Julia's Gurgle Talk

Julia gurgles and coos so much now, all of a sudden.  Before it used to be just every once in awhile, but now she does it often.  This morning, I woke up to her cooing and experimenting with her voice.  It was adorable!  She seems quite proud of herself when she "talks," too. 

Also, tonight I was playing with her and she laughed for the first time!  I am enjoying this stage so much.  I love how interactive she is becoming (and I hear each stage just gets better and better!)

Here's a video I took of Ethan & Julia tonight.  You'll hear her gurgling at her daddy.  :)

Visitng My Mom

My mom recently took a fall in her kitchen and hurt her knee.  As a result, she has to wear a brace as she tore some ligament in her knee.  Sadly, my parents were scheduled to go to Hong Kong and the Philippines together.  Travelling was out of the question for mom, but they decided my dad should still go.   

My brother and his family live close by to my mom.  So, they were able to check on my mom and help her while my dad was gone.  But, I decided to go up for a week so that I could help my mom as well. 

I really enjoyed the time I spent with my mom. I have come to realize how much we are alike and it's just fun hanging out.  Of course she really enjoyed spending time with Julia, too.  Julia really enjoyed being held by Grandma and was all smiles whenever she sang to her.  :)

I missed Ethan a lot and Ethan really missed Julia and me while we were gone.  He was very kind to let me leave with her for a week.  I know my mom really appreciated it.  I have a wonderful hubby!

It snowed while I was there.  Since I hardly ever see snow, it was a big treat!  This is the view of the lake from my parent's home.  So pretty.

It was just a light snow, but fun and exciting nevertheless.

My sister-in-law, Jaime, made a really cute shirt for Julia at Christmas.  So, I got the idea of making Julia some cute shirts.  I got a bunch of different materials at Joann Fabrics.  While I was at my mom's house, I made this shirt for her along with a few others. 

Ella & Annalee spent the night one of the nights.  They loved holding Julia!

Annalee holding her cousin.  Look at what Julia is doing with her hands!  Very funny picture...

Tummy time :)

Grandma loved holding Julia.  :)  This was the morning I was leaving.  While I packed the car, mom held Julia.  Julia fell asleep in her lap.  So sweet!

My mom has a silver ring that Julia was so enthralled with.  She kept cooing at it.  It was adorable...

Here's another video of Julia cooing at my mom's ring.  :)