able to do my hair and makeup, and she's happy.

Yesterday was the stake softball tournament. It was the most perfect weather. Not to hot, not to cool, and gorgeous blue skies. I had fun playing, I tried to take it easy since I haven't been as active as I'm used to since Raelee's birth. I wanted to be able to move today. The soreness hasn't been too bad. Brad is a different story though. Due to school, he hasn't been able to play ball this season, and I forgot how great he is. Everytime I got a chance to watch him, he was running and sliding, and tumbling to catch the softball. He scared me to death from his throws, they are so darn fast! It makes me nervous cause there were a few guys out there that had never played before(how in the world they managed that in life I don't know!) Anyways, he's pretty tore up today, but thinks it was worth it.
After the tourney, we went to the FSU garnet and gold game with my little bro Matt and our friend Drew. It was Raelee's first football game. She was not too happy at first cause she was hungry and sleepy, but after some food and a nap, she was good to go! Side note: Trying to breast feed her in the stands was work, whew! That girl sometimes makes eating so difficult. By the 4th quarter, she was smiling and cooing, so fun. The fireworks after the game were better than the ones for the 4th of July. All in all, it was a very fun and tiring weekend. Thank goodness for Sunday afternoon naps :)
Oh, and Brad and I have started the couch to 5k program. This will be week one. Wish us luck!