Father's Day!!!

Just realized that I forgot to blog about Father's Day!  We were driving back to Centre that day, this Sunday, and I thought about it on the drive back, but never followed through.

Here's a pic of Marlee asleep on daddy at just 1 day old still in the hospital...soooo sweet!  David is the best father in the world!!!!  I don't know how to thank him for how wonderful he is to us.  It's so awesome that he works hard so that I can stay home to be mommy.  I cherish these days I have at home with my baby!  Not only is he a daddy that provides, but he changes diapers, gives baths, plays with MJ, cooks & cleans some, and loves her unconditionally!  I'm so glad that he is the father of my child. 

Dave seemed to have a great 1st Father's Day weekend.  He got Friday off due to work logistics, so we had a leisurely drive in.  It was rainy when we got there, so we didn't hit the lake til Saturday.  We went out to La Cabana in Cedar Bluff with my grandparents for dinner, then they came back to my parents' house to hang out.  Grandmother loves talking to and holding Marlee, even though she doesn't want to sit still much anymore.  She tried some new foods...still likes most everything she tries...such a good eater.  Dave played with Marlee in the lake on Saturday & even some on Sunday...they were both happy campers!  Here's a pic of them snuggling on the couch before bedtime at home on Father's Day. :)

He's been working so hard lately, having 10hr days this week & even working tomorrow (Sat).  We are getting some friend time in this weekend though...having friends over tomorrow & Sun afternoon.  Some grilling, some baby playtime, and fun!  While Dave is working tomorrow, we hope the rain holds off so I can take Marlee to Bekah's pool for some girl time! 

I LOVE OUR BEAUTIFUL FAMILY!

10 months old!!!!

Marlee turned 10 months old yesterday!  I can't believe I'm already thinking about planning her first b'day party!  She is learning and changing so quickly these days.  The sippy cup is mastered, she's eating so much of adult table food, waving & saying "hi" & "bye bye", turning pages in books & lifting the flaps, crawling fast on her knees, pulling up to stand on everything, and even letting go for a few brief seconds at a time to stand independently!  Sounds like she's trying to sing sometimes and is constantly dancing when music is playing or when we sing.  Trying to say "Papa" & "moo" and repeating many other sounds that we say. 

Since joining the MOMS Club of Bellevue, we've had some playdates with other kids her age & some mom's nights out.   It's only $25/year, and there's multiple events per month.  It's nice for Marlee to be around other kids and for me to be around other moms.  There is a big pool playdate next week with everyone.  I think I like it!

This weekend we are having lots of hangout time with friends at Bekah's pool and here at the house.  Looking forward to it, but it always seems like everything always happens all at once...we're gonna be worn out, but in the good way!  ;)

Next month is gonna be a big one for all of us too: 4th of July on the lake, Marlee's first ATL Braves' game, and first beach trip!  Lots of fun to be had...excited!

Dancing, clapping, waving, crawling, standing, cruising, swimming, and talking...whew!

 Marlee loves to listen to her daddy sing and play music...I love this picture of her watching him.  He's been playing even more than usual to practice for his solo acoustic shows around Nashville.  And she just bounces her little body around to dance, dance, dance.  David's probably going to go by the name Sanford as his show name, and should be booking more shows soon.

 His first show was at Sweet CeCe's in Green Hills.  It's a gourmet yogurt shop right off the main road.  It was awesome that it was at a location and time in which Marlee could join us!  She was dancing on the table tops (in the cute baby way) throughout the whole show!  And during certain songs she would turn and just watch him.  So cute!

 My friend Karey came to Nashville this weekend for the CMA Festival (Bonnaroo was this weekend in TN as well).  She and her friend Billy stayed at our place.  We had a lot of fun hanging out Friday night.  Since they were going to be gone all day & night on Sat, we decided to go to Centre for one night so that Aunt April could get some Marlee time (since April can't come back to Centre next weekend for Father's Day).  We didn't get caught up in traffic going or coming, and we made it back by 5pm on Sunday.  But we didn't leave without getting some time in the lake.  Marlee loves kicking in the water and splashing around.  It was a calm morning on the lake Sunday, and it was a great way to end the weekend with wading in the water watching Marlee have fun! 

I snapped this picture while I was fixing our dinner after we got back into town.  Marlee crawled over to the kitchen from the living room play area to see the dogs (we were still dog sitting Lucy) because they were making lots of noise.  She pulled up on the gate and stood there going back and forth for almost 10 minutes!  She's been pulling up on the couch and coffee table/ottoman a lot lately.  So she's getting really good at getting across the room, even though she's still pulling with her hands/arms than using her knees.  And we can't believe how long she can stand...and she loves to practice walking holding our hands.  She's now consistantly clapping to sign more during meals, and she just starting waving last week.  It's awesome that you can say clap or wave and she understands receptively, and if we do either action she will imitate.  Amazing stuff!  She makes a barking sound to imitate the dogs sometimes, which is cute...and she's using mama and dada a lot more.  It seems like she comes up with new sounds all of the time.  She's eating a lot more of what we eat too now.  This passed week we had chicken faijtas, and she fed herself small pieces of chicken, red bell pepper, onion, avacado, shredded cheese, and tortilla...such a big girl!