Air Show

Sadie's pink headphones. The best part is the way they squeeze her chubby cheeks together!

All kinds of fun at the air show!

The C-17, the plane Derek flies.


The headphones worked really well! She even slept through the fighter demo.



Derek had a few quick breaks during the weekend. We were grateful for the few minutes we got to see him!

Since January Derek's been working hard on planning the 2010 Joint Base Lewis-McChord Air Expo. It meant a lot of long hours and time away from home for him, but it all paid off . . . the show was a great success! Nearly 300,000 people came out for it. There were some great demonstrations, cool static displays and, my personal favorite . . . fantastic kettle corn. Sadie and I had a wonderful time and are so proud of the great work Derek did to make it all possible!

Yum!

The verdict's still out on apricots . . .

Mmm . . . peas!


Pumpkin makes me so happy!

Over the last few weeks, Sadie's been exploring the oh-so-exciting world of fruits and vegetables! As you might imagine from looking at her cheeks, she's quite passionate about food and so the opportunity for more food has been met with much enthusiasm on her part.

I've been trying my hand at making my own baby food, which has been surprisingly easy. Turns out, it's a great way to use all our prduce from our weekly farm box. And since I'm always looking for ways to save money as a stay-at-home mom, I'd rather sacrifice my time spent making the food than sacrifice, say, my shopping budget!

So far Sadie's favorites are pumpkin and peas, but she's yet to totally refuse something. She needs to maintain her fat rolls, afterall!

Peek-a-Boo!

A glimpse at one of Sadie's favorite games . . .

Dance Party

Sadie loves to dance! More specifically, she loves our family dance parties. One day she'll be mortified by our dancing, but for now she delights in it. And she's already showing great and varied taste in music, counting Lady Gaga, Patsy Cline and Beyonce's "Single Ladies" among her favorites!

Five Months

The recent warm weather means Sadie can finally wear some of her sundresses! A perfect chance to display those rolls!

Our tribute to Gary Coleman: Sadie's "What you talkin' 'bout, Willis?" face.

Sadie now weighs sixteen pounds. Not sure why I thought sixteen pounds would fit into a 0-3 month t-shirt. Clearly it does not.

Sadie recently found her feet. Who knew they could provide countless hours of entertainment? This discovery has helped her develop a new skill, as well: rolling over!

This is how I find Sadie most mornings. How can you begrudge waking up to a smile like that, even if it is at 5:00 am?

Sadie has mastered the reach and grab, and it's keeping us on our toes! Anything within her reach is fair game . . . a toy, our camera, glasses, my hair!

Quite appropriately, Sadie's new favorite game to play with Daddy is airplane!

I've been a horrible blogger. I can't believe it's been over a month since my last post. Sorry! Between Derek's mission, my incident with a bird, and Sadie's increasing activity, the past few weeks have flown by!

As you can see, it's been a big month for Sadie! After starting life in the 25th percentile for her height and weight, she's been packing on the pounds with focus and gusto that many a sumo wrestler would envy. At her four-month appointment, she was in the 90-95th percentile!

She's also mastering the art of rolling over. She rolls from both her back to her tummy, and her tummy to her back, but doesn't yet seem to realize what she's doing. Each time she rolls herself over she looks around, a little confused, to see who flipped her over. Such a funny girl!

Four Months

Mini-me, you complete me.

Sadie's first plane ride

Compare this with the "4 Weeks" post . . . yowsa!

Ahh, the Bumbo. All that's missing is a remote and a cold beverage . . .

I'm kinda obsessed with these legwarmers. So fabulous . . . and she knows it.

Tummy time!

Sadie will be four months old tomorrow. What the what?! I know I keep saying this, but I can't believe how much she's changing! Even overnight. Take tummy time, for instance. For weeks - WEEKS! - we would put her on her tummy, she would whine a little bit and then turn her head to the side and just lay there. Then one day, she just lifted her head and pushed herself right up on her chubby little arms as if she'd been doing it all her life.

It's fun to see her personality developing, too. She's so happy and content most of the time, and seems to prefer talking and interacting with people over a lot of her toys. I'm sure I have no idea where she gets this from.

She seems to be so close to rolling over. I thought for sure it was going to happen yesterday. We were playing with one of her favorite toys and I held it just beyond her reach on the floor. She rolled on her side a couple of times, trying to grab it, paused . . . and then just rolled onto her back and started playing with her hands instead. I'm sure I have no idea where she gets this attitude from either.

Missing Daddy

Over the past two months, Derek's been on three different missions. While the 30 days he's been gone haven't been easy, we're so thankful it hasn't been more than that!

His absence has definitely been hard on all of us. But it's a reality we'll continue to face as an Air Force family, so we try to make the best of it.

Even at this age, Sadie misses her daddy. I'm always trying to think of ways to keep her connected to him while he's gone, which is challenging when we can't talk about what's going on. Well, I talk to her all the time about the situation and she has a lot to say back to me, but I'm not sure we're completely understanding each other!

In the meantime, we look at his picture every day and when he calls, I'll put the phone down to her ear so she can hear his voice. She smiles every time . . . then promptly tries to eat the phone. Oh well . . .