Crawling, Teeth & Blueberries

I'll give you one guess what ties all these things together...OH!! You're right...little Mattie!! July was a marker month for Mattie in many ways! Two little pearly white teeth broke through her gums during this past month. She  handled the teeth coming in fairly well and to our surprise she has taken a liking to pacifiers & orajel! Crawling was next on her to-do list and she mastered the skill very quickly, because within 6 days she started pulling up! My favorite memory of Mattie learning to crawl is her crawling out of her room to look for me & DB! She was sitting in the hallway trying to decide which way to go...and now she follows us everywhere!! Now, for a food update!! Little Miss Mattie loves sweet potatoes!! Squash and green beans are OK. Fruit has been a different story, until today!!! We had a major breakthrough this morning with a blueberry/apple mix (Gerber) that she really liked!!! AKA...she didn't push the spoon away and make funny faces!! It's so fun to get excited about the little things!! Here are a few (or 14) pictures of life happening! Enjoy

Mattie getting ready for the 4th of July parade!

Dad & DB in their patriotic gear

Checking out a friends tricycle!

the parade in action!

What happens when you ask the cousins to pose for a picture on the 4th of July??? HAHA - we actually got a decent picture of the group, but this was the only one on my camera...and I thought it would make a funny post and give a good chuckle in the future!!

Visiting the Naval Air Museum

Standing UP!

The full parade line-up

Friends!!

Some cute kiddos...and their dads.

Dad teaching me to walk!

Crawling and my tongue sticking out! 

Our good friend Amy told us about this awesome event called Touch a Truck! It was a huge hit with DB! Our favorite was the fire truck!!

One sad part about July was saying good-bye to Uncle '--OTT'! We miss you!!!

6 month comparison

DB @ 6 months

Mattie @ 6 months 

Tonight I wanted to look back at DB's baby pictures to see how similar/different he looked from Mattie. They both have chubby cheeks, but they look pretty different to me! 

The number 5 (plus one)

There seems to be a common thread connecting my blog with the number 5...meaning I take a five month reprieve from blogging after having a baby. Kind of like a maternity leave of sorts. But the number five also has another significance this year. Five years ago I married an incredible man and he has made me so happy! I love you, sweetie! Thanks for believing in me and loving me...even though we all know I can drive you crazy!

Miss Mattie Elizabeth entered our world on December 28th and life has never been same!! She is full of life, energy and smiles!!Her sparkling personality has already made our home a happier place! From the beginning she has been a 'talker.'  Although we aren't fully aware of what she is telling us, we listen closely because we know she has stories to tell! Here are some milestone/Mattie-isms:

a. roll over - 2 months
b. sat up at 4.5 months
c.  first tooth - 6 months
d. likes her bottle warm
f. likes to roam the house in her 'car'
g. likes to follow her brother...everywhere
h. loves to smile at people
i. not a huge fan of the pacifier, but she is taking it at night ;)
j. likes country music
k. is a messy eater
l. likes to face outward when being held

DB adjusted really well to Mattie (thankfully). He calls her 'Ma Ma' now and says it so sweetly! He normally asks for her in the mornings, enjoys commentating on her nap schedule during the day and kisses her good night before bed. I hope they will always be sweet to each other! And they are sweet to each other, well, most of the time. We are currently entering the 'toy sharing' era where Mattie wants all to play with big brothers trucks, tools and toys. DB is verbal enough to object, but is always overruled and most often complies with the verdict. Speaking of law terms, Uncle Scott is staying with us this month while working at his internship. We love having Uncle Scott around!

That's all for now! I'm going to post this before I need to add another number to the title!