6 Weeks!

Mom...I am not so sure about this crawling thing!

Oh ya, I so got this Rocking Thing and I love it!

Pretty girl, thanks Amy for such a sweet dress.

Where are my Cheerios? I know I dropped one in here.

Ooh...I see it!

Sam, Jake, Bella and I at the indoor pool

Jake and Bella at the outdoor pool

Loving the bikini! She is so fun to DRESS!

Guess who wanted nothing to do with going to Festival?

Sam and Bella

Sam, Nate and Bella...can you tell the bands just started?

Today marks 6 weeks since we picked Bella up at the Orphanage. Again, I am utterly shocked at how quickly time is going by....LIGHTENING SPEED.....yet I remember the days of the 8 months we waited to be reunited with her....eternally slow. But I know the growth in me that would not be there had it not been for the wait.

Bella is doing great. We had a very eventful week. I have been working with Bella on her crawling, she is finally able to pull herself up to the crawling position and rock, so cute. She is getting so chubby due to her great eating skills. Cheerios is one of her favorites and she loves to dig into her bib to get the fallen ones. She swam in the pool for the first time this week and loved it! We also headed down to our Festival of the Arts down town...oh how big her eye's got when the bands started up, so funny. We even went on a couple field trips for the last week of schoold with the boys. Sleeping seems to be finally under control after "nap boot camp". Goodness, the girl just wanted to cat nap all day. That was so not going to work with 3 busy boys and a Mama in Real Estate. Not too mention her little body needs the much needed rest. She is taking 2 naps a day, morning and afternoon and in bed for the night by 9 pm or earlier. VICTORY....but it did come with out a little pain for both of us. Listening to a baby cry is never fun.

Schools out for the summer and I am really looking forward to the time with the boys. They are also a tremendous help, in fact, they always beet me to her crib side in the morning. Today, my 8 1/2 year old got her out of bed and then came up a 1/2 hour later and stood over my bed, "Mom, Bella's up". They entertained her for a 1/2 hour and we didn't even know it as we were still sleeping. Oh the joy of watching these boys dote on her. Poor Bella, she may never be able to date.

I am sure this week will bring many other firsts. I forgot how much fun it is to live life through an infant. Every day is a new adventure.

Blessings, Susie