July 2012 - Moving & Mom!

July was a whirlwind for us.  We finally finished the renovations on our new condo and moved into it!  All in the span of like 24 hours.  I love the baby's room...it truly makes me smile.

Right up there with getting to move into our new home was a month full of absolutely delicious meals cooked by my mom - think 3 meals a day of someone who loves you nourishing you with YUMMY food.  Heaven sent.

The baby really grew and developed in July.  She rolled over more, became noticeably aware of Roxie's existence, dropped her night feedings (YAY), and developed her voice.  As I say, her "outside voice" seems to be used inside, and her inside voice is used outside.  Too funny.

Here are our July pics...I warn you, there are a few too many of her first day of solid foods.  But she just looks soooo cuuuuute :)

And one of my favorite videos from the month...not sure what she's saying, but she had a lot to say.

23 Weeks

Yes, that is Sanaa eating Miss Piggy's nose.  This Miss Piggy doll (now a "vintage" item) was a gift to Sanaa from my Auntie who gave me that exact same Miss Piggy doll (when it wasn't vintage) when I was about 4 years old.  

See pic of me carrying her below...

22 Weeks

And now I'm caught up!!!  Sanaa recently discovered she can bounce in the Exersaucer, and for a kid with such active legs, the fact that now both her feet can touch the base at the same time must be pure joy.  You should see those legs go!

21 Weeks

My mom had a day off of cook/grandma/babysitter/mom duty, and used it to go shopping (no surprise there :).  And she came back with this most wonderfully sweet piggy bank for Sanaa.  It really is quite the portly piggy and Sanaa really likes it.

20 Weeks

Every time I look into my child's face, I see Hasan.  Something about those eyes.  And she is really quite the little Daddy's girl.

19 Weeks

Another first - the first day of daycare.  If you can call it that when it's the following:  have Mommy and Daddy pack you up, take you to this building, and be welcomed by your grandmother, 3 aunts, and 4 cousins.  You see, Hasan's mother and sisters have just opened a beautiful new daycare and learning center.  And Sanaa is the special baby there.  So far, she goes just once per week, and this picture was her first day.  I teared up...yes, I did.  But she seemed to have such fun.

18 Weeks

On her 18th Week birthday, Sanaa had her first real food.  The whole family decided together to make it mango, and Hasan got to feed her.  The doctor told us to just give her a dab of something on a finger, because she wouldn't know what to do with it (roll it to the back of her mouth, etc.).  Yea right, not this kid.  She's always been such a hearty feeder, and it was no different with the first taste of the good stuff.  She loved the taste and kept making noises for more - so we kept giving her more...and more...and more...and more.  What a treat to have a child who loves to eat.  Since then, she's had carrots, avocado, and apples.  Try telling her there is no more, and she screams.  That part isn't fun.  But I do love that she enjoys her food so much.  It reminds me a lot of my sister.

17 Weeks

This is when she truly started her "everything goes in my mouth" phase.  This toy's name is Gironkey. Weird name, I know.  You see - her Auntie Evelan gave her this very nice giraffe.  However Hasan thinks it looks like a donkey.  So I named it Gironkey.  Funniest thing in the world: to hear my mom say "Sanaa, where is Gironkey? Where is Gironkeeeey"? 

16 Weeks

One of my most favorite things to do is to carry her in the Baby Bjorn.  And this was the first time she could be outward facing.  She steals the show as we walk - everybody loves her anklets and she is literally music to my ears.

I'm sad that her growth means that she is getting a bit too heavy for me to run around everywhere with her in my "pouch".  We are a happy twosome.

15 Weeks

What a treat.  Getting to sit with both of your grandmothers.  She's pretty darn fortunate.

June 2012 photos

I have to say that June was when she was really starting to get interesting.  Who knew? :)

June marked the arrival of my mom, Sanaa spending time with her grandfather, her great-grandmother and more family.  She was "getting out and about", so to speak.

Not much else to say - it seems like eons ago...but I can't wait to share the more recent photos of her, so I'd better hurry and get caught up!

Here are the June pictures.

Meeting Grandpop for the first time

This was pretty cool to see - on so many levels...

Happy First Father's Day

Oh, I'm falling behind in my posting again.  I love this video - notice who he says is beautiful :)