That's right, little Hannah Martin is seven months old! She continues to amaze us every day. She spends her days playing and laughing, and we get so much joy from watching her discover the world around her. The last few weeks have been busy and fun-filled, while I have been jobless and getting to spend more time with Hannah and Jason. Last week Jason and I went on a cruise to Cozumel! It was the perfect vacation. We were on the ship for a day and a half before docking in Cozumel. On the ship we layed by the pool, played bingo, read (yes, Mara, I do read books), and caught up on some much needed rest. Once we were in Cozumel we shopped a little before heading to the all-inclusive resort that we had day passes to. At the resort they had snorkeling in the crystal blue water, pool and hot tub, full open bar, all you can eat Mexican cuisine, and massages in a tiki hut overlooking the water (these were not included, but Jason and I indulged!). We were in Cozumel for about 8 hours before the ship headed back to Mobile. While we were gone Hannah was on her own vacation in Mobile. She stayed the long weekend at her Nana and Papa's house and had so much fun! She got to play with Uncle Robert, who she loves, and Buster, who she loves even more! She had a lot of visitors, and got a lot of new toys. She didn't want to leave!!
This week I really got a taste of what is like to be a stay at home mom. Although I did have a few interviews in the beginning of the week (all unsuccessful), I spent most of the week with my sweet baby. We have been attempting to get Hannah accustomed to her playpen, so most of my free time this week has been watching her play in the playpen. She resisted at first, but now she seems to really like it. She loves the netting on the sides, and is even known to smush her face and tongue against it! It is the funniest thing you have ever seen (think fat cheeked child blowing on a car window). She has also started squealing with delight. Anything that makes her happy or smile she squeals just to make sure you know how excited she is. Right now she is sitting in her playpen watching me type and squealing nonstop! Hannah and I have also gone to the pool, visited Daddy, Gigi and Pops at work, and gone to the grocery store. We plan on going to the pool again today, and maybe going to Oak Mountain tomorrow for a picnic and hike. And, I have just learned from her blog that Jess Garrison and family are now officially moved back to Birmingham, so maybe while I'm still unemployed we can get our two little ones together!
At seven months Hannah is speed racer crawling, standing up, using anything and everything to balance so that she can stand up, putting anything and everything in her mouth, chasing the dogs, laughing, squealing, jumping, bouncing, saying ba ba and da da (we don't assume she is saying daddy), resisting eating/napping because she would much rather be playing, and starting to pay attention to the tv (we have begun only putting it on Nickelodeon or Wee Sing when she is in the room).
My computer still sucks, and will not talk to my camera (a screw just fell out of the bottom of my computer, and this happens often), so the only pictures that I have are courtesy of Gigi and Pops. If anyone wants to help me with my crappy computer please feel free to offer advice!
