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First solid other than rice cereal. Mommy made me peas!!!

Camping... look at those wind burnt cheeks :(

Matt & Shelsea's Wedding!

Incle Orville's Funeral.

A texture collage I made at my summer training.

Cannon Beach, cozy after swimming!

First solid, rice cereal!

Well my last post was August 1st, and so much has happened since then! Laney just turned 8 months yesterday and I am a full time working mommy! I am going to try and make this short and sweet, and then I am hoping to update bi-weekly. I guess we will just see if that happens!!!

July-

We spend the first part of July with Jordan's entire family in eastern Washington. This is a yearly even where all of his family gets together where his grandparents live. We had a blast, but Laney was a bit grouchy. Remember, she has stranger anxiety and there were A LOT of people there, it was a bit warm (100 degrees), and her reflux started really acting up with the heat. We called the doctor while we were camping and they increased her dose of medicine for her reflux since she has gained some weight, and that worked wonders! On the way home we were able to stop and take a picture on the bridge where I told Jordan I was pregnant. It was so surreal to be standing there with OUR baby, when the year prior we had just found out and were still in shock!

Mid-July we went camping with my parents and some other family to Riffe Lake. We had a very good time! Laney began eating rice cereal as her doctor recommended, because of her reflux and she began going to bed early at about 8-9pm. This was early for her! The best part of this vacation was that Laney laughed for the first time. I have been WAITING to hear her laugh, but finally she let it out. One morning Laney woke up at 5am, so I quietly left the tent so I would not disturb anyone and I walked around the campground with her. I decided to sit on the swing and swing Laney. As I was swinging I started kicking the gravel and Laney just started cracking up! Who would have thought her first laugh would be at something so silly! We got to hear her laugh a few more times that trip.

End-of-July: Jordan and I celebrated our 5 year wedding anniversary and 9 year dating anniversary! Wow how time flies! The three of us headed to Cannon Beach for two nights, and we had a blast. We have been there a few times before, and I always seem to find plenty of things to spend my money on. However, now that I have a baby I didn't buy one thing for myself, but spent too much money on my baby. Laney enjoyed our evenings as we took her to the hotel pool, and she LOVED it. I was a bit worried, but she really seemed to enjoy it.

August -

I spend the first week of August at a teacher training called, Arts Impact. It was my first full work week, but I ended up leaving early two of the days. My great uncle passed away and I had his funeral AND Laney got her first ear infection. She was MISERABLE!!!! I was so sad for my poor baby, but all she wanted to do was cuddle with her mommy. I enjoyed the cuddling part, but I felt bad for my little sweetie.

Then we spend almost two full weeks in Florence, Oregon and we had a blast! This is where we ride our quads and just enjoy relaxation without any distractions. We had AMAZING weather this year. We didn't get rained on at all, which is a record! Laney mastered sitting up on this trip. She was sitting up at home before the trip, but by the end of our camping trip she was sitting up like a pro! Also, this was the first time we heard Laney say Mama. Jordan said she said it on purpose, but I am sure it was probably a coincidence.

When we got back from vacation I had to set up my classroom. I am working at a brand new school, and up until just a few days before we opened we were not really sure if we would get in the building on time. They finally let us in, but we were not allowed to have any help AND we couldn't put anything on the wall. I spent hours decorating and setting up. I don't think I have lifted so many boxes up so many stairs EVER, and I think this was the biggest workout I have had since before I was pregnant. Oops :) School did open on time, and my classroom was all set and ready to go! Also, I am making Laney's food. I started with peas, and she LOVEs them. This was such a bittersweet moment, I love feeding her, but she is growing up so fast.