Six months old and then some!

Oh how the time does fly! I feel like I am just now settling and it's still taking me three weeks to get a blog written! Ahh! I think my brains are still scattered from pregnancy. They may call it placenta brain, but the placenta is gone and my brains still haven't returned... where did they go?
Student teaching is finally in the swing. I feel like I am getting my feet underneath me and I am starting to get the hang of things. It's true what they say "Kindergarten is it's own breed". I feel like I am learning so much, which I love. It is really pushing me, unlike the sixth grade. 6th grade came so easy that I don't feel I learned enough. This is pushing me to every limit I have and I think I'm going to come out feeling a lot more confident and well rounded as a teacher. I'm kind of excited about it. Fall unit next week! Should be fun. Birthday party and Pajama day- What could be better?
Well, we have been busy busy bees. Aidie is growing so much that I feel I need three blogs just to fit it all in, but you will just have to suffer through a really long one!
She said her first word (sentence rather) this past Saturday! She said "Bye Bye J.J." to my aunt as she was leaving my Mima's house. This totally freaked Aunt J.J. out and got the rest of us so excited that I'm not even sure pigeons could have competed in the sqwakiness of it. My mother likes to relive the anecdote of me talking early. She always said that I talked early and plain and never did any of the "baby talk", but even I had a first word. Her first word was a sentence!?! Well, Einstein, watch out. You may have competition...
She has also started crawling! Yippee! We aren't doing much forward yet, but we sure are trying! Poor thing is getting so frustrated when she goes backward, as that's not what she is meaning to do! She is starting to get the hang of it and it's keeping me and daddy on our toes. She really gets around. Where before we could leave her on a blanket and go get something, now we can't let her out of our sight. She either rolls away or crawls back into something. Talk about Danger Zone! I feel like that song should just play in the background at our house 24/7 now.
Her hair is getting super long. I can almost braid it or put it in a pony tail. I clip it a lot, as I can't bare to cut it. She is so pretty, it's ridiculous. I may be her mother, but I have an amazingly beautiful child. Not only is she pretty, but she is charming, which would make up for it even if she wasn't pretty as can be! I'm not sure what we will do with her when she gets bigger. If she keeps this up we may have ever parent's dream child on our hands! She already is (with momentary crying fit exceptions). But we're cutting teeth. It's to be expected!
Speaking of cutting teeth, still none yet. Poor thing has been trying for a month anyway. Still nothing. I'm hoping soon. She has had some horrible congestion thing. It was so bad the other night she woke up choking on her own mucus (sorry if TMI). It was awful. I took that day off of school to take her to the doctor. Dan was home, but after that episode I was in a complete panic. Of course they told us that they couldn't do anything, to just give her benedryl and keep an eye on things. She is doing much better since we have been giving her regular doses of benedryl. Yeah!!! Much better. She is sleeping horrible still, but hoping it will change. Steady sleep is a necessity these days!
These rest of the blog is full of wonderful pictures. I will narrate as they go. ENJOY AFTER THE LONG ABSENCE!

Going out or for a hike. Great times! The hat just makes the whole thing! The hiking pack was such a great investment.


I L-O-V-E this picture. Perfect little smile. She is much more content now that she is sitting up.


She loves sitting on our shoulders. It bounces. It's new. It's a whole new world up high!


Oh, Uncle Johnny! The faces I have when I play with you! Priceless


Those beautiful baby blues...


Crawling/ rolling. However we can get around, we do it!


Daddy and Aidie having some cuddle time


My beautiful cousin had her baby shower a couple of weeks ago. The place so cool (restaurant/church where Jared works). Nice time with the fam! Jessie and Jared got lots of great goodies for Baby boy Rust!



Just love this picture of Aidie with my mamaw!


Aidie and me playing with the camera one day!


And of course we can never forget the faithful pup who, regardless of the trials (and t-shirts) each day brings, loves us all unconditionally and teaches us many of the best lessons of life.