Two Years

Today makes two years since JI and I started our adventurous life together! It has gone by so fast, we can't even believe it! JI is such a wonderful husband, dad and friend. Just yesterday we celebrated JI's grandma's 80th birthday. While I was talking to her she leaned in and gave me a giant bear hug and said, "JI is good for you; he's different with you. He's always been a good kid, but when he's with you he's all the better...he's in love. I see him look at your precious baby and I see him look at you...and I know there's a lot of love there." There's no better compliment!

I love you babe...for all the fun times we've had so far, and for all the adventures yet to come!

Nine Months

Savanna turned nine months old a couple of weeks ago and we are amazed at how quickly the time has gone by! Here are the stats from her check-up:

Weight: 24 pounds 2 ounces (100th percentile)

Height: 30.5 inches (100th percentile)

This little girl...isn't so little anymore! The doctor said she's your average size 16-month-old. Even though she's an "Amazon Woman" for her age (seriously, the doctor called her that) it's not holding her back!

Some of her most recent developments are:

*waving hello and goodbye

*clapping/giving high 5's

*making elephant noises (mostly just sputtering her lips, but it's super cute!)

*blowing kisses (she hasn't got the "MWAH!" part down yet, she mostly just smacks herself in the mouth...it's a work in progress)

*she pulls the funniest faces when I whip out the camera...sometimes she even gives me a sweet smile

*she has been crawling for three months and definitely keeps us on our toes

*she climbs up stairs and has almost got the hang of going down safely

*she is close to walking on her own, but right now she walks along the furniture...it won't be long now!

...elephant noises don't make the pretties faces, but I get a kick every time she does it!...

...one of her strange expressions she gave me just for the camera!...

Savanna is such a joy to have...we love that she is so good-natured and just goes with the flow! Her smile brightens anyone's day and we're so glad that we can call her ours!

...here's that sweet smile I've been looking for!...

Daddy's First

I know this is really late, but I had to at least document it! We celebrated JI's first Father's Day in style. Savanna made breakfast in bed (with Mommy's help) and we lounged the day away! JI got a fun Mickey Mouse puzzle that from far away looks like a regular puzzle, but up close it's made up of a ton of scenes from different Disney movies. It was addicting, confusing and frustrating all at the same time. Savanna and I both are so blessed to have such a wonderful dad, husband and friend. We look forward to every minute we get to spend with him! Savanna lights up when her daddy gets home from work...it's so cute! We love you and we look forward to spoiling you every Father's Day!

...Out to breakfast on Saturday morning...

...Smiling our cheesiest for the camera on Sunday morning...

We love you!