Daddy Day

Gemma got all dressed up to celebrate her amazing daddy.

Different kind of bottle

Well, not the best of toys obviously, but she found it very interesting.

Busy Bee

It's been busy around here recently. Gemma started saying dadada, which quickly turned to babababa, and I'm so ready for it to be mamamama.

We have taken her to the pool a couple of times and she absolutely loves it. Being in the water is definitely her thing. She was a little nervous initially, but it didn't take long before she was letting David and I toss her back and forth.

Grandpa and Grandma have been staying with us the last few days and Gemma is loving all the extra attention. She's definitely been more of a handful with teething, so I've loved having the extra help keeping her happy. The second tooth broke through last night so today she has been more like her normal happy self.

First time at the pool

hanging out with Grandma

"Patty Cake" with Zoey (aren't they cute together?)

She's so fun to dress!

Yes, we like to throw our daughter

This has become one of her favorite things! Notice her little legs kicking...so cute!

Happenings

It has been pretty eventful around here the last couple of weeks.

1. Baby boot camp: She got sick a while back and we developed some bad habits, so we had to re-do baby boot camp so she would go down for naps and bed time without expecting me to hold or feed her. Thankfully it only took one day...one LONG day! She now goes down great!

2. Eating solids: So far she has had a variety of veggies and has loved them all. I haven't had much luck with fruit though. She took one bite of apple sauce and refused to take another. Same with peaches. The only fruit she actually likes is banana, which makes her really constipated. I won't go into details about that, but let's just say, that was the WORST night David and I have experienced as parents thus far. Traumatizing! It was pretty bad for Gemma too of course, but at least she can't remember it anymore. I won't be giving her bananas again for a while!

3. Sitting up: She's not an expert yet, (I still need to prop a pillow behind her for when she falls) but she's getting much better at it. She looks like such a big girl sitting and playing with her toys!

4. First tooth: This process hasn't been all that fun. Teething makes for a pretty fussy baby, but I have to admit, it's cute to see her little tooth when she smiles.

I Love this video of her! Great example of her cute/sweet personality.